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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by MadSci » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:23 pm

haha it would make sense since i have been doing the exact opposite of that to no avail. i always thought the larger buffers meant the program had more "space" to do calculations, i'm probably waaaay off.

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Electric_Head » Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:31 am

I think it`s actually larger buffers that reduce the artifacts.
Small buffers are for cards that can handle the extra throughput
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by hudson » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:53 pm

Hey, does anyone know if there's a way to copy audio files without also copying the automation points? Every time I copy and paste something on an track with automation it turns into a mess of points that take so long to get rid of.

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by accordionfan » Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:54 pm

look in the main tool bar...i dont know what it looks like for you cuz i fucked with all my buttons but theres one that toggles envelope points moving with items.
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Skang » Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:46 am

What's the best method to add swing to my hats if I'm working with audio instead of midi?

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by hudson » Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:57 am

Nudge them around when you're laying them out.
Sorry if that's not helpful haha that's what I do though, and is the only way I know of.

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Electric_Head » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:08 am

You can adjust the quantize values and apply a shuffle by using a fraction.
It will shift the selected midi instances.
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Skang » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:12 am

-q- So change the grid to like 1/32T and arrange some off beat stuff? What about velocity, would I just simply make a volume automation? Made a recent switch from FL Studio where I get that easy swing bar on the step sequencer and never gave how it works much thought ;3

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by hudson » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:20 am

Fuck the grid! Click the little magnet in the menu bar to turn snapping off and slide those hats around yourself. Just throw every second hit off until they swing. Volume automation helps too, you can edit the volume right on the sample by moving your cursor to the top of the clip and dragging that little red bar down. Once again, start off with just changing every second hit, then experiment from there.

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Post by Electric_Head » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:23 am

You can just select individual beats and set the quantize value to a different amount, it will shift the selected beats to the shuffled grid.
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Skang » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:26 am

Woah that is cool and easy, and no need to draw in little dots. Cheers guys thanks

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by skyh » Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:56 pm

hudson wrote:Hey, does anyone know if there's a way to copy audio files without also copying the automation points? Every time I copy and paste something on an track with automation it turns into a mess of points that take so long to get rid of.
What I do is copy patches.. then paste patches into fresh units within another file. Maybe there is a faster way? But this doesn't seem too bad for me. I ctrl+c and ctrl+v and ctrl+x a lot and hold ctrl click so that alone speeds up my worflow ten fold.

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by skyh » Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:57 pm

Electric_Head wrote:You can just select individual beats and set the quantize value to a different amount, it will shift the selected beats to the shuffled grid.

How??? I've never done this before!

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by hudson » Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:06 pm

skyhigh wrote:
hudson wrote:Hey, does anyone know if there's a way to copy audio files without also copying the automation points? Every time I copy and paste something on an track with automation it turns into a mess of points that take so long to get rid of.
What I do is copy patches.. then paste patches into fresh units within another file. Maybe there is a faster way? But this doesn't seem too bad for me. I ctrl+c and ctrl+v and ctrl+x a lot and hold ctrl click so that alone speeds up my worflow ten fold.
You can click the little button beside the Grid button in the tool bar :)

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Skang » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:03 am

skyhigh wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:You can just select individual beats and set the quantize value to a different amount, it will shift the selected beats to the shuffled grid.

How??? I've never done this before!
What I did was right click on the highlighted part(s) and go to Item Processing -> Quantize Item positions to grid (I actually hotkey'd this to Alt+Q)

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Electric_Head » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:28 am

Skang wrote:
skyhigh wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:You can just select individual beats and set the quantize value to a different amount, it will shift the selected beats to the shuffled grid.

How??? I've never done this before!
What I did was right click on the highlighted part(s) and go to Item Processing -> Quantize Item positions to grid (I actually hotkey'd this to Alt+Q)
that`s the one
you can adjust the quantize value in the window that pops up
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by skyh » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:14 am

i previously thought this was reason q & a .... oops my bad. ive never even used reaper

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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Electric_Head » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:16 am

skyhigh wrote:i previously thought this was reason q & a .... oops my bad. ive never even used reaper
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by topmo3 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:33 pm

is it possible to render stems as mp3? when i right click on the tracks and choose render stems it doesn't even ask which format i want just bounces them out as wavs, which even packed are like 300+ mb so i can't upload them to mediafire :x
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Re: The Reaper Q&A Thread

Post by Electric_Head » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:05 pm

topmo3 wrote:is it possible to render stems as mp3? when i right click on the tracks and choose render stems it doesn't even ask which format i want just bounces them out as wavs, which even packed are like 300+ mb so i can't upload them to mediafire :x
yes you can, don`t right click and render
go file-render
or ctrl+alt+R

choose your options there
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