[RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst

[Roy Shtupler]

maybe it can be done using the ReaControlMidi feature.
I think it can be accessed from the view menu.
cheers
Roy.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Derek Lane 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:36 AM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst


  ok, the next question is where do you put the bank and patch info in reaper?
  I'm missing that small part of the puzzle
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Bryan Smart 
    To: Reapers Without Peepers 
    Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 4:02 AM
    Subject: Re: [RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst


    Synths don't own banks. A bank number is from 0 to 16383, and a patch number is either 0 to 127 or 1 to 128, depending on the base. It is up to the synth to determine how it interprets that information. It isn't standardized in any way.

     

    Try bank 0 and use patches 1 through 128. See if anything happens. Most softsynths respond to banks starting with bank 0. For hardware synths, though, the rules are entirely different. Roland, for example, has a complex scheme that uses the MSB of the bank number to select the area of memory used by that bank. If you don't know how to interpret that info, then you end up with bank numbers like 8378 that seem to be selected at random.

     

    Most new synths don't respond to bank/patch change, anyway. That's old tech. Expect new synths not to include it.

     

    Since most synths also use entirely inaccessible UIs, you can't manipulate those with a screen reader.

     

    The only alternative is to have a program that, when you press a hot key, will click on part of the synth's interface. This lets you make a key that will, for example, select the next preset by clicking the next preset button in the inaccessible UI.

     

    For Jaws, there is an add on tool called Hot Spot Clicker that makes creating and using sets of hot spots fairly easy. It detects the program or synth that you're currently using by examining info like the window title, and enables hotkeys that are appropriate for clicking just the controls of that synth.

     

    Of course, HSC only works for Jaws, and the ReaAccess project is attempting to stay screen reader neutral, so HSC might not be the best choice. You can accomplish similar tasks with AutoIt, but they are much harder to develop, and rquire that you know a little bit about basic programming concepts. Solutions that you make with AutoIt, though, are completely independent of a screen reader. Maybe you all can get a framework going for installing a set of AutoIt hot spots as part of ReaAccess. You'll need sighted people to help you locate the controls, but, once they do, you can make hotkeys that click on those points.

     

    Bryan

     

    From: rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Derek Lane
    Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 3:46 AM
    To: Reapers Without Peepers
    Subject: Re: [RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst

     

    I can't figure out how to do bank or patch change in reaper, nor how to know which banks are for what synth.

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Bryan Smart 

      To: Reapers Without Peepers 

      Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 2:42 AM

      Subject: Re: [RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst

       

      If the synth doesn't support bank/patch change, and the native UI isn't accessible, then you're out of luck. There is no automation support in any synth for changing patches.

       

      Bryan

       

      From: rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Derek Lane
      Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 2:05 AM
      To: Reapers Without Peepers
      Subject: Re: [RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst

       

      I think that's a general question of all softsynths, how do we change patches?

        ----- Original Message ----- 

        From: Roy Shtupler 

        To: midimag at midimag.org ; Reapers Without Peepers ; General discussion of the JSonar project ; realmusicians at freelists.org 

        Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 6:39 PM

        Subject: [RWP] the use of the Pianoteq vst

         

        hi all

        am testing the demo version of Pianoteq which is a physically modeled piano.

        it even includes all the available add-ons for evaluation.

        anybody using it?

        how do I change between the different available piano models?

        thanks very much for any ideas.

        Roy.

        www.soundclick.com/tzackeek


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