Great Bryan,
This is something Slau and I have discussed in the passed. We were thinking
it may really help in the plugin window: even something as simple as
clicking on an invisible button that VO doesn't recognize. I need to grab a
copy of QK and start experimenting as well. Let us know what you find...
Vinny
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From: "Bryan Smart" <bryansm...@bryansmart.com>
To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:19 PM
Subject: RE: Pro Tools Hot spot update
I'm working with QuicKeys. I've started a project to assemble QK shortcuts
of use to VoiceOver users. It's partly OT here, but I already have a
collection of shortcuts for some apps that I've put together, including
iTunes and Skype, as well as for some web apps like the Netflix and Rhapsody
players.
Pro Tools is an app that could definitely use some help in this area. It is
nowhere as easy as scripting for the Windows screen readers to do so, but QK
can be set to automatically trigger shortcuts if a test function succeeds.
That function can examine the user interface, for example, to watch for a
change in a meter or some other value. QK shortcuts can include an
Applescript action, so that they can speak directly through VoiceOver, if
something useful happens on screen. This combination could be setup so that
meters and other important info could automatically speak, if the user
activated a particular mode.
Just as other food for thought, the shortcuts can also be triggered through
MIDI events. This would make it possible to setup a controller or external
button box to perform actions when the controls are manipulated.
Anyway, I plan to start poking at Pro Tools with QK in the next day or two.
Will post what comes of it.
If anyone would like to check out my project "VoxKeys", in its current form,
go to:
http://blog.bryansmart.com/voxkeys-project/
Bryan
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From: "Chuck Reichel" <soundpicturerecord...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 3:46 PM
To: <ptaccess@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Pro Tools Hot spot update
Hi Listers,
I just wanted to give a brief Hot spot update..
To make things easier with hot spots set up the num pad to watch hot
spots using num pad # 1 to watch the # 1 hot spot and so-forth..
When your in a plugin Waves Rcomp in this case find the threshold and
other important controls you want to find out what your controller is
mapped to..
After you set your hot spots with "VO shift # 1>9" just hit the
corresponding num pad number for that hot spot and when you touch the
correct fader or switch VoiceOver announces any change made to that
value..
For instance "Threshold minus 6" or what ever you change it to..
If you watch several parameters at once VoiceOver will announce the
change of that value and that it was the threshold if that is the one
you moved a control for..
Very cool!!
In a multi track session using full drum kit just set your hot spots
the way you have your drum track layout and for me I hit num pad
number 1 for my kick and voiceover announces "watching hot spot 1" and
says the level as it changes, When you want to look at another track
level hit it again and VoiceOver announces "no longer watching hot spot
1"
in This way I was monitoring several tracks at once, Including
watching the master fader output with just the num pad..
If we could name the individual track meter when you would monitor the
track it might say, " Kick minus 2.5" or what ever when you jump back
and forth VoiceOver would announce the track name and its changed level..
..
Ya all give it a try!!
I think we need a thorough tutorial on hot spots! The VoiceOver help
did not seem to go in to enough depth for me..
Talk soon
Chuck Reichel
954-742-0019
www.SoundPictureRecording.com
