Generally speaking, the Linux environment is not accessible in the same way as Windows for blind musicians. There are tasks that people perform with applications like Sonar which are not available to us on LInux. On the other hand, I would argue that there are tasks which can be performedfar more reliably and with greater accessibility on LInux. So, much depends on what you want to do. Much also depends on your proficiency with Linux. In general, I believe Linux music making requires greater technical proficiency but rewards you with more reliable performance. At the very least you will need to be very comfortable with command line interfaces, something which now appears trange and quixotic to those blind people who have been first introduced to computing under Windows in the past decade. Places to start: ecasound http://www.eca.cx/ecasound/ It is not easy to learn ecasound, but it is a very powerful application. You should also look at: http://www.audiosynth.com/ http://linux-sound.org/toc.html Also look at the applications for music/audio editing at http://www.linux-speakup.org You should subscribe to the Linux Audio User list: http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user Good luck. Jean Philippe writes: > > Hello to every one, > I'm French, blind of course, and dived into the Computerworld about three years ago, and like many others,, I started with a PC with Windows and the ever popular jaws screen reader which I am still using at the moment. > > I am now interested in knowing more about the alternatives to Windows and especially Linux. I would like to know what exists under Linux for musicians > who wish to compose and record their music, and also if any French-speaking solution exists for LINUX. > > Hope you have answers for me, > > Thank you and best regards, > > Jean-Philippe Rykiel > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list