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Originally Posted by ivansc
Hi and welcome to the forums! That .mse file is the sounds that the .dll file uses & in most cases should be in the same directory as the .dll file. Although as you learn more about reaper, you are going to want to set up separate folders for the samples (sounds) that come with an instrument plugin in order to speed up scanning and loading of the plugins.
As you already figured out, some of this music-by-computer stuff is somewhat counter intuitive, but I hope you already found the Excellent free User Guide & the large number of free video tutorials at reaper.fm, all of which will help you find your way through.
And of course, the rest of us users are always happy to help when we can. That is how most of us learned what we know about Reaper.
P.S. decided to download and install the piano to make sure there aren't any weird things going on.... I will edit this post once its done. Ha Ha! Kinda funny. That file is actually contained in a separate folder called "instruments" so all you needed to do was move that folder into the same place you installed the .dll file, or launch the plugin and tell it where you put the instruments folder if you want to do it how I suggested above. Hopefully this will get you up and running. Have fun!
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S-A-L-A-M-A-N-D-E-R (by BigCat)!!! Success! Thank you ivansc! Nothing better than seeing a detailed solution offered by a helpful forum member first thing in the morning! This is the reason I utilize Reaper as there exists a huge online community help forum, youtube vids, website support and affordable pricing.
ivansc, you're correct! Placed the Salamander sound file (.mse) in the same locations as the Salamander .dll file. Tried additional install configurations however your recommendation worked!
This whole VST-plugin-location topic is confusing. Plugin files are many types such as .mse, .txt, .dll etc. and each can belong to different file paths. I noticed some files don't have an extension at all (even after right-clicking and choosing 'properties" to identify file type).
Couple of questions please:
1) Is there a one-stop location video, tutorial or link that puts VST file locations into an easy-to-undersatnd answer as to why and where these files actually belong in Reaper? Continuing to search on my own and will post when I locate a good source.
2) Please see 1st screen-shot below. I'm basically asking about the referenced text file titled, "000-README-DO_NOT_INSTALL_VST_PLUGINS_HERE.TXT", located in the "Plugins" folder (Computer --> Local Disc (C) --> Program Files --> REAPER (x64) --> Plugins). Please see question inside screen-shot #2 below.
Thanks again ivansc!
Please see screen-shots below:
Salamander piano VST installation a SUCCESS!