It Sounds Human

Even if you know how to use MIDI Overdub to record in the same clip. These 3 strategies for recording MIDI are very useful in different situations.

MIDI Overdub & MIDI Layering in Reaper Even though you can Overdub in the same Item. Creativity for differ...

If you are recording in Reaper, every feature fits different moments better. Take advantage of the versatility that Reaper offers for recording. Add the Recording Modes on top of this, Markers, Reference Items & you will have all that you need for fast recordings & total control over your session.

Recording With Reaper Learning the workflow needed for recording in Reaper? This list should help you improve a lot of steps.

What level should you be hitting in Reaper so that it translates into the real world? most of the processing you might want to do for volume are because your studio isn't properly set / calibrated. I'll show you how to be in a much better starting point.

https://youtu.be/MdhMHmuZYS4

How to Set Volume in Studio What level should you be hitting in Reaper so that it translates in...

Steve Albini in Tape Op Magazine #87 in 2012
https://tapeop.com/interviews/87/steve-albini-Nirvana-Pixies-Stooges-PJ-Harvey

If you need a versatile free plugin that's well designed for different stages of music production, check LA 210 by Goodhertz, Inc. You can use this plugin in sound design, early production stages, mixing... It's simple at first sight, with a ton of tricks when you start thinking outside of the box. You can even make a chorus effect with it.

https://youtu.be/PTHRjdE_qAA

LA 210, by Goodhertz: Free Opto, Clipper, Tape Plugin 🎁 If you need a versatile free plugin that's well designed for different stages of music production, check LA 210 by You can use this plugin in sou...

Reaper 7: Updates 7.61 - 7.71 | Sample Editor, FX Window Display, Big Clock Marker Countdown, Item Locking, Ruler Marker & Region Updates among other things should improve your Reaper Flow.

- Arrangement
- Ripple Right Click - Affect All Regions and Markers
- Big Clock
- Big clock: support $markercountdown, $regioncountdown $regioncountdown X ] wildcards
- Editing
- Delete Unsynced Comped Areas in Time Selection
- Delete Unsynced Comped Areas
- Envelopes
- Script: X-Raym_Reset selected envelope points to center default value.lua
- FX - Plugins
- Add option to control whether FX UI is opened when dragging track/item FX button to duplicate FX
- Add option to limit FX floating windows to one at a time (with opt-out for monitoring, master track, separate tracks)
- Media Items
- Locked Items
- Item locking: add preference for locked items to be affected by region edits and inserting/removing time
- Item locking: add preference for whether Media Item Properties dialog edits and 'Item properties:' actions apply to locked items
- Item locking: add preference to prevent copying locked items
- Item locking: do not preserve item lock when copy/pasting (consistent with mouse and region copy)
- Item locking: items grouped with locked items are handled as locked items when ripple editing, region editing
- Item locking: respect item lock when splitting, inserting time in project, removing time from project
- Item: Lock all items on selected tracks
- Spectrogram: optionally display frequency scale
- Take: Toggle sample edits active (only editable when zoomed in)
- Mixer
- Pref - Edit Beh - Mouse - Ignore Mouse click unless directly on fader handle
- Render / Files / Projects
- Add support for rendering stems/items/razor edits with master FX (as opposed to via master, which also renders track sends)
- 2 Dropdown Menus for Rendering
- Ruler - Marker & Regions
- Locking: respect marker and media item locking when moving regions with contents
- Preferences - Ruler Grid - Display Regions with Square Edges
- Regions/markers: add action to renumber all regions and markers in timeline order by ruler lane
- Import Markers csv or .rpp through Region Manager
- Markers/Regions: Export markers/regions to file
- Region render matrix: display ruler lane color for regions
- Region/marker manager: display start/end/length in either time or beats, depending on ruler lane timebase
- Ruler lane manager: add delete button options to delete lane with or without contents
- Mouse Modifier - Copy Without Content
- Appearance - Ruler / Grid - Hide if Named
- Toolbar
- Keep Toolbar Top - Center - Bottom

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Arrangement - Ripple
02:52 - Big Clock Countdowns
04:25 - Editing - Comping
08:39 - Envelopes - Reset
12:46 - Plugins Display
16:03 - Ruler
18:30 - Edges on Regions & Markers
19:23 - Renumber by Order
20:39 - Import Markers & Regions
21:47 - Region Lane Coloring
22:45 - Item Locking
28:50 - Lock in Selected Tracks
29:14 - Spectrogram FQ Display
32:13 - Sample Editor
34:51 - Fader Moves only when Clicked
36:00 - Render
40:20 - Toolbars

https://youtu.be/778vXzXdeh4

Reaper 7: Updates 7.61 - 7.71 Reaper new features like Sample Editor, FX Window Display, Big Clock Marker Countdown, Item Locking, Ruler Marker & Region Updates among other things should ...

I had some free time, so I'm refreshing my knowledge on Digital Audio

Jamie Angus-Whiteoak - The Samples Are Not Always What They Seem at Audio Developer Conference

https://youtu.be/8eEWK6Fez8c

I'm using the FX Folders to organize this. But honestly I'm trying to share a lot of mindset of why you don't need another plugin. Of why you can start uninstalling a lot of plugins you haven't used in months. If you organize your toolbox, it's going to be easier.

Not every plugin can go in any stage of music production, there's are several reasons of why that doesn't work. This a much more efficient way of organizing your plugins & your productions.

https://youtu.be/VkSc4Cxb_LA

Sounds Human Your Plugins & the Stages of Production

If you are integrating external processing in your Reaper session. Whenever you do hardware inserts do this. If you are reamping in Reaper this is how you should do it.

Using External Audio Processing or Reamping in Reaper? Reainsert

https://youtu.be/9P_HeBs08aY

Using External Audio Processing or Reamping in Reaper? Reainsert If you are integrating external processing in your Reaper session. Whenever you do hardware inserts do this. If you are reamping in Reaper this is how you sh...

In 1966 Ken Townsend invented a way to use one take to get double tracks. This saved time for John Lennon & studio time. A technique created for Abbey Road productions now available for everybody, learn from the past and build upon it once you get it right.

https://youtu.be/5QStY5cOrAg

Abbey Road Vocal Recording Technique! Ken Townsend's Artificial Double Tracking In 1966 Ken Townsend invented a way to use one take to get double tracks. This saved time for John Lennon & studio time. A technique created for Abbey Road p...