Hi! I sure am. Even though i don’t have the inspiration now but maybe the discussion can make me inspired. /A > On 19 May 2016, at 02:13, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > So hopefully this is on topic enough that Mark will permit the topic. > > I’m very interested in the music side of the discussions here. Chris, I know > you’re an accomplished protools user and it sounds like a fair bit of other > applications. It seems like others also are very involved. What’s the > current state of accessibility in the music space? I know protools is quite > accessible what about other applications? Is turbo synth still a thing? How > about on the hardware side? Are any of the samplers or dedicated keyboards / > music work stations including accessibility features? To give folks an idea > of where I’m coming from my last exposure was my own collection of Roland > Samplers, Akai Samplers and Other vintage synths like a DX7 and some old moog > gear. I had to memorize all the button presses and menus / sub menus by key > press. > The last major hardware I worked on was a Synclavier post pro SD with > the 96 voice poly option, the synclavier full keyboard and a Mac 2FX I > believe it was that ran the outboard software. All sorts of other dated > options like a worm drive and tape backup. I also worked with several > versions of the Fairlight CMI and MFX. The Fairlight was great because while > it was hugely graphical all the operations were done with numbered pages and > very defined keystrokes on a dedicated terminal. So you’d get immediate > audio feedback with keystrokes. All these methods were clumsy at best with > the exception of the CMI. The Synclavier for example had 101 buttons on the > front panel along with a full CRT, 88 velocity keys and real B52 bomber > switches. (actual aircraft hardware) So the gear was complex and required a > lot of memorization to use, especially difficult when high.:) > > So if I wanted to build a studio today around the Mac what would you include? > Would you bother including outboard hardware any more or can it all be done > in software? If others don’t mind could we start a thread on the state of > music gear especially Apple focused and make specific suggestions? > > I’m very interested, hope others are. > > Thanks > > Scott > >> On May 18, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Jonathan Candler <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I believe it's CMD + shift + M. I don't remember off the top of my head >> sense I use my board for everything from Djay. >> >> >> On 5/18/2016 2:47 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >>> Does anyone by chance know the keystroke in DJay for the mac to toggle >>> on/off my microphone? I see the checkbox, but surely there has to be an >>> easier way than vo+right arrowing all the way down there and hitting >>> VO+Space. Yes, I know that I could set up a hotspot, and I may wind up >>> just doing that, but I could swear I remember their being a shortcut key to >>> do this. Do we have any DJay users on here who may know? >>> >>> Chris. >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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