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JennyK	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 1:25 PM Do you use software to record? Then please read, I will explain why I need YOUR help! Yep, Blind ppl can make music. The software is the problem. Now, Im legally blind, This, in my case means I can read large fonts, I use a screen reader for some websites and large amounts of text. some software Is totally useless to me. ex Windows mediaplayer, Yahoo messenger, Photoshop, Quicktime etc I've used Cakewalk for years, Sonar 3 at the moment. This is getting tough on my eyes, anyone using sonar knows that there are alot of colours. Fact is Im completely colourblind, meaning I see grey, black and white. What I need Is a recording software to go with my AMD, WinXP w Audigy2 I want to be able to use both line in's recording two tracks at once. The normal effects possibly realtime.(VST) and be able to mix and export to wave.SoundForge will do the rest Here is the IMPORTANT part. IT MUST follow Windows System colors and fonts, and In other ways be compatible with windows, like normal menus, normal dialogs, alerts etc. Now, what I would like you to do is check out your software, cause I know there are alot out there. Then take a minute of your life to see if it has what I mentioned above. If you think It might be, then send me a note telling me the name of the software and I can check it out from there. (There is a simple test that would tell you if is usable for me. Desktop/Rightclick/properties/appearance/colour scheme-High Contrast Black + Fontsize Large. Start your software, If menus, dialogs and other text is white text on blac, plus the font is somewhere around 18-24 , (Most of it anyways) It would be worth checking out) I know I'm asking you guys for a big favour here. I must because I sure as hell dont want to give up making my music because of my #$*! Thanks for reading this far. I'm oping you can give me some idea. my friends. Much to all of you and to this awesome site!! Jenny
shadowself	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 1:33 PM Jenny, have you tried the different colour schemes available with SONAR? One might be more suitable. Also, are the screen-magnification programs a bit too much of a bother when working in audio software? I would hate to know that someone would have to give up SONAR, so I am trying to think of ways to avoid that.
hantu	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 2:28 PM ok here we go this is fun FLStudio - seems to have its own shell, thus ignoring the appearance changes made. Sound Forge - The appearance changes on that, the writing is nice and big and white in the menus, but the icons stay small under the top menu. The wavelenght is blue with white background (no change). Acid pro - pretty much the same as sound forge, except the writing on the samples and plugins toward the left are at normal size. As for a media player, i use winamp which has tons of skins you can download, it also has meny presets that may accomidate ur needs .. although because it has its own skin, it is not effected by the windows changes. I hope that helped in some way
BlackMage	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 3:17 PM "As for a media player, i use winamp which has tons of skins you can download, it also has meny presets that may accomidate ur needs" The classic skin of Winamp allows you to double the size of the player. Tho' the playlist seems to stay at the rather small size, but as Sham said the many presets should accommodate your needs. That or just learn to use hotkeys. Or get another player.
GeneHilbert	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 3:34 PM Cubase SX2 - All Drop Down File Tiles enlarge..... However Track Names Do Not Enlarge.
JennyK	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 4:27 PM Ah, so far so good. thanks guys. Gimme more ppl.. OK, First of all, No, I really dont want to give up sonar, and I've spent many hours adapting colours manually as none of the schemes are any good really. It may be possible to use it short periods. Magnifiers either take up processor power or screen space. and the magnification doesnt help too much as im sensitive to light and i must minimize the use of light colours. Problems pile up. Winamp, yeah, youre all right about that, skins are good and double size works fine, so no problems there really. Cubase, ok. what about the colours? And is it really possible to learn cubase after using cakewalk for so long even if it would be possible to use? Certain elements sometimes show a popup when hovering with the mouse, this can be read instead of the actual button or text so that may be a workaround. My thought is having something simpler when I do audio recordings. Midi is a different story. Sonar is quite advanced with features I rarely use anyway. Dagnabbit dudes. more ideas? Jen
GeneHilbert	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 5:27 PM JennyK you are going to have many more questions than I can answer. Here is some info of whom might be able to help. Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave CA-90620 Buena Park USA Tel. 001-714-5229011 Fax 001-714-5229961 infostation@yamaha.com www.yamaha.com Steinbergussupport@yamaha.com
shadowself	Date: September 3, 2005 @ 7:12 PM You might also want to look into the freeware recording software called Audacity. It's not as feature-intensive as SONAR, so it might be a cleaner interface for you to navigate. Here is a screenshot: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/images/audacity-windows.png On the down side, I don't know if it handles MIDI or VSTs. I am sure there are Audacity users in here who can fill in the blanks.
Ecocide	Date: July 17, 2008 @ 5:18 AM Audacity follows the windows settings (just tested... I'll sort my icons laster lol). It can display MIDI-files but neither play nor edit them. The usage of VST is possible to generate sounds, effects and for analysis using the VST enabler http://audacityteam.org/vst/ I hope this was helpfull in any way
Thaspian	Date: July 18, 2008 @ 3:45 PM audacity is crippled.
moam	Date: July 18, 2008 @ 5:13 PM On 17th Jul 2008, Ecocide said: Audacity follows the windows settings (just tested... I'll sort my icons laster lol). It can display MIDI-files but neither play nor edit them. The usage of VST is possible to generate sounds, effects and for analysis using the VST enabler http://audacityteam.org/vst/ I hope this was helpfull in any way What is going through peoples' minds when they respond to a question that a person has that's 3 years old?? I mean, I understand bringing back topics to poke fun at and remember the good ol' days...but answering a person's question of three years??
Opossum	Date: July 18, 2008 @ 5:37 PM These newer posts could slip through the wormholes in the coding of this forum. The posts could manifest back in time. Your new responses could change history and life as we know it. Wait a minute. I am unable to reach the Enterprise... What happened?
prettymusicgurl	Date: July 18, 2008 @ 5:38 PM Like...OMG
ChillinBuzz	Date: July 18, 2008 @ 5:41 PM
zedsalt	Date: July 19, 2008 @ 3:52 AM Well, if the VST enabler will...well, enable...me to use VSTIs in Audacity, that would be REALLY handy! I've got Audacity on two 'puters here- one that will use VST effects, but not instruments, and one that won't handle VSTs of any sort. Besides, I'm absolutely geeky for time travel SciFi...
leedsquietman	Date: July 19, 2008 @ 12:04 PM vst fx and vsti synths are different. vsti synths needs a working implementation of MIDI as well as audio. Get Reaper for 45 bucks, (non commercial license, upgradable to pro license if you sell music on a trust basis for 175 bucks or something) or otherwise cut down versions of Cubase or Sonar for around 99-129 bucks, or the basic Tracktion. Reaper has similar audio features to the full versions of Cubase, Logic and Sonar, MIDI, full VST fx and VSTi synth support, free routing of audio, rewire (for connecting other sequencers and merging it in with Reaper) etc. Audacity is really an audio editor that has some multi tracking features. It isn't really designed for serious intensive multitrack work and has a minimal feature set. Not to be knocked for FREE but not an ideal solution in the long term if you are planning on using your computer to record, but fine for bringing in music recorded on external multitrack tape devices etc and for editing.
Thaspian	Date: July 19, 2008 @ 7:59 PM reaper destroys audacity everything destroys audacity seriously. crippled shit. it's better than windows 98's "sound recorder", but music? fuck that. reaper is an amazing fucking program.
Ecocide	Date: July 20, 2008 @ 7:49 AM [QUOTE info=moam,July 18, 2008 @ 5:13 PM What is going through peoples' minds when they respond to a question that a person has that's 3 years old?? QUOTE] Sorry, my fault. I stepped into this topic by accident, wrote the answer in a hurry and submitted instantly. Seconds later I realized HOW OLD the thread was and began immediately to search for the edit or delete function but there was none. Finally I had to give it up because I still was in a hurry. Sorry again, I promise to be more careful next time...
Ecocide	Date: July 20, 2008 @ 7:51 AM [QUOTE info=moam,July 18, 2008 @ 5:13 PM] What is going through peoples' minds when they respond to a question that a person has that's 3 years old?? QUOTE] Sorry, my fault. I stepped into this topic by accident, wrote the answer in a hurry and submitted instantly. Seconds later I realized HOW OLD the thread was and began immediately to search for the edit or delete function but there was none. Finally I had to give it up because I still was in a hurry. Sorry again, I promise to be more careful next time...
moam	Date: July 20, 2008 @ 12:50 PM Haha no problem I'm sorry if I came across as being an ass, which I was Get used to it because sometimes I like to be an ass Plus, I thought it was pretty funny
killoFunk	Date: July 20, 2008 @ 3:04 PM right on two points Moam... she gave up on us three years ago... and You're an ass...
TameasDust	Date: July 22, 2008 @ 12:38 PM ahh three year old posts gotta love then
moam	Date: July 22, 2008 @ 6:07 PM On 20th Jul 2008, killoFunk said: right on two points Moam... she gave up on us three years ago... and You're an ass... I try, I try