I was waiting for Kenny to say : "Of course, you could save this as an FX chain so you don't have to do this everytime". Anyway, great tutorial as usual :)
Yeah. I did think about adding that at the end. But then you'd still have to tweak each plugin anyway so I wasn't 100% sure if it was worth it. But yeah. Use an FX Chain if it's quicker for you.
Thanks to your recent videos this is quickly becoming one of my favorites for sculpting dynamics on tracks. It's also nice to finally be able to put a face on the voice I've listened to over and over.
Thanks Kenny and the team Cockos for both the GREAT product Reaper is, and for helping lots of people getting the most out of it with all these vids. You might not (officially) want to have the Daw market in your hands.. but with the great package you have, I think it is just a matter of time. Congrats guys. And thanks again!
Oh WTF?…your videos and Reaper in general never cease to amaze me…just imagine something you want Reaper to do…and low and behold…it can be done…(you just gotta wait for Kenny to make a video about it 🤣)
OMGosh! Where has this lil gem been all my life?!? Oh. Right 🤦♂️ This is why Reaper is the DAW of DAWs!! Yes … I learned something. Yes … I am totally going to use it, and I look forward to the next offering!
Kenny. I first learned about you at Groove 3. I just learned about this YT channel a couple weeks ago. If I had had any idea what could be done with these Reaper plugins I could have saved myself a LOT of money. I made the mistake of taking them for granted because eight years ago when I started building my home studio I was strictly a musician with zero engineering knowledge so I looked at all these plugins and having no idea whatsoever of what any of them were beyond the reaeq an reacomp and noticing how bare bones the GUI’s were I embarked down Shiny Object Lane. I post this both to applaud and thank you and to hopefully prevent other newbies from making the same mistake. This video is brilliant. I’m going to copy a mixed project and strip the 2 bus and try this chain out. Regarding plugins though I must say that I have found Slate’s FGX to be absolutely nothing short of incredible. With that at the bottom of any master chain it provides an absolutely transparent finish and gain boost to any mix. Do you know of anything that compares? And I must say also that we out here in WTF land are extremely fortunate to have you! Thanks again buddy!
Ha ha don't beat yourself up. Although amazing things can be done with Reaper plugins used in combination, it all takes time to set up and can be distracting to the creative business of getting on and making music. Also, the Reaper GUIs are very basic and not very uplifting. I have bought an embarrassing number of Shiny Object plugins, some I've almost forgotten I have, others have been invaluable at allowing me to quickly get something really good going in my mixes. I must admit though that at some point I would really like to see just how good I can get a mix (knowing what I do now about mixing) using only what is available in Reaper. And of course, Kenny is a God when it comes to helping unravel the mysteries of both Reaper and mixing in general. I can't imagine moving away from Reaper to some other DAW (although for some mad reason I get a bit curious about Harrison Mixbus 32C. Nooooo.....somebody stop me ha ha)
@@andreasfranzmann9634 Yes but I run a UAD X 6 with a satellite 2 on a pretty good IMac so I hardly ever have any CPU issues anymore. If I do on a really heavy mix it’s from virtual instruments (superior 3, ez bass, etc) so I just render stems and shut them off. I don’t delete them though. Learned that the hard way ... like everything else! 🤪
This is so useful! You are blowing my mind with how powerful the general dynamics plugin is. Going to make some mix templates for this. Thanks man! You're awesome!
Wow! Now that I can see your face it makes more sense when I listen to you. I've always liked your vids but now I feel like I've met you and I can make a better connection. I've been learning Reaper for the last two years and it's a lot. Thank you for your vids and thank you for sticking your mug up on the screen. Cheers my friend.
Kenny. Can you please make a series about mixing a whole song ? Like the series you used to do on creative live or groove 3? I know that you have made a series about first midi song on this channel. But it would be so kind of you if you revise mixing techniques on a whole song which also has vocals etc things in it. I hope you will read my message. Help your student :) :p
I'm loving your Groove3 tutorials as well. Never knew about snapshots till I joined. It's a game changer for me. Also just learned (forgot the name and am still in the middle of it) of creating the FX tracks and Im using your F3 shortcut for it as well as your F4 shortcut for the snapshots. :-) Thank you for being a great teacher. :-)
Kenny rules. However I'm not sure I see the advantage to using this 5- plugin chain instead of reaxcomp. This seems like a lot to set up. Is the point the "upward compression" aspect?
I have been using your splitter trick on my voiceovers from the video you did a while back. Now, I am definitely going to replace the ReaComp compressors with this, so I can get that nice upwards compression for each band. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks Kenny.
I gotta say, I am LOVING the General Dynamics plug-in. I do have to ask though, could this work with a transient designer too? I'd like to have a multi band designer without spending money 🤣
I knew about this way of splitting and joining bands within Reaper and thanks to your video now I know a bit more about how to set it^^ But wouldn't the upward compression a bit too much if used on a mastered track? In your video you implement it on pop music so it makes sense to gain loudness while sacrificing dynamic range, but what about other music genre? Do you think it could be viable to use this chain (multiple times if needed to avoid over-compressing at once) as a last mastering step, right before the signal starts hitting the ceiling so you take care of compression with multi-bands when it starts "mattering", in a way. Thanks!
To be honest, I'm a bit hesitant to use JS splitters because they don't offer any control over the filter slopes/types that do the splitting. But, I guess, if you say it's good enough for a master chain, Imma trust you on this one :D Hate that there's always this feeling with music that you're not hearing something bad that's going on.
So Kenny, could you use this compressor as a noise gate too. Drop the response at a certain point (say -30db) with a soft 'knee' or vary the gain/attack? I will try that with a dry track to see what the effect is. I do voice over so I don't have drum or music tracks. Thanks!
I tried to recreat a 5 band version but there's no sound comming from the higher band, all the others work fine. Can someone try the 5 band splitter/join an see if it works?
Mind blown again! It's amazing how capable Reaper stock plugins are. I'm going to have to watch this one a few times to get it down. It sure sounds great!
still can`t get used to Kenny`s look so far, it`s like reading a book and imagining things and then someone made a movie abut it and characters are different lol nice tutorial
It's freaking me out by understanding that you could leave your mix as is but if you will work on it the mix would be better... Reaper is really great daw.
I know the goal is to understand the concept, but you could have mentioned in the end that we can save it as a Chain, so we don't have to build it every time we make one. But still very valuable info, of course, don't get me wrong. We all love your tips and tricks.
I was waiting for Kenny to say : "Of course, you could save this as an FX chain so you don't have to do this everytime". Anyway, great tutorial as usual :)
Yeah. I did think about adding that at the end. But then you'd still have to tweak each plugin anyway so I wasn't 100% sure if it was worth it. But yeah. Use an FX Chain if it's quicker for you.
This is some next level stuff! The more I watch these videos, the more I use stock REAPER plugins.
(My CPU loves me for it as well)
Oh, Kenny! You open our eyes to what is at hand. Oh, we're all chasing beautiful buttons and twirlers... Thanks!
Thanks to your recent videos this is quickly becoming one of my favorites for sculpting dynamics on tracks.
It's also nice to finally be able to put a face on the voice I've listened to over and over.
Separate like this, creating a really very precise multiband compressor, great tutorial, thanks.
Thanks Kenny and the team Cockos for both the GREAT product Reaper is, and for helping lots of people getting the most out of it with all these vids. You might not (officially) want to have the Daw market in your hands.. but with the great package you have, I think it is just a matter of time. Congrats guys. And thanks again!
Oh WTF?…your videos and Reaper in general never cease to amaze me…just imagine something you want Reaper to do…and low and behold…it can be done…(you just gotta wait for Kenny to make a video about it 🤣)
We love you Kenny
Amazing how useful the stock plugins of Reaper are...everyday a new lesson, thanks G!!!
OMGosh! Where has this lil gem been all my life?!? Oh. Right 🤦♂️ This is why Reaper is the DAW of DAWs!! Yes … I learned something. Yes … I am totally going to use it, and I look forward to the next offering!
Kenny. I first learned about you at Groove 3. I just learned about this YT channel a couple weeks ago. If I had had any idea what could be done with these Reaper plugins I could have saved myself a LOT of money. I made the mistake of taking them for granted because eight years ago when I started building my home studio I was strictly a musician with zero engineering knowledge so I looked at all these plugins and having no idea whatsoever of what any of them were beyond the reaeq an reacomp and noticing how bare bones the GUI’s were I embarked down Shiny Object Lane.
I post this both to applaud and thank you and to hopefully prevent other newbies from making the same mistake.
This video is brilliant. I’m going to copy a mixed project and strip the 2 bus and try this chain out. Regarding plugins though I must say that I have found Slate’s FGX to be absolutely nothing short of incredible. With that at the bottom of any master chain it provides an absolutely transparent finish and gain boost to any mix. Do you know of anything that compares?
And I must say also that we out here in WTF land are extremely fortunate to have you! Thanks again buddy!
Thank you. No. I've never tried the Slate plugins at all but now you've got me curious.
@@REAPERMania slate plug inns are realy good
Yes FGX is great! But so CPU heavy. :-(
Ha ha don't beat yourself up. Although amazing things can be done with Reaper plugins used in combination, it all takes time to set up and can be distracting to the creative business of getting on and making music. Also, the Reaper GUIs are very basic and not very uplifting. I have bought an embarrassing number of Shiny Object plugins, some I've almost forgotten I have, others have been invaluable at allowing me to quickly get something really good going in my mixes. I must admit though that at some point I would really like to see just how good I can get a mix (knowing what I do now about mixing) using only what is available in Reaper. And of course, Kenny is a God when it comes to helping unravel the mysteries of both Reaper and mixing in general. I can't imagine moving away from Reaper to some other DAW (although for some mad reason I get a bit curious about Harrison Mixbus 32C. Nooooo.....somebody stop me ha ha)
@@andreasfranzmann9634 Yes but I run a UAD X 6 with a satellite 2 on a pretty good IMac so I hardly ever have any CPU issues anymore. If I do on a really heavy mix it’s from virtual instruments (superior 3, ez bass, etc) so I just render stems and shut them off. I don’t delete them though. Learned that the hard way ... like everything else! 🤪
This is so useful! You are blowing my mind with how powerful the general dynamics plugin is. Going to make some mix templates for this. Thanks man! You're awesome!
Wow! Now that I can see your face it makes more sense when I listen to you. I've always liked your vids but now I feel like I've met you and I can make a better connection. I've been learning Reaper for the last two years and it's a lot. Thank you for your vids and thank you for sticking your mug up on the screen. Cheers my friend.
The visual layout of this plugin is really helping me get a better understanding of compression and gates. 👌
Wow. Thanks so much. This technique is better than costly DAWs. Again thank you.
Kenny coming through again to make our mixes just that little bit better.
INTRO is extra lit now. Love it
I am so glad to finally see Kenny after all these years! Thanks Kenny, for all you do for us laymen.
Wonderful! This will certainly help me in my current project. Thank you, Kenny. :-) (/from Germany)
Kenny slaps like @Davie504 . Good boy, beautiful video as usual
great as always! I`d like to listen to the whole song, love this excerpt
Kenny. Can you please make a series about mixing a whole song ? Like the series you used to do on creative live or groove 3? I know that you have made a series about first midi song on this channel. But it would be so kind of you if you revise mixing techniques on a whole song which also has vocals etc things in it. I hope you will read my message.
Help your student :) :p
I'm loving your Groove3 tutorials as well. Never knew about snapshots till I joined. It's a game changer for me. Also just learned (forgot the name and am still in the middle of it) of creating the FX tracks and Im using your F3 shortcut for it as well as your F4 shortcut for the snapshots. :-)
Thank you for being a great teacher. :-)
You are an absolute legend. I have learnt more from you about production than any other source. Thanks Kenny
Kenny rules. However I'm not sure I see the advantage to using this 5- plugin chain instead of reaxcomp. This seems like a lot to set up. Is the point the "upward compression" aspect?
I have been using your splitter trick on my voiceovers from the video you did a while back. Now, I am definitely going to replace the ReaComp compressors with this, so I can get that nice upwards compression for each band. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks Kenny.
I've done the same.
You are a legend. Each video is a new world for me. Thanks Kenny! Btw I love your intro!
Is this method better than reaxcomp? Great video
Thanks a lot..easy to understand
Always love all your stuff 🤩👍
Kenny is legend.
Damn Kenny, blink once during your intro🤣. I'm getting a Lectre vibe. JK. Love everything you do. Keep it up!
Amazing tutorial ❤️❤️
Finally I have time to watch this video) I liked it!
A new video already? Sweet! Thanks a lot Kenny.
It was exactly what I needed 👍
Brilliant! Thank you Kenny!
great tips, thanks.
I gotta say, I am LOVING the General Dynamics plug-in. I do have to ask though, could this work with a transient designer too? I'd like to have a multi band designer without spending money 🤣
Thanks again for another amazing tutorial ⚡⚡⚡
You are owsm sir...👍👍👍
Hey Kenny! Could you show us what would have been different if you used ReaXcomp on this mix please.
I knew about this way of splitting and joining bands within Reaper and thanks to your video now I know a bit more about how to set it^^ But wouldn't the upward compression a bit too much if used on a mastered track? In your video you implement it on pop music so it makes sense to gain loudness while sacrificing dynamic range, but what about other music genre? Do you think it could be viable to use this chain (multiple times if needed to avoid over-compressing at once) as a last mastering step, right before the signal starts hitting the ceiling so you take care of compression with multi-bands when it starts "mattering", in a way.
Thanks!
To be honest, I'm a bit hesitant to use JS splitters because they don't offer any control over the filter slopes/types that do the splitting. But, I guess, if you say it's good enough for a master chain, Imma trust you on this one :D
Hate that there's always this feeling with music that you're not hearing something bad that's going on.
Now I have seen Kenny's face first time :)
Kenny, thanks for the video, very helpful) i very like music in this lesson) is this realeased track? author/name?
So Kenny, could you use this compressor as a noise gate too. Drop the response at a certain point (say -30db) with a soft 'knee' or vary the gain/attack? I will try that with a dry track to see what the effect is. I do voice over so I don't have drum or music tracks. Thanks!
th-cam.com/video/1AelNJNDDUs/w-d-xo.html
@@REAPERMania Ahhh yes, I watched that one and you did say 'Gate'. Gotcha!
O SNAP, putting a face to the voice!
Hey Kenny! Would love tips on mixing synths on reaper.
Yooo, the track in the video is FIRE! What song is that?
Do you have any info on your channel about creating realistic cymbal swells? Im searching but have not yet come across it. The swells are defeating me
Does Reaxcomp work the same way?
I tried to recreat a 5 band version but there's no sound comming from the higher band, all the others work fine. Can someone try the 5 band splitter/join an see if it works?
very cool
Mind blown again! It's amazing how capable Reaper stock plugins are. I'm going to have to watch this one a few times to get it down. It sure sounds great!
I'm not understanding how you know what ratio you are setting in the general dynamics plugin?
I feel like I'm missing something obvious...
Math. If the sound is supposed to go up a certain number of boxes and it only goes up half as much, it's a 2:1 ratio.
@@REAPERMania Thanks Kenny.. You have to bear with us old boys our brains aren't as quick as they used to be....👍
Thanks 😊
still can`t get used to Kenny`s look so far, it`s like reading a book and imagining things and then someone made a movie abut it and characters are different lol
nice tutorial
@brianmac yes, it`s only about glasses lol
I am just learning how to use the ReaXcomp and it seems this method is just building that plugin manually
your videos are great man but that roll in creepy eye staredown lol
It's freaking me out by understanding that you could leave your mix as is but if you will work on it the mix would be better...
Reaper is really great daw.
Youre the GOAT!
Can u show how to add a slider or knob for the ratio and threshhold for this compressor?
How did you get the master track to sit on top of the other tracks?
Check the previous video, he shows how to do it ;)
View --> Show Master Track
great stuff man !!!! < J
Anyone know if you can use reacomp in place of the general dynamics?
Kenny rulles!
Sooo kenny.... why does the plugin tell me i’m a loser .. :p
How do you draw those straight lines in the plugin screen? Mines look all shaky hahaha
Trackpad?
@@REAPERMania I'm using the good old mouse
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
👍👍👏👏
I know the goal is to understand the concept, but you could have mentioned in the end that we can save it as a Chain, so we don't have to build it every time we make one. But still very valuable info, of course, don't get me wrong. We all love your tips and tricks.
Yeah. You're right.
His eyes are soul sucking he doesn't blink cause his datk lord does not allow it.
kenny is A.I
Kenny, please try and make a tutorial on lbx stripper script
Seconded!
@@Eichro Have you installed the script??? I've tried..... But haven't succeeded
@@mojarth8110 I have it installed, but it's a very early version I think. If nothing's changed, you just gotta extract things in the right place!
First one!
This confused the hell out of me 🫣