A blind person can edit sound using Goldwave or Soundforge.

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From: "Jim Rebman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: editing spoken text


> >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
>
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>
> 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