Category: Using Reaper

Reaper C Major Chord Piano Roll – How does it work

Reaper C Major Chord Piano Roll

Reaper: Insert VST and New Midi Item This is not a full tutorial on how to use piano roll it is really the start of an online chord book for my students who are about to start using Reaper as their compositional tool. The following chords and attached articles will be just an illustration of […]

Draw Chords in Reaper

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Shift+Ctrl+Alt and hold Left click on mouse to draw/paint chord. Only creates major chords so the third needs to be altered – to make a minor chord select the 2nd note in the sequence and drag is down one block/semitone. If we want to create a chord progression with the right chords but are not […]

Reaper and Beats Per Minute – BPM – Settings

BPM means beats per minute – we can use this to set our tempo(speed). In Reaper: By double clicking the number you can change the value of your beats per minute – a lower value makes it slower – a higher value makes it faster. Start by increasing or decreasing by 10 ie 120->110 or […]