I go on my study of Reaper7, the questions, I didn't find solutions for:

1.How to add an instrument to an existing track, without adding a new track?
( I only see the option "insert virtual instrument on new track" )... am I looking wrong?
2.Where does Reaper “store” the instruments added to the project so that you can see them? For example, Sonar has a synth rack, where all the synths of the project are visible.
3.How to replace an added to track instrument with another (also already added) without deleting the previous one from the project's “warehouse”?
4.How to connect different presets of a multi-channel VSTi (Kontakt, Edirol, TTS - 1, etc.) to different tracks?

 

1. Open mixer -> click on a given channel's upper area (just like you would add an FX) -> FX Browser opens -> select Instruments folder on the left -> just click on an instrument - it will be added to current track.

 

2. Open Project Bay (e.g. using Ctrl+B) -> Select the FX tab -> all plugins used in the project (including instruments) will be listed.

 

3. Open mixer -> hover cursor over the channel's plugin list -> hover over the given instrument -> right click -> a popup window with options will show -> click on "Replace FX..." -> FX Browser will show -> click on the Instruments folder on the left -> click on the desired VSTi.

 

4. Presets? Maybe you rather mean "outputs"...?

 

to 1.)
click on the "FX" button on the TCP or simply click in an empty FX-Slot
or use the shortcut

 

Last edited: May 7, 2024

Yup, most tasks in Reaper can be done in multiple ways. I just described my personal workflow.

 

Maybe, you're right, maybe not so, but one time to see is better than 100 times to hear, first picture Orchestral (VSTi) in Sonar:
I chose track #1 in DAW Sonar, inserted VSTi Orchestral, and chose channel #5 in Orchestral (French horn section - and this is a preset I mentioned in quest 3). That's all!
Track #1 will sound as French horn section...everything done on a track #1 field by 2 clicks.
Next: you see 16 tracks, one is busy already, then I can put 15 other presets from Orchestral to 15 tracks I have in a DAW

 

And now I try to do the same as above in Reaper, I've got this, and don't know what to do with it:

 

If a plugin supports multiple (= more than one stereo pair) outputs, when you insert it to a track, Reaper asks if you want to use all those additional outs or just the first stereo pair.

 

Yes, it asked, and if I agree, Reaper does this:

 

I continue, as I agree with Reaper's proposal, it adds 5 new tracks...what will I do with them? If I already have 10-15 tracks, they are enough for me, I don't need additional ones...but I need to switch on VSTi channels to existing tracks

 

Each of the automatically created new tracks plays audio from subsequent audio output pair of your instrument.