REAPER has experimental native support for Linux, and the Windows version works well with WINE. REAPER supports macOS versions from 10.5. to 11.0 (Big. This option is called ‘Bypass audio while opening plug-in config window‘ in the Plug-insVST settings. The good news is REAPER doesn’t crash anymore, the downside is playback glitches momentarily when inserting a plugin or opening the UI (which is the reason I disabled it before). To force a re-scan of the plug-ins do the following: Windows and Mac. Go to Options Preferences VST. Set your VST Plug-ins path, and click 'Re-scan' or 'Clear cache/re-scan'. Audio Unit plug-ins (Mac Only) are scanned by default on launch. Reboot Reaper and your plug-ins will be re-scanned. So I located another thread with the same problem. The Reaper plugin installer puts the VSTplugin directory in the wrong place. It ends up in C: Program Files rather than C:Program Files (x86). The README is useless for installation directions. It has apparently been this way for a long time.

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Step 1.1 Download the Virtual Instrument (VSTi)

From this page download the BassMidi VSTi 1.2 zipfile.

Step 1.2 Unzip that file to your VST plugin directory

Two Common directories for VST plugins:

• C:Program Files (x86)SteinbergVstPlugins
• C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesVST3

If either of these folders exist or if you have admin privileges on your computer you can unzip the contents of the zipfile to one of the above folders. Since I’m working on a computer with no admin rights I had to make a portable install of Reaper in this folder C:REAPER so I navigated to C:REAPERUserPlugins and made a folder called VST.

Step 1.3 Make sure Reaper knows where your VST has been unzipped to

1. In REAPER, press [Ctrl] + P (Windows) / [Cmd] + [,] (Mac) to access Preferences.
2. Go to Plug-ins > VST.
3. Under “VST Plugin Path,” make sure that the path where you placed your plugins is listed (if not, add it)… see the screenshot for how I added C:REAPERUserPluginsVST after the other two default folders.
4. Click on Re-Scan and your instrument should be available within Reaper.

Step 2.1 Time to download a Soundfont to open within the VSTi we just installed

A free GM/GS soundfont has been shared here Reality_GMGS_falcomod.sf2 (version 1.2)
Thanks to Falcosoft for sharing the soundfont on this page Vienna ensemble pro 5 mac download.

Step 2.3 Unzip the Soundfont to a folder / directory where you will store your soundfonts

You might choose to make a folder called “Soundfonts” in a location where you keep your loops and other audio resources… perhaps within the Reaper folder or another area on your computer where you keep things organised.

Step 3.1 Time to try inserting a Virtual Instrument into Reaper using the VSTi and Soundfont we just downloaded.

Note: If Step 1.3 went smoothly and you Re-Scanned the VST folder Reaper should be able to find the new plugin… If not, try re-scanning or perhaps try restarting Reaper. /vst-plugin-tse80820.html. If that fails you will need to check that the directory to where you extracted the VST files is included in the VST plugin folders that Reaper looks in (as per the screenshot in 1.3). If that fails you might need to ask me for some help 🙂

Insert > Virtual instrument on new track

Best Vst Plugins For Reaper

Display the Virtual MIDI piano (Alt+B)

Reaper Vst Location

Hopefully you can now hear the sound of a piano when you make use of the virtual MIDI piano

Download some free Soundfonts

Adding Vst To Reaper

Some links that might have some to check out…

• A Blog post listing tonnes of different Soundfonts
• On the Musescore website they have a few more soundfonts available.

Install Sforzando Sound Font player as it works on Mac or Windows