[RWP] live performance question.

[Drew]

If you're using hardware in a live performance setting you should be using 
something with ASIO which has as close to 0 latency as you're going to get 
out of a computer.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <blulemon at telus.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] live performance question.


> absolutely you can use fx plugs in real time.
> and, depending on the horse power of the computer, you can use as many as 
> the processor will support in realtime.
> On a mac mini, I have no idea how powerful it is.
> For instance, my netbook, running a 1.7GHZ processor and 1 gig of ram, I 
> can run probably 4 vocal fx at once before things start breaking up or 
> before processor lag becomes an issue.
> if you want to run reverb, delay, equalization etc it's no problem.
> Just open a track, arm it, and select your fx with record monitor turned 
> on so you can hear the changes as you set the parameters of the effect.
> You may experience latency on a small computer like that though, so just 
> be aware of that issue if you are trying to use the computer with reaper 
> live.
> BTW, a digitech vocal processor with all the vocal effects you can handle 
> is not much more than 100 bucks these days.
> You can find a lexicon mx200 for less than that on the used market...the 
> mx200 is fairly accessible and has extremely good quality fx.
> Even a small behringer mixer with onboard vocal fx would run you 100 bucks 
> or under brand new.
> then you wouldn't have to deal with latency.
> Regards
> Colin
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> From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 11:43 AM
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Subject: Re: [RWP] live performance question.
>
>> I haven't used Reaper in a mac, but in Windows, when you have input going 
>> to a track and assign effects to that track, you certainly can hear 
>> changes in the effect realtime; at least on some plugs.
>> To test that, just insert a track, press F to load an effect, navigate to 
>> an effect like ReaEQ, then change one of its parameters, like a high pass 
>> filter, and you'll immediately hear the bass all go away, so you'll get 
>> the typical telephone sound.
>> Maybe you can find vocal plugs that also work in realtime; as the bundled 
>> Rea effects do.
>> Indi
>>
>> On 10/7/2013 12:26 PM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:
>>> Hello Folks:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was looking for a good accessible hardware vocal effects processor 
>>> however
>>> I am unable to locate one; at least, that I could afford.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My question is:  using Reaper, along with a Mac Mini, could I assign 
>>> Reapers
>>> various processing effects to individual empty tracks and then choose 
>>> the
>>> particular track that contained the effects processor and use it in real
>>> time for live performances?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks all over the place gang.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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