Installation
REAPER fans will be glad to know that Helgobox is provided as a ReaPack package. ReaPack is a popular 3rd-party package manager for REAPER that makes installing add-ons easy and keeps your installation up to date effortlessly.
Installing Helgobox
Please choose:
I don’t have ReaPack. Just give me Helgobox đź‘Ť
For users who don’t have ReaPack installed already, there’s a convenient installer that automatically installs both ReaPack and Helgobox. It gets you up and running in no time!
Simply press the following link and follow the instructions: Install Helgobox
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The installer is currently in beta!
If you encounter any issues, please go to I don’t have ReaPack but want to use it to install Helgobox. Report any installer problems to info@helgoboss.org. Thank you! |
Known issues
- Installer shows error "no column found for name: flags"
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It’s an issue related to having an older ReaPack version installed. I need to look into it. Because this means that you have ReaPack installed already, a simple workaround is to follow the instructions in I have ReaPack and want to use it to install Helgobox.
I have ReaPack and want to use it to install Helgobox
Here’s how you can install Helgobox via ReaPack:
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In REAPER, select
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Copy and paste the following repository URL into the text area:
https://github.com/helgoboss/reaper-packages/raw/master/index.xml
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Select
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Search for
helgobox -
Right mouse click on the package "Helgobox: ReaLearn & Playtime" and choose Install…
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Press OK or Apply
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Restart REAPER
I don’t have ReaPack but want to use it to install Helgobox
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Install ReaPack, following the installation section of its user guide
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Restart REAPER
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Follow the instructions in I have ReaPack and want to use it to install Helgobox
I want to install Helgobox manually, without ReaPack
If you are more the download type of person, you can find the latest dll, dylib and so files here at GitHub on the releases page for manual installation.
You also must install Helgobox manually if you plan to use it in both REAPER for Windows 32-bit and REAPER for Windows 64-bit because then it’s important to use two separate VST plug-in directories.
Validating the installation
You know that Helgobox is installed successfully if you see the menu .
In addition, you should see a plug-in entry "VSTi: Helgobox - ReaLearn & Playtime (Helgoboss)" after right-clicking the empty area of REAPER’s track panel and choosing Insert virtual instrument on new track….
| On Helgobox for Linux, the extension menu entry doesn’t exist yet. But the plug-in should be there. |
Troubleshooting
Helgobox plug-in doesn’t appear in the list of plug-ins
If the plug-in "VSTi: Helgobox - ReaLearn & Playtime (Helgoboss)" doesn’t appear in the list of plug-ins, please proceed as follows:
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If you are on Linux, make sure that
libxdois installed!-
On Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install -y libxdo-dev
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Make sure that Helgobox runs as native plug-in!
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By default, each plug-in runs as native plug-in. If not, you probably changed the configuration at some point.
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You can fix that by right-clicking "VSTi: Helgobox - ReaLearn & Playtime (Helgoboss)" in the plug-in list and select .
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It’s technically impossible to run Helgobox as a bridged plug-in!
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Updating Helgobox
Helgobox development moves fast! In order to take advantage of latest features, improvements and fixes, you should check the Helgobox homepage for updates from time to time.
Here’s how you can install the latest stable Helgobox version:
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Run
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ReaPack will show you a summary at the end, which tells you whether a new Helgobox version has been installed.
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Restart REAPER
Testing new features and improvements
If you want to get access to cutting-edge but untested versions of Helgobox, you can install Helgobox pre-releases.