![]() ![]() VoiceOver now speaks the names of tracks when interacting with regions in the tracks area. VoiceOver now announces the type of track that is selected in the New Track dialog. So it’s a small thing, but GarageBand 10.3 fixes that: (I want to copy and paste what they wrote, but the App Store won’t let me, so I’m going to commit an accessibility faux pas and include the screenshot here – sorry.)Īlso telling here – this detail about vision is actually one of the top App Store comments. In comments, you can read up on what was going wrong in GarageBand 10.2: one blind user complains because they’re lost in the very first screen of mixing. That feedback is important, because seeing developers may not know what works until they hear from users without sight. Apple demonstrated this onstage at a recent developer conference with one of their own blind employees, and I got a chance recently to attend a talk by two consultants who give feedback on using these features. That’s important, because it means the non-seeing user is interacting with the same layout and structure as a seeing user. MacOS has a technology called Voice Over, which reads out what’s on the screen to users who are vision impaired. The other thing worth mentioning – this is a good example of how Apple is responding to user feedback for musicians with different accessibility needs. Software that’s more accessible, regardless of sight And I think Apple deserves some kudos for making this a default install. I have no doubt it’s a casual way to get a taste for going out and getting lessons yourself. ![]() Software that teaches you to playīut there’s some charm to the selection. Most of this involves new sounds – the Guzheng, Koto, and Taiko drums found in the iOS edition, new vintage Mellotron sounds, electronic roots and jazz “Drummers.”īut two features are worth mentioning. GarageBand 10.3, released late last week, evens things out after the 2017 releases. Leave them as they are, and you might turn off potential new users. Move things around, and you make GarageBand’s years of existing users unhappy. Reading the reviews in the App Store, though, it’s apparent how challenging it can be serving that audience. Those two applications are developed in parallel – indeed, as a regular Logic user, I was impressed by how much is now familiar in its entry-level sibling. There’s not really any direct comparison on another platform like this, either – GarageBand is available as a free install for new Macs, and yet provides an easy window into the same engine and sounds that drive Logic Pro. And on another note, it provides crucial bug fixes for blind users.įor a lot of Mac users, GarageBand will be the first taste of music making with technology. Can GarageBand for macOS make music more accessible? The newest release brings free lessons for those wanting to learn. ![]()
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