Up and Running: A Basic REAPER User Guide

Up and Running: A Basic REAPER User Guide
3.4 To Prepare and Record One Track ................................................................................... 57
3.5 To Prepare and Record Multiple Tracks............................................................................. 57
3.6 Recording a Track’s Output ............................................................................................. 59
3.7 Recording the FX On Their Own....................................................................................... 59
3.8 Track Templates............................................................................................................. 60
3.9 Importing an Existing Project........................................................................................... 60
3.10 Project Templates........................................................................................................... 60
3.11 Layered Recording .......................................................................................................... 62
3.12 Overdubbing and Punch Recording .................................................................................. 62
3.13 Punch Recording............................................................................................................. 63
3.14 Fades and Crossfades ..................................................................................................... 64
3.15 Multiple Takes ................................................................................................................ 64
3.16 Showing Takes in Lanes .................................................................................................. 65
3.17 Working With Multiple Takes ........................................................................................... 66
3.18 Overlapping Items .......................................................................................................... 67
3.19 Recording with Empty Events .......................................................................................... 68
3.20 Recording MIDI .............................................................................................................. 69
3.21 Using Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth .......................................................................... 71
3.22 Importing Media ............................................................................................................. 72
3.23 Importing MIDI Files ....................................................................................................... 73
3.24 Importing Wave Files ...................................................................................................... 74
3.25 Using the Metronome...................................................................................................... 75
3.26 Recording with External FX.............................................................................................. 76
3.27 Preference Settings for Recording .................................................................................... 77
3.28 Track Preferences for Recording ...................................................................................... 78
4 Arranging and Editing.............................................................. 81
4.1 Managing Tracks ............................................................................................................ 81
4.2 Folders, Sends and Busses .............................................................................................. 82
4.3 Creating and Using Track Folders..................................................................................... 84
4.4 Track Colours ................................................................................................................. 85
4.5 Colour Themes ............................................................................................................... 85
4.6 Track Control Modifiers ................................................................................................... 86
4.7 Creating Keyboard Shortcuts ........................................................................................... 87
4.8 Using a Control Surface for Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................ 87
4.9 Managing Track FX ......................................................................................................... 91
4.10 Grouping FX ................................................................................................................... 91
4.11 Filtering Track FX............................................................................................................ 92
4.12 Copying Track FX............................................................................................................ 93
4.13 Renaming Track FX......................................................................................................... 94
4.14 Changing the Default FX Name ........................................................................................ 94
4.15 Headphone Monitoring .................................................................................................... 95
4.16 Stem Rendering.............................................................................................................. 96
4.17 Stem Rendering a Group of Tracks................................................................................... 96
4.18 Using an External Editor .................................................................................................. 97
4.19 Editing Items in REAPER ................................................................................................. 97
4.20 Standard Windows Features ............................................................................................ 98