ACCESS TO COMPUTERIZED MUSIC PRODUCTION BY BLIND AND VISION-IMPAIRED MUSICIANS

June 1996

Compiled by Jay Williams
for the
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
2318 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: (415) 345-2110
E-mail: rerc@ski.org

For information, contact:
Jay Williams
Tel: 801-782-8939
E-mail: jaywill@delphi.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 2. OPERATING MENU-DRIVEN EQUIPMENT WITHOUT SIGHT
CHAPTER 3 . COMPUTERS AND THEIR USES
CHAPTER 4. INTRODUCING THE SEQUENCER
CHAPTER 5. HARDWARE CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 6. SHOPPING FOR EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 7. THE SOUND CARD
CHAPTER 8. BACKING UP YOUR SYSTEM
CHAPTER 9. PRODUCTION OF BRAILLE AND PRINT MUSIC SCORES
CHAPTER 10. SOURCES AND RESOURCES
APPENDIX A. INTRODUCING THE MIDI LANGUAGE
APPENDIX B. CONTROLLER DESIGNATIONS
APPENDIX C. MIDI GS INSTRUMENT LIST
APPENDIX D. CONTROLLER COMBINATIONS FOR THE ROLAND GS-BASED SYNTHESIZERS
APPENDIX E. SYSTEM-EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES FOR ROLAND GS-BASED SYNTHESIZERS
APPENDIX F. ASCII EQUIVALENTS OF BRAILLE MUSIC SYMBOLS


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