can't hear MIDI playback

EvilOne · Messages: 56 Registration: 11.08.2002

Okay, I'm back on the MIDI trail again. I'm successfully recording MIDI events in Reaper using my Axiom keyboard, but I can't hear anything when I play it back. What am I doing wrong? In Options>Preferences>MIDI Devices, I've got the Axiom enabled for both input and output.

CoCo · Messages: 92 Registration: 01.17.2002

Hi, AFAIK Axiom does not have any type of sound generator or soundcard built in, so Your sound has to be generated by VSTi on track or some hardware sound module on MIDI output...

Janolaw · Messages: 293 Registration: 12.17.2002

Hmm...don't understand. Okay, when I use the same keyboard and hook it up to a VSTi softsynth, I'm able to record MIDI stuff that I can play back and hear, and then render into a wav file if I want to. But tonight I used the Axiom to play some Native Instrument samples which I could hear as I was playing, but which I couldn't hear on playback. What do I need in order to get the MIDI data to trigger the samples I want? I mean, I could put some mics up on my monitors and just record what I play, but there must be a more elegant way of doing what I want to do.

BiMmEr JoN · Messages: 77 Registration: 01.17.2003

My main problem is that I'm new to MIDI, new to NI, and relatively new to Reaper. My specific problem was that I had loaded the NI stuff as a standalone instead of loading it as a VSTi plugin into Reaper. Duh. I woke up this morning with the answer as the first thing that came to my mind. I'm going to try it all again tonight. Joy will be forthcoming, I believe. Thanks, Eric. Thanks, zoranko.

Rexversusu · Messages: 141 Registration: 06.21.2002

... sweet dreams. :)

LboogieG12 · Messages: 18 Registration: 01.05.2003

Making the same mistakes

AngelGT2000 · Messages: 92 Registration: 01.21.2003

I have went through the same things. remember you have to add the new instrument that you want to play. Also you have to set up the output. Make sure you do all of the little things that old timers take for granted, arm record, set monitor on etc. Set it up just like you had it set up for the other instrument but now with the new NI instrument.

melmyers12 · Messages: 413 Registration: 11.13.2001

Excellent, thanks.

Rumham · Messages: 305 Registration: 01.07.2003

Okay, can I load third party VSTi plugins into Reaper? Sure, but "It’s worth noting that the method of accessing these plug-ins will vary depending on such factors as the plug-in’s native interface and the type of plug-in (for example, whether VST or DirectX)." The plugin's native interface? What's that?

BSH · Messages: 9,746 Registration: 06.25.2002

Umm...sorry, but right now the only VSTis I can seem to access when I click on the track FX button are the Reaper VSTis. How can I add a third party plugin to the list? Page 49 of the Guide (2.18 Track FX Basics) talks about a simple procedure for adding VSTis to tracks, but it seems to be only the native Reaper VSTis that are described. And who's Nicholas? :-) Oh hang on...that link at the bottom of your post looks like it might have all the answers I need. I'll say thanks (but I reserve the option to return to this if I'm still confused lol.)