those who use or know about "reaper"

[phantasm777]

ok, i tried using it but there was too much, and was confusing. audacity seemd simpler, but is probably more limited. just how many tracks per song can you get up to? and the settings, i dont know what most of the settings even mean let alone try and set them up for myself. anyone have any advice on how to get started, i read some on it, but again they explain it like you already know how to do it. some of the settings word's i dont even know what they mean let laone what setting i should put them on. it would seem it is better than audacity but i dont know and dont wanna pay if i cannot use it  right. also how limited is the free version as per the paid version?

[Oldrottenhead]

never used reaper but this guy seems to know about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAUwDhtEono


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAUwDhtEono

[slyswell]

the only difference between the paid and the free version is the nagging screen.


There is no track limit.  About all the settings....yeah there is a lot of them and it's hard to understand some of those. But you don't have to tweak most of them.

If you get into reaper you should keep audacity to do external editing of wav files. once you set it as the external editor, you only have to double-click on a wavform for it to open in audacity.

If you have specific questions to get started . feel free to ask me.

[phantasm777]

ok thanks slywell, im apprehensive using it cause im kinda going to be starting all over and it will consume a lot of time i could spend recording a track of an instrument. but, gotta start somewhere.

[SteveB]

P777 - With Daws, the only advice is to take things slowly and work at your own pace, and make sure you understand what you've learned before moving on. Audacity's fairly simple, but even that can be overwhelming for a complete novice. Don't forget, all these hobbies can become bottomless pits for cash over time, so take things gentle. And good luck. 

[Keywiz2112]

Reaper is a great DAW, I know it looks a little daunting, but it does everything most people require.
The main difference between, say Cakewalk and Reaper is that you have to tell Reaper what to do, where as Cakewalk etc. are pre-set for you, which can be a real pain.
 I hope you have been persevering with Reaper. If you need a bit of advice or if you  can give me any that would be great, my personal knowledge is mainly around MIDI.

[phantasm777]

still haven't done anything with reaper. im too use to audacity and i waste a lot of time on reaper not getting much of anywhere so i let it go. i want to keep the creative juices flowing and going but a new daw just sets me back severely from what i can do on audacity now. i don;t think i would prefer audacity over other daws, but being a novice and winging it, it is the simplest out there.

[launched]

I think Audacity is a fabulous program. The only thing I don't like about it is that there is no automation, which means you have to wait for an effect to process before you can hear it.

I've tried to work with Reaper a few times and I just can't get my head wrapped around it. I'm not the smartest tool in the shed, but Reaper's programming team has done a great job of making recording not easy. Almost to the point of it being a slap in the face. It's nothing I would ever pay for - Thank goodness for trial software.

[64Guitars]

I think Audacity is a fabulous program. The only thing I don't like about it is that there is no automation, which means you have to wait for an effect to process before you can hear it.

Real-time effects are the most-requested new feature for Audacity, so maybe we'll see it in a new version before too long.

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Feature_Requests#Highest-rated

[launched]

Even if you could only do it for one track at a time, I believe it would be the best new potential feature.