[ddots-l] getting started. reccomended software/hardware?
- From: Naomi Scott <naomiscott@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:02:36 -0700
Greetings,
My name is Naomi. I am totally blind, a student at UC Berkeley and I
am researching which software/hardware to purchase to get started on
my path to a career in music production. I was refered to this mailing
list by a representative of Lighthouse International’s Filoman Music
school.
After doing a bit of research and emailing the assistive tech
specialists at a few organizations, I have gathered that Sonar 8.5
with Cake Talking is the most accessible application for music
production, as opposed to Protools. If any of you have had positive
experiences using Protools, please let me know how it worked for you,
otherwise it seems to be in my best interest to purchase Sonar.
So with that in mind, could anyone recommend which brand/s of PC’s are
most capable of handling large music files and production applications
with industrial level efficiency? I currently have an Asus laptop
running windows 7 and JAWS 14 and it freezes up all the time. I do
not think it will handle multi tasking with music files very
affectively, so I’m hoping someone on the list could recommend a brand
of PC built specifically for audio production?
Also, which multi track recording devices and microphones are the most
accessible? I have encountered many digital recorders that are
inaccessible for use independently or microphones that plug in to the
PC and are not compatible with JAWS. So I would love to hear your
suggestions.
Lastly, what midi keyboard would you recommend?
I’m just getting started so if any of you have additional suggestions
or advice I will be more than happy to learn from you all.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Naomi
On 9/30/13, Neville Peter <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bill,
> I am in 100 percent agreement with you on this. Before I got in to sonar
> and
> CT, I knew absolutely nothing and I mean nothing about recording. The
> tutorials were not only useful in learning CT, but they were also very
> useful in recording 101.
>
> Now I know how to record myself and even do some mixing. I may not know as
> much as many of you guys on this list but at least I know more than I did
> before CT and for that I'm very very grateful.
>
> No complaints here.
>
> May the Peace of God which passes all understanding guard your heart and
> mind in Christ Jesus. God bless you!
>
> Website http://www.nevillepeter.com
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 8:00 AM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: introducing sonar x3
>
> Hi,
>
> I realize that many of you already use CakeTalking as well as other tools
> as
> appropriate. With my blind musician hat on, I am definitely glad to know
> that we have choices these days as it has not always been so as those of
> you
> know who are old enough to remember how things were 30+ years ago like I
> do.
> Reaching for my business hat, I will say that SONAR with CakeTalking still
> offers the best combination of access to audio production features with
> user-friendliness and informative tutorials and online help.
>
> Check out the Q&A
> Q: Why should I choose CakeTalking? Aren't there other accessible
> alternative On our new and improved CakeTalking FAQ page at
> http://www.dancingdots.com/main/ctfaq.htm
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jack Conti
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 7:18 AM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: introducing sonar x3
>
> reaper is 50 dollars of close to it much cheaper. cheaper than jaws
> upgrades thats for sure.
> At 10:21 AM 9/29/2013, you wrote:
>>I no that garageband is not ment for pro, and it stil need a lot of
>>improvement and access, but I strongly consider taking alook at that
>>for my midi needs. Mac is not everything, but at least the cluttered
>>scripts are less or gone for the most part. But for anything more pro
>>than garageband I amafraid that's a problem. I stil don't understand
>>the object navigation in NVDA at all yet. Call me dum? And I find its
>>not always snappy enough like jaws can be. But I don't even no how much
>>longer I am willing to keep paying for upgrading jaws wile most new
>>releases don't bring the best features really to the user. I will get a
>>mac and have alook, maybe somewhere in the future we could have a
>>combination of solutions, like using some software on IOS with pro
>>gear, and where needed other stuff on windows/mac? I'm not sure how
>>reaper cater for midi stuff as I don't no the program. Is it cheaper
>>than sonar?
>>
>>On 29/09/2013, Jack Conti <jackconti@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > right looks like its gibson...
>> > At 03:19 PM 9/28/2013, you wrote:
>> >>Hey I didn't know about cakewalk's change in management/ownership?
>> >>Thought Roland was still holding that down? Anyways, I just wrote to
>> >>another list about that, they've provided UI automation and other
>> >>"microsoft accessibility technologies for windows", so I think
>> >>that's as far as they'll get. Much like they did with the CW access
>> >>window that both current jaws script solutions have used in
>> >>combination with control surface DLL's since sonar 2. I guess the
>> >>rest of the work has to be done by screen reader developers, or
>> >>should I say scripters. The issue is that the entire interface is
>> >>now different, so as we all know that means rewriting much of the
>> >>scripts (if not all) from scratch. So yea, we are at a bridge,
>> >>various things to look at and consider. Sonar is now 3 versions
>> >>behind for us in terms of access.
>> >>
>> >>You are right about reaper, I've heard of good results people are
>> >>having on it, even with top-end AMD machines (which many would tell
>> >>you are no good for daws, though I might disagree). With about 500
>> >>bucks, somebody can get a full DAW system running with reaper, and
>> >>with amazing results.
>> >>
>> >>On the Sonar front, did they provide a specific list of those "minor
>> >>improvements"? I looked but couldn't find 1.
>> >>
>> >>Regards, D!J!X!
>> >>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>[mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> >> On
>> >>Behalf Of Chris Smart
>> >>Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 3:02 PM
>> >>To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>Subject: [ddots-l] Re: introducing sonar x3
>> >>
>> >>as much as I love CakeTalking and use it daily to do work, I think
>> >>it's time we take a look at Reaper as a community, and what it
>> >>would take to rewrite ReAccess. If Cakewalk wil not play ball and
>> >>haven't for some time, and are now part of Gibson Corp, perhaps it's
>> >>time to put our eggs collectively in another basket.
>> >>
>> >>The cost savings not to mention less computing power required, are
>> >>only two great things in favor of Reaper.
>> >>
>> >>At 11:55 AM 9/28/2013, you wrote:
>> >> ><http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/whats-new.aspx>http://www.
>> >> >cakew alk.com/Products/SONAR/whats-new.aspx
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