Hi everybody! This is my first post here. I've been using Reaper casually for a couple of years to record my band's rehearsals, but now that I've got a few synths again I'm setting up a little home studio and I'm going to try and make a simple synth solo album over the next few months. So... I'll be here often!!!
I'm certainly not afraid to read the manual and watch tutorial videos, but I often get stuck even with those types of resources, so I appreciate the help of forums such as this.
I'm using 6 hardware synths (3 keyboards, 3 racks), a midi drum pad, an electronic drum kit, and a cheapo drum machine. Macbook AIR, Presonus Firepod, and a MOTU midi express 128. I'll eventually start looking into softsynths and software drums/samples, but I'll start by sorting out the hardware, record a couple of songs and go from there.
So, without further ado, my first request for help:
Right now I have everything plugged into it's own MIDI input/output.
I have configured MacOS "Audio MIDI setup" to reflect the hardware connections.
I have been able to successfully record and playback MIDI from the keyboards, and have successfully routed recorded midi data to play back through the rack units (or other keys).
HOWEVER, I want to control the racks with the keyboards 'live'. Even though I can playback the recorded data, I want to PLAY the Matrix 1000 rack with the JX8P.
As far as I can tell I have everything routed properly, but I am not able to play the rack synths 'live'. What am I missing?
Thanks everybody, and HELLO!!