[RWP] Reaper on a mac

Sun Jan 9 03:26:57 EST 2011

agree on this; am now taking PHD studies in music and technology , and am 
about to fulfill my acoustic studio recording assignments using 
Reaper/reaaccess and nvda on a usb thumb drive , connected to the studio's 
computer; really reliable, professional and easy.
best
Roy.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jes" <theeternalkid at gmail.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Reaper on a mac


> Jes shouts a lively "Amen!" to your last post! For the most part, that's 
> the only reason I use Windows 7, is for Reaper. When Reaper becomes fully 
> accessible on the Mac, I'll be able to use my Mac for all my audio 
> production work. Even though Garage Band 11 is out, I don't think it 
> boasts half as much as what Reaper is able to do for you if you're serious 
> about music and audio work.
> Reaper holds a lot of water, and might even in time throw out pro tools, 
> as many sighted audio professionals who use Macs  are making the switch to 
> Reaper. Reaper is much more affordable, and is a lot more streamlined.
> Jes
>
> On Jan 8, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Gmail wrote:
>
>> Thanks Bryan, for your detailed answer!
>> I used Reaper without Reaaccess for some years, so it should work on a 
>> Mac anyway. I just bought a new pc for my studio, about a year ago, and 
>> although its a heavy one, I still have a lot of crashes with windows, so 
>> I'll probably will be thinking of switching to Mac in the future. I know 
>> that Digidesign is working on accessibility in Protools, but there are 
>> some things, which I don't like about it and I'm a huge fan of reaper. So 
>> it will be really good news, when Reaper should work on a Mac. I should 
>> check it on a friend's Mac, I guess. I'm using my Iphone with a bluetooth 
>> keyboard and Voiceover,and that works really great anyway!
>> It doesn't really make sense to me whether Reaaccess is free or not, it 
>> would be really great, if it would be possible to create a Mac version. I 
>> heard that Apple's documentation on Voiceover seems quite comprehensive, 
>> so who knows...
>> If anyone has some more details, let me know.
>> Thanks,
>> Rene
>>
>> Op 8 jan. 2011 om 22:19 heeft Bryan Smart <bryansmart at bryansmart.com> het 
>> volgende geschreven:
>>
>>> The Mac version is about as accessible to VoiceOver as the Windows one 
>>> is to most Windows screen readers without ReaAccess. Menus and dialogs 
>>> read okay, but the main window doesn't at all.
>>>
>>> The Mac version supports the same plug in architecture as the Windows 
>>> version, so there could be a ReaAccess version for the Mac. Programs can 
>>> speak through the VoiceOver voice, similarly to what is possible on 
>>> Windows with the screen reader direct access that is available there.
>>>
>>> I doubt that many changes would be required to recompile ReaAccess for 
>>> the Mac. It is technically possible. I hope that it does happen.
>>>
>>> Too bad ReaAccess isn't open source, or I would have already tried. If 
>>> you all need some technical pointers/help with getting started on a Mac 
>>> port, let me know.
>>>
>>> Come to think of it, why isn't ReaAccess open source? It is a free 
>>> program, after all. As far as I know, they aren't planning on charging 
>>> for it, so where is the harm in disclosing the source?
>>>
>>> Hahaha. I just checked the ReaAccess.com site, just to be sure that they 
>>> don't, in fact, distribute source, and it is terrible. Someone has put 
>>> up forums, after all. Just like I cautioned, they're already a mess, 
>>> full of hundreds of spam ads for car insurance. I'm telling you 
>>> ReaAccess guys, just setup a hosted blog. If funds are a problem, just 
>>> use wordpress.com. You can pay like $10 a year to make their ads 
>>> disappear from your site. Even if you don't, though, they aren't 
>>> annoying visually, and are located on the page in a place that won't 
>>> annoy screen reader users.
>>>
>>> I have my own domain (BryanSmart.com), complete with web hosting, 
>>> Exchange server for e-mail, FTP server, etc. Even still, I use WordPress 
>>> for my main site. I work on lots of little projects, and would rather 
>>> give my time to those projects instead of the web site maintenance. If 
>>> you go to www.bryansmart.com or bryansmart.com with a browser, you're 
>>> redirected to blog.bryansmart.com, which, itself, is a DNS alias to 
>>> bryansmart.wordpress.com. WordPress lets you mask your site so that it 
>>> can show up as if it were directly inside your own domain. I don't care 
>>> about that for vanity purposes, but it helps keep links organized, since 
>>> I use my own web server, not WordPress, for storing large files. Anyway, 
>>> it is set and forget. When I have a new release of a project, or some 
>>> other update, I just put a link on one of the WordPress pages, and maybe 
>>> make an announcement post in the right category. That's it. I'm in and 
>>> out in maybe 5 minutes. They even have an iPhone app, so that you can 
>>> add
> content to the site, including pics and video from the iPhone, moderate 
> comments, etc.
>>>
>>> Have a look at my site. Once configured for appearance by someone with a 
>>> good eye to design, you don't need to think much about formatting or 
>>> layout again, just add content. My site works great with a screen 
>>> rederreader, is very simple/to the point, well organized, and, most 
>>> importantly, requires no technical maintenance.
>>>
>>> Wishing you all the best!
>>>
>>> Bryan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On 
>>> Behalf Of Gmail
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 12:26 PM
>>> To: rwp at reaaccess.com
>>> Subject: [RWP] Reaper on a mac
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Just curious: is there anyone who tried Reaper on a mac using OS10.6? 
>>> How does it work with Voice over,? Are there any plans for a Mac version 
>>> of Reaaccess?
>>> Rene
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