Hi Michael,
Thank you for your amazing and kind reply. Modartt would not do this with me, they're a small company, so would not be able to do anything like this, Developmental contracts wise, although they have access to me if they so wish, my work really ended on launch of organteq 2 although there was some further involvement to fix a bug with the pipe per pipe voicing toolkit where now a screen reader like voiceover can take control of the interface.
Although this method is accessible, it is a more long winded approach compared to a concept I have design for, it's based on organ voicing software but more intuitive and less taxing on the mind, easier to navigate also if you were to apply particular constraints like selected key ranges to apply particular alterations to, etc. This is done on digital consoles where voicing is done from a tactile panel and note scanning.
I'm really pleased that organteq 2 now starts to see it's way in the way I envisioned it when I presented my initial feedback to Modartt regarding Organteq 1x and from there, being requested to be involved in it's design, but my work was based mainly on screen reader accessibility and test environments, but at the time I was battling a medical fight and also a project to do with organteq which was building an affordable, market approachable midi console that a blind organist could use in conjunction with organteq, that project came to a disturbing end when a sponsor who had guaranteed support with a piece of equipment vital to the manufacturing process, pulled out with a ridiculous excuse even though he had visited me and the workshop, so in the end, I gave away the entire organ build components to a contact of mine, they weren't sold, I let the logic boards, scanner boards, keybeds, switching, the pedalboard I restored, etc as well as speciality tooling go, he's doing whatever he's doing now and I'm pleased for him.
Pianoteq, although not directly involved in it's development, I am still a proud advocate for it, I will always recommend Modartt to any client, contact or anyone looking at serious tools, because Modartt has not only the passion and drive to produce highly skilled software, but it continues to provide user updates and works on customer feedback and bug reports, unlike some companies I've been involved in in my time.
One of the most exciting things here is NKS support on both products, even though both suites are directly accessible, they integrate well with Komplete Kontrol and komplete kontrol hardware platform to offer a more accessible approach from a tactile principle and that's another critical factor in why I still independently endorse Modartt and will continue to do so. My door is always open to modartt, always will be, just at the time I was going through a fight of my own, I wasn't in my right state of mind and was losing a battle that hurt too much, so I stepped away, rather stupidly. I will always, and happily provide my experience and support to Modart, whether that's niclas, or any of the team, always know that if you ask for my help, experience, feedback and training, it's there.
now I'm back on my feet, stronger, my mind is nearly back in the running gear it once was, lol, I want to start getting back to the software I miss working with, that being Pianoteq studio and organteq 2. For what I do as a composer, pianoteq studio offers the kind of tools no one else offers, and to be honest, sample based libraries get boring and there's that battle to find the pianos that grab me the way pianoteq and my nord stage do. I'd say that the piano libraries from Native Instruments don't really do that, but sometimes they get used, depending on needs, etc.
anyway, thanks for your kind words, they're really appreciated. If anyone at Modartt wants to PM me to discuss anything, you're more than welcome.
lew
mprimrose wrote:Hi Lew,
It is a great pleasure to have you contributing in these Fora once again and to know that you are back working on accessibility solutions and critical fixes for the blind community. This is important work which we have all benefited from especially with respect to Organteq.
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I don't know whether it would be possible for Modartt to "allow' you access to "developmental" versions of Pianoteq and Organteq until such a time as you were able to re-purchase both of the licenses. This would enable you to continue to work on accessibility solutions for both of the applications, now that you are back in harness.
And in the meantime, the rest of us will be able to warm ourselves in the renewed fires of your creativity. There is nothing like a little touch of Faustus in the night to misquote Shakespeare
Michael
Blind Pianist, organist, composer / producer for classical and synthetic orchestral works, Accessibility solutions developer and consulting specialist. Spreading a light in the darkness each day