[icon-discuss] Re: The recording feature
- From: Linda Gehres <ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 06:11:24 -0400
Hi Joe,
I'm sure the internal mike isn't functioning as the first thing I did was to
check my
settings. If I try to use it, all I get is static, and I can hear myself
attempting
to speak faintly in the background of the static. Pamela suggested to me that I
may have bumped
the internal mike somehow. I do remember having attempted to use a Y cord to
patch from
my stereo to the Braille Plus. I was recording on to the Braille Plus from
vinyl, and until the
recording level suddenly shot up for no discernible reason that I could figure
out, all was
going well. I had to unsnap the little flap that goes over the internal mike in
order to get
my Y cord to connect, and that's when I may have bumped it, not that I remember
having moved
the unit when recording, but that's the only plausible explanation I can think
of for why the mike
isn't working as it should. Thanks for helping me.
On Fri, 02 May 2008 18:41:44 -0400, Joe Giovanelli wrote:
>Linda,
>
>I don't think I ever carried the Braille Plus around when recording. I
>keep it flat,
>often on my lap.
>
>I'll have to experiment to see what happens when I carry the machine
>while recording.
>
>You say that the internal mike isn't functioning. At the risk of
>sounding patronizing or
>something, are you certain that you set the machine to internal mke?
>When things go wrong in a
>recording studio, I always looked for these sorts of things first.
>It's amazing how a
>simple thing can ruin a session if you're not alert. When someone has
>put down money, the
>idea is to think simply and fast.
>
>Joe G.
>
>
>On Fri, 02 May 2008 00:56:46 -0400, Linda Gehres wrote:
>
>
>>Hi. I've noticed that when I've tried to use the recording feature in
>>settings when the
>>Braille Plus isn't laying on a flat surface, I've been dumped back into
>>the
>>applications menu unless I've got the shoulder strap connected to the
>>Braille Plus and I'm
>>careful as to how I move around if I'm not seated. I'm planning on
>>touring the Library
>>of Congress, particularly parts of it having to do with the NLS Program
>>and may try
>>to experiment. The internal mike does make really decent recordings
>>but as mine's not
>>functioning now I'll have to use a mono external mike.
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 01 May 2008 21:43:48 -0400, Joe Giovanelli wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi, Chase,
>>>
>>>It's interesting that you encountered the same problem that Paul did.
>>>I use the recorder quite a
>>>bit and never had an instance where I was dumped into the applications
>>>menu.
>>>
>>>Yes, the sound quality produced by the internal mike is good. I never
>>>tested it to see if
>>>it reproduces low frequencies. I only use it for noncritical
>>>applications.
>>>
>>>Take note that an external mike or pair of mikes can also picup the
>>>sound from the
>>>PDA'S loudspeakers. I minimize this by turning the main volume way
>>>down, to perhaps 5
>>>or 6.
>>>
>>>Joe G.
>>>
>>>On Thu, 1 May 2008 19:11:24 -0500, Chase Crispin wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Joe:
>>>>I have ran into this, and it is very annoying. Another thing to
>>>>remember is
>>>>that the internal microphone is very close to everything inside the
>>>>unit, so
>>>>you can here vibrations, presses of buttons, the hard drive spinning,
>>>>etc.
>>>>If you aren't using any other programs at the moment, and you have your
>>>>levels set in the right places, you will not here anything but what you
>>>>say/play. Otherwise, the internal microphone is excellent!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Chase Crispin
>>>>Administrator and moderator of the Blind Mobile Tech (BMT) blog, and
>>>>soon to
>>>>be website!
>>>>Blog:
>>>>http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com/
>>>>APH training video feed:
>>>>http://www.youtube.com/BraillePlus/
>>>>Note: Most RSS readers and Podcatchers don't support this type of feed.
>>>>You can try, however, you just might have to open the page in Internet
>>>>Explorer and see what happens.
>>>>e-mail:
>>>>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli
>>>>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:55 PM
>>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: The recording feature
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi, Paul,
>>>>
>>>>Keep in mind that if you use the internal mike, it will pick anything
>>>>which
>>>>comes from the speakers in
>>>>your unit, together with whatever you're recording.
>>>>
>>>>If you raise the level without saying anything, the only sounds which
>>>>will
>>>>be recorded are the
>>>>level numbers.
>>>>
>>>>I'm guessing at this, but if you reduce the level, it could be that you
>>>>inadvertently press the
>>>>cancel key. Even here, though, you really should only hear that your
>>>>recording is being saved.
>>>>It's hard to imagine it, but if you were moving fast, you might press
>>>>"cancel" twice, and then
>>>>you'd hear the applications menu announcement.
>>>>
>>>>Otherwise I have not run into this situation.
>>>>
>>>>Joe G.
>>>>
>>>>On Thu, 1 May 2008 15:49:55 -0700, Paul Henrichsen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi, guys. Here's another question about the recording feature that you
>>>>>might
>>>>>be able to help me with.
>>>>>If I bring up the recorder and start a recording, as I raise the volume
>>>>>level, at some point, I will be dropped out into the applications menu.
>>>>>It seems to me that this might have to do with pegging the audio, but
>>>>>not
>>>>>sure.
>>>>>Has anyone ever seen this? Of course if you try to go back into the
>>>>>recorder
>>>>>and play the file, you get a series of numbers and the file won't play.
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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