Hardware MIDI Sends the better way - REAPER tutorial

[@garywalker7493]

Another option would be to turn MIDI local off on the hardware. Most MIDI synths and drum machines have this feature. This is what I do with my hardware synths.

[@richardlockett1404]

What Garywalker7493 said!

[@dreamstaticsounds]

This! ^^^

[@XDarkstarXUnknownUnderverse]

Finally, hardware as a plugin just like Studio One! Now it makes switching easier!

[@vladv5126]

I mean this was a thing all the way back in Reaper 5.

[@XDarkstarXUnknownUnderverse]

@@vladv5126 Been an S1 user since 2011. I jumped to Linux for my audio needs and often struggle with looking for information concerning external synths and hardware and almost every DAW (Waveform Pro, Zrythm, I wont bother with ardour, and I have Studio One (S1) Linux) available on Linux. This route might suit me since I am unsure of the direction Presonus is going and how well their Linux implementation will perform. I would still prefer it to be 1 track for audio i/o and MIDI like in S1 but oh well.. two tracks it is. Reaper plays nicer with my synths - when I press stop - it stops everything.. unlike S1.

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Exellent!!! Hardware as plug-ins. Like a dream come true!

[@lexa001]

Could you make a quick short video on how to plug the different elements to achieve such config? Loved your video, I didn't know I could do that with Reaper 😁🔥

[@wetwork6553]

I’m curious how the song turns out, because I was grooving with it. Also, can the drum machines midi be separated further? Like a symbol audio track, a snare, etc.?

[@robhouse1926]

This is a great one Jon. Thanks!

[@StefanoGaruti]

Nice tip! What do you think about enabling the Hardware returns in ReaInsert too so that ReaInsert instance will become the whole connection between Reaper and the sinth? Do you envise any drawback in this idea?

[@brettsimmons4459]

hello there jon great video my friend!! but i have a question for i hope you may be able to shed some light on this for me and others too!! say you have connected a external synth via i 5 pin midi cable to your interface and can send midi from the piano roll etc, how would you go about then being able to control the external synth with a usb midi controller keyboard from with in reaper? i have searched the internet and no info at all can you please help and if possible make a video on how to do this!! many thanks brett

[@XRaym]

Oh nice, I was just wondering if I could send MIDI signal from the middle of MIDI FX chain to a external software MIDI Monitor. Reainsert is the way to go, thx ! 😎

[@XRaym]

In fact, the trick shows here wouldnt be needed if we could actually bypass hardware out with shift click in the TCP. But it doesnt seems Hardware send has any kind of toggle on/off. Maybe a FR ? ^^

[@BWP-u3y]

Pretty slick, there...👍

[@andivax]

ReaInsert is GOD. Until you use the synth's VST editor on the same track (

[@jhast]

Why don't you just mute the track containing midi notes or mute the midi item?

[@ZethKeeper]

That works, too.

[@TheREAPERBlog]

You are right I should’ve shown that too, but I didn’t think of it until I was uploading.

[@G_handle]

Can’t the Midi and Audio be on the Same track rather than two? This seems clunky.

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

Why on earth don't the devs just add the option to simply select Audio track in the track menu?? Like Ableton and Logic and others you then simply choose your input and output channels ,..DONE!!... Ableton has this nailed, its so easy, no messing around like this. I would buy Reaper if they add this basic feature in, but until then, NO chance, i dont have time to be arsing about just to get outboard hardware synth audio into a Daw. Come on guys, this is basic standard stuff in Daw.