u/blindingSlow

I am visually impaired and have been using Bitwig since version 1, consistently notifying the support team about the DAW's shortcomings and incompatibilities with accessibility tools.

My emails were always ignored; I never received a reply or even a simple "we received your email" type of reply.

Recently, I gave up on maintaining any relationship with the company and made my Bitwig Studio license available for anyone who wanted to use it. A few people showed interest, so I contacted support to request a license transfer—a message that was also ignored.

So... honestly, I don't know what to do. The time and energy I have left to deal with this are going into this post, in the hope that someone there becomes aware of the situation and improves their customer service for the future. I have no expectation or desire to get a personal resolution—partly because the software's accessibility incompatibilities likely won't be fixed—but I do hope they strive to improve in this area so that future customers don't have the same experience I did.

To everyone in this sub who has always been so great to me: my sincere thanks.

Recently, I've been experimenting with Gemini to help me to read things like the weight on a scale or some product label or maybe describe something on the screen that my screen reader cannot read…

Even though I still can perceive many mistakes made by AI, it's been very helpful and I wonder how other people with total blindness or low vision are using this tools…
Also, I am very happy to see a community named blind and fine because the other one really bums me out with all the incentive to be depressed

Hi! I am visually impaired—not completely blind yet, but I am losing my sight day by day. At this stage, I can no longer see well enough to watch videos, especially those with bright background colors; however, I still really enjoy animation and watch everything I can.

I recently watched/listened to *Hanayamata* and really liked it, but I feel I missed out on some of the interaction and emotion between the characters because the backgrounds are very bright and wash out the little vision I have left.

My question is:

Is there anywhere I can get a text transcript of the episodes? I tried asking AI services to generate a summary for me, but they "invent" parts of the plot and make absurd changes to others. It ended up being more of a hindrance than a help.

Usually I just brush those things off and keep living, but I think I got inspired by Naru and Hana to reach a little further and ask for help to get more out of life (;

Any suggestions are welcome.

I've never received any response from Bitwig support (I've used it since version 1).

To be fair, I've never needed an answer, most of my contacts were just bug reports and stuff like that.

I've asked for a license transfer a few days ago and so far I've received nothing back, not even a "hey, we received your message" type of reply.

Have you folks had any experience like that? Is there any other way to get in touch with them besides the form on the website?

I have a Bitwig Studio 5 license and I'm willing to give it away.

I'll ask only two things of you:

1. Find out what I need to do in order to transfer the license to you;

2. Don't request the license if you already own one, let someone who don't have the money right now have it.

Hello!

I am blind and have been learning the clarinet for a year and a half.

I recently bought a used YCL-452S; it’s a Japanese clarinet made in the 80s. It plays in tune and has a very smooth key action, but one of the keys is giving me a headache.

Note:

I get confused by transposing instruments; I only play alone as a hobby, so I use the name of the sounding notes.

My clarinet is a standard Bb.

The problem:

The key that isn't working well is the low D key (or A in the second register). When I press it, no sound comes out, or the sound is too muffled.

If I press it hard, the sound comes out normally, but it requires a level of force that isn't physically comfortable, and I’m afraid of breaking or bending the key.

Another point is that if I press the low Eb key (or Bb in the second register), it really helps the sound come out—probably because that key works in conjunction with the one mentioned above.

Yet another thing that might be useful to know: I feel like the issue is worst when I'm playing A in the second register than when I'm playing the low D, but I'm not sure about that. It might be just because I'm new to the clarinet and spend more time practicing in the lower register.

My question:

Is there any adjustment I can make myself?

If so, where should I tinker? I'm pretty sure there are some screws to turn somewhere (;

I can't see, but I understand where the physical parts of the instrument are located.

I’m capable of doing all the adjustments on my guitars and basses, so I believe I can manage using just my sense of touch. There is an adjustment tool in the clarinet case that I believe is meant for this situation; it has a very fine tip.

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Thanks!!!

So, I'm an old musician but new to jazz, I'm "still" listening to Lester Young, which I believe it's a forever condition... but anyways, what I mean is that I'm used to "old school" harmony, for lack of a better term, then I get confused when I hear chords like this and I don't quite know how to approach it because I can't hear what's happening.

I welcome any explanation about the chords, but I also wish to learn what study path should I take , listening and studying wise, to follow that vibe? I don't mean play like them, I'm focused on the overall harmonic vibe of the thing... I wonder because jazz brenches in many directions right?

Thanks

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I'm blind, just in case what they are doing is very clear on the video.(;

I'm looking into buying a new instrument and I'm between alto and tenor. I'm and old retired musician, I've been playing guitar for 30 years and I also can play bass and fake on the clarinet and bansuri if there are no musicians in the room (;

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I asked Google's AI the following:

"I like soft sounds and my favorite jazz artists are Chet Baker and Jim Hall. I don't play loudly and I'm often more melancholic than euphoric, what sax would fit me better?"

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And this was the answer given by Google's AI Review:

"he alto saxophone is the better fit. Alto saxophones have a warmer, more intimate, and inherently lyrical tone that blends perfectly with the soft, melancholic stylings of cool jazz artists like Chet Baker and Jim Hall. [1]

Because you prefer playing quietly, the alto is much more forgiving; it requires less breath support to produce a sound compared to the tenor, allowing you to easily maintain soft, breathy, and subtle tones. [1]

Here is a quick breakdown of why the alto excels for your specific preferences:

• The Sound: Tenor saxophones are often associated with loud, robust, "gritty" blues tones. Alto saxophones offer a sweeter, more focused voice that suits reflective, melancholic, and laid-back melodies. [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Playability at Lower Volumes: The alto responds incredibly well to very light air pressure. This makes it much easier to control your volume and dynamics without your sound becoming thin or airy. [1]"

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Do you agree? Any thoughts about it? I often ask AI about music areas that I'm well versed in and it gives me the most absurd answers, so I'm not sure about trusting this info.

Hi! I play the clarinet and I was wondering how much loud is a trumpet and could I practice inside my bedroom without going deaf or driving my family insane.

Notes: My bedroom is not conventional, it is half control room half bedroom. It's not completely sealed against bleed but the door and the window are sealed when closed.

Hi! I'm trying to record some tutorials to teach a friend about audio synthesis, but I'm running into the following problem:

My settings:

- My canvas is set to 1920 x 1080;

- My source is a window (Ableton Live);

- My screen resolution (macOS) is 2560 x 1440.

The issues:

- The recordings come out cropped, showing only a portion of the Ableton Live window.

- I tried using Transform > Fit to window, but that resulted in a blurry image.

I'd like to know:

- Is there a solution for this blury image?

- What is the "ideal" canvas size so I don't need to make any changes on the final video?

Please keep in mind:

This is my first time using OBS and I'm almost completely blind, so there might be an option right in front of my face that I'm just not seeing (;

Hello! I am visually impaired and use the Mac OS Zoom accessibility tool at more or less 900% magnification, but I would like to record my screen ignoring this zoom.

Is OBS capable of doing this? If not, any alternative?

Thank you everyone for the input.

I played the base and now I am taking the electric jazz guitar…

I am not satisfied with the amount of noise that the tip of my fingers make on the strings, especially the e and b strings

I would like to know how do you experience folks deal with that? Is there a way to reduce that noise or is it unavailable?

Hello! Good evening to you all…

I played the base, which prevent me for having long fingernails on my right hand…

Now I'm learning to play the guitar, mostly electric and mostly jazz style…

My problem is the amount of noise that The pick up reproduces and I would like to know how do you experience people deal with that? Is that unavoidable? Can I do something to reduce the scratching noise that my fingers make while playing?

I've been playing acoustic guitar for a couple of decades and now I'm switching to electric.

I quickly found out that recording electric is another type of skill and I'm learning a lot these past few days.

Right now I'm enjoying a two part "hybrid" setup.

1. Tweed 55 by UA, very low volume on the amp, compensating with the virtual mic gain; Getting a clean tone, dark and thick;

2. Mic AKG D7 almost touching the wood of the guitar, right between the four knobs, using the 610 B as virtual mic pre; Getting a bright and somewhat "woody" tone;

For the ambient I'm using a very short delay and reverb with the Galaxy Tape Echo in the Used tape setting for some random variation and extending that sound with Pure Plate; These two are running in serial on an Aux channel, I'm sending both signals there but not much, just to be aware of the room, not to hear long tails.

I'm also experimenting with the 610 A instead of the Tweed, also really cool!

The guitar is an Epiphone Dot, tone volume all the way closed, only using the neck pickup so the tone is really dark and ugly by itself, but mixed with the mic I'm getting "real life" articulation and spark without loosing the body of the tone.

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I'm curious to know how do you folks deal with the cold sounding DI issue. ANd when I say "cold" I don't mean "bad", I'm just refering to the fact that there is no real air moving and being captured by a mic, so it's "too good" of a clean tone... so clean that it seems to loose some life in the process (;

Do people form study groups here?

If not, does anyone know where I can find a online one that values commitment?

I've found some of those "paid academy" things, but rarely I experienced any interaction between the students.

I'm looking specificaly for forums.

I'm blind and apps like Reddit and Discord are always changing things that might not bother most people but it's a nightmare if you depend on a screen reader.

Where do you find a place to talk about jazz guitar outside those apps?

Thanks!

I think this should be changed, but before sending feedback to UA, I’d like to get your opinions.

Consider this scenario:

- I’m working on a session;

- When I use Cmd+N to start a new session, the standard "Do you want to save changes?" dialog box appears;

- If I press Esc to dismiss the dialog, Console behaves as if I had clicked "Don't Save" instead of "Cancel", and it starts a new session without letting me save the previous one.

Wouldn't the "correct"—or at least expected—behavior be to dismiss the dialog as if I had clicked "Cancel" rather than "Don't Save"?

I have a (terrible) habit of not saving the session until I've finished the work, and I've lost a few good FX chains that way...

It’s not necessarily wrong or a program bug, just odd behavior—different from what I’d expect based on other software I use.

I’m curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on this.