i mean physically disabled not what normally happens every day
interfaces for the disabled
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- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
hey there - wondering.. anyone around here with experience outfitting the disabled with midi controllers and software?
i mean physically disabled not what normally happens every day
i mean physically disabled not what normally happens every day
you come and go, you come and go. amitabha neither a follower nor a leader be tagore "where roads are made i lose my way" where there is certainty, consideration is absent.
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- KVRAF
- 2935 posts since 14 Dec, 2003 from Edinburgh
I remember someone asking/posting something similair a year ago or so... can't remember who though 
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- KVRist
- 101 posts since 7 Dec, 2003
I found these links that look quite helpful:
http://www.musicedutech.com/disabled_access.htm
http://www.musicedutech.com/misc_links.htm
http://www.musicedutech.com/disabled_access.htm
http://www.musicedutech.com/misc_links.htm
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- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
thanks
so i guess any music store professional who does consulting is few + far between..
mainly thinknig about host.. years ago i would've said logic cos all the sequencer functions can be assigned to midi control, less key presses = good..
so i guess any music store professional who does consulting is few + far between..
mainly thinknig about host.. years ago i would've said logic cos all the sequencer functions can be assigned to midi control, less key presses = good..
you come and go, you come and go. amitabha neither a follower nor a leader be tagore "where roads are made i lose my way" where there is certainty, consideration is absent.
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- KVRAF
- 5782 posts since 10 Mar, 2003 from Music Shed #8
there was an article in SOS a few years ago about a guy with some degree of paralysis (can't remember) whose entire setup was arranged around his bed (to which he was confined). Not sure how specifically relevant it is, but I'll dig around later - see if I can find it.
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
What about the Alesis Airsynth?
Kind of like a modern Theremin from a midi controller standpoint.
Also, don't some of the new roland synths have an infrared light controller that's similar - though it's just for modulation. The airsynth thing was for note control amongst others.
Here's an airsynth on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW
I couldn't find any reference to it at the Alesis site.
I'm thinking this might be helpful to the disabled since it doesn't require fine motor control of individual fingers, as just about every other note-controller does.
I was thinking of this the other day. How could I continue to make music if I lost function of my hands, or my eyes? You seem to be asking the same question. I would love to be able to provide a product that served that need.
I do know that folks like Stephen Hawking sometimes can use eyeball tracking devices for text entry; why not modify such a device to allow midi note entry in a step sequencer?
-Scott
Kind of like a modern Theremin from a midi controller standpoint.
Also, don't some of the new roland synths have an infrared light controller that's similar - though it's just for modulation. The airsynth thing was for note control amongst others.
Here's an airsynth on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW
I couldn't find any reference to it at the Alesis site.
I'm thinking this might be helpful to the disabled since it doesn't require fine motor control of individual fingers, as just about every other note-controller does.
I was thinking of this the other day. How could I continue to make music if I lost function of my hands, or my eyes? You seem to be asking the same question. I would love to be able to provide a product that served that need.
I do know that folks like Stephen Hawking sometimes can use eyeball tracking devices for text entry; why not modify such a device to allow midi note entry in a step sequencer?
-Scott
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- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
dude has limited typing.. moves arms, no sensation in hands..
i admit it's been a few years since i looked at the alesis airfx stuf.. so it mighta changed, but i mean...
wtf, people? wtf do you go making a piece of shit like that and don't give it a midi out to control other gear? save loads of $ over eg. icube stuf or et c.
naughty, naughty alesis. go lay down.
i admit it's been a few years since i looked at the alesis airfx stuf.. so it mighta changed, but i mean...
wtf, people? wtf do you go making a piece of shit like that and don't give it a midi out to control other gear? save loads of $ over eg. icube stuf or et c.
naughty, naughty alesis. go lay down.
you come and go, you come and go. amitabha neither a follower nor a leader be tagore "where roads are made i lose my way" where there is certainty, consideration is absent.
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
Alesis=Numark, Numark = Bad customer service + crappy products squared...you do the mathxoxos wrote:dude has limited typing.. moves arms, no sensation in hands..
i admit it's been a few years since i looked at the alesis airfx stuf.. so it mighta changed, but i mean...
wtf, people? wtf do you go making a piece of shit like that and don't give it a midi out to control other gear? save loads of $ over eg. icube stuf or et c.
naughty, naughty alesis. go lay down.
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35505 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
The airsynth and airfx dont send MIDI. But the Photon X25 has the same controller built in and it does send MIDI, AFAIK.
Oh and take a look at Analogue Solutions website; they were doing a dual-joystick controller box which you can now get sans joysticks for £30. Adaptable to anything that can deliver 0 to 5V
Oh and take a look at Analogue Solutions website; they were doing a dual-joystick controller box which you can now get sans joysticks for £30. Adaptable to anything that can deliver 0 to 5V
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"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
did you see the chart, how functional is the controller? I don't remember. The air stuff was fun the first week, like the yamaha dj keyboards they got old quick thoughwhyterabbyt wrote:The airsynth and airfx dont send MIDI. But the Photon X25 has the same controller built in and it does send MIDI, AFAIK.
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
cheers.
if anyone's interested in applying some knowledge, dude's using fl, and supereel (thanks for the link earlier this week!)
logic, why did you have to leave pc :p
if anyone's interested in applying some knowledge, dude's using fl, and supereel (thanks for the link earlier this week!)
logic, why did you have to leave pc :p
you come and go, you come and go. amitabha neither a follower nor a leader be tagore "where roads are made i lose my way" where there is certainty, consideration is absent.
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
Thank Steve Jobs for that.xoxos wrote:
logic, why did you have to leave pc :p
-Scott
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- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
perhaps what's needed most is someone with knowledge of loads of software.. eg. fruity loops.. not that i've looked at it that much, but doesn't it eg. have that 'cubase-style seperate velocity value garden' instead of the 'wonderful logic colour-coded concise + not silly display technique..'
you know.. stuf like that just makes life in general easier.. the thought of having to deal with someone else's mental obstacles
is just wrong...
you know.. stuf like that just makes life in general easier.. the thought of having to deal with someone else's mental obstacles
is just wrong...you come and go, you come and go. amitabha neither a follower nor a leader be tagore "where roads are made i lose my way" where there is certainty, consideration is absent.