great video! reaper has changed the game for me, in terms of mixing, because of how well it handles CPU I can have 50+ tracks with tons of processing on my 2015 macbook, no hiccups whatsoever!
@@WretchedIcon that's definitely there good point Plus the pricing for the DAW is really good . There companies selling more expensive plugins then this DAW big up for that
This is the 3rd vid I've watched by you and liking your style a lot. Yes I'm totally new to Reaper, been DAWless and without a PC for over 10 years, but since buying a cheap Pentium 7 I'm 85% sold on it. Your vids are rapidly pushing it up past 90. Your comment about great community really done it for me and I feel it's because its cheap/free (I've still got my mask on lol, even though they do zero but allow me free evaluation for longer). I just want to say I dig your direct, no nonsense and un-patronising method of delivery. I also love your grasp of English, it sounds cool and most importantly I can understand you easily. Even when you use wrong terms it sounds good haha. I think its because we are both street-geek and er, speak the same language metaphorically speaking. So from Liverpool, Peace and Thanks- El
Agreed, but I've installed it once and I'm notoving it from where it is so it's not a big deal for me 😉 Travelling engineers can take advantage of that when visiting a Pro Tools studio in another country - they just insert an USB stick with Reaper and turn it on which is insane
@@ElMaestr0Xavier0 yes you can make it work like FL and ableton.. Plus it has got both FL and Ableton themes which nails it... If you want more info DM me on insta Kedskies_Liegise. Would be glad to help ya
Reaper has a Panning Function in the Midi Editor, I think the midi editor It's as good as FL, It has all the necessary fuctions that you need inside the Midi editor, you can change the mode below the screen from "Velocity" to whatever mode that you want, included "Panning" or "Pitch", and then, for instance you could change the Panning to each note of the Midi editor if you want!
The recessed UI is to consume less RAM. Utility over visuals. Hope the Reaper team notes down your other pain points in the cons section of the video like the Panning option in the midi editor and addresses them in their next build update. Man those guys are fast in rolling out updates.
Good point! I was using the default one for months, before I started looking for something different. Even though it's not really eye pleasing it's really solid and transparent.
@@--..__ what midi issues? I have not noticed any problems. there is more noticeable MIDI delay with Ableton and Bitwig for me. Reaper is always butter
Dzięki Dominik. Dostałeś właśnie suba i lajka. W zasadzie już chciałem przechodzić na FL 20 ale dzięki Twojemu filmowi pozostanę prze Reaper. Mam tylko jedno pytanie. Czy po wykupieniu licencji (jednej z dwóch) uzyskam coś nowego w tym programie DAW? Czy np bedę mógł korzystać z dodatkowych możliwości lub nagrywać głośniej? Odnoszę wrażenie że FL (demo) nagrywa głośniej. Serdecznie pozdrawiam.
Cześć, dzięki 😉 Jedyna zmiana po wykupieniu licencji (co polecam zrobić) to brak czekania na wyłączenie okna ewaluacji po włączeniu programu. Nie ma żadnych zmian dźwiękowych - w FLu również
one of my farvorite features is the ability to record multiple sounds and playback sounds and samples on the same track. So i can record a vocal. Then just record another take on the same track at the same time and still play back the old one at the on top as im recording the new. Or drop in a sample and then drop in another sample on the same track and they both play back when overlapping. I might change it later when mixing, but when just building ideas this just mean i dont constantly have to make new tracks when ever i want to add or try stuff.
So I'm currently on the journey finding my new DAW. I was a heavy Pro Tools user, than Logic Pro X (bc of the stability) but ran out of options, it was very limited for me especially for the worklow when it comes to audio editing. Than Demo-ed Studio One, and it was not stable at all, some plugins were crashing which weren't at other DAWs. I alway make beats in Ableton, but for recording and mixing, I don't like it. Especially when it comes to multitrack recording and group editing. Not even Live 11 is there. So currently I'm on a journey with Reaper. I already spent 2 whole days customizing the actions, adding extensions and scripting it to the way I like it. I feel like I have to code my own DAW from an unusable template to get something that's usable in a professional environment. Pro Tools really sucked, and was time consuming in every way possible. I really love custom actions and the way you can fine-tune your workflow however you like it, but I just feel like I will keep using Logic Pro X till I'm at least 80% there with Reaper. It's not a DAW that's easy to switch to, more like a DAW that you build, get used to, and continue customizing probably forever :D
Thanks for such a long comment! I still remember as I was getting used to Reaper and it's beginner complexity, but after a little bit of googling I was pretty much able to do everything I was doing in Cubase which was my first daw. If you ever need a Reaper lesson you know where to find me 😎
I customized the midi editor to the point where I don't look back at FL anymore lol strum chords, make chord voicings of a guitar instantly make chord progressions instantly etc. maybe the slides and portamento function is the only thing missing lol hahaha
You can use portamento and slides via ReaSamplomatic5000 if that's the case. Could you send me the screenshot of your midi editor setup on Instagram or Facebook? (links in the description)
The biggest thing about reaper in my opinion is reaper updates if it doesn't have a certain feature its gonna get it but other DAW be like ohh wait till version 30 then will give you dark mode and something which you might not need and wont fix the bugs.
Yes and no. It's true that reaper devs will provide quick bug fixes, but real game changing updates are few and far between. Reaper still doesn't have a decent drum machine plugin. One that doesn't require you to build routing and track templates.
If you become good in Reaper, you never want to work in any other DAW, because you can customise everything the way you want to work in it. That's also its downside because it''s so vast this little 100 mb DAW. That's right, the current version only around 100 mb. Great channel brother, chesh.
If you make beats in reaper and don't use the media explorer, and built in samplomatic, or know what those are, you will be thinking things are very hard for sure. I never personalized anything in reaper after switching to it from fl studio. I did however watch and learn how to use reaper, because it can do everything right out the box just as easily, if not easier.
great vifeo. Reaper is keeping it's own verywell the last7 years. I'm a Studio one guy, but I do love Reaper! : no nonsense DAW that simply works. great!!!! stuff!!
6:09 yes that's true People say midi editor in reaper is the worst but the more I'm using reaper, the more I realized that the Midi Editor in reaper isn't that bad
I testing out 4 new daws to see if any of them can take me away from ableton live this year, I'm testing, studio one, reaper, cubase 12, zrythem and cakewalk by band lab
Very reassuring, I've been using Reaper for a few years, but I'm starting to learn how to make beats just now. I was afraid I'd have to switch to a different DAW to do that. Thank god for your channel :D
Reaper is very popular among guitarists and bands in general. A lot of bigger Reaper channels were mostly about guitar tracking, drum tracking, recording rock / metal etc. I've started using Reaper "like it was FL studio" back in 2015/16 and there were no tutorials about how to do certain things that I had to figure out myself. That's why I've made so much Reaper videos
@@WodzuBeats What I mean is the way the pi400 is designed there are no fans to cool the cpu so you use it in a studio setup to record with 0 background noise.
@@WodzuBeats yeah I only use it when I need a fan less recording my main machine is a zen2 ryzen 7 machine with windows and reaper. I have a chromebook with Linux apps enabled and also run reaper there for mobile recording.
I was a Pro Tools user, but recently spent a while getting accustomed to Ableton 11 only to bang my head against the wall when trying to use it as a traditional DAW for recording and mixing audio like in PT or any traditional DAW. So I thought okay, I'll keep Live for my electronic music, but its SO slow when using any third party plugins. If I have 2or3 instances of Audio Lab open my 11th gen Core i5 chokes. Disappointing as I built a new rig since I thought it was my old PCs performance specs. I open these plugins in Reaper and no problem. At 64 samples I can run 4 instances of Audio Lab. However, I find this DAW rough to get started with. Like big brain time rough. Anyways just my experience. Thanks for your video.
Had some very simmilar feelings as I started using it for electronic music. In one of my recent videos I've provided a free beatmaking template for reaper to help people start out easily 😉
@@WodzuBeats I’ve tried to switch from Cubase about 5 times now. Each time I fail because one small thing and I need to finish the job quickly. Right now I can’t get Kontakt to work easily. Eventually I’ll make it and I’ll be happy without the limitations of the other DAWs. Cubase is coded so badly it dies when you have too many VSTs on one track, even with pc more powerful than NASA :)
Even after only 30 days in Ableton Live I find it very hard to get used to Reaper. Ableton made me very productive and Reaper scares me. I hope I can get used to it.
@@WodzuBeats I wanted to because Reaper has a far fairer price structure and offers lots of customizing but the start is definitely a bumpy road. Thanks for your information!
Bro your videos are amazing.. I've watched a couple of your videos in a row now and learned some things that I didn't know about or didn't use yet.. Ofc there are other channels with tutorial videos that are also good but, the ones that you make like making beats and stuff like that are getting my attention more. Plus all the other videos are also nice to watch. I also want to say as a person who used flstudio for years, that this daw is just unbeatable in every aspect.. And guys like you make it even better by making tutorial videos so we can learn things. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for such a long comment, Mevzu! I'm glad to hear more people engage with my beatmaking vlogs and not tutorials only 😀 Reaper is not perfect for making beats and its not meant to be like FL or Ableton, but I still find it a great solution to stick with and I haven't seen many tutorials about making beats in it other than single videos. If you enjoyed any of my content please feel free to share it - it helps a lot to bring some new people to the crew! Cheers! 👊
good video. i actually like how stable reaper is, but i really hate this options overkill. when i looked how to convert stereo to mono, in the tutorial there ara several options, not the one i needed. it is very irritating how those tech geeks do not understand that we are musicians, not engineers
@@WodzuBeats I am a trained sound engineer, using Cubase, Ableton, Logic and Reaper. Reaper is definetly the most user unfriendly, but very good for mixing if you know how to mix. And I hate Kenny Gioia's tutorials.
Imo Ableton it's more a loop based production software than reaper which is more a full "tape style" recording type. Ableton live works pretty good when you use more loops than full track record. As soon you start using iVst along with full tracks....it get wonky. Reaper don't suffer from that. It can be both if i want. Funny got me wrong I love Ableton live.... But I see myself using more reaper just for the light CPU usage.
It definitely is and it's really good at it, but in my case (and some other friends) it was really CPU heavy. I managed to freeze it a few times just in my first days.
I think Reaper is good for mixing and mastering....beat making process is a bit confusing...I am studying about that....Reaper is great daw for new coming artists who wants to make a track...ya it is bit hard for a beginner to adapt here
Reaper was my first DAW, but I eventually moved away from it. The flexibility was too much for me. I was spending more time trying to figure out work flows instead of making music. I would not recommend it for beginners, as I think beginners benefit from guidance not limitless possibilities. I think it is a good second DAW to tailor to your work flow AFTER you've actually developed one. But even with all that flexibility, there is something to be said about well thought out, well designed feature implementation. For example, you could duplicate the instrument rack from ableton with reaper groups, but the implementation will never be as smooth as what Ableton provides. The same goes for the ableton drum rack.
I think you were just missing the more straightforward and simple methods. Making a bus, duplicating tracks, items, or entire buses with their effect chains is incredibly simple in reaper. Create a drum bus, create a midi bus of drums. Duplicate the master track of the bus. Done. I started out in fruity loops, then FL studio, then pro tools. Someone said to give reaper a try, and I did, reluctantly. I never went back. Played around with ableton and Cubase, but never found anything in either that was easier than reaper. Routing, tracking, and item settings in reaper make my splicing, editing, tempo changing and what not, so easy.
Please help - I'm looking for my first DAW and so far I'm leaning towards Reaper heavily, but so far the research I am doing always leads me back to Ableton Live, which I'm not too keen on. 1) I want to be able to do live jamming of pre-recorded Reaper loops triggering them from something like a Novation Launchpad. Basically making a recording of my pre-recorded loops like a drum machine within Reaper. 2) I also want to be able to change the drum sounds in the loops on the fly. 3) I want to be able to do the above and record it within Reaper. Does anyone know if this possible? Any help much appreciated
I think you really like reaper :) reaper runs on linux WOW , also because its so cheap you can spend that extra $300 you saved on some VSTs or drinks LUL
@@WodzuBeats Od razu po akcencie poznałem :D Trafiłem przypadkiem jak porównywałe inne dawy do przesiąścia się i nie żałuje, zostaje na dłużej. Fajnie prowadzony kanał, miniatury, wszystko póki co clean
Sorry, but you have to donate any amount of money to Blankfiles to get the theme. If you did please send me the screenshot and I'll send you the theme.
You need to send me a screenshot proving that you donated to the creator of the theme - all the details are in the official iLogic thread (link in the description) and I can send you the theme.
reaper mixer is garbage imho, looks super clunky no matter what theme you use, also the browser is on win xp level. I dont know, I tried many times but I cant get the hang of it. Whatever suits you best I guess but I just cant use this daw.
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great video! reaper has changed the game for me, in terms of mixing, because of how well it handles CPU
I can have 50+ tracks with tons of processing on my 2015 macbook, no hiccups whatsoever!
Totally agree! :D Reaper is superb as far as efficency is concerned
I don't use reaper but i really appreciate what customisation options it has to offer
I've seen this same sentiment so much that it might as well be their motto, haha.
@@WretchedIcon that's definitely there good point Plus the pricing for the DAW is really good .
There companies selling more expensive plugins then this DAW big up for that
This is the 3rd vid I've watched by you and liking your style a lot.
Yes I'm totally new to Reaper, been DAWless and without a PC for over 10 years, but since buying a cheap Pentium 7 I'm 85% sold on it.
Your vids are rapidly pushing it up past 90. Your comment about great community really done it for me and I feel it's because its cheap/free (I've still got my mask on lol, even though they do zero but allow me free evaluation for longer).
I just want to say I dig your direct, no nonsense and un-patronising method of delivery. I also love your grasp of English, it sounds cool and most importantly I can understand you easily. Even when you use wrong terms it sounds good haha. I think its because we are both street-geek and er, speak the same language metaphorically speaking.
So from Liverpool,
Peace and Thanks-
El
Thanks for such a long comment! That kind of stories make me feel my work is needed more than I initially thought. Greetings from Cracow, Poland 🐲
Same exact reason I love reaper 🔥Keep the good vibes alive 🔊loving the Blankfiles themes and the Fushion RJ Mod theme they are perfect.
Keep the good vibes alive, Tim! 👊
Love me some Reaper and glad you're sharing here too! Just subscribed and look forward to more from you!
Welcome aboard! Any particular things you'd like to hear about?
You forgot one pro. The size of the software, it is so light and fast to upload...
Agreed, but I've installed it once and I'm notoving it from where it is so it's not a big deal for me 😉 Travelling engineers can take advantage of that when visiting a Pro Tools studio in another country - they just insert an USB stick with Reaper and turn it on which is insane
My total reaper install is like 200-300mb.
My Protools install is over 4 GB wtf?!?
Efficient code I guess
Very honest review revealing Pros and Cons. I like that 😎. Subscribed.
Welcome on board! Any ideas for the videos you'd like to see? 😉
Reaper definitely is the best daw out. My reason? No limitations! It can been any daw you want and more.
I feel a really simmilar thing ;) Thanks for the comment!
Can it be fl studio and ableton if it wanted to?
@@ElMaestr0Xavier0 yes you can make it work like FL and ableton.. Plus it has got both FL and Ableton themes which nails it... If you want more info DM me on insta Kedskies_Liegise. Would be glad to help ya
@@ElMaestr0Xavier0 3 years late, but with the 7 update, it's more easier to be one than ever
Reaper has a Panning Function in the Midi Editor, I think the midi editor It's as good as FL, It has all the necessary fuctions that you need inside the Midi editor, you can change the mode below the screen from "Velocity" to whatever mode that you want, included "Panning" or "Pitch", and then, for instance you could change the Panning to each note of the Midi editor if you want!
Unfortunately ReaSamplomatic5000 which I'm using the most doesn't work with these parameters
@@WodzuBeats Check your e-mail, i send you an instruction how you can do this in ReaSamplOmatic )
@@deepsoundpromo Great advice, thanks! Gotta make a video about it 😀
@@WodzuBeats Not sure if he replied with this, but you can link the pan param to CC 10 and control it from the MIDI editor. That's how I do it.
very good video - organized, articulate and informative - with nice production values ---- well done indeed
Reaper is the truth! I use fl studio which I love , but reaper is also amazing!
Absoilutely agreed!
The recessed UI is to consume less RAM. Utility over visuals.
Hope the Reaper team notes down your other pain points in the cons section of the video like the Panning option in the midi editor and addresses them in their next build update. Man those guys are fast in rolling out updates.
Good point! I was using the default one for months, before I started looking for something different. Even though it's not really eye pleasing it's really solid and transparent.
There's been midi issues that have been ignored for a decade.
@@--..__ You can point it out in the Reaper forum if you can. It will be helpful.
@@--..__ what midi issues? I have not noticed any problems. there is more noticeable MIDI delay with Ableton and Bitwig for me. Reaper is always butter
thanks for this overview. helps with making decisions 😁
You're welcome 😎
Excellent video, Wodzu. I believe you have highlighted Reaper's important features and will surely convince other users to make the switch.
Just a question, can I pay for the difference when upgrading from a standard to a commercial license?
I have no idea, you can reach out to Reaper support
Just getting started in Reaper... so glad I found this channel! Does it have scoring capabilities for cinematic stuff?
I'm glad to hear that! Yes, it's very versatile - th-cam.com/video/n2kuagzvCIc/w-d-xo.html
Dzięki Dominik. Dostałeś właśnie suba i lajka. W zasadzie już chciałem przechodzić na FL 20 ale dzięki Twojemu filmowi pozostanę prze Reaper. Mam tylko jedno pytanie. Czy po wykupieniu licencji (jednej z dwóch) uzyskam coś nowego w tym programie DAW? Czy np bedę mógł korzystać z dodatkowych możliwości lub nagrywać głośniej? Odnoszę wrażenie że FL (demo) nagrywa głośniej. Serdecznie pozdrawiam.
Cześć, dzięki 😉 Jedyna zmiana po wykupieniu licencji (co polecam zrobić) to brak czekania na wyłączenie okna ewaluacji po włączeniu programu. Nie ma żadnych zmian dźwiękowych - w FLu również
one of my farvorite features is the ability to record multiple sounds and playback sounds and samples on the same track. So i can record a vocal. Then just record another take on the same track at the same time and still play back the old one at the on top as im recording the new. Or drop in a sample and then drop in another sample on the same track and they both play back when overlapping. I might change it later when mixing, but when just building ideas this just mean i dont constantly have to make new tracks when ever i want to add or try stuff.
Track possibilities are endless in Reaper 😀
So I'm currently on the journey finding my new DAW. I was a heavy Pro Tools user, than Logic Pro X (bc of the stability) but ran out of options, it was very limited for me especially for the worklow when it comes to audio editing. Than Demo-ed Studio One, and it was not stable at all, some plugins were crashing which weren't at other DAWs. I alway make beats in Ableton, but for recording and mixing, I don't like it. Especially when it comes to multitrack recording and group editing. Not even Live 11 is there. So currently I'm on a journey with Reaper. I already spent 2 whole days customizing the actions, adding extensions and scripting it to the way I like it. I feel like I have to code my own DAW from an unusable template to get something that's usable in a professional environment. Pro Tools really sucked, and was time consuming in every way possible. I really love custom actions and the way you can fine-tune your workflow however you like it, but I just feel like I will keep using Logic Pro X till I'm at least 80% there with Reaper. It's not a DAW that's easy to switch to, more like a DAW that you build, get used to, and continue customizing probably forever :D
Thanks for such a long comment! I still remember as I was getting used to Reaper and it's beginner complexity, but after a little bit of googling I was pretty much able to do everything I was doing in Cubase which was my first daw. If you ever need a Reaper lesson you know where to find me 😎
I customized the midi editor to the point where I don't look back at FL anymore lol strum chords, make chord voicings of a guitar instantly make chord progressions instantly etc. maybe the slides and portamento function is the only thing missing lol hahaha
You can use portamento and slides via ReaSamplomatic5000 if that's the case. Could you send me the screenshot of your midi editor setup on Instagram or Facebook? (links in the description)
The biggest thing about reaper in my opinion is reaper updates if it doesn't have a certain feature its gonna get it but other DAW be like ohh wait till version 30 then will give you dark mode and something which you might not need and wont fix the bugs.
Exactly!
Yes and no. It's true that reaper devs will provide quick bug fixes, but real game changing updates are few and far between. Reaper still doesn't have a decent drum machine plugin. One that doesn't require you to build routing and track templates.
You did a good job explaining Reaper, Reaper is like moving in to a new house :)
Haha, indeed 😀
I use Ableton LIte right now, and have no way of upgrading to standard, I think I might just buy Reaper... Instant Sub!
My favorite Reaper theme is smooth 6, looks MUCH better than the default
If you become good in Reaper, you never want to work in any other DAW, because you can customise everything the way you want to work in it. That's also its downside because it''s so vast this little 100 mb DAW. That's right, the current version only around 100 mb. Great channel brother, chesh.
Really weel said :D Thanks a lot!
(*14MB)
Great video
Ciekawe omówienie.
Dzięki, pozdrawiam! 😎
If you make beats in reaper and don't use the media explorer, and built in samplomatic, or know what those are, you will be thinking things are very hard for sure. I never personalized anything in reaper after switching to it from fl studio. I did however watch and learn how to use reaper, because it can do everything right out the box just as easily, if not easier.
Recommend any videos?
Ultimate reaper beat making guide
pretty much it, everything u said is perfectly true!
I talked about everything that came to my mind :D
great vifeo. Reaper is keeping it's own verywell the last7 years.
I'm a Studio one guy, but I do love Reaper! : no nonsense DAW that simply works. great!!!! stuff!!
Studio One is a great piece of a DAW too 😀 Totally agreed, it's improved a lot since then
thanks for the tips... I am intrigue with the align takes :D
I was blown away when I saw it and I don't have to purchase the "real" vocalign for almost 300 british pounds
Wow, nice and informative video! Thanks! 👏 👏
You're welcome 😎
6:06 Reaper could literally be FL Stduio's MiDi editor with critical customization on mouse modifiers, it just requires lots of thinking.
6:09 yes that's true
People say midi editor in reaper is the worst but the more I'm using reaper, the more I realized that the Midi Editor in reaper isn't that bad
Can't disagree!
great video, thanks,
are you planning to make separate video covering included plugins in Reaper? there are tons of them it's really overwhelming..
I've already made some, check out the Beatgrinding in Reaper playlist 😉
If you want me to make a video about a particular one just let me know 👊
great video! what theme are you using?
iLogic by Blankfiles, link in the description 😉
I testing out 4 new daws to see if any of them can take me away from ableton live this year, I'm testing, studio one, reaper, cubase 12, zrythem and cakewalk by band lab
Good luck! Hope you'll find the one you like
Thank you for the video! Is there any difference between REAPER and other DAW's in voice rec/editing?
The workflow is pretty simmilar I think. I've switched from Steinberg Cubase years ago and had no big issues with getting used to Reaper
Very reassuring, I've been using Reaper for a few years, but I'm starting to learn how to make beats just now. I was afraid I'd have to switch to a different DAW to do that. Thank god for your channel :D
I had the very same feeling a few years ago, but I gave it a try aaand... here I am with this channel, haha :D
You used reaper for mixing only or for what did you use it
Reaper is very popular among guitarists and bands in general. A lot of bigger Reaper channels were mostly about guitar tracking, drum tracking, recording rock / metal etc.
I've started using Reaper "like it was FL studio" back in 2015/16 and there were no tutorials about how to do certain things that I had to figure out myself. That's why I've made so much Reaper videos
@@b3taw0lfvfx46 I used it mostly for editing, sometimes recording, as I play a few instrument as a hobby.
With pi400 and reaper for arm linux you get a silent recording capability
While bigwig runs on Linux it doesn't run on arm
What do you mean by "silent recording"?
@@WodzuBeats What I mean is the way the pi400 is designed there are no fans to cool the cpu so you use it in a studio setup to record with 0 background noise.
@@meanbass I'm not that keen on that stuff, but the fact you can run Reaper on such a small device is awesome 😀
@@WodzuBeats yeah I only use it when I need a fan less recording my main machine is a zen2 ryzen 7 machine with windows and reaper. I have a chromebook with Linux apps enabled and also run reaper there for mobile recording.
Great vid thanx 👌
You're welcome!
I was a Pro Tools user, but recently spent a while getting accustomed to Ableton 11 only to bang my head against the wall when trying to use it as a traditional DAW for recording and mixing audio like in PT or any traditional DAW. So I thought okay, I'll keep Live for my electronic music, but its SO slow when using any third party plugins. If I have 2or3 instances of Audio Lab open my 11th gen Core i5 chokes. Disappointing as I built a new rig since I thought it was my old PCs performance specs.
I open these plugins in Reaper and no problem. At 64 samples I can run 4 instances of Audio Lab.
However, I find this DAW rough to get started with. Like big brain time rough.
Anyways just my experience. Thanks for your video.
Had some very simmilar feelings as I started using it for electronic music. In one of my recent videos I've provided a free beatmaking template for reaper to help people start out easily 😉
@@WodzuBeats OH sweet, I'll be sure to check it out 👍
Cool man lots of good info, fanks.
You're welcome 😎
@@WodzuBeats I’ve tried to switch from Cubase about 5 times now. Each time I fail because one small thing and I need to finish the job quickly. Right now I can’t get Kontakt to work easily. Eventually I’ll make it and I’ll be happy without the limitations of the other DAWs. Cubase is coded so badly it dies when you have too many VSTs on one track, even with pc more powerful than NASA :)
Hope you'll figure something out. Kontakt have worked fine in Reaper for me so far without any issues 😉
@@WodzuBeats guess I’m a noob with routing. 😂
Did you make that custom script to put in those midi chords? That looks super helpful
Found in a different video. Thanks!
I was about to paste the link 😀 Glad you've found it
Reaper for me like my home 🏠 I went to another DAW like pro tools or cubase or Studio on but in the end I comeback to my home 🤷🏻♂️
I started with Cubase, tried FL studio, Studio One, Ableton and I still stick with Reaper afterall 😀
Keep it up bro ❤️
Always! :D Thanks for your comment!
Am i the only weirdo that loves the default theme of reaper?
Atleast the reaper 6 version.
It's far better that the v5! 😀
@@WodzuBeats I agree!
Default 3.0 and Classic 1.x are also good.
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Even after only 30 days in Ableton Live I find it very hard to get used to Reaper. Ableton made me very productive and Reaper scares me. I hope I can get used to it.
Maybe you shouldn't change then
@@WodzuBeats I wanted to because Reaper has a far fairer price structure and offers lots of customizing but the start is definitely a bumpy road. Thanks for your information!
@@rayderrich you can check out my quick start guide - it's on my channel as "the ultimate Reaper beat making guide"
@@WodzuBeats I will and hope that by making a more personal theme and setup I can overcome the initial fears. Thanks!
cakewalk is technically cheaper, but Reaper is the best and fastest DAW! so stable, so custom, much WOW
Bro your videos are amazing.. I've watched a couple of your videos in a row now and learned some things that I didn't know about or didn't use yet..
Ofc there are other channels with tutorial videos that are also good but, the ones that you make like making beats and stuff like that are getting my attention more.
Plus all the other videos are also nice to watch.
I also want to say as a person who used flstudio for years, that this daw is just unbeatable in every aspect.. And guys like you make it even better by making tutorial videos so we can learn things.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for such a long comment, Mevzu! I'm glad to hear more people engage with my beatmaking vlogs and not tutorials only 😀 Reaper is not perfect for making beats and its not meant to be like FL or Ableton, but I still find it a great solution to stick with and I haven't seen many tutorials about making beats in it other than single videos.
If you enjoyed any of my content please feel free to share it - it helps a lot to bring some new people to the crew!
Cheers! 👊
Hi Wodzu, do you have beat making videos for js midi sequenzer megababy or with sower or even with stochas too? Not everone has a drum pad at home.
Unfortunately not, I've never been using these
Before using a drum pad I've been just using the MIDI editor
@@WodzuBeats Ok, I've found your video. Let's work it out :-)
MIDI CC 10 Pan (MSB) 0-127
Чувак покажи видео как ты сделал тему Logic + Tool bar настроил. Спасибо
I can't read Cyrillic
Dude, show the video how you made the Logic + Tool bar theme set up. Thank you@@WodzuBeats
The setup is delivered with the theme, you install the theme, import the settings and it's done.
Holla!
We dem boyz!
good video. i actually like how stable reaper is, but i really hate this options overkill. when i looked how to convert stereo to mono, in the tutorial there ara several options, not the one i needed. it is very irritating how those tech geeks do not understand that we are musicians, not engineers
As far as I know it's pretty simple (and I'm a musician too I suppose), but I can relate. Felt the same at the beginning
@@WodzuBeats I am a trained sound engineer, using Cubase, Ableton, Logic and Reaper. Reaper is definetly the most user unfriendly, but very good for mixing if you know how to mix. And I hate Kenny Gioia's tutorials.
What can I do with the reaper script coders window, can I create a vsti etc etc
You can create Reaper scripts that can be used exclusively in Reaper. Programming vsts request different environments as far as I know
Imo Ableton it's more a loop based production software than reaper which is more a full "tape style" recording type. Ableton live works pretty good when you use more loops than full track record. As soon you start using iVst along with full tracks....it get wonky. Reaper don't suffer from that. It can be both if i want. Funny got me wrong I love Ableton live.... But I see myself using more reaper just for the light CPU usage.
It definitely is and it's really good at it, but in my case (and some other friends) it was really CPU heavy. I managed to freeze it a few times just in my first days.
FL studio and reaper are common in many ways
Indeed!
Isn't there a pan plugin for midi
There's a Pan parameter in the midi editor, i didn't know about that when shooting the video
If reaper had a piano roll that looked and was as good as the FL piano roll, I would easily say that it's one of the best DAWs.
Yeah, it could have a few more features
Hey bro how dark mode reaper windows
It's a theme, the link is in the description 😉
@@WodzuBeats thanks bro
@@usuario3621 np, you're welcome 😎
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I think Reaper is good for mixing and mastering....beat making process is a bit confusing...I am studying about that....Reaper is great daw for new coming artists who wants to make a track...ya it is bit hard for a beginner to adapt here
That's why I'm trying to help by making these videos 😁
Reaper was my first DAW, but I eventually moved away from it. The flexibility was too much for me. I was spending more time trying to figure out work flows instead of making music. I would not recommend it for beginners, as I think beginners benefit from guidance not limitless possibilities. I think it is a good second DAW to tailor to your work flow AFTER you've actually developed one.
But even with all that flexibility, there is something to be said about well thought out, well designed feature implementation. For example, you could duplicate the instrument rack from ableton with reaper groups, but the implementation will never be as smooth as what Ableton provides. The same goes for the ableton drum rack.
I think you were just missing the more straightforward and simple methods. Making a bus, duplicating tracks, items, or entire buses with their effect chains is incredibly simple in reaper. Create a drum bus, create a midi bus of drums. Duplicate the master track of the bus. Done.
I started out in fruity loops, then FL studio, then pro tools. Someone said to give reaper a try, and I did, reluctantly. I never went back. Played around with ableton and Cubase, but never found anything in either that was easier than reaper. Routing, tracking, and item settings in reaper make my splicing, editing, tempo changing and what not, so easy.
Please help - I'm looking for my first DAW and so far I'm leaning towards Reaper heavily, but so far the research I am doing always leads me back to Ableton Live, which I'm not too keen on.
1) I want to be able to do live jamming of pre-recorded Reaper loops triggering them from something like a Novation Launchpad. Basically making a recording of my pre-recorded loops like a drum machine within Reaper.
2) I also want to be able to change the drum sounds in the loops on the fly.
3) I want to be able to do the above and record it within Reaper.
Does anyone know if this possible? Any help much appreciated
Check out my video about live looping in Reaper 😀
You can also use Ableton and Reaper together if that ends up being necessary
To me Reaper is a cross between cubase and abbelton, especially the track screen
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Ok these cons.. are negligible..REAPER is the best.. :D
For the cons: work with the staff menu is really annoing.
Hey, thanks for the comment 😉 What do you mean by "staff" menu?
@@WodzuBeats HI. Staff= Stave=Pentagram. For scores. Edit one in Reaper is a headache.
Reaper for its price is just a gift of gods! One thing that Cocos should to do is draw pretty GUI. This action will attract many new users, I'm sure.
Gift of Gods 😀 Made my day
Reaper look like Logic is illegal 😂😂
Am gonna try it.
It is and that's why it's great! 😈
I think you really like reaper :) reaper runs on linux WOW , also because its so cheap you can spend that extra $300 you saved on some VSTs or drinks LUL
I suggest getting VSTs 😀
I've used them all REAPER is the best That's All..
Polska bialoczerwoni!!
Najak!
@@WodzuBeats Od razu po akcencie poznałem :D Trafiłem przypadkiem jak porównywałe inne dawy do przesiąścia się i nie żałuje, zostaje na dłużej. Fajnie prowadzony kanał, miniatury, wszystko póki co clean
@@TheKrisu98 Dzięki! Pozdrawiam 😎
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Bro can you send me the logic theme I really need that I'm so broke RN:(((
Sorry, but you have to donate any amount of money to Blankfiles to get the theme. If you did please send me the screenshot and I'll send you the theme.
:( you can forward it to me. I'm your fan:((
lloydimension777@gmail.com
You need to send me a screenshot proving that you donated to the creator of the theme - all the details are in the official iLogic thread (link in the description) and I can send you the theme.
If u don't have a midi keyboard i think fl studio is the best one to go to
Yeah, it has the most powerful midi editor out of everything I was using
1:19 Wear a mask? a virtue signaling DAW is not for me
Ok 👌
Really hard to Unsee the talking out of the left side of your mouth every sentence .. sorry
It’s a bad habit and looks very unnatural
I think I'll let myself decide if any habit I have is wrong or not 😁
reaper mixer is garbage imho, looks super clunky no matter what theme you use, also the browser is on win xp level. I dont know, I tried many times but I cant get the hang of it. Whatever suits you best I guess but I just cant use this daw.
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