Reaper is dope and its incredibly versatile. But its nothing I can recommend to a New Comer.  Takes a good amount of time to get going. This is my personal configuration that I am sharing with everyone. I cant say its everything I do, but its a great blueprint to go from idea to Distribution! 

Drum Machine Track Template

• 18 Tracks with Top Folder
• “Midi Buss” sends midi to other 16 Tracks
• Color coded to each pad
• Media Explorer DB paired to each pad  

Drum Layering

• Drag and drop a layer
• Knobs that correlate to the RS5K sampler
• New Layer with its own track

Drum Sequencing

3 Different flavors

• Midi Editor 

• Megababy Sequencer

Midi Items

• color coded and great for finger drumming
• RPC Menus for access to commonly used scripts and actions
• additional menu items via “RPC  Button” 

Track Templates

Scripts

EQs

Compressors

Embedded JSFX

Midi Chords Menus