r/Blind • u/DilfInTraining124 • 24d ago

Technology I need help finding an accessible DAW

I’m currently a jaws user. I already have a physical set up with an audio interface, but I need the final step which is software. I’ve seen reaper suggested frequently, but I found a few warnings about how they stopped updating Jaws support. Similar things about ProTools, but I don’t have a lot of money to shill out. Any other suggestions would be great.

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u/Glittering_Cap_4511 24d ago

I would recommend reaper, and just install NVDA as it’s free. And will probably be the only time you’d use it to use your DaW And will not take a lot of resources on your system.

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u/DilfInTraining124 24d ago

Will there be any issues between the two readers clashing? Or is that something not to worry about? I saw people saying that reaper didn’t work as well with jaws, but does it have any major issues or incompatibilities?

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u/Glittering_Cap_4511 24d ago

You can simply just turn off jaws by using the hot keys, and turn on NVDA by using its hockey. I have a friend that does this when he wants to do music production using reaper. As he uses jaws on a daily basis for work And uses NVDA for music production. As somebody else said, they are scripts for Jaws using reaper for now. Definitely check out Reaper Access, you’ll find some very useful tutorials and guides to install and use reaper.