If you’re using Ableton Live with a screen reader, then here’s where you’ll find some tips, tricks and tutorials that should help you along.
Which Screen readers does Ableton work with?
Ableton Live works on Windows and Mac. If you’re on a Mac then you’ll be using VoiceOver and Live works great with that. If you’re on Windows, then You should be just fine with NVDA or jaws, It would probably work with other screen readers such as Narrator and Supernova as well, however, at the time of writing, I’ve not tested those.
Great, where can I get it?
If you want to buy Ableton Live, you can buy it right here from the Ableton Shop.
If you want to try before you buy, you can grab the trial version right here.
So why Ableton rather than a different Daw?
As you probably know, there is no “best” daw, but as a blind person, accessibility is the make or break for us right? And, of course, it depends whether you’re using Windows or Mac.
Now the reason I like Ableton is, firstly, it’s available and accessible on both platforms. Secondly, being one of the most widely used daws, it has great built in instruments, all of which are accessible by the way. Finally, It’s just cool, especially it’s sampler accessibility. In short, it’s a great choice of an accessible daw.
Great, how do i get going with it as a blind user?
The official documentation for Ableton Live Accessibility can be found on this help page.
You can read the Ableton manual on this page, and I’ve also produced an increasing number of demos and tutorials which I’ll post on this site, you’ll find them all in the navigation region at the top of every page.
all in all, Ableton Live is a very capable very accessible daw. So, if you haven’t taken it for a spin yet, why not give it a go!