[MusicTlk] Question regarding digital audio workstations, and software such as cakewalk

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Beth:

Welcome to the list! To answer your question, I'm not sure about the current state of Cakewalk's accessibility, though I know that it has been a popular DAW among blind producers in the recent past. Currently one of the most popular production programs for Windows is Reaper, which can be used with JAWS as long as you have the Osara script installed. Incidentally, Jonathan Mosen recently hosted a webinar for NFB on creating a podcast which contained a lot of information about Reaper. The recording is a bit long, but there's a lot of good material in there. Here's the link: https://nfb-org.zoom.us/rec/play/_UIBpjTDysDrUilTSYd8nwrqReUkG19lc2yuaPX0FMkUkCsg0gfs6bPa8GSiT_HIY0b-mZyjQ6ER-hQU.sKxvPwYAKGlyVd-u

Hope this helps!
Chris Nusbaum

> On Jun 23, 2025, at 9:36 PM, Beth Gustin, LPC via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to this list and have a few questions.
> 
> I’m looking into a digital audio workstation and software to interact with it. I know a long time ago cakewalk used to be accessible with jaws. I am running a PC with Windows 11 and the latest version of Jaws. Can someone recommend a good digital audio workstation And software? Is cakewalk still accessible or is there something better out there these days?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Beth
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