$60 US for a lifetime personal/small business ($20,000 or less a year made using REAPER) is indeed a steal. The trial is a trial of the full program. No limitations. Never gonna touch anything that requires a subscription model because 1: I hate subscriptions for software and 2: Why bother when the competition doesn't use a subscription or iLok type method of accessing your software? That said, if you're cool with those things, use the DAW you want. I just don't like it personally, no matter how good the product may be.
I do foley work (as a side line to my boring 9-5), mainly for indie no budget / low budget films and I love reaper. I had no hesitation buying it. It works so well for my foley workflow. It's a steal at that price.
Just a clarification - Reaper is not free, it has personal and commercial licences. They just let you evaluate fully featured product (although a lot of extra facilities come from the SWS extensions and custom scripts) for as long as you wish, but it doesn't make it free ;)
Yeah. I’ll 2nd that. On the up side I’ve spent about $120 in 5+ years on Reaper license. It’s a steal. I also use Studio One but Reaper tends to be my go to.
Definitely! And one thing I like to tell all new users is right click EVERYTHING! You'll learn a lot by doing that. Definitely look into SWS Extensions too, it adds some great functions to REAPER
YES! I use it and believe me it will make your workflow faster... read up and learn my friend, you won't regret it! You could make this a once a week episode and get Reaper users turned on to your channel, for 60$ Reaper is a great deal!!!
There's a lot that I feel should be customized before REAPER is comfortable. I came from years of Pro Tools daily use too and switched to REAPER in 2010. Let me know if you need any help. I'm available for online lessons too.
I think it would be interesting to have someone look at my workflow and tell me exactly how to cross over or what changes would need to be made. It's so hard to fully commit to learning while running it as a business. But I'm a fan!
@@RecordingStudioLoser i am here to help too i can send you my personal setting configuration also make sure to get the ultimate reaper theme to get that gorgeous modern feel
I'm switching to reaper from pro tools also while I have most things set the way I want there is still one thing I can't figure out and that's how to pre record before a punch in like if i punch in late I can pull it bk and get the audio before I punched in with pro tools.
Hey Jeremy! I had been an Avid (Pun Intented) and trained Pro Tools user since 2003. I was a fanboy and a big one at that. Then last year I downloaded Reaper on a whim. I had to see what all the fuss was about..... AND OMG..... I have not looked at a Pro Tools session since. The customization is insane and the workflows can be made for you and not the other way around. It has greatly increased my productivity, oh and its FREAKN STABLE AND LOADS IN 3 SECONDS NOT MINUTES! GREAT VIDEO MAN! Keep up the good work! Would love to see you do a full session in Reaper and use it for a week or two.
I have used Macs in pro studios for over 20 years and frankly I have never used one in my own personal studio. I have used logic and it is pretty great! I just found Reaper worked well for me.
Instead of routing tracks to a bus you can tuck tracks within a folder. This way you can have tracks nested within each other just like directories in a file system. In a drum folder you might have a kick folder (with kick in + out), a snare folder (with top and bottom mic), and so on, where everything in a folder shares the same processing. Super easy, intuitive, and useful.
I was always thrown back by the "best DAW" debates. For me, the best DAW is the one that you produce your best work with. Originally, I switched to Reaper for the customization, but I just found the actual workflow much more manageable. Hilariously, the right skin made a huge difference in the joy I got working with it. Kudos, man. 🤘🏻🤙🏻
Coming from a drummer using Reaper, this was incredibly helpful. Even though Reaper isn't what you're used to, your technical experience is much appreciated. If you want to continue to use Reaper in the future, the TH-cam channel Reaper Mania is incredibly helpful. Kenny is the man.
@@RecordingStudioLoser check the playlist name "This is Reaper 6", it's a good starting point which goes through the main features. Kenny Gioia is Reaper God, Jon Tidy (Reaper Blog) is Reaper Jesus and Adam Steele is Reaper Holy Spirit. This is Reaper 6 th-cam.com/video/bepxGZ-ZXGE/w-d-xo.html Adam Steele - Reaper 101 th-cam.com/video/JwDcTPn2dvc/w-d-xo.html And this is a very nice vocal chain using only Reaper plugins (JS plugins) th-cam.com/video/gBZOiOQLi8A/w-d-xo.html
@@RecordingStudioLoser I’m excited for you to run into some of the advanced stuff like snapshot automation, surround and Atmos mixing, batch file conversion, project/session TABS (like, wtf? Lol) . Oh yeah, and working with different sample rated files without needing SRC before import. It’s silly.
Went from using pro tools since their first mBox until last year. I was tired of having problems with pro tools and then the need to constantly either purchase it every year at a high cost, or the awful subscription model, so I tried reaper and now I use 100% of the time. Took me a while to learn, but the time was worth it.
Just wait til you discover the routing matrix and the wiring view. Oh, also. DL and install the SWS extensions. Wonderful things such as auto-color tracks based on keywords, region playlist, snapshots, LFO generator, envelope processor, groove tool ... SO much more.
Not even through the entire vid and stoked you’re using Reaper. Been using it for over an decade and love it! So easy to use, customizable, and light on your system.
I tend to create in Logic Pro because of all the extra sounds and it's AI drummer. But I pretty much use Reaper for everything else, super low CPU use, super easy routing, it's easy to customize everything in it. It's the absolute best for someone trying to learn on their own.
Having used Reaper for many years, my first adventure into Protools was a JOKE! Everything is harder in PT. It's all in what you're used to, but PT was just no logical at all for me. The routing to tracks and busses, and sidechaining was incredibly difficult. Thank God for Reaper.
Faxxxx I agree . A lot of pro tools users think Im hating on pro tools when I say that but it’s the truth. Pro tools likes to complicate simple stuff but pro tools users won’t understand
I'm very pumped to see you trying Reaper. I've being in Reaper for three years now. In the past I've used others including PT. I found that PT was hard and the info about it was esoteric and hard to find. Reaper has a great community using it.
I feel like I was yelling helpful things at you IRL while watching this. 🤣I would definitely recommend giving it another shot. I love Reaper. It was not a mistake to try it out.
I love reaper for these kinds of purposes! it's great for quick fast straight forward simple recordings. It's lightweight and simple yet powerful! I'm mostly a pro tools user though
after using it for 2 years we moved ALL our mixes to reaper.. simply way faster and more produktive.. and no limitations "anything is possible, and fast"-feeling
REAPER user here, and I have to say the power is in the customization. It took me a while to get me my ideal setup, but once there workflow is incredible. I'd suggest setting your most highly used keyboard shortcuts the same as your other DAW (PT in your case), same with mouse behavior. There's nothing inherently good or bad about REAPER's stock bindings. I came from Ableton and customized towards cross-fluency with that, and now that I also use LUNA, I slightly adjusted towards LUNA fluency. Other things to check out are custom skins (White Tie Imperial and its derivatives are beautiful and I personally use a highly customized derivative), SWS extensions (ESPECIALLY auto-color which colors your tracks based on naming rules), and auto-normalize (which I use to roughly level clip volumes as a first gain stage). For hardware -- ReaInsert.
Not started this properly yet but excited to see your reaction. I've been a Reaper user of over 10 years (probably closer to 15 thinking about it!) and I've never fully settled with another DAW so it'll be fun to see the perspective from the outside coming in! (If you haven't/didn't cover it in the video, check out some of the great scripts/plugins the community have made, there's a vocalign kinda script which is super useful, an intelligent splitter which is great for quantising audio tracks and plenty of tweakability!) I'll get watching to see how you got on!
@@RecordingStudioLoser You picked it up quick! I know a lot of people a scared of the learning curve (mostly less experienced folk tbf) but I find it really intuitive. A good look at what can be done with the stock plugins too! Never needed to replace the stock gate which is a go-to for me when I'm mixing anything with live drums. Great video as always, keep up the good work!
I like the way you illustrated polarity using the wave picture. I usually only get to test polarity with my ear, but looking forward to playing with it in digital form now!
One feature I use in Reaper is adding a video track. I create self duets for my family and being able to add some video as well means its one stop shopping.
I've been using REAPER as long as I've been recording. In the last year, I had to re-up my license, and I was happy to do it. It's awesome how cheap it is, and that the barriers to entry are the lowest in the space. If I had a better GPU, I would do the rough cut of videos in it. So versatile!
"If I had a better GPU, I would do the rough cut of videos in it" - reaper doesn't use GPU for video processing so if you're running into an issue with video playback it's probably something else, like not using VLC for playback decoder. I've been editing video with reaper since mid 2015 on pretty basic computers.
@@TheREAPERBlog fair enough! Hadn't looked into it too much. I run a 1660 super and was trying to cut 4k video. You can see my train of thought at least.
@@RecordingStudioLoser - I know, right? I was a HARD CORE Logic guy up until 2018, when I made the switch to Reaper. It is just SO flex, routing-wise, and I can still use the *stupid* huge collection of VST's I've been using over the years, Plus, that Cuckos Gate is...I mean, I don't know if there's a better 3rd-party gate out there.
Reaper and slate bundle is tough to beat pound for pound. Especially with two Behringer interfaces. We are talking 18 in USB with slate and reaper for under $1,000.
You can stop it from changing the tempo by going to project settings and setting it to time instead of beats. It can always be changed back if you want the samples to match the tempo.
Been using Reaper since V4 (2011'ish?) but came from Acid. Started off with Cakewalk Home Studio (1998 or 99) and eventually up to Sonar XL/Producer. I also gave PT10 & 11 a try, which was a miserable failure for me. The workflows just didn't jive with the way my mind thinks and likes to work. While Reaper is definitely my go-to these days I keep them all around (at least the versions I own/have paid for) for various things here and there. Options are never a bad thing. Even so...I always tend to start in Reaper and incorporate the others if needed. These days it seems Reaper and Sound Forge Pro are really the only two I use...99% of the time. Just stumbled across your channel today. VERY cool stuff!! +1 sub!
A couple of years ago, Jon Tidey from "The REAPER Blog" channel did a couple of videos with Joey Sturgis, who was a Pro Tools user, showing him how to translate his Pro Tools moves into Reaper & other tips & techniques. You might want to reach out to him to talk about doing a similar video. He is a REAPER master and incredible teacher.
The Reaper community online is great also. Any issue I have, I can find a solution in minutes. It runs great on my M1. And lets not take for granted the badass drummer that played those tracks ! Impressive
"im sure im just using it wrong"... yup ;-) per default all tracks are routed to master.. which is ALWAYS there. the big one on the left :-) You can disable routing of 1 or more tracks to the master, and then send it to a "bus/folder" that routes to master, and achieve what you want.. typically only the drum bus would be to master, so you can mute/solo those. Think of Reaper as a studio mix console, with just more options :-)
Forgive me if someone mention already mentioned it, but while Reaper has a very generous demo period and policy, it is not ‘free’. That said, it is absolutely terrific in my opinion (PT and Reaper are my daily drivers, but I also use Cubase, Logic Pro & Studio One, so I’ve tried quite a few).
just wait till he learn about the reaper themes where he download as an example a theme to make the mixing console look like a neve console. its going to really blown their minds
I cut my teeth on CakeWalk just to get a basic understanding of DAW's. I have since went to Presonus Sphere (monthly) before I commit to purchasing an entire suite. Reaper looks like a good way to to that as well! Thanks for the great content!!!
I love everything about Reaper, except its compressor. It does all of the wrong things to a sound, and is really just plain unpleasant. I highly recommend TDR's Kotelnikov, a free alternative. Works especially well on drum busses.
Great video! I used Reaper for a while and still have the license, but switched to Studio One as that is what a band mate is using and I thought it would be easier to collaborate. Maybe I should dust Reaper off and see what's what. Thanks for the vid!
One more caveat. there are so many daws that do so many amazing things over protools you will wonder why were you using protools in the first place. Logic pro, studio one, harrison mixbus, cubase, mixcraft9, cakewalk by bandlab, abelton live, FL Studio, I mean these DAWS do killer amazing things and most of the workflows are super handy and powerful.
I have been using Reaper for a few years now, not so much because how affordable it is, I just kinda got it right away and and the learning curve was much lower for me. I had tried several other popular named DAW software platforms in the past and could never grasp them.
3:04 On a Mac press shift and command then left click drag and drop. OMG that way to drag all the tracks and make a bus! I could kiss you Recording Studio Loser!
One mistake you made is that you said Reaper is free. It is not free. There is an evaluation time which stays for ever until you buy it. It is only $60 and you get the current version 6 all the way to version 7.99. Well worth it for only $60. You can change the tempo at any time. You need to change the setting in the project settings for that.
Gotcha. It's always been thrown around by those around me as "the free daw". That last my mistake. But I am a proponent of paying for what you use. All in all $60 is nothing for what it can do
The $60 price is for non-commercial use or if your commercial studio earns less than $20,000 per year, i.e. hobbyist . If you are a for profit studio that earns more than $20k per year then the price is $225
Is this phase "fix" for real? People should know that the start of the waveform should be at the same time for this "fix" to work, even then it is not that simple as it is not possible to make everything in phase with everything, some decisions must be made.
I'm sure I won't be the first one to point this out: Reaper is not free, so let's not spread that myth. It is however incredibly affordable at $60 (after a 60-day trial) and completely and utterly worth every single penny.
It isn't free, it's $60 mate. $200 for a pro. Maybe flash that up in the vid when you say it's free. p.s. that is for two full versions, it's very fair and people should buy it.
@@RecordingStudioLoser yeah I tried it's only showing me 360 option.. I thought maybe it uploaded on accident that way.. that's happened to me before.. I'll refresh see what happens
But but but... Pro Tools has the word "pro" in it for professional studios, and it costs waaay more with a subscription which is like, well ummm, you know a badge of honor. Pfft. ;)
To be clear Reaper is not free and and you should pay for software you use. It is free to try.
STILL ITS A STEAL!!
I used it for a year when I had NO money. I was proud to buy it when I had some.
$60 US for a lifetime personal/small business ($20,000 or less a year made using REAPER) is indeed a steal. The trial is a trial of the full program. No limitations. Never gonna touch anything that requires a subscription model because 1: I hate subscriptions for software and 2: Why bother when the competition doesn't use a subscription or iLok type method of accessing your software?
That said, if you're cool with those things, use the DAW you want. I just don't like it personally, no matter how good the product may be.
I do foley work (as a side line to my boring 9-5), mainly for indie no budget / low budget films and I love reaper. I had no hesitation buying it. It works so well for my foley workflow. It's a steal at that price.
@@rivervaughanmusicstuff5771 And the license is for 2 full version numbers!
Just a clarification - Reaper is not free, it has personal and commercial licences. They just let you evaluate fully featured product (although a lot of extra facilities come from the SWS extensions and custom scripts) for as long as you wish, but it doesn't make it free ;)
A very important clarification!
@@yeshoohatzadik Indeed.
Yeah. I’ll 2nd that. On the up side I’ve spent about $120 in 5+ years on Reaper license. It’s a steal. I also use Studio One but Reaper tends to be my go to.
And a licence is for two major versions. I think I bought two in 12+ years?
I make some stupid mistakes. But that was surprisingly easy and quick to learn! Should I give it another try?
Definitely! And one thing I like to tell all new users is right click EVERYTHING! You'll learn a lot by doing that.
Definitely look into SWS Extensions too, it adds some great functions to REAPER
Yes! Reaper is clearly king once you really dig into it.
That would be great! Reaper has amazing custom themes as well, you can really customize the looks and functionality more than any other DAW.
YES! I use it and believe me it will make your workflow faster... read up and learn my friend, you won't regret it!
You could make this a once a week episode and get Reaper users turned on to your channel, for 60$ Reaper is a great deal!!!
Also check out SWS and Reapack!!
There's a lot that I feel should be customized before REAPER is comfortable. I came from years of Pro Tools daily use too and switched to REAPER in 2010. Let me know if you need any help. I'm available for online lessons too.
I think it would be interesting to have someone look at my workflow and tell me exactly how to cross over or what changes would need to be made. It's so hard to fully commit to learning while running it as a business. But I'm a fan!
@@RecordingStudioLoser i am here to help too i can send you my personal setting configuration also make sure to get the ultimate reaper theme to get that gorgeous modern feel
I'm switching to reaper from pro tools also while I have most things set the way I want there is still one thing I can't figure out and that's how to pre record before a punch in like if i punch in late I can pull it bk and get the audio before I punched in with pro tools.
@@aviatedviewssound4798 that would awesome!
@@kbasemuzik time selection autopunch record mode will allow this.
Hey Jeremy! I had been an Avid (Pun Intented) and trained Pro Tools user since 2003. I was a fanboy and a big one at that. Then last year I downloaded Reaper on a whim. I had to see what all the fuss was about..... AND OMG..... I have not looked at a Pro Tools session since. The customization is insane and the workflows can be made for you and not the other way around. It has greatly increased my productivity, oh and its FREAKN STABLE AND LOADS IN 3 SECONDS NOT MINUTES! GREAT VIDEO MAN! Keep up the good work! Would love to see you do a full session in Reaper and use it for a week or two.
If you're using a Mac (hopefully,) you cannot go wrong with Logic.
I have used Macs in pro studios for over 20 years and frankly I have never used one in my own personal studio. I have used logic and it is pretty great! I just found Reaper worked well for me.
Instead of routing tracks to a bus you can tuck tracks within a folder. This way you can have tracks nested within each other just like directories in a file system. In a drum folder you might have a kick folder (with kick in + out), a snare folder (with top and bottom mic), and so on, where everything in a folder shares the same processing. Super easy, intuitive, and useful.
I was always thrown back by the "best DAW" debates. For me, the best DAW is the one that you produce your best work with. Originally, I switched to Reaper for the customization, but I just found the actual workflow much more manageable. Hilariously, the right skin made a huge difference in the joy I got working with it.
Kudos, man. 🤘🏻🤙🏻
Couldn't agree more. There is no best!
@@RecordingStudioLoser plus it's made by the guy who made Winamp so..... *chef's kiss* 🤣
Blackmore is my favorite skin!
Default 5 is just so darn demure & subtle. But beauty is in the eye...
8 mins in I learned about the drag and drop routing, and the concept of polarity re the speaker movement. THANK YOU!
I'm glad my klunky first time with reaper taught someone something. Haha.
Coming from a drummer using Reaper, this was incredibly helpful. Even though Reaper isn't what you're used to, your technical experience is much appreciated.
If you want to continue to use Reaper in the future, the TH-cam channel Reaper Mania is incredibly helpful. Kenny is the man.
I'll check it out thanks!
Kenny is the coolest!
@@RecordingStudioLoser check the playlist name "This is Reaper 6", it's a good starting point which goes through the main features. Kenny Gioia is Reaper God, Jon Tidy (Reaper Blog) is Reaper Jesus and Adam Steele is Reaper Holy Spirit.
This is Reaper 6
th-cam.com/video/bepxGZ-ZXGE/w-d-xo.html
Adam Steele - Reaper 101
th-cam.com/video/JwDcTPn2dvc/w-d-xo.html
And this is a very nice vocal chain using only Reaper plugins (JS plugins)
th-cam.com/video/gBZOiOQLi8A/w-d-xo.html
Even if PT and Reaper were identical, the AVID license and subscription software is a royal pita and it’s nice to never have to deal with that!
You can set the project to Time or Beats so you can choose if the audio stretches to the tempo or not.
need more influencers to stop pretending Pro Tools is the "unequivocal best DAW". Appreciate you doing this video.
I try to be outspoken that there is no best. Just what you know.
@@RecordingStudioLoser 💯!
I NEVER expected to see this on your channel. 😂 oh man here we go. REAPERGANG
Lol. I mean I had to try it at some point.
@@RecordingStudioLoser I’m excited for you to run into some of the advanced stuff like snapshot automation, surround and Atmos mixing, batch file conversion, project/session TABS (like, wtf? Lol) . Oh yeah, and working with different sample rated files without needing SRC before import. It’s silly.
Went from using pro tools since their first mBox until last year. I was tired of having problems with pro tools and then the need to constantly either purchase it every year at a high cost, or the awful subscription model, so I tried reaper and now I use 100% of the time. Took me a while to learn, but the time was worth it.
Just wait til you discover the routing matrix and the wiring view.
Oh, also. DL and install the SWS extensions. Wonderful things such as auto-color tracks based on keywords, region playlist, snapshots, LFO generator, envelope processor, groove tool ... SO much more.
Not even through the entire vid and stoked you’re using Reaper. Been using it for over an decade and love it! So easy to use, customizable, and light on your system.
It was fast I'll say that!
I tend to create in Logic Pro because of all the extra sounds and it's AI drummer. But I pretty much use Reaper for everything else, super low CPU use, super easy routing, it's easy to customize everything in it. It's the absolute best for someone trying to learn on their own.
I can absolutely see that having tried it now
Having used Reaper for many years, my first adventure into Protools was a JOKE! Everything is harder in PT. It's all in what you're used to, but PT was just no logical at all for me. The routing to tracks and busses, and sidechaining was incredibly difficult. Thank God for Reaper.
Faxxxx I agree . A lot of pro tools users think Im hating on pro tools when I say that but it’s the truth. Pro tools likes to complicate simple stuff but pro tools users won’t understand
I'm very pumped to see you trying Reaper. I've being in Reaper for three years now. In the past I've used others including PT. I found that PT was hard and the info about it was esoteric and hard to find. Reaper has a great community using it.
I feel like I was yelling helpful things at you IRL while watching this. 🤣I would definitely recommend giving it another shot. I love Reaper. It was not a mistake to try it out.
Ha I wish I could hear the yelling. But for an experiment of going in blind. It was pretty intuitive. I know I just Barely even scratched the surface.
Yes! I was like “UNCHECK THE SEND TO MASTER BOX!!!!” Of course he wouldn’t know that when first firing it up. I wanted so badly to help!
I love reaper for these kinds of purposes! it's great for quick fast straight forward simple recordings. It's lightweight and simple yet powerful!
I'm mostly a pro tools user though
after using it for 2 years we moved ALL our mixes to reaper.. simply way faster and more produktive.. and no limitations "anything is possible, and fast"-feeling
REAPER user here, and I have to say the power is in the customization. It took me a while to get me my ideal setup, but once there workflow is incredible.
I'd suggest setting your most highly used keyboard shortcuts the same as your other DAW (PT in your case), same with mouse behavior. There's nothing inherently good or bad about REAPER's stock bindings. I came from Ableton and customized towards cross-fluency with that, and now that I also use LUNA, I slightly adjusted towards LUNA fluency.
Other things to check out are custom skins (White Tie Imperial and its derivatives are beautiful and I personally use a highly customized derivative), SWS extensions (ESPECIALLY auto-color which colors your tracks based on naming rules), and auto-normalize (which I use to roughly level clip volumes as a first gain stage).
For hardware -- ReaInsert.
Not started this properly yet but excited to see your reaction. I've been a Reaper user of over 10 years (probably closer to 15 thinking about it!) and I've never fully settled with another DAW so it'll be fun to see the perspective from the outside coming in! (If you haven't/didn't cover it in the video, check out some of the great scripts/plugins the community have made, there's a vocalign kinda script which is super useful, an intelligent splitter which is great for quantising audio tracks and plenty of tweakability!)
I'll get watching to see how you got on!
I stumble a bit for sure. But I was surprised how fast I was up
And running with it.
@@RecordingStudioLoser You picked it up quick! I know a lot of people a scared of the learning curve (mostly less experienced folk tbf) but I find it really intuitive.
A good look at what can be done with the stock plugins too! Never needed to replace the stock gate which is a go-to for me when I'm mixing anything with live drums.
Great video as always, keep up the good work!
I like the way you illustrated polarity using the wave picture. I usually only get to test polarity with my ear, but looking forward to playing with it in digital form now!
I have tried other DAW's but I always come back to Reaper. The Reaper community is also second to none.
Extremely helpful video! Thank you.
One feature I use in Reaper is adding a video track. I create self duets for my family and being able to add some video as well means its one stop shopping.
I've been using REAPER as long as I've been recording. In the last year, I had to re-up my license, and I was happy to do it. It's awesome how cheap it is, and that the barriers to entry are the lowest in the space. If I had a better GPU, I would do the rough cut of videos in it. So versatile!
"If I had a better GPU, I would do the rough cut of videos in it" - reaper doesn't use GPU for video processing so if you're running into an issue with video playback it's probably something else, like not using VLC for playback decoder. I've been editing video with reaper since mid 2015 on pretty basic computers.
@@TheREAPERBlog fair enough! Hadn't looked into it too much. I run a 1660 super and was trying to cut 4k video. You can see my train of thought at least.
Switch...join us...feel the force...
Hahaha. You never know man!
@@RecordingStudioLoser - I know, right? I was a HARD CORE Logic guy up until 2018, when I made the switch to Reaper. It is just SO flex, routing-wise, and I can still use the *stupid* huge collection of VST's I've been using over the years, Plus, that Cuckos Gate is...I mean, I don't know if there's a better 3rd-party gate out there.
I left Pro-Tools & Studio One for REAPER. Highly customizable and EXTREMELY stable. I haven't looked back.
I may follow we'll see
Reaper and slate bundle is tough to beat pound for pound. Especially with two Behringer interfaces. We are talking 18 in USB with slate and reaper for under $1,000.
You can stop it from changing the tempo by going to project settings and setting it to time instead of beats. It can always be changed back if you want the samples to match the tempo.
To answer your question about the plugins, reaper formats plugins as in Plugin (company name). Cockos is the company that makes Reaper.
Been using Reaper since V4 (2011'ish?) but came from Acid. Started off with Cakewalk Home Studio (1998 or 99) and eventually up to Sonar XL/Producer. I also gave PT10 & 11 a try, which was a miserable failure for me. The workflows just didn't jive with the way my mind thinks and likes to work. While Reaper is definitely my go-to these days I keep them all around (at least the versions I own/have paid for) for various things here and there. Options are never a bad thing. Even so...I always tend to start in Reaper and incorporate the others if needed. These days it seems Reaper and Sound Forge Pro are really the only two I use...99% of the time.
Just stumbled across your channel today. VERY cool stuff!! +1 sub!
Cant think of a reason to use ProTools over reaper in 2022
Me neither
A couple of years ago, Jon Tidey from "The REAPER Blog" channel did a couple of videos with Joey Sturgis, who was a Pro Tools user, showing him how to translate his Pro Tools moves into Reaper & other tips & techniques. You might want to reach out to him to talk about doing a similar video. He is a REAPER master and incredible teacher.
The Reaper community online is great also. Any issue I have, I can find a solution in minutes. It runs great on my M1. And lets not take for granted the badass drummer that played those tracks ! Impressive
"im sure im just using it wrong"... yup ;-)
per default all tracks are routed to master.. which is ALWAYS there. the big one on the left :-)
You can disable routing of 1 or more tracks to the master, and then send it to a "bus/folder" that routes to master, and achieve what you want.. typically only the drum bus would be to master, so you can mute/solo those. Think of Reaper as a studio mix console, with just more options :-)
Forgive me if someone mention already mentioned it, but while Reaper has a very generous demo period and policy, it is not ‘free’. That said, it is absolutely terrific in my opinion (PT and Reaper are my daily drivers, but I also use Cubase, Logic Pro & Studio One, so I’ve tried quite a few).
REAPER's king.
What I like the most about Reaper is that you can use VST2 and VST3 plugins (not the most but...still)
Thank you for your videos!
You keep watching I'll keep making them!
I'm here for the comments 😁
It should be fun. Haha. I'm sure o made some stupid mistakes. But I'm excited to learn more
just wait till he learn about the reaper themes where he download as an example a theme to make the mixing console look like a neve console. its going to really blown their minds
You should get a mouse pad or something for the desk so the 'mousing' sounds don't come through the microphone as much
yeah. I normally use a trackball... but it wasn't working at the time.
I cut my teeth on CakeWalk just to get a basic understanding of DAW's. I have since went to Presonus Sphere (monthly) before I commit to purchasing an entire suite. Reaper looks like a good way to to that as well! Thanks for the great content!!!
Hey maybe I start trying all of them. We'll see
Less than a half gig fully installed bro.
I jumped ship from PT years ago to Logic and I also bought Reaper, both exceptional
You can make Reaper look so much better than that! Colors etc
I'm sure. I was just diving in and mixing for the first time. It was pretty nice
the theme I use makes it look like an ssl console. So intuitive.
I’ve been making the transition from ableton to reaper…and wow!! Just wow!!!
tip: there is a 1176 type comp in there.. called JS:1175 (lol.. dont ask why)
See these are the quarks that take a few times to figure out. Haha.
I love the "let's make it obvious, but not obvious" naming scheme
I love everything about Reaper, except its compressor. It does all of the wrong things to a sound, and is really just plain unpleasant. I highly recommend TDR's Kotelnikov, a free alternative. Works especially well on drum busses.
Check out the Tukan plugins
@@CAMMYSINCLAIR I will, thank you!
That's the cool thing, there's no shortage of other compressors. I avoid the REA free plugins because I like a UI, good to know they're there though.
check out Dan Worral's 'whats was wrong with stock plugins?(reacomp)'. reacomp is complex and versatile if you take the time to learn it
Great video! I used Reaper for a while and still have the license, but switched to Studio One as that is what a band mate is using and I thought it would be easier to collaborate. Maybe I should dust Reaper off and see what's what. Thanks for the vid!
REAPER RULES!!!
There is a project Theme to make it look just like Protools for free on the website.
No way... that would make a transition easy. I have to try it can you link it?
Reaper Gang for LIFE!
Is it exclusive or can I come and go?
@@RecordingStudioLoser just keep making music and it won't matter which you use.
I can get behind that!
Once you get around the basics of Reaper you will learn to appreciate it more ,learn more about folders. nice video :)
welcome to the future :)
Welcome bud to the Reaper side lol I also Harrison mixbus for fun
I bought version 1 Harrison mix bus and never used it... I wonder if I can dig it back up
It's really cool but lacks alot very clunky to navigate
I also have reaper and pro tools. You’d love studio one I swear. I feel irritated going back to pro tools or using reaper very long .
One more caveat. there are so many daws that do so many amazing things over protools you will wonder why were you using protools in the first place. Logic pro, studio one, harrison mixbus, cubase, mixcraft9, cakewalk by bandlab, abelton live, FL Studio, I mean these DAWS do killer amazing things and most of the workflows are super handy and powerful.
I have been using Reaper for a few years now, not so much because how affordable it is, I just kinda got it right away and and the learning curve was much lower for me. I had tried several other popular named DAW software platforms in the past and could never grasp them.
I’m trying to learn Reaper after using Protools since version 8. Editing audio has been frustrating, the mouse behaves totally different.
Yes! Things I've gotten so quick with end up shooting me to the other side of the session or zooming in vertically I all my tracks!
You can change these behaviors in reaper though, Kenny Goia does great videos on customization. Three words at. A time.
3:04 On a Mac press shift and command then left click drag and drop. OMG that way to drag all the tracks and make a bus! I could kiss you Recording Studio Loser!
Just buy dinner first 😏
Uh OH. Gonna convert? REAPER rules man. And next to never crashers. A track is a track , is a track.
I’ve used many, including PT and nothings beats Reaper. You know that joke "Take my money!!!" That’s how I was.
Right click on the master and move it over to the right where god or whatever intended it to be!
Dude, no need for sound flower, thats what Reainsert is for.
And I recommend learning about js plugins. That is something only reaper does.
One mistake you made is that you said Reaper is free. It is not free. There is an evaluation time which stays for ever until you buy it. It is only $60 and you get the current version 6 all the way to version 7.99. Well worth it for only $60. You can change the tempo at any time. You need to change the setting in the project settings for that.
Gotcha. It's always been thrown around by those around me as "the free daw". That last my mistake. But I am a proponent of paying for what you use. All in all $60 is nothing for what it can do
@@RecordingStudioLoser wait until you really dig deeper, you're going to be blown away at how cool Reaper really is and how fast it is. :)
The $60 price is for non-commercial use or if your commercial studio earns less than $20,000 per year, i.e. hobbyist . If you are a for profit studio that earns more than $20k per year then the price is $225
I switched to Reaper about 10 years ago and I'll never go back to Avid...
Is this phase "fix" for real? People should know that the start of the waveform should be at the same time for this "fix" to work, even then it is not that simple as it is not possible to make everything in phase with everything, some decisions must be made.
I'm sure I won't be the first one to point this out: Reaper is not free, so let's not spread that myth. It is however incredibly affordable at $60 (after a 60-day trial) and completely and utterly worth every single penny.
Check out Analog Obsession as well as Tukan for great free plugins for reaper
After a week of using Reaper, try opening a PT session, and realise how much time you have wasted.
It isn't free, it's $60 mate. $200 for a pro. Maybe flash that up in the vid when you say it's free. p.s. that is for two full versions, it's very fair and people should buy it.
Challenge you to use Presonus Studio One
Challenge accepted
@@RecordingStudioLoser btw great content
macOS users, always oblivious to "right-click menus", because they don't have a right-click ;) Just teasing.
was this meant to uploaded at 360o? looks bad..
?? It's uploaded 1080. Change the settings maybe?
@@RecordingStudioLoser yeah I tried it's only showing me 360 option.. I thought maybe it uploaded on accident that way.. that's happened to me before.. I'll refresh see what happens
yes I quit Chrome and reopened it's fine now
I freaked out for a minute
"How can I tell what track stereo or whatever .." Repaer doesn;t care. You can mix stereo mono, midi ... Reaper deosnt't care what's on a tarck.
I found that out eventually. Love it.
It is not free ;) $60 for the use beyond trial
Whatever that knocking noise is, it's pretty distracting. Cool vid, though!
It was my mouse... I didn't notice it as we filmed. First time it's happened... I was bummed.
But but but... Pro Tools has the word "pro" in it for professional studios, and it costs waaay more with a subscription which is like, well ummm, you know a badge of honor. Pfft.
;)
Thems fightin' words pal.
Jk jk.
@@RecordingStudioLoser j/k love your shows. Someday we will work together. :)
I'm down
What you can do in Reaper is just mind boggling for 60 U.S bucks. Compare that with industry standard is just a joke.
Dude, Reaper is not free
REAPER is NOT FREE!
I use the A.B.P. approach to a DAW - Anything But Protools.
Can’t watch :/
What do you mean? Is it not working? or you dont like the topic?
@@RecordingStudioLoser it’s not working, I don’t know what it is, gonna try closing the app and back
@@RecordingStudioLoser still not working, strange, don’t have any hardware or connectivity limitations rn, maybe because I’m in Brazil?
@@diegooliveirabenjamin I’m in the US and it’s not working as well. Just keeps saying ‘No Stream Tap to Retry’
@@jhardindrums that’s it!
2getherRICH $54.00