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I am having trouble using the Synthesizer V Studio VST3i plugin in Reaper. Hoping someone here can help me sort it out.
So first, here is how I work with the Synthesizer V Studio standalone program...
- open Synthesizer V Studio standalone program
- draw some notes
- press Play and I only get a tone for the notes
- then I go to the Voice tab, choose SOLARIA for Current database
- press Play and SOLARIA sings the notes beautifully
Next I try to use the Synthesizer V Studio VST3i plugin in Reaper...
- close the Synthesizer V Studio standalone program
- open Reaper
- insert Virtual Instrument on New Track
- choose VST3i Synthesizer V Studio plugin
- select No for Build Routing Confirmation
- draw some notes
- press Play in the Synth V plugin and I only get a tone for the notes
- then I go to the Voice tab, choose SOLARIA for Current database
- press Play and I still get tones for the notes! No SOLARIA singing!
Any ideas as to what might be wrong here? Thanks in advance for any help!
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John,
I used to use the plugin. These days, though, I usually generate a rough and vaguely ready backing from BIAB and load that as an instrumental into the standalone version of the program. Such a backing lets me work on a vocal. I had a similar problem with the plugin in Reaper. If I recall correctly, what I found that I had to do was either click on Reaper's timeline to return focus to Reaper or use Reaper's play button rather than SynthV's play button. What I did is no longer clear in my mind but it was something like I've mentioned. (I've just tried to repeat the problem I originally had but in Reaper 7.24 everything seems to work fine and I could not re-create the issue.)
I hope this helps.
--Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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John, you may get a quicker/better response if you ask in a Reaper or Synth V forum...
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John, you may get a quicker/better response if you ask in a Reaper or Synth V forum... Thanks! I've tried Reaper forum with no success yet. There is no Synth V forum currently. There are Synth V users here plus PGM actually produced a video using Reaper and Synth V so that is why I'm asking here too!
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John,
I used to use the plugin. These days, though, I usually generate a rough and vaguely ready backing from BIAB and load that as an instrumental into the standalone version of the program. Such a backing lets me work on a vocal. I had a similar problem with the plugin in Reaper. If I recall correctly, what I found that I had to do was either click on Reaper's timeline to return focus to Reaper or use Reaper's play button rather than SynthV's play button. What I did is no longer clear in my mind but it was something like I've mentioned. (I've just tried to repeat the problem I originally had but in Reaper 7.24 everything seems to work fine and I could not re-create the issue.)
I hope this helps.
--Noel Thanks Noel! I'll check/upgrade my Reaper and see if that helps.
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[quote=DC Ron]There is no Synth V forum currently. The old forum is completely lost, and the new one was brought on line the last week.
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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[quote=DC Ron]There is no Synth V forum currently. The old forum is completely lost, and the new one was brought on line the last week. Thank you David!!! I've been hoping it would come back but hadn't seen it yet.
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I figured this out and got it working! I believe this may have been related to the fact that I had previously installed the Synthesizer V free version and then purchased and installed the pro version without first uninstalling the free one. Below is what I did,
1) downloaded a fresh copy of Synthesizer V Studio Pro (same version as I already had installed)
2) deleted the Synthesizer V VST files from my computer
3) reinstalled Synthesizer V Studio Pro including the VSTs (I did NOT uninstall or deactivate anything first)
4) went into Reaper and forced a complete rescan of all VST folders
5) NOW IT WORKS!
My takeaway/advice is this, if you install the free version and subsequently buy the pro version be sure you uninstall the free one BEFORE you install the pro one!
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Thanks again to Noel96, DC Ron and dcuny for your help!
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