Hi all. I somehow lost the knob for the "pan" encoder. I THINK it's a regular 6mm D-shaped encoder fitting, but I'm not sure. I was wondering if anyone knows for certain? If so, I can order a bunch of pretty colored ones and have fun.
More and more frequently, the people, communities and projects I'm interested in, are on Discord. I do not really know how to do Discord, but I am willing to learn. To me, the screen is a nonsensical mess. I'm sure it makes perfect sense to a fully sighted person, but I'm not one of those people.
So... How do you use it? Do you use the application, or the web site? Do you use hotkeys? Which hotkeys? NVDA / Talkback. Are there companion apps that help with this stuff, like there are for Reddit? Suggestions very welcome.
What would be a fun, weird, crazy, unhinged thing to connect my Drum Brute Impact to?
I'm sure this is going to be a strange request. I need high contrast with games, because of my blindness. I really like the color palate and visibility of, say, Celeste.
Is there a game with that level of contrast, that is maybe a top down RPG? Or another side scroller with RPG elements? Or... you know what? Any other games with the high contrast, black background, popping, neon colored simple graphics like Celeste, Spellrazor or Moonring?
Ok, let's RP for a sec. You are a developer or an author, and you're tasked with bringing the Skyrim universe into the Fallout universe. How would you go about doing that? Under what circumstances would Aurbis and our universe fit together?
What are we thinking of the remastered series? I haven't watched it yet, but I have read a bunch of comments. Like, they appreciate the widescreen, seeing other things that were out of the FOV of the original broadcast. I've also heard complaints, like they included the canned laugh track, with no way of turning that off.
I'll be watching it, for sure.
I hope you all are having a fantastic Father's day.
Lucia brought me a skull. I didn't ask questions.
Hi all, I hope everyone's doing well.
I had this hair-brained idea, and I want to get your take on if it's feasible or not. I envision a small 3d printer so that I can create custom shaped bump dots that I can put adhesive on and stick to whatever. I know they make different shaped bump dots, but I was thinking of creating my own. Like lines or plus signs or even braille cells.
what would I need to make this happen? or
if something like this is already possible, where do I get one?
Hi all!
Maybe I'm a little late to the party (again), but I have been playing around with google's NotebookLM and it's kind of amazing.
We all know how insanely frustrating PDF files can be. It's our nemesis sometimes.
That's where google's NotebookLM comes in. It's free, and it's crazy good.
Essentially, you create a "Notebook" and upload your own sources—like a complex appliance manual, a piece of music gear documentation, or a massive textbook. Once it's uploaded, the AI locks onto only that document or documents, so it won't hallucinate or make things up.
The best part? It has a feature called Audio Overview. With one click, it takes that dry, multi-column PDF and generates a natural-sounding, banter-heavy "podcast" between two AI hosts who deep-dive and discuss the material. If you are trying to learn complex equipment or digest dense text, listening to them break it down conversationally completely beats listening to a screen reader drone through layout clutter or getting trapped in bad PDF columns. You can also just chat with the document to ask specific questions like "What are the step-by-step button presses to do whatever?"
The whole thing seems to be accessible to screen readers, except for some weirdness with uploading documents. Maybe someone smarter than me knows how to make NVDA read those popup boxes correctly.
Curious if anyone else here has been using it yet, or if you've found good workflows for getting your files uploaded smoothly. And, how are you using it?
A nyway, I just wanted to share this, because I can't be the only blind guy on the planet who didn't know about it.
Hi all. Today, I turned 55. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how that happened, exactly? I mean, I just went through puberty like last year or so. Sure, there was some stuff that happened in between then and now, like having kids, doing a full IT career, paying taxes, blah blah. But really, I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.
So. 55. What cool things can I do at 55 besides legally live in some gated community with other farts like me?
Hi all. My next request is for suggestions of good driving games. I would like simple, high contrast graphics, not top down like some Rally, but more like 80s Overdrive or Burnout.
I know Forza is great because it has fantastic accessibility options, but I can't spend $60 right now LOL
..but really, I'd like something that looks like it was for an Amiga 1200 or something.
Please help a guy out here. I have $9.00 burning a hole in my Steam wallet.
Please suggest a 3d shooter that has very simple graphics, colorful and/or high contrast. Think Unreal, Half Life, Portal, that kind of thing. I need it easy to see, as I can't see past my nose.
I already have HL2, Portal I and II, FEAR, etc. I was looking for something that has simpler graphics. Like if Duke Nukkem had actual 3d rendered stuff. (an no, DNF is awful LOL.)
I filled out a survey from /accessibility to partake in a product test. About a week later, they sent this email, asking for my phone number and eventually will ask for $1 good faith payment. Is this standard practice, or are my spidey senses tingling?
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Hi there,
Thank you very much for completing our survey and for your interest in testing an early prototype or providing future feedback.
We've reviewed your responses and truly appreciate your support.
Could you let us know which country you currently live in? This will help us determine whether prototype shipping is feasible in your region.
We would also love to learn more about your experiences and expectations. If you're interested, we'd be happy to have a short conversation via WhatsApp or Google Meet at a time that works for you.Could you please share your phone number? It will make it easier for us to contact you via WhatsApp later.
We currently have around 10 prototype units available for testing and will send a follow-up email on June 12, 2026, regarding the next stage of testing. Selected testers will be asked for a symbolic $1 contribution.
The $1 is purely symbolic and is not intended to make money.
We found that asking for a small symbolic contribution helps ensure that the devices go to people who are genuinely interested in participating and sharing feedback.
Thank you again for your support. We look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards,
Jenny
Market Research Lead
Hi all. I've been a hobbyist musician for as long as I can remember, but never took the time to really understand MIDI.
I would like my PC to set tempo/clock on several devices. Many of the devices have MIDI over USB, and some do not.
Does each piece of gear need its own MIDI channel, or will MINI OMNI do it?
...and for the ones that don't have USB, what is the most straightforward way to connect them as well (where the PC sends out the clock?) I have 2 pieces of gear that only have the 3.5mm MIDI (type A) cable, and one has only the 5-pin DIN.
Hi all. I'm considering enrollment in the Coursera Berklee Online: Electronic Music Production Specialization.
Should I/ Should I not? Is it worth it? I'm not really looking to be employed by anyone after the fact.. just want to expand my music knowledge. I'm a hobbyist with a lot of free time.
Hi all, I hope everyone's having a fantastic weekend.
I just discovered an interesting way to use my loose leaf kratom supply. I made a cold brew overnight. Shoved a bunch of loose leaf in the strainer, attached it to the caraffe, filled it with water and pure lemon juice, let it sit for around 18 hours so far.
It isn't bad at all.
I'm wondering if I'm getting a similar amount of "the good stuff" doing it that way, or not?
Before I tell you this, please understand that I have some sort of cold, where I can't smell or taste very well.
Was making Mac and cheese for my daughter, got the noodles cooked, got the packets dumped, the extra shredded cheese dumped, sliced a few pads of butter in there and then I went into the fridge for the milk. I poured it in the pot and it didn't feel right.
It was iced tea. The gallon of iced tea that was right in front of the gallon of milk.
I poured iced tea into my almost done mac and cheese.
Oops.
Hi all. I'm not quite sure if this post will fit here exactly, so if it doesn't, I apologize.
I want to record myself playing a groovebox, using a document camera setup, and record the audio coming from my interface. So, the final video will be in sync (ugh, shut up).
What (free or inexpensive) Windows software will allow me to record using inputs I choose? (Select document camera for the video and Audiobox 1/2 as the audio?)
I've never done this before, obviously LOL.
So I have this hair-brained idea in my hea.... oh... Hi all, hope everyone's doing as well as they can be.
... anyway, I thought maybe I could take the output of a synth drone and have it as input into the Move, and have the Move duck the live incoming audio to whatever tempo, or ducking out of the way of one of the drum hits.
Is that possible?
OH yeah I do have Schwang, but haven't used it much past the screen reader and screen mirroring.
Ok, I know I'm a little slow sometimes, but I JUST discovered NVDA's OCR features.
You focus whatever picture you want, and hit CAPLSOCK + R and it will recognize the text in the image and read it back to you.
Forgive me if every other person on earth knew this, but just in case someone else like me didn''t know... there ya go.