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by djsmex
Yesterday
Forum: Reason General
Topic: I much prefer Reason to Ableton, but I really wish Reason did MIDI loop recording better
Replies: 7
Views: 826

Re: I much prefer Reason to Ableton, but I really wish Reason did MIDI loop recording better

I prefer reason to ableton but now as live 12 has screen reader support and reason 12 doesn't with no signs of any screen reader support in reason 13, looks like I'll be using live 12 more than reason.
by djsmex
Yesterday
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Remote Script "unknown" error with delivering MIDI?
Replies: 2
Views: 213

Re: Remote Script "unknown" error with delivering MIDI?

I've had this error before too and in my experience it is normally to do with variable values either being nil or over 127 or sometimes failing to add the F7 at the end of a sysex or the sysex message being over 1024 bytes. Try adding in conditions to check for nil values for example if you are work...
by djsmex
Yesterday
Forum: Reason General
Topic: I need some help with Reason Remote
Replies: 8
Views: 254

Re: I need some help with Reason Remote

Yes, you are totally right, there is no direct relation from sequencer tracks to main mixer channels. There are remote items that can bank through the main mixer channels but to keep a running total of main mixer channels you will need to use lua code to check and store the total which will need upd...
by djsmex
Yesterday
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Triggering keyboard shortcuts with a MIDI controller
Replies: 2
Views: 58

Re: Triggering keyboard shortcuts with a MIDI controller

You'll probably need third party software like Bome MIDI Translator or equivalent for mac.
by djsmex
06 May 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Announcing Reason 13
Replies: 433
Views: 21032

Re: Announcing Reason 13

There's no accessibility improvements, so I guess Ableton will be winning the market share here. Perhaps 14 will see some improvements for screen reader support? In the mean time I can try and get something out using Remote and web UI. I have been working on different prototypes, see on youtube @joh...
by djsmex
18 Apr 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Studios 13 or 14 (Future Talk)
Replies: 193
Views: 384503

Re: Reason Studios 13 or 14 (Future Talk)

Screen reader support, NI, Arturia, Ableton and others have all worked on this but Reason 12 has less screen reader support than older versions. It's commercially sound, just look at the success of others who have done it.
by djsmex
04 Apr 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Remote speech via web UI
Replies: 0
Views: 150

Reason Remote speech via web UI

Hi, I've been working on various ideas to improve Reason's accessibility through Remote and a web UI to provide speech feedback. I'd be interested to learn if there are any Reason users on here that would benefit from such a project. You can see some videos on these projects on my youtube channel @j...
by djsmex
15 Jan 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Accessibility Web Prototype
Replies: 2
Views: 10331

Re: Reason Accessibility Web Prototype

You can checkout other videos on my channel @johnsexton8082
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiN-gC ... UHmTUmSacw

There's more videos on my Reason accessibility project and a few videos on ableton's public beta that now offers screen reader support for live.
by djsmex
05 Jan 2024
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason Accessibility Web Prototype
Replies: 2
Views: 10331

Reason Accessibility Web Prototype

As a blind Reason user, who's limited sight has got worse as Reason's screen reader support has also got worse, alturnative options have to be looked at. This latest web prototype I have been working on, uses Reason's Remote SDK with Web UI to provide keyboard navigation and speech feedback of the m...
by djsmex
03 Dec 2023
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Assuming there's going be one, what you think is coming in Reason 13?
Replies: 196
Views: 1295236

Re: Assuming there's going be one, what you think is coming in Reason 13?

Well I hope it to include screen reader support, it's possible, other DAWs are now doing it.
by djsmex
02 Dec 2023
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Screen reader support
Replies: 0
Views: 4323

Screen reader support

I first asked about screen reader support before reason 12 then again after its release. As reason 12 has less screen reader support than previous versions. Although I'm working on a speech web ui to work with reason remote, this is limited as there is no remote control over midi, pitch or rex editi...
by djsmex
11 Sep 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Novation Launchkey49mk3 luacodec feature requests
Replies: 0
Views: 372

Novation Launchkey49mk3 luacodec feature requests

Hi, I'm currently working on adding a speech web app for the launchkey mk3 to work with reason. A large part of this work is rewriting the luacodec and thought I'd ask for your feature requests. So far I have come up with the following: 1. A separate ssl mixer luacodec that is locked to the ssl mixe...
by djsmex
09 Sep 2022
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Looper RE
Replies: 7
Views: 2178

Re: Looper RE

If RS extended the Remote to cover block selection you could then have 32 loops of multi-track content all via your midi controller. It is kind of already possible with lua codecs, I believe the nektar P4 does something with loops. There's also the rack extension jammer loops trigger module by retou...
by djsmex
06 Sep 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What are your deepest dreams/visions about Reason?
Replies: 56
Views: 10275

Re: What are your deepest dreams/visions about Reason?

For me it is improved accessibility, add top-menu rooting option, extend remote to cover everything from the browser, tool window, sequencer and sequencer toolbar, blocks etc. If blocks were in the remote scope, you could switch blocks via a midi controller much like ableton session view and if patt...
by djsmex
09 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Low-vision accessibility issues in Reason UIs
Replies: 4
Views: 471

Re: Low-vision accessibility issues in Reason UIs

Yes, accessibility should be an important part of any UI design! Personally my limited sight means almost any text is difficult to read regardless of contrast and size and due to almost no screen reader support, usability of Reason has got worse in V12. This is why I have been pushing for things lik...
by djsmex
03 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
Replies: 23
Views: 2527

Re: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller

As rmtcvolte says, the codec needs to match the midi hardware and the remote items in document scope to set the r/l loop position will not work well with a standard 0-127 pot/fader but instead work best with delta endless encoder or in some cases buttons. However, the code concept is to have the mid...
by djsmex
03 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
Replies: 23
Views: 2527

Re: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller

After following this thread, it seems the nektar doesn't switch the reason 32 blocks in block mode but instead set/store/recall multiple loop l/r markers and moves to the left marker. This can be done with lua codec by using lua variables to store l/r loop presets and the document scope. Therefore, ...
by djsmex
01 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...
Replies: 26
Views: 3206

Re: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...

Yes and the gorilla engine by ujam. I didn't know the gorilla engine was a graphical environment. But I never looked into it, to be honest. I'm doing pretty complex coding during my day job already, so I tend to stay away from DSP development in any form :puf_smile: I've not used the gorilla engine...
by djsmex
01 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Ideas for the next upgrade
Replies: 4
Views: 512

Re: Ideas for the next upgrade

Would it be possible to add a fade-in / level / fade-out / cross-fade interface to individual note clips, similar to the audio clips? It works fast, and keeps the fader and other volume controls for other tasks. How should this possibly work? A MIDI clip/track has no inherent relation to a mix chan...
by djsmex
01 Aug 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...
Replies: 26
Views: 3206

Re: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...

However, that said, there is already a visual editor for RE development. Are you talking about what pongasoft is building, or am I missing something? Yes and the gorilla engine by ujam. Although myself I find scripting easier than visual editors because of very limited sight. Screen readers work mu...
by djsmex
31 Jul 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...
Replies: 26
Views: 3206

Re: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...

I'm on the side of open combinators, kind of an open-source platform. Now if someone was able to write a combinator rack extension compiler that takes a combi patch and generates the build45 sdk source files, that may be something. However, that said, there is already a visual editor for RE developm...
by djsmex
31 Jul 2022
Forum: Reason Feature Requests
Topic: Add rooting to the Create menu
Replies: 2
Views: 1945

Re: Add rooting to the Create menu

The combinator is a different issue, as it is a rack device in its own right. What I was refering to is the general rooting of devices in the rack, for example, rooting redrums audio outs to seperate mix channels or redrums gate outs to kong pads etc. To do this in reason, you have to flip the rack ...
by djsmex
31 Jul 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
Replies: 23
Views: 2527

Re: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller

My guess is the nektar lua codec updates the nektar of beat changes and the nektar controller uses this info to trigger hid keyboard output. As there are remote items for bars, beats, 16ths and ticks. If the midi data being sent is quite minimal, it can update in less than 30ms, enough to sync beats...
by djsmex
30 Jul 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
Replies: 23
Views: 2527

Re: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller

I'm not a nektar owner myself but believe it has HID driver as well as MIDI ports, so my guess is that it uses the HID driver to send keyboard actions to switch blocks as I don't believe there are any remote items to do this. To fully understand how the nektar controller works with reason, you will ...
by djsmex
24 Jul 2022
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Controller mapping to Reason.
Replies: 7
Views: 1127

Re: Controller mapping to Reason.

The midi overide map option is saved to the reason song file where as midi remote maps work across all reason projects. Have you made sure your controller is not selected in the quick midi section. As this quick midi ignores the remote sdk and only gives basic midi keyboard control. To get full remo...