Drews Sound

Uh. Lol!!!!!! Shouldn’t everything in life be as a song?

Use case. This package includes the JAWS scripting written by Drew Weber, and other helpful files and shortcuts you will need to setup your own pocket Windows 11 box, just like I have.

The mini PC is just a little bigger than an IPhone, and cheeper than the latest ictor Reader Stream. Yes, it can and has been tested with a 1TB Micro SD card. I’ve got over 500 GB of music on mine.

Requirements:

1. HIGOLEPC Mini PC Windows 11 PRO device. Amazon link:

HIGOLEPC Mini PC Windows 11… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7QTHRTJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

2. A Copy of JAWS 2024.

http://www.freedomscientific.com

3. A USB Keyboard for setup.

4. Stationplaylist Suite, including, Creator, studio, VT Remote.

http://www.stationplaylist.com

Note: VT Remote will come in handy when you are remoting into another PC with Stationplaylist setup including VT Server. Creator and Studio on this device are in part for making this the Bad Ass Media player with mustle! and assumes you will use creator and studio as an automation package, and does not, currently support live assist, including enabling microphone or line in, stopping and playing tracks within Studio.

5. Winamp

http://www.winamp.com

Things you may want to have:

Case for the Mini PC to clip it on your belt:

LefRight Multi-Purpose Utility… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0817TZ5XZ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Cheep USB microphone that has a built-in gooseneck, which will fit into the top velcro flap of the case with the computer. If this mic sounded as cool as it was built, it would be so dope!! It’s argueably worth more than the $16 you’ll pay for it just for the build factor alone.

Mini USB Microphone for Laptop… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M37224H?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I’ll stop here, and get to the FAQ’s everyone has on the brain.

Q: Do I have to use JAWS 2024?

A: Yes.

Q: Why?

A: Because I include already compiled scripts.

Q: Do I need to have a valid license for JAWS 2024?

A: Um. If you want to run it for more than 40 minutes at a time, yes.

Q: Can I use NVDA on the Mini PC?

A: Sure, but you get to figure out how to work it.

Q: Are you going to code this project for NVDA?

A: No.

Q: Are you going to release updates?

A: Probably not, but, maybe so. I’ve got the box doing exactly what I bought it for.

Q: What if I need technicle support with this project?

A: I don’t plan on providing any. Sorry.

Gestures, how to use it, after everything is installed.

Gestures you may Use everywhere:

The mini PC doesn’t have volume buttons.

Three finger flick up, to increase system volume.

Three finger flick down, to decrease system volume.

Two Finger flick right, alt+tab, switch applications.

Three finger flick right, tab

Three finger flick left, shift+tab.

One finger double tap, select, think of this as pressing enter.

Four Finger tap, alt+f4, exit app, shutdown if focused on the desktop.

One finger flick down, to use first letter navigation. Helpful if your flicking through a large directory

One finger flick up, to use first letter navigation. Helpful if your flicking through a large directory

The two previous commands move down

a

b

c

up

b

a

and act as if you had pressed the letter on the keyboard.

Gestures you may use in File explorer:

Flick right, down arrow vs useng standard touch navigation

Flick left, Up arrow vs useng standard touch navigation

You will use this to move down a folder or file list and back up respectively.

Two finger flick left, presses backspace, moving you back a folder.

Three finger tap, plays the focused folder or file in Winamp.

Gestures you may use in StationPlaylist Studio:

Three finger tap, Toggle Mute.

Two finger tripple tap, stop playback and exit Studio.

Gestures you may use within the main window of StationPlaylist VT Remote:

One Finger flick right, down arrow, moves to next element.

One Finger flick left , Up arrow, moves to previous element.

Two finger double tap, opens VT recorder.

Three finger tap, press control+s to save. Note that you will hear a ding to let you know the gesture has worked.

Gestures you may use in VTRecorder:

Three finger tap, presses enter. Think of this as starting, stopping, and saving recording, if you have the automatic radiobutton checked.

Note that you will hear a ding to let you know the gesture has worked.

Gestures you may use in Winamp:

One Finger flick right: skips to next track.

One Finger flick left, skips to previous track.

Two finger double tap, toggles pause/play.

Installation

Install JAWS.

Install Stationplaylist

Install Winamp.

Copy all the files from the JAWS scripts folder of the zip download into your ENU folder. The ENU folder will be located at:

%appdata%\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\2024\Settings\enu

Script files include:

DEFAULT.JCF

DEFAULT.JKM

DEFAULT.jsb

DEFAULT.JSD

explorerframe.jkm

explorerframe.jsb

explorerframe.JSD

SettingsCenter.ini

SPLRemoteVT.JKM

SPLRemoteVT.jsb

SPLRemoteVT.JSD

SPLStudio.JKM

SPLStudio.jsb

SPLStudio.JSD

VTRecorder.JSD

winamp.JKM

winamp.jsb

winamp.JSD

Copy the shortcuts to your desktop from the Shortcuts For Desktop folder of the Zip archive.

Shortcuts include:

Add Bluetooth

C Drive

D Drive

Notepad

If you have the Audioproc DSP plugin, you may use the

Audio Processing for Cheep Mic

which I have configured to make it sound a bit better.

Inside this folder you have the folder,

Put contents Inside Windows C

Do just what that says copy the folder, SPL Audioproc Default, into your C drive.

In this folder we have,

setupCheepMic.bat

This will delete the AP preset out of the Winamp folder if it’s there, and add the new one. It will then launch VT remote. This is useful if you, like I do, use multiple presets between Studio and VT remote and don’t want to manually switch them. You may use the concepts in the batch script, to write another, which will allow you to keep your existing Audioproc preset so you may switch between the two of them.

If your not switching presets, you may just drop the

AP_Preset01.ini

into your Winamp folder and not worry about the batch script at all.

Enjoy your new Bad ass media player! I plan to enjoy mine for years to come! It’s everything I’ve always wanted in a media player and a lot more!

Did you know their are devices that run Windows 11, with under 6 inch screens, that would fit in a large jacket pocket?

I’ve been scoping these devices out for about 4 years. All of them falling into the 12Hundred-15Hundred $ price range, until now!

Meet the: HIGOLEPC Mini PC Windows 11 PRO,Intel Celeron J4125 Mini Computer,8GB DDR,256GB EMMC,Mini PC with Screen,Micro PC Support 4K HDMI Double Display,WiFi 5.0, BT4.2, Gigabit Ethernet https://a.co/d/h0vzfd8 (Amazon link to device above.)

Listen to a Demo, of this device running JAWS, showing off the ability to run Stationplaylist VT Remote! All from the touch screen!! Audio below.

My buddy Stevey P was, at, the race yesterday! I made sure he would take his Binaural mics with him.

Most of us only get to hear the radio broadcast. Here are comparisons, of how the broadcast, sounds to actually being their!

Thanks Stevey for the binaural audio!!!

Sweet Caroline (Cover)

Hey all, it’s been a Minute, but I’m not gone. Busy times.

The Rode NT-4 has proven to continue to be a workhorse of a mic, and it just sounds so incredible close to the Taylor Grand Theater. I was in the office a few months ago, yes I’ve got a guitar their too, I don’t touch it in less I am in office way early. I had picked it up for a minute, and put a few chords together. Flip forward a couple of months, and I was playing the same thing after work at home, when it hit me. How many of us, know all of the lyrics to Sweet Caroline? I know I didn’t. I Googled the lyrics, and started putting it together. It was so different, the music made the lyrics stand out. It to me brought the song forward from yesterday, to todays pop format.

Night End

Last weekend I was sitting with the guitar, and these chords came to me. I added the idea to my 50+ song idea drafts in my Voice memos, not knowing when I would be able to get to it. I was able to finish it up. The track is a different take on not wanting the time to end with that special someone. The interesting thing is, thinking about how perfect the time is, but already knowing that the night will end, and the morning will come. It’s an interesting segment of that experience to focus on, and to be the foundation for a song.

This mic, is hands down the best mic I own. I will for sure have more audio captured with this microphone.

It’s a new mic to me, needed a solid capture for my wedding video. The NT-4 delivered!! But back to this cover.

I captured my Taylor from very close prospective, pulled 60 120 and 250 HZ down, and OMG the capture is breath taking. I love how this mic captures all of the nuances of the instrument!

Used the NT4 on a mono track for vocals, using the left channel of the mic. This recording of the cover is what I’ll call a rough take especially the vocal. Tried to fix some stuff with Autotune. Some stuff is fixed, some is meh. Oh well. I may retrack the vocal at some point. Not horible though for no practice, and one take for both guitar and vocal. Thanks for listening. 🙂