I am having trouble using the Synthesizer V Studio VST3i plugin in Reaper. The ARA version of the plugin has the exact same problem. Hoping someone here can help me sort it out.
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 tones 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 (latest version 7.24/win64 with no add-ons and no custom setup or anything different)
insert Virtual Instrument on New Track
choose VST3i Synthesizer V Studio plugin (Synthesizer V Studio Pro 1.11.2 / Synthesizer V Engine 2.8.1)
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 only tones for the notes! No SOLARIA singing!
This is a plain, clean install of the latest version of Reaper and I just recently purchased Synth V so it is current too.
Any ideas as to what might be wrong here? Thanks in advance for any help!
it’s working in Sonar OK. are you using the VST or the ARA mode? check to make sure the voice bank is rendering. in mine i also have the “mixdown” rendering checked, but that (for me) is the default.
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,
downloaded a fresh copy of Synthesizer V Studio Pro (same version as I already had installed)
deleted the Synthesizer V VST files from my computer
reinstalled Synthesizer V Studio Pro including the VSTs (I did NOT uninstall or deactivate anything first)
went into Reaper and forced a complete rescan of all VST folders
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!
I still use Sonar 8.5, it can’t see them. I also have X3 and Cakewalk by BandLab installed (I got tired of relearning the wheel.)
X3 can’t see them, and CW by BL only sees the main plug in, not the ARA (or at least I can’t find it if it’s there), it sounds like you can see it, where (if so)? (yes I’m making certain they’re looking in the correct paths)
I see that you have the Acoustica application from Digital Acon (see the picture above). I have version 7.5.5 and it is great that their update is free. (Dreamtonic and Hit’n’mix too). I used to use plugins from iZotope, but I no longer have enough money for a paid upgrade, which is gaining speed over time. Acoustica will help me replace the iZotope plugins. Sorry for going off topic, but I was glad that someone else here uses the Acoustica application.