[RWP] Fading in reaper.

[Patrick Perdue]

Auto-makeup is just a switch that automatically compensates for output 
gain of the compressor based on values of threshold and ratio. What 
Reaper calls Pre-comp is look-ahead. In the case of a ducker, the output 
is ducked a bit before you hear what's on the other side with look-ahead 
on the side-chaining compressor.

On 4/7/2013 9:00 PM, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
> Terms I don't understand:
> What is Auto-makeup?
> And preComp.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Perdue" <patrick at pdaudio.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] Fading in reaper.
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>> 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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