[RWP] help getting started

Tue Oct 2 09:02:54 EDT 2012

I think the track control panel you want is the effects routing page, 
where you insert an effect.
  To get there, click on the letter F while in track view.
Then tab until you hear Insert an Effect, hit enter and follow the 
dialog to where the effect plug is stored, arrow to it and hit enter, 
and it will load.
Depending on which effects plug you load, you can tab to many parameters 
of that plug in that same effects routing page.

As to routing that effect, to or from a prack; I don't do it there in 
the effects routing page, but back in track view, which you reach by 
hitting escape from the effects routing page.
Then, I arrow up down to select either the track with the synth, or 
audio, or; select the track with the effect on it, then press the letter 
I to open the IO; in/out  routing dialog.
In there you can assign sends or returns from any track to any track.
IO routing is fairly intuitive, but if you run into issues, let us know.
In Reaper you don't have effects bays as such, everything can be 
assigned its track, and any track can route to any other track.

I suppose someone else will know how to route the effect while in 
Reaper's effects routing page, I hope so at least, so I can learn that 
method myself.

On 10/1/2012 3:11 PM, Chris Flatley wrote:
> Thanks for the F12 tip. Should come in handy. Am I to understand though
> that there is no guide as such for ReaAccess? How do blind users get
> started? Do you just have to figure it out from the standard user guide
> and the training mode? Seems like such a tall order at the moment. For
> instance, I'm trying to work out how to patch an effect. In the user
> guide it says click on the FX button in the track control panel, but I
> have no idea how to access the track control panel using the keyboard,
> and can't find any mention of it in the menus. And that's just one
> element out of hundreds that I will need to know to use this software.
> At the moment I'm having trouble seeing how I can work out what to do
> when I don't know what's even possible. I've used Sonar for a couple of
> years, and it wasn't too difficult to get up and running because there
> was a guide for blind users that came with the scripts. I don't think I
> have enough knowledge to work this stuff out without some sort of guide.
> As you can probably tell, I'm pretty frustrated at the moment.
>
>  > From: dragamilov at comcen.com.au
>  > To: rwp at reaaccess.com
>  > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 04:45:29 +1000
>  > Subject: Re: [RWP] help getting started
>  >
>  > Hi & Greetings from a rainy 'Down Under'
>  >
>  > Indigo is absolutely correct, pressing Function Key 12 puts you in the
>  > Training Mode, and pressing again will Terminate this function.
>  >
>  > Keep in mind that there are many many keystrokes for us. The
> combinations of
>  > SHIFT, CONTROL & ALT keyswith all keys, (Function Keys included) open up
>  > REAPER for us extremely well.
>  >
>  > Like any major program, and like any decent DAW there is a lot to
> learn and
>  > understanding the way the coders have thought with regards the processes
>  > that occur.
>  >
>  > I for one am really glad I have made the switch from Sonar to REAPER!
> I only
>  > wish I had done it years ago....
>  >
>  > Take care
>  >
>  > David
>  > DragonScore Productions
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Indigo
>  > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:54 AM
>  > To: Reapers Without Peepers
>  > Subject: Re: [RWP] help getting started
>  >
>  > Press F12 to get the learning mode for ReaAccess shortcuts.
>  > You will hear their function, but the function won't be carried out.
>  > Press F12 again to return to normal shortcut mode, where shortcut
>  > functions are carried out.
>  >
>  > On 10/1/2012 10:23 AM, Chris Flatley wrote:
>  > > Hi.
>  > > I've just installed Reaper and ReaAccess for the first time, and am
>  > > having trouble getting started as there doesn't seem to be a user guide
>  > > for people using the ReaAccess plugin. The readme just has credits and
>  > > stuff.
>  > > I've read some of the Reaper user guide but it is full of screenshots
>  > > and mouse clicks which are obviously no good to me.
>  > > I really could do with a list of the accessibility shortcuts, and a
>  > > guide aimed at blind users. I've imported audio and played it back,
>  > > recorded a couple of basic mic tracks, and done a few other basic
> things
>  > > just by trial and error, but I don't like randomly pressing buttons, so
>  > > I could do with some help. Maybe when the ReaAccess website is up and
>  > > running again, there'll be a user guide available, but I don't know how
>  > > long that'll be, so if anyone could put me in touch with some sort of
>  > > guide and shortcuts I'd be grateful. Cheers.
>  > > p.s I don't even know how this mailing list thingy works properly. This
>  > > is the first time I've used anything like this, and so have no idea if
>  > > I'm doing the right thing, or how I get to read any responses or
>  > > anything. I'm having trouble finding any information on anything to do
>  > > with ReaAccess.
>  > >
>  > >
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