JSonar -- Joy with Sonar

JSonar, currently lead by Victor Tsaran, is a community-driven project that enables blind and visually impaired musicians, recording engineers and educators to use Cakewalk Sonar, a professional multi-track recording software for Windows operating system from Cakewalk.Read more

New SONAR Update Enhances AudioSnap Functionality

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 18:31 — jsonar

Before we get to the news itself, it is important to point out that the new AudioSnap features work fairly well with the latest snapshot of JSonar8.Read more

Music Technology Leader's Products Will Now Support Screen Reader Software: iZotope

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 01:06 — jsonar

iZotope, Inc. has announced the scheduled release of product updates to support accessibility software for the visually impaired. Available for download by the end of Q1 2010, the updates will significantly expand the information made available to accessibility software interfacing with their programs. This endeavor is closely related to iZotope's 2010 Education Initiate.Read more

Accessibility-related fixes in Sonar 8.5.2 patch

Sun, 12/13/2009 - 13:43 — jsonar

The following accessibility-related fixes have been reported by Cakewalk in the latest 8.5.2 patch for Cakewalk Sonar (accompanying notes by Phil Muir and yours truly):Read more

  • Matrix View is now more accessible:
    • Control+arrow keys move you between toolbar, “cells” and “rows” panes.
    • While inside the “toolbar” pane, up and down

Random notes on Sonar 8.5 and accessibility

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 01:39 — jsonar

I decided to jut down some random notes on my usage of Sonar 8.5 with regards to the accessibility in no particular order. These will probably be converted into FAQs at some point.Read more

Watch out

  • If you get strange layout problems, make sure to uncheck the “enable tabs for open views” option under the “view” menu.