[RWP] Getting started with reaper and MIDI

Mon Nov 11 22:16:46 EST 2013

If you were running a business with a commercial studio then you'd understand why.

It's down to documentation and useability and how much work has been done and options you have for access and what comes with each package.

REaper is like a motorcycle is fleet and sweet and does some things well, but is missing a lot or what it's missing we can't easily access.

Sonar is like an aging fully loaded motor-home silver eagle bus, ready to go with everything you need, and access and useability has been done already and documentation a plenty.

But if you got lots of time to fuss around,
then reaper might be your ticket to ride there are a few managing to run a business using reaper.

Most around here seem like hobbiests or enthusiastic fans, happy to fuss about
and discover things, but I have something between a home studio anad a full blown commercial facility and I need to get work done today, so reaper holds promise for tomorrow but sonar works 
today.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alexis ROBIN 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 7:22 AM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] Getting started with reaper and MIDI

  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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