http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23 Forums for Useful Fruit Software en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:06:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/search.php http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-460 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:56:20 +0000 c-had 460@http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/ <p>Hi amyming,</p> <p>No, no changes in picking up keyboard sounds have been made, and none are planned at this time. Most users have not found the keyboard noise to be too problematic, and those that do generally solve the problem with external USB microphones. </p> http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-458 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:29:01 +0000 amyming 458@http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/ <p>Hey!<br /> I was just wanna make the same suggestion that I found the keyboard sound way too loud when I tried to listen to the recording. I think this is a big drawback of pear note and I may just change to using paper &amp; pen as it is very hard to listen to the recordings again :( . Not sure if any improvements have been made on this aspect?</p> <p>amy xx </p> http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-117 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:27:44 +0000 c-had 117@http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/ <p>charlau:</p> <p>1) My current plan for 1.3 is to try to address this. I understand getting tired of having to open menus to apply formatting all the time, so I'm looking to streamline the common tasks (like list/unlist).</p> <p>2) I'm glad to hear you've found something that works for you. Sounds like a great setup.</p> <p>Thanks,<br /> Chad </p> http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-116 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:26:19 +0000 charlau 116@http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>1. I give my vote for better outlining, but also in text editing capabilities as well. And if at all possible, styling :) (or at least being able to set "default" values for font, size, bullets, and a 1-click "list-unlist" toolbar button!) I'm just not a fan of CMD-T... </p> <p>2. At least for me, on a 1yo macbook, using the built-in microphone is a no-no. Clicking sound gets way too disturbing for me. Might be less of a problem if you record a one-on-one conversation, but if you're in a big classroom, it's no good. The mic probably picks up a lot on the high frequencies, but also, it's pointing at you... (another thing I noticed is that if I use the built-in mic and my screen is anywhere but at the hightest brightness, there's an added constant buzz...). I've been recording while typing in class (without PN, which I'm thinking about...) using an external mic. You can get something that fits in your pocket. Myself I bought a usb adapter (Griffin Imic), which is kind of a mini external soundcard. Then you don't need a bulky usb microphone - you can even use something like an old walkman mini mic. And let me tell you, this makes a huge difference!</p> <p>Personnally I think it would take a huge amount of time to develop some "key-click filtering" capabilities and it would probably still leave (or produce!) undesirerable noises. I've done some noise cleanup jobs in recordings and it can be a nightmare... </p> http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-75 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:29:44 +0000 c-had 75@http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/ <p>Most users have not found the keyboard noise to be too problematic. In fact, I've even had users compliment me on the key sound effect that I'd added as an audio indicator of the typed text (which, of course, is just the sound of them typing on the recording).</p> <p>That said, I understand that some laptops pick up the keyboard sounds worse than others, and some users would prefer to get rid of the sound altogether. As you might imagine, it's not easy to do this. I plan to do some research into audio processing to see what I can do, but it won't be in a release very soon. Improved outlining, on the other hand, will hopefully be in 1.3.</p> <p>Thanks for the feedback.</p> <p>Chad </p> http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-73 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:04:20 +0000 celsee 73@http://www.usefulfruit.com/forums/ <p>Hello:</p> <p>I stumbled across Pear Note while reading Macworld's RSS feed. The idea is great, especially for taking notes during a lecture. However, there are a couple of shortcomings that make be balk at purchasing the software.</p> <p>1. Lack of robust outlining support (I know this is on the horizon, though, so I won't belabor the point!).</p> <p>2. Keyboard clicking is way too loud on the recording</p> <p>I wonder whether there's any way to get rid of and/or substantially reduce this being picked up in the recording? I'm not a keyboard banger by any stretch of the imagination, but if I were I think it'd make the recordings unbearable to listen to! I could see this easily being circumvented by an external mic source, but that completely removes the convenience and ability to use the software (for me); one can't walk into class and pull out a laptop and mic equipment to set up on the desk!</p> <p>I have no clue how this might be fixed, but I certainly hope there's a way... I'd really love to fully deploy it in my note taking, and would if the typing noise was substantially reduced. </p>