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rdfreak ([personal profile] rdfreak) wrote2007-03-12 11:47 am

I want a eureka

OK I've been playing around extensively with the music composer of the eureka, and I know pretty much how to work it all now; it's sooo much damn fun! I played ecosaes and mannaged to save it to disc. first it wouldn't work but then I reformatted the disc using the option and it seemed to like that! I am now playing eligro (all from me old zizuki days! :) it's cool because I know how to do repeats and rests. and I also know how to change the tempo and key sig! it's just awesome! yeah for the chatty manual!
I decided I want one. Originally I was going to buy SE's from him for 500 but was rightly told it was way too expensive, so I will aim to see what happens. I might see if RB wants to get rid of his (since the only thing he uses it for is the time at our work now - that's how i knew he had one :) I'll think of something. I mean who knows, chances are I'll get it, play with it for a few weeks then forget about it but then, the music composer is quite unique and I like it just for that!
I had a bit of trouble with it though as i went into mode and can no longer get it to echo letters. I finally fixed it but it still won't echo when it's set on grade 2 braille, only grade one or 0, so who knows!
and the speech is a real bitch to understand! I can't for the life of me work a lot of things out! thank god speech synths have gotten better!
anyway I was planning to record my ecosaes masterpeace but I guess I'll do it later when I unplug it from power!
the batery is a bit dead though! hardly have it unplugged for long and it complains it needs charging.
anyway this is just soo cool! it sounds so awesome when I play the chords and everything! And I just simply arrow up and down the notes; I don't have to varify with speech what note I'm on cos of my pitch!
man I love it!
it's labour day! and I get paid for being home! yeah
Had a bit of a talk to a few of the Brits on ventrilo before; only my damn mic was too loud! can never win! I use to be way too quiet when I had those dodgy sound cards, now too loud. it works well on skype still though.
til next time, rdFreak

[identity profile] leaffan.livejournal.com 2007-03-12 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Eureka!!!!! I loved that thing. That was my first ever notetaker way back in 1990 or so. I loved it. The speech was even good, although by today's standards it was lacking, admittedly. But the music composer, nothing cooler has come along in the assistive tech world since that. So how did you get your hands on one?

[identity profile] rdfreak.livejournal.com 2007-03-13 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
yep, agree with you. a work coleague owns it and I asked if I could lend it.