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Post by notneeson on Feb 22, 2023 10:29:01 GMT -6
"REAPER is the software you choose - WE GOT KNOBS!!!!" REAPER - We Got The Knobs [In Arby's voice] It’s Reaper! A big lump with knobs, it has the juice! (It has the juice). |
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Post by Quint on Feb 22, 2023 11:32:34 GMT -6
"REAPER is the software you choose - WE GOT KNOBS!!!!" REAPER - We Got The Knobs [In Arby's voice] Reaper: It really whips the llama's ass! (Winamp joke for those of you who knows what that is) |
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Post by Quint on Feb 22, 2023 11:43:07 GMT -6
Wow. I didn't know Reaper could do that. Is it just limited to one knob? Nope. Whatever you want. It’s pretty sweet. And easy. Just pick from the list of plug-in parameters. For example I added decay time on and HPF on my reverbs as a knob on each of their FX channels. Two knobs sitting right in the channel strip. That's pretty cool, and gives me some ideas. At what point do you run out of real estate on the channel strip though? In other words, surely there is a point where there just isn't any more space to add knobs? |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Feb 22, 2023 12:22:34 GMT -6
Nope. Whatever you want. It’s pretty sweet. And easy. Just pick from the list of plug-in parameters. For example I added decay time on and HPF on my reverbs as a knob on each of their FX channels. Two knobs sitting right in the channel strip. That's pretty cool, and gives me some ideas. At what point do you run out of real estate on the channel strip though? In other words, surely there is a point where there just isn't any more space to add knobs? Well that depends on you tolerance for clutter. Mine is pretty low so I've only ever added a couple knobs. If I need more deep diving I'll just go into the plugin interface itself. Also, keep in mind I only just discovered this yesterday! I'm not really sure if there is a max. The channel strips are scalable so, in theory, I don't see why you couldn't add tons of knobs. But it would probably start to show diminishing returns after three or four if you ask me. Could be cool to try to build a custom console-style channel strip with EQ and your own configuration of a one-knob compressor , etc etc |
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Post by Quint on Feb 22, 2023 12:26:44 GMT -6
That's pretty cool, and gives me some ideas. At what point do you run out of real estate on the channel strip though? In other words, surely there is a point where there just isn't any more space to add knobs? Well that depends on you tolerance for clutter. Mine is pretty low so I've only ever added a couple knobs. If I need more deep diving I'll just go into the plugin interface itself. Also, keep in mind I only just discovered this yesterday! I'm not really sure if there is a max. The channel strips are scalable so, in theory, I don't see why you couldn't add tons of knobs. But it would probably start to show diminishing returns after three or four if you ask me. Could be cool to try to build a custom console-style channel strip with EQ and your own configuration of a one-knob compressor , etc etc Yeah, that's exactly where my thoughts were headed. You might have three or four different plugins in a chain that you only ever use one or two knobs on, so you could maybe just put those knobs on the strip for easy access. Are the knobs just dumb knobs, or do they scale somehow? Are there any markings like frequencies that port over or is it just a knob and that's it? What about continuously variable knobs versus those with specific detents, like you'd have on an API or something? |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Feb 22, 2023 12:32:27 GMT -6
Well that depends on you tolerance for clutter. Mine is pretty low so I've only ever added a couple knobs. If I need more deep diving I'll just go into the plugin interface itself. Also, keep in mind I only just discovered this yesterday! I'm not really sure if there is a max. The channel strips are scalable so, in theory, I don't see why you couldn't add tons of knobs. But it would probably start to show diminishing returns after three or four if you ask me. Could be cool to try to build a custom console-style channel strip with EQ and your own configuration of a one-knob compressor , etc etc Yeah, that's exactly where my thoughts were headed. You might have three or four different plugins in a chain that you only ever use one or two knobs on, so you could maybe just put those knobs on the strip for easy access. Are the knobs just dumb knobs, or do they scale somehow? Are there any markings like frequencies that port over or is it just a knob and that's it? What about continuously variable knobs versus those with specific detents, like you'd have on an API or something? I haven't tried detented knobs but I have a feeling it would "move" continuously but only change with the detents. It works exactly like MIDI mapping except it all stays in the box. And yes, when you hover over the knob or change the knob, the value that you're adjusting pops up above the cursor. In terms of labeling the knobs... that would probably be a theme level customization but I don't see an easy way to do it. |
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Post by Quint on Feb 22, 2023 12:35:42 GMT -6
Yeah, that's exactly where my thoughts were headed. You might have three or four different plugins in a chain that you only ever use one or two knobs on, so you could maybe just put those knobs on the strip for easy access. Are the knobs just dumb knobs, or do they scale somehow? Are there any markings like frequencies that port over or is it just a knob and that's it? What about continuously variable knobs versus those with specific detents, like you'd have on an API or something? I haven't tried detented knobs but I have a feeling it would "move" continuously but only change with the detents. It works exactly like MIDI mapping except it all stays in the box. And yes, when you hover over the knob or change the knob, the value that you're adjusting pops up above the cursor. In terms of labeling the knobs... that would probably be a theme level customization but I don't see an easy way to do it. Ok, yeah, I kind of figured there was a limit to how much you could do with this. It's still a cool feature though. |
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Post by gwlee7 on Feb 22, 2023 13:16:22 GMT -6
Maybe since I am not really versed in S1 (even though it's the only DAW I have ever used), I should give this KNOB DAW as spin.
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Feb 22, 2023 13:24:44 GMT -6
Maybe since I am not really versed in S1 (even though it's the only DAW I have ever used), I should give this KNOB DAW as spin. "We've got the knobs!" Honestly man, I would if I were you. I'm about to mix a few hours of my band rehearsal recordings which is my most heavily templated mix. If I can do this faster in Reaper, I may be a Reaperman for good. |
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Post by copperx on Feb 22, 2023 13:40:12 GMT -6
REAPER - We Got The Knobs [In Arby's voice] Reaper: It really whips the llama's ass! (Winamp joke for those of you who knows what that is) Funny because the original Winamp developer started Reaper. What's sad is that he didn't create a sound bit for Reaper. |
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Post by Quint on Feb 22, 2023 14:26:43 GMT -6
Reaper: It really whips the llama's ass! (Winamp joke for those of you who knows what that is) Funny because the original Winamp developer started Reaper. That's why I made the Winamp joke.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2023 14:44:03 GMT -6
Maybe since I am not really versed in S1 (even though it's the only DAW I have ever used), I should give this KNOB DAW as spin. "We've got the knobs!" Honestly man, I would if I were you. I'm about to mix a few hours of my band rehearsal recordings which is my most heavily templated mix. If I can do this faster in Reaper, I may be a Reaperman for good. Honestly once you have a template, you don't even touch the program and it's all about the plugins and the built in mixer. Templated, I prefer Reaper and Pro Tools because the Logic faders aren't resizeable. |
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Post by tkaitkai on Feb 22, 2023 14:59:18 GMT -6
"We've got the knobs!" Honestly man, I would if I were you. I'm about to mix a few hours of my band rehearsal recordings which is my most heavily templated mix. If I can do this faster in Reaper, I may be a Reaperman for good. Honestly once you have a template, you don't even touch the program and it's all about the plugins and the built in mixer. Templated, I prefer Reaper and Pro Tools because the Logic faders aren't resizeable. +1 Now that I have a Reaper config that 100% matches my preferences, I basically never think about the DAW itself anymore. It’s getting there that’s the tough part. Took me years to iron out every last detail. For anyone contemplating Reaper, here are my suggestions: - Install SWS extensions (this is a must) - Install ReaMenus (the default menus are completely disorganized, nonsensical chaos) - Change keyboard/mouse shortcuts (for example, the default scrollwheel behavior is to zoom in/out of the timeline — who the fuck thinks like this??? Change it to scroll vertically/horizontally as it should) - Add a custom menu bar with buttons for frequently used actions (i.e. freeze track to mono/stereo, unfreeze, reverse item, normalize item, change grid divisions, add tempo marker, change track color, etc.) - Change all shortcuts in the MIDI editor to match the shortcuts in the arrange/mix windows (can’t tell you how irritating it is to have a different shortcut for the same function just because a MIDI window is open) - If you like Pro Tools style destructive editing, go into the actions menu and enable ‘tape mode’ - Save any customizations you make as part of the default config so that you don’t have to change them every time |
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Post by bikescene on Feb 22, 2023 19:26:11 GMT -6
- Change keyboard/mouse shortcuts (for example, the default scrollwheel behavior is to zoom in/out of the timeline — who the fuck thinks like this??? Change it to scroll vertically/horizontally as it should) I got A chuckle out of this. I’ve been using Reaper since V1.8 something and that default mouse wheel behavior is ingrained in me now. It’s kind similar to using a scroll shell to zoom in CAD to me. It took me a long time to set the preferences to how I like to work as well. I picked up a lot of it emulating other users’ actions, buttons, and layouts. Some of my thoughts: I exported my settings so I can have my the same shortcuts and preferences across different machines without starting from scratch. I like that there is no differentiation between audio and instrument tracks. It’s one less to think about when you can pull up a blank track and load in a VSTi. It was a simple idea to wrap my head around as a novice back in 2007 or so. Dragging a multi-out VSTi into the track space can prepopulate tracks with the corresponding multiout assignments. Although I’ve already created track templates for existing instruments such as SD3 and Kontakt, it’s convenient to set up new multiout plugins when I need to. Working with MIDI isn’t as fun as in Logic. Reaper’s MIDI window used to be a complete eyesore. Using groove templates for electronic drums is not fun in Reaper. I don’t think it has a native groove tool, only through an extension. I don’t like the V6 look. I changed it back to the default V5 layout and it is easier on the eyes to me. I like the ReaFIR plugin for reducing guitar hum. |
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Post by mattbroiler on Feb 22, 2023 20:19:02 GMT -6
Never heard this part about Reaper coming from the same people that brought us Winamp that counts as a plus for me
Winamp is still a favorite media player of mine despite some deprecation it still whips the llamas ass and some alpacas too
happier than ever running free Cakewalk/Bandlab here but I'll have to give Reaper another whirl at some point along with my other sad unused daws Mixbus and Samplitude
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Post by notneeson on Feb 22, 2023 20:39:31 GMT -6
Honestly once you have a template, you don't even touch the program and it's all about the plugins and the built in mixer. Templated, I prefer Reaper and Pro Tools because the Logic faders aren't resizeable. +1 Now that I have a Reaper config that 100% matches my preferences, I basically never think about the DAW itself anymore. It’s getting there that’s the tough part. Took me years to iron out every last detail. For anyone contemplating Reaper, here are my suggestions: - Install SWS extensions (this is a must) - Install ReaMenus (the default menus are completely disorganized, nonsensical chaos) - Change keyboard/mouse shortcuts (for example, the default scrollwheel behavior is to zoom in/out of the timeline — who the fuck thinks like this??? Change it to scroll vertically/horizontally as it should) - Add a custom menu bar with buttons for frequently used actions (i.e. freeze track to mono/stereo, unfreeze, reverse item, normalize item, change grid divisions, add tempo marker, change track color, etc.) - Change all shortcuts in the MIDI editor to match the shortcuts in the arrange/mix windows (can’t tell you how irritating it is to have a different shortcut for the same function just because a MIDI window is open) - If you like Pro Tools style destructive editing, go into the actions menu and enable ‘tape mode’ - Save any customizations you make as part of the default config so that you don’t have to change them every time Sorry, how is the editing in Pro Tools destructive? Trying to understand that comment. |
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Post by tkaitkai on Feb 22, 2023 20:51:07 GMT -6
Sorry, how is the editing in Pro Tools destructive? Trying to understand that comment. Meaning when you record over an existing clip in PT, it just writes over the old clip. In Reaper, by default it creates a new “take” where both clips are saved to two separate “lanes” on the same track (part of the philosophy behind Reaper is to have everything be recoverable, backwards compatible, etc). Essentially, it automatically creates what would be considered separate playlists in PT. It’s a neat feature, but I personally hate it. It feels cluttered to me. If I’m recording over an existing clip, I’m doing it intentionally because I don’t want to save the old one. Some people love it though. |
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Post by jacobamerritt on Feb 22, 2023 21:40:21 GMT -6
Essentially, it automatically creates what would be considered separate playlists in PT. It’s a neat feature, but I personally hate it. It feels cluttered to me. If I’m recording over an existing clip, I’m doing it intentionally because I don’t want to save the old one. Some people love it though. I love it. This feature has defeinitely bailed me and my engineer out a few times. |
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Post by nick8801 on Feb 23, 2023 5:03:37 GMT -6
Am I the only one who uses reaper without altering any settings? I’ve been on reaper since 2007. Never used one sws extension. Whatever the program defaults to is what I use. I’ve tracked bands, mixed large track count recordings, mastered some stuff for friends, and I even produce some groove based stuff using midi. I’ve used protools and logic, as well as BandLab. They all have things they do well, but I always come back to reaper. Just feels natural to me and everything works pretty much exactly how I like it to.
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Post by svart on Feb 23, 2023 8:13:15 GMT -6
Am I the only one who uses reaper without altering any settings? I’ve been on reaper since 2007. Never used one sws extension. Whatever the program defaults to is what I use. I’ve tracked bands, mixed large track count recordings, mastered some stuff for friends, and I even produce some groove based stuff using midi. I’ve used protools and logic, as well as BandLab. They all have things they do well, but I always come back to reaper. Just feels natural to me and everything works pretty much exactly how I like it to. I change a few small things, mostly looks. I use theme 1.0 and change takes to overlap instead of lanes. I change some of the snapping behavior too, but mostly that's it. Using it, I've switched from using it "tape style" (flat with each track outputting to the main outputs) to using folders in a more "stem style" where I use the parent folders as stems to the main mix and each audio track outputting to a sub-bus track. Really cuts down on the number of plugs I need to use as well as giving me easy stem rendering, etc. |
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Post by svart on Feb 23, 2023 8:24:25 GMT -6
Sorry, how is the editing in Pro Tools destructive? Trying to understand that comment. Meaning when you record over an existing clip in PT, it just writes over the old clip. In Reaper, by default it creates a new “take” where both clips are saved to two separate “lanes” on the same track (part of the philosophy behind Reaper is to have everything be recoverable, backwards compatible, etc). Essentially, it automatically creates what would be considered separate playlists in PT. It’s a neat feature, but I personally hate it. It feels cluttered to me. If I’m recording over an existing clip, I’m doing it intentionally because I don’t want to save the old one. Some people love it though. The biggest benefit is that you can track over a larger portion of the existing track and then pull the new take's edges to find a better place to crossfade. Even if you use AutoPunch mode, sometimes where you put the selection isn't the best place for it to be if the artist does something different on the new take. I also think the Regions function is more like Playlists though. |
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Post by notneeson on Feb 23, 2023 10:30:01 GMT -6
Sorry, how is the editing in Pro Tools destructive? Trying to understand that comment. Meaning when you record over an existing clip in PT, it just writes over the old clip. In Reaper, by default it creates a new “take” where both clips are saved to two separate “lanes” on the same track (part of the philosophy behind Reaper is to have everything be recoverable, backwards compatible, etc). Essentially, it automatically creates what would be considered separate playlists in PT. It’s a neat feature, but I personally hate it. It feels cluttered to me. If I’m recording over an existing clip, I’m doing it intentionally because I don’t want to save the old one. Some people love it though. Ah, ok. Yeah, that doesn’t seem like something I would want either. |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Feb 23, 2023 10:31:41 GMT -6
Anyone else using themes?
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Post by svart on Feb 23, 2023 11:10:05 GMT -6
Anyone else using themes? I use reaper 1.0 theme. I installed cubase theme on my friend's computer recently too. |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Feb 23, 2023 11:15:17 GMT -6
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