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REAPER 5 Explained

  1. Introduction
  2. Starting a New Project
  3. The Tracks
  4. The Track Manager
  5. Recording Audio
  6. Basic Editing
  7. The Grid and Snapping
  8. Fades and Crossfades
  9. The Sends
  10. Plugins and FX
  11. Folders
  12. Track Grouping
  13. VCAs
  14. Track and Project Templates
  15. Locking
  16. Takes and Comping
  17. Item (Take) FX
  18. Item Grouping
  19. Markers and Regions
  20. Stretch Markers
  21. Ripple Editing
  22. Media Item Properties
  23. Envelopes and Automation
  24. Midi
  25. Media Explorer
  26. The Project Media/FX Bay
  27. Rendering
  28. Video
  29. Actions
  30. Themes & Layouts

Latest Videos

  • NEW: Text and Pictures
  • NEW: Creating a Custom Multiband Compressor
  • NEW: Linking ReaXComp Parameters
  • NEW: Audio to MIDI Drum Trigger
  • NEW: Media Item Volume Control v5.30
  • NEW: Solos and Soloing
  • NEW: Bypassing Master Buss FX
  • NEW: Griffin Powermate

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Setting Up Shop

Set Up

  • Audio Device and Channel Mapping
  • Import/Export Configurations
  • Naming Inputs & Outputs
  • Pre-Fader Metering
  • Creating a Portable Install of REAPER
  • Using the Docker
  • One Channel Side Mixer
  • Show in Track Controls
  • Song Length and Bar Numbers

Views

  • The Master Track
  • The Mixer
  • The Transport
  • NEW: Solos and Soloing

Media Items

  • Media Item Defaults
  • Media Item Buttons
  • Media Item Labels
  • Peak Files Storage
  • Using Pan Law
  • Using Pan Modes
  • Track Timebase - Tempo

Features

  • Web Interface
  • Screensets - Window
  • Screensets - Track Views
  • Spectral Peaks in v5.32

Colors

  • Track Icons
  • Folders vs. Busses vs. Groups vs. VCAs

Preferences

  • Track Defaults
  • Send and Hardware Output Defaults
  • Seeking Preferences
  • Recording Preferences
  • Mouse Preferences
  • Save Preferences & Auto Save
  • MIDI Editor Preferences
  • Automation Preferences

Editing Preferences

  • Editing Preferences - Moving the Edit Cursor
  • Editing Preferences - Linking Loop Point and Time Selection
  • Editing Preferences - Zoom Centers
  • Editing Preferences - Locked Items and Ripple Editing
  • Editing Preferences - Misc. Preferences

Customizing

  • Editing the Default 5.0 Theme
  • Customizing Menus
  • Customizing Toolbars

Mouse Modifiers

  • Mouse Modifiers - Introduction
  • Mouse Modifiers - Media Item
  • Mouse Modifiers - Media Item - Others
  • Mouse Modifiers - Ruler
  • Mouse Modifiers - Track
  • Mouse Modifiers - Arrange View
  • Mouse Modifiers - Envelope Point
  • Mouse Modifiers - Envelope Segment
  • Mouse Modifiers - Midi Ruler
  • Mouse Modifiers - Midi Piano Roll
  • Mouse Modifiers - Midi Notes
  • Mouse Modifiers - Midi Notes II

Recording

  • Proper Recording Levels
  • The Monitoring Modes
  • Stop and Delete all Recorded Media
  • Hands-Free Punching
  • Multi-Channel Recording Using One Track
  • Multi-Channel Recording Using Multiple Tracks
  • Headphone Mixes
  • Talkback Mic
  • Metronome - Click Track
  • Visual Click & Big Clock
  • Drum Machine Style MIDI Recording

Editing

  • Zooming
  • Scrolling
  • Using Modifiers
  • Moving the Edit Cursor without Losing Selections
  • Area Selection Editing

Items

  • Glue Items
  • Move Edge without Changing Fade
  • Copy Loop of Selected Area of Items
  • Selection Sets

Transients

  • Tab to Transient Sensitivity
  • Dynamic Split
  • Drum Editing - Stretch Markers
  • Drum Editing - without Stretch Markers
  • Stretch Marker - Transient Guides

Grid

  • Changing the Grid Settings - On the Fly
  • Swing Grid
  • Relative Grid & Snap Offset Editing

Tracks

  • Render Tracks
  • Freeze Tracks

Volume

  • NEW: Media Item Volume Control v5.30
  • Media Item - Volume Control
  • Controlling Volume

Time & Tempo

  • Time Signature Changes
  • Tempo Mapping
  • Matching a MIDI Performance to a Click
  • Song Length and Bar Numbers

Time & Tempo

  • The Hand Tool
  • The Marquee Tool
  • The Smart Tool

Editing Preferences

  • Editing Preferences - Moving the Edit Cursor
  • Editing Preferences - Linking Loop Point and Time Selection
  • Editing Preferences - Zoom Centers
  • Editing Preferences - Locked Items and Ripple Editing
  • Editing Preferences - Misc. Preferences

Useful Techniques

  • NEW: Text and Pictures
  • De-Essing Vocals
  • Comping Vocals as Tracks
  • Splitting Stereo Tracks to Mono/Combine Mono Tracks to Stereo
  • Exploding and Imploding Takes
  • NEW: Solos and Soloing
  • Replacing Sounds
  • Drum Sound Replacement
  • Drum Sound Replacement - MIDI
  • Trigger a Drum Sample using ReaGate
  • Separating Multiple Song Projects
  • Copying Sends
  • Creating Sends with Real Faders
  • Headphone Mixes Real Faders
  • Sub Projects
  • Creating a Channel or Band Splitter
  • Creating Pumping Synths
  • Folders vs. Busses vs. Groups vs. VCAs
  • Fading Out a Mix
  • Hide Tracks
  • Propagate Items & Takes
  • Pencil Mode & Pooling MIDI
  • Removing Background Noise
  • Removing Clicks and Pops
  • Stop Playback at Stop Point

FX Techniques

  • Parallel Processing
  • Apply FX Destructively
  • NEW: Bypassing Master Buss FX
  • Automating the Playrate - Start & Stop Tape FX
  • Reverse FX

MIDI & Virtual Instruments

  • Input Quantize
  • MIDI Step Recording
  • The Notation Editor
  • MIDI Editor Preferences
  • Drum Machine Style MIDI Recording
  • Matching a MIDI Performance to a Click
  • Separate Drum Software Outputs
  • Recording MIDI Drums to Separate Tracks
  • Creating Keyboard Zone Splits
  • Creating a Drum Machine
  • Multi-Channel Output for the Drum Machine
  • Re-Mapping MIDI Notes - Drum Pads
  • Custom MIDI Note Names
  • Logic X as Sound Module
  • Multi-Channel Routing and MIDI Tracks
  • Pencil Mode & Pooling MIDI

MIDI Control

  • ReaControlMIDI Plugin
  • MIDI Transport Control
  • MIDI Control Surface
  • MIDI Plugin Control

Automation

  • NEW: Griffin Powermate
  • Automating Sends
  • Automating FX Parameters
  • Automation Preferences
  • Take Envelopes
  • Moving Envelope Points with Media Items
  • Snapshot Automation
  • Latch Preview Mode
  • Switching the Automation Modes - Quickly
  • 4 Point Envelope Action
  • Trim Envelopes
  • Advanced Automation - Actively-Writing Envelopes Actions
  • Trim Automation - VCAs

Parameter Modulation

  • Recording Parameter Modulation
  • Parameter Modulation - Audio Control
  • Parameter Modulation - LFO
  • Parameter Modulation - Link from FX Parameter
  • Parameter Modulation - MIDI

FX and Plugins

Using FX

  • The FX Window
  • Input FX
  • NEW: Creating a Custom Multiband Compressor
  • Adding FX Quickly
  • Default FX on New Tracks
  • Default FX Presets
  • Apply FX Destructively
  • Creating FX Sends & Returns
  • Using Folders for FX Sharing
  • Monitoring FX
  • NEW: Bypassing Master Buss FX
  • Show FX in Track Controls
  • Rename Plugins and Instances
  • FX Chains
  • A-B or Comparing Settings

FX & Plugins

  • EQ with ReaEQ
  • ReaComp Compressor
  • ReaXComp Multi-Band Compressor
  • NEW: Linking ReaXComp Parameters
  • ReaVerb Part I - Drums
  • ReaVerb Part II - Vocals
  • ReaDelay - Delay Part I - Slapback Delay
  • ReaDelay - Delay Part II - Musical Delays
  • Tremolo FX
  • Vibrato FX
  • Panning FX and Auto-Panning
  • Auto Wah & Dynamic Filter FX
  • ReaGate - Gate
  • Creating a Side-Chain Gate
  • Ducking Using a Side-Chain Compressor
  • NEW: Audio to MIDI Drum Trigger
  • ReaVocode
  • ReaPitch
  • ReaVoice
  • Transient Controller
  • Super 8 Looper

Rendering & Exporting

Exporting

  • Save Live Output to Disk (Bounce)
  • Consolidate & Export Tracks
  • Batch File/Item Converter

Rendering

  • Rendering - Creating a Master Mix
  • Rendering - Creating Stems
  • Rendering - Adjusting the Region Bounds
  • Rendering - Selected Media Items
  • Rendering - Presets
  • The Render Queue