Hey everyone, I’m Nicholas. I’m new here and wanted to introduce myself.
I run Low Vision Music, which is a project focused on accessibility in electronic music gear for blind and low vision musicians.
I’m legally blind myself and make electronic music, mostly lofi synthwave, ambient, and lofi house. When I perform, I’m not really DJing in the traditional sense. It’s more like I’m DJing my own music, launching parts, bringing things in and out, working effects, and reshaping tracks live.
I’ve been talking with Charlie from DJ TechTools about accessibility and the MIDI Fighter Utility, and he mentioned the forum and Matias, so I wanted to come over and say hello.
I’m really interested in the MIDI Fighter hardware because tactile controls and muscle memory are a huge part of how I work. The Spectra, Twister, and 64 all look interesting for different reasons, and I’m trying to get a better sense of which one might work best from an accessibility standpoint.
The 64 seems great for triggering and live performance, the Twister looks really useful for effects and hands-on control, and the Spectra seems appealing just because those arcade buttons look so easy to locate by feel.
I’d be curious to hear from anyone who has used these a lot. If you were looking at them from a low vision or mostly nonvisual standpoint, which one would you suggest looking at first?
And Matias, if you see this, Charlie mentioned you, so I’d be glad to connect.
Glad to be here.