Drews Sound

I’ve heard a lot of odd things, this may be a light above the bathroom stall at work. I’ll have to listen to it closely, but, I don’t yet think it buzzes in the lower register in key of b, it’s an odd one. Normalised volume, hoping it’s not super loud.

The image shows a large, colorful sculpture of a fantastical creature, possibly inspired by Mexican alebrijes, which are brightly colored folk art sculptures of mythical creatures. The sculpture features a combination of animal-like features, such as a head resembling a fox or a dog, and large, wing-like structures. The entire sculpture is covered in intricate, geometric patterns in vibrant colors including pink, yellow, orange, blue, and teal. The background shows a cloudy sky and some greenery, suggesting the sculpture is outdoors in a garden or park setting. There is a person partially visible at the bottom left, indicating the scale of the sculpture.

The image shows a section of a garden with a variety of plants and flowers. In the foreground, there are several types of plants with green leaves and small flowers in colors like yellow, pink, and blue. There is a person standing on a brick path wearing white sneakers and blue jeans. The path is bordered by a stone edge separating it from the garden bed, which contains more plants and soil. The garden appears well-maintained, with a mix of foliage and flowering plants.

The image shows a garden with a variety of plants. In the center, there is a bush with bright green leaves. Surrounding it are different types of plants, including some with long, narrow leaves and white flowers. In the foreground, there is a plant with grass-like leaves and small white flowers. A person’s arm is visible on the right side of the image, wearing a light-colored shirt and a knitted item with stripes in blue, green, brown, and pink. In the background, there is a black metal fence and more greenery.

The image shows a peaceful garden scene. There is a brick pathway leading through the garden, with a wooden bench placed on the right side of the path. The path is surrounded by various green plants and shrubs, and there are some flowering plants visible as well. In the background, there is a small structure with a conical roof topped with a weather vane. The sky above is mostly clear with some clouds, and the scene is shaded by trees with green leaves. The overall atmosphere is serene and inviting.

The image shows a vibrant outdoor scene featuring a striking glass sculpture. The sculpture is tall and spiky, with a mix of red, yellow, and orange colors, resembling a large, fiery burst. It is situated in the center of a circular water feature, surrounded by a variety of plants and flowers. The water feature is edged with bricks and has lily pads and other aquatic plants. In the background, there is a building with a tiled roof and walls covered in ivy. A person is seen pushing another person in a wheelchair along a path, adding a human element to the serene garden setting. The sky is clear, suggesting a sunny day.

The image shows a section of a house covered in green ivy. The house has a steeply pitched roof with light-colored tiles and a tall brick chimney. There is a small window visible on the upper floor, partially obscured by the ivy. In the foreground, there is a small tree with green leaves and some flowering plants with tall yellow and purple blooms. The sky is clear and blue, suggesting a sunny day.

The image shows a pond with several clusters of lily pads floating on the water’s surface. The lily pads are green, and there are a few small pink flowers among them. The water is dark and reflective, with ripples creating a textured surface. There are also reflections of nearby structures or plants in the water. On the right side of the image, there are some red flowers growing at the edge of the pond. There are small signs placed among the lily pads, likely indicating the species or variety of the plants.

The image shows a vibrant outdoor scene with a colorful sculpture of two dolphins in the foreground. The dolphins are decorated with intricate patterns in bright colors like orange, green, blue, and yellow. They are positioned as if leaping out of the tall grass and flowers that surround them. The background features a lush green park with trees and a few buildings visible in the distance. The sky is mostly clear with some wispy clouds. The overall atmosphere is lively and artistic.

The image shows a colorful sculpture of a jackalope, a mythical creature that resembles a jackrabbit with antelope horns. The sculpture is painted in vibrant colors and intricate patterns, including shades of blue, purple, pink, and green. It is situated in a garden setting with various plants and greenery around it. There are signs in front of the sculpture, one of which says “DO NOT TOUCH” in both English and Spanish. The background includes a textured wall and tall trees.

The image shows a vibrant outdoor scene in a garden or park. In the foreground, there is a colorful sculpture of a fantastical creature, resembling a mix between a dragon and a butterfly, with bright patterns in orange, blue, and purple. The sculpture is placed on a concrete pedestal in the middle of a pond filled with lily pads and other aquatic plants. The water reflects the sculpture and the surrounding greenery. In the background, there are people walking along a path, and some are looking at the plants or taking photos. The sky is clear and blue, with a few clouds, and there are buildings visible in the distance, suggesting an urban setting.

There’s nothing like the downer of, drinking, wanting to play that track that’s on your mind, knowing your bar has touch Tunes access, and not, being able to press, play.

With the latest update, as of a week or so ago, when you are on the location screen, all you see with Voiceover is a map of your surroundings. Depending on how much you’ve had to drink, the confusion may be to great, and you may give up. 🙂

Using Screen Recognission, to choose your location, and as well, to choose your song seems to work.

Hopefully they will drop another update that resolves VO issues in the near future!

#GoodThingsToKnowBeforeDrinking

Creed released the 25th anniversary edition of Human Clay yesterday, both on digital and, Vinyl. The digital rerelease has a lot to offer, as far as content. If you are an avid Creed fan such as myself, you should deff check it out! The entire live concert is breath takingly spectacular! If, you are also in a position of going for the vinyl, and, you already have the original, don’t shell out for the 25th anniversary. it’s, litterly, as far as the audio, the same, content… Lets Compare. This first clip, is the original, backed up to the 25th anniversary release, and, it, for the most part will sound like it came from the same pressing, accept for some very small clicks, Where I lined up the audio. The volume is the same, the sound stage is the same, the EQ is the same.

As you read the description out at Amazon, you don’t see that the vinyl is, remastered, but, when you look at the cd or, streaming, they are remastered, but, this is, vinyl, not digital, so, their you go. I will say that I believe the original pressing, is, on better vinyl. Listen to the original, no doubt I’ve played it a bit more, so it’s a bit more noisy in the popping, but, the 25th anniversary, is much more whirring sound, in the stereo field. So, if you want the album on vinyl you might want the older pressing, although it doesn’t come through in the music much on the rereleas.

again, obviously, this is just to compare the vinyl. Again, check out the digital release. It is dope! All the extra content makes it worth it and I wish they would put the live footage out on DVD including a 5.1 audio track! That’s definitely on my wishlist!

So, if you think this sound effect is gonna ruin your day or make you yourself cry, please don’t listen. You know me, that’s not what my site is about. As soon as I new this child was 6 months old, I thought, theirs a sound fx in their somewhere. I knew she was gonna scream bloody murder when the plane lifted off because of the change in cabin pressure, and, pressure in her ears that she didn’t know how to release, pore thing, yes, I do feel super bad for very young kidos flying! if just for that reason alone!! But, like I thought, their was a sound effect!

Have you ever heard the commercials about starving children, and they have that offul cry slash scream! with all that reverb that makes it, that, much more, horible! That’s what you’ve got here. listen below.

I was in a Lyft today, naturally, a Tesla. I have been in them before, the doors are what you may have to get used to most about the ride. I had heard a ding, at a stop light, and never asked the driver before, what it meant. Today I did. it opened up a very interesting dialogue.

The car, was a Tesla model Y. The driver told me that the ding means there is a green light and you may start driving again. He said that you can’t always trust it, because, if there are turners, and another green light ahead the signal, may be triggered off that light and not your own. The driver also told me that, the car has self driving features. He told me that right now features are in beta, and you must pay, normally, to use the service. Because of the beta, he said that he had a free, one month offer that he did try. He said that everything worked as expected, in less you are in bumper to bumper traffic. In this case, the car can’t decide, when to murge over into the correct lane, if, there is a lane change needed. He said the service right now, paid is $100 per month. or, $6000-8000 to have it out right, not monthly.

All of this information obviously peeked my interested as a blind rider. Self driving car? In the near future? Yes, I’ll trust the technology when it’s ready to go.

Have you ever heard of Weymo? It is a ride share company, that uses self driving technology. To my understanding, they have agents who are payed to watch the ride in real time and if there is an issue, contact another rep, who may be close in the area to resolve an issue. To my understanding, when I last checked, Weymo, isn’t yet available in the Denver Marcket, but they are in AZ, and, maybe? California.

As of right now, the Self Driving, and Autopilot Tesla features are, assistive features, and there are warnings that you must be able to take over manual control, at an instant, if needed. Check out the Tesla Model Y owners manual below to read more. It is all very intresting!

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-101D1BF5-52D2-469A-A57D-E7230BBEE94B.html

My uncle through marage has a dog. Lets call him Hank, cause, that’s the dogs name. My in-laws told my wife, that the pup, was coming over for some time, and, that they had put a wire, we’ll call it a Hankwire, by the deck, so that Hank, couldn’t go under it. They said, “Tell Drew, and he can make a song, called Hankwire.” So, I did.

I really like the chords, the melody, which help to paint the feelings, of a dog, who wants to do things humans, think it maybe shouldn’t. These things, taking on the attribute, of Hankwire. To the dog, they are just normal.

I used the H1e as the recorder to overdub. The Rode Nt4 microphone, and, a small Gretch guitar I purchased, while I was in Nashville this year. It’s pretty thin, and sounds to my ear to fit the backwoods, blues tone I want to convey. Audio below.

As I type this up using a mobile device, the way I see it, as much as we’ve got to bitch about as blind folk, we are living in the future, where we can be vastly independent. Sure, independence, is nothing new, but today It’s quicker and closer than ever.

Pull up a ride share app, and book a ride, depending on what marcket you live in, you’ll be on your way in the matter of minutes. Pull up Be My Eyes, and get snappy quick artificial intelligence assist.

I’ve been using this technology in the Be My Eyes app sense it came out, and no doubt, it’s gotten better, or I mentally know what to expect. The responses are non-bius. You don’t hear the oo’s and um’s as a human with sight tries to figure out how to put into words what they see, or how they don’t appreciate what you are having them describe for you, and, if the translation of what they are describing isn’t what you are needing, don’t deal with the frusteration of them trying to describe the visual to you again.

Naturally, I was just used to these things, and so, they didn’t really bother me, but now, with the availibility of AI, I feel I get the info so much quicker, without the extra’s, and, even though I am using assistance, it doesn’t quite feel like it, it feels private.

The other night, I was getting dressed for an outing. I was worried, what I was waring, may not coordinate together well. i was able to have a conversation with the AI bot and at the end of it all, feel confident, what I chose, did in fact look all right. I didn’t get any extra info, no, the AI didn’t stroke my ego, and tell me I looked sexy, but, as a blind person, what I really want, and have wanted, is just the facts.

What worries me is, that I now get frusterated, more than usual, with human interaction. Someone helps me, and they oo and um, and cary on with conversation that is 10 seconds of what I don’t need, and I think, if I was using an AI solution, I would have my answer already.

It will be interesting to see how AI continues to impact our lives as blind people. I feel we are still so new in this space right now, but even so already it has made such a difference in my life.

Dear David Goodwin, I wanted to be one of the many I’m sure, to write publicly, and thank you for your service to your community. To say that Apple Vis has impacted my life would only be touching the service of my feelings towards the project.

 

I will never forget wanting an iPod Touch. The longing to have one of these accessible devices, to this day, is one of the strongest yearning’s I’ve had for anything but my first guitar. When I was able to get one how Apple and it’s products truly started shaping my life around technology. The first site I stumbled upon when searching for information regarding iOS accessibility was Apple Vis. That was late 2009 or 2010 I believe. From then on it’s been the first site I’ve went to for iOS and Apple news.

 

The team of folks at Apple Vis is no doubt a solid group of individuals! It is truly sad to see the site close it’s doors, but I appreciate the blog post which was written and I do understand.

 

I wish you blessings for your future. 

 

Thank you truly, for all you have done. The existence of Apple Vis no doubt will leave a very positive mark in our minds eye for years to come!

 

Drew Weber

 

Feel free to read David’s Blog post here:

 

https://www.applevis.com/blog/end-era-message-founder-we-announce-closure-applevis

If I had an f150, with Subs, AIC, may sound like, this, of course, it’s my imaginary Raddling Licence plate, which, is actually, my vinyl fiberglass holder. Lol.