Every single time I have a question about Reaper I find two things. The first being, 'can it do this?' And the answer is always yes. And the subsequent one, 'how do I get Reaper to do that?' And the answer is on this channel, every single time.
Kenny you prob do the best Christopher Walken immatation ever,...but seriously I cant thank you enough for all your awesome awesome posts,and I take back the Walken joke,...Kenny ,your great. Much appreciate everything man. Thank you
As much as I love Reaper, some default behaviours are unfathomable. The folder organisation that Kenny describes here should be default. I can't see any reason that it isn't.
Hi Kenny... your videos are great!!! ... however now that I'm working with Reaper 7 this file organization vid is a little long in the tooth. Granted the principles are virtually the same but the layout of the backup section in preferences has changed since three years ago. I would love it if you could revisit file organization... going through the setup with the newish Reaper 7 preferences window. Also would be great if you could spend some time walking us through how autosave works behind the scenes. I've seen Reaper Forum posts from folks such as IDDOD indicating that if you don't specify a file path for autosave it won't put the timestamped saves where you might expect. With Reaper 7 I currently have a situation where auto save will put several backups in the autosave folder (3 mins apart) then it just stops providing new saves... even when changes are made to a project. An in depth explainer on exactly how autosave is supposed to work would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all you do for the Reaper community!
I just about had a meltdown because hours of work seemingly was gone because of moving some stuff. I should have watched this video when I first started using Reaper. Reaper 7 just came out and as far as I can tell a few things have changed location. (I'm new to Reaper though less that a month) so it might be time to do an updated version of this. However I believe I was able to find everything by searching a bit for it. I want to say Thank you so much for this video. I am no longer stressed trying to find my stuff in the folder and it is already way better. You got yourself a sub. You're appreciated! Thank you!
My very first job a zillion years ago was secretarial and involved a lot of file management. File organization can be a beautiful thing and what you suggest is logical and clean. Thanks again for another perfect video!
Lovely, this is going to make a huge change in my production and mixing workflow as I'm prone to keep dated backups for all music related stuff so project folders tended to end up incredibly messy. Now everything is tidy and satisfying, thank you Kenny!
Thanks for this Kenny, when I was a Reaper newbie I found myself saving everything very messily now I'm overwhelmed with a bombsite, time to dedicate some time digging them all out and reorganising!
Man, you make the most actually useful videos that I have found on Reaper. You focus on practical stuff and most other videos just don't. Thanks a lot!
Your videos are simply amazing and you really know how to get to the point quickly and accurately and with much fineness! Thank you for helping us to navigate these new waters and for getting the most out of reaper. You should put on online classes as I would line up for that! Thanks again
omg! You just made my life so much easier!! I now have my peaks in a separate file so its easier to hunt down my takes to send to my producer!! Thank you Kenny, all the best
I was doing some of it but you really helped me with the stuff I needed to do more. Thanks again Kenny your videos are a great help to me any many people.
Great stuff. I've watched this 2 or 3 times setting up my prefs. I'll add one. Change the default render path so all your renders go into a separate sub folder like "renders" or something.
This is really useful for newcomers to REAPER. I just wonder why its default setting is just so bad although there are better ways offered. For certain times, Bravo Kenny! YOU ROCKS!!!
Brilliant man, just starting to get my head around Reaper after many years on a port-a-studio. Your tutorials and concise and invaluable. Oh, and I live your accent :)
Absolutely love your videos Kenny, and this one especially!! However, is there some way to tidy up up existing projects that have been previously saved without the “audio” folders and “peak” folders features turned on? I can’t seem to figure that out. :)
It's been a while since you made this video, and I hope you still check your comments because I want to send you a great big THANK YOU! This is great! I am subscribed!
Great video, the only issue I had was the last step. Clicking on 'Save as default project setting' (in File > Project Settings) didn't save the sub folders. I ended up getting it to work by using File > Project Templates > Save project as template
I want to warn against having only single backup file. I've had instances where the file was corrupted and then you lose all the backups. I use separate backup files just to fight against the possibility of having a corrupted backup. I wish REAPER allowed you to have separate folder for "manual" backups as you can have for auto backups...
This video is a MUST WATCH for anyone starting out using Reaper. I cant believe theses settings are default, i love Reaper and all but Reaper makes files VERY cluttered if you dont know these File Oranization settings i tell you! After many years of using reaper :D
Hello, I tried to do as you described in the video and saw the following - when organizing a separate folder peak files, it is done at any listening samples even in the media browser creates a separate folder for them and already in the folder where you listened. It turns out that it will still be on a separate folder in each folder with sample and it becomes the accumulation of debris. And you can ask the developers to make it possible to transfer samples or copies of them to the project folder, not only when you select save as. Thank you and thank you separately for your labor.
Awesome tutorial as usual. i check this video often to make sure I am organized-:) Maybe a stupid question but is it always useful or worth it to use auto save? Thanks
When we are on Preferences > General > Path > Store all peak caches (.reapeaks) in alternate path: ; All the files from all the projects are stored in the chosen folder, or only the ones from the project that we're dealing with?
The moving files into subdirectory cool is super useful, but I can't find the option to put the peaks in a subfolder. Has this been moved since this video came out?
Had to find this out because my files were saving in iCloud by default which was auto deleting them without warning as I was adding more... at least I learned this now
I have a question: according to my preferences, every time I move an audio file, reaper makes a copy in the project's folder. BUT it also (somehow) creates a folder "Peaks" in the original folder of the file (the folder is empty), and so my computer is full of empty Peaks folders. How can I solve this problem without cancelling the creation of 'Peaks' folder into my project's folder? And thank you for this video!
Thanks so much for your hard work. Question to anyone: How to make this to happen in every project as default? The audio file for example I saved as default per your explanation but is not happening.Thanks
Thanks Kenny! Do you have a video for organizing existing projects in Reaper? I understand how this will help going forward but is there anything specific to cleaning up what's already there without messing up my projects? Much appreciated!
I could be wrong, because I haven't tried it yet, but he said doing a "Save As" will "copy" everything to a new folder. So I'd say go through all of your projects and do the "Save As" steps, and it should create a copy with everything you originally had in that project, then you can probably delete the originals. Before deleting the originals though, I would test that everything worked by moving the original folder to another place, such as your desktop, so the file paths don't match, and go through your projects and make sure they're loading correctly from the new files/file paths.
@@twoeyesproductions4353 Can confirm now, it works. Just double check before deleting. Like I said, move the old files to make sure Reaper is reading the new files and isn't still pulling from the old ones still.
Hi, thanks for this video, very useful! I use your setup from day one, and every day i move to another computer i'll go back to this video not to miss any step. Do you know if there is any option to automatically insert some infos when saving a project? I'd like to have a default name that includes todays date, like "yyyy-mm-dd - untitled", so that you only have to type the name, if necessary. with all those things set it would be a blast :)
Every single time I have a question about Reaper I find two things. The first being, 'can it do this?' And the answer is always yes. And the subsequent one, 'how do I get Reaper to do that?' And the answer is on this channel, every single time.
seriously, every single time lol
Facts brother man 🎉
Thanks, Kenny. Much better for keeping stuff organized.
Kenny you prob do the best Christopher Walken immatation ever,...but seriously I cant thank you enough for all your awesome awesome posts,and I take back the Walken joke,...Kenny ,your great. Much appreciate everything man.
Thank you
Kenny, your videos are invaluable. Thanks for creating them and helping us novices
As much as I love Reaper, some default behaviours are unfathomable. The folder organisation that Kenny describes here should be default. I can't see any reason that it isn't.
Totally agreed. I understand they're trying to let Reaper totally customisable, but this should be the default for sure.
I couldn't agree more, lest people lose their files in the first place.
WORD!
Exactly!, I love Reaper, but I just can't understand why some options like this, are not by Default
This happens to me my first time, lost hours of work due to me making assumptions, never making that mistake again
I'd never be able to learn Reaper if if wasn't for these tutorials, plus they're a pleasure to watch -- so well laid out and organized...
Amen
Amen.
Your tutorials are so valuable to me! A million thanks for sharing them!
Thanks
With every one of your tutorials I fall deeper and deeper in love with this amazing DAW. 😍
Hi Kenny... your videos are great!!! ... however now that I'm working with Reaper 7 this file organization vid is a little long in the tooth. Granted the principles are virtually the same but the layout of the backup section in preferences has changed since three years ago. I would love it if you could revisit file organization... going through the setup with the newish Reaper 7 preferences window. Also would be great if you could spend some time walking us through how autosave works behind the scenes. I've seen Reaper Forum posts from folks such as IDDOD indicating that if you don't specify a file path for autosave it won't put the timestamped saves where you might expect. With Reaper 7 I currently have a situation where auto save will put several backups in the autosave folder (3 mins apart) then it just stops providing new saves... even when changes are made to a project. An in depth explainer on exactly how autosave is supposed to work would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all you do for the Reaper community!
I just about had a meltdown because hours of work seemingly was gone because of moving some stuff. I should have watched this video when I first started using Reaper. Reaper 7 just came out and as far as I can tell a few things have changed location. (I'm new to Reaper though less that a month) so it might be time to do an updated version of this. However I believe I was able to find everything by searching a bit for it. I want to say Thank you so much for this video. I am no longer stressed trying to find my stuff in the folder and it is already way better. You got yourself a sub. You're appreciated! Thank you!
I don't know how to thank you enough. Your videos have helped me immensely
I had several days of utter frustration trying to work out what you shared in a clear easy to follow 11 minute video. You rock - I'm a follower!
My very first job a zillion years ago was secretarial and involved a lot of file management. File organization can be a beautiful thing and what you suggest is logical and clean. Thanks again for another perfect video!
You are a dear music making companion Kenny bro. Thank you from the heart. May God bless you and those you love.
Thank you. :)
Lovely, this is going to make a huge change in my production and mixing workflow as I'm prone to keep dated backups for all music related stuff so project folders tended to end up incredibly messy.
Now everything is tidy and satisfying, thank you Kenny!
legendary tutorials, thank you sir
This video is great because it will help me organize all my VO projects and not find a mess every time I look for something!
Thank you Kenny for your response. I appreciate all that you do for all of us.
Thanks for this Kenny, when I was a Reaper newbie I found myself saving everything very messily now I'm overwhelmed with a bombsite, time to dedicate some time digging them all out and reorganising!
Man, you make the most actually useful videos that I have found on Reaper. You focus on practical stuff and most other videos just don't. Thanks a lot!
I used Reaper for 3 years and I didn't know how to do that. Thank you, Kenny! :)
Your videos are simply amazing and you really know how to get to the point quickly and accurately and with much fineness! Thank you for helping us to navigate these new waters and for getting the most out of reaper. You should put on online classes as I would line up for that! Thanks again
omg! You just made my life so much easier!! I now have my peaks in a separate file so its easier to hunt down my takes to send to my producer!! Thank you Kenny, all the best
Thank you so much Kenny for your short and very structural learning videos! You are a teacher from God!
Thank you Mr. Gioia! Your teaching-style is excellent!!
Respect from India. You're the best, bro. Thank you so much for your valuable lessons.
I was doing some of it but you really helped me with the stuff I needed to do more. Thanks again Kenny your videos are a great help to me any many people.
This video is a must and I always search for it to send to new Reaper users
This was excellent, thank you.
Thank you. You answered my most pressing problem in the first few seconds of your video. I solved that an then decided to watch the rest ...
Kenny, Your videos are really top-notch!!!!!!
Fantastic video man. I'm using all of these settings from now on!
I changed over to a new computer one this video is must have thanks for the excellent info you are the best resource for reaper ...
Great stuff. I've watched this 2 or 3 times setting up my prefs. I'll add one. Change the default render path so all your renders go into a separate sub folder like "renders" or something.
good advice
Gold dust!! Thank you so much.
This is really useful for newcomers to REAPER. I just wonder why its default setting is just so bad although there are better ways offered.
For certain times, Bravo Kenny! YOU ROCKS!!!
". I just wonder why its default setting is just so bad although there are better ways offered. " Me too...
I agree. Why would anyone want the messy defaults?
You are the most clear reaper mentor! thanks a lot!!!!!!
Que información tan valiosa amigo Kenny ... Mil gracias
Best Reaper Content...Thanks Kenny.
You've yet again saved me from losing my mind. Thanks!
I can't tell you how helpful this video was!
as usual, very clear and helpful explanation - thank you.
Thanks so much Kenny. Very helpful. As others have mentioned, some of these settings should be default!
Brilliant man, just starting to get my head around Reaper after many years on a port-a-studio. Your tutorials and concise and invaluable. Oh, and I live your accent :)
fabulous clear tutorials many many thanks.
As always writing a comment to support the channel
Absolutely love your videos Kenny, and this one especially!! However, is there some way to tidy up up existing projects that have been previously saved without the “audio” folders and “peak” folders features turned on? I can’t seem to figure that out. :)
Do a Save As, with the new settings, into a different folder, then delete the original?
Sensacional!!! Kenny, seus vídeos são excelentes! Greetings from Brazil!!!
It's been a while since you made this video, and I hope you still check your comments because I want to send you a great big THANK YOU!
This is great! I am subscribed!
Thanks! You explained that crystal clear. I was confused before.
mate, that is the exact content I was looking for..
cheers
I love your videos dude. so clear. to the point. well thought out. perfection.
Man this was pure gold!
Great video, the only issue I had was the last step. Clicking on 'Save as default project setting' (in File > Project Settings) didn't save the sub folders. I ended up getting it to work by using File > Project Templates > Save project as template
Thank you. Really helpful for a newbie.
Your tutorials are the best
Brilliant video and tips Kenny, I'll be using all of them!
I can't believe how awesome Reaper is.
Very clear and helpfull thank you so much!
Awesome video! Thank you Kenny!
Who the heck presses thumbs-down on Kenny's videos???
Your tutorials are awsome , thank you...
Your videos are so helpful thank you man
Kenny is the man
This was extremely helpful thank you!
I want to warn against having only single backup file. I've had instances where the file was corrupted and then you lose all the backups.
I use separate backup files just to fight against the possibility of having a corrupted backup.
I wish REAPER allowed you to have separate folder for "manual" backups as you can have for auto backups...
Thanks Kenny.
Bro, you're a legend 🙏
Thanks for all your videos. They are SO good!
Who gave this a thumbs down? Long time user and I learned a few things.
thx that was what I was looking for to get started !
I should've know about this two years ago lol. I have such a huge mess of projects with hundreds of retakes and tracks. Oh, man 😂
This video is a MUST WATCH for anyone starting out using Reaper. I cant believe theses settings are default, i love Reaper and all but Reaper makes files VERY cluttered if you dont know these File Oranization settings i tell you! After many years of using reaper :D
I'm new to Reaper
thanks for this vid, it has been very informative
Hello, I tried to do as you described in the video and saw the following - when organizing a separate folder peak files, it is done at any listening samples even in the media browser creates a separate folder for them and already in the folder where you listened. It turns out that it will still be on a separate folder in each folder with sample and it becomes the accumulation of debris. And you can ask the developers to make it possible to transfer samples or copies of them to the project folder, not only when you select save as. Thank you and thank you separately for your labor.
Useful gide. Many thanks from beginner to prof.
great video man wish I'd run into this one sooner :D
Thanks Kenny!
Awesome tutorial as usual. i check this video often to make sure I am organized-:) Maybe a stupid question but is it always useful or worth it to use auto save? Thanks
When we are on Preferences > General > Path > Store all peak caches (.reapeaks) in alternate path: ; All the files from all the projects are stored in the chosen folder, or only the ones from the project that we're dealing with?
Thanks Kenny,it's very useful for me.
you saved my projects dude! thanks
Great video, man!
The moving files into subdirectory cool is super useful, but I can't find the option to put the peaks in a subfolder. Has this been moved since this video came out?
I thought it had, but just had the wrong "Media" section. It's not under "appearance." "Media" has it's own heading in Reaper preferences.
This is awesome. Thank you!
Great video, as always. Thank you very much!
Had to find this out because my files were saving in iCloud by default which was auto deleting them without warning as I was adding more... at least I learned this now
I have a question: according to my preferences, every time I move an audio file, reaper makes a copy in the project's folder. BUT it also (somehow) creates a folder "Peaks" in the original folder of the file (the folder is empty), and so my computer is full of empty Peaks folders. How can I solve this problem without cancelling the creation of 'Peaks' folder into my project's folder? And thank you for this video!
All very well but how do you make the Audio folder creation universal for all projects, not just new ?
thanks! great video and well explained
Very good video, many thanks
how to fix plugins in Reaper wave plugins????
Thanks so much for your hard work. Question to anyone: How to make this to happen in every project as default? The audio file for example I saved as default per your explanation but is not happening.Thanks
Thank you!
Also Remember to set up a directory for all your Rendered Audio Files.
So valuable, THANKS!!!
Wicked video again . Will do this!! :)
Super helpful, thanks!
Thanks Kenny! Do you have a video for organizing existing projects in Reaper? I understand how this will help going forward but is there anything specific to cleaning up what's already there without messing up my projects? Much appreciated!
I could be wrong, because I haven't tried it yet, but he said doing a "Save As" will "copy" everything to a new folder. So I'd say go through all of your projects and do the "Save As" steps, and it should create a copy with everything you originally had in that project, then you can probably delete the originals. Before deleting the originals though, I would test that everything worked by moving the original folder to another place, such as your desktop, so the file paths don't match, and go through your projects and make sure they're loading correctly from the new files/file paths.
@@TheJakePoole thanks Jake! Will investigate....
@@twoeyesproductions4353 Can confirm now, it works. Just double check before deleting. Like I said, move the old files to make sure Reaper is reading the new files and isn't still pulling from the old ones still.
Hi, thanks for this video, very useful! I use your setup from day one, and every day i move to another computer i'll go back to this video not to miss any step.
Do you know if there is any option to automatically insert some infos when saving a project? I'd like to have a default name that includes todays date, like "yyyy-mm-dd - untitled", so that you only have to type the name, if necessary.
with all those things set it would be a blast :)
It is not updated. Preferences and Project Setting are different right now. Would you updated?