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1. FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Feb-2019 16:58:11 CET FlowFX

   Oh no! I just compared the audio quality of both Pocketcast and Overcast playing the same well produced podcast at 1.8x speeds.

   Now I have to switch to overcast. The difference is enormous.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Feb-2019 17:23:17 CET FlowFX

     @zerok I saw the light today! ☀️

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Feb-2019 19:33:25 CET FlowFX

     • Seven of Nein

     @SevenOfNein I pity you.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Feb-2019 19:36:22 CET FlowFX

     • vollkorn

     @vollkorn I don't think so. Overcast's audio engine was written for iOS only. Most (all?) other apps use Apple's standard sound lib (?). Plus I don't even know if there are differences between the Android and iOS PocketCast apps. I assume there are...

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Feb-2019 19:37:17 CET FlowFX

     • vollkorn

     @vollkorn I don't think so. Overcast's audio engine was written for iOS only. Most (all?) other apps use Apple's standard sound lib (?). Plus I don't even know if there are differences between the Android and iOS PocketCast apps. I assume there are...

     I'll be in Hamburg sometime in the week before Eastern. Maybe we have to compare them in person. :)

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 08:31:43 CET FlowFX

     in reply to

     Turns out, Overcast has become a really nice app. Plus it lacks all the annoyances that PocketCast introduced in their last major update. 10€/year is a reasonable price, too. The switch was painless.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 08:46:26 CET FlowFX

     • Marius Kallhardt 🐌

     @fihu No. Just OPML export and import.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 15:30:17 CET FlowFX

     • Marius Kallhardt 🐌

     @fihu That’s what I meant. I was very happy with PC before the update. Now I’m often confused. OC somehow feels more intuitive.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 15:30:44 CET FlowFX

     • Marius Kallhardt 🐌

     @fihu Ich weiß, dass OC das auch macht. Vielleicht aber nicht sofort.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 15:50:36 CET FlowFX

     @mcp 1) The playback/speed settings were suddenly very hidden. 2) The new archived state is not how I think. 3) Suddenly everything was different.

     3) doesn’t really count. But suddenly, and i can’t really put it into words, it doesn’t feel as good as before.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 20:42:22 CET FlowFX

     @mcp No. Click on the up-arrow in the lower-left corner. This brings up the large podcast logo. Then swipe left. Or right. I never know what is what. On one side you get the episode's shownotes, on the other side there's "smart speed" (cut out silence) and the speed dial.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Feb-2019 20:43:23 CET FlowFX

     in reply to

     @mcp The main premium feature is add freedom.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Feb-2019 05:52:02 CET FlowFX

     @mcp I can see that. At least, once you know it it’s very fast.

     Just checked again in Pocketcast: there it’s: 1) click the small dial icon 2) tap the small plus/minus signs

     And to change “custom for this podcast”, it’s: 1) go to podcast list 2) click on podcast 3) click on tiny settings wheel 4) click on Playback Effects 5) Toggle Custom for this podcast.

     THAT’s what really annoys me about Pocketcast since the recent update.

   • FlowFX (flowfx@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Feb-2019 10:12:50 CET FlowFX

     @mcp Sounds good! :)