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

[Clement Chou]

Key binding isn't so much what I'm worried about... I can learn that
easily enough. The finer points of music editting and midi are what I
really need to look at. It would be nice to be able to have a finished
track and look at the reaper project associated with it, preferably
something simple to start with like only two or three instrument
tracks, associated effects, or a mix of audio and midi data.

On 3/18/16, Chris Belle <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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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