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

[Clement Chou]

Yep. good basics would definitely help a lot.. as would a sample music
project just to have a look. But I appreciate all the tips so far and
am bookmarking links as much as I can. keep em coming! :D

On 3/19/16, Chris Belle <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Understood, you need some good basics.
>
>
> On 3/19/2016 12:25 AM, Clement Chou wrote:
>> 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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