Topic: [Reaper] How To courtesy of billybk1

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Replied May 14, 2007 at 14:53 #1916351

billybk1
Participant

Looking at the Toontrack compatibility list again, I forgot to
mention, in my previous post, by fully EZD compatible, this
of course includes, multi channel routing & drag & drop
functionality (with auto named clips) too. There a few
VSTi specific tweaks that need to be enabled in REAPER’s
Preferences namely:

Option|Preferences|Plugins|Vst:

Get VST Plugin names when scanning
Save Full VST plugin state
Save as Bank

Options|Preferences|Audio|Playback:

Run FX when Stopped

Also, if you save your project with EZdrummer VSTi docked and visible (right click on
VSTi shell and select Dock FX in Docker) it will auto load when you re-open your project.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied May 28, 2007 at 15:06 #1916591

billybk1
Participant

You can now easily create/save your own user defined MIDI/drum maps in REAPER using a new
MIDI note namer plugin. You can find all the details/setup info and some EZD drums maps that
I created (Post #32) in this thread:

http://www.cockos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9640

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied August 4, 2007 at 15:48 #1917501

billybk1
Participant

I’ve added Kit specific EZdrummer multi-out templates & drum maps for the (6) kits that I have:

Pop/Rock
Cocktail
Vintage Rock
Nashville
Claustrophobic
Twisted

Link is located in the 12th post of this REAPER thread:

http://www.cockos.com/forum/showthread.php?p=70062#post70062

Cheers,

Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied August 21, 2007 at 07:29 #1917714

kevin e
Participant

Good stuff here Bill

Replied September 3, 2007 at 16:59 #1917873

billybk1
Participant

Here is an EZDrummer video demonstrating different ways to use it while
in REAPER:

http://www.rocket-music.com/HoleVids/EZ-Backing.wmv

The video is pretty relevant, the only thing I would add/change would
be that, like in most DAW hosts these days, you can simply left
mouse click & drag the edges, of the inserted MIDI loop clip to drag it
in/out. In the video, the author demonstrates the old way (copy/paste method).
There is an option in REAPER’s Preferences|Project Defaults that needs to be
enabled Enable loop for imported items, for auto looping to work.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied September 19, 2007 at 18:22 #1918080

billybk1
Participant

One last thing, make absolutely sure you are using REAPER’s own native VSTi plugin implementation and not some third party wrappers. If you have third party DX-VST wrappers (ala Cakewalk/Spin Audio etc)installed, REAPER will pick those up when plugin scanning and show them as VST:VST xxxx, with VST listed twice. Also, DX/DXi plugins will be listed as DX: VST xxxx or DXi: VSTi xxxx, with VST/VSTi listed in the name. Avoid using these type plugins as they will tend to cause unpredictable behavior and even crashes if used in REAPER. Stick to using REAPER’s own native VST/VSTi/DX/DXi plugin support. They will always look like this:
VST: xxxxx
VSTi: xxxxx
DX: xxxxx
DXi: xxxxx
…….with the plugin type listed once in the plugin name. The only ezdrummer plugin that you should be using in REAPER should look like this, from the VSTi folder:

VSTi: Dfh Sampler(Toontrack)(16 out)

Cheers,
Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied December 17, 2007 at 20:58 #1918644

billybk1
Participant

I created a short video on setting up and using EZdrummer in REAPER last Summer and just
never got around to posting it. It is still relevant and provides useful information, so I decided
to upload it to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RahF9H-tNw

Cheers,

Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied December 18, 2007 at 01:58 #1918645

Frank Muller
Participant

Billy, I don’t use Reaper, but I just wanted to say “good onya mate” for all the effort you have put into this.

Asus P8P67-LE V3 P67 LGA1155, Intel Core i7 2600 LGA1155 CPU 3.4GHz, 16GB DDR3 RAM
RME HDSPe AIO audio card, Sonar 8.5.3 Producer Edition, EZDrummer2, Nashville EZX, Pop&Rock Kit EZX, Rock! EZX, Blues EZX
Currently evaluating Cakewalk by Bandlab

Replied January 2, 2008 at 03:11 #1918674

dontbelieve
Participant

I have been using Reaper with Ezdrummer and have great results.. I run Vista 32bit and it runs flawlessly.. I do have a question Billy may be able to answer, I use an Echo Mia 2496 soundcard with “8 virtual outs” I would like to break my drum tracks into individual tracks, but not sure how to set my sound card for it.. Any advice would be great..

Pearl Rhythm Traveler

Replied January 2, 2008 at 14:44 #1918675

billybk1
Participant

I am not familiar with the Echo Mia or it’s “virtual outs”. But REAPER can expose as many audio outputs that you have available and assign each one of those to a track or bus. But first you have to tell REAPER what inputs/outputs that you want available for use. You do this by going to REAPER’s Preferences|Audio|Device settings dialog box and choosing the first and last inputs & outputs that you want to have available from the applicable drop down menu’s. Then you mouse click on the I/O icon, for each track, to open it’s dialog box and choose the routing scheme that you want to use for that track.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied January 5, 2008 at 17:14 #1918680

billybk1
Participant

REAPER has recently added some MIDI Editor improvements that directly benefits EZdrummer. Most notably, a new “drum note mode”, which gives you the option to use the popular diamond shapes for drum notes. You can now also customize the color scheme of the MIDI Editor separately from the rest of the application.

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna

Replied January 6, 2008 at 21:37 #1918682

Davy Lamb
Participant

ORIGINAL: BluesMeister

Billy, I don’t use Reaper, but I just wanted to say “good onya mate” for all the effort you have put into this.

Agreed!

Mac Pro (Cheese-grater) -Cubase - Superior Drummer 3.

Replied July 23, 2008 at 18:28 #1922800

Jeff Trumpold
Participant

Hey, billybk1 — any plans to do the same for Superior 2.0? (not that you haven’t done enough already)

Replied July 24, 2008 at 03:43 #1922809

absuaa
Participant

I made an S2.0 drum map for use with REAPER. It’s not much, but it might be helpful. You can download it at http://stash.reaper.fm or here:

http://andrew.probablyworse.com/REAPER/S20_MIDI_note_names.txt

Billy has done a fantastic job.

Cheers,
Andrew

Intel E6400 | Intel D975XBX | 2GB Kingston HyperX RAM | 2x250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA | Windows XP Home | Cubase SE1 | REAPER v2.4x | Tascam US-428 | POD X3 | DFHS CV & S2.0 | AKG C1000S

http://probablyworse.com

Replied July 26, 2008 at 13:53 #1922831

billybk1
Participant

Hey guys, thanks for the compliments. My intention was to help new EZdrummer and/or REAPER users get up and running using the two together without much fuss. As far as Superior 2.0 goes, EZdrummer fit’s all my needs as it is, so I have never even tried S2 (or S1 for that matter). I prefer the simplicity of EZD and don’t desire the complexity or additional overhead of S2, at this time. I may update my “EZdrummer in REAPER” video in the future to reflect many of the latest enhancements to both applications since I made the video last Summer though.

Cheers,

Billy Buck

On the road to Sonic Nirvanna
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