Mercuriall "ReAxis"

[Voliron]

Each instance already is on a different preset. I basically saved a preset for each track.

However, I tried your suggestion to work with different banks (called "prog" above the presets list) for each track and voila, Reaper now remembers what preset I'm on.

It's a bit unusual to have to work with banks, but I guess it's just how ReAxis uses files and whatnot. Luckily, there are a ton of banks and I'm glad this works, now the hassle is gone.

[jbraner]

Oh well, that's not exactly what I meant - I just use one "temp" bank and keep saving to it. (then the other track's seem to know about the new presets in the bank)

I'll need to try your way

[Voliron]

Ah well, I guess your reply gave me the inspiration I needed for things to try

[jbraner]

Here's a unrelated question.
Is anyone's able to use a MIDI controller (like an expression pedal) to control the wah wah in Reaxis?
I can't find a way for the VST to handle MIDI.

[mmann]

Here's a unrelated question.
Is anyone's able to use a MIDI controller (like an expression pedal) to control the wah wah in Reaxis?
I can't find a way for the VST to handle MIDI.

I control the wah wah in Reaxis with my Yamaha FC7 Expression Pedal.

This is very easily done in Reaper:
1. Move the top slider (of the wah wah) to the left with the left mouse button.
2. Click Param button (in Reaper) and select Learn.
3. Operate the Yamaha FC-7 and the edit box (in Reaper) will show MIDI Command info, then click OK.

[jbraner]

Thanks mmann,

I thought I tried this - I'll try it again.
I got the kuassa wah wah pedal plug working - so I didn't try *too* hard

[jbraner]

Here's a unrelated question.
Is anyone's able to use a MIDI controller (like an expression pedal) to control the wah wah in Reaxis?
I can't find a way for the VST to handle MIDI.

I control the wah wah in Reaxis with my Yamaha FC7 Expression Pedal.

This is very easily done in Reaper:
1. Move the top slider (of the wah wah) to the left with the left mouse button.
2. Click Param button (in Reaper) and select Learn.
3. Operate the Yamaha FC-7 and the edit box (in Reaper) will show MIDI Command info, then click OK.

This just doesn't work right for me.
I can use the Kuassa Efektor wah wah pedal and it works great - so I'm not too worried.
Just for interest though - I can get the Reaxis Wah to respond to my MIDI expression pedal - using your method (I guess the "Param" button works (learns) for the last parameter you touched?), but I can't get Reaxis to play back using the CC11 that was recorded.

Ideally, I like the MIDI on a separate track, so I create a MIDI track, route it to the guitar track (with Reaxis on it) and record the MIDI expression data on to it. I can "drive" the reaxis Wah this way - it responds to my expression pedal while recording - but when I play back - Reaxis does not respond to the CC11 data.

Recording the MIDI (CC11) right on the audio track doesn't really work either - as it doesn't play the audio when there is MIDI recorded over the top of it.

The only difference between this and the Kuassa pedal - is the Kuassa "learns" to use CC11 right in the plugin itself (it has it's own MIDI learn) and Reaxis "learns" to use CC11 through Reaper.

I can use the exact same routing as described above, and the MIDI track drives the Kuassa plugin - and everything works fine.

I'm sure there is something I'm not doing right - but as I said, the Kuassa pedal works fine - so it may not be worth all the effort

[jbraner]

UPDATE:
I installed "ReaLearn" and this works fine. I loaded an instance on the MIDI track (containing the CC11 data) and pointed it to the audio track with ReAxis on it - and it works great.

So ReaLearn is definitely worth installing - to enhance Reaper MIDI Controller mapping
https://www.helgoboss.org/projects/realearn/

[tristan-]

Wow, what a monstrous surprise! guys, this is modeling in the level of Fractal Audio. I'll be checking out Spark, as well as it sparked my interest greatly

Keep this up! I wonder if you ever plan on doing some of the lower gain stuff, as BF Fender or D style?

[Barmaleus]

Thank you for the kind words!

At the moment the best clean sound you can get from Mercuriall products is, probably, SS-11X.
As for modeling some legendary clean amp - no news on that, but we'd love to do it one day!

[tristan-]

Thank you for the kind words!

At the moment the best clean sound you can get from Mercuriall products is, probably, SS-11X.
As for modeling some legendary clean amp - no news on that, but we'd love to do it one day!

I look at it now, looks cool! never heard about the original pedal. perhaps you could clarify though, this is used straight to a cabinet without a poweramp section?

[Barmaleus]

You can check out the SS-11X discussion here on the topic of poweramp:
viewtopic.php?p=7165342#p7165342

In short: built-in IRs are shot with poweramp coloration. By itself, SS-11X is a tube preamp, just as its real-word prototypes.

[tristan-]

Some great clean sounds on this demo! He clearly took it to the right place playing a STRAT and going for clean, bluesy and crunchy tones.
way to go. I'm very impressed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFzgyAP1SFw

[jbraner]

I look at it now, looks cool! never heard about the original pedal. perhaps you could clarify though, this is used straight to a cabinet without a poweramp section?

You can also bypass the IRs and use the Reaxis power amp section (disable everything else) and IRs (or go to a separate cabinet emulator).

[topaz]

No Midi in (learn) no stand alone.

Come on Mercuriall how about it