Category: Using Reaper

Free DAW setup advice Plugin FX and Instruments

I’ll try to keep this short and sweet just a series of links to free and or free to use software for beginners. :::DAW::: Reaper – Free to use but after 60 days it will be the best $60 you ever spend. Perfect for Mac or Windows Record Audio and Midi – Piano Roll and […]

Staff View for Reaper – Music Notation!

Not sure how this passed me by, maybe because I’ve waited so long for it that when it eventually hit I was looking the other way. Well it’s here, kudos to the makers of Reaper – they gone and done it. You can now switch view from Piano Roll to Staff View and edit – […]

Render problem Reaper and Garritan GPO Aria

Came across this problem today. Try to render and would and Reaper would crash. Narrowed it down to Garritan. A possible fix: Go to Options – Preferences – Plugins – VST Look for Inform plugins of offline rendering… Tick the box. Try rendering and hopefully it should now be fixed.

Sequencer_Megababy: Transpose + Pattern Change

You can create a pattern and transpose it using midi via Reaper. You’ll need to insert a couple of midi items onto your track. I have used Reaper’s synth plugin for an instrument – if goes after sequencer_megababy in the fx chain. Video:

Sequencer_Megababy – Patterns – Midi Trigger

This Tutorial will take into account that you are already familiar with Sequencer_Megababy, if not then please refer to my previous articles: Video Tutorial 1 Video Tutorial 2 Creating Drums Article The Sequencer_Megababy plugin for Reaper can be programmed into 16 Patterns – these Patterns can then be triggered using midi notes on the track […]