In a recent OSARA update, support has been improved for context menus on Windows, and added to the Mac. Additional context menus are available for envelopes and automation points, reporting state has been improved and these are also available on the Mac. As there is no applications key on the standard Mac keyboard, bindings have … Continue reading "Context Menu Improvements – RT17"

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Context Menu Improvements – RT17

This session steps through doing basic automation of track volume, pan and effect parameters in Reaper with OSARA. There are a number of different ways of writing automation in Reaper and if you have a Control Surface, this will open up more. This episode shows how to manually write in automation points, and we start … Continue reading "Basic Automation with Reaper and OSARA – RT16"

Basic Automation with Reaper and OSARA – RT16

During a recent update to OSARA, the key map has been updated, and upgraded. There are a number of new key assignments , and rearrangements to existing keystrokes. These are outlined below. Once you install the new key map, turn on shortcut help with F12 and explore the U, G, dash and equals, keys with … Continue reading "OSARA Key Map Updates for Reaper – RT15"

OSARA Key Map Updates for Reaper – RT15

In this session I take a look at measuring and normalising to a LUFS value in Reaper. The first part of the episode covers what LUFS actually represents and how it is calculated. I start with discussing what Peak and RMS represent and how they are measured and the issues with normalising to each of … Continue reading "Understanding Loudness, Why the Fuss about LUFS – RT14"

Understanding Loudness, Why the Fuss about LUFS – RT14

The Nudge/set items dialog is another extremely useful feature within Reaper. You can open it with N. As the name suggests, it allows you to either nudge the position of an item or set it to a specific location. Nudging the position is extremely useful however you can do far more than this. For example, … Continue reading "Reaper’s Nudge Set Dialog – RT13"

Reaper’s Nudge Set Dialog – RT13

The SWS ReaConsole Basic Usage Use Option+C on Mac, or Alt+C on Windows to open the console. Type the command and press Enter to commit the command, leaving the console open for another command. You can also press Command+Enter to commit and close the window, which is Control+Return on Windows. Escape will close the console … Continue reading "ReaConsole – Get Geeky, Get Productive with Reaper – RT12"

ReaConsole – Get Geeky, Get Productive with Reaper – RT12

Custom actions are incredibly useful, and this Reaper tutorial shows you how to create them. A custom action allows you to string together a number of actions and combine them so that with the press of one keystroke, a number of actions can be performed at once. I found that when editing podcasts, I was … Continue reading "Creating Custom Actions in Reaper – RT11"

Creating Custom Actions in Reaper – RT11

http://traffic.libsyn.com/iblindtech/PSA-ReaProducer.mp3 This quick update is to let you know of a few changes I’ve made to the podcast. It has been split into two feeds, one fore the Reaper Tutorials and the main feed for everything. So in Apple Podcasts or your app of choice, search for Audio Pizza to hear all that the Audio … Continue reading "Quick Podcast Update for ReaProducer"

Quick Podcast Update for ReaProducer

This tutorial is courtesy of Dani Montalvo It covers the process of setting up a side-chain in Reaper on Windows. For further info and notes, please check out the Side-Chaining article on the Reaper Accessibility Wiki You can contact Dani on Twitter, @charadani.

Accessible Side-Chaining in Reaper on Windows – RT10

This tutorial goes through the Render, and the Consolidate/Export tracks dialogs. You can bring up the Render dialog through the File menu or by pressing Control+Alt+R (Win), Command+Option+R (Mac), and access the consolidate dialog through the File menu. I also introduce the shortcuts to fade in or out an item. Rendering Projects and Tracks There … Continue reading "The Render and Consolidate/Export Tracks Dialogs – RT09"

The Render and Consolidate/Export Tracks Dialogs – RT09

Setting up a side chain in reaper is relatively straight forward. First what is a side chain? There’s many situations in which a side chain could be useful, and I will show one example today. In essence, a side chain is where you use the output of one track to control the effects on another … Continue reading "Side Chain Compression, Ducking for Voice Overs in Reaper – RT08"

Side Chain Compression, Ducking for Voice Overs in Reaper – RT08

This tutorial looks at adding effects to tracks or items. It briefly covers the very capable EQ and Compressor included with Reaper. Keyboard Shortcuts F Track: View FX chain for current track Shift+F Track: View FX chain for master track Shift+E Item: Show FX chain for item take B Track: Toggle FX bypass for current … Continue reading "Adding Effects in Reaper – RT07"

Adding Effects in Reaper – RT07

In this episode I take a look into some of the project settings and the save dialog. I show how to set a project such that when you move by bar, or measure, you will move by a minute, and when you move by beat, you’ll move by a given number of seconds. This is … Continue reading "Reaper’s Project Settings and Save Dialog – RT06"

Reaper’s Project Settings and Save Dialog – RT06

This Reaper Tutorial looks at picking the default recording input from your interface. How to select a different input, and of course how to record. Keyboard Shortcuts F7 Track: Toggle record arming for current (last touched) track F8 Track: Cycle track record monitor R Transport: Record

Picking a Source and Recording in Reaper – RT05

In this episode I cover the basics of editing using items, and the three different ripple modes. A number of other actions are briefly covered as well, such as cut copy and paste, adjusting track pan, soloing a track, and duplicating a track. Keyboard Shortcuts A Custom: Select and split item under edit or play … Continue reading "Item & Ripple Editing in Reaper – RT04"

Item & Ripple Editing in Reaper – RT04

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