[RWP] Help with Sinth VSTs

Sat Dec 28 16:03:16 EST 2013

I feel like that may be the problem:  I have gone into the preferences
dialogues and can only see very sparce things with the JAWS cursor.
In that case:  Does anyone know an accessible set of orchestra sinths
I can test out?

On 12/28/13, Gianluca Apollaro <gianluca.apollaro88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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