I thought this might be of interest to some folks on the list, at least as a sort of anecdote if not helpful information for the future.
As some of you might know, I've been using Apogee converters for a number of years. Aside from their reputation and sound, one of the clinchers for me was the fact that their software, Maestro, was accessible. Apogee has always been a Mac-centric company and their software was, for lack of a better description, Apple-like. Actually, I think there might have been some collaboration at one point between the two companies. Anyway, one of the developments in the recent past that disturbed me a bit was the introduction of one of Apogee's interfaces that was apparently branded through Avid as a Pro Tools Duet which was supposedly cross-platform compatible. However, it was exclusively a Pro Tools interface and wouldn't work with any other DAW. The dAW aspect didn't matter to me but what did matter was the Windows compatibility. My major concern was, if the code was to now be done in some new platform for porting to both Mac and windows, the application would suddenly become inaccessible and that would just plain suck. Of course, it would probably be an uphill battle and perhaps we would get back the accessibility at some point but I really didn't relish the thought of having to go through all of that. So, while at AES, I visited the Apogee booth and spoke with one of the main representatives. I explained the scenario and my concerns and projected a possible situation where they might be able to make the Mac version of Maestro accessible if they indeed were planning on going cross-platform, etc., etc. The rep put his hand on my shoulder and, in one sentence, allayed my complex fears by simply saying, "We're definitely not going cross-platform." The comic relief of such a simple statement to relieve me of my concerns could only be matched by my equally quaint gesture of shaking his hand and replying, "Well, have a great show." More observations and news about the show and other developments to follow soon. 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/d/optout.
