[bookport] Re: posting suggestions
- From: Will Smith <wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:04:13 -0400 (EDT)
Hi there,
I'm glad APH is interested in suggested improvements. I continue to hope
that we will be able to read MP3 talk files at increased speed, perhaps up
to double speed or slightly beyond.
I do most of my reading at a high rate, and wish that recorded talk could
be played back fast too, with pitch correction if possible.
Will
wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx
On Wed, 7 Apr
2004, Angie Matney wrote:
> Larry said:
>
> Please do post the suggestions right here. There are at least 5
> APHer's =
> on this list, and we all pay attention.
>
> OK! IN that case, I'd like to offer a few minor suggestions that would
> (in my opinion) improve this already outstanding product.
>
> Folder reset: I'd like to see a command whereby you could reset all
>
> files in a particular folder to the beginning of the file. This would
>
> be especially helpful for folders that contain music. I love the fact
>
> that mp3's don't automatically reset, since this makes listening to
>
> books possible. But having to "rewind" every song is a bit
> inconvenient
>
> where music files are concerned. Being able to do this for all of the
>
> files in a folder would be a nice little time-saving feature.
>
> Recording safeguard: I think it might be helpful to set the record
>
> button so that it has to be held down until a beep is heard before
>
> recording starts. I find that I'm always accidentally starting to
>
> record just by bumping the BookPort. I think that having a safeguard
>
> against accidental recordings would be very helpful.
>
> Volume: I think it would be good to be able to decrease the volume
> past
>
> the 25 setting. I say this because audio files seem to be awfully
> loud.
>
> I can only listen to them comfortably with headphones that have a
>
> built-in volume control.
>
> Punctuation: I think a level between the current "some" and "most"
>
> levels would be good. As an example, I think a level that announced
>
> quotes and parentheses but not commas or periods would be especially
>
> helpful.
>
> Well, that's about it for now. I don't want these suggestions to be
>
> taken as heavy criticism. I love my BookPort. It's great to have books
>
>
> and music together on one wonderfully accessible machine. These are
>
> just a few things that might be relatively easy to implement which
>
> would make the operation smoother, in my opinion.
>
> Thanks for listening,
>
> Angie
>
>
>
>
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