[RWP] routing the metronome in reaper?

[Indigo]

I don't understand, why send a click track to the SR-16?
why not just send plain old midi time code to the SR-16, then  set the 
SR-16's  metronome to sound, so the drummer can hear it?


On 7/22/2011 4:37 AM, colin McDonald wrote:
> 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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