[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":8},["ShallowReactive",2],{"-so8owym56SNfvaaXCTsvoxNiGab-OCizJARo7linjE":3},[4],{"documentId":5,"title":6,"content":7},"jcieptk9a0h3x5d3zpbfcfe6","Jason Dasent","\u003Cdiv class=\"itemFullText  \">\u003Cscript type=\"application\u002Fjavascript\">\n    \u002F* Add range theme to main page *\u002F\n    document.body.classList.add('theme-lab');\n\u003C\u002Fscript> \u003Csection class=\"section  cover ratio-800\" style=\"background-color: white; background-image: url('https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arturia.com\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F01.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center bottom;\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row justify-content-end align-items-center ratio-800 \">\u003Cdiv class=\"item-0 text-white hide-sm\">\u003Ch1>Jason Dasent\u003Csmall class=\"d-block\">Analog Lab Pro \u003Cbr> & Accessibility\u003C\u002Fsmall>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section text-white\" style=\"background-color: black;\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row justify-content-center text-center \">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\u003Ch1 class=\"show-sm\">Jason Dasent\u003Csmall class=\"d-block\">Analog Lab Pro \u003Cbr> & Accessibility\u003C\u002Fsmall>\u003C\u002Fh1> \u003Cp class=\"h3 small mb-3\">London-based Jason Dasent is on a musical mission.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>As a producer, engineer, keyboardist, and everything in between, he fuses soul with pop and funk with calypso flavors from his native Trinidad. But as a visually-impaired person, he’s committed to bridging the gap between accessibility and creativity. Jason kindly invited us into his musical domain to see how he explores music with KeyLab and Analog Lab Pro’s Accessibility features.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 col-md-8 my-4\">\u003Ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 \u002F 9;\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube-nocookie.com\u002Fembed\u002FzeGbEBjEf-M?autoplay=0&controls=0&disablekb=1&playsinline=1&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=auto&widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arturia.com%2Fstories%2Fjasondasent&noCookie=true&rel=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&color=white&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arturia.com&widgetid=1&forigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arturia.com%2Fstories%2Fjasondasent&aoriginsup=1&vf=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" id=\"957332036\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-black py-0\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container-fluid\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row d-block\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F02.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section pt-6 pb-4 text-white bg-black align-items-center\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid layout-half-fluid--left layout-half-fluid--xxl layout-half-fluid--xl layout-half-fluid--lg\" style=\"--layout-column: 6;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__left layout-half-fluid__contain\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Ch3 class=\"prep mb-2\">Creativity for a cause\u003C\u002Fh3> \u003Cp>Jason Dasent is a man of many talents. When he’s not recording artists, composing music for film and commercial purposes, or teaching music production, he’s busy living up to his reputation as one of the world’s leading advocates for accessibility in the musical field.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Originally hailing from Trinidad in the Caribbean, he’s spent over two decades honing his skills as a producer, performer, and teacher, with an contagiously enthusiastic approach that shines through in the music he makes. In 2019, he relocated to London to study for an MA, and he’s since become a well-known voice in the conversation around accessibility and music technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__right layout-half-fluid__fluid\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F03.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid my-3\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-black text-white pb-6\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid layout-half-fluid--right layout-half-fluid--small layout-half-fluid--xxl layout-half-fluid--xl\" style=\"--layout-column: 6;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__left layout-half-fluid__fluid d-flex align-items-start justify-content-end\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F04.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid my-3\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__right layout-half-fluid__contain\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Ch3 class=\"prep mb-2\">A changing landscape\u003C\u002Fh3> \u003Cp>Spearheading a shift towards making music production accessible for everyone, Jason and his team have worked with AVID, Native Instruments, and even Apple on their products. He works closely with engineers, product managers, and sound designers to develop intuitive solutions that enable differently-abled people to use in-demand music hardware and software.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>A vital component of tech accessibility is text-to-speech functionality. This simply means spoken audio feedback that reflects the functions and settings of the hardware or software in question, converting anything that you would see or read into audible speech to help users navigate.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>At the core of his own musical setup is KeyLab paired with Analog Lab Pro. Accompanying the release of V Collection 8.1 is a dedicated Accessibility mode that Jason helped design with our own product team.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “My involvement was as a guide; saying this works nice, this is comfortable in terms of navigation, how much speech should be said, how long would the delay be from when you touch a button.”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-black py-0\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container-fluid\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row d-block\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F05.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section py-6 pb-4 bg-white\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid layout-half-fluid--left layout-half-fluid--xxl layout-half-fluid--xl layout-half-fluid--lg\" style=\"--layout-column: 6;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__left layout-half-fluid__contain\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Ch3 class=\"prep mb-2\">Analog Lab Pro & Accessibility\u003C\u002Fh3> \u003Cp>With Jason’s expertise, we united Analog Lab Pro, KeyLab, and deep text-to-speech functionality for a fluid & accessible experience. Easily enabled in the settings, it works with any MIDI controller that’s linked up to Analog Lab, interfacing with your computer’s own text-to-speech engine, ensuring that it fits into any setup.\n            \u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “The KeyLab controllers send notifications to the text-to-speech engine on our computers. As I press a button on KeyLab, or turn a dial, or change a value using the encoders or the faders, it sends notifications out to the system’s voice, allowing me to know exactly what’s happening on the keyboard. It’s really cool!”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cp class=\"pt-3\">Let’s take a look at some examples of how text-to-speech could be used to streamline the Analog Lab Pro workflow for producers and music makers:\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"h3 small mt-4 mb-3\">Browsing instruments and categories\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Analog Lab Pro has a myriad of ways to find your sound; search by instrument, by genre, by timbre, and by sound designer. Accessibility mode reads the category and search filter names as you select them, so you’ll know which angle you’re approaching your search for sound at all times.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “Having the KeyLab talk to me, I have the same access that a sighted person does. I just hit category search, I can scroll to electric pianos, Stage-73 V…”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cp class=\"h3 small mt-4 mb-3\">Selecting presets\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Within every category or search results page, there’s a list of presets to go through. As you scroll, text-to-speech tells you the name of each individual preset, both library and user, so you can easily keep track of the sounds you’ve heard.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “What happens when I come back 2 days later and I want to use the patch in another song? Because I heard it tell me that the patch was ‘Morning Rhodes’, I can come back 2 days later and load it.”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__right layout-half-fluid__fluid\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F06.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid my-3\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-white pb-6\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid layout-half-fluid--right layout-half-fluid--small layout-half-fluid--xxl layout-half-fluid--xl\" style=\"--layout-column: 6;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__left layout-half-fluid__fluid d-flex align-items-start justify-content-end\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F07.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid my-3\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"layout-half-fluid__right layout-half-fluid__contain\">\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp class=\"h3 small mb-3\">Changing parameters\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Both parameters and parameter values are part of the real-time feedback that Accessibility mode provides. Not only does that help you navigate the Analog Lab Pro interface, it also helps with those subtle tweaks that make a good patch sound great.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “When I’m designing my own patches, when I move the faders and the encoders, I can know exactly what the values are as I tweak them.”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cp class=\"h3 small mt-4 mb-3\">Splits & Layers\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Quickly determine the instruments you want, the positions of your keyboard split, the balance of your multiple preset layers, and individual settings for each of them - every part of Analog Lab Pro’s split\u002Flayer functionality can be navigated with text-to-speech.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “I’m a live performer as well, I love to play keys and bass. One thing that was a nightmare was things like creating splits & layers. Speech allows me to set it up in seconds, so I have my strings and piano, my bass and my Rhodes…”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cp class=\"h3 small mt-4 mb-3\">KeyLab & MIDI Controllers\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>While you may simply use Analog Lab Pro as an isolated sound source or plugin, it works brilliantly as an accompaniment to your MIDI controller of choice. Analog Lab perfectly integrates with KeyLab thanks to an easy-to-use layout and smart mapping. It’ll also play nice with other controllers, all of which can be instantly linked to Accessibility mode.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “I guess my sense of touch and my orientation is pretty good, but adding to that the layout of the keyboard - it’s so ergonomic, it makes it that much easier to just jump around.”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-black py-0\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container-fluid\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row d-block\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F08.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section py-6 text-white\" style=\"background-color: rgb(34, 37, 66);\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"inner-small\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row gutter-xxl align-items-center\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8 col-xl-7 col-xxl-6\">\u003Ch2>Inspiration,\u003Cbr> \u003Csmall class=\"d-clock\"> meet independence\u003C\u002Fsmall>\u003C\u002Fh2> \u003Cp class=\"h3 small mb-3\">Analog Lab has been all about simplicity, ease of use, and fun from day one.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>We’re committed to provide the quickest, most inspiring, and most gratifying route to incredible sound for producers, musicians, and audio enthusiasts from all walks of life. The energy that Jason Dasent emits when he’s in his creative element is infectious, and a testament to the importance of accessibility in music.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “It’s just amazing, and it’s just beginning to scratch the surface of the independence that this has given me with Analog Lab and KeyLab… I wanna see a KeyLab and Analog Lab everywhere where blind people operate in a professional environment.”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arturia.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fsoftware-instruments\u002Fanaloglab\u002Foverview\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F09.png\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-responsive mt-4 mb-5\">\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cdiv class=\"row\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 col-md-6 my-3\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F10.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-responsive mx-auto\">\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 col-md-6 my-3\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Fjason-dasent\u002F11.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-responsive mx-auto\">\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-3\">\u003Cdiv class=\"card-press-clipping\">\u003C!----> \u003Cdiv>\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cp class=\"quote mb-0 mt-3\">\n      “If you’re taking your music serious, you have to have Analog Lab and KeyLab. That’s where I wanna see it go.”\n    \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection>\u003C\u002Fdiv>",1784111750419]