Hi friends,
I'm visually impaired and use Reaper and Samplitude, both accessible with screen readers.
Inside these DAWs, I would like to use some kind of pattern sequencer, or drum sequencer, or anything like that, but from what I saw on the web, the manipulation of these devices are largely made with the mouse, (drag-and-drop and so on).
Living in a "no mouse" environment, I would like something that lets me add and remove notes from the MIDI keyboard, as I used to do long ago with my MPC 3000.
I don't worry about other parameters such as swing or number of steps, which can usually be found via VST automation parameters which I can use in both DAWs mentioned above.
Thanks for your suggestions,
Cheers,
Blind, Looking for a VST pattern sequencer entirely controllable via MIDI
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- KVRist
- 135 posts since 2 Mar, 2016 from Paris France
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- KVRAF
- 2461 posts since 9 Oct, 2008 from UK
Many years ago I worked in an office with a number of software developers including one who was also visually impaired. His guide dog spent the day in the office too. The developer in question wore headphones all day, and these gave him feedback by reading what the text on the screen said, along with what he typed. I'm assuming you're doing something similar.
Your message also reminded me that some of the earliest software used for music was in a category called "trackers". These were sequencers, predecessors to the DAWs or Digital Audio Workstations we tend to use now. My first music software for PC was not a tracker, but I believe it contained similar features. It was called Prism, and was created by a software company called Magnetic Music. One very useful feature allowed the user to list all the notes and control changes recorded so far, to filter them by any criteria to shorten the list, and to edit them, all using the PC keyboard. This was under DOS and mouse input was very limited compared to modern software. That's a bit of a digression. I suspect there may be trackers still available that can do what you are after. Perhaps other viewers can suggest something more specific.
For my own purposes, just before I read your post, I was thinking about ways to quickly generate MIDI files containing drum patterns or chord sequences or bass/melody lines from a brief text outline. It must be possible, but perhaps I have to ultimately write such a piece of software myself.
Your message also reminded me that some of the earliest software used for music was in a category called "trackers". These were sequencers, predecessors to the DAWs or Digital Audio Workstations we tend to use now. My first music software for PC was not a tracker, but I believe it contained similar features. It was called Prism, and was created by a software company called Magnetic Music. One very useful feature allowed the user to list all the notes and control changes recorded so far, to filter them by any criteria to shorten the list, and to edit them, all using the PC keyboard. This was under DOS and mouse input was very limited compared to modern software. That's a bit of a digression. I suspect there may be trackers still available that can do what you are after. Perhaps other viewers can suggest something more specific.
For my own purposes, just before I read your post, I was thinking about ways to quickly generate MIDI files containing drum patterns or chord sequences or bass/melody lines from a brief text outline. It must be possible, but perhaps I have to ultimately write such a piece of software myself.
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