[LAU] greetings from a blind user

[Julien Claassen]

Hello Jürgen!
   I myself am blind and have made music with Linux since the early 2000s. 
Thera re several choices for you, depending on your commitment and workflow. 
There is the graphical user interface, mainly the GNOME environment with Orca. 
They are getting better and better all the time. You now have QT support in 
the more recent versions, meaning a wider range of usable applications. I'm 
not very familiar with the graphics, but I've heard of some, who had 
reasonable success with gx-head, jOrgan and others. I don't know, how usable 
ZynAddSubFX or Yoshimi are with current libraries, worth a try.
   On the commandline you will find a good deal of software. From my favourite 
piece of all time Nama, a DAW, to access to synthesizers of all kind.
   I have several MIDI keyboards hooked up to my system. I've never used them 
to control a DAW though. I'm pretty sure - not 100% -, that built-in DAW 
control features won't really work. and before you start getting hungry for 
Ardour: it's not for us. The basis widget is not accessible and it's designed 
around that.
   Your soundcard won't be an issue. I've seen the drivers for the audigy, when 
I investigated my E-MU card. I believe mycard even uses the whole or part of 
tat driver.
   Something not possible on the commandline is MIDI sequencing, as in 
step-sequencing and finely grained note/pattern editing. You might find, that 
some of the graphical sequencers work. That's for someone else to tell.
   If you have more specific questions for certain pieces of software, I'll be 
glad to help.
   Ki9nd regards
         Julien

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