[RWP] setting up midi in reaper

[Indigo]

You absolutely must have that word Enabled after the name of your midi 
keyboard.
Press ctrl plus P to go to preferences, arrow to audio, then midi 
device, tab down, and if enabled isn't shown, repeat the process 
outlined previously.

On 12/9/2012 11:50 AM, Justin Thornton wrote:
> hi
> thanks so much for this
> for some reason I can not seem to get it working
> I have a midi sport uno 1 by 1 usb to midi interface running on windows 7 x64
> I followed the steps exactly
> I know my sound card works because the virtual keyboard within reaper works just fine, but midi doesn't
> hm, any ideas?
> thanks again
> JT
> On Dec 9, 2012, at 11:05 AM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> How to Enable a sound card and connect a midi keyboard to Reaper?
>>
>>
>> There are too many ways to connect a sound card to your computer to cover here, but if your midi keyboard  has a USB cable, plug that into your computer.
>> If you want to use midi caples, plug a midi cable from midi out on the keyboard to midi in on your audio/midi interface card, and vice versa, from midi out on your sound card to midi in on your keyboard.
>> Install all midi and USB drivers that came with your sound card and keyboard.
>> Install Reaper 64 on Windows 7 64, and Reaper 32 on XP.
>> Open and close Reaper once, then Install ReaAccess, being sure to place a check mardk with space bar on which screenreaders you want to use with Reaper and ReaAccess.
>> Open Reaper; tab to continue to evaluate option; press enter.
>> You will be in track view.
>>
>> press ctrl+P to go to options/preferences, which is a tree structure.
>> Under Audio, you need to arrow to device, then tab down and configure input and output from your audio Device, also called sound card, and select  ASIO if your sound card offers it.
>> You should find a line with the name of your sound card, with the word Disabled after it.
>> You need to change Disabled to Enabled
>> The general method for all screenreaders is to route the sound card's name; or the word Disabled, over to your number pad cursor; position the cursor on the sound card name or Disabled; or bring focus to it in NVDA; then right click at the number pad. and the configure dialog should pop up.
>> Press enter on the configure dialog, and at the tab key; place a checkmark with your spacebar on use as audio device.
>> Tab down further; where You need to enable the first and last audio input jack you want to use from your sound card.
>> Tab down to output from your sound card, select first and last outputs to be used.
>> Tab to Okay and hit enter.
>> Enabling your midi device is very similar.
>> Still under the general topic Audio; arrow to midi device.
>> Tab down to it's name, and arrow  to its name and the word Enabled after its name.
>> Route to the number pad; find the keyboard's name or disabled; right click at the number pad; and you get the configuration dialog.
>> Press enter and the dialog opens.
>> With the spacebar, place checks on use for midi input, and also on use to transmit control messages, if you want.
>> Tab down and enable your keyboard to receive midi, if your keyboard has internal sounds you want to control from Reaper.
>> Tab down and Press enter on okay.
>> You will exit the configuration dialog and go back to Options/Preferences.
>>
>> Tab to apply; press enter, then tab to okay and press enter.
>> You will be returned to track view.
>>
>> You can test to learn if midi messages are getting into reaper by loading a soft synth onto a track.
>> Press ctrl+Insert, the insert key up near the home key.
>> Tab to Reaper's folders where virtual synths and effects plugIns are stored.
>> In Reaper's VST folder, arrow to the included synth called ReaSynth, and press enter on it.
>> It will load onto its own track.
>> Arrowing up or down selects a track.
>> Arrow to the new track that has  ReaSynth on it.
>> Press tab and tab down to Record source, which should be Input.
>> Tab to Arm for Record, and press spacebar to turn armed on.
>> You need to give ReaSynth an output sound engine, which can be your midi keyboard, if it has built in sounds.
>> Tab to midi output; and arrow to the name of your midi keyboard.
>> Tab to monitor item; and use space bar to select on;  or normal.
>> Be sure to press enter before exiting; to save these settings.
>> You will be returned to the track view.
>> While arrowed to the track With ReaSynth; you should hear its oscillator like sounds when you press your midi keyboard's keys.
>> Feel free to correct mistakes, anyone.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Indigo L
>> On 12/8/2012 7:45 PM, Justin Thornton wrote:
>>> hi,
>>> could someone please explain how to set up a usb midi sport interface with reaper so I can get my keyboard working?
>>> this would be most helpful thanks
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