Hi all

I'm a totally blind musician from the UK, and I was very impressed by the sounds, and concepts behind the sounds, of the video which started this thread. Because I can't see the video (obviously), I am not clear how much can be accessed without the touch screen. Touch screens are a major non-starter for blind people (equally obviously), but if there's enough hardware access built in, or if, since it's a computer-based system, it could be run with a control surface, that would be one solution. alternatively, screen reading software exists, although I think it's currently quite rudimentary under Linux.

When I raised the question of a Windows-based approach, because of the screen reading software issue, someone pointed me at the Wersi Abacus review by Robert New. From this thread, it's clear that there's no relationship between the Abacus and the Media Station. However, I could ask the same questions ofWersi if I knew the correct email address, or if there's a Wersi person lurking on this forum.

I have to say here, with apologies to the moderator, that my primary interest is not as an arranger-keyboard player, impressive as the styles were on the Media Station. It was the flexibility and upgradability of the Media Station, and maybe the Abacus, which impressed me, plus the quality, even via the camera mike, of the audio engine. I'd like to hear a higher quality recording of those independent tempo stretching and pitch shifting functions - very impressive if that recording wasn't masking any nasty artefacts.

Where did the organ sounds in the organ section of the Media Station come from? That electronic Leslie was pretty convincing I thought.

This would be mainly for studio use, but a system of that sort, if it could be made accessible via screen reading software, which already exists, or control surfaces, which already exist, would be fantastic for me. Thanks for your time; I welcome all constructive input.

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