Here is how I did it. (I apologize in advance if this deletes everything you have ever done in Reaper)
Type your lyrics using Word, Open Office, or any other word processor.
Separate the words into syllables.
Save your lyrics as a text file. (an option with any text editor)
Open (or create) your Reaper project that contains a MIDI track with the melody only.
Select that track, and solo it.
Double click on the track midi notes to enter the editing mode.
Edit, Select All
Click on Actions.
Show Action List.
In the Filter Box, type import.
Click on Import Lyrics for selected notes from file
Click Run
Select the text file
Click open.
In the pane below the piano roll view, select Text Events.
Depending on your composition, you may need to tweak it a little if the syllables do not exactly match the melody.
It displays properly in the Midi Editor, and the NOW line reaches each word or syllable during playback at the proper time in the Text Events lane of the editor.
However, as I wrote in the OP, it only is visible in the MIDI editor.
So near, and yet so far.
Last edited by Paradiddle; 01-11-2011 at 04:17 PM.
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