I'm Have a 2011 Dell XPS L501x Laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
First of all I would want to apologize for my above post but I was frustrated by my inability to make Reaper work and I have been trying now for several weeks!
I need some expert advice on certain steps of the install where I'm not certain about what to do and I have added notes at the places and/or steps in the copy of the start up guide below.
I would greatly appreciate any advice any of you might have!!
Thanks, jebsong
1.3
Installing REAPER on a Windows PC
To
install REAPER on a PC with Windows you should follow this sequence:
1.
In Windows Explorer, find
the
install
file. The file
name includes the current
version number, e.g.
reaper40-install.exe
.
2.
Double click on this file to
start the install program.
3.
Click the
I Agree
button
to accept the conditions
and continue.
4.
For a normal install,
accept the default folder
offered to you
(but see
note below) -
for
example,
C:\Program
Files\REAPER.
5.
If you need to, enable the
Portable install
option
(see note below), then
click
Next
Up and Running: A REAPER User Guide v
4.59
6.
Select which elements you wish to install (if in doubt accept the default settings - see also section 1.4
below) and click on
Install
.
7.
Wait while the program installs. When prompted, click on
Close
to close the Install program. You will be
asked if you wish to run the program now: in this case, choose
No
.
Note:
If you are installing REAPER for the first time, or if you wish to replace an earlier version of REAPER with
this one, you should accept the default destination folder and not enable portable install. If you wish to install
this alongside an existing earlier 3.xx version, change the default directory (e.g. to \REAPER4) and enable
portable install. This will ensure that your earlier 3.xx settings and preferences will be preserved separately.
Note: ( Here is a place where I'm not sure of what to do because at this point I'm reinstalling reaper after a complete uninstall using a program that cleans my pc of all leftover files. Then after I restart my computer I go to start/menu/ and click on the Reaper Icon that says restore Reaper to factory defaults. When Reaper opens I'm prompted to select Audio device which I do. )
Note: ( I'm using a Behringer UCA202 A/D converter for my device interface and need some advice on whether it is compatible with Reaper? )
1
-
Setting Up and Getting Started
1.6
Enabling MP3 Recording
If you are intending to record and/or mix down your recordings in, or convert other recorded material to, MP3
format, you will need to install an MP3 encoder. A suitable encoder is LAME, which is available free of charge.
This can be obtained from any of many web sites, including
http://aegiscorp.free.fr/lame/
After downloading, Mac users should unzip the file and then drag the dynamic library file (named something like
libmp3lame.dylib
)
into their REAPER application launch folder.
Note: ( Hear is another place where I'm not sure of what to do because I've been advised by other members to copy the lame dll into c"\Program\Reaper\User Plugins subfolder. )
Windows users should copy the file
lame_enc.dll
into their REAPER Program directory, which by default will be
C:\Program Files\REAPER
. It can also be copied to other applications that may need it (e.g. Audacity).
1.7
Starting REAPER
To start REAPER, just double click on the REAPER desktop icon. You might also wish to
consider creating a keyboard shortcut for this. For Windows users, this is done using the
Shortcut
tab of the icon's
Properties
dialog box. Right-click over the icon to display this.
1.8
REAPER Startup Tips
By default, REAPER opens with the last used project. As you will see later in this chapter, you can change this
behavior if you wish. In addition, you can use hot keys when starting REAPER
to override the default settings
Note: Here is another confusing
LAME builds
Note: LAME is LGPL open source software, see lame.sf.net for the project page. Please be aware that download and usage of these binaries may be forbidden due to patent legislation in some Countries. Consult your Country's software patent laws for more details.
You can find updated versions at RareWares.org.
Note: Here is another problem where the manual is confusing or outdated.
My question is do I install the one the manual recommends or one of the others and if so which one?
Windows users should copy the file
lame_enc.dll
into their REAPER Program directory, which by default will be
C:\Program Files\REAPER
Binaries v3.99.5:
• LAME for Windows x64: lame_enc64.dll.
• LAME for Windows: libmp3lame.dll.
Binaries v3.98.3+patch64:
• LAME for Windows x64: lame_enc64.dll. Exports more of modern LAME API, fixes classic BladeEnc API for 64 bit.
• LAME for Windows: lame_enc.dll. Only difference from 3.98.3 is lack of debug messages.
• LAME for OS X: libmp3lame_osx32.zip (for 10.4+, i386 and PPC)
• LAME for OS X: libmp3lame_osx64.zip (for 10.5+, i386, x86_64 and PPC)
Source:
• lame-3.98.3.patched64.7z modified source (only the files Dll/BladeMP3EncDLL.* were modified)
• Updated project.pbxproj that includes target for libmp3lame.dylib, added configuration for both 32 and 64 bit versions.