I was just making the point that it is disappointing when this happens. A developer would not release a product without fully testing visual aspects of his program. But as far as I know, he is not going to fix the access issues. Just as well we have Brian’s excellent scripts.
P.’ From: Joseph Lee Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:07 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! Hi Peter and all, As for Studio's accessibility strides going backwards, I think it might be that the developer haven't thought about testing accessibility changes thoroughly. Also, this problem came about due to some internal changes to how Studio operates (and people had emails back and forth regarding this issue on the SPL mailing list). As for the new kid on the block, it has a potential to be a good alternative to SPL - it's far from perfect, but it's getting there. Cheers, Joseph -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Scanlon Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 7:49 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! don’t understand why you say that. I’m interested to find out more about it. And a developer that is making an effort to include accessability should be supported. Especially when Station Playlist seems to have got less accessible in recent “update”. P. From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 2:44 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Fwd: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! What's the use! On 22/11/2014 1:19 PM, Peter Scanlon wrote: > Thanks Steve, > > > From: Steve Pattison > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 1:08 PM > To: PC Audio > Subject: Fwd: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Fwd: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! > Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:31:42 +1100 > From: Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> > Reply-To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > > > Hi again! > > The original poster of the eMail has given me permission to forward his work > to the list, if anyone has further enquiries then they can contact him > directly to get progress reports on development etc. > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> >> Subject: Radio Broadcasting Software For the PC, some excellent news! >> Date: 3 November 2014 6:31:44 am AEDT Hello everybody >> >> For the last couple of weeks I have been working with the developers of a >> software package called “RadioBOSS” to make their software accessible. I >> wrote them a long report outlining the accessibility requirements and, >> within 48 hours of my doing so, they have produced a beta which removes the >> accessibility issues almost completely. Their formerly graphically drawn >> boxes are now standard group box controls, and it is possible to navigate >> between them via the keyboard. The software has excellent audio processing, >> oodles of keyboard hot keys, built-in streaming/DSP encoders, (including >> Icecast 2.0 and Shoutcast 2.0), full support for uploading playlists to a >> remote server, full song requester facilities, accurate top-of-the-hour >> rotation timing, multiple file formats supported, on-the-fly recording of >> broadcasts, multiple simultaneous input/output sound devices, dynamically >> updated music libraries, Copy & Paste queuing, automatic playlist generation >> suitable for full 24/7 automation, and much much more. >> >> The software comes in three different flavours, depending upon your needs. >> But even the most expensive “Advanced” license is priced at just $199.00 US >> which, in comparison even to things like Station Playlist Creator and Sam >> Broadcaster, is a very affordable price. Indeed, to license SPL and Studio >> Pro you’re looking at $450 for the two apps together. This comes as an >> all-in-one application and is, as I say, cheaper than Station Playlist >> Creator Pro on its own. >> >> I shall continue to work with the developers to further accessibility. But >> it shows what can be achieved if one approaches a developer in the right >> way. I went to them politely and demonstrated my willingness to play the >> game, so to speak, by purchasing 4 licenses for the Advanced edition which >> can be used on my four machines here to broadcast. I am excited as to the >> prospects of using this software, and once we iron out a few more of the >> issues, I am confident that we will end up with a very accessible and highly >> effective means of putting one’s programming to air. >> >> If you immediately rush off to download it, I should warn you against >> downloading the main release setup version on their website. It is not >> fully accessible at all. Many of the tabs and panels are not available in >> that version. If you want to download and try the beta, you’ll need to >> access their Forum and download as a guest from there. Alternatively, get >> back to me off list and I’l send you a copy of the beta. >> >> Gordon > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > grtd...@internode.on.net > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > faceTime +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > >
