I had some old, but still good working hardware fx sitting around that I wanted to keep using. I gave it a dedicated part of my desk, wired it up, and made it useful again. Here’s how I integrated my TC Electronic G-Sharp, and Alesis MIDIVerb3, through a lightpipe AD/DA converter into my REAPER setup, including preset switching with custom .reabank files in ReaControlMIDI.
These particular devices are not special, but it feels good to have them running again with minimal inconvenience.
00:20 - Thank you Patrons and channel members 00:29 - why are we doing this? 01:20 - audio connections 02:19 - MIDI Connected 02:34 - Ergonomics 02:58 - Why use these old racks? 05:01 - sound examples 08:25 - MIDI Details 09:46 - Sending Program Changes 10:11 - My own ReaBank files 11:41 - another way to send program changes
Here’s a simplified diagram of the wiring
If you have some old rack gear lying around, consider integrating it into your Reaper setup. With a little effort, you can give these devices a new lease of life and add some unique character to your productions.
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