![]() Here s one more tip - Click back to Audio in preferences. Do the same thing for the output range, with 1 being the lowest and 18 being the highest. I want to use a range of channels between 1 and 18 (16 track channels and 17 and 18 for stereo master) so I selected 18: ZED R16 R / MAIN L/R. So choose 1: ZED R16 CH1 / CH1 / 2 Last is the last channel you want Reaper to use. ![]() First is the first channel in the range that it can use. The next few drop downs are for configuring Reaper so that it knows how many inputs and outputs it can use. For audio system choose Asio, and for audio driver choose Asio Allen and Heath Firewire. The first thing to do is open Reaper s ever popular preferences page (options, preferences or ctrl-p). I believe these instructions work for version 3 as well. Now at the moment of creating this document, I am currently using Reaper 4.0 beta. You can also download an electronic copy of the manual from Allen and Heath s website - Step Three: Fire up Reaper! Here s where the real fun begins. Pages 26 through 32 in the manual will walk you through how to do this. Step Two: Load up the drivers! I went to the Allen and Heath website and downloaded them from there so I could install the latest greatest updated drivers. There is also a switch for sampling quality - I use 44k which gives you the 16 mono channels plus 17 and 18 to use as a stereo master. Also make sure the toggle switch on the back of the mixer is set for either ADAT or Firewire, whichever you are using. I am on a PC and don t know anything about Apple so hopefully you mac users can muddle through these instructions and interpolate! Also, I use a firewire interface and do not have a lot of details about the ADAT functionality, so you are on your own thereĢ Step One: Plug it in! Pretty simple really - one cable for power and a firewire cable to your computer in my case. If someone can figure out how to do that, or how to patch the EQ s into the DAW like it describes in the manual on page 41 (you have to create tracks as return channels - not very simple) maybe you can post it in the forum so we can try it out! So - now for the setup I need to qualify one thing, though. It s old school, but it sounds better and I have yet to figure out a way to monitor Reaper s mains without a feedback loop coloring the sound. Also I have found that it is easier to mix to the main faders on the Zed and dump the master track back to a wave editor like audacity or Sony Sound Forge to make your wave file instead of using Reaper s render function. Do not get confused though - Reaper can still do unlimited tracks, it s just that only 16 of them can be controlled by the hardware. Now you can choose to just use a single fader to control a stereo track in Reaper of course and use VST EQ s and the like, but that sort of defeats the purpose of having these great hardware EQ s, doesn t it? So be prepared to make a few concessions. Cons: The mixer has 16 monophonic channel strips, which is fine if you are recording a live band with microphones on the drums, guitar amps, etc But what about stereo tracks in Reaper, like synths and midi drums and that sort of thing? Well, if you want to use the EQ s during mixdown, you are going to have to chew up two tracks - one for left and one for right. There are also transport controls and various knobs, buttons and faders that can be used to control just about anything you want in Reaper or in third party VST s running in Reaper. The faders can be used to control Reaper s faders or can be switched to route the audio through the Zed mixer instead, per channel. The preamps and EQ section are top notch, they sound good and are easy to understand. ![]() Pros: It is one of very few controllers that is a control surface, analog mixer, and audio interface all in one. Well, you ve come to the right place! This console is a nice piece of equipment, but as with any other control surface or mixer it has it s pros and cons. ![]() 1 BBGUNN s Allen and Heath ZED R16 setup guide for Reaper So you ve bought or are thinking of buying an Allen and Heath Zed R16 and are wondering how to make it work with Reaper.
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