ReaperEffects
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* [[ReaSynth]] - Simple VSTi synthesizer | * [[ReaSynth]] - Simple VSTi synthesizer | ||
* [[ReaSynDr]] - Simple VSTi drum machine | * [[ReaSynDr]] - Simple VSTi drum machine | ||
+ | * [[Jesusonic_Documentation#The_SStillwell_JS_Collection | Scott Stillwell's Jesusonic Effects]] - Various effects implemented using the [[Jesusonic_Documentation | Jesusonic]] system | ||
=== DirectX/DXi Effects === | === DirectX/DXi Effects === |
Revision as of 00:45, 10 February 2007
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Reaper Effects
Included Effects
- ReaFIR - EQ analyzer plugin
- ReaComp - Compressor plugin
- ReaGate - Gate plugin
- ReaTune - Tuner plugin
- ReaVerb - Reverb plugin
- ReaSamplomatic 5000 - Sample machine plugin
- ReaSynth - Simple VSTi synthesizer
- ReaSynDr - Simple VSTi drum machine
- Scott Stillwell's Jesusonic Effects - Various effects implemented using the Jesusonic system
DirectX/DXi Effects
Reaper supports most DirectX effects and DXi instruments.
VST/VSTi Effects
Reaper supports most VST effects and VSTi instruments.
Using VSTi instruments
VST instruments (VSTi) can be used with REAPER by following these steps:
- Create a new track.
- Click on "fx" to open the FX window.
- Click on "Add". REAPER will scan the VST directory listed in "Preferences (Ctrl+P) > FX Plug-ins > VST plug-ins" and display a list of the available plugins.
- Select a plugin and click "OK". REAPER will load the selected plugin into the FX chain.
- Close the FX window.
- Right-click on the Record button and select a MIDI input (MIDI devices are set in "Preferences > Audio > MIDI").
- Record-arm the track by clicking on the Record button.
- Click on the speaker icon to select Input monitoring.
- Play something from your MIDI keyboard to make sure you are receiving MIDI correctly.
- Press the Record button on the transport to start recording.
- When you have finished recording, press the Stop button. A window will pop-up asking if you wish to save or delete the recording.
- Assuming you've just recorded an awesome take, select "Save all".
- Click the Record button to dis-arm the track.
- Press Play to listen to your recording.
- Repeat at will.
To use a VST effect, follow steps 1 to 5 of the same procedure. If you wish to use VST effects on an existing track, omit step 1.
How to Freeze a VSTi in REAPER
- Solo the track you wish to Freeze.
- Select File > Render (Ctrl+Alt+R) to open the Render page.
- Choose the Sample Rate and output format (Mono/Stereo) for the Rendered file.
- Select which part of the track you wish to Freeze:
- Select "Render entire project" if you wish to Freeze the entire track.
- Select "Render loop selection" if you have a loop set and only wish to Freeze the area covered by the loop.
- Select "Render custom" if you wish to specify the section to Freeze.
- Select "Add rendered item to new track in project when finished".
- Select a file name and directory for the Rendered file.
- Click the "Render" button when ready, and Reaper will Render the selected track. The Rendered file will be automatically added to the Project on a new track. You can now mute or delete the original MIDI track.
Using Twisted Lemon's "SideKick" vst to achieve ducking in Reaper
Grab a copy of Twisted Lemon SideKick from: http://www.twistedlemon.nl/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=32
- Insert SideKick in the kick drum track's fx rack (it's probably best to place it after the gate, if one is being used).
- Take note of the channel output in blue at the top of the plugin's interface.
- In the box titled "invert effect" choose "ducking". Make certain the "Bypass" button is not lit.
- Now insert SideKick in the bass guitar track's fx rack.
- In the box titled "use virtual channel", choose the channel you noted in the instance of SideKick in the kick drum track.
- In the box titled "invert the effect", choose "ducking". Make sure that the "Bypass" button is not lit.
- Now You can adjust the attack/release/threshold to taste.
- The meter at the bottom of the interface shows the amount of reduction as a result of the ducking.
Jesusonic Effects
The interesting thing about the JS (Jesusonic) effects is that they are user modifiable. You can edit them with a text editor or, you can insert a Jesusonic Effect List, and edit it from that text-based UI.
Most of the effects are fairly basic, and the delays/filters/amp modeling/distortion are tweaked primarily for playing with a guitar.
So, ultimately, the quality of these effects is not fantastic, but somewhat usable. Very little time (compared to a "real" effect) was spent on them...
- Here's a video of our last show, with Jesusonic providing all of the guitar amp modeling/distortion/etc for the guitar.
- Jesusonic homepage
- Jesusonic presets
- Jesusonic Wiki Documentation
How to organize effects in the effect browser
- Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\REAPER. The Application Data folder is hidden by default, so you may have to enable to display of hidden files in Explorer (Tools/Folder Options/View Tab/Show Hidden Files and Folders).
- Open reaper-vstplugins.ini in a text editor.
- Edit the name text (far right) of each effect to your preference (e.g. add a manufacturer or effect type prefix). The list sorts alphabetically, with capital letters first. Note that a Vst instrument will contain a suffix to denote it's status as an instrument. It mustn't be deleted. It looks like: "!!!VSTi".
- Save the file and repeat for DX plugins (reaper-dxplugins.ini). Note the third line of each entry: "Load=0", or "Load=1". 1=Show, 0=Hide. Set this to hide Dx plugs that You do not wish to be shown in REAPER.
External free effects
- SimulAnalog's Guitar Suite - Various guitar effects/distortions/modeling
- FreeAmp - Guitar modeling and effects
- JVM 900 - JVM900 Modelling
- DigtalFishPhones - Excellent dynamics processors
- FreeverbToo - Very good reverb VST or DX
- GVST - Many plugins including pitch correction, synths and some unusual effects - Excellent quality
- Magnus - Some great VST plugs, including Ambience - one of the best free reverbs, and NyquistEq - an excellent free 5 band paragraphic eq
- Voxengo SPAN - An excellent free VST spectrum analyzer - indispensable!
- Betabugs' GUI version of George Yohng's W1 Limiter - Highly recommended, simple limiter based on Wave's L1.
- The Good Free Effect Plug-in Thread - From Reaper's forum
- Charsiesis - A fantastic sounding Chorus/Delay