[RWP] Fading in reaper.

[Patrick Perdue]

In Reaper 3.x, anyway, with ReaAccess, you can very easily route 
channels 1/2 from one track to 3/4 of another track using the ReaAccess 
shift+I routing thingy on an existing send, meaning you have to create 
the send first, then change in that dialogue, or through Reaper's 
standard routing matrix. I don't remember how to do it through Reaper's 
native interface, though I have before. May be more of an issue with 
Reaper 4.x and the current state of ReaAccess, I'm really not sure.
Just make sure your ducked track is set to four channels, and that the 
ReaComp compressor is using auxiliary input L/R rather than main l/r, 
then adjust values to fit. I typically use something like threshold 
-28DB, high ratio, long attack, not too short release, a bit of pre-comp 
for voiceover ducking, and no auto-makeup.
My voiceover track also typically has it's own compressor with 
auto-makeup enabled, and the send to music ducker is set to post fx.
For something more musical, you'd probably want the attack to be a lot 
more aggressive.

On 4/7/2013 7:08 PM, Indigo wrote:
> Here's a YouTube tutorial on ducking, or sidechaining in Reaper.
> He mostly refers to things by name, so you can follow.
> he takes the kick track, which has stereo outs 1 and 2, and sets it up
> with 4 outs, so it has stereo outs 1 and 2, plus 3 and 4;; then he sends
> outputs 3 and 4 to a second track; which he calls the auxiliary track;
> which will feed the ReaComp compresser.
> What happens is the kick then causes the compressor to duck down the
> synth track in volume when the kick occurs.
> I haven't totally puzzled out how the compressor is routed to the synth
> track, but I'll listen a couple more times.
> You can do the same thing with your music track; make it duck down in
> volume when you speak.
> There's another tutorial that's also good, I'll try to post here, that
> may make sidechaining clearer.
> Indi
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkl2v-HO0nQ
>
> On 4/7/2013 7:23 AM, Stuart Lawler wrote:
>> I too would be very interested in this.
>>
>> If anyone has set up the side chain compression using a screen reader,
>> I'd love to know how to do it.
>>
>> I have two tracks, one for voice, and the other with backing music. I
>> want the backing music to duck each time the voice speaks.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Indigo
>> Sent: 04 April 2013 16:27
>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Fading in reaper.
>>
>> I think what you need is side chaining on a compressor.
>> Basically, the compressor listens to your talking track; then raises
>> or lowers the volume of the music track according to the volume of
>> your talking track.
>> This is also called ducking, because the music ducks down in volume
>> when you talk.
>> You can set the compressor's threshold so it ducks the music instantly
>> or slowly, and set its gate so it lowers the music volume to silence;
>> or just reduces the volume.
>> Google cockos reaper sidechain and you'll get videos on how to set it
>> up, and if you google cockos reaper forums sidechain you can probably
>> find someone who has posted a template in the forums; to set it up.
>> Indi
>> On 4/3/2013 5:43 PM, Matt Turner wrote:
>>> hay there, is there a way to fade in reaper?
>>> I've got a voice track and i want to have music fade down, but still
>>> be heard in the background while I'm talking.
>>>
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