Whoops! Heres the link http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9319844/ It blew a lot of ppl away. Its all normal routine to us. Andy slater Dictated not read
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Scott Chesworth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Chris, > > Interesting question. I've found that people generally react to it > initially in one of two ways. They're either blown away, or doubtful, > it's rare that I've encountered the middle ground. If they're blown > away, I tend to keep VoiceOver beamed into my ear as often as possible > because I don't want them to get too used to the way I work and for it > to not seem awesome to them anymore. Shallow motive perhaps, but done > right, it works a treat. I'd rather admit that sometimes I've used > this blindness thing to an advantage than have the cheap tricks be > some sort of taboo topic. When it comes to the doubters, I prefer to > keep VoiceOver quiet in the room to prove why the work came my way in > straight up audio terms rather than bamboozling them into submission > with weird workflows. It's fairer, and on a purely egotistical level > it feels like more of an achievement if I do manage to alter their > perception. Another reason I keep it quiet for the doubters is that > I'm not as productive with VoiceOver as I'd like to be. Not claiming > to be the world's biggest brain on this topic, but having put in > plenty of hours of effort, I'm pretty sure that it's not me, it's the > damn screen reader. > > Aside from the client's current mindset, I've noticed over time that > the conversations taking place around me while I'm working can contain > golden nuggets of wisdom about how a band functions psychologically, > storm warnings if there be trouble afoot, where the project has been > and where they'd like it to be headed etc, the list goes on. I miss > out entirely on visual communication and most body language, so I like > to absorb as much verbal communication as I can to stay aware. For > some reason, I find it easier to separate my ears when VO is a little > voice in my head rather than another voice competing for my attention > in the room, so it makes it easier for me to process both streams of > info without missing stuff. For anyone keeping count, that's one ear > for VoiceOver jabber, another ear for eavesdropping, and no ears left > for audio. Doh! The day that bands start receiving compulsory therapy > from the NHS or science makes it possible to grow a third ear on my > forehead, I'll start getting more done lol. > > Hth explain the thought processes a bit > > Scott > > >> On 7/3/15, 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 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 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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