You should tell him about Reaper, too... It's at least as functional as Qbase
Peace,
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From: Andrew Downie
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:54 PM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audacity4blind] Music software for blind users crowd source funding
campaign
I stress at the outset that this is not a request for donations. As it does
not involve Audacity, it may also be considered off topic.
My friend Ross McGregor is a blind musician and audio engineer. He uses, among
other tools, the Cubase recording software. With some scripting/programming
help from a friend, Ross is able to use Cubase effectively with a screen reader.
His plan is to develop a package comprising Cubase, a screen reader (probably
NVDA but perhaps Window-Eyes) and software that ties them together for use by
blind people. This package would, of course, not be free but Ross assures me
that Cubase is very powerful.
As part of the funding campaign, Ross has prepared a video of ten minutes or so
where he demonstrates his use of Cubase with a screen reader. Especially for
those who have not done much with multitrack recording, the video may be
interesting. You can watch the video on Ross's GoFundMe page.
As mentioned at the top, this is not a request to donate. If you believe the
project has merit, Ross would be more than happy for you to mention to others.
If you did want to donate, the page for doing so is not great for screen reader
access. There is the usual issue of input fields not being correctly labelled
and combo boxes present as a series of links to screen readers. Meanwhile,
check out the video if you enjoy recording environments.
Andrew
