Top 10 Reasons Reaper is the Best DAW
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A number of years ago I transitioned from Mac to Windows, so I had to leave Logic behind. I downloaded Reaper to give it a try. In the first 10 minutes I had the following experience about three times: "I wonder how to... Oh! That was easy!" I've been with Reaper ever since. :)
Thats my boat currently. Nice to hear!
This is Reaper Reality for me also. It's so intuitive to work with, anyone can talk about what they use and every time I wonder if they even know how Reaper works.
Im getting into recording my own music for personal use. Ive been playing guitar for 18 years. Its been my dream to record music
@@kz6713 With a decent interface and Reaper, that will not be a problem. Success!
@@Yu2beFool i set it up finally cant wait to get home from work!!
Reaper just plain kills everything else. I've used it for sync on the Sicko Mode video, to control lighting on a mixed media installation, for live recording on a raspberry pi, soundtrack and foley for a VR game, and to edit podcasts for NPR. No DAW can do everything Reaper does, but Reaper can do everything all the other DAWs do. Best media production tool on the market. Much gratitude yall!
can reaper fuction as a tracker too? (renoise)
U can't record with the vocal plugins already enabled. And u can't route tracks to record vocals or creating reverb busses. U also can't route them for sidechaining
Bro you recorded on a raspberry pi 😂 Respect
I'm sold 👊🏿🔥
Reaper is great… I love it. but Logic is better. has more features, more plugins, apple loops, its own drummer…. and for $200… you get life long updates. no re-paying every 2 version updates. $200… DONE.
it’s nicer to look at…. Reaper has that air of Windows about it. Logic is beautiful on the eye. but i’m a massive fan of Reaper. i love that it uses less CPU… is more efficient than any other DAW.
Other DAW users (mostly Pro Tools) suffer from Normalcy Bias - thinking things are fine when they're not. Example: I work for weeks (mostly months) in Reaper without a single crash.
It's THE best. I've recorded our weekly podcast for years... more than an hour straight at a time - using so many different pieces of hardware and never even had a stutter.
Reason never crashed on me in 10years
@@raedius_music I am glad to hear. I will check out Reason. Thanks.
@@ettiennelane9173 its very stable purely because it is the opposite of reaper (open source access style) whereas reason is very (in house and closed). I don't comment on the reliability of reaper though as I dont have experience, it more a comment on vst platforms
I can make Reaper freeze without even trying. The other day I deleted 5 or 6 tracks that weren't needed and it completely froze up. It happened a couple of times before.
the fact that the daw can go on a thumb drive and do literally everything protools does is AMAZING i’ve been using it since the start and i make music like second nature with it
I don't really need convincing, I'm already a huge reaper fan and user. Just here to pat my back for choosing reaper in the first place.
Shoutout to Kenny ✨✨✨
So, by paying only $60 I can own the program.... is not a subscription or any of those nonesense that DAW's companys have lately. Just like in the early 2000's...you bought a DAW and there you have it like forever?
@@JoeyRam. Correct
Hey man,
today was the day when I finally made my full switch to Reaper. It took me quite a while to set it up the way I wanted it (and this will keep on forever) but it was so satisfying and entertaining to watch your video. I have used Slow Tools, and Logic for the longest time and until now Studio One but that's now history.
What a great video, youn took every word out of my mouth! Subbed and "bell-ranged" and look forward to seeing more stuff from your upcoming channel.
All the best, Andy
Any updates, how's it working for you. Any questions or concerns?
@@reapertutorials1947 Hey, thanks for asking!
Like every other Reaper user I haven't looked back ever since.
Melting and molding Reaper's functionality around my needs will still take time and I'll come back to you're videos when I'm ready for creating icons and toolbars.
I have tiny issues here and there but that's nothing compared to the walls I had run into when using PT, Logic or S1.
But the "always learning new things-feature" along with the constant cost-free updates were worth the switch alone.
Thanks for your videos and your cool channel. Wherever you go, I'll follow! :-)
Cheers, Andy
Just updated DAWs to Reaper and it’s a breathe of fresh air in regards to the ease of using VSTs and working across both audio and midi tracks.
Reaper has been the only DAW I’ve used I barely used a laptop before but I was able to start putting tracks together instantly. It feels very intuitive I’m like blindly stumbling along and it still gets the result I’m going for. Well worth the money it’s a steal.
Another great reason why Reaper is the best DAW is that it is completely accessible for blind users. With extensions/plugins, such as "Osara", Reaper can be accessed by screenreader software which reads screen texts to blind people. Other DAWs don't support that feature at all. I even tried to talk to the companies like Presonus, Steinberg, etc. about the need of accessability in their DAWs but they just say it might be on the list for updates in the future. Reaper already has an entire working environment which is perfectly designed for blind people and the community develops it further.
yesss got my license just a few days ago completely blind and ive been able to create tracks record audio add fx adjust volume its so cool every other thing i tried just didnt want to work with a screen reader still got much more to learn but i love it so far.
@@reallyqaiser Actually Ableton 12 now shall be made accessible for us but I'll stick to Reaper. Nice that you found your way to a workflow that suits you. If you have any questions about Reaper and/or screenreaders, you have someone here you can ask anytime.
@@niclasnightflame i didn't get a notification sorry about that and thank you i was having some hickups but found out that it was just a narrator issue since i use that more installed and configured nvda and now it works a bit better its been crazy accessible so far im so happy.
I completely agree with your list. Especially number 1! Brilliant support from other people using Reaper. It was a very different story when I was using Cubase - other users would just tell me to read the handbook more carefully. Also the Reaper Mania videos are fantastic.
Glad to hear so many references to Acid Pro. That DAW was my bread and butter back in the day then I painfully switched to Pro Tools because I kept hearing it was the industry standard. I just purchased Reaper last week and I hope I can find creativity with Reaper like I used to with Acid Pro. Great video. Thanks man !!
If youre anything like me you will Love the switch to Reaper
Well the fact that reaper co founder stole some features from Acid pro or soundforge and put it in Reaper and make more features with the frequent updates its a huge plus!
One thing Reaper can't copy on Acid pro is the acidized loops feature. Acid Pro has a better form of coding/ algorithm in these department!
You can't just easily pick and paint loops , chop it in pieces and it sync in Reaper!
So im sticking to ableton and acid pro still.. (for a quick fast rough sketches), since im composing tunes mostly in loops & midi!
Anyway good luck with your music making journey on Reaper dude
Thanks for this..I started using Reaper several years ago...and even as an 'occasional' user have loved having such a great software package to learn wtih. Community is indeed awesome. I also love the ease of customising midi controllers etc..I can change any controller to anything...there always seems to be a way to do anything you need to. Still lots to learn...and discover...saw in another DAW a very eay 'drag and drop' vst template feature...searched this..and it looks like someone has made a script to do it. This is certainly a great thing with Reaper..it is an open toolbox of possibilities!
Not knowing anything about recording with Daw's I I am so glad that I chose to go with reaper ! ! Was able to use it for free while I was learning to use it, plus the knowledge that you get from Kenny at reaper mania and all his video tutorials it is the best $60 that I ever spent it is truly a great product !!!
Totally agree with all you say mate. I've been using Reaper a long time now and just love everything about it. Great channel. Cheers.
Im so glad that I went with reaper back when I chose a daw. Like you said, its $60 for the full version, isn’t cpu intensive at all with a ton of plugins enabled and has grown with me as I’ve gotten deeper into mixing and production. I honestly couldn’t be happier, and to anyone on the fence about it, don’t hesitate. Its so versatile, and the learning curve is so small.
have you used Ableton? which one do you like better?
@@hold_me_close Ill be honest, my use of Ableton is very limited, I used 10 when it first dropped. Id say that if your recording live instruments then reaper is the way to go, but for anything electronic Ableton is a powerhouse. Best of luck friend!
@@clunt2548 thanks！
just started getting into music. I was thinking about using protools until this video, thank you!
I’ve used cakewalk since version 3, and changed over to Presonus studio one after Gibson killed Cakewalk sonar for me. I run Windows, Mac, and recently Ubuntu Linux. Reaper is the only DAW that runs on all three platforms without hiccups. Reaper loads up faster and it’s so easy to work with that I made the jump. I still use Sound Forge for Editing, and Acid pro for Looping-Syncing wave files to a click. But Reaper is my DAW of choice now. Thanks for the video
Many thanks. This is an outstanding overview and comparison.
I have to admit you're right. Daw's before Reaper didn't follow my mind flow. Constantly searching how to find what I need... uninstall was the option when I met Reaper (demo). I'm not lying to say that it took me less than a week before I paid the 55 euros. Also, the help you mention is true: whenever a problem occurs, I'll find a clear answer within a few hours (but that's because I have other things to do also... ;-)
Thanks for helping me to make a right choose :) Great video!
I’ve been a Reaper user more than a year now and have to experience it crashing yet!
“Reaper doesn’t tell you how to behave, you tell it how to.”
Thank you for this informative video. I have been wondering which DAW to go for. You have helped me to make my mind up! It's funny... I tried Reaper before, bought a license and then my PC died. I am now about to purchase another PC geared towards music and video creation. Do you have any more tips? I am planning on buying an AMD based PC, with a 2 GB graphics card... Is that any good? Cheers!
I grew up with analog - when 2" tape was THEE medium.. Transitioning, the only real alternative then was the bloatware known as ProTools and then it was Mac only. I too stumbled through every known DAW, and finding Reaper (v3) was a game changer. I'm happy you covered the forum - unlike the 'other' snob DAW, the help you'll find with thre forum members. Nothing less than friendly help there.
Thanks! I'm really looking into Reaper to replace my Cubebase. I like Reapers GUI and that to me is one of the most important elements in a piece of complex software.
12 years using ableton, and finally move to reaper.
A truly awesome tool❤
I personally prefer Waveform, but Reaper is a close second. The fact both of them have free versions with very little limitations is mind-blowing.
Tremendous overview and review of Reaper software. I agree totally with your Top 10 reasons why Reaper is the best DAW. After using Roland VS-880 & 1600 hard disk recordings since the 1990's, my journey lead me to Reaper. With a few easy programs to prepare my Roland backup files from CD, I was able to work with all my Roland recordings in Reaper. It was magic at the time and I have continued with Reaper for close to 8 years now. Love the software. Great video. Long live Reaper!
What did you use to transfer vs files to reaper?
been looking 4 ever for a daw ty ty
Hi, thanks for the video. Can you tell me what Reaper Theme your using? And do you know how to change the appearance of the scrolling cursor so it is more visible?
And also do you know how to say highlight a whole session and split every track on every bar start and end as a macro?
Kind regards
Also checkout REAPER MANIA...on TH-cam
Mate, not blowing smoke but its refreshing to see and hear a concise clear and well produced message, and from a TH-cam creator. Not being funny or nothing, just alphabet media moguls can't Mike a reporter or just ruin the production and it's common to have high school students who know better than these glorified salespeople. I am aware you're promoting something but it doesn't feel that way, and you convinced me, I am getting the nicest package available, and I am very comfortable with my usual DAW caustic, I have wanted to get live as it seems like the industry standard but I got everything I ever needed from caustic and my process and mastering to presentation all bounce on my apples. Do I need a PC to get it man? Cheers, new sub jctzee
I spent over a decade using nuendo until my system crashed. When rebuilding my DAW I needed a more affordable substitution and at 60 bucks it was a no Brainer. I had no intention of using Reaper long term but after spending time using it I simply fell in love with the program. It does everything I need it to do at a fraction of the price that I would pay for the newer version of Nuendo.
what is the difference between a discounted license and a commercial license ??
@@khalilturjman2010 it’s on the website check it out
Well I have to say, I have been a Hard core Cubase User for a long time and I am now trying Reaper and I am thinking of buying it and using it next to Cubase for some projects i do it is truly a great DAW And Kenny's videos explaining the program are great too
Reaper is so intuitive, I've only been working on music for about 2 weeks now but I feel like I can find out how to do anything I want to do without even looking it up online.
damn. as someone who has used audacity for 8 years, i find it quite the opposite. effects sends and routing are driving me crazy at times....but having these options are the reason im using reaper now
@@fuckcensorship69 maybe its just to do with the fact i dont have any prior experience so i dont have names or places for things that im use to
New to Reaper, loving it so far, no issues and I'm using the free version, I will buy the full and support the developers.
The "free" version IS the "full" functional version... no limitations, and no time expiration... this is class! I will say this is not "freeware" nor "shareware": this is "at-your-goodness-ware"! (I never found a better spent 60 dollars...)
@biula3278 wait wtf did you spend 60$ on then?
Got REAPER yesterday, loving it!
Thanks for your videos! Reaper is all you say it is in audio and workflow. Not so in Midi. Every two or three years I try it again to see if midi for film scoring is up to the Cubase/Digital Performer/logic/Studio One standard. Three years ago it was not. Just starting the process again - we'll see. Been a Reaper user/not user since the .9 days.
ok the first thing absolutly insane, just when u start it for the first time, it scans all your vst plugins, which is SUPER AMAZING, when I was coming from FL to Ableton it took me quite a long time to even find where to scan VSTs :D
I actually saw Dave’s first ever top ten list.
I love Reaper but am watching this anyway
11:13 ooh broo you got to be a little faster than at delivering speech. But what an impersonation of Kenny🙌🙌. Marvellous . Loved the video and subbed. I will definitely look out for Reaper at discounted 60 Dollar price . Just one question folks:-
Would I be able to use Reaper for a different device or does it work only for 1 particular device (Laptop to Pc or a old Laptop to a new one)?
Using Reaper since 2010 and still love it so much for music production!
Next step will be to use Reaper for editing my videos (yes, you can do this as well). 😁
just use premier pro for video editing
May i ask what script or mod are you using in reaper to have those plugins loading with logo? like FLstudio plugin picker?
I actually got up and running in Reaper quicker than other DAWS -already purchased a license after only a few days evaluation-it's that good....
Great video, I'm been a propellerhead since ReBirth, but have noticed some DSP issues lately and since I can still use the Reason rack as a VST I'm seriously considering giving Reaper a try. Custom keybinds are high on my list! Thx for the overview :)
Reaper sometimes has trouble opening with Reason rack VST active in the project.
I think it has something to do with the way Reason authenticates itself online.
My best advice would be to offline Reason rack before saving.
@@Unconsciouzone ah ok thx much
@@KirkDilley Don't let it scare ya, it works brilliantly... (other than that quirk) it's just something to be aware of. It's never been fatal (knock on wood)
Something else to keep in mind (assuming of course you haven't already tried the rack version in another DAW) is that any combos you created using third party plug in's won't work in rack mode. Only combis with Reason native instruments and devices can be accessed.
@@Unconsciouzone So I would have to combine them differently/separately in Reaper?
For example, I use Valhalla plugins quite a bit in the Reason Rack....i would just need to add that outside of the rack I guess, or on an aux/send?
@@KirkDilley Yes, but to be clear I'm only talking about Combinator patches here
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So for example if you created a combinator patch that includes any third party VST in Reason proper, it won't be available when switching to VST/Rack mode.
What you described is a simple workaround for a simple patch. It won't be practical for Combis that employ multiple third party VST's
In that case I would opt for printing stems in Reason on the effected tracks and porting them to Reaper, or if you still have access to Reason 10 you could use Rewire.
Otherwise? Yes saving the settings on the plugs and recreating them in Reaper will work (assuming we're talking about simple sends and not complex pre-fader chains which would require you recreating the whole patch from scratch)
Great video! Best of luck with the channel!
A friend at work told me about reaper. It looks amazing. I haven't tried it fully yet but I am going to soon. The only downside is the lack of mainstream use. For instance as a noob I often look up how to make certain genres of music and the tutorial uses fl studio and never reaper and even Ableton is a bit rare.
You can watch these tutorials to find out which Elements these genres consist of and apply that to reaper.
Kenny Goia Reaper mania
Very tempting. I jumped in with Studio One and it's a solid DAW. But it can be very non-intutitve at times. (You can't even nudge the playhead with a key command). Gonna download a trial of Reaper... right now. Thanks ✌️
Hi. Silly question: how would I change the number of items per se in an individual track in Reaper to match up them up “better” with the length of that of another track?? For instance, an item on one track is at 3.5 seconds total while there’s six items total at .7 seconds each
on another and I would like to change that number of items to five if possible?? Thanks
Question: What operating system is recommended to use with Apple Silicon (M1) to play nice with Reaper? Is Big Sur supported?
Love Reaper!! Great video
When I found out how easy COMPING is to do in Reaper, and that you normally have to pay for the Pro versions of other Daws to get this same feature, (if they are even able to do it!), I was sold!
Comping is separating the best out of each Take, and melding them together into one track. i.e. 6 vocal tracks ( take 1, 2, 3, 4, etc), then cut and pasted into one "perfect" track. Industry standard for decades. What took me hours to do by hand before, is just a few clicks in Reaper. And the process is so easy and infinitely customizable.
Is that when you click on the preferred takes and "Glue Items"?
Iv been using Reason for 19 years now and now im looking at Reaper.
One thing I notice is that, while many may prefer their chosen DAW for a variety of reasons, nobody who has moved to Reaper has ever said they moved back to their old DAW because of something Reaper couldn't do.
That is not completly correct. I just did it. I don't think anyone switches back to Logic, Cubase, etc. But anyone who has used the completly underrated daw Mixcraft will immediately switch back to the new version 10. The usability in Reaper is really terrible when you compare it to Mixcraft. When it comes to features, Reaper is unbeatable, but if you really want to make music and don't want to spend hours for configuring and search endless context menus, then I don't think Reaper is the first choice. Just my thinking.
Most people use Reaper alongside their DAW. Reaper is like a mistress but you always go back to your faithful wife lol. Reaper has no synths of note so you can’t use it out the box. Reaper needs to bundle plugins with the program.
@@kehindea Nice analogy. I only record (no MIDI), mix and master, so it's my mistress AND my wife.
Reaper. Can’t double click an audio track in order to bring it up in an editing window, then left click and drag the section you need to edit. So no,, the single most common edit feature,, Reaper doesn’t do. Lose a LOT of potential customers because of it . Including myself
I didn’t like Cubase,, tried Reaper for two months ,, guess what??? I’m buying Cubase 12
Great site. I have a noob question: Is there a way of changing the recorded piano sound after recording with a VST plug in?
Recording a VST is always as a MIDI track. So you would just change your VST and your track sounds different. Once you have your MIDI down perfect and withe the VST instrument that you want, you render it to an audio file and Reaper places it in another track. So easy. You can route the MIDI track to many sources at the same time like other VSTs and hardware synths.
@@crhkrebs ok got it...I was confusing recording an audio track [e.g piano] then changing an effects plugin and thinking it changes the timbre of the audio.
A good question would be, how good is it at the final audio print quality? 🤔
Does the sound quality have that flat, harshness sound after bouncing audio from Reaper? 🤔
Make a "null test" with your preferred DAW (if you know what a null test is...), and you will find out "the final audio print quality" is absolutely the same (all initial conditions being equal, of course...). Digital mixing "in the box" is DAW-independent...
I think people care because they feel Cockos cares. That means the User wants it to succeed
I might try Reaper, I like the idea of creating My own graphics for it. Making grafics for plugins or other stuff like sliders and knobs, and I learned how by seeing how custom win amp skins where put together.
It really kicks the Llamas A$S
Love your custom toolbars with your favorite vsts
Even though Reaper doesn't come packeaged with instruments like other DAWS, there are so many free high quality VST instruments out there, as well as others which have had their prices slashed. Reaper works flawlessly with 3rd part instruments and plugins-it even works with 32 bit plugins without the need for JBridge-awesome...
I used Reaper exclusively for a while, but since moved to Logic for music, mostly for the included software instruments. Even still I prefer Reaper's editing tools and still use it for voiceover/podcast work.
The main issue I notice with proprietary software is that each application wants to be the centre of your universe. They assume that any other functionality will be done as “plugins” to their platform.
Contrast this with the component-based approach on Linux, centred around JACK or PipeWire, where each application is just another component, and it is the user that controls how they connect together.
sounds good. will try this😊
I've been using Ableton for years. I used to dj with Traktor ages ago, and then moved to Ableton for live performance.
I'm finally going to give Reaper a fair shake.
I've imported audio tracks into Reaper that are really low. Is there a trim/gain for each track? Or do you only have the fader to pull up and down?
No, you can easily achieve this by selecting all the tracks, or even parts of the tracks if you prefer, and uniformly bring them to your desired Volume in LUs or LUFs
Just Make sure SWS extensions are installed and It's called SWS/BR: Normalize loudness of selected items/tracks
There are other options as well. Let me know if you need help
@@reapertutorials1947 mmm on the surface it seems annoying...but just line anything once you learn it things are simple.
Great video!! Where can i find your theme, its really beautifull!!
I want to use reaper for neural DSP! Can you tell me if Reaper will sound the same as other daws like pro tools and logic in terms of sound quality? Also will it sound the same for pc and Mac? Plz let me know thnx
Reaper being extremely lightweight and performant, along with its very direct and hands-on workflow is what convinced me that it was a good program. I tried it based on a friend's recommendation and it really upped my audio editing capabilities.
Most people use Reaper for music stuff, but I tend to use it more for editing audio for tv/film... while you can technically do this in video editors, you simply don't get the same level of control. After all these years I'm finally just now getting into the music production aspects of reaper.
I’ve just installed Reaper on my Mac, used it for only 2 hours, and I’m already sold! There’s so much goodness and intuition looking at me here, that all I can think of is, why haven’t the developers of the more outrageously priced DAWs thought of this and that! Greatest surprise… the project startup time. What the heck??? A software starting with C that shall not be named here sometimes takes 2 minutes just to load for me… I look at the many prompts and load up screens, waiting… and waiting… but with Reaper… Clicking on open… Vooom there it is! 🎉
Thanks so much! super useful video!
Tell me this. can I fix wow and flutter on voice recordings in Reaper, from audio cassettes that I have digitally transferred?
Ok you had me in the customization part,i might try it( FL user btw)
okay im subbed
could you share how to expirience same piano roll workflow as fl studio?
After doing my first TH-cam video with Da Vinci Resolve, I got pretty fed up with the massive bloat of this program - it took ages to load, was a fickle to use and liked to occasionally crash. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Reaper I had been using for years for audio was just as capable (for what I needed) in _video_ editing. So the next videos after the first, I made in Reaper, and I dare anyone to spot the difference. 😉
I once looked for a really niche application of a control surface mixer with automation and got an answer in the forums within a day, and the guy replied _several times_ until I was able to do *_exactly_* what I intended to do.
Reaper is so friggin' OP in every aspect that if I was religious, I would call it a miracle. It is the direct opposite of corporate greed: it is the perfect product for a fair price, for everyone's enjoyment. I cannot thank the developers and the community enough!
Haha this is great Lol I’ve never seen this. I use hitfilm express to edit videos (2021 version cuz new version sucks) but I’d look into it if I were u
The support, community, approach to pricing and customization is what keeps me loyal to Reaper. I not only don't believe in brand loyalty but I despise it. In Reapers case I just haven't found another DAW that can pull me away.
The only advantages I can give any other DAW is a couple were more intuitive to a beginner like myself when I was starting out. I stuck it out with Reaper for all the reasons above and I'm glad I did.
Thanks for the video! Liked and subbed ✅
About 15 years ago I had purchased ProTools for the second time and was getting disgusted with how much of a pain the anti-theft devices were.A friend in the biz from Canada told me about Reaper. I tried it, got hooked and NEVER looked back. Plus, Reaper is only 1/10th the price. Recently I was at a production house working with a guy who was really great at producing and ProTools. I was looking over his shoulder and remembering and re-realizing how much more flexible and useful Reaper is.
Alright Im getting it tonight new to the channel I am sick of having issues with fl studio (on mac and windows) I didnt know if I could use my mpc studio controller with it and will it discover the mpc beats software? I have a ton of tracks saved in projects so plenty of loops and midi / pad edits. I am hoping I can play them into reaper and organize them. FL and Ableton have me totally annoyed.
How is it for batch exporting? Can you export individual track sections and lengths in one go? So for example. If I slice an audio file into 10 sections can I export master bus output into the specified 10 sections?
Yes you can. Region Render Matrix. Sorry for the late reply x❤
In reaper can you record like session in live and arrange record that? That’s one of the reasons I love Ableton and Bitwig. Also the gap less audio engine in live is great. I’m sure reaper can do that so won’t ask :) but truly asking as I am a programmer designer and so on I have been tempted by reaper too and seeing your custom setup and that logic one makes me think holy moly. Maybe it’s worth another look. I have tried reaper back in v1, then v2 v3 v4 stopped then though as I found Ableton to be as close to how I think. Really great video and would love you to reply to this and answer from your perspective. Same for me many DAWs too many. But, live, and renoise are my favs with Bitwig a close close match to live but I am so many years with Ableton it is still my #1. Thanks again!
I do this all the time in Reaper. Absolutely no problem. I jam live on the first tab and record the session to the second. Of course in Live this kind of stuff is core and in Reaper you have to build it yourself. But once done, you can always add some juice to it. In Reaper you have to learn a ton but the reward is just mind blowing. I know Live in and out and for me it was just too much of limitations. But I would never down talk any DAW. Just use what works for you.
You can but you kinda have to build it yourself, while the other daws have specific prebuilt designs just for that use, so the question is, do you want to put the time and effort and make it work the way you want, or are you happy with the workflow prebuilt in those daws?
@@ATTAproject thanks! That will require some deeper research before I can really truthfully answer. I love love but I really dislike a few things about it. If I could leverage some design and coding chops to make my own kinda custom environment fully - maybe I’d do that. TBH I have very limited time except on these holidays :) but I am also a true nerd with passion in his heart. I am going to look at that logic full conversion thing and see how deeply it can go with custom. Based on a screen shot I was stunned.
Thanks! So wait reaper can have multiple tabs? That’s a new one to me. It can process everything in both tabs like as if 1 tab? Could you elaborate a bit on this? Thanks!
@@grymmjack yes, you can do multiple tabs. and you can still embed one project into another
It just works. I've been using it for a couple years now and I cannot remember a time when it crashed.
As a dude who has l earned how to code and stopped music producing this seems like the perfect daw to pick up now I want to start producing again.
I started using Ableton some time back and got pretty good at doing basic things, but never really felt like I have an actual firm grasp. I recently had a real issue trying to get it to read some new plugins that I wanted to try and got really frustrated and hence the reason that I now want to further evaluate Reaper. Thanks much for your evaluation here.
I’ve heard that there are themes to make Reaper look/feel like Cubase, Pro Tools and Logic. Is there one that does this for Ableton? I’ve really enjoyed Ableton but 400$ for the standard license is too rich for my blood
I've been thru the same process of choosing a new DAW.
Reaper is quite good. But...
Very complicated to work around and
" optimization " to your needs is no simple task. The HUI plugins and setup
is way to ancient and not user friendly at all. Reaper sessions can't easily be exported cross-platform with AAF or integrated options. No integrated Autotune or Melodyne - like software.
No drag and drop FX directly on tracks.
No mastering integrated setup.
And many othet editing options not mentioned in this video.
That is why as a 35 yo veteran in the business I chose Studio One 5 .
it has autotune, called reaTune in the cocos plugs. "complicated" i agree ;)
I drag and drop effects all the time. I think you need to go back and learn where such things are. I have yet to find something I cannot do with Reaper
@@notmybadd Ahhhh.... I like challenges ! 😉😉
Lets say track 3 is the snare. At one point in the song few shots sound thinner but you already got Eq and compression on track 3 which is perfect for every other shots.
Can you select just those weaker parts, drag another Eq and additionnal compression on directly on those parts to match them with the rest , and keep it on track 3 so you still have the track 3 setup on those parts ?
Other question: Melodyne is integrated in Studio One so you can adjust every notes real time while the song plays and in the same window like a plugin... Is it in Reaper now ?
Can you import/export any session cross platform with integrated AAF yet ?
Could not 2 years ago and since I do lot of mix for other clients it was complicated...
Later !
@@ranajoyshil Hey Ranajoy,
Thanks for your kind reply. I was using SoundScape, a Daw from Belgium built in the late 1990 till 2012. By far the most unknown and underrated Daw at that time. I have Reaper. I worked with it.
But since I was looking to replace SoundScape, Studio One is the most similar to SoundScape of them all. Studio One advantage is its quite " young" and developers are very active at ramping it up. The HUI is much better than Reaper and it has integrated AAF cross-platform software which Reaper lacks big time.
But the thing is it depends on what you lije and how you feel using a Daw...
I have tried them all... And choose Studio One because it felt good for me...
But it needs lots of tuning and I think
they are watching the competition closely so they know where to put
the extra efforts.
Cheers.
switched from Mac back to Windows and was looking for something similar to logic that would run on my machine. Gave reaper a try and never looked back - really slick and easy to use. Never gets in the way. The stock plugins sound great and barely use any system resources. Took a little while to find a layout I like, but now it's just exactly perfect. Can't say that about any other DAW.
I’m a total noob in Reaper. Which free plugins should I get? Or do they already come with the program nowadays?
Hi Does it works with Sierra high? 10.13 Thank great video
If all my plugins are already in a VST folder (for Cubase & Reason) can I point Reapers
Plugin path to find that folder? Same with sample libraries already installed? Cheers.
Of course! You can use Multiple folder path, I was so annoyed when other DAWs would not allow that, and only allow 1 folder.
I'm in love with Reaper...
Is it worth changing to this when coming from Mixcraft? Have to switch because no ARA2 Support for Tracklist in Mixcraft. I want to record Harmonics
I'm planning on traveling and don't want to pack my Mac Mini. This looks like a great option!
4:14 why are you putting that arrow on for additional sounds (idk what that means tho) but ableton itself is nearly 3 GB and when you set up files its 6 GB sth on my computer when I checked the total file size.
I finally made the jump from Windows to Linux, Ableton being the sole reason I held out for 2+ years. Very displeased with its performance in a VM, and dual booting has proven to be too much of a hassle, so I'm diving into the world of Reaper. Still a long way from my proficiency in Ableton, but right off the bat playing around with it I'm starting to get hints of how powerful this is going to be once I'm fluent in it.
Another really good daw for Linux is also LMMS
Easily my favorite DAW. I still use Ableton for live stuff, but for everything else, it is reaper
Coming from Studio one I failed on step 10. But definitely will try again on linux
I would like to know do you ahve a copy of the exact theme that you are using with all of the stuff in it that you are explaining already installed in it?
Yea but its all spread out its not exactly a drag and drop type thing so it'll take more time explaining how for you to swap out the theme than you just create your own lol 😆 one of the very few irritating things in reaper... I'm sure they'll be a patch for it in the near future 😅
nice bro bro ... i have just tried reaper few days ago .. editing is allmost same as Acid pro ( use to work on it ) but in reaper i cant draw the media item again once i delete it ,, can u help me with it .. and how can i render to new track like acid pro
I have a specific issue I have a Yamaha S08 and windows and my problem is MIDI clock - I can speak to my keyboard via DIN 5 and USB but I prefer DIN 5 MIDI but again the MIDI clock between keyboard and software doesn’t sync or stay locked to software between MIDI songs - any ideas to solve this issue? I keep my keyboard set at MIDI sync not Int sync…….. help
Very informative. All of the possibilities for tinkering is both attractive and repulsive to me. On one hand, I appreciate customizability and the ability to do anything I want to a program, but on the other, I can too easily get lost in tinkering, wasting precious creative time working on customization instead of music.
This vid certainly inspires me to give Reaper a try in the future, when I get some down time. At three moment, I'm really happy with my Cubase experience (aside from the dongle which Steinberg says will no longer be needed for the next version), but it never hurts to learn another DAW.
I've been wanting to try another DAW besides FL Studio for a while, theres just so much clutter, it looks amazing but you'll have to cycle through so much and it slows me down
I'll take reaper any day,the price alone like you said the money saved is more than enough for any plugins you desire,and the sound is on par with anything else,no dongle to worry about,I'm surprised more people don't use it.Yeah it's not pretty but as said it's customisable.Help is always a click away I've had so many questions and always answered.If you here" Hi,I'm Kenny Gioia" on TH-cam breath a sigh of relief.Friends.of mine told me I'd have to spend the cash on a quality DAW before I'd even heard of reaper,being tight on money I thought I'd have a look around and was absolutely blown away.Needles to say friends that forked out a wad of cash were jealous and couldn't believe the quality of my tracks.Reaper is the future.
Is it possible to add the Yamaha THR Editor as a VST plugin in Reaper?