[Rwp] Midi in Reaper/qws.

[Juan Bello]

here is probably everything you want to know. check all of them, but
especially the on that lets you use vst synths with qws.
http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/articles.htm

2015-08-20 23:11 GMT-05:00, John Schucker via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>:
> Hi all. I'm thinking of playing around with midi again, and not sure if
> I should use Reaper, or qws as several people here have recommended.
>
> I see on the qws page it says you can use software synths as long as
> they show up as midi instruments. Can you use things like Dimension Pro
> with it, and if so, how? If you can I'll happily go join the qws list
> for all my qws needs, but I figured somebody here would know, and I
> can't see joining a list just to find out I can't do something. I ask
> because I might want to use synths with Reaper, e.g. for drums, but I
> pretty much have the synths that come with Sonar Producer an that's it.
> I have no hardware synths whatsoever and don't really plan on getting any.
>
> If I can use those directly in Reaper, that would be even better. In
> case it matters, for midi controllers I have two of the Korg Nano
> things, the keyboard one and the one with the drum pads, and an M-Audio
> Axiom 61. I doubt it does, but just in case. So at this point I'm just
> going for hook up controller, get sequencer (Reaper or qws) attached to
> software synth, whack thingies, make noises. Come to think of it, since
> qws doesn't do any audio output, wouldn't you have to hook the synth up
> in Reaper anyway? So I take it you'd set up the synth and then import
> your already-sequenced midi from qws into Reaper?
>
> I know there's not only a qws manual but tutorials, so if that's the way
> to go I'm good. I just need the quick basics of midi with either Reaper
> or qws if it's better to use that instead of Reaper at this point ...
> assuming I can use Dimension Pro with it of course. But if Reaper will
> work, well there we go. In fact that would be ideal. But I thought I'd
> ask about qws since I think several people have mentioned it here as a
> Reaper companion. Again in case it matters, I'd probably start with the
> Korg controller, they take up a lot less space than the Axiom. I'd also
> likely start with Dimension Pro, as I have to install stuff anyway, and
> that's the most straightforward one to start with.
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