[Rwp] OSARA, an open-source ReaAccess replacement in development

Wed Feb 4 08:00:29 EST 2015

I no longer use Jaws, haven’t had it on any of my systems in years. My license is now 9 major versions behind. The last version I can use is 7.1, which doesn’t work on Windows 7… or even Vista.
Sonar certainly has it’s advantages, but for what I do, mostly manipulating audio, Reaper wins hands down. I even hear this from long-time Sonar users. I will say that I wouldn’t mind having Sonar’s time stretching algorithm available in Reaper, just for another variation.

Where Sonar has the advantage is in the synths/plugins it comes with, how it handles midi, etc. Remember that Sonar originally was Cakewalk, which was midi only, and only later got audio support, so that’s what it’s best at still yet, in my opinion.

I am dealing with 85% audio and 15% midi, so Reaper works better for my particular situation. Granted, I am experimenting with midi stuff more often, though primary workflow is pretty much audio only, I am still finding ways to get things done without Sonar/CakeTalking/Jaws.

> On Feb 4, 2015, at 7:21 AM, Jayson Smith via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
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> You won't get any argument from me on those points. Not to mention that CakeTalking requires probably the most expensive screen reader on the market, and unless something recent has happened, hasn't been updated in a while, because of major changes made to Sonar itself. However, for my DAW, that is what I use, but I always welcome alternatives. When Reaper and ReaAccess first came on the scene, I played with it, but really couldn't get into it. Hopefully that will change.
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> On 2/4/2015 7:13 AM, Hrvoje Katić via RWP wrote:
>> Yep, but CakeTalking costs too much as well as Sonar. Reaper is far more cheap and accessibility solution is freeware. 
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>> 4.2.2015. u 13:04, Jayson Smith via RWP je napisao/la: 
>>> Hi, 
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>>> I, too, would be in favor of single-key commands for the most common actions. Cake Talking for Sonar, which is for me the gold standard of DAW accessibility, uses single-key commands for the most common actions. Mute, solo, arm, etc. And it has a standard         view where you use up/down to move between tracks, and left/right to move between parameters on a track such as name, mute, solo, arm, volume, pan, etc. 
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>>> On 2/4/2015 3:37 AM, Hrvoje Katić via RWP wrote: 
>>>> Well, personally I don't like default Reaper keymap. Some important actions are not assigned to any keystroke by default (move by beats and bars is a good example), and you have to hold control and alt while navigating tracks with up and down arrow, and also control+alt+arrow keys have a conflict with some graphics drivers where these keystrokes are assigned to rotate screen. 
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>>>> 4.2.2015. u 0:44, Zack Benton via RWP je napisao/la: 
>>>>> Agreed, I admit that the re access keymap is a bit harder to learn. 
>>>>> On 2/3/2015 18:16, James Teh via RWP wrote: 
>>>>>> Anyway, I didn't mean to start a debate on what is "best"; everyone has their preferences. My point is that if even I (as the primary author) am using something different to the ReaAccess key map, I'd be very reluctant to include a ReaAccess based key map as the default. At the very least, that key map is harder to learn initially. This is why I haven't included a key map at all at this point. Perhaps we could include a ReaAccess key map as an option, but I'm reluctant to make it a "default". 
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>>>>>> On 4/02/2015 7:19 AM, Scott Chesworth via RWP wrote: 
>>>>>>> I have alien length fingers, so this might not work for everyone, but 
>>>>>>> I've found non-separated F keys a lot easier since I started treating 
>>>>>>> them as an extra row rather than counting along them. The experience 
>>>>>>> is a little different from laptop to laptop, but with a wee bit of 
>>>>>>> practice to get the muscle memory locked in I can comfortably hit 
>>>>>>> mute, solo, arm, phase etc without leaving the touch typing position 
>>>>>>> or counting. This is coming from someone who fought pretty hard 
>>>>>>> against those keys being used for those functions in the first place, 
>>>>>>> so I guess you could say I'm converted now. 
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