Hey Guys, Just wanted to share some info about a great DAW.

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 11 Oct 2010 7:29 pm

Ive recently started using REAPER

for my remote recording business, bringing the files back and importing into Samplitude for mixing.

I just wanted to share that this program is FANTASTIC.

the installation file is very small...around 5megs I believe, and can easily fit on a thumb drive.

it is feature rich, very well supported VERY professional program. Cheap too.

I know of many folks who have left the almighty pro tools to use this great program. Highly reccomended! check it out!

url=http://www.reaper.fm/userguide/ReaperUserGuide367c.pdf

Bob Martin · Post by **Bob Martin** » 12 Oct 2010 11:24 am

Thanks for the tip and especially for trying to help us all find some good software!!!! We need all the help we can get LOL!!!! thanks again

Bob

jolynyk · Post by **jolynyk** » 12 Oct 2010 11:55 am

Which Version of Samplitude is it. I see where they have 11, 15, etc..??

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 24 Oct 2010 9:55 pm

jolynyk wrote:Which Version of Samplitude is it. I see where they have 11, 15, etc..??

version 11. there is not a 15 yet as the numbers refer to editions..

the next one will be 12.

there is PRO/MASTER/

(I use PRO)

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 29 Oct 2010 10:44 am

What kind of interface device does this program need to record? I now have a VS-2480 Roland and just wandering, would this be better and record better or would I just be spinning my wheels for another recording device? Thanks---Henry

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 29 Oct 2010 12:22 pm

I do all of my EZDrummer tracks on Reaper. It has very good midi editing capabilities for changing and even creating patterns. Then I port these drum patterns to a Yamaha AW-2400 and add all the instruments. Final mastering is on either the AW-2400 or Reaper.

Reaper is easy to learn and can be used in a very simple way or in a very advanced way. It's very east to get started but not limited on features as you progress. The price is excellent as well. Lately I've been importing both .wav and MP3 tracks into the same Reaper project alongside the EZdrummer tracks and editing out the the peaks before rendering.

Since I've just sold the AW-2400 I am wondering if I could use my laptop and a USB box like the M-Audio or Focus-Rite for recording. I would only be adding a track at a time but I would not enjoy it if I have to reconfigure the Laptop to shut down unused services to reduce latency and inherit all the software DAW issue that were there a few years ago when I decided to go the pain free AW-2400 style route.

Anyhow.... Reaper rocks!

Greg

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 30 Oct 2010 9:26 am

I'm a little dumb on these DAW's so my question is, where do I plug in the mike to record with if I have reaper?

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 30 Oct 2010 10:28 am

With Reaper you can do something as simple as plug a mic into your PC sound card input and record. I've done this when copying LP's to CD's using Reaper and it actually works great. You just configure reaper to use your sound card line in or mic input as a recording input.

The other approach would be to get a USB interface to record with. You plug your mics into the USB interface which then digitizes the signals and they are picked up by Reaper as recording inputs. This is the most used approach and the USB box can be something that handle one or two inputs at a time or it can handle 16 or more inputs at a time. The USB box will have an interface for your monitors for playback and headphones so you can record along with previously recorded tracks.

This all breaks down if you start to get very complex with the system (lots of record inputs) or if you have a slow PC due to problems with record latency (delays between what you are recording and what you hear played back). That's why I was asking above if the the software process is less buggy and less prone to latency problems than it was a few years ago when I opted to go with a hardware recorder like the AW-2400.

Greg

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 4 Nov 2010 1:22 pm

Ok, I downloaded the free 30 day trial of Reaper. The screen shot looks very good and was able to record a sound track from Band in A Box but when I try the next track to record steel, the sound track is also on there on any track I record. At this time, just using my PC sound card. Will I not be able to layer tracks using PC sound card? I read the directs about routing and didn't help.

Also, is this a better source of multi track recording than the VS-2480 Roland with better sounds and more options or am I just spinning my wheels?

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 5 Nov 2010 11:53 am

Think I'll stick to the VS 2480 Roland. Daw's too complicated for me. Just got an interface device (firewire) and can't get a peep out of it. Computer doesn't even know it's there. So much for the DAW's.

Teddy Ray Bullard II · Post by **Teddy Ray Bullard II** » 8 Nov 2010 12:55 pm

Henry Matthews wrote:Think I'll stick to the VS 2480 Roland. Daw's too complicated for me. Just got an interface device (firewire) and can't get a peep out of it. Computer doesn't even know it's there. So much for the DAW's.

buddy, ill walk you through it.

shoot me a PM.