Using Pro Tools with Reason !

[gaurav]

Hi,
just wanted to share a technique i used to use Propellerheads Reason from within Pro Tools LE, using 'Hubi's Midi Loopback'.
Provided, you are using 2 soundcards,
(I have a SB Live + Digi001)

- Install Hubi's MIDI Loop Back using "Add New Hardware" --> "Audio/Game Controller"--> "Have Disk".

- Now you got 4 MIDI ports extra (LB1,LB2,LB3 & LB4) !

- Open Pro Tools (PTLE) and assign output of a midi track to LB1->channel 1.

- Open Reason and go to preferences. In MIDI menu, select main MIDI input as LB1 and Bus1 also LB1. Audio device in Audio menu must be other than DIGI001 (use the other soundcard.)

- Now in the MIDI panel right on top, in the main screen, assign Channel1 -> Synth.

- All notes played on LB 1 channel 1, in protools, are now played by synth in Reason.

Eureka!!! simple (lil complicated), but works like a baby !!!

For using more devices, use channels 2-3 onwards (not channel 1!) from within pro tools.

Adjust Latency in Reason Audio Preferences to 16ms, or higher for no delay in key playing.

Hope this works......
cheers to ya'all......
[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

-gaurav

[pk_hat]

Thanks Gaurav!

I've come to know about this workaround for a few weeks now, but it's nice of you to post it for those who wish to make these 2 programs work together. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

pk

[tacohand]

Anyone try this method with Reaktor and Digi?

[gaurav]

YEah it works with Reaktor too !

Just remember to send and recieve at the same midi port/channel.

peace,
Gaurav

[jihad]

Hey thanks for the info, i was just gettin ready to post this very question!

i can't wait to get home to try it out(i'm @ work)

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by gaurav:
Hi,
just wanted to share a technique i used to use Propellerheads Reason from within Pro Tools LE, using 'Hubi's Midi Loopback'.
Provided, you are using 2 soundcards,
(I have a SB Live + Digi001)

- Install Hubi's MIDI Loop Back using "Add New Hardware" --> "Audio/Game Controller"--> "Have Disk".

- Now you got 4 MIDI ports extra (LB1,LB2,LB3 & LB4) !

- Open Pro Tools (PTLE) and assign output of a midi track to LB1->channel 1.

- Open Reason and go to preferences. In MIDI menu, select main MIDI input as LB1 and Bus1 also LB1. Audio device in Audio menu must be other than DIGI001 (use the other soundcard.)

- Now in the MIDI panel right on top, in the main screen, assign Channel1 -> Synth.

- All notes played on LB 1 channel 1, in protools, are now played by synth in Reason.

Eureka!!! simple (lil complicated), but works like a baby !!!

For using more devices, use channels 2-3 onwards (not channel 1!) from within pro tools.

Adjust Latency in Reason Audio Preferences to 16ms, or higher for no delay in key playing.

Hope this works......
cheers to ya'all......
[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

-gaurav<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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[jschnople]

Ok, so.....

I'm trying to use Reason's Synths and Samplers for midi tracks in PT, using the following method

"Hi,
just wanted to share a technique i used to use Propellerheads Reason from within Pro Tools LE, using 'Hubi's Midi Loopback'.
Provided, you are using 2 soundcards,
(I have a SB Live + Digi001)
- Install Hubi's MIDI Loop Back using "Add New Hardware" --> "Audio/Game Controller"--> "Have Disk".

- Now you got 4 MIDI ports extra (LB1,LB2,LB3 & LB4) !

- Open Pro Tools (PTLE) and assign output of a midi track to LB1->channel 1.

- Open Reason and go to preferences. In MIDI menu, select main MIDI input as LB1 and Bus1 also LB1. Audio device in Audio menu must be other than DIGI001 (use the other soundcard.)

- Now in the MIDI panel right on top, in the main screen, assign Channel1 -> Synth.

- All notes played on LB 1 channel 1, in protools, are now played by synth in Reason.

Eureka!!! simple (lil complicated), but works like a baby !!!

For using more devices, use channels 2-3 onwards (not channel 1!) from within pro tools.

Adjust Latency in Reason Audio Preferences to 16ms, or higher for no delay in key playing.

Hope this works......
cheers to ya'all......

-gaurav"

Works pretty well, except that I only get my sound on playback of the PT midi track when Reason is up and running. What I'd *really* like to do is have a duplicate audio track alongside the midi, that will stick even when reason is closed. I'm using the Soundblaster Live Value card (bundled, yeah, I know.....), and I'm not sure how to route all of this. My midi controller is a plain Jane Fatar SL-161, 2 outs and that's it.

So my midi out from the controller goes into the 001, created a midi track out to reason via the HUBI LB1, then reason audio to the soundblaster card. What I want to do is get from the soundblaster card (or from Reason, actually) back into pt. No luck just using the out jack on the SB card to the 001 via a cable. Is there a way to route this with the spdif??

Thanks loads.

BTW, what's recommended for a new sound card with better handling of this?