Hi Jason, I've interjected with responses below. On Dec 15, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Jason <kistler.ja...@gmail.com> wrote: > I remember that the VO accessibility for navigating the timeline in PT9 was > heavily reliant on the numpad. Can this be done with a laptop? Will I feel > seriously limited using a laptop with no numpad. I have an I7 brand new mac > book pro with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD so I want to use this laptop. I also > have a regular mac keyboard for my iMac so I could use a full keyboard if I > have to...just would prefer not to have to. > Jason, the shortcuts available through the numeric keypad are the best and, > in some cases, the only way to achieve certain results. There is a bit of > free software called "Key reMap" for Mac that let's you use the FN key to > issue numeric key pad commands from the right side of the QWERTY keyboard. > It's OK in a pinch but, by all means, the Mac Pro keyboard is the best > option. I know you say you'd prefer not to use it but, hey, that would be my > preference as well. However, that's the deal.
> How is plugin accessibility? I had heard that the new format from Avid was > problematic but I do not know if that has changed. I would really like to > use superior drummer and maybe a really high end general fx processor...maybe > waves or something else (any recommendations?) > The accessibility of plug-ins was certainly an issue a few dot versions past version 10. There are some work-arounds involving getting rid of the AAX plug-ins but it still has some limitations. Avid has addressed the issue in the upcoming release of 11.1. I can't get into specifics but I can say that Avid plug-ins will be accessible. I can't comment on third-party plug-ins because those are the responsibility of the third party developers but that will be addressed in the near future and, apparently, has been addressed by waves already, although I can't personally verify that yet. > I know that currently MIDI editing is not terribly accessible (if at all) on > Pro Tools for totally blind users. I am partially sighted and used and > enjoyed the midi editing capability of Sonar. Can anyone attest to how midi > editing is in Pro Tools. I used to be able to right click a midi note in the > piano roll view in sonar and a window would pop up allowing me to edit every > aspect of that particular midi note....very easy. > Again, I can't comment in any detail but Avid has also addressed the issue of accessibility in the MIDI Event List. > > Since I already purchase PT9 is there an upgrade path for me or am I going to > have to buy PT 11 outright? > I believe there is an upgrade path for version 9 to version 11. Of course, it'll be considerably more than the upgrade from 9 to 10 was. I'd check with online retailers such as sweetwater for pricing. > Sorry for the lengthy post but it is a lengthy decision. I appreciate any > feedback you guys could provide....you all in this group are obviously the > subject matter experts so I defer to your knowledge. Thanks. > Hopefully, that helps a bit. Best, Slau -- 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 ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
