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Lord Rad
Great Reader
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 Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 11:56:47
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That's not all that strange Rad, although in some cases these problems can be traced to the type of 'player' you are using to replay the 'chat'.
What program are you actually using...?
Im just using the standard Windows Media player and have a SoundBlaster Live! card. If its more bearable with another media player then thatll be great  |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 12:39:45
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Originally posted by Rad
Im just using the standard Windows Media player and have a SoundBlaster Live! card. If its more bearable with another media player then thatll be great
I know I had problems listening to it with Winamp. I had to mess with the equalizer settings to get anything that wasn't sounding like it was garbled voices coming out of the Big Clown Mouth at a drive-thru fast food place.
Big Clown Mouth: "This is Ed Greenwood. How are you doing?"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 13:02:05
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Originally posted by Rad
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Originally posted by The Sage
That's not all that strange Rad, although in some cases these problems can be traced to the type of 'player' you are using to replay the 'chat'.
What program are you actually using...?
Im just using the standard Windows Media player and have a SoundBlaster Live! card. If its more bearable with another media player then thatll be great
I knew you where going to answer with Windows Media Player... I've always been very disappointed with the quality of sound from files that I've run with the program.
I've used Quicktime MP, and OnePlay Media Program from time to time without diffculty, and they also produce less interference than standard WMP. The only problem is, you must be registered to use OnePlay Media system (which I still think requires a credit card), while I think Quicktime can still be downloaded for free, unless of course you have a computer game which already has Quicktime ready for installation...
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 13:18:51
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| Thanks Sage, ill give it a whirl |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 13:27:17
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No problem Rad  . However, if you are still finding the quality of the chat to be less than you expected, just let me know. I have a few other suggestions that may improve the overall quality of the file.
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2004 : 16:52:59
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The chat with Ed Greenwood lasts somewhere between an hour and a half to an hour forty-five; I'm not quite sure if it's not longer, since I wasn't paying attention. The entire program is almost three hours and ten, but that's with a long span of music at the start. If you want just the interview, skip ahead the better part of half an hour, passed the synth music, the reviews, and the phone troubles they had.
I was playing in in WMP, I admit; remember, I'm a geek, but not a computer geek. I've not had trouble with that player before, but that was the first time I'd done anything like that. The main reason I like that program is because I can stack files and have them play in sequence.  I'll give it a try with something else, perhaps.
Oh, by the way -- you get two free Beatles songs with this program; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and the "seasonal song," (at least here in the U.S.) . . . Taxman. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2004 : 07:56:48
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Well I'm a geek, but I am also that special and rare breed of geek that tinkers with computers so again, your problem with WMP does not surprise me  . I just wish Microsoft would advance their plans on the revising and restructuring of WMP as they said they would at the start of last year. I really don't understand why it is taking so long, the basic program is simple enough to modify, as is the code...
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Herr Doktor
Seeker
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Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 01:07:39
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| I've found that messing with Winamps equalizer can really help with the over the phone quality of the Ed Greenwood interview. He starts out talking rather loud, though, maybe just enthusiasm, but that part is rather hard to comprehend because of the hissing static. |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 03:19:04
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| I really think it's less because of the player than because of the actual event. These guys are far from professionals; no noise-reducing mikes, for instance. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 06:01:46
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Originally posted by Bookwyrm
I really think it's less because of the player than because of the actual event. These guys are far from professionals; no noise-reducing mikes, for instance.
Agreed, but they go out of their way to produce a free show and are not getting dime one themselves. Well, they do get to chat with people like Ed Greenwood....
No, Mortality is not professional and very chaotic at times, but they make up for it with their passion. Give me passion any day when it comes to roleplaying. |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 07:12:33
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Agreed (oops, copy-dragon )
The same goes for any free service. One of my favorites is (as my friends are often tired of ) the webcomic. Especially Schlock Mercenary, a humor-packed sci-fi serial that has never missed a single day. And by that I mean no reruns or fan art filler. There's only one other webcartoonist who's ever done that to my knowledge, and he's a professional. Howard Tayler isn't; but for my money he's better than most syndicated folks.
There are a lot of others who haven't been so fortunate. Most people have jobs that don't allow for their hobbies, so when it produces something that other people enjoy, those people can't complain about service.
I believe I said something similar here once, when the Candlekeep server was being buggy. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 11:53:42
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...There are a lot of others who haven't been so fortunate. Most people have jobs that don't allow for their hobbies, so when it produces something that other people enjoy, those people can't complain about service...
I can relate to that, at least in a small way. I've been rapidly finding myself with less and less time to devote to anything outside of my work at the moment, even my weekly game sessions have been put on hold for this month...
In fact, I haven't worked on anything (D&D-related) for at least two weeks, and it's starting to show. Do you know, that I had to look into the PHB glossary to remind myself about a number of terms that I had forgotten...
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Feb 2004 : 18:44:44
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Originally posted by The Sage
I can relate to that, at least in a small way. I've been rapidly finding myself with less and less time to d
evote to anything outside of my work at the moment, even my weekly game sessions have been put on hold for this month...
In fact, I haven't worked on anything (D&D-related) for at least two weeks, and it's starting to show. Do you know, that I had to look into the PHB glossary to remind myself about a number of terms that I had forgotten...
Well met
Thats not the kind of words I want to be hearing from the likes of YOU, Sage Now you better ensure you get your priorities sorted out, forthwith! 
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 13 Feb 2004 : 01:36:40
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I apologise greatly wise Alaundo....for these words that seemed to have caused you great distress. I will return to my studies immediately...
::The Sage returns a small tome he had been reading -'Aristotle on Ethics' - previously to the shelves. Once he was assured the book was carefully placed away, he returned to his desk, picking up a copy of something called 'Unapproachable East' from a small stack of dusty tomes nearby...::
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 13 Feb 2004 : 04:44:59
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Originally posted by The Sage
::The Sage returns a small tome he had been reading -'Aristotle on Ethics' - previously to the shelves. Once he was assured the book was carefully placed away, he returned to his desk, picking up a copy of something called 'Unapproachable East' from a small stack of dusty tomes nearby...::
Check that Aristotle book again quickly and see if it has any explanation for the Unapproachable East picture of an elf with a lightbulb on his forehead.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 13 Feb 2004 : 06:05:09
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Really...? 
Come now Sirius, do you really want me to start talking about how Aristotle's interpretations on Plato's Theory of Forms might possibly explain this occurence that you just mentioned...?
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Chat with Ed Greenwood (Friday Feb 6th)
