[RWP] Help with Sinth VSTs

Fri Dec 27 22:46:43 EST 2013

Yeah and every other sinth is working, so I'm wondering if I should
just try another package until I find one that works...

On 12/27/13, Drew <amockery at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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