[RWP] step by step help

Wed Aug 4 21:40:28 EDT 2010

Cool,  I'm sure people would appreciate it if you were to make something 
like that.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derek Lane" <derek at pdaudio.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] step by step help

>I was thinking something in audio.  I speak better than I write, and rather 
>than try to explain what I could allow people to hear for themselves would 
>be much easier.  The concept of scrubbing is easy to explain to anyone 
>fimiliar with the analog editing techniques, but to someone who has no clue 
>about any of that, you'd have to write a paragraph explaining something 
>that could be shown in 10 seconds.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Snowbarger" <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] step by step help
>
>
>> Yeah?  Ok,  what do you want, a chocolate bar?  I'll send you one.
>>
>> Seriously, that would be a great project for somebody who wanted one, who 
>> understood the program, and who could write properly formed, and 
>> unequivocally understandable sentences in English.  What this program 
>> needs is a good, blind-friendly manual.  Reading about how ecstasy is 
>> just a few quick, convenient mouse clicks, and a couple of swipey drags 
>> away gets on my nerves, as usual.
>> But, first we need to get some more of the functionality exposed so we 
>> can get to it.
>>
>> One exercise that might be instructive, and useful later, would be if 
>> somebody could get that manual in editable form, and go through it 
>> section by section, striking out the clicky draggy stuff, and replacing 
>> it with a how to from a blind perspective.  Of course, most of the 
>> sections would be punctuated by a special note ***not accessible***.
>>
>> But, then, you would have a manual you could actually use.  And, that 
>> document would then be a guide to the things that need work.
>>
>> In lieu of a comprehensive treatment of the program, a short, simplistic 
>> tutorial that addressed the basics would still probably be a  good thing 
>> that would satisfy 90% of the idle inquiries, the people who want to have 
>> a play, but who are not good at poking around and figuring things out on 
>> their own.  it wouldn't have to be the ultimate manual to still be 
>> useful, and might save a bit of list chatter.
>>
>> How do I create atrack.
>> How do I record on it.
>> How do I change the volume of each track, or the pan.
>> How do I delete a track.  Or punch in in the middle of it.
>> How do I pick an input or output for  the track, or patch an effect into 
>> it.
>> Very basic things like that.
>>
>> So, if you are pretty knowledgeable on the program, guhHead and spend a 
>> couple hours addressing the basics, and I'll send you a cookie.  Or, are 
>> you holding out for the chocolate?
>> <grin>
>> Ok,  it you're holding out for chocolate,  I reserve the rights to 
>> approve the spelling.  <big grin>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Derek Lane" <derek at pdaudio.net>
>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 2:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] step by step help
>>
>>
>>> Easy there.
>>> In all fairness, the manual was designed for those with site, so tells 
>>> you how to do everything in mouse clicks.
>>> The few keyboard shortcuts it gives ave been changed as a result of 
>>> reaaccess to make things more logical.
>>> So while it is great for telling someone how effects work, and what each 
>>> one does, its kind of useless when it comes to telling you how to say... 
>>> add them in the first place?
>>> I'd put something together, but to do an audio version of the manual, I 
>>> honestly couldn't justify putting that much time and supporting the 
>>> tutorial with updates and the like unless I had some sort of insentive 
>>> to do so.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "clarence griffin" <goldfingas at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:33 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] step by step help
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jesus! talk about hand holding? There is a manual that is one of the 
>>>> bigest I have ever seen in my life. I am sure that the person who wrote 
>>>> that manual took lots of time that more than likely could have been 
>>>> better spent on a vacation in the tripics or something with hot chicks 
>>>> bringing him cold drinks. The fact that you want answers to all these 
>>>> questions from us and they can just as eaaily be found in this manual 
>>>> has got to be an insult to the poor guy. Give that a try first then, if 
>>>> you can't find your answers there, I am sure that one of us can help 
>>>> you. Did you even look at the manual first? Just wondering...
>>>>
>>>> GF
>>>> On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Kenneth Suratt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 1. how to set up a track to record from a midi input.
>>>>> 2. how to add instruments to my midi files.
>>>>> 3. where can i find the banks of tones.
>>>>> 4. how to mix the different tracks.
>>>>> 5. how to save my mix in a two track for playing on a regular player.
>>>>> 6. how to find the metronome.
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