[macvoiceover] Re: Logic pro X accessibility

  • From: Tuscia-Falconer <falconer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:01:57 +1300

You can have both now that you have Mavericks, and why not, it costs $0 but you 
can purchase a few extras for next to nothing.
However, any usefulness will depend on what you intend to do and how you 
incorporate GB 10  into your projects.
For example, GB6 projects can be loaded into GB10 but not vice versa unless you 
save the GB10 to disc as an audio file and load it back into GB6. This is what 
I do as I like to use the Arpeggiator in GB10 and the midi control over real 
time pan and volume changes, for this I use a midi controller keyboard M-Audio 
Axium2 using DirectLink.
There are new learning curves for GB10 as it is a similar but not identical 
layout to GB6. We cannot load loops in GB10 so I do that part in GB6 and then 
move that into GB10 when I want to add  more.
GB10 will also load Logic and Kontakt Instruments.

Here is a guide Keith has put together.
GarageBand 10 Accessibility Overview draft 1,

This guide is just to get you started in a program that is multi faceted.  You 
will find that the helps sections will help you to fill in the blanks.
This guide, or, overview is not complete and that is because the accessibility 
for this program is not yet complete.

You will find a list of keybord commands below this guide.

Recording,

Commands for begining a new project can be found in the list of commands below.
Follow the directions when you use this command to determine the type of 
project you would like to create.

Commands for creating a new track in your project are in the list of commands 
below.
Follow the directions to determine the type of track you wish to create.


mixing,

Pan and level controls are found in track headers for each track.

Some pointers to select effects with the Smart Controls, by Tuscia Falconer.

In GB Preferences under Audio/midi you need to check Audio Units. 
It can be useful to have speech verbosity set toHigh.
Now back in the main window, check Smart Controls, check Inspector.
Check Controls. This will give you the control over adding effects and Also 
with this button selected, in the Smart controls group, you will find the 
recording level slider.
By checking EQ you will get EQ parameters.
Select the track you wish to add units to.
Go to Smart Controls and interact with it, scroll to Audio units and then to 
the first button, currently unnamed. Select the button by pressing VO spacer 
and shift.
This will give a menu with two items, no effect and Audio Units which has sub 
menus, scroll to the effect you want to apply.
You will be prompted to keep or bypass the existing GB effects, by default 
Reverb and echo.
You will next be in a panel with the instrument name, a button and Manual. By 
pressing the button with VO spacebar you can turn the effect off and on.
Press Exit and you will return to the Smart Controls menu and now the first 
button is named to the effect you chose. You can select effects with each of 
the four buttons.
Select an effect with VO spacebar and shift and you will enter parameters to 
edit the effect or choose a preset. Select with VO spacebar and leave with exit.

If you have selected the EQ button the Smart Controls will present you with 
many parameters to select presets or in the scroll area modify a setting.

If you have selected Master, your selections will be for the Master 
Track.Selecting Output will give you Master effects, EQ will give you Master EQ.

Navigation,

Control bar group

When you interact with the control bar group you will find the following,,
1.  play head position group,
Interacting with this group will allow 
You to move through the track by bar, beet, tick and so on just interact with 
the slider you wish to change.
2.  The tempo slider, interact with it to change the tempo of the song.
3.  A pop up button with which you may change the key of the song.
4.  Signature, number of beets slider, interact with the slider.
5.  Signature note value pop up button.
Quantise
To select the Quantise type for a track.
You will need to be on a software instrument track.
Interact with the Instrument track so you are selecting a region of notes. 
Press Cmd A or ‘Select All’ in the menu
Now select Editors instead of Smart Controls.
Select Piano Roll instead of Score.
Arrow right and interact with ‘Piano Roll’ group.
Arrow right until you get the ‘Instrument content’ group, interact with it 
and again ‘select All’. These are the notes and midi data you are going to 
Quantise.
Stop interacting with the Instrument content.
Arrow right until you come to Quantise and VO space on the setting to bring up 
a very comprehensive menu.
Select your choice and press the Q button.
I think by pressing the Q button you perform the quantise, you may want to 
change the quantise choice and press Q again to perform the new setting.

Loops,

Open and close loops with o.
After using the search box to select a range of loops, you may play a selection 
with, VO keys-shift-spacebar.
***At this time we have found no good way to move a loop in to a project.

Moving a selection, and moving or, stretching a loop in the time line.
Interact with tracks content group, now interact with tracks background.
Using Vokeys-command-shift-accent, you will inter the region resize options 
menu where you will find a list of a few areas you mite want to resize 
encluding loops.  Use VO keys-right and left arrow keys to move, or, resize. 

Commands,

Action  Shortcut
Start or stop playback Space bar
Go to beginning Return
Zoom out Command-Left Arrow
Zoom in Command-Right Arrow
Create a new track Option-Command-N
Create a new audio track Option-Command-A
Create a new software instrument track Option-Command-S
Duplicate the selected track Command-D
Delete the selected track Command-Delete
Rename the selected track Shift-Return
Select the next higher track Up Arrow
Select the next lower track Down Arrow
Extend track selection up Shift-Up Arrow
Extend track selection down Shift-Down Arrow
Mute/Unmute the selected track M
Solo/Unsolo the selected track S
Turn monitoring on or off for the selected track Control-I
Show/Hide automation for the selected track A
Unmute all tracks Control-Option-Command-M
Unsolo all tracks Control-Option-Command-S
Show/Hide the master track Shift-Command-M
Undo Command-Z
Redo Shift-Command-Z
Cut Command-X
Copy Command-C
Paste Command-V
Delete Delete
Select all Command-A
Split selected region or event at the playhead Command-T
Join selected regions or notes Command-J
Loop selected region continuously L
Start recording R
Turn the cycle area on/off C
Turn the metronome on/off K
Turn count-in on/off Shift-K
Transpose selected notes up one semitone Option-Up Arrow
Transpose selected notes down one semitone Option-Down Arrow
Transpose selected notes up one octave Option-Shift-Up Arrow
Transpose selected notes down one octave Option-Shift-Down Arrow
Next score event Right Arrow
Previous score event Left Arrow
Next staff event Down Arrow
Previous staff event Up Arrow
Print score notation Command-P
Show/Hide the Musical Typing window Command-K
Show/Hide Smart Controls B
Show/Hide the Score Editor N
Show/Hide the Piano Roll Editor P
Show/Hide the Loop Browser O
Show/Hide the Library Y
Show/Hide the Editor E
Show/Hide the Note Pad Option-N
Show/Hide the Media Browser F
Open a Movie Option-Command-N
Create a new project Command-N
Open an existing project Command-O
Close the current project Command-W
Save the current project Command-S
Save As Shift-Command-S
Show GarageBand preferences Command-Comma (,)
Hide GarageBand Command-H
Quit GarageBand Command-Q
Open detailed Help (move the pointer over an interface item) Command-Question 
Mark (?)

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On 14/12/2013, at 8:43 am, Ignasi Cambra <ic4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have Mavericks, but GB6 works just fine. So would you say it’s best to stay 
with that? GB10 doesn’t seem to be obviously worse, but I haven’t worked much 
with either of them yet.
On Dec 13, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If you still have Mountain Lion on your computer, GarageBand 6 is still the 
> best and least expensive.
> We print the Bible in Braille,
> http://biblesfortheblind.org
> Keith Reedy
> God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.  J Hudson Taylor.
> 
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> 
> On Dec 13, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Ignasi Cambra <ic4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> Is Logic pro X accessible? Logic 9 was a disaster, so I wonder if there are 
>> any improvements?
>> If Logic is not an option, what would you recommend?
>> 
>> IC>
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