[RWP] Some quick reaper questions

[Stuart Lawler]

Thanks James. Is there a way of inserting silence into a part of a track? My problem is that I'm selecting a section of a track that I no longer want and am deleting it, but rather than just deleting that part of the track, its deleting the same part from all the others too. Can I instead replace my selection with silence?

Stuart.

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From: rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of James Scholes
Sent: 21 November 2010 19:42
To: Reapers Without Peepers
Subject: Re: [RWP] Some quick reaper questions

Previously, Stuart Lawler said:



	1. How can I quickly fast forward and rewind through a playing file? Ctrl and left and right arrows doesn't seem to do it for me.
	
	You can scrub through a file with the left and right arrow keys, move by measure with page up/down, and by beat with control+page up/down.



	2. Is there a way I can get Reaper to see my sound forge effects plug-ins as well as its own? For example, if I might want to add reverb to a track?
	
	I'm not a SoundForge user, so am not sure which, if any, of the effects in SF can be used as plug-ins in other applications.  If they are VST or DX plug-ins, find the folder where they are stored, and add it to the list of plug-in directories in Reaper Options->Plug-Ins.  Also keep in mind, however, that Reaper's bundled plug-ins, especially the ones in the JS section, are very powerful.



	3. Is it possible to do selection editing in Reaper, for example, to tighten the end and starts of tracks etc, as it is in sound forge?
	
	Yes.  Use either scrubbing, or one of the other methods mentioned above to find the position on a track where you want to start/end a time selection, and simply press control+alt+left bracket [ to set the start marker, or control+alt+right bracket ] to set the end marker.  You can then delete the time selection with the delete key, loop it by pressing control+R to activate repeat mode, etc.  Alternatively, if trimming silence from an audio file, find the start of the audio, i.e. where you want to trim up to, then hit S to split the silence onto another item on the same track.  Then, press control+left arrow to find Item 1, the item containing the silence to be trimmed, press delete, control+right arrow to the item containing the audio, and cut it to the start of the track with control+X, home, then control+V.  HTH.




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