[RWP] routing the metronome in reaper?

colin McDonald blulemon at telus.net
Fri Jul 22 04:37:21 EDT 2011


Hey All:
ok, here's the background:
I'm trying to use an alices SR-16 drum machine as a click track device, for 
the drummer, while running Midi sequences in Reaper.  What I need to happen 
is to have reaper send the metronome with tempo information, via Midi,  out 
to the SR-16, as a click track.
The rest of the instruments in the sequence are routed to a yamaha XP50.
I'm using an UM1G USB to Midi interface with one midi out, and one midi in.
I've got the UM1G's output connected to the input of the SR-16, and then i'm 
going from the output of the SR16 out to the Yamaha XP50 keyboard/sequencer.
The SR-16 will only reproduce drum sounds, from channel 10, so that's why 
I've got it first, then the sequencer daisy chained off that.
There are no latency issues whatsoever, the SR-16, xp50 and the metronome in 
reaper are all in sink and so on.  Much better than microsoft GS wavetable 
BTW.
However, I can't seem to find how to route the Metronome click sound 
produced by reaper, out to another device.
I can do it in quick windows sequencer, but not in reaper it would seem.
In QWS, in the metronome settings, it gives an option as to which port to 
send the metronome click track to.  That option doesn't seem to exist in 
reapers metronome settings.
In QWS, if I set the metrnome port to the UM1G, the click track plays 
through the SR-16 just fine...mute the sequenced drums, and I've got a great 
click track.

So, if anyone knows how to send reapers metronome to a specific port or 
device, I'd really appreciate a bit of direction.
I've searched a bunch of terms in the action list and haven't come up with 
anything.
With all tracks assigned to the UM1G device, the metronome still plays out 
of the soundcard.

regards
Colin 





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