Hi Esther,
The cue point which is located next to the play button basically sets a point
during play from which you can go back. If you stop the turntable and leave the
cue play button pressed, it plays until you lift your finger.
I assume you have made some mental map of the interface, and after a bit of
practice, you can quickly go from button to button, slider to slider and
scratch at will, one finger or two fingers for auto cut scratching without
voice over on.
The accessibility in this app is being improved, however there is no way of
circumventing the voice over control problem whereas any button needs to be
tapped twice. Since core apple apis can't be tampered with, another solution
would be to use the touch typing method for finding buttons and using them to
release, or two thumb method, whichever has the fastest result.
In addition to all of this, i have been mapping out how a magnetically modular
slipmat that would overlay the interfaces on the ipad app would help us blind
users really enjoy the advanced mixing techniques. I have asked my 3d guy to
make an exact replica of the ipad and cookie cutout the interface, some which
are modular, and snap to each other magnetically over sliding hinges. I've also
lately thought of spring mechanics on some parts to allow full use of both eq
knobs which aren't really sliders per say, and cue point buttons which are too
close to the knobs for cutouts to be vertically long enough. I'm personally
investing in this little gizmo, and hope to have a prototype made of resin by
june.
Will keep you posted as things advance.
Cheers,
Yuma
On Apr 20, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Esther wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've followed Yuma's discussion of Algoriddim's djay (spelled "d j a y") app
> for iPad with some interest, so this weekend, when I came across a more
> limited version of this app for the iPhone, and a reference to the fact that
> they had dropped the price from $4.99 to $0.99 for a limited time, I gave it
> a try. This app is accessible with VoiceOver, and supports various functions
> for cueing up music tracks, controlling their transitions, matching tempo
> (BPM or beats per minute syncing and matching), mixer, tempo, and equalizer
> controls, etc. Also, apparently with an optional headphone adapter you can
> pre-cue tracks. There's a right and left track ("right choose track" and
> "left choose track" buttons) that you can separately access. In landscape
> mode, the two "turntables" appear side by side, with separate "right play"
> and "left play" buttons in the respective bottom corners, with the cross-fade
> control in the middle on the bottom; in portrait mode, the separate controls
> for a given turntable are all on the screen, with the cross-fade control at
> the bottom, and the buttons to shift the selection between the "left
> turntable" and the "right turntable" for these controls at the bottom left
> and right corners, respectively. It's somewhat easier to find the
> "Settings" button in portrait mode, since you just move your finger up from
> the "Select right turntable" button in the bottom right corner, while the
> "Play" button for the current turntable is just above the "Select left
> turntable" button. You can select music from your iPod library using a
> "Left (or Right) Choose track" button. A "Toggle Tools" button gives you
> access to a panel that allows you to set BPM (tempo), equalizer, or looping.
> You have to double tap on the button for each of those selections to bring up
> the controls for it. To dismiss the tools, and regain access to the playing
> control screen, double tap the "Toggle Tools" button again. I've been having
> difficulty figuring out the controls, mainly, I suspect, because I'm not
> familiar with djay playing equipment. I managed to jump to a cue point, with
> the controls, but I'm not exactly sure how I set this.
>
> Here's the link in the app store if you want to play around with this:
> djay for iPhone and iPod Touch ($0.99 for limited time, usually $4.99) by
> algoriddim:
> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/djay-for-iphone-ipod-touch/id424492403?mt=8
>
> Cheers,
>
> Esther
>
>
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