Hey everyone, this may be a bit lengthly, but I thought I'd share for those of us that do audio recording and are looking for a good accessible setup.

First of all, I want to let you all know I've been doing audio production for about 20 years now (I am 34 years old) and have worked on many studio and live applications prior to losing my eyesight.   However, I started wondering if I could use the setup I'm familiar with, and be able to keep working, since I've lost my vision.  Sure enough, I reached out to a fellow user of the same software, and we started working together on a program that actually allowed me to do just that using a Playstation Four controller.   By working together, I mean, he programmed it, I tested it, for he had no way of knowing, since He didn't have the hardware.  Needless to say, between this plugin, and NVDA, I have full access to my recording software directly, including it's plugins, both VST and DFX.

The software is Cakewalk Sonar X3 Producer Edition, and the plugin is called EZ Controller.  The controller plugin has many presets the guy created, but mine was specifically made for a PS4 controller, and it's plug and play right out of the box.

To set this all up, you will need:
Cakewalk Sonar X3 Producer Edition
EZ Controller with Game Controller preset
Playstation 4 controller
Two sound cards; one for screen reader/speech, and one for recording
Sapi5 installed on your device of choice.

I cannot confirm if this works with any other edition of Sonar, but I don't see why it won't.  Also, I cannot assure that any other game controller will be mapped the same, but I'm sure you can use any other controller, if you desire.

The setup:
1. If you already bought and installed Sonar X3, then that part is done, but if not, you need to purchase and install Sonar, NVDA will allow  accessible install dialog

2. Download EZ Controller and the game controller plugin from here:
http://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,2 … ml#msg1312
There will be a list of button controls and installation instructions there.

Just follow thew instructions on the page.
After which, close out the windows, and close Sonar, connect your PS4 controller via USB to the PC.  Don't worry about trying to set it up with any other software like DS4Windows or anything, I didnt' set up with that.  It will find it just fine without that and give full functionality via USB.

Note: The plugin outputs directly to SPI5 without the screen reader, so you may hear two different voices if you are not using the same voice for both.  You need a second sound card so that way you can control the recording side of things, and have speech for yourself.   This will cause less confusion, if you're recording other musicians.

The things you cannot control with the game controller, you can adjust or control with keyboard shortcuts.

Nonetheless, this seems like a lot of reading, and I'm sorry, but I thought I'd share.   Here's a youtube video of me showing off the setup.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrerTqQ3pJs