[RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x

Chris Belle cb1963 at sbcglobal.net
Mon Oct 14 09:46:40 EDT 2013


It's like when creating midi channels to a soft synth using the create receives for all midi channels on the soft synth function.
in that combo box, I know different function but same principal, saves a whole lot of work.



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Perdue 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:09 AM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x


  No, that wouldn't help you much there. However grouping similar types of 
  tracks leaves you with a few less sends to create when you're busing 
  things out. In this case, it might also be a bit faster if you look at 
  it in reverse. Start with your fx track and create receives instead of 
  sending from the source tracks. Just a small workflow thing. The 
  end-result is the same.

  On 10/14/2013 8:52 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
  > Would folders speed you up any when it came to something like sending
  > a bunch of noncontiguous tracks to the same instance of a reverb
  > though? I can't quite picture how that'd work in my mind without
  > reordering tracks, which probably isn't any less button bashy than
  > creating sends lol. Feel free to set me straight if I'm missing
  > something.
  >
  > I use folders as buses primarily, and love them for that. Every time
  > I'm mixing in Pro Tools and faffing about with groups, I find myself
  > wishing I was working in Reaper with folders. So much quicker to
  > create and tweak what's included.
  >
  > On 10/14/13, Patrick Perdue <patrick at pdaudio.net> wrote:
  >> Scott wrote:
  >> "Now, if I could only find a way of scrolling down this new
  >> well behaved list and selecting noncontiguous tracks to create a bunch
  >> of sends in one shot, this would be the best Monday in memory."
  >>
  >> That's what I use folders for, among other things. Yeah, I know that's
  >> not the point, but it's quick.
  >>
  >> On 10/14/2013 8:33 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
  >>> After the combobox you used to create them, you should find that each
  >>> send becomes part of the tab order in the I/O window. For each send,
  >>> you'll have a delete button, then level, then pan. Tab again and
  >>> you'll land on the delete button for the next send, and so on. Now
  >>> that I'm in the habbit of hitting tab 3 times per send and using
  >>> Shift+Space on the delete buttons, I can zip through and tidy up
  >>> pretty quick. They seem to appear in order of creation, which is a bit
  >>> less intuitive than I'd like, but what are you gonna do.
  >>>
  >>> Sometimes, it's quicker to view the I/O of a different track and
  >>> delete the receive instead. The workflow is exactly the same, just
  >>> depends on the routing as to which option will mean the least amount
  >>> of headbutting your tab key.
  >>>
  >>> BTW, I'm not sure which versions of Reaper and NVDA you're using, but
  >>> here on Reaper 4.54 and NVDA 2013.2, Jim's suggestion of Alt+Down
  >>> arrow on that add sends combobox does get around the cranky 2 second
  >>> behaviour. Now, if I could only find a way of scrolling down this new
  >>> well behaved list and selecting noncontiguous tracks to create a bunch
  >>> of sends in one shot, this would be the best Monday in memory.
  >>>
  >>> Scott
  >>>
  >>> On 10/14/13, Drew <amockery at gmail.com> wrote:
  >>>> My mistake. Still, though--and you may have already answered this as
  >>>> well--how do you select the send you want to delete? My understanding is
  >>>> you
  >>>>
  >>>> can only delete the most recently added send.
  >>>> ----- Original Message -----
  >>>> From: "Scott Chesworth" <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
  >>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:34 AM
  >>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>
  >>>>
  >>>>> Just one thing. You don't need to route cursors and whatnot to delete
  >>>>> sends from the I/O window, just use Shift+Space instead of plain old
  >>>>> Space on the delete button for each send. Using the tab order instead
  >>>>> of a menu does add up to being a few more buttons to push than 3.78,
  >>>>> but if you like non screen reader specific workflows that's probably
  >>>>> the way to get it done for now.
  >>>>>
  >>>>> Think I posted that earlier in the thread, meant to anyway. Maybe it
  >>>>> got
  >>>>> missed.
  >>>>>
  >>>>> Scott
  >>>>>
  >>>>> On 10/14/13, Drew <amockery at gmail.com> wrote:
  >>>>>> It's time to play, welcome to the end of the thought process!
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> The issues we've been talking about basically all week are the
  >>>>>> following:
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> -Once you select the track you want your send to go to, after two
  >>>>>> seconds
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> it
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> will make the send and then return you to the top of the combo, which
  >>>>>> is
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> of
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> course "add new send." This is okay, but blind people don't tend to
  >>>>>> like
  >>>>>> settings taking effect until they're entirely done poking around; it's
  >>>>>> not
  >>>>>> intuitive and can lead to adding a whole bunch of sends without
  >>>>>> realizing
  >>>>>> what's going on. In JAWS, if you use alt+down arrow, you can arrow up
  >>>>>> and
  >>>>>> down this list all day with no repercussions; however this seems not
  >>>>>> do-able
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> in NVDA, or at least, so my admittedly brief testing shows.
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> -Deleting a send from the IO dialog is, while possible, clunky. Having
  >>>>>> to
  >>>>>> rout your cursor around and click to remove one send at a time in a
  >>>>>> specific
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> order is much less elegant than how it's done in Reaper 3: go to the
  >>>>>> offending send in the shift-applications menu and uncheck it. The end.
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> -Unless I'm missing something, there's no easy way to send the output
  >>>>>> of
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> the
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> master track anywhere but channels 1/2 without setting it up in
  >>>>>> project
  >>>>>> defaults.
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> Don't misunderstand: I love Reaper4 and use it as my main production
  >>>>>> environment. However, inconsistencies like these keep people from
  >>>>>> taking
  >>>>>> advantage of Reaper 4's new features. I would imagine that this is all
  >>>>>> easily manageable if you use ReaConsole, but no one to my knowledge
  >>>>>> has
  >>>>>> tried setting it up that way. Honestly I don't really care because I
  >>>>>> barely
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>> sidechain or need sends, but I can't in good conscience tell people
  >>>>>> it's
  >>>>>> fully accessible when it isn't. Apparently the ones who really care
  >>>>>> have
  >>>>>> better things to do than write replies like this, so... you're
  >>>>>> welcome,
  >>>>>> or
  >>>>>> something.
  >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
  >>>>>> From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
  >>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 3:43 AM
  >>>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>>
  >>>>>>> I just opened Reaper 454, inserted a track, then pressed I for the
  >>>>>>> ReaAccess IO dialog.
  >>>>>>> On any of the lines I tab to that show collapsed, alt+down arrow
  >>>>>>> expands
  >>>>>>> them.
  >>>>>>> On number of channels alt+down arrow goes immediately to the bottom
  >>>>>>> of
  >>>>>>> the
  >>>>>>>
  >>>>>>> list, 64 channels.
  >>>>>>> On sends collapsed, alt+down arrow shows 2 choices:
  >>>>>>> 1, Add New Send; 2, Add Sends to All Tracks.
  >>>>>>>
  >>>>>>> So, alt+down arrow definitely exposes some new options, or maybe just
  >>>>>>> a
  >>>>>>> new approach to old options, in NVDA, not just in jaws.
  >>>>>>> Indi
  >>>>>>>
  >>>>>>> On 10/13/2013 10:01 PM, Drew wrote:
  >>>>>>>> Actually, I think that it is. I didn't test extensively, but that
  >>>>>>>> seemed
  >>>>>>>> to work better under JAWS than NVDA. Strange.
  >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Snowbarger"
  >>>>>>>> <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
  >>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 6:22 PM
  >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>> Alt+downArrow definitely helps here.  That is using jaws.  Not sure
  >>>>>>>>> if
  >>>>>>>>> that is something jaws is doing, but I didn't think so.
  >>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Drew" <amockery at gmail.com>
  >>>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 10:13 PM
  >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>> Afraid not.
  >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Snowbarger"
  >>>>>>>>>> <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
  >>>>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 6:42 PM
  >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>> About the combo box for sends automatically applying after one
  >>>>>>>>>>> second, does it help to press alt+downArrow first, to open the
  >>>>>>>>>>> list
  >>>>>>>>>>> box?  In some cases, the application will then let you arrow
  >>>>>>>>>>> throught the choices at leasure, and you can press alt+upArrow to
  >>>>>>>>>>> close and select once you are finished.
  >>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo"
  >>>>>>>>>>> <33indigo at charter.net>
  >>>>>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 6:09 PM
  >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>> Yeh, I found shift+i a couple of days ago, and wondered what it
  >>>>>>>>>>>> would
  >>>>>>>>>>>> be good for.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>> I just brought up Reaper 454, inserted an empty track, pressed
  >>>>>>>>>>>> shift+i and got 3 selections at the arrow up/down keys.
  >>>>>>>>>>>> 1, Sends, radio button, checked.
  >>>>>>>>>>>> 2, Receives, radio button, checked.
  >>>>>>>>>>>> 3, Hardware, radio button, checked.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>> While any of those are selected with up/down arrows; I press the
  >>>>>>>>>>>> tab key and get, for instance:
  >>>>>>>>>>>> Sends, combo box, collapsed.
  >>>>>>>>>>>> If I then press alt+down arrow it says expanded.
  >>>>>>>>>>>> When either of the others are selected, tab; then alt+down arrow
  >>>>>>>>>>>> works the same.
  >>>>>>>>>>>> Indi
  >>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2013 6:18 PM, Gianluca Apollaro wrote:
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Patric and list,
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> while shift+Application key doesn't work in reaper 4, Once you
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> created
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> the send, Shift+I works so the channel 1/2=3/4 can be done as
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> done
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> in reaper 3.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hth,
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gianluca from Italy
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> SkypeID. gianluca8815
  >>>>>>>>>>>>> Il 12/10/2013 23:49, Patrick Perdue ha scritto:
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK. So, after looking at Reaper 3.78's native track routing
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> matrix,
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> here's what I've found. I don't know if it's the same in 4.x.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once a send has been created from source (trigger) to
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> destination
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (processor,) use your screen reader of choice's review stuff
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> find a
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> line that says: "Audio:1/2 =>1/2" It should be below things
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> delete, post-fade, post-pan, etc.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, change the latter half of that from >=1/2 to >=3/4 by
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> clicking on
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> =1/2. A menu will appear.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, if your destination track has been set up with four
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> channels, and
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> your source track is sending to channels 3/4 of destination,
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ReaComp (or whatever compressor you're using for keyed input)
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> receiving from 3/4 rather than 1/2, you're good, barring the
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> obvious
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit of adjusting compression parameters to get your desired
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> effect.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2013 5:34 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I must be missing something obvious. Seems like if I set this
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sends, both signals will go into the same input of the
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compressor.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Granted, that'll sound different than if I hadn't done it,
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not the same as sending that secondary signal into the key
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> input
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the compressor or whatever they call it in plugins nowadays
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the compressor is reacting to it as a separate source is it?
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Been
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while since I actually patched in hardware, so forgive the
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potentially
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rookie question.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scott
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/13, Drew <amockery at gmail.com> wrote:
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have to press i to view the track IO. Tab to the "sends:
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> add
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new" combo
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> box and press the down arrow. From there it's pretty much
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as in
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reaper 3. The only part I can't figure out is how to change
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that send
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goes; it defaults to the top track or the second track if
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> already on the
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> top track.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Scott Chesworth" <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 11:05 AM
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [RWP] Sidechaining in Reaper 4x
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have a workflow for getting this done in Reaper
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NVDA? Struggling to get some weird arty atmospheric loops
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sit in
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the mix here, and I'm thinking some ducking triggered by
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drum bus
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might tie things together a bit better.
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any tips appreciated...
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scott
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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