[icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
- From: "John Esak" <john@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:11:00 -0500
Yes, hopefully, the CD should have been tagged properly and wasn't. In some
very rare instances a CD is not in one of the major CD databases like CDDB
as Terrance noted. But, mostly, they are. I am away from my main place just
now, so I can't pull together an exact step by step for you or your friend,
but I will next week sometime. It basically means that you want the program
being used to convert the audio from CD to .mp3 to be aware of one of the
Internet databases *while* it is ripping your songs. I like CDDB, too. In
most ripping programs there is a setting for Internet CD database, and you
can enter the name there. My guess is that on the songs, and CD's ripped for
you so far, this field was blank and so the program could not look up the
proper tags. And therefore, unfortunately, you get exactly what you
stated... Track 01, Track 02, etc., and the whole mess goes into Unknown
Artist or the like.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kaye zimpher
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:35 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
Hi John and list. I have found that if I rip a cd that was previously made
for me such as a cd burnt from a friend's collection, it is not ever tagged
properly. It usually always goes in to a folder called "unknows artist."
Also the songs show up as "track 1 and track 2" respectively. I would love
to have help solving this problem if in fact what you are saying is that the
cd once ripped should have song titles and such.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Esak" <john@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
> Hello all,
>
> I want to respond to Stacey's comment about having to tag music first
> before
> putting it on the Icon or Braile Plus. The tagging of music files should
> never be a problem since in most instances it is done automatically for
> you
> by whatever conversion program you use to create the .mp3 file in the
> first
> place. Meaning, if you have a CD that you are converting songs from, when
> the conversion to .mp3 is done, the tagging is automatically accomplished
> as
> well. This is true assuming your computer is properly set up to retrieve
> data from one of the Internet CD services. In many/most cases this setup
> is
> performed automatically by the conversion software you use. May I suggest
> Nero to anyone who does not currently have a program for making CD's or
> converting CD's to .mp3's, it is thoroughly accessible down to every
> feature
> and fucntion. Most downloading programs also will tag the song as it is
> downloading it, (even iTunes which is, of course, the most completely
> useless piece of badly written software ever produced. It is thoroughly
> inaccessible in every rspect.(And this from a company making hundreds of
> millions possibly even billions of dollars on people's desire to buy and
> hear music, videos, podcasts, etc. They should be ashamed of themselves...
> and maybe even government sanctioned until they get on the ethical *human*
> bandwagon.) Anyway, sorry, jumped onto a big bug-a-boo I have about that.
> The point I want to make is if you are struglling to add tags to your
> music
> just so you can put it on the Icon, maybe we can help you get to a
> situation
> where it is an automatic thing like it is for 99% of the music lovers out
> there. You shouldn't ever have to tag a son.
>
> Another good fully accessible program is ADMconverter ... but I'll find
> some
> exact names and links in the next week or so and put them up.
>
> Heck, with the upcoming release of the next version from LevelStar and
> APH,
> moving music files to the Icon is going to be so easy... that you wiull
> not
> want to have to waste your time *taggint* your stuff.
>
> John Esak
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of stacey robinson
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
>
>
> Hi Robert,
> Yes, deleting podcasts right from rss would be great. I also hope the
> audio player is improved. I would like to be able to put music without
> having to tag it first.
>
> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley
> In Tennessee.
> staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert DeYoung" <deyoungr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:59 AM
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
>
>
> I agree. I like how easy it is to check for and download podcasts on the
> braille+. I look forward to some additional features with RSS in future
> updates. for example, I would like to be able to delete old podcasts
> right
> from the rss program. Also, I hope that improvements in the audio player
> (we heard about in the recent demonstration of audible and nls access
> podcast) will apply to listening to podcasts. I expect they will. And
> finally, I hope the features of the web browser will apply to reading rss
> text articles. the braille+ has so many things going for it from my
> perspective. Size, easy of use and range of features are high on the
> list.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>>>> "stacey robinson" <staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2/16/2008 8:41 AM >>>
> Hi Paul,
> One of the things I love about the Braille Plus is how well the RSS reader
> handles podcasts. I tried a pod catcher on my laptop and didn't like it
> at
> all. I found it difficult to use, but I love downloading podcasts with
> the
> Braille plus.
> Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley
> In Tennessee.
> staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Henrichsen
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:06 PM
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
>
>
> Hi, Jenny. Thanks. I couldn't find any tutorials on the APH site.
>
> I found three files where Larry went through using the product and taking
> questions, but no tutorial with the braille keys in mind.
>
> Reading the APH manual, there seemed to be so many questions unanswered
> in
> my mind.
>
> It's like I wanted the manual to go into much more depth on things like
> setting up rules in email as an example.
>
> The email filtering is one of the things that has me pretty excited about
> this unit and using it when traveling.
>
> Also, learning to get connected to an open WiFi network.
>
> I also wanted to see more on setting up for podcasts and rss feeds which
> will be a new thing for me.
>
> So, I hope you guys don't mind my asking lots of questions for a
> while<grin>.
>
>
>
>
>
> Paul Henrichsen
>
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>
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>
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>
> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Axler
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:58 AM
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
>
>
>
> Paul,
>
>
>
> There are slight differences in the content of the CD's due to the fact
> that APH and LevelStar are responsible for these separately. However both
> will for sure contain a user manual, the Icon Sync program, and drivers
> for
> setting up your unit to use your computer's internet connection with USB.
> As far as I know, neither CD contains the tutorials you downloaded from
> the
> LevelStar website. Both APH and LevelStar maintain separate sets of
> tutorials and documentation on their various websites. as for reading the
> manual, there is a Help file on the unit, and your CD will contain the
> same
> file.
>
> Hope that helps you,
>
> Jenny Axler
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Paul Henrichsen
>
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:38 AM
>
> Subject: [icon-discuss] New user with questions
>
>
>
> Hi, everyone. I will be getting my icon braille plus, hopefully,
> tomorrow.
>
> What is the difference between the cd that comes with the icon and the
> one that comes with the braille plus?
>
> Are the tutorials on the braille plus cd different than the ones I
> downloaded from the level star site?
>
> Also, I was hoping I could find a manual that I could read off line,
> but
> all I could find was one online. Is there one on the cd?
>
> Lastly, are the training sessions archived anywhere? They usually
> happen
> in the day time when I can't attend.
>
> I'm sure I'll have lots more questions once I get going.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
> Paul Henrichsen
>
> paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support Engineer
>
> (800) 894-5374
>
> Press 5 then 2
>
> or: (888) 995-9905
>
>
>
>
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