[RWP] Getting started with reaper and MIDI

[Indigo]

I just looked at Reaper 4.55, and the fourth selection in Project 
settings, advanced is actually External Time Code Synchronization.
Same meaning, slightly different wording.

On 11/11/2013 12:07 PM, Indigo wrote:
> Hi,
> You have the choice of turning midi clock out either on or off In your
> Yamaha MX61.
> You'll need to find where to turn it on or off in your Yamaha manual.
> You can make Reaper either master or slave to the Yamaha MX61, in
> Project settings.
> To open that menu, press alt+enter.
> There are 4 tabs:
> 1, main project settings.
> 2, Media settings.
> 3, Advanced.
> 4, Notes.
> After pressing alt+enter, arrow to Advanced, then tab down 4 spaces to
> External Time Clock Synchronization, which is not checked when Reaper is
> Master.
> If you want Reaper as the slave, set your Yamaha MX61 as master, sending
> midi time clock out, and put a checkmark on External Time Clock
> Synchronization in Reaper.
> Make sure to click enter on okay before exiting back to track view in
> Reaper; to keep your settings.
> Indi
>
> On 11/11/2013 8:22 AM, Alexis ROBIN wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm also a new user of reaper with ReaAccess and don't understand why
>> some many blind people still use Sonar. But it's not my topic.
>> I bought a Yamaha MX61 for his large and various midi's bank. However,
>> I'm not able to use these virtual instrument product by the MX61 in
>> Reaper. No problem for the keyboard detection in Reaper nor creating a
>> midi track and choosing the output source. My problem only occurs for
>> playing mx61 sounds.
>> Is there a slave mode or VST, for heard midi from my Yamaha MX61?
>>
>> Thank in advance,
>>
>> AlexisLe 09/11/2013 18:09, Indigo a écrit :
>>> Hi,
>>> Welcome aboard.
>>> Connecting a midi keyboard to Reaper and getting going:
>>>
>>> If your midi keyboard  has a USB cable, plug that into your computer.
>>> If you want to use midi caples, plug a midi cable from midi out on the
>>> keyboard to midi in on your audio/midi interface card, and vice versa,
>>> from midi out on your sound card to midi in on your keyboard.
>>> Install all drivers that came with your sound card and keyboard.
>>> Install Reaper 64 on Windows 7 64, and Reaper 32 on XP.
>>> Open and close Reaper once, then Install ReaAccess, being sure to
>>> place a check mardk with space bar on which screenreaders you want to
>>> use with Reaper and ReaAccess.
>>> Open Reaper, and deal with the splash screen, and the continue to
>>> evaluate option, until you decide to buy it.
>>> press ctrl+P to go to options/preferences, which is a tree structure.
>>> Under Audio, arrow to device, then tab down and configure input and
>>> output from your audio Device, also called sound card, and select ASIO
>>> if your sound card offers it.
>>> You should find a line with the name of your sound card, with the word
>>> Disabled after it.
>>> You need to change Disabled to Enabled
>>> The general method for all screenreaders is to route the sound card's
>>> name, or Disabled, over to your number pad cursor; position the cursor
>>> on the sound card name or Disabled; or bring focus to it in NVDA; then
>>> right click at the number pad, and the configure dialog should pop up.
>>> Press enter on the configure dialog, and at the tab key; place
>>> checkmarks with spacebar on:
>>>  use as audio device.
>>> You need to enable the first and last audio input jack you want to use
>>> from your sound card.
>>> Tab down to output from your sound card, select first and last outputs
>>> to be used, repeat the above steps, tab to Okay and hit enter on it.
>>> Enabling your midi device is very similar.
>>> Still under the general topic Audio, arrow to midi device, tab to it's
>>> name, and get the word Enabled after its name.
>>>
>>> Tab to apply, okay, and hit enter.
>>> You can test to learn if midi messages are getting into reaper by
>>> loading a soft synth onto a track.
>>> Press ctrl+I
>>>  Arrow to Insert Virtual Synth on a Track.
>>> Press enter.
>>> Tab to Reaper's folders where virtual synths and effects plugIns are
>>> stored.
>>> In VST, arrow to the included synth called ReaSynth, and press enter
>>> on it's name.
>>> It will load onto its own track.
>>> Arrowing up or down selects a track.
>>> Arrow to the new track that has  ReaSynth.
>>> Tab down to Record source, which should be Input.
>>> Tab to Arm for Record, and press spacebar to turn armed on.
>>> You need to give ReaSynth an output sound engine, which can be your
>>> soundcard, or even the default Microsoft synth.
>>> Tab to midi output; and arrow to a sound engine, like your soundcard
>>> or Microsoft synth.
>>> Tab to monitor item; and use space bar to select either on;  or normal.
>>> Be sure to press enter before exiting to save these settings.
>>> You will be returned to the track view.
>>> While arrowed to the track With ReaSynth, you should hear its
>>> oscillator like beeps when you press your midi keyboard's keys, so
>>> you're in business, up and running in Reaper!
>>> Indi
>>>
>>> On 11/9/2013 6:28 AM, LETTS Nathan wrote:
>>>> Hello all
>>>>
>>>> I have fairly recently downloaded reaper, and I would like to use it
>>>> with midi. I have figured a few things out like bringing up the virtual
>>>> midi keyboard, but I am not too sure how to record, change tempo, put
>>>> effects on tracks, or even selecting tracks for that matter. Would
>>>> someone mind explaining how to do these things? Any help is greatly
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Nathan
>>>>
>>>>
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