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Kerfoot32
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Just got Reaper. I have NI Komplete 8. How do I open my NI plugins in Reaktor, like Absynth and Battery and stuff?
mjbphotos
Moderator
Are they VSTs? If so, just point to the folders they are in in your VST preferences in Reaper. If they are not VSTs, they won't work.
gecko zzed
Grumpy Mod
There are a few steps involved.
If you want to load Absynth and Battery into Reaper as VSTi, you have to:
1 Make sure that Reaper is pointing to the folders in which those VSTis and their DLL files sit. In Reaper, go to "options" on the menu bar, then down to "preferences". This will bring up a Reaper Preferences panel. On the left hand side, towards the bottom, you will see "Plug-ins", and under that "VST". Clicking on this brings up another panel which allows you to specify where Reaper has to look for the plug-ins.
2 To use, say, Absynth, in a track, just create a new track (CTRL T), click on FX, click on VSTI, then scroll through the various plug-ins until you find Absynth, then click on that. Absynth, starting with "A", should be near the top.
3 To hear anything, you need to create (or record) a midi item within this new track. Quick way: go to "Insert", then "new midi item". Double-click on the midi item just created, add some notes at random in that scroll view, then hit play.
If you want to load Absynth and Battery into Reaper as VSTi, you have to:
1 Make sure that Reaper is pointing to the folders in which those VSTis and their DLL files sit. In Reaper, go to "options" on the menu bar, then down to "preferences". This will bring up a Reaper Preferences panel. On the left hand side, towards the bottom, you will see "Plug-ins", and under that "VST". Clicking on this brings up another panel which allows you to specify where Reaper has to look for the plug-ins.
2 To use, say, Absynth, in a track, just create a new track (CTRL T), click on FX, click on VSTI, then scroll through the various plug-ins until you find Absynth, then click on that. Absynth, starting with "A", should be near the top.
3 To hear anything, you need to create (or record) a midi item within this new track. Quick way: go to "Insert", then "new midi item". Double-click on the midi item just created, add some notes at random in that scroll view, then hit play.
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Kerfoot32
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Got that far. When I hit play I didn't hear any sound. I have my master outed to my monitors and audio tracks play fine. I can't hear anything when I hit a note in absynth.
Got that far. When I hit play I didn't hear any sound. I have my master outed to my monitors and audio tracks play fine. I can't hear anything when I hit a note in absynth.
gecko zzed
Grumpy Mod
okay so far so good, but a little way to go.
1 Create a track
2 Load Absynth as an FX on that track
3 Arm the track for recording
4 Set the input to midi
5 Turn the monitor on for that track (little button below FX button on the track)
6 Play some notes on your keyboard
Do you hear anything?
Can you see the meters registering a sound?
Can you see the meters registering a midi signal (thin red bar)?
1 Create a track
2 Load Absynth as an FX on that track
3 Arm the track for recording
4 Set the input to midi
5 Turn the monitor on for that track (little button below FX button on the track)
6 Play some notes on your keyboard
Do you hear anything?
Can you see the meters registering a sound?
Can you see the meters registering a midi signal (thin red bar)?