Reaper Won't Play Or Record After Reverting to Windows 10

[MissJoanna2u]

I upgraded to Windows 11 on my DAW machine and I didn't like it (Reaper worked fine I just didn't like the OS), so rolled back to Windows 10. Did this on anther machine a few months ago (no Reaper on that machine) and it was a fine rollback.

This time, when I rolled back, I saw that Dropbox has started synching my entire Dropbox folder, in which are all my Reaper Files etc.

I got very spooked by this and tried to play a Project in Reaper, but the needle wouldn't move despite it saying it was playing - same with record. No master volume or anything, but the WAV files are in the project.

Then I noticed that the file name displayed at the top left in Reaper had changed to have e.g. 'I Want You Back [modified]. In another instance, I see the file name is 'I Want You Back [proj 2/2] - which was not the original file name (see screenshot).

All the WAV files that are in other folders all have intact file names, and when I view the file explorer, all the Reaper Projects are named normally, but the ordering is different not matter what I do.

I then went to Dropbox and rolled back the whole folder the yesterday, after the Windows 11 upgrade but before any problems with Reaper.

Nothing worked.

Then I uninstalled Reaper and reinstalled it, and now the file name of the Project isn't even showing in the top left and pressing play or record does nothing.

I went to ASIO settings and changed it from my Focusrite 2i2 to another input and pressed play. The tracks did play, but they sounded like they had been terribly distorted.

Reinstalled 2i2 drivers, no change.

Our of desperation I'm trying to upgrade to Windows 11 again, but I doubt it will do anything.

I'm really upset, because so much work is there and its unusable.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[wallace]

Are the 2i2 drivers W11 compatible?

[MissJoanna2u]

Originally Posted by wallace

Are the 2i2 drivers W11 compatible?

Yes, I actually managed to use them without updating them after the OS upgrade and you'll see here that they are compatible.

Right now I am still rolled back to Windows 10, but considering upgrading again just in case it does something.

Just tried renaming tracks - no joy.

[MissJoanna2u]

I just started a fresh Project and named it 'Reaper BUG TEST 1' and the file name in the top left of Reaper is displaying as 'Reaper BUG Test 1 [proj 2/2]. This isn't normal in my experience.

Live monitoring through the 2i2 works OK. Nothing registers in Reaper.

[grinder]

Interesting
I updated to Windows 10 (said I never would) about three weeks ago.
Anyway a little similar to you
On two occasions so far I will start the computer wait a while till things settle down
Bring up Reaper wait untill my FX have time to load.
Push play and noting happens.
On both occasions I have shutdown Reaper and "restarted"
the computer, this has worked for me.

Grinder

[MissJoanna2u]

Originally Posted by grinder

Interesting
I updated to Windows 10 (said I never would) about three weeks ago.
Anyway a little similar to you
On two occasions so far I will start the computer wait a while till things settle down
Bring up Reaper wait untill my FX have time to load.
Push play and noting happens.
On both occasions I have shutdown Reaper and "restarted"
the computer, this has worked for me.

Grinder

I think it made sense just for the security updates for you to update now, but I get it.

Unfortunately, shutting down, nothing works.

[MissJoanna2u]

Latest try was to uninstall Focusrite drivers, but some of them (there were 4 would not uninstall as the 'unins000.exe' was not found).

After uninstalling the drivers that were there, I now can't even close Reaper (it says 'Please stop recording first'). Only way to quit the program now is CTRL Alt Delete.

[MissJoanna2u]

OK, so now I have changed interface to a Boss-GT1B and Reaper is playing as normal.

So it has to be a Focusrite issue.

Not sure what is going but I will reach out to them.

Do get back if you have any ideas thanks.

[grinder]

Good to hear you have a place to start!

Grinder