I'd have to say it has to be no-nonsense. There are so many programs these days have unneccesary stuff, for example I hate Microsoft Word as it tries too hard to do things other than word processing, it gets too complicated!
A pleasant GUI. I'm visually impaired so this is very important for me, and that is basically the only reason why I still use Pro Tools - it looks really clear, the colours are nice and there's not too much on the screen; I also don't have to use the mixer view to access inserts and sends. If Reaper had the looks, I'd be sold.
I've been using Cubase and Pro Tools for two decades. I switched to Reaper a month ago and I'm not looking back! Absolutely the best DAW I ever used and I used them almost.
How did you go about the switch? I've tried but I can't get past how old-fashioned everything looks, including the menus. I know it's not a great reason, but I just haven't been able to get into it yet.
I am a Reaper user, I started with Reaper, never used a DAW in my life, I am 61 years old and was able to start mixing in 5 minutes and as I have gained more experience I have grown in to Reaper! This course has come at the perfect time as I am expanding my mic kit for instrument recording at home, drums, bass, guitars and keys...I am the band/engineer and producer! Thank you Warren, Adam and Reaper!
Working in REAPER this week, I've got nearly 140 cellphone videos from a high school orchestra, each recorded to a metronome. I'm stitching them all together to make a spring concert. I pull all of the video files into REAPER, all 140 of them at once. I slide them around so the starting note of each video is on the starting click at measure 5. Some of the kids count in, one two three four, which helps a little. Then using the REAPER's SWS extensions I have REAPER automatically set them all to -23 LUFS so they're approximately the same volume. So now it's a really rough mix, but the timing is approximately right. Then I render all of the stems, just like Adam's doing at around 18 minutes in. I render them as MOVs and then a 2nd time as mono WAVs. Mono because I want everyone to be approximately similar in volume and depth. REAPER automatically names them, so that's great. Working with video files, they're are a bit quirky in that they align to their frame rate, which let's say 30fps. That means all 140 tracks are going to be aligned close to the beat but plus or minus as much as 33ms, which will make the whole thing sound muddy. That's why I've rendered a 2nd time to WAV files. I close that first project and start a new project with just the WAV stems. They're fairly closely to the beat already, but now I can finely adjust the tracks right to the click, apply REAPER's out of the box autotune, mute the kids who are completely out of tune, noisy, or just not playing right for some reason. I can group tracks into folders just like Adam did. I adjust levels of each folder, first violin, 2nd, cellos, bass, etc. listen for anything that sticks out, add a little compression, some eq. add a routing to my reverb bus, (ACON Reverb Solo thanks for that, with a short pre-delay thanks for that too). Because my WAVs are mono I use a touch of a spacializer plugin, and render a final mix. Then I pull the video tracks I rendered previously, because those are aligned, along with the rendered final audio, I pull those into a real video editor where I can crop and scale and scroll and work with that number of video files and make it look as nice as it sounds. On a video project like this, trying to keep time to a minimum, I'll just lay everything out on a nice clean grid pattern. But going back to the audio editing, It goes fast because I'm not listening to everything individually, I'm mostly looking for outliers. I'll listen to the first few seconds of a track to make sure it aligns to the click. Lots of quick decisions, keep or toss, or just a slight adjustment here or there. This project, when it's done, with the video, should take around 14-16 hours. But I'm not doing anything fancy. It's bare bones. I started making these kinds of cellphone choirs and working with high schools for their concerts last year during covid. I don't know how I'd make them without REAPER.
Great to see Reaper getting some love. I used Sonar for many years and tried most of the other DAWs, but now I've settled on Reaper. Of course you can't possibly show everything it does, but one thing that is super impressive is how quickly the whole program downloads and installs. Updates take literally seconds. I'm sure most other DAW users won't believe it until they see it. BTW, Jon Tidey of Reaper Blog and Kenny Gioia of Reaper Mania are two other Reaper educators on You Tube who are amazing ambassadors for the product.
@@plummetplum Hi - First and foremost, Sonar became very unreliable for me, with constant crashes and bugs. Sonar gave me problems when the track count got high, but Reaper rarely crashes, even with 100+ track projects. Also, Reaper's "track-type agnostic" architecture was another most attractive feature to me. I found the separate Midi track, separate track, separate buss layout of Sonar somewhat limiting and clunky. I still have Sonar (actually now Cakewalk by Bandlab) and I still sometimes use it. Since Bandlab took it over, it seems to have become a little more stable than it use to be. Reaper is a very different workflow to Sonar and takes some getting use to - It has a bewildering array of options, even compared to Sonar, which as you know is a fully featured DAW. The major difference is, compared to Sonar, it is extremely efficient software and very light on CPU. On the con side, I personally find it harder to work with midi in Reaper than Sonar. I would suggest trying out Reaper and seeing if it suits you. I had it installed for probably 3 years before I started using it regularly. You really have nothing to lose by trying it. If you don't like it, Sonar is always there. I hope that answers your question!
@@plummetplum The best about eaper is that it is made to work th way you work. You can download the keyboard shortcuts for Sonar in the Reaper stash and continue using they shortcuts you already know. I even think someone made a theme to make it look more like Sonar. I know there are themes and shortcuts for Logic, Protools and Cubase.
Hey the two people who have respectively taught me the most about producing since getting an interface a couple months ago, in one video. I expect this should be densely packed with nuggets!
Reaper saved me while I was finishing my mix of "Chelsea" I was trying out a new amp sim on the guitar solo. Next day when I went to reopen the project, a bug in the new amp sim was causing the whole project to crash. Reaper let me open the project with all the plugins "offline" and then I was able to get rid of the problem plugin. That saved a week's worth of work.
Reaper is a beast, tons of other features not mentioned in this nice video. I like it that you are talking to Reaper guys, you should interview Justin or Kenny
I think if this video was 8 hours long you'd still not cover all the features. I could never stop using reaper now. The community is awesome too for sure.
When he talked about having to export in all these multiple formats, 44.1, 48, 88 KHz and so on, I immediately remembered Reaper's nifty little function of Render Queue, where you can save each of these settings and add them to the render queue; and when you hit render, they'll all get rendered one after the other automatically without you having to wait for one render to complete, changing the settings and then rendering again. Gotta love Reaper!
Indeed. I often do several versions of a song, putting them into the queue as I finish each one (often 3 times per version so I have 3 formats) and then when I have finished Reaper renders them all together and I make a brew.
REAPER IS THE BEST ! I discovered it with your video with Spectral Sound and it's been a revelation ! So i passed from Cubase to Reaper... and i saw the light.... lol
Just out of interest what version of Cubase were you using? The only things I saw in this video that Cubase cannot do natively is the spectral view, but if you get Spectralayers Elements you can use it as an ARA extension and get 10 times more functionality, and the skinning. Not hating, everyone is entitled to use the tools the feel comfortable with, but when the guy keeps saying "I've not seen this in any other DAW" I'm sitting here doing it on my machine. Perhaps the real advice here isn't how great Reaper is, or any other DAW for that matter, but more to learn the tool that you use and understand everything about it.
As far as an interface, I am looking at the new Tascam 12/24 channel - any thoughts on that or is there a better interface that is compatible with Reaper? (I'm assuming that the Tascam is ... (?) Basically I want to do what the Tascam was created to do : act as an interface, act as a board that I can record directly to, and also something that I can use to create a mix with - --- I'm looking for a deep integration where the interface talks with the software basically. I am sure that's probably a project somewhere, just wondering if there are any winners out there that beat the Tascam 12/24 if price were not an issue. I heard you mention Arturia and some others? Appreciate the video!
@@freddymatthewsmusic any interface with its own ASIO drivers should work well with Reaper, and you can set it up how you describe. In terms of audio quality, I'd much sooner look at something from Audient like the iD14 or iD22 and some external preamps
About the Reaper community being really vocal, it's actually a really similar community to a lot of open source. I think it just has to do with how cheap and customizable the software is. The company practically gives away software that is extremely efficient and effective, so it builds up a community that is extremely loyal. And because it's a minority community, users feel the need to evangelize it everywhere. You see really similar things within communities like Blender (I think that's become less as it's become more mainstream), Godot, and Linux.
I bought Reaper several years ago. I love the ability to customize practically everything to your own taste. With themes it makes it even easier for people moving over from other DAWs. With a price of $60 you just can't go wrong!!
Hey everyone...here's proof that Reaper is a community and a strong one at that. This man here, Jon, is a key figure in the education sphere of Reaper. Please check out his content and subscribe to his channel.
Thanks to Warren and Adam for this video. I'm just getting back into writing/recording/mixing my own stuff after about 25 years (on a 4-track tape machine) and so paying the tiny $60 price tag for Reaper was unbelievable for the freedom I found. Everything Adam was saying about the 'easy' ways Reaper gives you to get your ideal workflow is so true. For the first time in 2 decades, I've got ideas flowing because I'm not fighting with tech or limitations. And this isn't my day job, so I don't have time for wrestling with tech. Reaper forever! Never going back
Have Kenny Gioia on your show. He knows everything worth knowing about Reaper, but is also a Protools user, so can give lots of perspective and pro/con comparison! Thanks for a great video!
Produce Like A Pro haha thanks Warren, there’s quite a few channels I’m subscribed to that you’ve coincidentally ended up doing interviews with so Ive been lucky to discover good people... but for the definitive answers for everything I always reference you first! 😁👍
I found both these at about the same time. Both have been very helpful. I have always been a bit wary of the mixing side of music, but these guys have turned me into a DAW junkie!
My two favorite UA-cam Studio guys! I'm a ProTools convert. Started using Reaper because My G5 and PT 8 LE was obsolete. I wasn't going to spend that type of money to continue with PT. So I built my own PC and went with Reaper. Best decision ever!
(Almost) same here! Had a 2008 Mac Book and PT8 M-Powered. I'm really frustrated about the lack of driver support for the interface (ProFire 2626) and the subscription system for the latest ProTools, so M-Audio and Avid. Oh, and since I'd have to buy a new Mac for a Mac OS newer than Lion, Apple won't see any of me from now on, either...
Faithful Reaper user here. I got into digital audio recording past my 60 years, so for me the learning curve was pretty steep as it was. I started on a borrowed PT platform with their proprietary interface that they forced on you, and I just could not get the hang of it. Somebody suggested Reaper. I figured I would try it. I was up and running in a short time. Then I discovered the Repear community. Wow! It's simply amazing. Such helpful people. There's never been a time when I posted a question and it didn't get answered within and hour or two. That alone is worth it. As if all that weren't enough, it's the most affordable DAW out there. In spite of how powerful it is, it doesn't get clunky and convoluted, Straightforward and intuitive.
Yeah, that was new for me, too. Also, I didn't know about the monitor FX which is helpful because I use the JS splitter to create a crossover to send to my sub and monitors and now I won't have to worry about disabling it for the render 😁
Once you're done with Adam's videos go to ReaperMania and watch all of Kenny Giogia's and you'll be set for life. If Adam is Reaper Jesus, Kenny Giogia is God.
I was using Pro Tools M-Powered and then found Reaper 10 years ago. I haven’t looked back since. Reaper is powerful and does anything and everything my mind can conceive of. Great interview guys.
Thank you for featuring Reaper on your channel. Reaper has made everything in music possible for me. I was using Roland VS-880s & VS1680s hard disk recorders for years and had copious cases full of backup CDs from all my Roland recording over the years that were proprietary to the Roland equipment and saved in their format. Someone created a program that would read all these backup CDs in Reaper and convert them to wave files! I was floored and sold on Reaper from that moment on. I went crazy loading up all my Roland tracks into Reaper and editing them in Reaper. The Roland equipment made great recording but no edition features. To say it was a game changer is an understatement. I now had access to all my old recordings from the 1990's and remix them, rebuild etc. I have never looked back. Reaper is constantly upgrading the software and making improvements. Kenny Gioia videos puts Reaper over the top with videos on every topic imaginable. Reaper is the DAW you need to experience.
Absolutely love the ease of Reaper, I left ProTools for Reaper after over 20 years (2 years ago) and have never looked back, for me it was a great decision - common sense functions like "Folders" and accelerated and simple rendering functions have sped up my compositional and recording workflow by at least 50%. Additionally, I love the way Justin Frankel runs the company putting excellence ahead of profit, and Reaper instructor Kenny Gioia's excellent "how to" videos are spot on! PT on the other hand has been in steady decline with its competition since Avid bought them, it was a pain leaving PT as I knew it so well, but once I got a handle on Reaper - its been AWESOME. And I haven't even mentioned the SLEW of GREAT free VST plugins (...well I guess I just did).
For $60US...you can't go wrong. Been using it for awhile...love it! And Adam's UA-cam tuturials are a "must watch" if you're thinking about or are a new user to Reaper! Wonderful to see Warren and Adam teaming up like this. Fellow Brits helping each! Wonderful!
I used to use Cubase in early 2000's, my old software was no longer compatible like 20 years later (not surprisingly) and I checked out Adam's Reaper video and never looked back. Thanks for all your videos, this is such a gift for the music industry.
Just want to say thanks Adam for letting me know about Reaper. I downloaded it, evaluated it and the bought a license. I was convinced after about 2 hours of evaluation. The workflow and layouts just...works. I got more done in Reaper in a few hours than practically a day on another DAW. I will be watching your other videos-thanks again!
I have been using FL Studio for more than 5 years now, but I have been looking at different options. I have been wondering about reaper for a while but this video sells me into Reaper. Thanks Warren!
It's no pressure sell! It's free to demo with no restrictions. Right now there is a free Covid-19 license option that will last several more months (likely to be extended but they haven't said that yet). So literally it costs you nothing right now. Try it... it may be what you want. Then again, it may not be. But the you won't know until you give it a shot and you have abosolutely noting to lose as far as money goes.
When I started on Reaper I was an Ableton user. I bought up Reaper whenever I got bored. Started using a few UA-cam videos about it.. I was hooked! Reaper can do everything that another DAW can. It's just not full of bloatware. It's faster and less intensive on your CPU than anything else on the market.
Over the lockdown period I have gone from a standing start, using Adam's guide. Recorded a song each day for 100 days. Interesting to see the development. Highly recommend Reaper!
I love how Adam makes it sound SOOOOO easy!! I am new to all this home recording, I mean, one week in new! But have been following Produce Like A Pro for a long time... When I decided to plunge into this for the fun of it and asked what DAW I should use, Reaper was the name came up 80% of the time. So I got it, looked up Reaper video's and Adam's 101 lessons came up... Thank heavens he made such easy to follow instructions. Thank you guys!!!
Warren and Adam, over the past year you two have become my best friends, I love Reaper and a healthy mix of the advice you both provide has been invaluable. I can't thank you enough. Wishing you both the very best of health. Cheers!!
Awesome video guys. I've been dabbling with Reaper for a couple of months now (fully paid up of course), my biggest take from this vid after a single pass is "Don't dismiss or reject Reaper because of it's lemonade price tag, it's a top quality champagne app". And of course both of you have another subscriber, so a huge thanks to you both.
34:51 - Recording on inexpensive gear - "W" - your voice sounds thin vs Adam's Mic 34:37 - Vintage vs simple gear - Think SM57 - no need for SSL Six or UR-RT4 w/Neve transformers or Prism Atlas Interface or Neumann mics or reel to reel Revox PR99 analog decks 32:06 - Reaper Course 28:38 - Reaper Draw 25:34 - Templates for other DAWS 23:33 - Actions 22:33 - Reaper Themes 21:50 - Post Prod Video Editor for indie Media Co 20:30 - File types mixed for Film Projects 18:48 - Exporting several songs - as rendering regions!! 16:43 - source stems - Thank you!!! - Wildcard naming is great!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!! 16:20 - copy paste trks from different projects to each other = feature I use all the time 14:44 - sending many tracks to one track with FX ( ie plate reverb) is a great thing to know - Thanks! 07:05 - Making Drum Folders = Making a Drum Buss > - Wikipedia
Probabily one of the most underrated features in reaper is that you can use the built-in EQ as a dynamic EQ! You can compress or exagerate the frequencies you want like a de-esser or something like that with a big amount of precission. That is just amazing.
Thanx so much Warren....I am a reaper guy....I enjoy your forays into reaper world...no way I dive into any other daw.....although you are awesomely impressive in pro tools.... come on over the water's warm.....thanx so much for this channel!
Reaper has been my go-to since I started getting back into music recording a few years ago. It was originally about the price, but after researching comparisons to other DAWs, I don't think I would ever try anything else at this point.
Amazing video. I appreciate the collaboration. As a multi-instrumentalist, and an educator, this is great. I've been learning from both of you for years. Be safe, Stay well!
Got addicted to reaper. Thx for the interview. Greetz from Berlin. Thought a long time to make it for the German community, bcs here the tutors aren’t that cool like you guys. Appreciate your shows. Greet the feet!
Thank you Adam and Warren! I first heard of Reaper in its beginnings, by way of other blind guitarists, and musicians, similar to how this community works. It has become a "go to" for many blind musicians. A lot of scripts are available for screen reader access. I'm mostly familiar with the key commands for Goldwave, which I got a couple of years before Reaper awareness. I like Goldwave quite a bit, but am also looking forward to try using Reaper with my new system. This, with Adam, and the video with Glen, along with some tutorials I got a few years back from the screen reader perspective are very encouraging. 😃 Of course PLAP here helps me know what I'm doing with all of the tools! 💖
It taught me things I didn't know (monitor fx) and was better than most reaper tutorials that only talk about themes (lol) but it is a little generous to call it "the ultimate reaper guide". Great content, nonetheless!
@@wildeocean Cool. Reaper is awesome but the learning curve is steep and it can be frustrating to customize it at first. The default configuration is not the best. Learn how to change keyboard shortcuts to the things you use the most, like FX browser, media explorer, etc. Good luck!
Great video- thanks! I first got started using ProTools LE, and spent the majority of my time tweaking my PC based on AVIDS recommendations, turning off background cpu processing, etc. This was a very powerful CAD workstation and still, crash after crash! Reaper is really too good to be true- 40 tracks, 4-8 plugins per track, automation, etc and never a crash! Funny story: I was recently in Nashville for a songwriting/production session in a great studio with a fairly well known, (Grammy next to the console) producer and we spent the first 10 minutes getting PTools to boot up and see the iLock. I had forgotten about that stupid piece of hardware...thanks to Reaper! And thanks Warren, I have learned so much from your videos! -Scott
I've been using Reaper for years. Actually went away from Reaper a couple of years ago to try other DAWs. Ended up right back to Reaper. Love it! Especially the default V6 theme!
Great video!! I think that to start making music, the most important gear are our passion, our ears, and our brain!! Thank you both for the knowledge you bring through both channels!!
I have been using Reaper for years now and I always find a new way to do things or a new feature I had not seen before. It is definetely a powerhouse for audio work. I don't like the Piano Roll that much but it more than maeks up for it in other areas.
Another great feature that has been in place for a while is the Portable Install. The application itself is very small and so it can be installed and run from a external drive. In other words, you can take your audio stems, your plugins, AND the software to another studio and run it from their computer. Brilliant.
Hi Warren & Adam great to see you two chatting about my rave fave DAW Reaper !!! yep my Cubase rig is sitting idle because Reaper is just fun as well as easy & you can create & optimise your own personal Workflow & that's just a couple of reasons why I switched over & as Adam so wonderfully showed there are a lot of fantastic features & of course its unbelievable price !!! Huge thanks to both of you for your fantastic channels & communities its so inspiring & informative & I'm definitely an avid student & follower of what you both do as a self producing guitarist singer songwriter your tutorials & tips are invaluable to me as is Kenny Goia another Reaper expert & fantastic educator !! I'm so enjoying Produce Like a Pro Warren as I am a working musician{ albeit at home due to the covid19 situation} so much to watch learn inspire & immerse myself in at this time Thanks so much stay safe stay well & best wishes from Sydney Australia sincerely Chris Davis.
Awesome video, thank you. Downloaded the trial of Reaper because of it, and I'm sold on it to be honest. Some incredibly powerful features. I've always been a Reason user, since 2.5 and even though I still love it, it is lacking as far as sequencer features. But, of course, now I can have the best part of Reason, the rack, in Reaper as a vst. So again, thank you for convincing me. I also love how easy it is to set up and use remote control. Got my ipad and iphone setup in a matter of a couple minutes.
Love Reaper. Top video. Thanks guys The guitar sale Warren talks about around 31.15 is what economists call a Veblen product... something becoming more desirable because it's more expensive. (sorry I'm a bit of an economics geek these days)
Hi Warren. Wonderful video on Reaper. There are three features it offers that I see seldom discussed. They might be helpfull for you in your studio. It has a web interface under Options -> Preferences -> (Control / OSC / web). From there you can control Reaper on your local network from any device (phone, tablet, etc.) with a web browser (ex. check levels, record, and test playback). You can also create personal mixes that the artists can control with the same method. Lastly, check out the SWS Extension pack. I use this to create reminder notes for each track (gear used, etc.). PS I think you can also run Reaper off a USB drive by installing it as a portable installation, but I havent tried that yet..? Enjoy learning it, and I hope to see more videos in the future....Maybe ones using...? Reaper :-)
Warren, did you know that REAPER has thing called "render matrix" where you can easily and quickly select stuff to be in the render? (items, regions, markers tracks etc. etc.) Need to render version without vocals? Just use render matrix to mute vocals, need one without this particular region but with these ones added? Use render matrix to select them etc etc... it's amazing stuff! REAPER is all about high productivity, automation, wildcards that get filled automatically etc. it works for you and not other way around! :)
I know a lot of live sound engineers who are using reaper to multitrack live shows. Waves have actually started recommending it as a replacement for Tracks Live.
Cubase Pro (I think version 9 or later has the control room) Has a similar feature with regard to Monitor effects. In its control room mixer you can have up to 4 monitor outs 4 cue mixes, and headphones. Each has its own set of insert slots. I have Sonarworks instances on each monitor out and my headphone out with the appropriate measurement correction for the speakers/headphones plugged in. When I switch speakers the correct sonarworks profile is already loaded in the insert for that monitor out.
Have been following Adam since he started, when he said on his channel he would be working with PLP I knew it would be great, really looking forward to this collaboration :)
My main DAWs are Adobe Audition, Mixbus, and Ableton. I've been slowly switching over to reaper and have to say a flat charge of 60$ and it's incredible functionality is slowly winning me over.
I think between yourself (for general music production tips and gear reviews) and Adam and Kenny Gioia for Reaper there's very little need to watch any other channels. The history behind Reaper is well worth looking into - the founder Justin Frankel was the guy behind Winamp. Kenny Gioia's channel in particular constantly surprises me with revelations about how to use Reaper, or quicker and easier ways of doing something in the software. He has a very unusual speech rhythm which for some reason makes his videos even easier to follow. Reaper seems to be updated almost every week as well - you just can't go wrong for $60. I just got some of your tutorials as part of an offer when i recently bought an Audient ID4 mkII, it feels like Christmas has come early 🎉😊
Thanks for all the Reaper info Adam - much appreciated. Used to use Cubase for a long time but with windows updates my software (paid for) wouldn't work at all, and no hint of a fix. Also thanks to Warren - great enthusiastic attitude, and generous spirit - Marvellous!
I used Cubase for a few years and then switched to Reaper. Never looked back. The grid/matrix design works just like a spreadsheet. I immediately saw both its simplicity and potential. In theory, it could go on growing at an exponential rate unlike many competitors which are hampered by top heavy complicated architecture, much of which goes back many years and requires periodic logistical restructuring. Simplicity and complexity work perfectly here.
My Reaper story: I use PT HD at the time and was doing simple rock trio preparation for a mix session. I wanted to do parallel compression and bunch of other routing and it took ages.. and i had just seen a video of Reaper in action. So, i uploaded the tracks to my homeserver, went home, downloaded and installed Reaper and on my first session with it i had the entire routing done in 30 minutes, including some housecleaning. I was hitting shortcuts i had never used before in that DAW, it just... clicked in my head. I've used DAWs and computer based sequencers since 93. Reaper is the best of them. I've used now about a decade and i never ever have to use AVID software again (i had to use the old mediacomposer server for a year... please, some nuke AVID from the orbit..). Reaper just works, just like i want.. well, not exactly, its MIDI editor is still one of the worst in 2022, it is functional but makes you lose track of position so, so so fast, its zoom functions are just rubbish, no matter what options you set. If that is fixed, it has no flaws. I've recorded, mixed, mastered music, used it in theater projects (Portable Install FTW!!!!), done foley, SFX, done a tone of just audio analysis with it.. It has handled EVERYTHING i have thrown at it.
I love Reaper Stash...I uploaded a key map for addictive drums 2 that's been downloaded thousands of times. It's amazing how easy it is for people to help each other out!
Great interview. Ive been watching Adam since I started using Reaper about a year ago. Still learning but loving it. As stated the rendering queue is brilliant One feature I always use is the routing matrix. If somethings not working or routed properly a nice little map of everything coming in and out and change it on the fly.
What is the most important feature for your DAW of choice to have?
I'd have to say it has to be no-nonsense. There are so many programs these days have unneccesary stuff, for example I hate Microsoft Word as it tries too hard to do things other than word processing, it gets too complicated!
Most important feature? I would say recording 😜
@Brandon Lucia Reaper can use VLC and import pretty much any kind of video you can imagine!
A pleasant GUI. I'm visually impaired so this is very important for me, and that is basically the only reason why I still use Pro Tools - it looks really clear, the colours are nice and there's not too much on the screen; I also don't have to use the mixer view to access inserts and sends. If Reaper had the looks, I'd be sold.
@@ns1983za There are themes especially made for the visually impaired! :)
I've been using Cubase and Pro Tools for two decades. I switched to Reaper a month ago and I'm not looking back! Absolutely the best DAW I ever used and I used them almost.
wow! I can't even imagine switching like that. I've been using reaper since 2011 and thank god it was my first DAW
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How did you go about the switch? I've tried but I can't get past how old-fashioned everything looks, including the menus. I know it's not a great reason, but I just haven't been able to get into it yet.
@@JuanAMatos-zx4ub try the pro tools theme!
I am a Reaper user, I started with Reaper, never used a DAW in my life, I am 61 years old and was able to start mixing in 5 minutes and as I have gained more experience I have grown in to Reaper! This course has come at the perfect time as I am expanding my mic kit for instrument recording at home, drums, bass, guitars and keys...I am the band/engineer and producer! Thank you Warren, Adam and Reaper!
Working in REAPER this week, I've got nearly 140 cellphone videos from a high school orchestra, each recorded to a metronome. I'm stitching them all together to make a spring concert. I pull all of the video files into REAPER, all 140 of them at once. I slide them around so the starting note of each video is on the starting click at measure 5. Some of the kids count in, one two three four, which helps a little. Then using the REAPER's SWS extensions I have REAPER automatically set them all to -23 LUFS so they're approximately the same volume. So now it's a really rough mix, but the timing is approximately right. Then I render all of the stems, just like Adam's doing at around 18 minutes in. I render them as MOVs and then a 2nd time as mono WAVs. Mono because I want everyone to be approximately similar in volume and depth. REAPER automatically names them, so that's great. Working with video files, they're are a bit quirky in that they align to their frame rate, which let's say 30fps. That means all 140 tracks are going to be aligned close to the beat but plus or minus as much as 33ms, which will make the whole thing sound muddy. That's why I've rendered a 2nd time to WAV files. I close that first project and start a new project with just the WAV stems. They're fairly closely to the beat already, but now I can finely adjust the tracks right to the click, apply REAPER's out of the box autotune, mute the kids who are completely out of tune, noisy, or just not playing right for some reason. I can group tracks into folders just like Adam did. I adjust levels of each folder, first violin, 2nd, cellos, bass, etc. listen for anything that sticks out, add a little compression, some eq. add a routing to my reverb bus, (ACON Reverb Solo thanks for that, with a short pre-delay thanks for that too). Because my WAVs are mono I use a touch of a spacializer plugin, and render a final mix. Then I pull the video tracks I rendered previously, because those are aligned, along with the rendered final audio, I pull those into a real video editor where I can crop and scale and scroll and work with that number of video files and make it look as nice as it sounds. On a video project like this, trying to keep time to a minimum, I'll just lay everything out on a nice clean grid pattern. But going back to the audio editing, It goes fast because I'm not listening to everything individually, I'm mostly looking for outliers. I'll listen to the first few seconds of a track to make sure it aligns to the click. Lots of quick decisions, keep or toss, or just a slight adjustment here or there. This project, when it's done, with the video, should take around 14-16 hours. But I'm not doing anything fancy. It's bare bones. I started making these kinds of cellphone choirs and working with high schools for their concerts last year during covid. I don't know how I'd make them without REAPER.
Great to see Reaper getting some love. I used Sonar for many years and tried most of the other DAWs, but now I've settled on Reaper. Of course you can't possibly show everything it does, but one thing that is super impressive is how quickly the whole program downloads and installs. Updates take literally seconds. I'm sure most other DAW users won't believe it until they see it. BTW, Jon Tidey of Reaper Blog and Kenny Gioia of Reaper Mania are two other Reaper educators on You Tube who are amazing ambassadors for the product.
I'm a Sonar user looking at reaper. What do you think works better?
@@plummetplum Hi - First and foremost, Sonar became very unreliable for me, with constant crashes and bugs. Sonar gave me problems when the track count got high, but Reaper rarely crashes, even with 100+ track projects. Also, Reaper's "track-type agnostic" architecture was another most attractive feature to me. I found the separate Midi track, separate track, separate buss layout of Sonar somewhat limiting and clunky. I still have Sonar (actually now Cakewalk by Bandlab) and I still sometimes use it. Since Bandlab took it over, it seems to have become a little more stable than it use to be. Reaper is a very different workflow to Sonar and takes some getting use to - It has a bewildering array of options, even compared to Sonar, which as you know is a fully featured DAW. The major difference is, compared to Sonar, it is extremely efficient software and very light on CPU.
On the con side, I personally find it harder to work with midi in Reaper than Sonar. I would suggest trying out Reaper and seeing if it suits you. I had it installed for probably 3 years before I started using it regularly. You really have nothing to lose by trying it. If you don't like it, Sonar is always there. I hope that answers your question!
Yes. A great big Shout Out to Jon Reaper Blog and Kenny Reaper Mania.
@@plummetplum The best about eaper is that it is made to work th way you work. You can download the keyboard shortcuts for Sonar in the Reaper stash and continue using they shortcuts you already know. I even think someone made a theme to make it look more like Sonar. I know there are themes and shortcuts for Logic, Protools and Cubase.
Hey the two people who have respectively taught me the most about producing since getting an interface a couple months ago, in one video. I expect this should be densely packed with nuggets!
Craig Flowers Music Studio thanks Craig - yes indeed it’s packed to the rafters!
Thanks ever so much Craig! Yes, Adam Rocks!!
Hop Pole Studios wonderful
Reaper saved me while I was finishing my mix of "Chelsea" I was trying out a new amp sim on the guitar solo. Next day when I went to reopen the project, a bug in the new amp sim was causing the whole project to crash. Reaper let me open the project with all the plugins "offline" and then I was able to get rid of the problem plugin. That saved a week's worth of work.
That's dead handy. Been using Reaper for about 6 months so just getting used to it.
Reaper is a beast, tons of other features not mentioned in this nice video. I like it that you are talking to Reaper guys, you should interview Justin or Kenny
Hi SunTai that’s wonderful to hear! That’s ever so much for sharing!
It would be interesting to hear one of these guys' point of view summed up in 30 mins...
I think if this video was 8 hours long you'd still not cover all the features. I could never stop using reaper now. The community is awesome too for sure.
Kenny Goia is amazing!! This video is great!!
Reapers routing, automation and roll-your-own customization are so far ahead of any other DAW it's pretty ridiculous.
I'm on a Reaper Trail now. This video has convinced me to purchase. There are so many features for me to explore. Thank you Warren and Adam.😎
Its one of those things...
Even if you don't customize it it's still super user friendly and doesn't get in the way of your workflow !!
When he talked about having to export in all these multiple formats, 44.1, 48, 88 KHz and so on, I immediately remembered Reaper's nifty little function of Render Queue, where you can save each of these settings and add them to the render queue; and when you hit render, they'll all get rendered one after the other automatically without you having to wait for one render to complete, changing the settings and then rendering again. Gotta love Reaper!
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Indeed. I often do several versions of a song, putting them into the queue as I finish each one (often 3 times per version so I have 3 formats) and then when I have finished Reaper renders them all together and I make a brew.
Wow, Adam really did Reaper justice and he describes tasks so well. Thanks for having him on!
Thanks ever so much
Yes! Adam rules!!
REAPER IS THE BEST ! I discovered it with your video with Spectral Sound and it's been a revelation ! So i passed from Cubase to Reaper... and i saw the light.... lol
Just out of interest what version of Cubase were you using?
The only things I saw in this video that Cubase cannot do natively is the spectral view, but if you get Spectralayers Elements you can use it as an ARA extension and get 10 times more functionality, and the skinning.
Not hating, everyone is entitled to use the tools the feel comfortable with, but when the guy keeps saying "I've not seen this in any other DAW" I'm sitting here doing it on my machine.
Perhaps the real advice here isn't how great Reaper is, or any other DAW for that matter, but more to learn the tool that you use and understand everything about it.
Hi! Adam here. Really looking forward to answering your questions :)
Can't wait to check out your channel, switched from PT to Reaper and I am not going back!!
Thanks ever so much Adam! Great having you here to answer questions!
@@ilsoundop fantastic!
As far as an interface, I am looking at the new Tascam 12/24 channel - any thoughts on that or is there a better interface that is compatible with Reaper? (I'm assuming that the Tascam is ... (?) Basically I want to do what the Tascam was created to do : act as an interface, act as a board that I can record directly to, and also something that I can use to create a mix with - --- I'm looking for a deep integration where the interface talks with the software basically. I am sure that's probably a project somewhere, just wondering if there are any winners out there that beat the Tascam 12/24 if price were not an issue. I heard you mention Arturia and some others? Appreciate the video!
@@freddymatthewsmusic any interface with its own ASIO drivers should work well with Reaper, and you can set it up how you describe. In terms of audio quality, I'd much sooner look at something from Audient like the iD14 or iD22 and some external preamps
About the Reaper community being really vocal, it's actually a really similar community to a lot of open source. I think it just has to do with how cheap and customizable the software is. The company practically gives away software that is extremely efficient and effective, so it builds up a community that is extremely loyal. And because it's a minority community, users feel the need to evangelize it everywhere. You see really similar things within communities like Blender (I think that's become less as it's become more mainstream), Godot, and Linux.
Mattheas Boelter yes. i feel like reaper is to blender and pro tools is to maya haha
@@carloquibot Same thought haha.
I bought Reaper several years ago. I love the ability to customize practically everything to your own taste. With themes it makes it even easier for people moving over from other DAWs. With a price of $60 you just can't go wrong!!
Congrats on the new course release!
You thought me a lot sir.
Hey everyone...here's proof that Reaper is a community and a strong one at that. This man here, Jon, is a key figure in the education sphere of Reaper. Please check out his content and subscribe to his channel.
So blessed to follow your channel Jon... Thanks a lot.
I ❤️ this program
as a home recording artist i have learnt so much from this vlog thankyou this means alot. the more i watch hop pole studios the more i love reaper
Adam's videos are great and loaded with tons of information on Reaper. I refer back to his channel all the time to pick up tips about Reaper. 👍
Thanks for sharing!
I was a Cubsse user from 2003-2018. Reaper was a breath of fresh air.
Thanks to Warren and Adam for this video. I'm just getting back into writing/recording/mixing my own stuff after about 25 years (on a 4-track tape machine) and so paying the tiny $60 price tag for Reaper was unbelievable for the freedom I found. Everything Adam was saying about the 'easy' ways Reaper gives you to get your ideal workflow is so true. For the first time in 2 decades, I've got ideas flowing because I'm not fighting with tech or limitations. And this isn't my day job, so I don't have time for wrestling with tech. Reaper forever! Never going back
Have Kenny Gioia on your show. He knows everything worth knowing about Reaper, but is also a Protools user, so can give lots of perspective and pro/con comparison! Thanks for a great video!
Coincidentally I’m already a subscriber of Adam’s channel. Goes to show I’m following the right people! 😁
Beatledave7 fantastic!! Yes, I really love what he does!! And yes, you do have impeccable taste
Produce Like A Pro haha thanks Warren, there’s quite a few channels I’m subscribed to that you’ve coincidentally ended up doing interviews with so Ive been lucky to discover good people... but for the definitive answers for everything I always reference you first! 😁👍
I found both these at about the same time. Both have been very helpful. I have always been a bit wary of the mixing side of music, but these guys have turned me into a DAW junkie!
My two favorite UA-cam Studio guys! I'm a ProTools convert. Started using Reaper because My G5 and PT 8 LE was obsolete. I wasn't going to spend that type of money to continue with PT. So I built my own PC and went with Reaper. Best decision ever!
(Almost) same here! Had a 2008 Mac Book and PT8 M-Powered. I'm really frustrated about the lack of driver support for the interface (ProFire 2626) and the subscription system for the latest ProTools, so M-Audio and Avid. Oh, and since I'd have to buy a new Mac for a Mac OS newer than Lion, Apple won't see any of me from now on, either...
Faithful Reaper user here. I got into digital audio recording past my 60 years, so for me the learning curve was pretty steep as it was. I started on a borrowed PT platform with their proprietary interface that they forced on you, and I just could not get the hang of it. Somebody suggested Reaper. I figured I would try it. I was up and running in a short time. Then I discovered the Repear community. Wow! It's simply amazing. Such helpful people. There's never been a time when I posted a question and it didn't get answered within and hour or two. That alone is worth it. As if all that weren't enough, it's the most affordable DAW out there. In spite of how powerful it is, it doesn't get clunky and convoluted, Straightforward and intuitive.
Really lovely to be a fly on the wall for this conversation - thanks for the inspiring words and helpful information.
Reaper user here and I love it. Glad you have Adam on.your channel. He's great and was huge in helping me learn Reaper when I started out
Thanks! Always appreciated :)
I send people to your videos every chance I get
Ive used reaper for 3 years and still learnt someting new :) never new about he spectral peaks viewer :D
Yeah, that was new for me, too. Also, I didn't know about the monitor FX which is helpful because I use the JS splitter to create a crossover to send to my sub and monitors and now I won't have to worry about disabling it for the render 😁
I just started watching Adam a couple weeks ago as I'm learning Reaper. Great channel Adam! Cheers Warren!!
That's wonderful to hear! Yes, I love what Adam is doing!
Once you're done with Adam's videos go to ReaperMania and watch all of Kenny Giogia's and you'll be set for life. If Adam is Reaper Jesus, Kenny Giogia is God.
@@Mcgiver699 Yes, those videos are amazing and insanely helpful for me. Highly recommended.
Great points! Warren , your pro tip about sending all the different audio files so you are not the fall guy is hilarious and true!
8 years in and not looking back - Reaper rocks! Go on Adam! He has the enthusiasm i have found.
I was using Pro Tools M-Powered and then found Reaper 10 years ago. I haven’t looked back since. Reaper is powerful and does anything and everything my mind can conceive of. Great interview guys.
Thank you for featuring Reaper on your channel. Reaper has made everything in music possible for me. I was using Roland VS-880s & VS1680s hard disk recorders for years and had copious cases full of backup CDs from all my Roland recording over the years that were proprietary to the Roland equipment and saved in their format. Someone created a program that would read all these backup CDs in Reaper and convert them to wave files! I was floored and sold on Reaper from that moment on. I went crazy loading up all my Roland tracks into Reaper and editing them in Reaper. The Roland equipment made great recording but no edition features. To say it was a game changer is an understatement. I now had access to all my old recordings from the 1990's and remix them, rebuild etc. I have never looked back. Reaper is constantly upgrading the software and making improvements. Kenny Gioia videos puts Reaper over the top with videos on every topic imaginable. Reaper is the DAW you need to experience.
Looking forward to watching this later Warren, Reaper is my DAW right now!
Fantastic! That's wonderful to hear Roy!
Absolutely love the ease of Reaper, I left ProTools for Reaper after over 20 years (2 years ago) and have never looked back, for me it was a great decision - common sense functions like "Folders" and accelerated and simple rendering functions have sped up my compositional and recording workflow by at least 50%.
Additionally, I love the way Justin Frankel runs the company putting excellence ahead of profit, and Reaper instructor Kenny Gioia's excellent "how to" videos are spot on!
PT on the other hand has been in steady decline with its competition since Avid bought them, it was a pain leaving PT as I knew it so well, but once I got a handle on Reaper - its been AWESOME. And I haven't even mentioned the SLEW of GREAT free VST plugins (...well I guess I just did).
SOLD! What a great overview.
Thanks ever so much
For $60US...you can't go wrong. Been using it for awhile...love it! And Adam's UA-cam tuturials are a "must watch" if you're thinking about or are a new user to Reaper! Wonderful to see Warren and Adam teaming up like this. Fellow Brits helping each! Wonderful!
I used to use Cubase in early 2000's, my old software was no longer compatible like 20 years later (not surprisingly) and I checked out Adam's Reaper video and never looked back. Thanks for all your videos, this is such a gift for the music industry.
Just want to say thanks Adam for letting me know about Reaper. I downloaded it, evaluated it and the bought a license. I was convinced after about 2 hours of evaluation. The workflow and layouts just...works. I got more done in Reaper in a few hours than practically a day on another DAW. I will be watching your other videos-thanks again!
I have been using FL Studio for more than 5 years now, but I have been looking at different options. I have been wondering about reaper for a while but this video sells me into Reaper. Thanks Warren!
It's no pressure sell! It's free to demo with no restrictions. Right now there is a free Covid-19 license option that will last several more months (likely to be extended but they haven't said that yet). So literally it costs you nothing right now. Try it... it may be what you want. Then again, it may not be. But the you won't know until you give it a shot and you have abosolutely noting to lose as far as money goes.
Thanks. Didn't know reaper is being offered for free now. Will download it
I'm Reaper user since 2016. Never ever looking at any other DAWs. Thanks for the "regions" section, that was quite new to me!
When I started on Reaper I was an Ableton user. I bought up Reaper whenever I got bored. Started using a few UA-cam videos about it.. I was hooked!
Reaper can do everything that another DAW can. It's just not full of bloatware.
It's faster and less intensive on your CPU than anything else on the market.
Over the lockdown period I have gone from a standing start, using Adam's guide. Recorded a song each day for 100 days. Interesting to see the development. Highly recommend Reaper!
I keep my mixer on a 2nd display. Works a treat for me.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!!
I am loving the interviews more and more man! Such great and normal conversation with insane knowledge indeed! Cheers
Hi RC32 thanks ever so much!! I really appreciate it
@@Producelikeapro Ahh you are always welcome man! Gotta give credit where credit is due.
I love how Adam makes it sound SOOOOO easy!! I am new to all this home recording, I mean, one week in new! But have been following Produce Like A Pro for a long time... When I decided to plunge into this for the fun of it and asked what DAW I should use, Reaper was the name came up 80% of the time. So I got it, looked up Reaper video's and Adam's 101 lessons came up... Thank heavens he made such easy to follow instructions. Thank you guys!!!
Thinking of making the switch and this video was great.
Glad to be able to help!
Adam’s foundational Reaper series has led me to building my knowledge of the DAW, fullstop! Great that you’ve got together for a chat.
Great video! Thank you Warren and Adam. Two 5 star channels.
Wondered if I'd see you here! Cheers as always!
Warren and Adam, over the past year you two have become my best friends, I love Reaper and a healthy mix of the advice you both provide has been invaluable. I can't thank you enough. Wishing you both the very best of health. Cheers!!
love the sound of your mic Adam
Adam's youtube channel is great - high quality content - love reaper, and I recognize all the benefits he mentioned. Great stuff
I learned how to use Reaper watching Adam channel, best DAW i used. I am so thankful to him
Awesome video guys. I've been dabbling with Reaper for a couple of months now (fully paid up of course), my biggest take from this vid after a single pass is "Don't dismiss or reject Reaper because of it's lemonade price tag, it's a top quality champagne app". And of course both of you have another subscriber, so a huge thanks to you both.
Hi Warren, Adam Thank you so much for this video. I,m about to go into the DAW world and it looks like I'm sold on Reaper. keep up the good work.
Lovely to see! Adam knows his stuff, and his channel should be a lot bigger than it actually is.
34:51 - Recording on inexpensive gear - "W" - your voice sounds thin vs Adam's Mic
34:37 - Vintage vs simple gear - Think SM57 - no need for SSL Six or UR-RT4 w/Neve transformers or Prism Atlas Interface or Neumann mics or reel to reel Revox PR99 analog decks
32:06 - Reaper Course
28:38 - Reaper Draw
25:34 - Templates for other DAWS
23:33 - Actions
22:33 - Reaper Themes
21:50 - Post Prod Video Editor for indie Media Co
20:30 - File types mixed for Film Projects
18:48 - Exporting several songs - as rendering regions!!
16:43 - source stems - Thank you!!! - Wildcard naming is great!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!
16:20 - copy paste trks from different projects to each other = feature I use all the time
14:44 - sending many tracks to one track with FX ( ie plate reverb) is a great thing to know - Thanks!
07:05 - Making Drum Folders = Making a Drum Buss > - Wikipedia
Probabily one of the most underrated features in reaper is that you can use the built-in EQ as a dynamic EQ! You can compress or exagerate the frequencies you want like a de-esser or something like that with a big amount of precission. That is just amazing.
Swapped to Reaper over the Xmas break after using Logic for some time and its the best decision I’ve ever made, love it.
Thanx so much Warren....I am a reaper guy....I enjoy your forays into reaper world...no way I dive into any other daw.....although you are awesomely impressive in pro tools.... come on over the water's warm.....thanx so much for this channel!
Reaper has been my go-to since I started getting back into music recording a few years ago. It was originally about the price, but after researching comparisons to other DAWs, I don't think I would ever try anything else at this point.
Amazing video. I appreciate the collaboration. As a multi-instrumentalist, and an educator, this is great. I've been learning from both of you for years. Be safe, Stay well!
Got addicted to reaper. Thx for the interview. Greetz from Berlin. Thought a long time to make it for the German community, bcs here the tutors aren’t that cool like you guys. Appreciate your shows. Greet the feet!
Well said both of you! I''m using Reaper because John Lundsten said five years ago that I should, and he was right.
Marvellous
Thank you for showing love to Reaper and it's supporters!!!
Thank you Adam and Warren! I first heard of Reaper in its beginnings, by way of other blind guitarists, and musicians, similar to how this community works. It has become a "go to" for many blind musicians. A lot of scripts are available for screen reader access. I'm mostly familiar with the key commands for Goldwave, which I got a couple of years before Reaper awareness. I like Goldwave quite a bit, but am also looking forward to try using Reaper with my new system. This, with Adam, and the video with Glen, along with some tutorials I got a few years back from the screen reader perspective are very encouraging. 😃 Of course PLAP here helps me know what I'm doing with all of the tools! 💖
It taught me things I didn't know (monitor fx) and was better than most reaper tutorials that only talk about themes (lol) but it is a little generous to call it "the ultimate reaper guide". Great content, nonetheless!
I LOVE Reaper and it is very true about how the community that comes with it is sooo helpful! Awesome interview Warren!
Okay I'm sold. Can't deny, It makes a hell lot of sense to switch to Reaper.
what are you using now?
I use fl studio. Which was good to start with because it just felt very user friendly. But I've been thinking of trying a few more DAWs.
@@wildeocean Cool. Reaper is awesome but the learning curve is steep and it can be frustrating to customize it at first. The default configuration is not the best. Learn how to change keyboard shortcuts to the things you use the most, like FX browser, media explorer, etc. Good luck!
Been using it since 1999. 2.53. It's the best...
Great video- thanks! I first got started using ProTools LE, and spent the majority of my time tweaking my PC based on AVIDS recommendations, turning off background cpu processing, etc. This was a very powerful CAD workstation and still, crash after crash! Reaper is really too good to be true- 40 tracks, 4-8 plugins per track, automation, etc and never a crash! Funny story: I was recently in Nashville for a songwriting/production session in a great studio with a fairly well known, (Grammy next to the console) producer and we spent the first 10 minutes getting PTools to boot up and see the iLock. I had forgotten about that stupid piece of hardware...thanks to Reaper! And thanks Warren, I have learned so much from your videos! -Scott
Sonarworks in Monitor FX -> Mind blown !!! Thank you sooo much, never heard of it before !
This was excellent , i chose Reaper as my DAW 3 years ago and i'm still very happy with it .
Great video. Been using Reaper since 2.35, 1998... It's the best.....
Good to see some love for Reaper on this channel, such a great piece of software.
Sonar user since day 1, currently switching to Reaper learning my way round it. So far so good, seems smooth and stable.
I think I'm sold on Reaper, now! Oh! And I love your Detroit mug! I live about 3 hours northwest of Detroit!
Thanks ever so much
I've been using Reaper for years. Actually went away from Reaper a couple of years ago to try other DAWs. Ended up right back to Reaper. Love it! Especially the default V6 theme!
BTW Warren, you are an amazing educator, much appreciated.
Thanks ever so much my friend!
Great video!! I think that to start making music, the most important gear are our passion, our ears, and our brain!! Thank you both for the knowledge you bring through both channels!!
I have been using Reaper for years now and I always find a new way to do things or a new feature I had not seen before.
It is definetely a powerhouse for audio work. I don't like the Piano Roll that much but it more than maeks up for it in other areas.
Another great feature that has been in place for a while is the Portable Install. The application itself is very small and so it can be installed and run from a external drive. In other words, you can take your audio stems, your plugins, AND the software to another studio and run it from their computer. Brilliant.
Hi Warren & Adam great to see you two chatting about my rave fave DAW Reaper !!! yep my Cubase rig is sitting idle because Reaper is just fun as well as easy & you can create & optimise your own personal Workflow & that's just a couple of reasons why I switched over & as Adam so wonderfully showed there are a lot of fantastic features & of course its unbelievable price !!! Huge thanks to both of you for your fantastic channels & communities its so inspiring & informative & I'm definitely an avid student & follower of what you both do as a self producing guitarist singer songwriter your tutorials & tips are invaluable to me as is Kenny Goia another Reaper expert & fantastic educator !! I'm so enjoying Produce Like a Pro Warren as I am a working musician{ albeit at home due to the covid19 situation} so much to watch learn inspire & immerse myself in at this time Thanks so much stay safe stay well & best wishes from Sydney Australia sincerely Chris Davis.
Awesome video, thank you. Downloaded the trial of Reaper because of it, and I'm sold on it to be honest. Some incredibly powerful features.
I've always been a Reason user, since 2.5 and even though I still love it, it is lacking as far as sequencer features. But, of course, now I can have the best part of Reason, the rack, in Reaper as a vst.
So again, thank you for convincing me. I also love how easy it is to set up and use remote control. Got my ipad and iphone setup in a matter of a couple minutes.
Love Reaper.
Top video. Thanks guys
The guitar sale Warren talks about around 31.15 is what economists call a Veblen product... something becoming more desirable because it's more expensive.
(sorry I'm a bit of an economics geek these days)
Hi Warren. Wonderful video on Reaper. There are three features it offers that I see seldom discussed. They might be helpfull for you in your studio. It has a web interface under Options -> Preferences -> (Control / OSC / web). From there you can control Reaper on your local network from any device (phone, tablet, etc.) with a web browser (ex. check levels, record, and test playback). You can also create personal mixes that the artists can control with the same method. Lastly, check out the SWS Extension pack. I use this to create reminder notes for each track (gear used, etc.). PS I think you can also run Reaper off a USB drive by installing it as a portable installation, but I havent tried that yet..? Enjoy learning it, and I hope to see more videos in the future....Maybe ones using...? Reaper :-)
Warren, did you know that REAPER has thing called "render matrix" where you can easily and quickly select stuff to be in the render? (items, regions, markers tracks etc. etc.)
Need to render version without vocals? Just use render matrix to mute vocals, need one without this particular region but with these ones added? Use render matrix to select them etc etc... it's amazing stuff!
REAPER is all about high productivity, automation, wildcards that get filled automatically etc. it works for you and not other way around! :)
I know a lot of live sound engineers who are using reaper to multitrack live shows. Waves have actually started recommending it as a replacement for Tracks Live.
That's great to hear Dustin! Thanks for sharing!
Cubase Pro (I think version 9 or later has the control room) Has a similar feature with regard to Monitor effects. In its control room mixer you can have up to 4 monitor outs 4 cue mixes, and headphones. Each has its own set of insert slots. I have Sonarworks instances on each monitor out and my headphone out with the appropriate measurement correction for the speakers/headphones plugged in. When I switch speakers the correct sonarworks profile is already loaded in the insert for that monitor out.
Have been following Adam since he started, when he said on his channel he would be working with PLP I knew it would be great, really looking forward to this collaboration :)
You are both gentlemen and scholars!
I had no idea about spectral peaks. Going to turn that function on now!
ajenkins315 that’s a pretty cool feature indeed!!
My main DAWs are Adobe Audition, Mixbus, and Ableton. I've been slowly switching over to reaper and have to say a flat charge of 60$ and it's incredible functionality is slowly winning me over.
It won me over too...slowly! haha
I think between yourself (for general music production tips and gear reviews) and Adam and Kenny Gioia for Reaper there's very little need to watch any other channels. The history behind Reaper is well worth looking into - the founder Justin Frankel was the guy behind Winamp. Kenny Gioia's channel in particular constantly surprises me with revelations about how to use Reaper, or quicker and easier ways of doing something in the software. He has a very unusual speech rhythm which for some reason makes his videos even easier to follow. Reaper seems to be updated almost every week as well - you just can't go wrong for $60. I just got some of your tutorials as part of an offer when i recently bought an Audient ID4 mkII, it feels like Christmas has come early 🎉😊
Thanks for all the Reaper info Adam - much appreciated.
Used to use Cubase for a long time but with windows updates my software (paid for) wouldn't work at all, and no hint of a fix.
Also thanks to Warren - great enthusiastic attitude, and generous spirit - Marvellous!
I used Cubase for a few years and then switched to Reaper. Never looked back. The grid/matrix design works just like a spreadsheet. I immediately saw both its simplicity and potential. In theory, it could go on growing at an exponential rate unlike many competitors which are hampered by top heavy complicated architecture, much of which goes back many years and requires periodic logistical restructuring. Simplicity and complexity work perfectly here.
Adam! Fantastic work. Thank you for helping us in such a professional way.
Great interview. Great daw😎
My Reaper story: I use PT HD at the time and was doing simple rock trio preparation for a mix session. I wanted to do parallel compression and bunch of other routing and it took ages.. and i had just seen a video of Reaper in action. So, i uploaded the tracks to my homeserver, went home, downloaded and installed Reaper and on my first session with it i had the entire routing done in 30 minutes, including some housecleaning. I was hitting shortcuts i had never used before in that DAW, it just... clicked in my head.
I've used DAWs and computer based sequencers since 93. Reaper is the best of them. I've used now about a decade and i never ever have to use AVID software again (i had to use the old mediacomposer server for a year... please, some nuke AVID from the orbit..). Reaper just works, just like i want.. well, not exactly, its MIDI editor is still one of the worst in 2022, it is functional but makes you lose track of position so, so so fast, its zoom functions are just rubbish, no matter what options you set. If that is fixed, it has no flaws. I've recorded, mixed, mastered music, used it in theater projects (Portable Install FTW!!!!), done foley, SFX, done a tone of just audio analysis with it.. It has handled EVERYTHING i have thrown at it.
I love Reaper Stash...I uploaded a key map for addictive drums 2 that's been downloaded thousands of times. It's amazing how easy it is for people to help each other out!
Great interview. Ive been watching Adam since I started using Reaper about a year ago.
Still learning but loving it. As stated the rendering queue is brilliant
One feature I always use is the routing matrix. If somethings not working or routed properly a nice little map of everything coming in and out and change it on the fly.