VST through External MIDI Instrument?

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jmusic
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18 Aug 2017

I was wondering if there is a way to load multiple Kontakt 5 Instruments but have each instrument go through the Reason's External MIDI Instrument(s)?

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18 Aug 2017

Yes, it is!

If you are on Windows, use LoopMIDI https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html to send MIDI to Kontakt running standalone.

To record audio from Kontakt into Reason it depends on your audio interface. On WIndows you can use JackAdio http://jackaudio.org/

Both JackAudio and LoopMIDI are free software.

This was one way to use VSTs with Reason before 9.5. Another way is to use Rewire by doing the MIDI sequencing in the Rewire host DAW.

jmusic
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18 Aug 2017

I should have mentioned, I'm using Reason 9.5. Anyway to do it within Reason 9.5?

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18 Aug 2017

jmusic wrote:
18 Aug 2017
I should have mentioned, I'm using Reason 9.5. Anyway to do it within Reason 9.5?
External MIDI Instrument only sends MIDI data out. What do you want to achieve?

jmusic
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18 Aug 2017

Lets say I have a Kontakt 5 loaded, and I have 5 strings instruments in Kontakt 5, can I assign each string library to the External MIDI Instrument?

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18 Aug 2017

jmusic wrote:
18 Aug 2017
Lets say I have a Kontakt 5 loaded, and I have 5 strings instruments in Kontakt 5, can I assign each string library to the External MIDI Instrument?
If you have Kontakt running as VST inside of Reason, then no.

Better use 5 times Kontakt with only one sound in one VST.

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