How to Use REAPER for Live Guitar Performance with Backing Tracks and Visuals
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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Ever wanted to perform live music with only a guitar and a laptop? Here's how I do it!
Intro: 0:10
Gear List: 1:37
REAPER Setup: 6:22
Virtual Amp Setup: 15:46
GEAR USED:
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Mackie 402VLZ4 Mixer: amzn.to/2qCEWq9
Behringer UM2 Interface: amzn.to/2CqwVYe
Line 6 Relay G50: amzn.to/2CoeC5M
Lenovo Y510p Laptop: www.lenovo.com...
Ibanez RGA7 Guitar: ibanez.fandom....
DiMarzio Crunchlab (6 string version): amzn.to/2NLmN1i
DiMarzio Liquifire Pickup (6 string version): amzn.to/32uA4AX
REAPER DAW: reaper.fm
Mercuriall Reaxis Guitar Amp Sim: mercuriall.com...
Kjaerhus Classic Plugins: www.acoustica....
Link to REAPER Blog Video:
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reaperblog.net...
Thanks for watching, and keep the world metal!
I have been doing one man band for 20 plus years. But i just mix my tunes to a stereo file and sing and play along with them. But your way opens a lot of possibilities. Very informative
Glad you found it interesting! Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Thank you for the detailed explanation of how to do this in Reaper. I'm playing my first live show next Friday, and since I don't have a drummer and bass player, this is very helpful. Greetings from Mexico!
Happy to help, buddy! I hope your show turns out well. Be sure to run through your set with all of this Reaper stuff a few times before the performance to make sure everything's working how you want it to !
usually, i don't comment on anything but i have never learned so much about that kind of stuff in any video ever. thank you for your knowledge.
Well that's one hell of a comment! I'm glad the video helped out, and I appreciate the kind words.
This is pure gold, thanks from Uruguay...
"44100 adds latency. I don't know why"
Higher sampling rates mean there is more data available in a shorter time, and the same buffer settings result in a lower latency. 1 sample at 44.1KHz is 1/44100 of a second. So 256 samples at 44.1KHz is 5.8ms. Meanwhile 256 samples at 48KHz is 5.33ms, etc. So 48000 is slightly faster than 44100, and 96000 is twice as fast as than 48000. Your A/D D/A conversion will also supposedly run faster.
BUT...
Higher sampling rates also mean more processing by the CPU, which reduces your overall performance capabilities. Additionally, your hard drive space is increased due to the higher quality sampling rate.
I'm not sure this explanation is exactly right...but I'm too lazy to do the math at the moment. I suspect that 48khz has less latency because it is the native sample rate of the audio interface. At 44.1khz the software needs to transcode, which takes time and processing power. I could be wrong though.
Thanks for all the info!, this got me pumped , I want to perform live as a solo artist as well with a backing track with the only difference that I also want to sing, and i have been thinking of using reaper and an audio interface and you gave me all the necessary info I needed!
This rules, and is incredibly helpful! Thank you!
I'm glad to hear! Thanks for the kind words. :-)
Nicely done good sir! Subscribed 😎💯
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment and the sub. :-)
@@vikingguitar For sure brother! Keep making great content 👌
Hi Erik, thank you for this great tutorial. It was exactly what I was looking for!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Very well done, simple and intelligent. Thank you very much for the video. My best wishes.
I'm glad that it was helpful! Thank you for the comment.
great Info there! we also use Reaper live, I'll take a closer look at the video stuff which is interesting. For the "which song/part are we at?" thing I use a separate track at the top with empty items that have different colors and numbers as notes (first item always has the song number, then the items reference the part of the song). Also for the "forget to stop reaper before next song", I use SWS extentions that are mentioned below, there you can add markers with a "stop" command, which I have just before every song. So reaper stops automatically before each song when I want it, and then I jump to the next song (I use hotkeys for that, but that footswitch is a great idea, no more laptop touching ;))
That SWS extension option is great! I've actually used it before, but I wanted this whole project file (including Reaper install) to be as easy and quick as possible to transfer to another laptop if need be, so I didn't include it. That's a killer idea about the colored items in a separate lane!
I liked the message at the end of the video. My message to those guys is: The future is now oldman!
I've used the SWS notes extension for identifying which track is up across the stage where you have with the images. You can dock the notes and set to display marker/region names and then resize so that the text is big enough.
That's great advice! Thank you!
Very useful information!
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this is awesome! Truly inspiring!
Thank you! I'm still using this today and it works great. Hope the video was helpful!
Love your content. My favorite Remix is Escape from New York. Keep it Up!
Thank you! I really appreciate you watching. :-)
Really enjoyed this. I'm looking at using Reaper to play keys live along with a backing track and also use video so this was super useful.
I'm really glad it helped! Thanks for the comment. :-)
Nifty, simple setup. Great vid, very helpful. Kudos.....
A intelligent setup and very well explained video. Can i ask why you mixed the backings down in mono? Thanks
Thanks for the kind words! I’m glad that you found the video helpful. :-)
I keep the backing tracks in mono to provide a more consistent listening experience for people in the audience. If there are elements that are hard pound, they have a greater chance of being inaudible for people standing on one side of the stage or the other.
@@vikingguitar I understand completely. Good thinking.
Amazing work man! Thanks for share! Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks! Cheers from Pittsburgh, USA!
I do it when record some videos. You did put it in a top notch level with a full show setup. And was a really generous guy making this video. Congrats!
Very cool! Awesome guitar playing. So how do you make different song lists?
Thanks foe the comment! I create separate Reaper Project files for different set lists. Then I just open whichever one I need and I’m ready to go. :-)
Thank you for this video!
This was a seriously neat video Erik, and I've wondered how different people handle live guitarwork as soloists! My Twitch setup is VERY similar, but I run a hardware (Fractal AxeFX) amp situation so I switch effects via MIDI pedalboard - it allows me to avoid all the automatic tone switch setups, at the cost of having to setup volumes for all my stuff. I love the visual backing setup as well, seriously crucial for solo musicians keeping an entertaining setup! If I had a question, it would be how would you scale up this kind of setup with a band? Would you be able to preserve any of the setup, or do you opt for amps etc?
Hope to see you play live more with this setup and see it in action \m/
Great question! There are a few ways to go about it. It wouldn't be hard to send a separate click track out to the drummer and have everyone play to his time. Alternatively, I could copy all of the tones to a new, blank project with marker points for each tone, and then use my foot switch to navigate between them, similar to doing normal tone switching with a pedal. It wouldn't have quite the ease of use, but would still be easier (and more consistent) than bringing an amp or relying on backline gear.
Glad you enjoyed the vid, Ro!
This is a great video and you are a great teacher. Thanks for doing this.
I'm glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching.
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I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!
That was cool! Thanks for the video!
Amazing!! Many thanks!
I don't have a band. I record everything myself, and play solo to backing tracks, over the internet.
I've been using Bias FX to a mixer (to mix with vocals), then into my computer. I wanted to simplify.
I was just about to download Mainstream when it occurred to me that my existing Reaper install will probably do the trick.
Since I'm already using guitar VSTs when I record, I might even just be able to use the exact sounds as the recordings.
Thanks for the setup info -- you made it a lot easier. Great video!
Still learning about Reaper. Now that I watched this I'm kind of regretting having bought a Nektar Pacer. Oh well, still love gear.
There are tons of different ways to do things. Some people love manually switching, and that's totally fine! I like this automated method since it lets me focus on performing. You can always sell something if you end up not using it. :-)
Thanks for the comment!
Hey forgive me if i missed this, but is there a way to send a midi control to the pods tap tempo to sync delays to the project? Thanks!
Yo! There is a way to do that, but the specific process escapes me since I haven't used the HD500 in a few years. As I recall, it involves using a separate MIDI item that sends a specific CC message to the POD that triggers the tap switch for the BPM. You send three or four signals on the beat and that updates the HD500 tempo. I just looked up the manual for the HD500 and it looks like it's handled by CC 64. Just send three or four signals on that channel with a value above 64 (0 - 63 indicates a binary 0, and 64 - 127 indicates a binary 1.) Line 6 still has the PDF of the manual up on their site, and the MIDI CC list is on page 112 of 119 in the HD500 Advanced Guide. Hope this helps!
Excellent, thankyou!
I'm wondering if this new program called "Gig Performer" is better for live use ? Because Reaper is already known for being low latency
It's a good question! I haven't used Gig Performer, but I'm a big Plugin Alliance fan, so I've seen it on their site. For me, it would take something truly spectacular to replace Reaper. Gig Performer is a more expensive solution, and ultimately does less than Reaper does. However, it very well may be better custom-suited for live work. If you end up trying it out, let me know what your thoughts are!
Thanks! , great tutorial
Sure thing! Hope it helps you.
thank you
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Great Stuff..!!!
Great video! Any reason why you don't use something like Guitar Rig or Amplitube, etc.? You mentioned the trash that BIAS puts out, is that the same for the other software packages? Thanks again for the videos, it's good stuff.
6ordon6 Just personal preference. I’ve gotten the best amp tones so far with the Mercuriall stuff, but this same process can easily apply to whatever amp sim you prefer.
27:50 VikingGuitar soapbox session XD
Awesome vid, thanks!
DING DING DING! I'm sick of the gatekeeping BS in the guitar world. :-P
Hi Viking Guitar. I would to like to know. How you automate the cc midi effects to your line 6 pod. I have a big problem about this. A use program change to change the banks and cc midi to change effects inside the bank. But Unfortunately everytime when i press "space key" to play the track. The reaper daw send a kind of "midi ghost note" that swich on/off one of my effects. This mess up my system. And i really don´t know how to resolve this.
I experienced that with the POD HD 500 also. Honestly, your best bet is to send a program change reset at the beginning of the song (so you know you're starting from a good baseline) and then play through the song from the beginning to make sure everything is setup properly. Trying to replay a part in the middle can get things flipped around. This is one of the reasons I moved away from using the POD with my laptop and now use software amp sims instead.
Really nice video.
I watched another video where you said you were using a POD HD500 with midi automation to process your guitar. Any opinion about using the POD vs using VSTs?
Many thanks for sharing all this knowledge.
I was using the POD HD500 for a long time, and still do in situations where I can't automate patch changes (live band without a click track.) I actually prefer the full laptop solution now since it's WAY easier to travel with and setup. That being said, the POD setup was great and served me well for a long time. :-)
@@vikingguitar Thanks for replying. I am having issues with performance.. audio cracking and so on. I am currently using BiasFX2 to modulate effects and amps. I was considering to buy a multi effects just to give a break to my CPU and process the guitar out of the PC. Ill try your suggestion of bypassing the channels that are not in use.
Thanks again for sharing your content. your video is the first one when typing "reaper live" on the search bar.
Cheers,
sir i cant insert backing tracks. the waves of the media files/backing tracks is not working please help me thanks
You should be able to just drag them from Explorer/Finder onto the Reaper timeline. If that’s not working, there’s an option to “Insert media item” in the “Insert” menu.
Can you please show us how to do this from first principles? I don't really understand how to accomplish what you're doing here from the first step
How far back are you talking? From setting up the session with the backing tracks in place? Or recording and mixing the audio for the backing tracks?
@@vikingguitar Thanks for the reply on reddit. I'm asking from importing the backing track to setting up all the tracking and vsts. Your answer on reddit is really helpful, and I'll be following that example, and hopefully can see a video if you do one in the future.
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@@nanthilrodriguez Sounds good! Let me know if you end up with any more questions.
what do you do with monitoring/hearing yourself? in-ears? wedges from the venue? headphones? that was my biggest issue when i did solo gigs back in '06 and why i carried an amp. i couldn't rely on anything else to hear myself.
tibonev I use the house system and monitors. I usually check in advance to see what they have. I have a backup monitor I can bring if need be.
Impressive, I will watch this video several times, the guitar processing section is hard to understand in a single seeing.
great video! Is there a possibility in reaper not to switch the channels automatically but to use a midi pedlboard?
Great question! I haven't looked into it much myself, but I'm fairly certain you can set it up that way. There's a thread here that might provide some help: forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=173504
Thx Mate! Let’s Stay in contact when we find somthing 🙏🏻
How do you associate an image/graphic ("zelda") with a .wav audio item?
I go over this at 11:20 in the video. Thanks for the comment!
Hey, do you have a link to your usb footpedal?
The one I bought was off eBay years ago, so I can't link the *exact* one, but search for "iKKEGOL USB Triple Foot Pedal" on Amazon and you'll find something similar for around $40 USD.
@@vikingguitar thanks
How do I send my guitar backtracks to a PA but send my drummer a click track to his headphones at the same time in reaper?
It depends on how many outputs your interface has. One option is to have your backing track in mono and going out the L channel to the house speakers, and the click in mono on the R channel, which goes to your drummer. If your interface has four outputs and you want your backing tracks in stereo, you can send outputs 1/2 (L/R) to the house, and have the click on 3 and/or 4 to send to the drummer.
@@vikingguitar thanks for the reply man thats actually very straightforward
@@Kromhoff09 Sure thing! Best of luck!
How do I use Reaper with TC Hellicon Voicelive 3?
That's an unrelated piece of hardware that I don't have any experience with, so I can't be of much help. That being said, it appears to have MIDI in/out, so you can likely setup REAPER to send MIDI patch changes and FX changes to the unit. I'd recommend looking at the MIDI section of the manual for the hardware, and also look into tutorials on using REAPER to send MIDI messages to external hardware.
Thanks for this!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
WHY NO ONE SHOWS HOW TO SAVE ALL THE PROJECT AS A UNIQUE SONG? PLEASEEE HELP
I'm not quite sure what you're asking. You could export the project file, or specific portions, if that's what you're looking for.
@@vikingguitar hey sir. I'm using a backing track of a song and recording solos and riffs with guitar rig 5 in fx.
When I save it, exports all parts separated, and the guitar are clean with no distortion
I want to made the 2 tracks as a unique song with distortions and things :D
Hope you understand it, my language is Portuguese
@@brucedickinson8993 It sounds like there are two different things going on here.
1. You are recording the dry guitar sound instead of the sound coming out of Guitar Rig. I'm not sure how this is happening since I'm not sitting at your computer.
2. In order to combine all of the tracks into a single file, you want to use the File --> Render function. This will export the song as a .wav or .mp3 file that you can listen to.
@@vikingguitar well, now the sound of the guitar is OK.
But in render, I select the 2 tracks and the program save 2 different sounds, the backing track and the guitar xD
@@vikingguitar I SELECT MASTER MIX AND NOW I HAVE THE ENTIRE SONG XD THANK YOU
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before this point nothing matters