[icon-discuss] Re: NLS Books

  • From: Larry Lumpkin <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:15:38 -0500

This compression is not as good as on the Stream but I can live with 
that.  The thing that I think must be addressed is the breaking up of 
the audio on NLS books using speeds above 160%.
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:29:22 -0400, Steve Dresser wrote:


>Dan,
>
>The effect you describe is completely normal for that amount of pitch 
>correction.  Even the best pitch correction software (i.e. the kind 
>used in 
>broadcasting) starts to exhibit problems when you increase speed beyond 
>33%.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Dan" <dnkeys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Icon Discuss Mailing List" <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 20:53
>Subject: [icon-discuss] NLS Books
>
>
>Hello,
>I am really pleased with the ability to participate in the NLS DTB
>pilot.
>This is really working rather well.
>The only thing I noticed regarding playback is that when increasing
>speed, depending on the reader, sometimes it gets a little distorted
>around 200 percent. And over 220 percent sometimes the reading is
>broken up a little. But again, it seems to depend on the reader's voice.
>Dan
>
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