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

Tue Dec 2 14:07:36 EST 2014

Yes, unless you want to bring out the really subtle nuances of the file, 
then you've got to take it the other way. I use it for effect, like slowing 
down riccochets and the like though, not slowing down music most of the 
time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Lawlor" <sklawlor at me.com>
To: "'Reapers Without Peepers'" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] a newbie, not to the list but to reaper itself


>I can use paulstretch in audacity with no problems.  Oh, one hint about
> that, even though it's not reaper related, you know how when you 
> paulstretch
> something, it has this weird warbly effect going on?  To lessen that, 
> change
> the resolution form .25 to 1 for those who are interested.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Ken Downey
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 7:52 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [RWP] a newbie, not to the list but to reaper itself
>
> Reaper won't work with some of the Ladsva plug-ins. It's a pity too, 
> because
> Palstretch and the phaser are two of the best.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Chesworth" <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] a newbie, not to the list but to reaper itself
>
>
>> Hey Scott,
>>
>> Ah, you probably need to tell Reaper about that soundcard and pick
>> which driver protocol to use. Those options live in
>> Preferences/Devices. Devices is quite a way above VST in the tree
>> view.
>>
>> Hmmm, odd that it either didn't rescan. or didn't pick up on those
>> extra VSTs. You might try hitting the "Clear cache and rescan" button
>> instead?
>>
>> On 12/1/14, Scott Lawlor <sklawlor at me.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Scott.
>>>
>>> I have a couple more questions if it's alright.
>>>
>>> I'm not hearing any sound when I hit space to play an imported mp3
>>> file and the soundcard I have is a SoundBlaster live.
>>>
>>> Also, I told reaper to look in Audacity/plugins for some of the vst's
>>> that I use pretty regularly, hit rescan, then okay, but those vst's
>>> don't show up under effects.  The count is the same as before I chose
>>> a second location for vst plugs so I wonder if I missed a step?
>>>
>>> Thanks for further help.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Scott
>>> Chesworth
>>> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 5:24 PM
>>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] a newbie, not to the list but to reaper itself
>>>
>>> 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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