Thanks so much for all that commented on this thread. Your input has been very helpful. I've got to make a decision here in the next few days and will advise what I end up going with. Take care. Alex
On 7/22/17, TheOreoMonster <[email protected]> wrote: > Most any thunderbolt interface is gonna have low enough latency so you can > track through plug ins. The Focusrite Clarret is the best bang for the buck > in that department, and while the Focusrite driver isn’t accessible, > Focusrite support is great about “Remoting” into your system and setting > stuff up for you. Also the iOS app is accessible (I tested it with a Clarret > 8PreX) but you will need eyes to pair the iOS app with the app on your > computer. If you don’t have eyes handy then Focusrite support can help you > with this also so long as your computer and iOS device are on the same wi fi > network. The apogee stuff generally has fully accessible drivers but may be > a bit pricier. Though not sure on the Apogee element series of interfaces as > those I believe are using a new driver but contact apogee support and ask. > They seem to be VoiceOver aware over there and all Their other stuff have > worked. > As Chuck pointed out, the real time aspects of running UAD plug ins are not > accessible, which means if you want to track through plug ins you will be > doing it in pro tools which at that point you will loose any advantages of > the Unison technology, and any other thunderbolt interface has low enough > latency to work in this regards. My other issue with the UAD platform is the > cost of the plug ins. A lot of the plug ins are also available in Native > version and they generally are less expensive and or are on sale more > frequently. So unless you know you want to use a lot of Plug ins exclusive > to the UAD platform then it may not be worth the money. > Regarding the MacBook Pro, The TouchBar will take some getting used to. As > will the keyboard. And these are the main reasons everyone complains about > them, that and you will need dongles or adapters to connect most things as > there are few Thunderbolt 3/USB c devices available. However They are > blazing fast and very light weight machines. (They are slightly > thicker/heavier than a MacBook Air) So the decision regarding the MacBook is > do you want something blazing fast thats future proof with some early > adopter headaches like having to use dongles and get used to the touch bar > (and remember you will need a full sized keyboard for pro tools use so you > will have the option of using a different keyboard which will mean you will > have hardware function keys again while its plugged in) Or You can get > something slightly less powerful and have function keys and still have to > deal with dongles and only have 2 ports instead of 4. I spent some time > using a new 15” MacBook earlier this week as I worked on a project in logic > with a friend, and personally I got used to the new keyboard a lot quicker > than I thought I would and the speed left me a little envious. The only way > you are gonna get a MacBook Pro with the Older USB 3 and Thunderbolts 2 > ports if getting a 2015 pro or earlier. Those are still fast machines but > unless Sweetwater still has stock of them you will have to find somewhere > selling old stock or buy one use. Apple still has a 2015 model they sell new > when I last looked but I personally wasn’t a fan considering you are paying > for a 15” and still not getting discrete graphics. And if you are getting a > 15” you may as well get the extra boost of discrete graphics. But thats > just me nitpicking. Hope this novel of a response was helpful and let me > know if you have any further questions. > >> On Jul 21, 2017, at 2:25 PM, CHUCK REICHEL >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Alex, >> >> The Apollo console app where you load the realtime plugs in to, is not >> accessible yet. >> in side pro tools the uad plugs and presets are very usable though. >> I'm getting ready to re launch the UaD VoiceOver accessibility campaign. >> Will advise. >> >> Chuck >> >> On Jul 21, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Alex Coleman wrote: >> >>> Is it advisable to get the latest MacBook Pro with the touch pad >>> technology for use with Protools and Voiceover, or should I opt for >>> the older model without the touch pad? >>> I was told, by a Sweet Water rep, that I did not want the newest MBP >>> model, but he didn't really say why. He was also not very knowledgable >>> at all about accessibility issues. >>> I need to make a purchase in the next few days, and any feedback would >>> be appreciated. >>> Also, is there a high-quality audio interface besides the Apollo 8 >>> that is accessible using voiceover, or would the experts here >>> recommend the Apollo? >>> Thanks for any info you can provide. >>> Take care. >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. 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