Vst Plugin For Reaper Instruments

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In the last Reaper tutorial, we covered hardware MIDI devices, and Monitoring. In this tutorial, we'll be setting up Virtual Instruments and FX. Because we need both of these..

In the last Reaper tutorial, we covered hardware MIDI devices, and monitoring. In this tutorial, we'll be setting up Virtual Instruments and FX. Because we need both of these in a big, bad way.. Right?

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A quick video tutorial on installing VST plugins to Reaper!If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, enjoy!


Step 1 - Setting Up Instruments

One thing that you may have found confusing about Reaper in the last tutorial is the fact that Reaper is not designed to distinguish between MIDI tracks and audio tracks. Thankfully, in the virtual instrument department, Reaper is much friendlier.

In a new Reaper project, I've elected to go up to the Track Menu. Within this menu, you'll notice the good ol' 'Insert virtual instrument on a new track..' option sitting there waiting for you:


Go ahead and select this sub-menu and delight in the fact that Reaper has a dedicated Virtual Instrument track option.

Once selected, a Menu will appear listing all of your various instrument plug-ins (you lucky person, you!). But before you get to selecting and getting rid of this window, let me point out a few things:


On the left-hand side of this menu are several list options to speed up your ability to find certain plug-ins. And this should not be discounted.


Step 2 - Plugin List Options

'¨For example: Reaper will list new plug-ins that have recently been installed on your system. This is easily underestimated, but let me pose a scenario: can you remember specific times where you installed a new plug-in, only to be confused later in trying to find said plug-in? The various categories under 'All Plugins' take care of that annoying scenario. If you're not sure where to look, simply select 'New', and rely on Reaper to show you what's new to your system:


Additionally, you have the option to sort by only VST plug-ins, VSTi (VST Instruments), AU, and AUi (Audio Unit Instruments), Cockos (Cockos has created an instrument or two as well as FX), and JS (Jesusonic Plug-ins).

What is particularly handy to me, being a ReWire jockey from Hell, is the ReWire list. Selecting ReWire allows me to quickly access applications like Reason and Ableton Live, which can run along with Reaper in real time. Wow, try saying that 3 times fast!

If you happen to double-click on any one of these options, Reason, Ableton Live, or any other ReWire application you select will instantly start. There's no having to dig around through your dock, applications folder, or however you do it normally.


Once a ReWire application has started, it is synced with Reaper. If you choose to remove it from your project, Reaper will actually shut the program off for you. I was particularly impressed with this small bit of polish, as I'm used to having to do this all manually'meaning I have to shut off Reason with Command-Q. Fatso plugin vst.

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In our next Reaper tutorial, we will be going more in to ReWire. For now, let's move on to more virtual instrument goodness hosted by Reaper itself.


Step 3 - Starting the Virtual Instrument

Okay, I'm going to start one up. Hold on to your hats. I'll select the 'New' filter in the Add FX menu. Here I'll select Synplant from Sonic Charge. A great instrument that I highly recommend. I'll simply double-click on it within this menu. If you don't have Synplant, choose a synth that you do own!


And the instrument appears!


Within this menu, you get wonderful insights as to how much CPU this plug-in is using, the ability to add comments to a patch, output possibilities, etc. In the lower left corner of the Instrument window, you also have access to the 'Add' and 'Remove' Buttons. In reference to the Remove button, if you decide you'd rather use a different synth, simply remove the current one you have selected, and then use the Add button to select another one.

At this point, if you try to play your synth, it should be working. If not, you'll need to check your MIDI settings in Reaper, Part 1.


Step 4 - Adding FX

Now that we have a synth ready to go, it might be nice to add an FX plug-in onto it as well!

This can be easily done from within our current menu, the one that we used to instantiate our instrument plug-in. Press the Add button in the lower left corner of this screen.
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Now, we can add another plug-in to this track. I'm going to press the AU filter list and select 'Apple: AUDelay'. You'll now notice that the AUDelay is available underneath Synplant in my list, and since it's already selected, I can see the plug-in's GUI. From here, I can edit the Delay settings, etc.


If I decide that I'd like to bypass this effect, I can simply uncheck the box next to its name in the list. Now the effect is off, but can be re-enabled if I need it.

By clicking on the Add button again, I can also add more FX plug-ins to this track. This is helpful in building up crazy, thick instrument patches that blow the mind..or instruments that sound like they are being played in a sewer (yeah, it's an art).

Conclusion

All in all, Reaper is really easy to use where virtual instruments are concerned, and with this wonderful way to stack FX, there should be nothing keeping you from making some wonderful synth parts for your songs.

In the next tutorial, we're going to get into a full-on ReWire scenario between Reaper and Reason. Make sure to check back soon!

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VST plugins are virtual instruments and effects that you can use in productions. They can recreate classic synth designs, or represent completely new ways of making sound. VST plugins are easy to use; download them, install, and your DAW will pick them up and let you use them in the workstation. From classic instruments to experimental indie gems, there’s a huge world of both paid and free VST plugins to choose from. Native has spent decades creating and developing some of the world’s leading VST plugins with REAKTOR, KONTAKT, KOMPLETE KONTROL, and loads more.

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HOW TO USE VST PLUGINS FOR SYNTH SOUNDS

VST plugins can be used in a wide variety of ways to create synth sounds for songwriting and production. Almost any instrument can be turned into a VST plugin, and more often than not, when you need a certain kind of sound there’s a VST plugin for it. There are several varieties of VST plugins for synth sounds that are worth noting. Polyphonic VST plugins create more than one note at a time, so are great for building complex melodies, chords, and harmonies, while monophonic VST plugins play one note at a time and are commonly used for basslines. Some VST plugins strictly model themselves on reproducing sounds you would expect from analogue instruments, but others go way beyond that. Wavetable VST plugins like MASSIVE and MASSIVE X tend to focus on helping producers create something unusual and completely different to traditional instruments, and can be more useful for experimental productions than other VST plugins.

HOW TO USE MULTIPLE VST PLUGINS

Trying things out and exploring new territory is hugely important when trying to craft something unique, and using multiple VST plugins will give you a wide range of instruments and sounds to work with. Chaining multiple VST plugins together sis a typical way to start crafting a sound you can call your own. Feeding one VST plugin instrument into a VST plugin effect will alter them even further. This is also common with digital production as lots of recording tools come in VST plugin form – there’s no issue with running multiple VSTs at once – simply load them in and start playing. Native offers over 2,000 free sounds and more than 6 GB of free VST plugin content with KOMPLETE START, so if you’re looking for some inspiration it’s a great way to get started.

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