Re: What can blind and visually impaired loopers do?

[Z <zzz@zzz.ch>]

Hello, actually, I would like to believe that a good looper setup with a well thought pedalboard ergonomy should do the trick.
I am not blind, but I don't like loopers that rely on visual cues, they, in my humble opinion don't work well when you improvise. I like to be able to close my eyes and think about what I play, and travel deep into it without cluttering my mind with visual diversions. Or just wander my eyes elsewhere.
We actually submitted an iOS app that mainly relies on pedalboard ergonomy ( the loopr.net website gives a bit more info about our work ), and the way I like to use it. It's still in review at Apple (has been 15 days now…) so it should come out soon. If you can have an iPod a MIDI interface and a pedalboard lent to you, I can send you a copy as soon as it's out for you to try. Otherwise you might want to find an old Lexicon JamMan, thought it's probably technologically outdated, musically it's great, after a bit of practice using a MIDI pedalboard you actually don't need the screen or any visuals.
Cheers, hope you can get to it soon,
;)
z

On 28 juil. 2012, at 10:16, Tyler wrote:

Hello! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that my friend Lizzie and I are the only blind
loopers. I like the sound of live looping, but I don't really do it. I'm on this list because I loop
in the studio all the time, and you know what Kim said, and what Violet says, about the list. But I like
live looping, and would like to try it. I have this feeling that a loop pedal is very visual, and there are a
lot of visual cues. A JAWS screen reader may be able to understand Ableton and Mobius. So,
what do you think of blind live looping? Anything that may not be visual? While you come up with an answer,
we blind loopers, or "bloopers," will keep studio looping.
Tyler Z