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Help a visually impaired sound engineer. (self.Blind)
submitted by Raf_AL
Hi everyone.
I'm currently studying sound engineering for visually impaired people and so far it's been a very fun experience, even though there has been some obstacles. There are currently 2 things I'd like to know if someone here on r/blind could give some suggestions on how to work around the hard parts.
1. Which mixing software is the most accessible?
Currently we use protools as the standard software, which is accessibleish. You can add eqs end compression to the tracks you're recording on, but apparently you can't adjust them with voice over. We've worked around these problems by letting me use analog eq and compression, but the truth is that these things tend to be quite expensive. I've also been reading up on logic, since we're maybe going to try that out later.
2. Which is the most accessible mixing hardware?
We haven't started on digital mixers yet, but one possible problem is going to be that we have to work around using the screen everybody else use when they for example do minor adjustments. I'm doing well with analog mixers, but it would be nice to be able to use a digital mixer, so that I could save settings in advance, and not having to remember all the levels and stuff for every song when we do sound on live gigs.
Every suggestion and source of information will be appreciated. Thank you In advance.
I'm currently studying sound engineering for visually impaired people and so far it's been a very fun experience, even though there has been some obstacles. There are currently 2 things I'd like to know if someone here on r/blind could give some suggestions on how to work around the hard parts.
1. Which mixing software is the most accessible?
Currently we use protools as the standard software, which is accessibleish. You can add eqs end compression to the tracks you're recording on, but apparently you can't adjust them with voice over. We've worked around these problems by letting me use analog eq and compression, but the truth is that these things tend to be quite expensive. I've also been reading up on logic, since we're maybe going to try that out later.
2. Which is the most accessible mixing hardware?
We haven't started on digital mixers yet, but one possible problem is going to be that we have to work around using the screen everybody else use when they for example do minor adjustments. I'm doing well with analog mixers, but it would be nice to be able to use a digital mixer, so that I could save settings in advance, and not having to remember all the levels and stuff for every song when we do sound on live gigs.
Every suggestion and source of information will be appreciated. Thank you In advance.
FREETOUSESOUNDS 2 points 5y ago
Hi Raf! My name is Marcel and I travel around the world to record authentic sounds! I can help you with free sounds for your work if this is something you are interested in and you want to work with. I created the Website freetousesounds where anybody can easy download the sounds! I am not sure if my website is User-friendly for visual impaired persons but I am more than happy to walk you thru or just send you files that might be useful for you. Let me know and here is the Link to my Website:
[FreeToUseSounds] (http://freetousesounds.com/)
[FreeToUseSounds] (http://freetousesounds.com/)
Raf_AL [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Well... I'm actually planning to record an audio book I'm currently writing, so it might be a useful website to check out. thanks.
FREETOUSESOUNDS 1 points 5y ago
I am happy to help you with that! Just let me k ow if you have any sound requests!
EndlessReverberation 1 points 5y ago
Reaper and pro tools are the options that most blind people use. Pro tools has been the main accessible audio work station for years, at least for blind professionals, but Reaper is changing the game. It can have a steep learning curb, and requires some setting up, but Reaper has become, perhaps, the most accessible option now. A few links for you. Google groups for blind pro tools users, https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ptaccess
Link to an older but very comprehensive audio series teaching how to use pro tools with voice over,
http://protoolswithspeech.com/
link to accessible reaper wiki, https://reaperaccessibility.com/index.php/Main_Page
Paid, lessons for using reaper with windows, http://www.hartgen.org/reaper
Free audio series about using reaper with voice over, be warned, as with most things, last I checked reaper was more accessible on windows then on the mac, http://audio.pizza/reaper01/
Link to an older but very comprehensive audio series teaching how to use pro tools with voice over,
http://protoolswithspeech.com/
link to accessible reaper wiki, https://reaperaccessibility.com/index.php/Main_Page
Paid, lessons for using reaper with windows, http://www.hartgen.org/reaper
Free audio series about using reaper with voice over, be warned, as with most things, last I checked reaper was more accessible on windows then on the mac, http://audio.pizza/reaper01/
Raf_AL [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Thank you so much. I hope it's okay if I send the links to my teachers, so they can help me study them as well.
Raf_AL [OP] 1 points 5y ago
This may also come in handy for someone.
http://blindlogic.org/
http://blindlogic.org/
WhatWouldVaderDo 1 points 5y ago
Don't know if this is useful for you, but a lot of blind people like Reaper for a DAW. Check out the Reaper Accessibility Wiki, https://reaperaccessibility.com/index.php/Main_Page.
Raf_AL [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Thank you so much. This may actually help me, my teachers ant even perhaps new visually impaired people, who want to work with sound engineering.
B-dub31 1 points 5y ago
I’m not sure of the particulars, but I know a lot of bands, even touring acts, are using iPads for a variety of purposes. I’ve seen where there are adapters available that allow multichannel recording, but I’m not sure if they perform the same functions for mixing live performances. iOS has strong accessibility features for visually impaired individuals and given the overall usefulness, an iPad Pro might be a worthwhile investment.
Raf_AL [OP] 1 points 5y ago
I've also heard about people using Ipads to mix. Some of the mixers even have the possibility to connect ipads to the hardware.
THanks for the tip.
THanks for the tip.
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