terrence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I pretty much stick to CLI programs because my vision is limited > and, though I can sort of see the screen if the print is big enough and/or > I use a magnifier, speech output is much more efficient for my needs. > I'll have to check out that anoi program and see how it works out. maybe there are better suited algorithms in GUI software that one can wrap into a CLI macro. and if you're into coding: Fons Adriaensen's convolution code might come in handy: http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/ You might be able to build an adaptive filter that keeps track of your pitch with supercollider in text only. or use BIG pd boxes... :) I dare say if you "know how to get there" the linux command line offers plenty of opportunities to do the job! - personally I would need to resort on graphical-sound analysis to tackle the problem.. I'll take off my glasses and think again. I have never tried to FFT-away a voice pattern. sometimes I adjust mixed vocals or voices over a background track. and get pretty good results with a series of small-band eq's in the 200-800 Hz range. and a wider bandpass around 1.4k to trigger a compressor. You might want to add a threshold/cut. - i usually hand edit the automation.. if it's a loooong tape. cut it. I'd rather cut it anyway - you'll be much more satisfied if you keep the unequalized, original voices if you want to remember their sound and articulation. just trash the annoying parts of the conversation :) robin PS. off-topic. I know a blind cabaret artist who does his own recordings incl. editing and post-production with CoolEdit2000 under windows - according to him the only graphical DAW that can be controlled by visually impaired with a PC-keyboard and no extra (braille OR audio-mixer/MIDI) hardware! he even automates some VST plugins, but I don't have any details. - anyway he once asked me about the possibilities to build an open-source DAW for blind users. eg. there are still issues remote controlling ardour without visual feedback... while braille and speech seem to work well under linux - it still seems not [yet] possible to set up a linux Audio Workstation that just works without an eye on the screen. and even worse: usually audio-hardware manufacturers have "flashy" websites and the most tech-specs become invisible! the usual music-shops were overburdened with his requests and high-end solutions are not acceptable... he managed to research on and online-order a M-audio Firewire and PCI Firewire Card for his purpose. I'm not in regular contact with Vincent, but I said I'll drop him a line when I stumble over something interesting.. forgive my ignorance. Is there a central good resource for headless linux DAW setups? maybe we can start a category or wiki page on http://apps.linuxaudio.org/ ? There is a paper about using ecasound & braille from Julien Claassen, but I have not followed the subject myself. robin
