how ever you cant set the recording levels for the external microphone while your recording correct? Meaning if your recording and you want to take the volume down you have to stop it and then fix your levels and then restart recording correct? Rich Cavallaro Check out my podcast at http://richcav.webhop.org or just add http://richcav.webhop.org/wp-rss2.php to your pod catching client check out my live journal at http://www.livejournal.com/users/richcav skype richcav aim: misterchip1014 msn/windows messenger/email: richcav@xxxxxxxxxxx or richcav@xxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:26 PM Subject: Re: Iriver Issues > Hi Byron, > > I am running the 899 with the UMS firmware. The 96 Kbps limitation is > definitely true, but I am able to monitor while recording as well as set the > recording levels for the external mic. The Ogg issues are strange. I can > play some Oggs while others are nonstarters. I am not yet at all sure what > makes the difference. > > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > A+, CSSA, Network+! > Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i > Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by > another person. > Blind Access Journal blog: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Byron J. Lee" <byron@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:13 PM > Subject: Iriver Issues > > > >I was talking to my friend Blair who bought an Iriver and he had some > >issues with some stuff that the UMS Driver does to the unit. Apparently you > >loose the ability to listen to ogg files when you install it. You are also > >limited to 96k bit rate when you record with the UMS firmware, whereas the > >native program allows you to record up to 320k. Are all of these issues > >true or are they fixable? You also can't monitor the audio you record when > >you listen with your headphones and you can not adjust the level of the > >audio when you are recording with the microphone. These problems where > >there before he put on the UMS Driver. > > > > Please Help, > > Byron > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005