[Rwp] A recording Question.

[Scott Chesworth]

I wonder, is there any mileage in takes here?

> On 16 Feb 2015, at 23:19, Jim Noseworthy via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I understand what you are saying:  it just seems strange that what I am
> trying to accomplish is not an option.
>
> I would use goldwave for the purpose but,
>
> 1,  Golwave does not support MIDI control messages at this time;
>
> 2.  I don't think I can access the Goldwave transport keys when the program
> is not in focus. If I could access the transport options in Goldwave while
> not in focus, I could use software such as the Bome's MIDI translator to
> connect my FW-1884 to the key commands.
>
> Again thanks much.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of John Schucker
> via RWP
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 6:34 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [Rwp] A recording Question.
>
> If it were me, and I was bound and determined to do it in Reaper, I'd see if
> I could do one of two things:
>
> 1. Set up a key for undo on the surface, and undo the recording. This might
> not work if it considers playing, rewinding, or whatever separate undoable
> actions. But if it doesn't, basically you'd record, play, hit undo, then
> record, play, hit undo, and so on.
>
> 2. If that doesn't work, and Reaper's scriptable, pretty sure it is, see if
> you can set up a script that will select the current item in a track and
> delete it. Assign it to a control on your surface. This is essentially
> hacking up a recording undo function. After that, you'd do it the same way
> you would if you can just assign the ability to undo recording to a control.
>
>> On 2/16/2015 14:33, Jim Noseworthy via RWP wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to reply.
>>
>> The problem is that each list must be addressed quickly after the call-up.
>> I don't want to listen to the previous one.
>>
>> Really, all I want is to start a fresh recording when I press the
>> record button and I want it to be the only recording on the track.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of John
>> Schucker via RWP
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 3:21 PM
>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>> Subject: Re: [Rwp] A recording Question.
>>
>> OK, so you really don't need reaper to do everything as a single item.
>> You just need a way to start each new recording at the end of the
>> track you're on, no? So you record entry 1, then jump to the end and
>> append entry
>> 2 to that same track, e.g. you start recording on that track at the
>> time entry 1 ends. Then you play back the whole track and you have all
>> of your entries, however many individual files reaper chooses to save
>> them as. I admit I haven't been following the discussion thoroughly so
>> maybe this can't work, but it would be weird if you couldn't record
>> past the end of a track, once it's set by the first recording.
>>
>> Alternatively, if you need to play these back at a later date, you
>> could just set up each session as its own project. Then you go find
>> all the items reaper saved, and play them back in order with whatever
>> audio player you use. Then it shouldn't matter how many items it saves
>> because it should number each take, so to speak, sequentially, no? So
>> if you do fifty takes on track one, and you don't punch in, it should
>> have fifty files in sequence somewhere or other, wherever it saves its
> data.
>>
>> OK, I am prepared. Hit me with how wrong I am, since this is all off
>> the top of my head, LOL!
>>
>>> On 2/16/2015 06:48, Jim Noseworthy via RWP wrote:
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> Thanks for the interest in the problem that I am having.  You are
>>> correct: I want to keep the timeline as a single item.
>>>
>>> In this case, I am using Reaper as a recorder to record Ham Radio
>>> logins as a net controler. I need to record each round of logins and
>>> then play them back in order to call in each individual. This is done
>>> many times throughout my time as net control.  Therefore, I need to
>>> access the same item constantly.
>>>
>>> I use my FW-1884 for the Control surface which permits me to operate
>>> the Transport functions without having Reaper in focus.  Except for
>>> the items issue, it works great.
>>>
>>> Thanks all over the place gang.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Scott
>>> Chesworth via RWP
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 11:02 PM
>>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>>> Subject: Re: [Rwp] A recording Question.
>>>
>>> Sure, there's a few punch choices to be found under that same options
>> menu.
>>>> From what I can gather though, he's after a way to keep the timeline
>>>> as a
>>> single item, and no punch mode will do that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2/16/15, John Schucker via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>> Really? Reaper has no overdub option, it's all making a new clip
>>>> every time? How do you set punch points to fix a mistake then?
>>>> Because I think that's what he wants, instead of making a new take,
>>>> he wants it to overwrite the existing take. Don't you pretty much
>>>> have to do that for punch recording?
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