[bcab] Re: USB cassette decks

I've got an Ion Tape2PC and use it with XP all the time with no problems.  It 
came with audacity, 
however you can use any audio editor once you have transcribed using it.

As it is a USB device, when first installing it takes over as the primary sound 
device in the PC 
after the first reboot, this could cause loss of sound from your PC and thus 
your screen reader 
temporarily.   However to get around this you can disconnect it after 
rebooting, to make your 
soundcard the default device again under the "audio" page, before re-connecting 
it.  Then go into 
"control panel, sounds & audio devices" and set your soundcard to the default 
before reconnecting 
it.  The ION will then co-exist quite happily as the second sound device.

Audacity seems pretty good to me, with basic editing audio file navigation, and 
filtering all 
keyboard accessible.  There are some help files around for it for blind users. 
And in particular 
David Bailes's one for Jaws users is very good, at

http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Audacity-1.3.4-Guide.html

I must say that there seems to be no better quality from using this USB tape 
deck than there would 
be from using a normal stereo line input.   The quality of the audio on the 
original tape you are 
transcribing, plays a very big part in this, of course.

A Happy New Year 2009 to all.

Leon Gilbert
Editor, www.vipnews.org.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim williams" <jwbr33694@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:22 AM
Subject: [bcab] Re: USB cassette decks


Dean,

Kevin Morris, who contributes to this list, has purchased the Ion Tape2PC
and from what I recall him saying that the unit and software caused a
problem with Vista but everything went smoothly when he switched to XP.  I'm
sure Kevin will respond to this thread when he comes across it.  I fully
intend to purchase the Ion in the New Year when funds permit.

Jim Williams

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Dean Wilcox
Sent: 30 December 2008 21:12
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: USB cassette decks


The Ion Tape2PC USB deck comes with Ordacity for the PC and Mac and
also EZ Tape recording software for PC only.  I know Ordacity for the
PC is accessible but I've never tried it to know how good it is.  The
question is is EZ Tape accessible?  I doubt there'll be any
accessibility issues with the hardware as you just plug it in without
even needing to install drivers.

It may be helpful to try to find blind users of EZ Tape to see if it
is accessible.  Either way Ordacity is accessible and users of that
can tell you how it stands on quality and usability.

Just my thoughts

Dean



At 20:36 30/12/2008, you wrote:
>Thanks Tim, I have lots of cassettes myself and could do same so
>will look forward to you getting a response from someone.
>
>Eleanor
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Tim Gebbels
>To: <mailto:bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:24 PM
>Subject: [bcab] Re: USB cassette decks
>
>Hi Eleanor.  Possibly a USB cassette deck could be used to record
>stuff but I certainly wouldn't choose to do this myself personally
>as I wouldn't want to create recordings on cassette anymore.  For
>me, cassette tape is history as a useful medium.
>What I am interested in is digitising matter on old cassettes i.e.
>playing it into the computer thence to be stored and played as MP3
>files or on CD or whatever.
>Regards and happy new year.
>Tim
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Eleanor Burke
>To: <mailto:bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 5:01 PM
>Subject: [bcab] Re: USB cassette decks
>
>Tim would this mean that the USB tape deck or whatever could then be
>used to record, say a programme on the radio to the tape?  I know
>you would say about Listen again etc, but I am thinking of a friend
>who is often interviewed and I record via the Internet.  However I
>am not using a direct lead.
>
>Eleanor
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Tim Gebbels
>To: <mailto:bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>BCAB
>Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:05 PM
>Subject: [bcab] USB cassette decks
>
>Hello Everyone.  A couple of weeks ago here there was a thread about
>USB turn tables and someone said they used a USB tape deck.  Can
>anyone recommend a good make or model plus where to get it
>from?  Thank you very much.
>Regards
>Tim Gebbels
>
>
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