[Rwp] Anyone successfully tracking midi in Reaper?

[Chris Belle]

Indeed.
Good reminder.


On 4/14/2016 3:50 PM, David Regan wrote:
> I'm stating the obvious, but don't forget to disarm the previously recorded
> midi tracks before recording another one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Rod alcidonis,
> Esquire
> Sent: Friday, 15 April 2016 4:43 AM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [Rwp] Anyone successfully tracking midi in Reaper?
>
> Chris, thanks for the detailed info. I am afraid I might not even be that
> far yet. In my case, I am able to load one midi track and record. When I try
>
> to record subsequent tracks, that's when it goes south for me. Also, I just
> noticed that the volume faders are not functioning to change values on midi
> tracks.
>
> I am looking forward to making the changes you have  suggested but first, I
> need to get the thing to record on a consistent basis for tracking purposes.
>
>
> Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Belle
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:21 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [Rwp] Anyone successfully tracking midi in Reaper?
>
> Reaper is tricky because it's default behavior is for enclosing items to
> be replaced by enclosed ones.
> YOu also have options on the track menu applications menu
> for monitoring media items when recording.
> Unless you want to set your recording options
> to record in lanes, and item mix behavior to always mix,
> so it acts like sonar, it's kind of foreign to what we're used to.
> The other way around it is to record each take on a different track.
> That get's messy too, some folks use track folders to neaten up this
> type of over-dubbing.
> The take and item system is supposed to be the proper professional way
> to edit, slip editing and all that, but for a blindy it can be tricky, I
> think having take lanes and moving eerything along a consistant time
> line makes more sense at least to my old brain anyway.
> Trying to decide which take on which item is active
> or best, or to play all of them to build up a looped thing can get nuts,
> and you're in good company snow man and Bryam Smart
> have this problem too and they are brilliant.
> so I don't feel so bad for not getting it just right the first 50 times
> 'grin'.
> so I think the take and item system might be fine when you have distinct
> separated phrases,
> but
> mind bending when you have a bunch of stuff going on layered so since we
> can't just glance at things and see what's there, the recording in lanes
> with each item being a new recording works for me and is the most sonar
> like.
> YOu just have to set it up that way.
>
>
> On 4/14/2016 3:01 PM, Rod alcidonis, Esquire wrote:
>> Hi guys:
>>
>> I have now setup my control surface as best as I believe I could but for
>> some reason, I cannot consistently record midi in Reaper. Sometimes I hear
>> my tracks, other times I don't. I am doing all of the routine -- create
>> track, select input, enable monitoring. I would finish recording one track
>> and when I go to attempt to record another, the subsequent tracks are not
>> audible. I think this is unnecessarily complicated. I am not given up yet
>> when it comes to midi but I am close to getting there.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rod Alcidonis
>>
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