[RWP] routing the metronome in reaper?

[colin McDonald]

I don't know how to set and send a midi time code?
any pointers?
I'm really new at all the MIDI stuff, even though it's an old technology.
Essentially, in QWS, this is what I think is happening.
When the metronome in QWS is set to send out to the UM1g, it's transmitting 
a Midi time code to the SR16, which then plays that time code...you can set 
the MIDI key number in QWS as well to tell the SR16 what kind of sound to 
play.
I want to do this in reaper, but obviously I'll have to manually program the 
MIDI time code and put that into the sequence.
Is this done using a Midi event or what?
I understand that I need to create some sort of event, or something, so that 
tempo and key number can be automatically sent out to the SR16 from any midi 
file or sequence loaded into reaper.
I could program this for each file as well if I had to.  The idea is to have 
syncronized starts and stops, and automated tempo to the sr16 so that one 
can just hit the space bar in reaper, and the drummer gets a 2 bar preroll, 
at the correct tempo that matches the sequence file.
any pointers on how to get started with a MIDI time code in reaper would be 
appreciated.
 I'd rather use the much more powerful reaper than quick windows sequencer 
or some other lesser program.
regards
Colin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] routing the metronome in reaper?


>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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