[ddots-l] Re: Motif info
- From: Bryan Smart <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:44:03 -0500
The training would be from me. I've spent as much time and effort on Motif
accessibility and working directly with Yamaha for improvements as anyone. I
know the Motif backwards and forwards, no matter if working on it directly or
with a computer. I complete full sequences with editing, sampling, mixing, and
simple mastering directly on the Motif, and I'm very blind.
More important than the info, though, I'm good at helping people to understand
what I'm explaining. I don't teach from an outline. I teach a subject to you,
customized to your style of learning, building on what you already know in
related areas, and using analogies that help you conceptualize the new
information through ways that you've already come to think about your existing
gear and processes. I cover a lot of info quickly, and, because of how I
present it, you'll actually retain it through understanding, rather than having
just memorized steps that might not always work. It has been a pleasure to have
trained many people on this list, both over the phone and in person. I hope
that they all agree that their time spent with me has been incredibly
productive, and has saved them many hours of frustration and experimentation
when trying to understand sometimes cryptic manuals.
$95 per hour is the rate for remote training from Dancing Dots. Remote training
from one of the screen reader companies can cost between $70 to $100 per hour,
and there are hundreds of people in the world that can teach you how to use
Window Eyes or Jaws. There is not another me to teach you the Motif. Given that
fact, we should probably be asking for more money per hour, but we're trying to
keep the training relatively affordable. Keep in mind that any cost like this
must cover the interests of several people and agencies/government along the
chain before the remains reach me, so I'm never in danger of even starting
golden pedestals, much less extending them.
By the way, Dancing Dots does provide free tech support for making sure that
purchases behave as expected. We also even provide a limited amount of free
training when someone purchases a full system including a DAW. However, we have
to charge for time that we spend with teaching someone one-on-one how to use
software and equipment. If we didn't, then I'd be on the phone all day helping
one person to learn CakeTalking or some other product from A to Z, and would
have no time for other customers, or for actually working on new projects. This
doesn't include when you call to ask a question. If someone calls with a
question about how to accomplish a certain task or use a certain feature, I
always try to give them an overview of what they need, and a pointer to
information
that they can read on their own to learn the details. If the question is
simple, I'll just help them on the spot. When they need help with a complex
subject, though, then we need to make sure that the expense of dedicating me to
their goal is covered.
Bryan
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Cameron
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 12:19 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Motif info
Hi. oh. Okay. That's different then...
The way you worded it before, you made it sound like you were going to pay
ninety five bucks to be connected to some guy at a call center or something.
If you are getting one on one instruction from someone who's actually using the
machine, and he can explain things from your perspective, then that is worth
the money.
Good luck,
Cameron.
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Greg Brayton
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 12:15 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Motif info
Oh no I don't feel this way at all, I believe very much in the fellow that's
gonna hep me. It's just that he wants to seriously educate me, so I have to be
prepared before I take the plung. I think he went and did all the leg work that
I could possibly do with sighted help and everything and I honestly think it'll
be woth the money when I do sit down with him, with my recording situation
ready to go. This guy is blind too, so he will be coming at it from just where
I need to be. My only problem is that his memory is much larger than mine, and
he wants to bassically do an info dump lol, which I don't think I'm quite
prepared to receive till I get the recorder going. I just wanted a little very
basic instruction that says, Here Greg, when you turn on your machine, the
first thing you to to record a song is, here's the very next thing you do after
recording and saving the first track, and then here's what how you save it and
call it back up.
----- Original Message -----
From: Cameron<mailto:cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:22 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Motif info
Hi.
Wow. Ninety five dollars an hour? Are they smoking crack? Or, do they feel
the need to add a few inches to their golden pedestal and require the funds to
complete such a project...
Most dealers at least offer a limited amount of free or reasonably priced tech
support to their customers, especially when you buy a product that costs over a
couple grand...
Ninety five dollars an hour... I'd like to see the qualifications of every
single person on their tech support team.
Sorry to rant but I hate seeing peple getting taken advantage of. Please write
me off list with the name of the company so I can be sure not to give them any
business.
Thanks,
Cameron.
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Greg Brayton
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:39 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Motif info
Is anyone on the list currently subscribed to the motif access list. I'd like
to subscribe to that. I'm looking also to have a phone chat with anyone who
could help me get started with sequencing. The folks who sold it to me need 95
dollars per hour for tech support, and they reccomend that I record the
session, which of course is the right idea. I'm gonna get set up soon to do
that but in the mean time I was hoping to just talk a few basics with someone
if someone might have the time.
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