I'm not too concerned about impressing clients with things like VoiceOver. I get enough of 'wait, you're blind? But you're looking right at me.' The Zoom and inverse color are the only things I use. Another reason why I'm not using a controller is b/c a higher end model won't fit on the desk. I wouldn't get rid of the console b/c of it's custom channel strips and EQs.
I've had monitor engineers use a Prosonus board with tablet control. It's great! The monitor person gets on stage with you? So helpful! Anyway, I try not to work 'in the box' as much as I can. I'm still a tactile guy. One thing I sometimes struggle with is drum overheads. Drummers csn be unpredictable & more stuff around. A yardstick can help measure my placement. That's why I don't suspend from the ceiling. Thanks for all the input, guys! And thanks for checking out the band, Scott. The improv album is new and all over fhe place. :) Andy slater Dictated not read > On Jul 3, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote: > > Scott, are clients put off by you doing things differently, or fascinated? I > bet it's the lattter. Are you just self-conscious about them hearing speech > and maybe asking questions? (grin) > > At 12:54 PM 7/3/2015, you wrote: >> That's strange about Voice Over or any screen reader for that fact, I have >> never even given it much thought. I keep it at a low volume and if anything >> clients are always blown away and extremely respectful over the fact that >> I'm blind and running a small studio. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Scott Chesworth >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 2:58 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: How have you modified your studio for accessibility? >> >> Hey Andy, >> >> I feel your pain, not a fan of having VoiceOver chattering away with >> clients in the room (unless they're the type to believe I'm some sort >> of wizard for "coping", then every little helps to maintain the >> illusion lol). The solution here that seems to work well enough has >> been to use a control surface to cut down on the amount of chatter, >> and keep a set of earbuds at hand for those times when I need feedback >> from VoiceOver. Yeah, I know it's ridiculous to be sticking VO in your >> ears when you're working on audio. I usually go with just the one ear >> and the worst sealing earbuds I can find so they don't isolate much. >> Guessing it'll be quite a different experience for you though if >> you've got usable vision. >> >> On the control surface front, all I'll add is that there's a world of >> difference between a Nano Kontrol and something like a Mackie MCU. >> Although the capabilities are similar, the Nano Kontrol feels like >> working on a fiddly plastic thingy. It's handy when you need to be >> uber portable of course, but nothing like a console. If you've already >> used the C24, then I guess you're already aware that there's more out >> there control surface wise. I'm not a fan of the surface integration >> in some DAWs, but think that Pro Tools pretty much nails it. If DAW >> Controller on your iPad doesn't work out for any reason, I'd guess >> it'd be time and money well spent for you to pick up a used MCU or >> similar and spend some time with it. Or, a buddy of mine who has some >> rapidly declining but still usable vision has just switched to using >> an X32 because the accompanying iOS and Android apps are killer. Might >> not be appropriate for you if you've already got better I/O, but for >> him it works out well because he does a lot of live stuff and couldn't >> see what the band were signaling for anymore. This way he can potter >> about on stage talking to them during sound check and set up their >> monitor mixes from the iPad. He throws up a couple of extra mics at >> strategic unobtrusive points on stage that feed to him instead of >> front of house so that they can ask for tweaks during the show if >> necessary. The musos seem to like it, feedback has been really good. >> >> Digging the vintage guitar tones I heard from a quick poke at the >> first site on your list. Good luck man. >> >> Scott >> >> >> On 7/2/15, Velcro Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Mac- >> > >> > I have a Korg Nano Kontroller and I think it works fine when I have the >> > patience for it. I mix using the console sometimes and prefer the sliding >> > by hand. The Korg surface is very touchy and unlike the Avid C24 that I >> > have used it doesn't follow the automation which I prefer. VoiceOver on the >> > >> > other is very distracting especially if I have a client in row control room >> > >> > with me. >> > >> > I've been using Pro Tools since '98 and I guess I'm just used to it. >> > I think I'll need some hands-on training with VoiceOver and ProTools in >> > order to get comfortable. >> > In the meantime I'm gonna be an old grump and stick to what I've got. >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > --- Learn to meditate and train your brain with Muse, the first lab-grade EEG > biofeedback headband for home use! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ptaccess/y8CQuryrbAI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. 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