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Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 May 2012 19:51:51 -0400
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Hi Anthony,
I hear ya.
The stuff they make is junk, and they should go out of business!
Trippy, ac8s
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anthony Vece 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 4:37 PM
  Subject: Re: Ot new stream update


  It's simple.

  They just don't care.

  Anthony


  Sent from my Verizon iPhone!

  On May 9, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Russell Schermer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

  > What were these people thinking? It seems that after all this time they
  > could get it right. The stream and the vibe player are the only two
  > humanware products I've owned, and I don't think I'll buy anything else from
  > them. The Victor Stream is a nice product, but it's a shame they can't seem
  > to get the tone pitch issue straightened out without creating other
  > problems. I guess they must have taken a page from Freedom Scientific's book
  > by putting out upgrades, then having to send out fixes for the upgrades.
  > Then to add insult to injury they have made the site difficult to navigate.
  > It took me several minutes to find the stream upgrade.
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
  > On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
  > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:38 AM
  > To: [log in to unmask]
  > Subject: Re: Ot new stream update
  >
  > Ant and list,
  >
  > Actually, the problem has not been fixed, at least not completely.  Here's
  > why:
  >
  > Now you can choose via the menu key, which is key 7, whether the tone or
  > frequency is adjusted when you use the 2 keys below the power button.  Tone
  > is the default.  But it's not exactly like it had been originally.  It used
  > to be that when you adjusted the tone,  either the bass or treble was
  > increased depending on whether you were above or below the center or zero
  > beep.  this is also the way the NlS player works and what i personally
  > prefer.  now, however, instead ofincreasing the bass or treble, they are
  > decreased.  For example, if you're in tone mode, and at the center or zero
  > beep and you push the up key, instead of the treble increasing the way it
  > used to be, the bass is decreased.  Conversely, pushing the down key gives
  > you a decrease in highs instead of an increase in lows.
  >
  > Of course, the ideal would be to be able to increase or decrease the bass
  > and treble separately which, I think, is what the stream has always done
  > when playing music.  But, if I have to have only one choice, I would choose
  > to increase, not decrease my bass or treble.  What say you?  Lou  WA3MIX
  > Lou Kolb
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  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
  > To: <[log in to unmask]>
  > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:33 AM
  > Subject: Re: Ot new stream update
  >
  >
  >> Hi Lou & List;
  >>
  >> I am happy to report the problem has been fixed!
  >>
  >> 73 de Anthony w2ajv
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Sent from my Verizon iPhone!
  >>
  >> On May 9, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  >>
  >>> Since we had quite a thread about this topic a couple months ago, I
  >>> thought
  >>> I should report that a new stream update has been released.
  >>>
  >>> I haven't applied it yet but the main point of the update seems to be
  >>> that
  >>> now you can choose to adjust tone or pitch separately.  This, of course,
  >>> is
  >>> the way it should've been done in the first place.  I hope to update mine
  >>> later today and will let you know how it goes.  73,  Lou  WA3MIX
  >>> Lou Kolb
  >>> Voice-over Artist:
  >>> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
  >>> Messages On-hold:
  >>> www.loukolb.com

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