You have a number of options for recording MIDI, depending on what equipment you have and how it is set up. In every case, however, the principle is the same:
您有多种录制MIDI的选项,具体取决于您拥有的设备及其设置方式。然而,在每种情况下,原则都是一样的:
You will need to use either REAPER's virtual keyboard or a MIDI input device, such as a keyboard attached via a MIDI In port on your sound card or other audio device.
您需要使用REAPER的虚拟键盘或MIDI输入设备,例如通过声卡或其他音频设备上的MIDI输入端口连接的键盘。
You will need to create a track (or assign an existing one) for your MIDI recording.
您需要为MIDI录制创建一条轨道(或分配一条现有轨道)。
You will need to assign an output device for your track.
您需要为您的轨道分配一个输出设备。
You will need to assign a Channel for the MIDI item.
您需要为MIDI对象分配一个通道。
You will need to turn Input Monitoring on to be able to hear what you are playing.
您需要打开输入监听才能听到您正在演奏的内容。
REAPER's Virtual MIDI Keyboard, can be played using your mouse or PC keyboard. This keyboard is displayed using the command View, Virtual MIDI Keyboard. The shortcut keys Alt B can be used to toggle display on and off.
REAPER的虚拟MIDI键盘,可以使用您的鼠标或PC键盘演奏。此键盘使用命令“视图”、“虚拟MIDI键盘”来显示。快捷键Alt+B可用于打开和关闭显示。
MIDI Ports:
MIDI 端口:
MIDI architecture imposes a limit of 16 channels per device. However, you can use a MIDI patch bay to work round this restriction by allowing multiple devices to be connected. REAPER allows up to 62 MIDI ports for input and 64 for output. Virtual MIDI ports can be defined and used via software such as MIDI Yoke or loopMIDI.
MIDI架构限制了每个设备16个通道。但是,您可以使用MIDI配置管理器通过允许连接多个设备来解决此限制。REAPER允许最多62个MIDI端口用于输入和64个用于输出。可以通过MIDI Yoke或loopMIDI等软件定义和使用虚拟MIDI端口。
Procedure for Recording to a new MIDI Track
录制到新MIDI轨道的步骤
1. Insert a new track into a project file. Arm this track for recording.
1. 在工程文件中插入新轨道。预备录音轨道。
2. Ensure that your MIDI keyboard is connected to the computer, MIDI Input of your sound card or Audio Device and that it is switched on. In this example, we will use the REAPER Virtual MIDI Keyboard. If this is not visible, press Alt B. Right click over any key that you wish to be your centre note.
2.确保您的MIDI键盘已连接到计算机、声卡或音频设备的MIDI输入,并且已打开。在本例中,我们将使用REAPER虚拟MIDI键盘。如果看不到,请按Alt+B。用鼠标右键单击要作为中心音符的任何键。
3. Right click on the track’s arm record button (as shown). Make sure that Monitor Input and Record Input are both selected: choose the Virtual MIDI Keyboard as the Input: MIDI device. For this example, select All Channels).
3.右键单击轨道的预备录音按钮(如图所示)。确保同时选择了监听输入和录音输入:选择虚拟MIDI键盘作为“输入:MIDI”的设备。对于此示例,选择全部通道)。
4. Make sure the Track’s output goes to the Master, and that the Master output goes to the hardware audio outputs connected to your speakers or headphones.
4.确保轨道的输出到主控,并且主控的输出连接到扬声器或耳机的硬件音频输出。
5. Open the FX Window for this track. You will need to insert a Software Synthesizer here. You can use any such VSTi or DXi synth that you already have installed. In this example, we will be using VSTi ReaSynth (Cockos), which is included with REAPER. For the time being, leave the ReaSynth parameters at their default settings.
5. 打开此轨道的FX窗口。您需要在此处插入软件合成器。您可以使用已安装的任何此类VSTi或DXi合成器。在本例中,我们将使用REAPER附带的VSTi ReaSynth(Cockos)。目前,将ReaSynth参数保留为默认设置。
6. Press Ctrl R to start recording. Play a simple tune on the Virtual Keyboard. Use your mouse or PC Keyboard - e.g., zxcvbvcxz will play half a scale up and down. When finished. Press Ctrl R again to stop recording. If prompted, save your media item. See also Recording MIDI from keyboard checklist later in this chapter. In Chapter 13 we will see how your MIDI data can be edited using REAPER's built in midi editor.
6. 按 Ctrl+R开始录制。在虚拟键盘上弹奏一首简单的曲子。使用鼠标或PC键盘-例如,zxcvbvcxz将上下演奏半个音阶。完事后。再次按Ctrl+R可停止录制。如果出现提示,请保存您的媒体对象。另请参阅本章后面的用键盘录制MIDI核对表。在第13章中,我们将看到如何使用REAPER内置的MIDI编辑器,来编辑你的MIDI数据。
Procedure for Playing Back a MIDI Item
播放MIDI对象的步骤
Play the track. As it plays, you can alter the nature and shape of the sound by adjusting the soft synth parameters. When you have found a sound you like, you can click on the + button in the FX Window (indicated by the mouse cursor, shown left) and then choose Save Preset to name and save that set of parameters. Your named preset can be recalled from the Preset drop down list any time.
播放轨道。在播放时,您可以通过调整软件合成器参数来改变声音的性质和形状。找到您喜欢的声音后,可以单击FX窗口中的+按钮(由鼠标光标指示,显示在左侧),然后选择“保存为预置”以命名并保存该参数集。您可以随时从预置下拉列表中调用您命名的预置。
You can make and use presets in this way for all FX Plug-ins and Synths. With VSTi synths, you are also able to import and export patch/bank files (see above).
您可以通过这种方式为所有FX插件和合成器设置和使用预置。使用VSTi合成器,您还可以导入和导出音色配置/音色库文件(见上文)。
For more information including troubleshooting, see the section Recording Thru MIDI Channels.
有关包括故障排除在内的更多信息,请参阅通过MIDI通道录制一节。
Note: The example above demonstrates an important difference between MIDI and Audio. With Audio the actual sounds made by the instrument or voice are recorded. It is possible to use FX like EQ and Compression to alter how the audio item sounds when played back, but the audio item itself stays the same. With MIDI, you are essentially recording a series of instructions that by themselves have no sound. The music is created when those instructions are fed to a synthesizer. By changing the parameters of the synthesizer's settings - or even by changing the synthesizer - we are able to produce a completely different sound. Despite these differences, both audio and MIDI items can be included on the same track.
注:上面的示例演示了MIDI和音频之间的重要区别。通过音频,可以记录乐器或声音发出的实际声音。可以使用像EQ和压缩这样的FX来改变音频对象在回放时的声音,但音频对象本身保持不变。使用MIDI,您实际上是在录制一系列本身没有声音的指令。当这些指令被送到合成器时,音乐就产生了。通过改变合成器设置的参数,甚至通过改变合成器,我们能够产生完全不同的声音。尽管有这些不同之处,音频和MIDI对象都可以包含在同一条轨道中。
Note: Before recording, you can assign sequential input channels to a number of MIDI tracks in one action. Select the tracks, then click on the Input button for any one of them. From the menu, choose first Assign inputs sequentially, then MIDI (sequential inputs or channels), then select the MIDI device, then the channel selection (e.g. for four tracks, perhaps channels 1 to 4).
注:录制之前,您可以在一次操作中将输入通道顺序分配给多个MIDI轨道。选择轨道,然后单击其中任一轨道的输入按钮。从菜单中,依次选择“按顺序分配输入”、“MIDI(按顺序输入或通道)”然后选择MIDI设备,然后选择通道选择(例如,对于四条轨道,可能是通道1至4)。 作者: 琴韵晓波 时间: 2021-6-29 11:13 点此转到本章目录点此转到总目录——【本文译者：王晓波，出处：视障者音乐制作交流基地】点此转到REAPER+SWS+OSARA中文语言包下载页面