[RWP] Best way to work with Reaper

Thu Feb 28 23:56:14 EST 2013

Wait, I think I had loop source checked in item properties, when I 
extended it's length.
I'll need to affirm that.
thanks,
Indi

On 2/28/2013 9:43 PM, Patrick Perdue wrote:
> Have you tried just extending the length of the item in item properties
> with "loop source" checked? I don't know if that works for midi, but it
> does for audio. If you have, say, a four bar loop that you want to play
> for 32 bars, just make sure "loop source" is checked, and change the
> length from four to 32 bars. Then you have one item that loops 8 times
> without copying and pasting. The way this works will change based on how
> item timebase is set, I believe.
>
> I pretty much exclusively deal with audio in Reaper, not much of a midi
> person in general, so don't know if that will actually work.
>
> On 2/28/2013 9:12 PM, Indigo wrote:
>> Hi David,
>> I think I solved my problem of a midi loop from Alchemy Player, with
>> such rediculously long tails on the delay that if I made an audio track
>> from it; the delay tails would be  chopped off suddenly in the audio
>> track.
>> The midi loop would repeat seamlessly with repeats toggled, because
>> Alchemy Player was running, with its onboard delay.
>> I chose to copy and paste the midi loop the entire length of my proposed
>> song, then record an audio track from that; so I could fade down at the
>> end of the audio track and not hear the eventual chopping off of the
>> delay tails.
>> The Cockos Wiki says to copy a midi loop; move back a little into the
>> end of the midi loop; left click the mouse and drag to the end of the
>> proposed song, then release the left mouse button; and the loop will
>> copy itself as many times as required.
>> Maybe you know a simpler method than copy item, go to end of previous
>> loop, then paste
>> That works quite well, but maybe somewhere there's a duplicate loop,
>> with a number value to type in?
>> Thanks,
>> Indi
>>
>>
>> On 2/28/2013 2:34 PM, David P Shortland wrote:
>>> Hi & Greetings from the first day of Autumn in Queensland
>>>
>>> I do not wish to muddy the waters with to much choice, but an another
>>> way of moving an item around on the time line...
>>>
>>> 1 Navigate up and down to the required track
>>> 2 Select the Item that needs to be moved
>>> 3 Press Shift plus F2 ... This opens the Item Properties Dialog
>>> 4 TAB thru the incredible list of parameters that can be changed
>>>
>>> First on the list is Position...
>>>
>>> Be aware however, that this Dialog defaults to TIME, just TAB down twice
>>> and you will find TIME or BEATS, use whichever you prefer...
>>>
>>> There is also a Volume parameter in the list which can also be adjusted
>>> to taste, I use this to set an overall volume for that particular
>>> item... that way the Volume knob can be used for overall mix...
>>>
>>> Reaper is so good to use...
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>> David P Shortland
>>> DragonScore Productions
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Crystal Dennis
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:44 PM
>>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Best way to work with Reaper
>>>
>>> This helps so much!  Thanks a ton :)  I can't wait to have time to
>>> play with Reaper now that I know what I'm supposed to be doing.
>>>
>>> Crystal
>>>
>>> On 2/28/13, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
>>>> Oh, I forgot to say that you have a track volume at your tab key in
>>>> track view.
>>>> Just arrow up or down to the track to select it, then tab down to
>>>> volume
>>>> equals 0.00, or whatever it is, and set it with your arrows for single
>>>> tenths of db's, or with the page up and down for larger increments, or
>>>> home and end for blasting you out or absolute silence. smile.
>>>> Always press enter after making changes in values to save them; and
>>>> return to track view.
>>>> Actually, while your track is playing, press J for a VU meter to
>>>> display
>>>> the volume of the left channel and K for a VU meter to display volume
>>>> for  the right channel.
>>>> You can set peak values, or other ways to read the meters, can't
>>>> remember where to set that right now.
>>>> If you google the word cockos, then reaper, then a few words about a
>>>> problem, you will either get Reaper forums with plenty of posts on your
>>>> same issue, or the Cockos Wiki, which is a collection of very nice
>>>> documents, which, even though they are for sighted users,have plenty of
>>>> useful info.
>>>> Indi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/27/2013 10:47 PM, Crystal Dennis wrote:
>>>>> Thank you Indigo!  That helped So so so much :)  The copy and pasting
>>>>> part is what I was  missing.  The recording guide helps too!  I am
>>>>> going to try this as soon as I have free recording time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another question though:  If you want to add effects or lower/raise
>>>>> the volume of the vocal or karaoke track, would you do that on the
>>>>> track before you copy/pasted it to the other track?  And how do you
>>>>> access the effects in general.  I've been having trouble with that.
>>>>> I hope that made sense.
>>>>>
>>>>> Crystal
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/27/13, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Moving tracks around is meant to be easy in Reaper, just like using a
>>>>>> word processer, with standard copy, cut and paste shortcuts.
>>>>>> When you import a track, do you want it to begin at 000, or somewhere
>>>>>> else on a particular track's timeline?
>>>>>> If you want to string imported tracks along a timeline, one after the
>>>>>> other, you can import them onto their own track.
>>>>>> Then arrow to the just imported track with your up down arrows; then
>>>>>> select the imported track's item with shift+A; then press ctrl+C
>>>>>> charlie
>>>>>> to cut it to the Windows clipboard.
>>>>>> Then arrow up or down to the track where you want to paste the
>>>>>> imported
>>>>>> track.
>>>>>> ; arrow left or right to the place on the timeline you want the
>>>>>> imported
>>>>>> track to begin; , and press ctrl+V victor to paste it onto that
>>>>>> track;
>>>>>> exactly where the cursor is located when you paste
>>>>>> Remember, you always need to select a track by arrowing to it, and
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> also need to select that track's item with shift+A; then cut or copy
>>>>>> that item to the clipboard, then arrow up down to the destination
>>>>>> track;
>>>>>> then left right arrow to the destination location; then paste the
>>>>>> item
>>>>>> at that point.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just in case, you learn to love Reaper, and prefer to record on it;
>>>>>> here
>>>>>> are the basic instructions I just provided for my son for simple
>>>>>> vocal
>>>>>> recording:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Insert a track for vocal recording with ctrl+T tom.
>>>>>> You select a track by arrowing up or down to it.
>>>>>> Arrow to track 1.
>>>>>>    With a microphone in your preAmp; tab down to arm for recording,
>>>>>> select on with your spacebar; then press enter to save your recording
>>>>>> settings; which are specific for that selected track.
>>>>>> You will be returned to track view after saving track settings.
>>>>>> Press the letter R and recording begins.
>>>>>> Press R again; or press your spacebar to stop recording.
>>>>>> Press W to rewind to beginning of the track, or you can rewind with
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> home key.
>>>>>> Press the spacebar to play your recording.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now, if you want to make a second track, or more after that, always
>>>>>> arrow up to the previously recorded track; ; to select it.
>>>>>> , Then tab down to arm for recording; and select off with your
>>>>>> spacebar.
>>>>>> Then press enter to save that track's recording settings; and you are
>>>>>> return to track view.
>>>>>> Then arm the next track you want to record  with the same method you
>>>>>> used for the previously recorded track.
>>>>>> If you forget to disarm the previously recorded track, you will
>>>>>> record
>>>>>> over the material you just recorded on the previously recorded track.
>>>>>> All these tracks will begin at 000, the beginning of the first
>>>>>> measure,
>>>>>> or the beginning of the recording time, and will be perfectly aligned
>>>>>> with each other.
>>>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>>>> Indi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/27/2013 8:15 PM, Crystal Dennis wrote:
>>>>>>> This may be a stupid question, but everytime I've tried to play with
>>>>>>> Reaper, I import tracks into the program and try to move them around
>>>>>>> with the controls (with no success).  I've been recording in another
>>>>>>> program, then trying to line up my tracks in Reaper, which is my
>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>> multi-track mixer.  I was just wondering, since I am fairly new to
>>>>>>> mixing the multi-track way, should I just try recording in Reaper
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> my track playing instead  of importing?  Would that be easier for a
>>>>>>> Reaper newbie to play with, or am I just not using Reaper right in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> first place and should startsomewhere else.  I feel like I'm missing
>>>>>>> something major in terms of multi-track mixing, because everytime I
>>>>>>> try to do something small like select a track and move it nothing
>>>>>>> happens.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any help with any of these issues would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Crystal
>>>>>>>
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