Virtual amp with Reaper help

I'm trying to record my guitar with Reaper, however im new to recording and have been struggling to record with my virtual amp software which is Peavey ReValver HPSE. I would like to know if there is a way to use that software through Reaper because at the moment im only getting a clean sound through it and not a distorted metal sound which i am getting only getting through the ReValver software. Im also using the Peaver Xport interface. Thank you, hopefully you can help.

Hello ibanezlegend and welcome to these forums. You'll find many helpful people here and a lot of useful information. I do not know what the HPSE means, but Revalver can be loaded as an FX plug-in into Reaper (have a look in the Revalver User Guide). Then you can record the dry guitar signal and apply various FX settings to it until you get the sound you want. Or, if you really wish to record the effected sound, you can either(a) Record the Output of the Reaper track (right-click the track's RecArm or Input button for the menu choices) (b) insert Revalver as an Input FX, and record the effected audio reaching the track.

One of the biggest Problems with Audio Interfaces ( In general) is that they suck really bad for guitars. You need an interface that has a Preamp on the Inputs ( Usually Mic and High Z for Guitars) This is the secret to getting a good sound inside a Virtual Amp Fx modeler, the signal needs to be driven before hitting the virtual amp or it will sound tiny and weak. That Peavey Interface does not have any preamps. For heavy rock and metal sounds from a Virtual Amp/ Fx modeler you need to drive up your signal before hitting the Virtual Amp/ Fx VST or Standalone app. In Reaper are you using the ASIO drivers for the Peavey Interface? Are you adding the VST revalver plugin and then clicking the MONITOR button on the Track and Record Armed for that Guitar port? Please get back to us and see is any changes.

You need to know which directory the Revalver plugin is installed to (check your manual or search for it), and add that directory to Reaper in: preferences > plugins > vst > vst plugin paths. After that, add Revalver to your guitar track, turn on monitoring for the track, and enable recording for the track.

Huh? The Peavey thing might not be the cleanest and quietest out there, but it is meant for guitar. It doesn't need a "Hi Z" button, because it's always high impedance and always has gain. The OP's issues likely have nothing at all to do with the interface itself. He has software issues, and buying a new expensive piece of hardware will only fix that accidentally. But since we're doing this... I record my guitars through a buffered pedal directly into a line level input. There are no preamp's involved. No gain on the way in, period. I have no trouble getting plenty of distortion out of any amp sim. These plugins have input level knobs built into them, and if you can't get enough gain there, there are thousands of ways to add gain in the box before you hit the amp sim. In Reaper, with floating point mix engine, you can hit that amp with the equivalent of billions of volts if you want! You don't necessarily have to get that gain from the analog realm. The impedance seen by the pickup is the important point, because it has a very real impact on the tone of the guitar itself, and that can be difficult to correct once it's recorded.

The OP hasn't been back. Hopefully this is not because he was led to believe that he can't do what he wants with this interface. I suspect something in the Audio Device Preferences, but I'm not the one to help diagnose those issues.