The Remix..
Ive been self produced my whole carrer. I wanna give ppl the tools i use to get it done. Reaper REMIX!!!
Reaper is dope and its incredibly veristile. But its nothing i can reccomend 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!
Links to software used are either included in the Theme or can be downloaded for Free from the lins below. SUPPORT THESE DEVELOPERS!!!! They put countless hours creating some of these scripts and tools. None of these tools is anything less than professional.
Lets get started:
You WIll Need to Download These Links to Download:
Id reccomend installing them in the order listed but dont worry nothing will break if you dont. Lol.
- Reaper: A complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.
- SWS Extensions: a collection of features that seamlessly integrate into REAPER
- ReaPack : (Yes just click download and install) a package manager for REAPER. Discover, install and keep up to date your REAPER resources including ReaScripts, JS effects, extensions, themes, language packs, templates, web interfaces and more.
Reaper Remix Includes:
Rea_Noir A powerful script that can color by track, item, and any other paramater. Edit track color. Grab track color. Color toolbar. Auto-Coloring.
Track Tags: Toggle which tracks are viewable in the MCP and TCP Hold Ctl CLick to select multiple groups. Double click and now your selected tag will be focused while keeping view of all other tracks.
Radial Menus.: Access your most used DAW actions quickly and customize as well as color code. Edit the menu adding your own custom actions!
Instrument Rack: Create an instrument Track instanly. Arm- Record, automatically moved to the bottoom of the tracklist and ready to play.
Vocal Folder-
Folder Optimized for Vocal Recording "Hot Track"- Monitor with One Track and then move newly recorded items to desired track.
Track FX and VU meters Embedded the MCP . Allowing for a much quicker view of paramaters for each track.
Custom Track Layouts, allowing for easy organizing. Includes Track Icons and colors.
Instrument Add Toolbar, Save Track Templates and Add quickly later. Visual Icon corresponds to Track Icon. Serach, favorite, and organize your instruments.
Rea-Align: Reaper's own version of vocal-align. Algin multiple takes with stretch markers and a smooth algorithm.
Rea-Namer: Ever import a bunch of tracs with a prefix or suffix u didint like? well we got the answer for you. No more picking each track one by one. back to the music.
Track Height A/B Button:
-Reaper Remix Instruments :
Rea Drum Machine-Based on MPL's Drum Rack this a native Reaper Drum Script that controls
16 instances of Rea-Samplmatic 5000 on seperate tracks color coded with track icons and envelope shaper. Pre-Mapped to blank Databases.
Megababy 32 step seqencer
MPC Style Note Repeat Mode (C1=1/4, D2=1/4T, E=1/8, F=1/8T G=1/16 A=1/6T B=1/32 D=1/32T)
Using Reaper Media Databases Create a new kit with click of a button
Edit Samples, Link Parameters, Freeze & UnFreeze, Add FX,
Rea Sampler- Drag and Drop One-Shots inside to create instruments, parameters already configured so you can just create.
Rea_808 Sampler- Just Drag and drop your 808 samples, click detect pitch and add basslines complete with a glide button and a bass synth that adds to the thump. Distort, EQ, Compress and enjoy!
Rea_Synth- Reaper's basic synth, comes with 11 Presets to get you started
Custom Screensets
Hundreads of customizations designed to help create a quicker workflow ALL WITH FREE SOFTWARE!!!!
BIG BIG THANKS TO:
Reaper's Best teacher & its Greatest Advocate: Kenny Gioia
Robert Randolph at Admiral Bumble Bee
The Reaper Blog