[linux-audio-dev] [ANNOUNCE] Yatm 0.1.0

[Mario Lang]

Florian Schmidt <mista.tapas at gmx.net> writes:

> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:34:08 +0200
> Mario Lang <mlang at delysid.org> wrote:
>
>> > Hmm.. Would you mind a collaboration to add it? I just tried your program.
>> > it has not gui :) yes, displaying Fourier transforms would be tough
>> > with no gui..
>> Not as tough as it would be to enable me to actually see[1] it. :-)
>> 
>> [1] http://delysid.org/about.html
>
> Oh ok, point taken. Hmm, i wonder if there's no solution to this problem..
> Maybe it would be possible to do a fourier transform and then spit
> out the strongest partials in textual form, either as frequency(hz)
> or as musical notes..

Sounds like a useable solution.

[...]

> Hmm, i just had an idea which probably thousands of people had before me:
> Wouldn't it be useful to have something like a 10x10cm area where
> 2d-graphics were translated into height patterns, thus making
> bitmaps kinda accessible to the blind..

Exists, is called Braille Window[1], and costs about the same amount
of money as a new car.  I think that should also explain to you why
the usual blind guy doesn't own such a thing.

[1] http://www.icap.nu/gwp.html
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