[RWP] Patch and bank changes: Something I should know, but can't figure out

[Ken Downey]

Thanks for the heads up about Bryan Smart's plug-ins. These work great! I 
also hadn't realized the importance of order, though I should have.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Perdue" <patrick at pdaudio.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Patch and bank changes: Something I should know, but 
can't figure out


> Actually, if the VST understands  standard bank/patch  changes, the 
> process would be what he described. So, yes, hardware vs. software, but 
> it's all the same in that way.
>
> If you are sending a group of tracks to a multi-part VST, you should just 
> be able to put ReaControl on as the first effect, and any bank/patch 
> changes you do there will get passed to which ever channel you select to 
> be sent to the track with your VST.
> Or, you can insert ReaControl in the chain before the VST synth if you 
> aren't necessarily having to care about driving multiple channels. Yes, 
> the order matters. Make sure it is in the chain before your synth, or 
> bank/patch changes won't work.
> It's kind of a weird system for doing something so basic.
>
> I actually use a JS plugin for changing MSB/LSB/patch that Bryan Smart 
> wrote rather than ReaControl, as all of it's parameters are easier to get 
> to from the effect window. This also has other basic midi controls, such 
> as reverb, chorus, filter cut-off/resonance, attack, decay, 
> portamento/polyphony controls, etc.
> I can send it to the list if anyone is interested.
> He also wrote one specifically for the old Steinberg Hypersonic.
>
> On 12/11/2014 1:48 AM, Chris Belle wrote:
>> He's talking about vst instruments, don't confuse that with hardware.
>>
>> On 12/11/2014 12:36 AM, Tor Tollhag wrote:
>>> This is something I wonder how to do as well.
>>> When using my Roland keybord as hardware, if local mode is off and
>>> performance mode is on, I can do bank and patch Changes in Quick
>>> windows sequencer.
>>> After that if I'm in Reaper and select the keybord as both input and
>>> output I can then import the sequenced midi file into reaper.
>>> However after that when the file is in Reaper I don't know how to
>>> change banks or patches either.
>>> Apparently you're supposed to be able to do this using the reaper
>>> reacontrolmidi plugin, but I can't seem to change anything using that
>>> plugin.
>>> Either there's something I've missed or it isn't that accessible for us.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-12-10 22:24 GMT+01:00, Ken Downey <KenWDowney at blindlabyrinth.com>:
>>>> How do I do bank and program changes with a VST instrument? I know it
>>>> has to
>>>> do with the ReaMidiControl plugin but I just can't make it work. I 
>>>> don't
>>>> have the ability to do it with my MIDI keyboard or I'd just do it
>>>> that way.
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