Curtis, I had not noticed much difference in how the noise reduction plug-in could be navigated in Sound Forge 10 over previous versions, so I'm wondering if I am missing something, unless you're talking about saving presets. I know that the process of saving presets in many of the plug-ins in Sound Forge 10 must be done with the mouse. Is that the primary difference?
Have you or others found an easier way to get to the graphic equalizer tab with controls than using the mouse key to activate that tab? Using the mouse keys to do that is also not a big deal, but I wonder sometimes if I am missing anything obvious. I must agree completely regarding the noise reduction plug-in. I used Adobe Audition in its earlier versions and CoolEdit before Adobe bought them, and the noise reduction was pretty good. I actually liked it better than the noise reduction that came with Sound Forge but eventually figured out that to my ears, the Sound Forge default values were not as well chosen. Once I started playing with the settings, I definitely felt that the noise reduction process in Sound Forge gave me better results. I have found, though, that if one eliminates a lot of noise, one really has to listen carefully to be sure one has not introduced side effects that are not obvious at first. I converted a record, for example, and got amazing results using the click and pop removal. However, when I listened later, I found that one track which originally had an intentionally distorted guitar melody had the distortion removed. <smile> I have not done anything with them, but Sound Forge has controls such as those that control the equalizer that seem to have a cursor that Window-Eyes recognizes. I think there might be a way with float windows or something to get these controls to speak more automatically than they do. It is just that so often, the time it would take to get something like that working is greater than the time I would save since I am getting the job done all right as things are. Anyway, it is fun to find others using this product with Window-Eyes. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:28:25 -0800, Curtis Delzer wrote: >similarly, I've been using SF since version 5.1 when it was a Sonic >Foundry product, and the mouse keys in Window-Eyes certainly made it >more accessible than any other speech package out-of-the-box, >speaking, without a doubt. In particular, adjustments of the filters >in many areas of the program, clicks and pop filters, reverb and >ambiance in others, etc. etc. >And, then there is the fantastic capabilities of the noise reduction >plug-in, which is unparalleled when adjusted properly. I've recovered >noisy cassettes into practically new sounding CD quality files using >that package, and it couldn't have been done without the Window-Eyes >mouse reading capabilities and focus directing capabilities of the mouse. >SF V10 is a challenge, but it can be made to work, though I am happy >to have noise reduction environments saved from the earlier versions >of SF like v8 to fall back on with the NR software since getting to >the buttons is a bit of a hurdle in v10, though, again, since >Window-Eyes does not use a keyboard handling *.dll like JFW does, >significant speed increases in movement around the screen are >realized among other things. >Curtis Delzer. >HS. >K 6 V F O >San Bernardino, CA. >[email protected] >skype: curtis1014 >At 01:13 PM 12/28/12, Tom Kingston wrote: >>You're right, Nolan. But it sure would be nice if everything just >>talked automatically. And of course it would be more productive as >>well. But it sure has made me a master of the mouse. Or is that a >>slave of the mouse? Eh, who knows. Something like that. >> >>Tom >> >> >>On 12/28/2012 2:37 PM, Crabb, Nolan wrote: >>>I wonder whether it's even really needed. I've not found anything I >>>can't do with the mouse keys and a little ingenuity. >>> >>>Nolan >>> >>> >>>Nolan Crabb >>>Director of Assistive Technology >>>The Ohio State University >>>281 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 >>> >>>(614) 535-7174 >>> >>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >>message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >>message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >>GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >>can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. >If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to >GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage >your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
