mschnell
04-26-2017, 03:45 AM
Now, as reaper is increasingly publicly acknowledged as a major tool for a wide range of audio work, in several subforums we saw threads on using Reaper as a tool for live usage. You can also see this as an "embedded" application, as for live usage, mostly the standard Reaper GUI is not important, while the "gig" is going on (but only when configuring the project).
In more detail, "Live" or "Stage" usage has two aspects, that sometimes are required to be used in combination:
1) "Playing" Midi VST instruments by master keyboards or Midi Wind Controllers, or passing audio e.g. from a Guitar through effect VSTs. This is a scope of application that often is done by dedicated software such as "Forte", "Cantabile" or "Main Stage".
2) "Firing" Audio snippets such as "Background Tracks", Patterns or "Loops". This is a scope of application that often is done by dedicated software such as "Ableton Live".
3) Also using Reaper as a live mixer has been demonstrated and discussed several times.
4) Moreover Reaper can be used in "deeply embedded" applications as an invisible functionality behind a 3rd party software system.
In fact, my first motivation to use Reaper was live playing VST instruments.
Later, a friend of mine did several projects based on Reaper as a deeply embedded audio tool.
Reaper is perfectly suited for all this. But regarding any dedicated usage case, it's necessary to enhance the Reaper project by appropriate (free) plugins. Especially helpful are e.g.: (1: ) SWS "LiveConfigs", MidiToReaControlPath, several Midi JSFX plugins, (2: ) Playtime, and (4: ) "Beyond Reaper/Python".
Of course attaching appropriate hardware controllers to the Reaper project is a major issue in Live usage, as well.
That is why, IMHO, it would be very appropriate to have a dedicated subforum for Live and embedded use of Reaper.
-Michael
In more detail, "Live" or "Stage" usage has two aspects, that sometimes are required to be used in combination:
1) "Playing" Midi VST instruments by master keyboards or Midi Wind Controllers, or passing audio e.g. from a Guitar through effect VSTs. This is a scope of application that often is done by dedicated software such as "Forte", "Cantabile" or "Main Stage".
2) "Firing" Audio snippets such as "Background Tracks", Patterns or "Loops". This is a scope of application that often is done by dedicated software such as "Ableton Live".
3) Also using Reaper as a live mixer has been demonstrated and discussed several times.
4) Moreover Reaper can be used in "deeply embedded" applications as an invisible functionality behind a 3rd party software system.
In fact, my first motivation to use Reaper was live playing VST instruments.
Later, a friend of mine did several projects based on Reaper as a deeply embedded audio tool.
Reaper is perfectly suited for all this. But regarding any dedicated usage case, it's necessary to enhance the Reaper project by appropriate (free) plugins. Especially helpful are e.g.: (1: ) SWS "LiveConfigs", MidiToReaControlPath, several Midi JSFX plugins, (2: ) Playtime, and (4: ) "Beyond Reaper/Python".
Of course attaching appropriate hardware controllers to the Reaper project is a major issue in Live usage, as well.
That is why, IMHO, it would be very appropriate to have a dedicated subforum for Live and embedded use of Reaper.
-Michael