[RWP] a newbie, not to the list but to reaper itself

[Scott Chesworth]

Hey Scott,

That checkbox you've noticed to set VSTs to come up with a generic
interface by default is pretty much the same deal as viewing the
automatable parameters, seeing as that's what the generic VST display
is built from. You'd be presented with those parameters in the FX
window itself, but personally I prefer the ReaAccess view you get by
hitting Shift+P because it's searchable, which comes in handy if you
use plugs with hundreds of automatable parameters and you want your
arrow keys to last longer than a week lol.

To insert a file, Alt+I gets you to the Insert menu, and it's the
first option. From there, it's a standard open dialogue box to browse
for the file. You can select multiple files to bring in at once, and
Reaper will ask whether you want them imported onto separate tracks or
sequencially all on one track... neat little function.

Hth, happy exploring.

Scott

On 12/1/14, Scott Lawlor <sklawlor at me.com> wrote:
> Hi Scott.
>
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> I see something that says default vst to generic UI  instead of
> plugin UI.  Does this make a difference reguarding accessibility of vst's?
>
> Also, I tried to open up a .wav file and I'm guessing to do that I have to
> go to import or something.
>
> After the kids are down for the night, I'll take a look at the
> documentation
> but I thought I'd try some stuff anyway.  I'm actually more of an explorer
> than a manual reader which I'm sure will get me into some trouble.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Scott Chesworth
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 4:41 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [RWP] a newbie, not to the list but to reaper itself
>
> Welcome back! Not sure how far you got with Reaper last time around, but
> just so you know, CTRL+T will create a new track which you'll need to name
> and press enter. Once you've done that, the F key will open the effects
> browser. If you choose a plugin that doesn't expose its user interface to a
> screen reader natively in that fx window (most don't), then one way to get
> at the automatable parameters is to hit escape to get back to the track
> control panel, then hit Shift+P to browse the automatable parameters for
> plugs on the currently selected track. If you find that some of your
> plugins
> aren't showing up, you can configure your VST paths in Preferences/VST.
>
> Hope that gets you going...
>
> Scott
>
> On 12/1/14, Scott Lawlor <sklawlor at me.com> wrote:
>> Hi there.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was on this list a while ago when I was looking at reaper and I've
>> resubscribed.  I'm wanting to take a more serious look at reaper
>> specifically in terms of being able to access additional parameters in
>> vst plugins that may not be accessible in other limited applications
>> I've been using so far, if that makes sense.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've been doing a lot of work lately with something called the one
>> sample dare, hosted over at ambientonline.org and I'm wanting to
>> expand my capabilities with manipulating samples to create different
>> soundscapes and ambient creations out of them.
>>
>>
>>
>> As cool as audacity and sound forge are, I'm hoping that reaper will
>> give me more capabilities for this kind of work that aren't possible
>> in the aforementioned hosts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, that's my new intro, at least for now.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for reading.
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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