[RWP] VST Presets

[Indigo]

In Reaper, you can always get at all parameters of a plug, shift+P in 
track view, though it's a list at the arrow keys, tab down for edit 
fields; values set at the arrow keys.
Even when percentages, or realWorld named values are shown onscreen, 
it's always 1 to 1000 in Reaper.
Sometimes parameters themselves aren't named, just parameter 1 2 3 873, 
but that's the plug writer's fault, they say.
In FX view; the letter F from track View; click on Param and arrow 
around to find another list of the same parameters; where you can midi 
learn CC messages to them.
I don't know if they're named any better in Param than in the shift+P 
list; probably the same
Certainly no limit on how many are displayed in reaper, over 800 in FM8, 
but hugely tedious to tab and arrow through such a list, and no undo or 
compare feature when tweaking parameters
If the tweaking results in ruining the original preset's sound, you can 
press escape to return to the original preset's sound.
I suppose one could write down the original values for each preset; 
reminds me of synthesis on the Casio CZ-101, in 1988; where writing down 
values was the only way to save created sounds, except for ram cards, 
which lost everything when their batteries went dead.
Tweaking a plug's parameters is so much easier from a control surface, 
but I don't think you ever get a method to compare what you've tweaked 
with the original sound; like you get on many hardware synthesizers.
You can save the original preset sometimes, with the default save dialog 
in Reaper, then compare the tweaked preset with the original, a crude 
sort of after the fact compare feature.
None of my control surfaces do it, but maybe some have a built in undo 
that stores the original values; for comparison?
Indi

On 6/2/2013 3:42 PM, Gordon Kent wrote:
> Hi:
> When you want to edit parameters on a soft synth from the inspector, the
> best way I have rfound is to open the inspector on the midi track, and
> make sure that you are only seeing the effects  and that the parameters
> are showing.  Then you reassign the parameters rthat default to 91, 93
> ,11 and 74 to nrpn and you'll see a list of every parameter where you
> can then assign the control.  I would think reaper might do this better
> since you can display more than 4 at once though.
> GOrd
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Westphal
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:25 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: [RWP] VST Presets
>
> Hello!
>
> This subject refers mainly to the Z3Ta2, because with this I have this
> problem.
>
> I was in Sonar and wanted to change the parameters of Z3TA2 with the
> track inspector, but I couldn't found the parameters for it. So after
> that I tried to change the parameters in the Window of Z3TA within
> Sonar, but there I couldn't find the parameter I want, the delay. For
> this case I wanted to go into Reaper and change the parameter that way
> I'd like to have it. So I did, changed the parameters there and exported
> it as an FXP file. I got back in Sonar and loaded the FXP, but nothing
> happened. What is my fault here? Can anyone tell me, how to get there in
> Sonar? Never mind, if via PM or here in this list. Thanks allot.