[RWP] Help with Sinth VSTs

Sat Dec 28 03:34:55 EST 2013

Hi list,
if some synths are working and some other arn't it probably means that 
the not working ones have a non accessible interface and that you have 
to click on some graphics to make them load their sounds.
Hth,
Best regards,
Gianluca from Italy.
Skype Id: gianluca8815
Il 28/12/2013 04:46, Crystal Dennis ha scritto:
> 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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