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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.
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- 15 Jan 2024
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Reason Accessibility Web Prototype
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7047
- 05 Jan 2024
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Reason Accessibility Web Prototype
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7047
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...
- 03 Dec 2023
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Assuming there's going be one, what you think is coming in Reason 13?
- Replies: 196
- Views: 897842
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.
- 02 Dec 2023
- Forum: Reason Feature Requests
- Topic: Screen reader support
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4044
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...
- 11 Sep 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Novation Launchkey49mk3 luacodec feature requests
- Replies: 0
- Views: 350
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...
- 09 Sep 2022
- Forum: Reason Feature Requests
- Topic: Looper RE
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2077
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...
- 06 Sep 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: What are your deepest dreams/visions about Reason?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8936
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...
- 09 Aug 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Low-vision accessibility issues in Reason UIs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 450
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...
- 03 Aug 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2311
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...
- 03 Aug 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2311
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, ...
- 01 Aug 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2661
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...
- 01 Aug 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Ideas for the next upgrade
- Replies: 4
- Views: 480
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...
- 01 Aug 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2661
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...
- 31 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Imagine if combinators could only be played and modulated via its basic combi interface ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2661
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...
- 31 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason Feature Requests
- Topic: Add rooting to the Create menu
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1909
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 ...
- 31 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2311
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...
- 30 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Switch Blocks by MIDI Controller
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2311
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 ...
- 24 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Controller mapping to Reason.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1083
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...
- 24 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Fold/unfold rack device, shortcut?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 466
Re: Fold/unfold rack device, shortcut?
Unfortunately there are no remote items to fold/unfold rack devices or sequencer tracks. It may be possible to use third party software like bome to root midi to keyboard actions but its not something I have done myself. Although be aware, remote works from sequencer tracks having midi focus and not...
- 24 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Shortcuts for rec and monitor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 782
Re: Shortcuts for rec and monitor
I hope RS will give Remote some much requested attention, add new remote items like arm rec, select/mute/solo note lanes, browser panel, toolbar, tool window etc.
Remote is how I access most of reason, as screen reader support is almost none in v12.
Remote is how I access most of reason, as screen reader support is almost none in v12.
- 22 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Shortcuts for rec and monitor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 782
Re: Shortcuts for rec and monitor
You can midi map the track monitor and quantize (toggle) in Remote using the document scope. However, there is no remote item for the track arm record instead tracks are armed as they get midi focus and unarmed when not in focus as you select tracks. There is remote items for record automation again...
- 22 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Reason or Ableton
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5459
Re: Reason or Ableton
Tried live some time ago but couldn't get the hang of its midi mapping for controllers. Also live costs more and back when I tried it, the upgrade costttttttttt was higher. Both DAWs are not screen reader friendly and although the push is a good controller, to my knowledge there is no voice output o...
- 09 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: remoted Rec-Button
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1391
Re: remoted Rec-Button
If you are talking about the track enable record sequencer buttons, there are no remote items for these and I have no idea why. However, if you are talking about the enable record automation buttons in the sequencer, then there is a Remote item for these in the document scope. As for record buttons ...
- 05 Jul 2022
- Forum: Reason Feature Requests
- Topic: Add rooting to the Create menu
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1909
Add rooting to the Create menu
To help improve accessibility in Reason, add rooting menus to the Create menu, allowing cabling without a mouse. Menus can be accessed via the computer keyboard and work with screen reader software. Therefore, by simply adding the rooting as menu options like: Root Audio & Root CV, in the Create men...
- 25 Jun 2022
- Forum: Reason General
- Topic: Future Reason Sequencer/Stand-alone DAW Teaser Video
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5529
Re: Future Reason Sequencer/Stand-alone DAW Teaser Video
For me its accessibility and I believe their Remote system is the answer. Just by extending the Remote items to cover the browser, sequencer, toolbar etc it allows for third party software to use speech giving blind users access. Reaper with third party scripts can give speech feedback, Native Instr...