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"RicksPlace" <ofbgmail@mi.rr.com>Subject:
Re: Where to start, and what I need, for an accessible Windows mixerDate:
Wed, Apr 3, 2013 6:54:28 amHi Rod: There are several applications out there for working with Audio that
are suppose to be more or less accessible and could possibly be scripted.
There are blind audio professionals who do that kind of thing, recording and
mixing, for a living.
The most common names I have seen, am familiar with off the top of my head,
are Sonar, CakeTalking and CakeWalking and other products from Dancing Dots
(the name of the company I think).
Then there is Audacity and one I used a little, GoldWave.
Creating your own application would involve working with audio input/output
in realtime as being recorded or played back by some piece of hardware or
some software interface and processing the digital information dynamically
in real-time as it is playing or as you are talking or providing other audio
inputs from any of several sources during mixing - a pretty daunting set of
technicals I would guess and not something I would tackle unless absolutely
necessary.
I would go with one of the existing applications, find the Audio e-Lists
where the blind audio production folks hang out and then either use their
techniques for making that type of software accessible or, as Chip has
mentioned, try and create a WE script to work with a third party package as
you have been thinking of doing.
The problem with scripting would seem to be that even if you can get to the
controls of various level and wave meters that they will likely have
graphics used for display which may not be accessible even with a script.
Anyway I thought I'd mention the programs I recall reading about from some
time ago when I did a little recording for backing tracks, I ended up using
GoldWave.
Check out the Google results for a e-list for blind audio production or
blind audio engineers, blind audio mixing e-list and all that jazz to get an
overview of what is available out there.
I know there are several, if not many, blind folks working or playing with
audio production, mixing and even have studios built in their basements or
garages.
Are you thinking of doing audio for a living and perhaps going to University
or is this more of a hobby?
The Sonar and other Dancing Dots stuff is suppose to be good but I think a
little pricy for a low-budget hobby.
Rick USA
Ask on the various e-lists about audio production and mixing software and
see if you can get on one of the audio production lists where blind folks
hang out and discuss hardware and software - I remember there being one or 2
that were fairly active and populated with quite a few blind audio
professionals.
Good luck with the audio stuff since it seems a field blind folks can work
in but, again, I dont know enough about it to recommend any list or programs
other than the ones I had heard about several years ago when goofing with
recording my guitar tracks and backing tracks.
Rick USA.
are suppose to be more or less accessible and could possibly be scripted.
There are blind audio professionals who do that kind of thing, recording and
mixing, for a living.
The most common names I have seen, am familiar with off the top of my head,
are Sonar, CakeTalking and CakeWalking and other products from Dancing Dots
(the name of the company I think).
Then there is Audacity and one I used a little, GoldWave.
Creating your own application would involve working with audio input/output
in realtime as being recorded or played back by some piece of hardware or
some software interface and processing the digital information dynamically
in real-time as it is playing or as you are talking or providing other audio
inputs from any of several sources during mixing - a pretty daunting set of
technicals I would guess and not something I would tackle unless absolutely
necessary.
I would go with one of the existing applications, find the Audio e-Lists
where the blind audio production folks hang out and then either use their
techniques for making that type of software accessible or, as Chip has
mentioned, try and create a WE script to work with a third party package as
you have been thinking of doing.
The problem with scripting would seem to be that even if you can get to the
controls of various level and wave meters that they will likely have
graphics used for display which may not be accessible even with a script.
Anyway I thought I'd mention the programs I recall reading about from some
time ago when I did a little recording for backing tracks, I ended up using
GoldWave.
Check out the Google results for a e-list for blind audio production or
blind audio engineers, blind audio mixing e-list and all that jazz to get an
overview of what is available out there.
I know there are several, if not many, blind folks working or playing with
audio production, mixing and even have studios built in their basements or
garages.
Are you thinking of doing audio for a living and perhaps going to University
or is this more of a hobby?
The Sonar and other Dancing Dots stuff is suppose to be good but I think a
little pricy for a low-budget hobby.
Rick USA
Ask on the various e-lists about audio production and mixing software and
see if you can get on one of the audio production lists where blind folks
hang out and discuss hardware and software - I remember there being one or 2
that were fairly active and populated with quite a few blind audio
professionals.
Good luck with the audio stuff since it seems a field blind folks can work
in but, again, I dont know enough about it to recommend any list or programs
other than the ones I had heard about several years ago when goofing with
recording my guitar tracks and backing tracks.
Rick USA.
