Re: JAWS Sounding Like It's in a Fishbowl
- From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 12:07:09 -0700
Like an echo or does it sound like it's muffled. I'd check your mixer settings
uncheck anything that sets spacial to wide or full and uncheck any reverb. Sean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Thomas" <iluvtoread@xxxxxxx>
To: "jfw" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:20 AM
Subject: JAWS Sounding Like It's in a Fishbowl
> Hi All,
>
> Late last night JAWS started sounding like it's in a fishbowl.
> I'm not referring to stuttering, but more of a nasal quality that it
> hasn't had before.
>
> I had the computer on for hours when I noticed it and initially
> chalked it up to that, however I heard the same thing as soon as I
> booted up this morning.
>
> JAWS 4.0, 4.51.131 and 5.00.809 are doing the same thing.
>
> I've tried different earphones, have changed the bass and treble
> knob on my speakers, checked my pitch settings. JAWS doesn't sound
> quite right without the earphones either. I use the GW Micro version
> DECtalk Access 32 and Paul is still there. Eloquence does not seem to
> have the problem, but I hate it and wouldn't want to swear to the fact
> that it sounds normal. The fishbowl effect is in both OE and Word, so
> it isn't application specific.
>
> I just checked and allow software synth with wav files is checked.
> I've tried changing the reset frequency and that doesn't help.
>
> I'm running Windows 98 se.
>
> I've had a cold so my ears could be stuffed up, but I'm familiar
> with the voice of the narrator of the audio book I'm listening to and
> he sounds okay.
>
> Sometimes when I type there may be a change in the consistency in
> the pitch and the keyboard is four and a half years old so it could be
> going on me, but I'm hoping someone can think of something I've
> forgotten to check that would solve this annoying problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Margaret
> iluvtoread@xxxxxxx
>
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