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From: The Seabat on 24 Aug 2006 14:03 On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:33:41 +0200, Gabriele Neukam <Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam(a)t-online.de> wrote: >>On this special day, The Seabat wrote: >> >>> I can't seem to get Screemer to work. Every time I click on a radio >>> preset I get a windows telling me "Critical error, giving up. No >>> soundcard configured!" My sound card works just fine with everything >>> else on the machine. >> >>Is it from Creative Labs? Try to run it with the Windows drivers, only. >> >>It works with my on board AC97 (aka Realtek, aka NVidia NForce4 >>chipset), at least version 0.3.8, with "NVidia(R)NForce(TM)Audio)" >>enabled in the settings. >> >> >>Gabriele Neukam >> >>Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam(a)t-online.de I have the same on board audio, AC97 and it is selected in the preferences. The only one available. -- The Seabat
From: Elmira on 24 Aug 2006 23:08 "The Seabat" <seabat(a)boardermail.com> wrote in message news:heqre2h8g9o00mansulnd7ipab8lgthfs5(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:33:41 +0200, Gabriele Neukam > <Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam(a)t-online.de> wrote: > >>>On this special day, The Seabat wrote: >>> >>>> I can't seem to get Screemer to work. Every time I click on a radio >>>> preset I get a windows telling me "Critical error, giving up. No >>>> soundcard configured!" My sound card works just fine with everything >>>> else on the machine. >>> >>>Is it from Creative Labs? Try to run it with the Windows drivers, only. >>> >>>It works with my on board AC97 (aka Realtek, aka NVidia NForce4 >>>chipset), at least version 0.3.8, with "NVidia(R)NForce(TM)Audio)" >>>enabled in the settings. >>> >>> >>>Gabriele Neukam >>> >>>Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam(a)t-online.de > > I have the same on board audio, AC97 and it is selected in the > preferences. The only one available. > -- > The Seabat I got Screamer and it is working great!! I've configured 24 favorites with the hepl from the forum. I found them tremendously helpful. Under devices mine shows only Creative SB Live series. Screamer gets my vote for top 10 Priceless freeware. Elmira
From: John Corliss on 25 Aug 2006 07:16 The Seabat wrote: > John Corliss wrote: > I can't seem to get Screemer to work. Every time I click on a radio > preset I get a windows telling me "Critical error, giving up. No > soundcard configured!" My sound card works just fine with everything > else on the machine. There was no help in the Screemer forums, either. > > So far, not impressed! Sorry to hear that. Did you try looking around in your Control Panel "Sounds and Audio Device Properties" module? Maybe something under the "Audio" tab. On my system, all the dropdowns under that tab are set for my default sound card (in my case, a Creative Labs Audigy). Screamer works perfectly for me. Updates it's stations at startup and so simple to use, it really doesn't need much of a help file anyway. -- Regards from John Corliss. I don't reply to trolls like Andy Mabbett. No ad, cd, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, PROmotion, share, spy, time-limited or trial wares or warez for me, please.
From: Roger Johansson on 25 Aug 2006 08:39 Joe Bloggs wrote: >> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/phonostar_Player.htm > >Yes, it is an adsupported program, but the adbanner is much less > >irritating than the adbanner was in Opera browser, because it is not > >visible when you use the program, it is only visible at the bottom of > >the settings of stations page. > It's easy to firewall out and the program still works fine. Just > allow ps_olect.exe to access the outide world and deny access to > ps_radio.exe. The adbanner in the station search and selecting page is so discrete, in a gray style, that I wont even bother setting up a rule for it in the firewall. Another thing about Phonostar, it starts slowly on each station because the programmer has set it to build a 15 seconds buffer before it starts playing. You can set it to a much shorter buffer to make it start faster, for example 2-4 seconds, on most stations that gives a good result. I find all 3 programs very valuable, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Phonostar has a very good listing and station search system, gives a lot more stations than screamer and shoutcast and is easier to handle that shoutcast. The buffer gives it less dropouts on difficult stations but gives a delay when starting a new station. Screamer is impressive in how fast it starts and how easy it is to use, but it has bugs which some people suffer from. Limited stations listing unless you want to find out about a station's url and edit a file yourself. Winamp is the most robust and mature program but the shoutcast listings are less easy to use. You have to use a web browser to visit the shoutcast web page. And you have to install recording capability as a plugin if you want that feature. -- Roger J.
From: The Seabat on 25 Aug 2006 09:42
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:16:07 -0700, John Corliss <jcorliss(a)fake.invalid> wrote: >> >>Sorry to hear that. Did you try looking around in your Control Panel >>"Sounds and Audio Device Properties" module? Maybe something under the >>"Audio" tab. On my system, all the dropdowns under that tab are set for >>my default sound card (in my case, a Creative Labs Audigy). >> >>Screamer works perfectly for me. Updates it's stations at startup and so >>simple to use, it really doesn't need much of a help file anyway. It updates just fine. And I have my firewall set to allow it access. My Audio properties are all set to my on board audio device. All my other sound programs work just fine. It's a mystery! -- The Seabat |