How To Reinstall Vst Plugins Reaper
Step 1.1 Download the Virtual Instrument (VSTi)
From this page download the BassMidi VSTi 1.2 zipfile.
Follow 00:33 Open Reaper and go open the Preferences window found under the 'Options' drop down tab. Click 'VST' on the side menu and then click 'Re-scan'. WINDOWS users will need to add the following default plugin paths-.
Step 1.2 Unzip that file to your VST plugin directory
Uninstall the additional vst's you've installed into the default Reaper location. Create a separate VST folder (one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit), to house any vst's you want Reaper to use other than the ones that come bundled with it. Add the location(s) of the new folder(s) to Reaper so that it can scan the folders for new content. Softwares like Reaper, Studio One, Cubase, Ableton all use VST's. Macintosh softwares mostly support AU, but some do support VST too. Pro Tools uses AAX plugin format, for both operating systems.
Two Common directories for VST plugins:
- C:Program Files (x86)SteinbergVstPlugins
- C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesVST3
- In REAPER, press Ctrl + P (Windows) / Cmd + , (Mac) to access Preferences. Go to Plug-ins VST. Under “VST Plugin Path,” make sure that the path where you placed your plugins is listed (if not, add it) see the screenshot for how I added C: REAPER UserPlugins VST after the other two default folders.
- How Install VST plugins on other DAWS. Reaper: Go into Options Preferences Plug-ins VST. Click the Add button and choose the folder that your plugin is installed. Sibelius 7: Install the plugin into C: Program Files (x86) Avid VSTPlugins. You can also locate the.dll file and manually copy and paste it into that folder.
If either of these folders exist or if you have admin privileges on your computer you can unzip the contents of the zipfile to one of the above folders. Since I’m working on a computer with no admin rights I had to make a portable install of Reaper in this folder C:REAPER so I navigated to C:REAPERUserPlugins and made a folder called VST.
Step 1.3 Make sure Reaper knows where your VST has been unzipped to
- In REAPER, press [Ctrl] + P (Windows) / [Cmd] + [,] (Mac) to access Preferences.
- Go to Plug-ins > VST.
- Under “VST Plugin Path,” make sure that the path where you placed your plugins is listed (if not, add it)… see the screenshot for how I added C:REAPERUserPluginsVST after the other two default folders.
- Click on Re-Scan and your instrument should be available within Reaper.
Step 2.1 Time to download a Soundfont to open within the VSTi we just installed
A free GM/GS soundfont has been shared here Reality_GMGS_falcomod.sf2 (version 1.2)
Thanks to Falcosoft for sharing the soundfont on this page
Step 2.3 Unzip the Soundfont to a folder / directory where you will store your soundfonts
You might choose to make a folder called “Soundfonts” in a location where you keep your loops and other audio resources… perhaps within the Reaper folder or another area on your computer where you keep things organised.
Adding Vst To Reaper
Step 3.1 Time to try inserting a Virtual Instrument into Reaper using the VSTi and Soundfont we just downloaded.
Note: If Step 1.3 went smoothly and you Re-Scanned the VST folder Reaper should be able to find the new plugin… If not, try re-scanning or perhaps try restarting Reaper. If that fails you will need to check that the directory to where you extracted the VST files is included in the VST plugin folders that Reaper looks in (as per the screenshot in 1.3). If that fails you might need to ask me for some help 🙂
How To Install Vst Plugins Reaper
Insert > Virtual instrument on new track
Display the Virtual MIDI piano (Alt+B) Best mastering vst plugins 2015.
Hopefully you can now hear the sound of a piano when you make use of the virtual MIDI piano
Download some free Soundfonts
Some links that might have some to check out…
- A Blog post listing tonnes of different Soundfonts
- On the Musescore website they have a few more soundfonts available.
Install Sforzando Sound Font player as it works on Mac or Windows