[Rwp] new to reaper - where to get started?

[Chris Belle]

The first thing you want to do is to read all the information, the 
actions which can be bound and all the instructions over on the Osara site.
I'll start you out with three important key strokes,
f12 is your training mode.
When you press a hot key which is bound to an action it will tell you 
what it does.
f4 is your huge actions list which is a massive search filter where you 
can harness the power of reaper to do just about anything, can be  
overwhelming in the beginning.
For instance you could type in nudge track volume, and you'll get all 
the things about that.
There are many more actions than can be bounmd by the limited number of 
hotkeys, and the keymap which comes with Osara is roughly based on the 
old Reaccess plug, but many of us depart from it and  make our own mods.
If you want a list of all the bound options in an html table, then do 
shift f1 and you'll get it in your browser.
I come from a strong cakewalk sonar background, and my students are 
starting to use reaper,
so we are having fun learning together.
If you go back through the list archives, there are many useful things, 
also on the reaper forum although be it from a sighted angle.
Come see me if you get too stuck.
and have fun learning,


On 3/18/2016 3:04 PM, Clement Chou wrote:
> Hey all. New to this whole music production thing and reaper in
> particular. Was wondering if there are any tips to get started and or
> tutorial podcasts that are updated with more current versions of the
> program that show how to make a track or song? I know a fair bit about
> live sound but don't know squat about digital editting and
> workstations, so was wondering what tips would be gained from asking
> here. I have the latest version of reaper, NVDA, and Osara installed.
> For my audio setup I have right now a Line 6 Pod hd 300 which serves
> as my audio interface, either through Line in or through USB. Two
> guitars I can use, plus a Beatbuddy which I use live for my drum
> tracks and probably here as well, for the amazing realism of the
> sounds. Simple setup, but I think it should do the job to do some
> basic recording, mixing, layering and uploading... if anyone has ideas
> on how to get started, that'd be appreciated, especially in the finer
> points of editting without any midi capable devices. Would also like
> to figure out how to use nothing but my computer keyboard to add other
> sounds if possible without too much trouble. I know this is a lot of
> questions, but this is something new I thought I would try my hand at.
> Appreciate all the help!
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