[RWP] Help with Sinth VSTs

[Drew]

That is very odd. "Default" is, well, the default--in other words it's a 
shortcut that points to whatever you've set as your default device. If there 
are no devices, that's meaningless. You must have some sound device 
otherwise you would not be able to hear JAWS, but for it to not show up is 
quite strange.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Crystal Dennis" <valkyriecelesyt at gmail.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Help with Sinth VSTs


> When I pull down the sound device menus I have:
>
> Primary Sound capture driver -- when Direct Sound is selected
> Microsoft Sound Mapper -- When Wave out is selected.
>
> those are the only 2 sound devices that show up and on midi I have:
> Microsoft Wavable Sinth Disabled (I tried right clicking and no menus
> came up at all....I'm also using JAWS 10)
>
> The only things I can't get working are the sound libraries, and I
> feel like there's something vital that I'm missing due to my
> newbe-ness in this subject....sorry if this is too many questions!
> But all I get are drop down menus in preferences, no way to right
> click anything even with the JAWS cursor
>
> On 12/27/13, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
>> Crystal, do you have a sound card that you installed into your computer,
>> or is there only the RealTech sound chip?
>> If you have a third-party soundcard installed, or just RealTech,  you
>> need to get it recognized in Reaper's preferences.
>> You can play VST synths using the RealTech chip, but with large delay or
>> latency; between the moment you hit the note on the keyboard and the
>> moment you hear the note.
>> To get either your installed soundcard or the built in RealTech chip
>> enabled, press ctrl+P.
>> Then navigate to audio.
>> Then tab down to the field that shows either your soundcard, or
>> RealTech, and get enabled; instead of Disabled, after its name; by
>> routing focus to the number pad.
>> The method will depend on your screenreader, but it's similar in
>> Wineyes, Jaws and NVDA.
>> Then focus at the numPad on the soundcard's name, or Disabled.
>> Then right click at the number pad
>>
>> The Configure Dialog should appear.
>> Press enter on the Configure Dialog, and when it opens, place checkmarks
>> on use as audio device, etcetera.
>> Then arrow down to Midi Device and follow the same procedure for the
>> inputs and outputs for midi.
>> Get Disabled routed over to the number Pad, then focus on the
>> soundcard's name or Disabled, then right click and you should get the
>> midi configuration Dialog.
>> Hit enter on it.
>> When it opens, place checkmarks with your spacebar on Use as midi
>> device, etcetera.
>> Then tab down to OK and hit enter, and you'll be taken back to the track
>> view.
>> To get a synth to load, you need to install it in a folder, or
>> copy/paste its .dll into a folder, so Reaper can find it.
>> I keep all VST's in C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins which, if I
>> typed it correctly, is the exact path to my synths folder.
>> To type in the path to where you are keeping VST plugIns, press ctrl+P,
>> then arrow down to VST, then tab down to where Reaper asks you to type
>> in a path to your VST plugIns.
>> Same here as when getting a soundcard enabled, be sure to click enter on
>> OK before exiting.
>> To load a synth, press the letter F while on a selected track and the
>> load dialog opens.
>> Navigate with tab and arrows to the desired plugIn and hit enter on it,
>> and it loads to the selected track.
>>
>> Now, while arrowed to the track with the loaded plug, tab and you'll get
>> various recording options.
>> Set monitor to Normal with your arrow keys, so you can hear the synth 
>> play.
>> Be sure to hit enter to keep your settings.
>> I can't tell you what to set as the recording source, since I've never
>> used the virtual keyboard, and have no idea how to set up a synth to
>> play from virtual keyboard.
>> Sorry,
>> Indi
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/26/2013 7:52 PM, Crystal Dennis wrote:
>>> Hi again!  I seriously need some help, so hopefully I came to the
>>> right place :)
>>>
>>> I have been using reaper for awhile, and I recently wanted to start
>>> composing my own music tracks with instrument sinths.  I'm using the
>>> virtual keyboard, and have downloaded a few sinth sets but...I have
>>> had this same problem with all of them:  They haven't been playing
>>> when I load the track into reaper!  Here's what I've been doing:
>>>
>>> - Installing the software (I've tried Eastwest and Miroslave
>>> Filharmonic with the same results for both - no audio)
>>> - Then I've tinkered with my audio device settings with no results.
>>>
>>> Now I am very, very new with dealing with sinths, so my questions are:
>>>   Do I need some new software that reaper doesn't have?  I don't have
>>> any Aceo drivers, could that be why?  or does the Virtual Keyboard
>>> just not work for all plugins...I've tried spicy guitar also and it
>>> doesn't play either.  Sound magics VSTs have worked for me, but that's
>>> about it really.  There's something that says 32 Out and 8 Out next to
>>> some of the files, what does that mean?  Are there any other orchestra
>>> sinth packs that work better with Reaper I could try out?  I really
>>> just want to get something working because right now I have a ton of
>>> GB taken up with nothing to show for it.  So mainly I'm a noob with
>>> sinths who needs help!
>>>
>>> Sorry for this novel!  Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
>>>
>>> Crystal
>>>
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