Jim,

I agree that you *can* edit without vision, and that's why I said it was
possible.  But, I think
there is a difference between working as a serious amateur or
professional, where you are
willing to spend time with a tool and the sound that comes out, and the
idea of a quick "cut
and paste" for editing lecture notes.  If you want to be able to move
comments to organize
them like a note taker does, that will not be a simple or quick process.

I also do sound editing, and although I am sighted, I use my ears a lot
in the process.  I
also do a fair amount of editing, and the kind of thing that was alluded
to might be very
difficult indeed!

Denis Anson

On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:29:44 -0600 Jim Rebman wrote:

> >While it is possible to record and edit voice on a laptop, provided you
> have a sound card and a sound editing utility, it would be very difficult
> to do this without sight.  The >interface for sound recording is intensely
> graphical!  The screen shows the sound waveform, and you need to be
> able to
> locate key points in the flow for your editing.
>
> Dennis,
>
> I respectfully disagree.  You can also use your ears to locate key points.
> The proof in this is that myself, as well as many other blind people, both
> amatuers and professionals, do their own recording, mixing,
> mastering, etc.
>  We use such mainstream tools as Sonar, Cakewalk, CoolEdit Pro,
> SoundForge,
> and others.  There is also a nice set of JFW scripts especially for making
> Cakewalk more productive and efficient to use called CakeTalk (available
> from www.dancingdots.com).
>
> I am currently putting together a recording studio in my basement, and I
> know a totally blind person in Denver who runs his own commercial
> recording
> studio, as well as another one in Michigan.  I'm sure there are more.
>
> -- Jim
>
> ------------
>
> James A. Rebman
>
> Cognitive Levers Project
> Center for Life-Long Learning and Design
> Department of Computer Science
> University of Colorado, Boulder
>
> "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more
> violent.  It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the
> opposite direction."
>
>  - E. F. Schumacher