[RWP] Question about downloading SWS files

Mon May 27 12:08:44 EDT 2013

I'm in total agreement, I'd not worry about automating from anything 
except a hardware control.
If I didn't want to spend much, I'd rather buy a used piece of quality gear.
I had a Korg NanoKontrol and couldn't bear the flimsyness, and the Korg 
editor is totally inaccessible.
There are so many old hardware control surfaces out there, with great 
quality controls, and some last a very long time.
Edirol made crappy quality control surfaces for several models,like the 
PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80; PCR-M1;  but finally got it right in the later 
PCR-300/500/800  series, same as the Roland Cakewalk A Pro series.
My PCR-300 is wonderfully reliable,and has an accessible editor for 
configuring it.
Any of those Made in Japan Roland or Yamaha, or Korg units from the 
1990's that has a couple of assignable faders that transmit midi data 
would do great, and cost very little.
It doesn't need to be something as large as a midi keyboard, I'd look 
for an old hardware sequencer with assignable faders, or an old groove 
machine, or many older models of control surfaces that sell for next to 
nothing on eBay.
In preferences midi device, Reaper will recognize midi controller 
messages from anything that transmits
I'll bet an iPod or iPad with a midi interface could do it; with touch 
gestures; so you'd feel like a magician. smile.
Indi

On 5/27/2013 7:27 AM, TheOreoMonster wrote:
> Not sure as i havent tried it yet. Scott may know better on this one as hes been using them longer  than i and is the one who turned me on to them. It doesnt appear to have a way to automate reaconsole stuff which is the bulk of what i use. Though something like the Korg Nano Kontrol is stupid cheap enough that most of us could probbly afford to keep one around if we do automation alot.
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> On May 26, 2013, at 7:04 PM, Indigo wrote:
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>> Thanks, OreoMonster,
>> Installation of the 32 bit SWS files went without a hitch in XP.
>> I'm already experimenting with them.
>> I'm wondering if they can ever be automated; and if so, can they be automated by all the different means that native Reaper actions can; like on screen faders, control surfaces, etcetera.
>> I noticed that when Jim Snowbarger tried to use Zenaki's Nudge Volume Up by 1db increments, I'm improvising its exact title; Jim said it didn't write automation data to the volume envelope.
>> I also read that same thing on a Cockos forum, though the post was a couple years old.
>> Do you know if Xenaki actions and SWS actions can now be made to write automation data; or used as a part of a custom action that writes automation data?
>> Thanks,
>> Indi
>>
>> On 5/25/2013 12:21 PM, TheOreoMonster wrote:
>>> Let us know how the  installation goes as i am using 64 BIT across the board so can't comment. The steleath browser while providing privacy, problaby doesn't do all that much more for security. Nothing is  100% virus proof, things can be made more robust and a lot more secure though. Personally i never had any issues when using windows 7 for a  DAW machine and much preferred it to XP.  Also since XP is 32 bit OS, its not taking as much advantage of the 3 or 4GB of ram as you may think it is. But if it works and it aint broken, keep on keeping on I say.
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>>> On May 25, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
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>>>> Well, I'm hoping I can download 32 bit SWS files on a 64 bit online computer; for use on my 32 bit off line daw.
>>>> This online computer is running 64 bit Win7.
>>>> I'll try downloading the SWS files with the 64 bit installer, then take what I get to my daw on a thumb drive.
>>>> If I absolutely have no choice, I can plug the ethernet cable into the daw just to download the proper SWS files.
>>>> For a while I ran a stealth  browser, on my daw when I occasionally needed to download files, or register programs; I've forgotten its name, but it was said to not send out anything from your computer, even the chip ID.
>>>> It was just barely accessible, with a fair amount of work to run.
>>>> I was never sure if it provided any advantage against virus infection.
>>>>
>>>> Win7 64 is certainly more robust than XP ever was; and survives much longer online without virus infection.
>>>> I love the stability of XP for music making though, and 3 or 4 gigs of ram is plenty for me.
>>>> I have wondered if hardware barriers like the Barracuta really provide hundred percent protection.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Indi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> On 5/24/2013 10:58 PM, TheOreoMonster wrote:
>>>>> if your offline daw is running 32 bit reaper with 32 bit windows. Use the 32 bit installer on that one. On your online machine are u using 32 bit reaper or 64 bit reaper? If 64 bit reaper wit 64 bit windows 7 then 64 bit installer. If using the 32 bit reaper on win 7 64 bit  not sure which way that goes, if sws has to match your reaper version or windows version.
>>>>> On May 24, 2013, at 8:33 PM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> When at the SWS website, I downloaded both the 32 and 64 bit installer, but don't know which to use.
>>>>>> My 32 bit daw is off line, and I'will be using the SWS actions for that, so do I try to install the 32 bit installer in this online computer, or just install the 64 bit installer to be appropriate for the Windows 7 64 operating system; then go to the SWS website and try to download 32 bit SWS actions that will run in my 32 bit daw?
>>>>>> I hope I stated it clearly, the online computer is 64 bit, but the off line daw with Reaper is 32 bits.
>>>>>> So, which SWS install file do I use?
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Indi
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