[RWP] Jaws and Reaper

[Jim Snowbarger]

audio meters?  Yep,  I think I already have that one working.  Of course, there is one per track.  The way I'm doing that is there is a hot key to read the meter for the current track.  So, you arrow to the track and then press the key if you want to hear the meter reading.  Another hotke, or maybe a double click of that one, to reset the meter.  I might try making it optionally automatic. If you turn that on, the level would read once automatically,  when you arrowed to the track.  I would expect that there are also meters for the master bus.  But, I haven't figured out where that is yet.  I'm still pretty new to the program, so there is a lot I don't know.

There is no way I will be charging for these scripts.  I can't justify charging for scripts to allow you to use a free program.  The program itself took a lot more work that I'm going to put into these.  And, to be honest, I'm not planning to do an exhaustive treatment of the subject.  Basically, I'm going to crack the items that interest me, and that I have half a clue how to approach.  That doesn't mean that I have to be the one to think of it first.  So, if there is an item you need to use, not just one you are idly curious about, or think would be cool to play with briefly and then ignore, but things you would actually use, feel free to pass it along, along with any clues about it that you might have, and I'll consider it.
Remember,  I probably know less about the program than you do.  So, while there is a lot I can do, miracles are still someone else's provicnce.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] Jaws and Reaper


  I think we are fortunate to have you on board, do you think it is possible to have the audio meters speak, as you have scripted for sound forge?
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jim Snowbarger 
    To: RWP at reaaccess.com 
    Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:43 AM
    Subject: [RWP] Jaws and Reaper


    Wow,
    I am finally getting around to getting started with Reaper.  Man, this is a very very nice little program.  Very snappy and efficient.  It nakes sonar look and feel like a cumbersome old albatraus!  

    Meanwhile, While we're waiting for Reaper Access to come into the hands of people who can really make it sing for all of us, JAWS users will want to know that HotSpotClicker works pvery nicely with this program.  If you can find  the item you want with the jaws cursor, you can easily define a hot key to quickly jump there, and speak the information you want, or do whatever kind of mouse click you need.
    Visit 
    http://HotSpotClicker.org 
    if you want more info about that.

    I won't be developing a complete set of jaws scripts for it, and selling them for cash.  But, I'll be generating some little script fragments to address my personal pet issues.    
    I've already got cursor time and level for the current track showing up on the braille display, updating in real time.
    And, hot keys to speak, or reset the level for the current track.
    And, some keys to let your more easily hear the audio as you nudge the left or right ends of a time selection.
    So, some handy things are shaping up.
    Again, I don't plan to take this too far.  Just far enough to serve my own needs, and perhaps, some of those that are suggested to me, that I actually know how to address.  
    I'm leaving the existing scripts in place, even though the need for some of them isn't apparent to me at the moment.
    If I get something worth while cooking, I may post them on my web site, snowmanRadio.com, in case they are useful to somebody.  Since they're free, your every problem isn't necessarily my every problem.  But, if you use them, and have an idea for something useful, let me know, and I'll see if anything can be done within reason.
      
    One auspicious problem with adapting Reaper is that there are so darned many hot keys already, that assigning new ones is a bit tricky.  Do you guys like layered keyboard approaches? You know, where you press a special hot key that gets you into a new layer, where you have a totally new set of hot key assignments until you exit the layer back to your original layer?  I have mixed feelings about that sort of thing.  It's great for keyboard real estate, but it's a bit les efficient.

    Happy Reaping. May you Reap even more than you sew.

    Jim Snowbarger








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