[Rwp] Overdub record on MIDI tracks

[Snowman]

Very interesting.  Thanks for posting  your solution.  Seems right.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Smart" <bryansmart at bryansmart.com>
To: <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Rwp] Overdub record on MIDI tracks


> Okay, I solved my own problem. I'm posting the answer here for someone 
> that might wonder the same thing in the future.
>
> First, when overdubbing in to the same clip, using the Options | New 
> Recording That Overlaps Existing Items setting kinda works, but is the 
> wrong way to go. Simply select a track, bring up the context menu, and 
> select Record: MIDI Overdub/Replace | Record: MIDI Overdub.
>
> Second, I wasn't hearing previously recorded material in my existing clip 
> while recording. The way to fix that is to bring up the track's context 
> menu again, and select Monitor Track Media when Recording.
>
> Track templates seem very useful here. Besides the above monitoring 
> setting, I already enable the Automatic Arm when Track Selected setting so 
> that, like SONAR or Logic, simply arrowing to an instrument track causes 
> it to start responding to your MIDI controller without having to manually 
> arm/unarm tracks. I have this configuration saved as a "Virtual 
> Instrument" track template for quick recall in new projects.
>
> Bryan
>
>> On Dec 17, 2015, at 5:32 AM, Bryan Smart <bryansmart at bryansmart.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, everyone. I'm new to the list. Been using Reaper for a while, but 
>> just now trying to get serious about using it for sequencing.
>>
>> A common way I build up some parts, including drum patterns, in other 
>> sequencers is by overdubbing. As a simple example, I might play kick and 
>> snare on the first pass, hats on the next, and toms/crashes on the last. 
>> If the part I'm playing is particularly challenging, I might play it in 
>> multiple passes. All of these performances are intended to end up on the 
>> same track, triggering the same virtual instrument. It isn't useful to 
>> create separate tracks. In fact, I might use separate tracks, in some 
>> situations, but I'm using the above example to describe what I'm trying 
>> to accomplish, not how I'll always work.
>>
>> This is what I've done so far:
>>
>> I setup a virtual instrument on a track, set a loop, and turned on repeat 
>> mode.
>>
>> I could successfully record to the track, but, each time I recorded a new 
>> take, the old take was replaced. I couldn't overdub.
>>
>> Next, I changed Options, new recording that overlaps existing media 
>> items, and set it to creates new media items in separate layers.
>>
>> Now, each time I record, I add to what was previously recorded to the 
>> track. However, while recording, I don't hear any of the previous takes. 
>> This is a problem. I need to hear previous material in order to perform a 
>> good overdub.
>>
>> I think that the setting I changed creates a new take each time I record, 
>> and I've looked for a setting that affects the playback of previous takes 
>> during recording, but can't find it.
>>
>> Is this how I should work? Won't I need to bounce all of my overdubbed 
>> takes to a single take when I'm finished building up the part? Can I, 
>> perhaps, have Reaper just merge my new performance with the existing 
>> take?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Bryan
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