Bitfocus Companion configurations to monitor Shure wireless receivers data and listen to them in Cockos Reaper. Used by A2's, RF and mic-up techs in live events to monitor Shure Wireless wireless microphones. Usually used in conjunction with Dante Virtual Soundcard (DVS).
- BitFocus Companion https://bitfocus.io/companion
- Cockos Reaper https://www.reaper.fm/
- Dante Virtual Soundcard (or any multitrack soundcard that can feed Reaper inputs)
This page allows for visual monitoring of Shure wireless equipment data on the button.
- Pressing the button once arms a Reaper track, thus sending signal from that channel to the Master Bus. Red button after pressing.
- Pressing the button a secong time un-arms that track. Button restores to black background.
Companion Modules required:
- Shure Wireless Microphones module (as many instances as your networked receivers)
- Cockos Reaper module (Arm and Unarm actions are built in the module)
The page above controls Reaper Master volume fader
Companion Modules required:
- OSC Generic module
- Build youself a multitrack session in Reaper and patch your soundcard inputs to individual channels.
- Activate OSC in Reaper preferences. Here's an example of sucha a Reaper session and OSC settings:
- Set the IP addresses of all your receivers in Companion's shure-wx module:
- Set the IP address and Ports in both your Reaper and Generic OSC modules. Here's an example of it when Reaper is running on the Companion machine:
