[access-uk] Re: napster
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:15:15 -0000
Hi James,
I haven't found a way to do what you want, but I find Napster pretty
accessible. As for the Total Recorder solution, it basically sucks. Have
you tried it? If you convert a WMA to MP3 by recording the output, you lose
the original quality, and because Total Recorder is Analog, it doesn't
record the raw output from the sound card, only what you hear, which
introduces hiss, so I think it is a much overrated product. It's own sound
driver also sucks. It is good for recording Net streams, but if you want to
do any quality recordings, forget it. That's my experience anyway.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of James O'Dell
Sent: 17 March 2005 21:38
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] napster
Hi Steve
I've had a little play with Napster myself and I've managed to purchase
tracks etc but the player interface isn't great and I certainly don't want
to start importing all of my media files into their software and use it as
my main player. I know it's a roundabout way of doing things, but Total
Recorder's Virtual Sound Driver will do the little job you were asking about
in a previous message, and it will be quicker if you use accelerated
recording mode :). This is the only way to do it I've found.
By the way, have you found any way to get rid of the Napster Home Page when
you first sign in, so that you can look at the local files stored in your
computer? I haven't managed it, I just have to make sure that I don't sign
in until I'm ready to do something that won't display that page. I really
hope one of the legal music download services like Napster comes out with a
completely screen-reader accessible client at some stage. I would certainly
be a far more regular user of their services if the software wasn't such a
total pain.
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