[MusicTlk] Changing voices on electronic keyboards

[jovian3]

Thank you for your helpful suggestion. But what about when you need to press
a button quickly in real time?  Does anyone have any experience with foot
activated midi controllers? I was thinking of using one of these so I could
change voices quickly or triggering a fill n on a rhythm.

Ji

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Subject: Re: [MusicTlk] Changing voices on electronic keyboards

Hi Jo:

When I first got my keyboard, I went over it with a sighted person who read
the labels on the buttons and told me where each one is. I then wrote down
what he read so I can refer back to that list when I can't remember where a
voice button is. I did this on my Braille notetaker, but you could do it on
your phone, on your computer or on paper if you don't have a notetaker. Many
keyboards have their buttons arranged in columns or rows, so you could
arrange your list in the same order. For example, you could write "Row 1"
followed by a list of the voices from left to right, or "Column 1" followed
by the buttons ordered from top to bottom. I suppose you could probably use
Aira to read the labels, though I haven't tried it that way personally. Hope
this helps!

Chris Nusbaum

> On Aug 17, 2019, at 6:13 PM, jovian3 via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> Without being able to see the buttons on my electronic keyboard, it is
getting tricky to be able to change voices and perform certain actions like
fill ins etc. Is there any solution for this problem?
> Thanks
> Jo
> 
> 
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