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.

 

Sorry, I can't force my Reaper to do as you said...I did (as it seems to me) everything as you proposed above and got the view (see below)
so, the questions are:
1. What have I to choose in a little black rectangle (Audio 1/2 - 1/2) and (MIDI - none)?
2. What should I choose in that white long column with track/bus numbers?

 

Last edited: May 30, 2024

1. REAPER has a User Guide that should answer all your questions.
2. REAPER has a YouTube Channel that should answer all your questions.

 

Omg dude, why do u make things complicated for urself to understand ?. Its very simple. i belive u should know that 16 tracks/intruments in Edirol corresponds to 16 channels in MIDI. i.e one instrument lets say track 1 or inst. one is Midi channel1, Right.
That being said u just have to route the tracks to there coresponding channel in Reaper thats all simple.

Use a dedicated track to host Vsti.

 

Do u want to route audio or Midi

 

Like @Piszpunta said

Unfortunately it doesn't for edirol i believe. it must have been like this.


So it just created 4 tracks. Assuming that the OP wants to route/receive midi from different tracks to the track that hosts the Vsti.
Adding tracks should be done manually. Ex;

Add tracks u need, and click on the route button as seen, this is the easiest way and avoids mess. And starts adding receive as shown.
U can choose 1->1: 1->2: as the track will be sending through track 1 and u will routing it to Ch2 inside the host track. Or u can just leave it to all, but its best to choose a channel to avoid any feedback loop.

 

1. I have not seen a more complex and confusing guide to software than Reaper Guide, to find the answer to the question I have to jump from page 46 to 216, and back and forth several more times...
PS. See the picture from the guide - there is a button Route there, and compare with the picture of my PC with Reaper - this button is not there and I still haven’t found how to make this button appear!
2. I watched that channel several times already a week ago, so what? There are no answers to my question there!

 

Hey, I use Edirol Orchestral last 15 years (!) and never had any problem with routing all its 16 channels in Sonar! And more, I have on a board besides Sonar:
Mixcraft, Adobe Audition 1.5, 3, CS6...and all of them are friendly to me with routing or something else