[access-uk] Re: Winamp and other audio players

  • From: "Vanja Sudar" <vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:02:50 -0000

The radio player has relatively accessible volume controls with most
screenreaders. You can use the buttons to change volumes in %20 increments.
Most of the time all that is needed is for the virtual cursor or the
equivalent to be turned off.

 

From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Andrew Roberts
Sent: 20 February 2015 00:28
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Winamp and other audio players

 

Because it's not always that easy to turn the volume of the player down when
using JAWS and other similar screenreaders.  It's much easier to turn a
stand alone player up and down.

 

From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vanja Sudar
Sent: 19 February 2015 21:59
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Winamp and other audio players

 

Why not just listen to the bbc via their web 

player?

 

From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Roberts
Sent: 19 February 2015 20:46
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: [access-uk] Winamp and other audio players

 

Hi list,

 

Up until recently I have been using Winamp for all my audio streaming
including the streaming of stations from the BBC.  However now they have
chosen to abandon their Windows media and AAC and AAC Plus streams I have a
bit of a problem.

 

Whilst there is an MP3 stream of each of the BBC stations, these are
unrestricted and hence do not carry many of the sports commentaries.  The
streams that do are the HTTP based streams, HLS, HDS and DASH.  The problem
is that Winamp will not play these.  Whilst I realise Winamp isn't being
developed any more, does anyone know whether there is a plug in available
from anywhere that will enable playing of these streams through Winamp?

 

Alternatively, one player that will play these streams is the VLC Media
Player.  However I cannot work out for the life of me how to turn the player
up and down, how to set and retrieve bookmarks, or any of the functions of
the player like that.  If anyone out there knows this player please could
you point me in the right direction?  I can't even find the user
documentation to which the help points!  Please feel free to contact me off
list if you want to reduce the traffic for those who aren't interested in
this topic.

 

Many thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide,

 

Andrew 

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