[RWP] Using reaper with midi and hardware sounds?

[Ken Downey]

You'll want to use bounce, not render, because you're getting the MIDI input 
live. Render only processes audio, and that not in real-time, to compensate 
for buffering.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tor Tollhag" <tortollhag at gmail.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Using reaper with midi and hardware sounds?


> That's cool.
> At the moment I've figured out how to import midi files from qws and
> make them play while in the Project.
> However when I try to render the Project there's no audio from the
> midi tracks that uses my hardware sounds.
> I can add an audio track and select my soundcard input, then I might
> be able to record stuff, but then I can only record all the midi
> tracks, unless I mute tracks just to record audio, it's a bit of a
> mess at the moment.
> However if I'm using midi with softsynths the output isn't midi, so I
> can render that and hear Everything. Just need to figure out how to
> work with midi tracks with midi output where I later want to render
> the audio from the Project including them.
> Also if I try to add an effect plugin to a midi track it gets silent,
> again cause it's not an audio track.
>
>
>
> 2014-11-29 17:41 GMT+01:00, Ken Downey <KenWDowney at blindlabyrinth.com>:
>> I'll be putting the podcast up in the next day or two, and hopefully 
>> it'll
>> help some. I'm laying down an electronic wind instrument sax track or a
>> piece I'm working on at the moment, but as soon as I'm done I'll start
>> editing that podcast. It sounds like it's needed, and it also sounds like
>> I'll be adding more material before I upload it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tor Tollhag" <tortollhag at gmail.com>
>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 8:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Using reaper with midi and hardware sounds?
>>
>>
>>> Hi again.
>>> Well today I imported a midi file into reaper that I had recorded with
>>> my keybord in qws.
>>> I managed to get all 3 tracks in reaper and I saw the midi items there.
>>> However I didn't here any audio.
>>> I had my keybord set to performance mode and local off mode.
>>> When opening this file in qws the audio bit works perfectly.
>>> Tried to mess with changing the midi output to my focusrite soundcard
>>> and still no audio. Midi input on all tracks should be set to my
>>> juno-g keybord surely.
>>> I feel pretty stupid, I must be missing something. Also tried arming /
>>> unarming the tracks and turning record monitor on and off, without any
>>> audable results.
>>>
>>> I really need some help with this.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-11-27 19:32 GMT+01:00, Ken Downey <KenWDowney at blindlabyrinth.com>:
>>>> Hey,
>>>> so long as you can hear your keyboard, you don't have to worry about
>>>> anything audio when you're recording through MIDI. I monitor my line in
>>>> directly when I'm recording MIDI because there is no latency 
>>>> whatsoever.
>>>>
>>>> Of
>>>>
>>>> course, I have to mute it when I'm monitoring audio input, if I want to
>>>> hear
>>>>
>>>> the effects in real time anyway. Just tab over to where it says midi
>>>> output
>>>>
>>>> and down arrow to the name of your board, then hit enter. Arm the track
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> off you go. Also, remember that no matter how good Reaper is, QWS is
>>>> still a
>>>>
>>>> rockin' tool too, as are Goldwave and Audacity, and you won't be
>>>> replacing
>>>> them entirely.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tor Tollhag" <tortollhag at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:33 AM
>>>> Subject: [RWP] Using reaper with midi and hardware sounds?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi there.
>>>>> I know how to use my midi device in Reaper now if I want to use soft
>>>>> synth plugins.
>>>>> However I wonder if anyone here knows how to set reaper up so the
>>>>> sounds built into the midi keybord is used?
>>>>> I feel a bit stupid for not figuring this out since it all works with
>>>>> Quick Windows Sequencer if I set the keybord in what's called
>>>>> Performance mode.
>>>>> The keybord i'm using is a Roland Juno-G.
>>>>> I have it hooked up with midi via usb and also have stereo audio going
>>>>> to my Focusrite usb sound interface.
>>>>> When using it with qws I set it up so local mode is off, so the only
>>>>> sound I'm hearing is the midi data that qws is sending.
>>>>> I want this to work with Reaper as well if possible.
>>>>> Also my sound interface has a record monitor on by default so when
>>>>> using qws all I have to do is turn the keybord on, switch to
>>>>> performance mode and turn local mode off and then I'm ready to
>>>>> sequence.
>>>>> It doesn't seem to be that easy with reaper.
>>>>> Do I have to have a second audio track monitoring for every midi
>>>>> track? If the sound interface has the monitoring on by default surely
>>>>> I shouldn't have to do this as well?
>>>>> I'm a bit confused and I would be greatful for any help.
>>>>> Again working with software synths in reaper is way easyer, and I've
>>>>> even sequenced a bit with that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tor
>>>>>
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