30 Nov
2007
30 Nov
'07
3:30 a.m.
Hello,
I'm a visually impaired music teacher looking for an accessible MIDI
sequencer. Which sequencers for Linux work good with Orca screenreader?
Is there a MIDI sequencer completely usable without mouse?
Tomas Valusek
30 Nov
30 Nov
3:57 a.m.
Hello Thomas!
I'm blind as well. I don't know any MIDI sequencer for the GUI, but I know
midish
http://caoua.org/midish
Midish is a console-based midi-seqeuncer. It has a kind of shell-interface
and a small shell-like language. Which only means you can write scripts for
it. You can also combine a few midish-commands in one function. This is nice,
because the original midish-commands are sometimes a bit long.
If you're interested at all in this kind of sequencer: I've a private
version of it, with basic jack_transport support and I've written an
alternative interface for midish. It's a shell like the original rmidish, but
it has a bit more TAB-completion and it has a nice built-in help.
Kindest regards
Julien
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4:02 a.m.
Hi Tomas.
I don't know if this suits you or not, but I know of ABC notation, and
the free abcMIDI which runs on Linux. ABC is a format for notating
music using text. I don't know much about it, but it appears to be
very simple to learn, and you would be able to create and edit all of
the necessary files with a regular text editor.
-Chuckk
4:19 a.m.
Hello,
thanks for your answers, but I need to teech sequencing, therefore I
need to use something sighted pupils can use as well, and it should be a
"typical" sequencer. I actually use Lilypond for writing notation.
Tomas Valusek
Chuckk Hubbard napsal(a):
Hi Tomas.
I don't know if this suits you or not, but I know of ABC notation, and
the free abcMIDI which runs on Linux. ABC is a format for notating
music using text. I don't know much about it, but it appears to be
very simple to learn, and you would be able to create and edit all of
the necessary files with a regular text editor.
-Chuckk
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4:31 a.m.
Dne Friday 30 of November 2007 09:19:47 Tomas Valusek napsal(a):
Hello,
thanks for your answers, but I need to teech sequencing, therefore I
need to use something sighted pupils can use as well, and it should be a
"typical" sequencer. I actually use Lilypond for writing notation.
Tomas Valusek
Ahoj Tomas,
there is an old-fashioned tracker-like console midi sequencer, called bttrk.
try it. I have a modified version with few features added. I can send it to
you if you are interested.
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4:41 a.m.
Am Freitag, 30. November 2007 schrieb Tomas Valusek:
thanks for your answers, but I need to teech
sequencing, therefore I
need to use something sighted pupils can use as well, and it should be a
"typical" sequencer. I actually use Lilypond for writing notation.
Why do you want your lecture to focus on the tool instead of the task (and
ways of solution)?
I mean the "most important" argument[*] for not switching to free software is
always "I am used to this and that, relearning is far to much time". And that
is because people learn to use tools but not to solve tasks with whatever
tool is available.
I could be your lecture gets even better if you and your pupils use two or
three different sequencers and all achieve the same thing and maybe even all
can be synced together...
Have fun,
Arnold
[*] Obviously I consider this argument as bullshit.
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5:43 a.m.
Den Friday 30 November 2007 09.41.38 skrev Arnold Krille:
Am Freitag, 30. November 2007 schrieb Tomas Valusek:
I think you are making wrong assumptions here. He want a "typical" sequencer.
For me, as a occasional teacher, I interpret that as "I need a tool to go
from theory to practice". If that is Cisco/Linux/Volvo/Samsung/wrench or what
ever it doesn't matter as long as you have been thorough in your theory
teaching.
thanks for your answers, but I need to teech
sequencing, therefore I
need to use something sighted pupils can use as well, and it should be a
"typical" sequencer. I actually use Lilypond for writing notation.
Why do you want your lecture to focus on the tool instead of the task (and
ways of solution)? I mean the "most important" argument[*] for
not switching to free software
is always "I am used to this and that, relearning is far to much time". And
that is because people learn to use tools but not to solve tasks with
whatever tool is available.
I could be your lecture gets even better if you and your pupils use two or
three different sequencers and all achieve the same thing and maybe even
all can be synced together...
I some times lecture in computer networks at royal institute of technology in
Stockholm. The problem is not to show students the principals of the task but
to make useful laborations. For that you often need a specific tool.
Different tools takes up huge amount of preparation time. I do use
Cisco/Juniper/"Linux-PC with Quagga" to teach in OSPF/ISIS/BGP. One
laboration may take weeks to construct. It's not getting any easier if you
have 3-4 platforms.
regards,
/bengan
4:49 a.m.
I see. Have you tried Rosegarden? It's almost too obvious an answer,
but having checked it looks possible.
I don't think it can do everything using keyboard by default- but it
has an extensive set of freely assignable keyboard shortcuts, and I
wouldn't be surprised if it could be configured to do everything from
open to close without mouse.
-Chuckk
On Nov 30, 2007 10:19 AM, Tomas Valusek <tvalusek(a)seznam.cz> wrote:
Hello,
thanks for your answers, but I need to teech sequencing, therefore I
need to use something sighted pupils can use as well, and it should be a
"typical" sequencer. I actually use Lilypond for writing notation.
Tomas Valusek
Chuckk Hubbard napsal(a):
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Hi Tomas.
I don't know if this suits you or not, but I know of ABC notation, and
the free abcMIDI which runs on Linux. ABC is a format for notating
music using text. I don't know much about it, but it appears to be
very simple to learn, and you would be able to create and edit all of
the necessary files with a regular text editor.
-Chuckk
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