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Anyone know of a D.A.W. that works with nvda? Like F.L. studio? Or does F.L. Studio work with nvda itself (self.Blind)
submitted by LeDoTa
Remy_C 6 points 1y ago
I’m pretty sure that FL studio is only Mac based. Forgive me if I’m wrong about that. I have it on very good authority however that reaper is a fantastic D a W which works very well with NVDA. I wouldn’t say it’s 100% accessible, and it does not come with built-in virtual instruments if that is what you’re after, but I have been using it for a great number of years and there’s very little I can’t accomplish with it. There’s also a fantastic community of visually impaired reaper supporters as well. Lots of scripts are available as well. I don’t have a URL right now, but if you Google reaper accessibility wiki you’ll find a lot of useful information.
Daniel6Skins 3 points 1y ago
FL studio is on windows too
Remy_C 3 points 1y ago
Very good to know. Thank you.
LeDoTa [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Thanks! I'll check it out
ramrod5864 2 points 1y ago
I second this comment
SightlessKombat 3 points 1y ago
Reaper+Osara+SWS is the way to go, arguably, though it does have a steep learning curve, you'll find yourself looking at tutorials online to find information etc sometimes too. Good luck.
PungentMushrooms 1 points 1y ago
This is the answer. Reaper plus OSARA is basically the only reason I have a job as an audio editor. The learning curve is somewhat steep but it really is fully accessible and genuinly fully featured. There's a bit of a circle jerk around Reaper but it's kind of merited
Daniel6Skins 3 points 1y ago
I'd look into Reaper and Pro Tools.
I'm on Mac so I don't have personal experience with NVDA
I'm on Mac so I don't have personal experience with NVDA
synthpopolis 2 points 1y ago
Is ProTools still accessible though? I thought it ended up becoming less accessible over the years but I haven’t tried it for a long time
Daniel6Skins 2 points 1y ago
I haven't used it personally but I know a lot of blind producers who do.
There are keyboard maestro scripts people use with Pro Tools to make it more accessible but as far as I know It's fully accessible.
There are keyboard maestro scripts people use with Pro Tools to make it more accessible but as far as I know It's fully accessible.
synthpopolis 2 points 1y ago
The very best option would be reaper. As somebody else below mentioned, you will need to install some additional plug-ins to get it working with NVDA but I’ve been using that set up since 2017 and I’ve never felt restricted. It’s absolutely fantastic. I’m a PC user for what that’s worth but I believe this set up will also work on a Mac.
Speaking of Mac/iOS, I know GarageBand for iOS is reasonably accessible, though I’m not sure about it’s macOS counterpart. I would guess it is accessible too since Apple tends to place emphasis on that. That could be a good option if you are a Mac or iOS user and don’t need to do anything terribly sophisticated.
Let us know what you decide
Speaking of Mac/iOS, I know GarageBand for iOS is reasonably accessible, though I’m not sure about it’s macOS counterpart. I would guess it is accessible too since Apple tends to place emphasis on that. That could be a good option if you are a Mac or iOS user and don’t need to do anything terribly sophisticated.
Let us know what you decide
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