We should at least "try" and shoot for companies to create software that will speak the prompt menus out on their synths. It would definitely be more practical for stage purposes. --- William Qanawati <william.qanawati@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi friends: > I know that there is a software that can read the > Kurzweill keyboards via > midi but this was a long time maybe if such a > software connected to the > keyboards via midi can > read different kind of keyboards will be grate I > think this is the easiest > and acceptable for our use because I don't think > that companies will create > a software to be installed in the keyboard itself > think about it, and check > who made the Kurzweill one and ask for other > keyboards. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean A. Cummins" <Sean@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 12:27 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Accessible keyboards? > > > > WHOA! GANG! Please stop and think about what you > are asking for! > > > > > > > > I am all for asking companies to help, but let's > not corner ourselves into > > only one answer. > > > > > > > > True accessibility is opening the doors to many > options and not just one. > > I don't know about the rest of you, but I own many > different types of > > Microphones and many different types of guitars > and other instruments > > RIGHT?! So why would I want to have only one > keyboard company making an > > accessible keyboard. OH, I know, we can write all > of them, but we'll be > > lucky if one even gives such a small market a > second thought. Rather, we > > need to approach an individual or individuals that > can get us access to > > all of the MIDI devices that are all ready passing > data free from one to > > the other. > > > > > > > > I had been pioneering a MIDI music system for the > blind way back in the > > early eighties, and the best thing to have ever > happen to the industry was > > the development of the MIDI interface. This > happens to be one of the only > > industries that sat down and worked out a standard > by which all computer > > based instrument could exchange data and control > one another. This data > > flow is our key to accessibility! We just need to > find the person and or > > persons that would continue to bring all of the > concepts together. > > > > > > > > I would even venture to say that a foundation like > the Microsoft > > Foundation would underwrite the development of the > technology if one were > > to organize and manage just such a project. > > > > > > > > Data is the key to freedom and not necessarily > hardware. > > > > > > > > Give a man a fish. and he eats for a day! > > > > Teach a man to fish. and he eats for a lifetime! > > > > > > > > In my opinion, this is just what Dancing Dots has > done for us all ready! > > I propose that someone take up the cause of > finding Dancing Dots the > > underwriters for their and our benefit! > > > > > > > > God bless you all this Thanksgiving! > > > > > > > > Sean A. Cummins > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the > immediately-following link:- > > ** > [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message > to: > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** > [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to ** > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > > Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the > immediately-following link:- > ** > [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** > [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > faq > > Omar Binno " Everything is possible; it's just that the impossible things take a little longer to figure out!" - Author Unknown ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq