[Rwp] ditching ReAccess for good?

[Rusty Perez]

Hi Chris,

I used NAMA a command-line based multi-track recorder with some
editing and effects features.
It is built on a very robust audio engine, but the interface is,
primarily, command-line based. You must enter commands at each step of
the process.
they've begun to implement a key command interface but it was in its
infancy when I last tried it.
Now, admittedly I last used it, ummm, fall of 2013 I believe.
For what it's worth, I got some relatively respectable results,
considdering I had NEVER recorded and mixed my own album in the past.

there are all kinds of work-arounds and outboard applications which
must be used for midi, and, though there are some ways to use midi
compatible control surfaces the process is by no means very
transparent.
I was able to use a foot pedal to start and stop recording and rewind ETC.

I don't want to denigrate the project. It let me record my music, and
there are some for whom it is really easy to use. Part of that is
fueled by an anti-windows mentality.

anyway, I think reaper will be my DAW of choice just because it's a
bit more straight forward and easier for this musician to understand.
:)

Rusty


On 3/3/15, Chris Belle via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> Hi Rusty, this is Chris Belle.
>
> Good to see you over here.
>
> I'm slowly becoming a reaper guy, having been so solidly rooted in sonar
> land for so long, it's surely a different way of doing things, but some
> things I like better, and some things I hate.
>
> But it'll be another useful tool to add, you don't necessarily have to
> pick one or the other, I'm curious about which linux option you found to
> be useful as I have played some with linux distros, and the new ones are
> pretty amazing with what you can do right out of the gate.
>
> For the ordinary human that is.
>
> Because reaccess is abandon ware,
> and there's no way to fix the bugs in it, or make it work better with
> newer versions of reaper, I think that osara is the future,
> and I have a lot of confidence in Jamie, who has done work for me before,
> and I love NVDA anyway, so it's a win, win situation.
>
> yes, there were some things I liked about how reaccess did things,
> the training mode, and some things voiced better, but it's early days
> for osara, and I think especially if we cough up donations and keep
> Jamie busy, he'll improve it for us, and since it's open source, anyone
> can grab the source code and improve it.
>
> So that's another win, win situation.
>
> Since reaccess will never be developed any more, you're stuck with what
> it is, so if it does everything you want, fine, but if you want anything
> else, then I say out with the old, and in with the new.
>
> I'm not necessarily
> a guy who always goes for the latest and greatest,
> I'm a firm believer in if it ain't broke, don't fix it, but there comes
> a time when you have to change the tires or slide off the street 'grin'.
> So, act accordingly to your needs.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3/3/2015 12:32 PM, Rusty Perez via RWP wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> Well, I'm diving in to Reaper.
>> Just for background. I recorded a solo holiday project two years ago
>> using an accessible multi-track recorder on Linux. while I love the
>> idea of the freedom and availability of accessible software on Linux,
>> it is clear that Reaper offers many more readily available features
>> and it's a lot more accessible to the less technical--like myself--in
>> more ways than just blind accessible. No disrespect meant in the least
>> to the application I used before. I just think I can be more
>> productive using Reaper.
>>
>>
>> I have Reaper and reaccess which I installed last year.
>> Is there ANY REASON to keep Reaccess on my system, or should I just
>> ditch it and run with OSARA?
>>
>> thanks!
>> Rusty
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