The Accessibility Helper enables MASCHINE users to hear touch-triggered audio cues that read out each control that is used, with all encoders, pads, and screen-menu items identifiable in this way. Additionally, the Accessibility Helper provides a degree of in-app help and orientation over the hardware – which are triggered via computer keyboard input.
First introduced for MASCHINE MK3, the NI Accessibility Helper will soon be available for use with more NI hardware devices as part of NI’s commitment to developing new tools that empower producers to create without barriers. Plus, by building a dedicated app, NI can continue to deliver Accessibility-focused improvements without needing to make changes to MASCHINE software.
NI is releasing the Accessibility Helper with special thanks to their consultants, Andre Louis, Tim Burgess (Raised Bar), Jason Dasent, and Chris Ankin—musicians from the visually impaired producer community—whose knowledge and expertise have been invaluable in the development of the tool.
The Accessibility Helper is now available for all owners of MASCHINE+ and MASCHINE MK3 via Native Access.
Pricing and availability
For owners of MASCHINE+ and MASCHINE MK3, there is no further purchase necessary in order to install the NI Accessibility Helper. The tool is available for installation for free via Native Access.
About Native Instruments
For more than 25 years, Native Instruments has been at the heart of musical innovation. We’ve created communities, pushed technological boundaries, and opened new creative horizons for amateurs and professionals alike. Today, driven by our mission to make music creation more inclusive and accessible, Native hardware, software, and digital services provide fully-integrated solutions for musicians, producers, and DJs of all genres and levels of experience. Today, Native Instruments is part of Soundwide.
Soundwide’s mission is to make music and audio creation a more joyful and inspiring experience for creators everywhere by helping them to find, and stay in, their creative flow. Stemming from the union of iZotope with Native Instruments, and including Plugin Alliance, Brainworx, and Sound Stacks, Soundwide’s collective vision is to inspire and empower creators to express themselves and reimagine the future of sound. Offering a world-class audio and music creation ecosystem, the brands under Soundwide have broad engineering capabilities across integrated software and hardware, AI and machine learning, cloud, and more.
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