A number of years ago I transitioned from Mac to Windows, so I had to leave Logic behind. I downloaded Reaper to give it a try. In the first 10 minutes I had the following experience about three times: "I wonder how to... Oh! That was easy!" I've been with Reaper ever since. :)
This is Reaper Reality for me also. It's so intuitive to work with, anyone can talk about what they use and every time I wonder if they even know how Reaper works.
Reaper just plain kills everything else. I've used it for sync on the Sicko Mode video, to control lighting on a mixed media installation, for live recording on a raspberry pi, soundtrack and foley for a VR game, and to edit podcasts for NPR. No DAW can do everything Reaper does, but Reaper can do everything all the other DAWs do. Best media production tool on the market. Much gratitude yall!
U can't record with the vocal plugins already enabled. And u can't route tracks to record vocals or creating reverb busses. U also can't route them for sidechaining
Reaper is great… I love it. but Logic is better. has more features, more plugins, apple loops, its own drummer…. and for $200… you get life long updates. no re-paying every 2 version updates. $200… DONE. it’s nicer to look at…. Reaper has that air of Windows about it. Logic is beautiful on the eye. but i’m a massive fan of Reaper. i love that it uses less CPU… is more efficient than any other DAW.
Another great reason why Reaper is the best DAW is that it is completely accessible for blind users. With extensions/plugins, such as "Osara", Reaper can be accessed by screenreader software which reads screen texts to blind people. Other DAWs don't support that feature at all. I even tried to talk to the companies like Presonus, Steinberg, etc. about the need of accessability in their DAWs but they just say it might be on the list for updates in the future. Reaper already has an entire working environment which is perfectly designed for blind people and the community develops it further.
yesss got my license just a few days ago completely blind and ive been able to create tracks record audio add fx adjust volume its so cool every other thing i tried just didnt want to work with a screen reader still got much more to learn but i love it so far.
@@reallyqaiser Actually Ableton 12 now shall be made accessible for us but I'll stick to Reaper. Nice that you found your way to a workflow that suits you. If you have any questions about Reaper and/or screenreaders, you have someone here you can ask anytime.
@@niclasnightflame i didn't get a notification sorry about that and thank you i was having some hickups but found out that it was just a narrator issue since i use that more installed and configured nvda and now it works a bit better its been crazy accessible so far im so happy.
Other DAW users (mostly Pro Tools) suffer from Normalcy Bias - thinking things are fine when they're not. Example: I work for weeks (mostly months) in Reaper without a single crash. Edit: I've switched to Studio One two years after making this comment. Nothing against Reaper and I don't think Studio One is beter or worse than Reaper.
It's THE best. I've recorded our weekly podcast for years... more than an hour straight at a time - using so many different pieces of hardware and never even had a stutter.
@@ettiennelane9173 its very stable purely because it is the opposite of reaper (open source access style) whereas reason is very (in house and closed). I don't comment on the reliability of reaper though as I dont have experience, it more a comment on vst platforms
I can make Reaper freeze without even trying. The other day I deleted 5 or 6 tracks that weren't needed and it completely froze up. It happened a couple of times before.
the fact that the daw can go on a thumb drive and do literally everything protools does is AMAZING i’ve been using it since the start and i make music like second nature with it
I don't really need convincing, I'm already a huge reaper fan and user. Just here to pat my back for choosing reaper in the first place. Shoutout to Kenny ✨✨✨
So, by paying only $60 I can own the program.... is not a subscription or any of those nonesense that DAW's companys have lately. Just like in the early 2000's...you bought a DAW and there you have it like forever?
Reaper has been the only DAW I’ve used I barely used a laptop before but I was able to start putting tracks together instantly. It feels very intuitive I’m like blindly stumbling along and it still gets the result I’m going for. Well worth the money it’s a steal.
I made rap music as a teenager back in 2008 to 2011. I started in Audacity but soon discovered Reaper. It was so intuitive and easy to use. I got back into making music over 10 years later, so I also went back to Reaper. Just amazing how easy and fun it is. I think it's an overlooked software, I'd recommend it to any beginner, no matter how young you are!
Reaper is so intuitive, I've only been working on music for about 2 weeks now but I feel like I can find out how to do anything I want to do without even looking it up online.
damn. as someone who has used audacity for 8 years, i find it quite the opposite. effects sends and routing are driving me crazy at times....but having these options are the reason im using reaper now
@@fuckcensorship69me too, with FL studio though. I had a 2yr run of FL studio. Then tried Cubase, Reason, Ableton and Pro tools... even MML but that drum pattern window on FL is just 🤌🔥. Familiarity pulled me back
Im so glad that I went with reaper back when I chose a daw. Like you said, its $60 for the full version, isn’t cpu intensive at all with a ton of plugins enabled and has grown with me as I’ve gotten deeper into mixing and production. I honestly couldn’t be happier, and to anyone on the fence about it, don’t hesitate. Its so versatile, and the learning curve is so small.
@@hold_me_close Ill be honest, my use of Ableton is very limited, I used 10 when it first dropped. Id say that if your recording live instruments then reaper is the way to go, but for anything electronic Ableton is a powerhouse. Best of luck friend!
@@hold_me_close Reaper and ableton are garbage. You're better off using fl mobile if you dont want to crack fl or pay for the full version. FLStudio does everything this does and more and it's all intuitive and makes sense visually. In FL it takes me a few seconds and i'm putting an idea down, then i'm immediately tweaking everything without having to look up guides. You couldn't pay me to use this, I tried for a few hours and all it gave me was a headache. It's so bad.
Glad to hear so many references to Acid Pro. That DAW was my bread and butter back in the day then I painfully switched to Pro Tools because I kept hearing it was the industry standard. I just purchased Reaper last week and I hope I can find creativity with Reaper like I used to with Acid Pro. Great video. Thanks man !!
Well the fact that reaper co founder stole some features from Acid pro or soundforge and put it in Reaper and make more features with the frequent updates its a huge plus! One thing Reaper can't copy on Acid pro is the acidized loops feature. Acid Pro has a better form of coding/ algorithm in these department! You can't just easily pick and paint loops , chop it in pieces and it sync in Reaper! So im sticking to ableton and acid pro still.. (for a quick fast rough sketches), since im composing tunes mostly in loops & midi! Anyway good luck with your music making journey on Reaper dude
A friend of mine told me to try Reaper...years ago...and I was like, "Yeah, yeah...I don't want to have to learn a whole new way of doing things..." Well, not only was the transition super smooth...but I quickly found myself able to do things that were a nightmare to pull off in my old program. Bravo Reaper! Never turning back
I spent over a decade using nuendo until my system crashed. When rebuilding my DAW I needed a more affordable substitution and at 60 bucks it was a no Brainer. I had no intention of using Reaper long term but after spending time using it I simply fell in love with the program. It does everything I need it to do at a fraction of the price that I would pay for the newer version of Nuendo.
Hey man, today was the day when I finally made my full switch to Reaper. It took me quite a while to set it up the way I wanted it (and this will keep on forever) but it was so satisfying and entertaining to watch your video. I have used Slow Tools, and Logic for the longest time and until now Studio One but that's now history. What a great video, youn took every word out of my mouth! Subbed and "bell-ranged" and look forward to seeing more stuff from your upcoming channel. All the best, Andy
@@reapertutorials1947 Hey, thanks for asking! Like every other Reaper user I haven't looked back ever since. Melting and molding Reaper's functionality around my needs will still take time and I'll come back to you're videos when I'm ready for creating icons and toolbars. I have tiny issues here and there but that's nothing compared to the walls I had run into when using PT, Logic or S1. But the "always learning new things-feature" along with the constant cost-free updates were worth the switch alone. Thanks for your videos and your cool channel. Wherever you go, I'll follow! :-) Cheers, Andy
The "free" version IS the "full" functional version... no limitations, and no time expiration... this is class! I will say this is not "freeware" nor "shareware": this is "at-your-goodness-ware"! (I never found a better spent 60 dollars...)
I completely agree with your list. Especially number 1! Brilliant support from other people using Reaper. It was a very different story when I was using Cubase - other users would just tell me to read the handbook more carefully. Also the Reaper Mania videos are fantastic.
It surprised me a bit the first time I began hearing that ppl think Reaper is “ugly”, lol. Maybe I’ve got bad taste, but “ugly” hadn’t ever crossed my mind while using it. Aesthetically, the look of it is pretty good. And I have dicked around in changing between the various “styles” available, and I even downloaded a few from a site featuring others’ custom..I think “skins” is what I’m meaning..I’m a 63-year-old in remote small-town west TX, so I doubt I’ll win any Oscars on how current my slang is, or anything..Lol, so one I liked and used for a minute before my last PC got too full of AIDS to use anymore was this “orange” skin which had the features laid out very snugly, and some other cool-looking ones. But since getting this PC, I haven’t remembered to switch out from the default skin, because I don’t really need to. I’m jumping subjects bizarrely out of nowhere, but I loved Mixcraft for similar reasons; it’s laid out where everything is obvious enough for even a Sid Vicious wannabe hillbilly like me to readily grasp. That is, until one day circa 2018ish, some “update” some genius up at Mixcraft decided to impose, turned it, overnight, into a crashy CPU whore which uses ludicrous amounts of RAM, and ever since, it’s utterly unusable, because it will reject plugins and just vanish from the screen. Bringing it back up, I’ll see “We apologize for sucking mole-covered, oily dicks, but the crash was due to (name any plug-in). Trying to resume the project, I’ll see that half the plugins are “blanked out”, and Mixcraft are unable to handle them. I’ll try Mixcraft again once in awhile, and puzzlingly, they seem to prefer the embarrassingly unprofessional mode they’ve now been in for half a decade. It would have been my favorite over Reaper, by a microscopic margin. Another thing since this new PC, is although I do own Reaper and have paid for it, I’m not keen on the headache of jumping through the hoops involved in obtaining Reaper “legitimately”. I never have and never will master “copying my pasties”. Yeah, yeah, someone else yet again come preach to me re how “simple” it is; I’ll do that for you: “You just put your finger on the serial number while reciting The Encyclopedia Britannica backwards in Portuguese, then you go over to another spot to diddle its clit, and Mr Spock will cause the serial # to reappear”; yeah, yeah, I already know. I’ve emailed Reaper apologizing to them for “stealing” their demo, explaining that I really do actually own it. Getting the actual version of software is always a billion times more complex than using the demo…Which loads effortlessly. 🤔 But that’s just how woke everything is now.
It's ugly, not intuitive to the point where they change terminology for no reason forcing you to spend an insane amount of time looking at guides for things you already know how to do. The hotkeys are atrocious, the entire process fights you every step of the way. It's like it's set up to be as frustrating as possible, nothing about it makes any sense. FL is the only daw as far as i'm concerned. There is not a single thing it can't do, half of the stuff people say it can't do, i've done with vsts. I can make any sound with any technique needed, what else would I need?
Reaper being extremely lightweight and performant, along with its very direct and hands-on workflow is what convinced me that it was a good program. I tried it based on a friend's recommendation and it really upped my audio editing capabilities. Most people use Reaper for music stuff, but I tend to use it more for editing audio for tv/film... while you can technically do this in video editors, you simply don't get the same level of control. After all these years I'm finally just now getting into the music production aspects of reaper.
I’ve found it great to edit my music videos, or make a music video using just the recorded audio then add-in video and graphics. Much easier than the free tools my Mac provides.
I bought the producer edition of FL Studio and have been using it for like 15 years. I've never paid for an additional plugin from them or an update. Any other plugin I need is usually free. As a producer I don't really worry too much about size of files and being able to transport my DAW with me. If I record at a friends house I bring my track stems and then we mix them as a rough draft using whatever DAW is available, then I just take the recorded tracks and the rough draft version home with me and mix in the vocals in FL Studio. And now that they have AI mastering it's kind of a no brainer. Reaper looks cool but even if I was new I'd go with FL Studio if I had the money.
I have to admit you're right. Daw's before Reaper didn't follow my mind flow. Constantly searching how to find what I need... uninstall was the option when I met Reaper (demo). I'm not lying to say that it took me less than a week before I paid the 55 euros. Also, the help you mention is true: whenever a problem occurs, I'll find a clear answer within a few hours (but that's because I have other things to do also... ;-)
After doing my first RUclips video with Da Vinci Resolve, I got pretty fed up with the massive bloat of this program - it took ages to load, was a fickle to use and liked to occasionally crash. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Reaper I had been using for years for audio was just as capable (for what I needed) in _video_ editing. So the next videos after the first, I made in Reaper, and I dare anyone to spot the difference. 😉 I once looked for a really niche application of a control surface mixer with automation and got an answer in the forums within a day, and the guy replied _several times_ until I was able to do *_exactly_* what I intended to do. Reaper is so friggin' OP in every aspect that if I was religious, I would call it a miracle. It is the direct opposite of corporate greed: it is the perfect product for a fair price, for everyone's enjoyment. I cannot thank the developers and the community enough!
Haha this is great Lol I’ve never seen this. I use hitfilm express to edit videos (2021 version cuz new version sucks) but I’d look into it if I were u
The support, community, approach to pricing and customization is what keeps me loyal to Reaper. I not only don't believe in brand loyalty but I despise it. In Reapers case I just haven't found another DAW that can pull me away. The only advantages I can give any other DAW is a couple were more intuitive to a beginner like myself when I was starting out. I stuck it out with Reaper for all the reasons above and I'm glad I did.
I only use FL Studio because in my opinion it feels like a “game” to me, but if I ever have to switch DAWs, you’ve convinced me that Reaper should be my second choice!
I’ve just installed Reaper on my Mac, used it for only 2 hours, and I’m already sold! There’s so much goodness and intuition looking at me here, that all I can think of is, why haven’t the developers of the more outrageously priced DAWs thought of this and that! Greatest surprise… the project startup time. What the heck??? A software starting with C that shall not be named here sometimes takes 2 minutes just to load for me… I look at the many prompts and load up screens, waiting… and waiting… but with Reaper… Clicking on open… Vooom there it is! 🎉
I use several DAWs, but I always come home to Reaper because its blazing fast. I waited 5 minutes on my rig for single songs to load on Reason / Bitwig. I still use those DAWs for creativity and synth design. But use Reaper for everything else. Its top tier.
Well I have to say, I have been a Hard core Cubase User for a long time and I am now trying Reaper and I am thinking of buying it and using it next to Cubase for some projects i do it is truly a great DAW And Kenny's videos explaining the program are great too
I’ve used cakewalk since version 3, and changed over to Presonus studio one after Gibson killed Cakewalk sonar for me. I run Windows, Mac, and recently Ubuntu Linux. Reaper is the only DAW that runs on all three platforms without hiccups. Reaper loads up faster and it’s so easy to work with that I made the jump. I still use Sound Forge for Editing, and Acid pro for Looping-Syncing wave files to a click. But Reaper is my DAW of choice now. Thanks for the video
Using Reaper since 2010 and still love it so much for music production! Next step will be to use Reaper for editing my videos (yes, you can do this as well). 😁
switched from Mac back to Windows and was looking for something similar to logic that would run on my machine. Gave reaper a try and never looked back - really slick and easy to use. Never gets in the way. The stock plugins sound great and barely use any system resources. Took a little while to find a layout I like, but now it's just exactly perfect. Can't say that about any other DAW.
Thanks for your videos! Reaper is all you say it is in audio and workflow. Not so in Midi. Every two or three years I try it again to see if midi for film scoring is up to the Cubase/Digital Performer/logic/Studio One standard. Three years ago it was not. Just starting the process again - we'll see. Been a Reaper user/not user since the .9 days.
I’m fed up with Avid for so many reasons and I’m heading into all new territory as I abandon Pro Tools after many years. Thank you for this video. You’ve helped me make a decision! I’m going for Reaper!
I used Reaper exclusively for a while, but since moved to Logic for music, mostly for the included software instruments. Even still I prefer Reaper's editing tools and still use it for voiceover/podcast work.
About 15 years ago I had purchased ProTools for the second time and was getting disgusted with how much of a pain the anti-theft devices were.A friend in the biz from Canada told me about Reaper. I tried it, got hooked and NEVER looked back. Plus, Reaper is only 1/10th the price. Recently I was at a production house working with a guy who was really great at producing and ProTools. I was looking over his shoulder and remembering and re-realizing how much more flexible and useful Reaper is.
I've been thru the same process of choosing a new DAW. Reaper is quite good. But... Very complicated to work around and " optimization " to your needs is no simple task. The HUI plugins and setup is way to ancient and not user friendly at all. Reaper sessions can't easily be exported cross-platform with AAF or integrated options. No integrated Autotune or Melodyne - like software. No drag and drop FX directly on tracks. No mastering integrated setup. And many othet editing options not mentioned in this video. That is why as a 35 yo veteran in the business I chose Studio One 5 .
I drag and drop effects all the time. I think you need to go back and learn where such things are. I have yet to find something I cannot do with Reaper
@@notmybadd Ahhhh.... I like challenges ! 😉😉 Lets say track 3 is the snare. At one point in the song few shots sound thinner but you already got Eq and compression on track 3 which is perfect for every other shots. Can you select just those weaker parts, drag another Eq and additionnal compression on directly on those parts to match them with the rest , and keep it on track 3 so you still have the track 3 setup on those parts ? Other question: Melodyne is integrated in Studio One so you can adjust every notes real time while the song plays and in the same window like a plugin... Is it in Reaper now ? Can you import/export any session cross platform with integrated AAF yet ? Could not 2 years ago and since I do lot of mix for other clients it was complicated... Later !
@@ranajoyshil Hey Ranajoy, Thanks for your kind reply. I was using SoundScape, a Daw from Belgium built in the late 1990 till 2012. By far the most unknown and underrated Daw at that time. I have Reaper. I worked with it. But since I was looking to replace SoundScape, Studio One is the most similar to SoundScape of them all. Studio One advantage is its quite " young" and developers are very active at ramping it up. The HUI is much better than Reaper and it has integrated AAF cross-platform software which Reaper lacks big time. But the thing is it depends on what you lije and how you feel using a Daw... I have tried them all... And choose Studio One because it felt good for me... But it needs lots of tuning and I think they are watching the competition closely so they know where to put the extra efforts. Cheers.
Thanks for this..I started using Reaper several years ago...and even as an 'occasional' user have loved having such a great software package to learn wtih. Community is indeed awesome. I also love the ease of customising midi controllers etc..I can change any controller to anything...there always seems to be a way to do anything you need to. Still lots to learn...and discover...saw in another DAW a very eay 'drag and drop' vst template feature...searched this..and it looks like someone has made a script to do it. This is certainly a great thing with Reaper..it is an open toolbox of possibilities!
Tremendous overview and review of Reaper software. I agree totally with your Top 10 reasons why Reaper is the best DAW. After using Roland VS-880 & 1600 hard disk recordings since the 1990's, my journey lead me to Reaper. With a few easy programs to prepare my Roland backup files from CD, I was able to work with all my Roland recordings in Reaper. It was magic at the time and I have continued with Reaper for close to 8 years now. Love the software. Great video. Long live Reaper!
You guys are clearly more intelligent than me. I tried for an hour to install Ableton Live Lite on my pc. The bloody thing kept getting stuck halfway through the installation process telling my that I don't have permission to access some file. He is talking nonsense, it's my computer and I have permission to use it and access the files. So I left it after had to erase a hundred Ableton files that were then left behind in every corner of my hard drive. Then I tried Reaper. Apart from the guy on the Reaper website (who talks you through the setup process) making me sleep, when someone eventually woke me up and after having a can of Red Bull, I found this DAW really tough to set up. Really tough. All I was looking for was to find a place to plug my electric guitar into and get a sound into my earphones. Instead, I had to navigate though one highly technical setting after another. I got so many error messages that didn't want to go away , that I just uninstalled it. I guess I'm too stupid for this. Can anyone tell me where in the world I can find a piece of simple software that will take my guitar plug and make a sound. To my credit I have a Scarlett. But that clearly does not help. Heck, that's all I want man. Just a sound when I play my guitar. That's all.
ok the first thing absolutly insane, just when u start it for the first time, it scans all your vst plugins, which is SUPER AMAZING, when I was coming from FL to Ableton it took me quite a long time to even find where to scan VSTs :D
I grew up with analog - when 2" tape was THEE medium.. Transitioning, the only real alternative then was the bloatware known as ProTools and then it was Mac only. I too stumbled through every known DAW, and finding Reaper (v3) was a game changer. I'm happy you covered the forum - unlike the 'other' snob DAW, the help you'll find with thre forum members. Nothing less than friendly help there.
The main issue I notice with proprietary software is that each application wants to be the centre of your universe. They assume that any other functionality will be done as “plugins” to their platform. Contrast this with the component-based approach on Linux, centred around JACK or PipeWire, where each application is just another component, and it is the user that controls how they connect together.
Mate, not blowing smoke but its refreshing to see and hear a concise clear and well produced message, and from a RUclips creator. Not being funny or nothing, just alphabet media moguls can't Mike a reporter or just ruin the production and it's common to have high school students who know better than these glorified salespeople. I am aware you're promoting something but it doesn't feel that way, and you convinced me, I am getting the nicest package available, and I am very comfortable with my usual DAW caustic, I have wanted to get live as it seems like the industry standard but I got everything I ever needed from caustic and my process and mastering to presentation all bounce on my apples. Do I need a PC to get it man? Cheers, new sub jctzee
A friend at work told me about reaper. It looks amazing. I haven't tried it fully yet but I am going to soon. The only downside is the lack of mainstream use. For instance as a noob I often look up how to make certain genres of music and the tutorial uses fl studio and never reaper and even Ableton is a bit rare.
So.. yeah you did it… you actually convinced me to ditch cubase and move to Reaper! I don’t think you can understand how crazy that is! It was not suposed to happen, ever… Been using Cubase for over 15 years, so this day today marks the end of an era. As an old(ish) punker kinda musician, the whole DIY-DAW concept is pretty much perfect for me. I was kinda convinced already, like halfway in the video, but yooo…. The community pitch you made got me almost emotional! Thank you for making this video! Cheers from Swedens newest Reaper fan!
When I found out how easy COMPING is to do in Reaper, and that you normally have to pay for the Pro versions of other Daws to get this same feature, (if they are even able to do it!), I was sold! Comping is separating the best out of each Take, and melding them together into one track. i.e. 6 vocal tracks ( take 1, 2, 3, 4, etc), then cut and pasted into one "perfect" track. Industry standard for decades. What took me hours to do by hand before, is just a few clicks in Reaper. And the process is so easy and infinitely customizable.
I finally made the jump from Windows to Linux, Ableton being the sole reason I held out for 2+ years. Very displeased with its performance in a VM, and dual booting has proven to be too much of a hassle, so I'm diving into the world of Reaper. Still a long way from my proficiency in Ableton, but right off the bat playing around with it I'm starting to get hints of how powerful this is going to be once I'm fluent in it.
11. It runs on Linux. I really have hard times using Windows 10 -11 and MacOS. Windows constant and annoying restarts after installing almost everything that has to do with a system, drivers needed for almost all devices to work + restart+restart+restart. MacOS unsupported hardware, devices and it's the pinnacle of vendor lock-in with anti consumer practices. Stability, customizability and tinkering is something really important to me. So that's why I picked Reaper.
My biggest problem with Reaper is the lack of stock instruments. I started with Reaper as my first daw and had no idea where to start when it came to choosing instruments.
I started using Ableton some time back and got pretty good at doing basic things, but never really felt like I have an actual firm grasp. I recently had a real issue trying to get it to read some new plugins that I wanted to try and got really frustrated and hence the reason that I now want to further evaluate Reaper. Thanks much for your evaluation here.
Reaper's most unique feature **has** to be the checkbox that says "Allow projects to override device sample rate." Nobody, I mean NOBODY allows you to do that except Reaper. I can switch between several different external monitors and/or my Interface seamlessly and with with no hassle. Everyone else maes you change the sample rate to fit whatever device you're listening on. No so with Reaper.
I would like to know do you ahve a copy of the exact theme that you are using with all of the stuff in it that you are explaining already installed in it?
Yea but its all spread out its not exactly a drag and drop type thing so it'll take more time explaining how for you to swap out the theme than you just create your own lol 😆 one of the very few irritating things in reaper... I'm sure they'll be a patch for it in the near future 😅
Thanks! I'm really looking into Reaper to replace my Cubebase. I like Reapers GUI and that to me is one of the most important elements in a piece of complex software.
Ageed! 1,2,3..😉 Reaper one of the Best contenders in the Game. Thanks to all the great people at Reaper the creators of the old- "WinApp, The programers, and all the "Mad-Science, involved in the process of bringing and providing us with this invaluable DAW. 😀😊The Great tutorials included! In comparison to the other DAWS out-Reaper is so underrated. I think it is unique YES.. It Is NOT a Cheap DAW-It IS-cost effective. YES personally-I have purchased this DAW because who does this? They let you download a fully functional Daw to use at your own discretion and judgement. They dont limit and or harass..They expect us-The fellow? Musician to be honorable, sensible and Buy the DAW. THIS HELPS..! As many of us know.. It helps this company to continue providing its service to us.. 🤔This Daw-Reaper, is Excellent! Thanks your video is on Point! And Finally YES-The Reaper Video tutorials are of SOOOOOO....MUCH Help.. IE Reaper Mania and Reaper Blog-The Stach, the Tech is Much appreciated. 👍✌
At the beginning of this video, you state that it is free(which implies that it is not a trial version, when in fact..it is.) Reaper comes with no plugins and I did not find it to be intuitive. Cockos is out of its mind, to charge $60 and not to provide built-in VST's. Cakewalk BandLab is absolutely free, has continued updates and great user support and has everything you need(plugin-wise)...to get started and there are automatic pop-ups as you are installing the program and you can choose which plugins you want to install. As for paid DAW's....Reaper has some competition....such as Acoustica Mixcraft 9(it has customization, supports video, it's very stable, very intuitive and unlike Reaper, there are included instruments & effects and it's only $75(& no exorbitant commercial license fees)...for professional use. Then there is MUTOOLS MuLab(which also has an unlimited time span for demo)...and has a killer modular synth engine and an impressive sampler built-in and is the most intuitive DAW on the planet, as you just extract the file and open it( no installation required)...and hardware set up is the easiest I have ever encountered and within 10 minutes from the time of download, I was recording tracks & having the time of my life(as there is no other DAW in the cyber world, quite like Mulab.) It costs $20 more than Reaper, but when you use MuLab....you'll be happy you spent the extra $20.
Flstudio is the best for me, the biggest problem with this, with Cakewalk, with Soundbridge or Waveform is not to post midi keyboard and are not very compatible as FLS is only, in addition to trying a VST just by pressing any key, that is super motivate and inspiring, the rest do not understand it, but for something FLS is the best selling in the world.-
I need to learn Reaper finally, thanks for the nudge. I have been using one of the oldest since it was a very different thing, Performer. It does everything I need it to, but not necessarily comfortably. I can see from demoing it and from tutorials that reaper is fantastic, robust, light, agile, and has a superlative community, unlike the horrors of MOTU land... worse than apple fans. I am gonna do it this summer, just have to engineer either a pause in workload or put in extra time.
One fun thing is making Send tracks to feed efx to the main trax. I'll make sends of reverb and delay, but just to be an idiot, I'll make sends out of some of the more weird efx i have, such as Audio Thing and this other crazy dev who slips my mind, etc. I come from late 70s/early 80s New Wave, and the deeper cuts such as the bands Tuxedomoon and Throbbing Gristle etc took huge experimental chances in their music; anything went. Things are too fixed now imo. I think when you take huge chances and do stupid things soundwise/studiowise, useless crap happens, but also very bizarre and it interesting things happens, so it's all worth it and the process is fun. The approach is like, you dont give a crap about what the mainstream are doing, you just do things however YOU want to. You'll be more original if you do that.
I downloaded it a couple days ago and tried to see if I could do anything without a tutorial and I couldn't, It was very intimidating and it made me sad because I want to make music. Took a day to reset and today I'm going to do it, I'm going to reaper school today. The template thing sounds like a good idea, everything is so grey and confusing.
I'll take reaper any day,the price alone like you said the money saved is more than enough for any plugins you desire,and the sound is on par with anything else,no dongle to worry about,I'm surprised more people don't use it.Yeah it's not pretty but as said it's customisable.Help is always a click away I've had so many questions and always answered.If you here" Hi,I'm Kenny Gioia" on RUclips breath a sigh of relief.Friends.of mine told me I'd have to spend the cash on a quality DAW before I'd even heard of reaper,being tight on money I thought I'd have a look around and was absolutely blown away.Needles to say friends that forked out a wad of cash were jealous and couldn't believe the quality of my tracks.Reaper is the future.
Why Reaper has fantastic flexibility and functionally, without a tremendous amount of tweaking the user experience, workflow, ease of use and midi editing sad well as aesthetic don't really land for me. I've tried really hard, multiple times to really like it.
A number of years ago I transitioned from Mac to Windows, so I had to leave Logic behind. I downloaded Reaper to give it a try. In the first 10 minutes I had the following experience about three times: "I wonder how to... Oh! That was easy!" I've been with Reaper ever since. :)
Thats my boat currently. Nice to hear!
This is Reaper Reality for me also. It's so intuitive to work with, anyone can talk about what they use and every time I wonder if they even know how Reaper works.
Im getting into recording my own music for personal use. Ive been playing guitar for 18 years. Its been my dream to record music
@@kz6713 With a decent interface and Reaper, that will not be a problem. Success!
@@Yu2beFool i set it up finally cant wait to get home from work!!
Reaper just plain kills everything else. I've used it for sync on the Sicko Mode video, to control lighting on a mixed media installation, for live recording on a raspberry pi, soundtrack and foley for a VR game, and to edit podcasts for NPR. No DAW can do everything Reaper does, but Reaper can do everything all the other DAWs do. Best media production tool on the market. Much gratitude yall!
can reaper fuction as a tracker too? (renoise)
U can't record with the vocal plugins already enabled. And u can't route tracks to record vocals or creating reverb busses. U also can't route them for sidechaining
Bro you recorded on a raspberry pi 😂 Respect
I'm sold 👊🏿🔥
Reaper is great… I love it. but Logic is better. has more features, more plugins, apple loops, its own drummer…. and for $200… you get life long updates. no re-paying every 2 version updates. $200… DONE.
it’s nicer to look at…. Reaper has that air of Windows about it. Logic is beautiful on the eye. but i’m a massive fan of Reaper. i love that it uses less CPU… is more efficient than any other DAW.
Another great reason why Reaper is the best DAW is that it is completely accessible for blind users. With extensions/plugins, such as "Osara", Reaper can be accessed by screenreader software which reads screen texts to blind people. Other DAWs don't support that feature at all. I even tried to talk to the companies like Presonus, Steinberg, etc. about the need of accessability in their DAWs but they just say it might be on the list for updates in the future. Reaper already has an entire working environment which is perfectly designed for blind people and the community develops it further.
yesss got my license just a few days ago completely blind and ive been able to create tracks record audio add fx adjust volume its so cool every other thing i tried just didnt want to work with a screen reader still got much more to learn but i love it so far.
@@reallyqaiser Actually Ableton 12 now shall be made accessible for us but I'll stick to Reaper. Nice that you found your way to a workflow that suits you. If you have any questions about Reaper and/or screenreaders, you have someone here you can ask anytime.
@@niclasnightflame i didn't get a notification sorry about that and thank you i was having some hickups but found out that it was just a narrator issue since i use that more installed and configured nvda and now it works a bit better its been crazy accessible so far im so happy.
Other DAW users (mostly Pro Tools) suffer from Normalcy Bias - thinking things are fine when they're not. Example: I work for weeks (mostly months) in Reaper without a single crash.
Edit: I've switched to Studio One two years after making this comment. Nothing against Reaper and I don't think Studio One is beter or worse than Reaper.
It's THE best. I've recorded our weekly podcast for years... more than an hour straight at a time - using so many different pieces of hardware and never even had a stutter.
Reason never crashed on me in 10years
@@raedius_music I am glad to hear. I will check out Reason. Thanks.
@@ettiennelane9173 its very stable purely because it is the opposite of reaper (open source access style) whereas reason is very (in house and closed). I don't comment on the reliability of reaper though as I dont have experience, it more a comment on vst platforms
I can make Reaper freeze without even trying. The other day I deleted 5 or 6 tracks that weren't needed and it completely froze up. It happened a couple of times before.
the fact that the daw can go on a thumb drive and do literally everything protools does is AMAZING i’ve been using it since the start and i make music like second nature with it
I don't really need convincing, I'm already a huge reaper fan and user. Just here to pat my back for choosing reaper in the first place.
Shoutout to Kenny ✨✨✨
So, by paying only $60 I can own the program.... is not a subscription or any of those nonesense that DAW's companys have lately. Just like in the early 2000's...you bought a DAW and there you have it like forever?
@@JoeyRam. Correct
Just updated DAWs to Reaper and it’s a breathe of fresh air in regards to the ease of using VSTs and working across both audio and midi tracks.
Reaper has been the only DAW I’ve used I barely used a laptop before but I was able to start putting tracks together instantly. It feels very intuitive I’m like blindly stumbling along and it still gets the result I’m going for. Well worth the money it’s a steal.
I made rap music as a teenager back in 2008 to 2011. I started in Audacity but soon discovered Reaper. It was so intuitive and easy to use. I got back into making music over 10 years later, so I also went back to Reaper. Just amazing how easy and fun it is. I think it's an overlooked software, I'd recommend it to any beginner, no matter how young you are!
12 years using ableton, and finally move to reaper.
A truly awesome tool❤
Reaper is so intuitive, I've only been working on music for about 2 weeks now but I feel like I can find out how to do anything I want to do without even looking it up online.
damn. as someone who has used audacity for 8 years, i find it quite the opposite. effects sends and routing are driving me crazy at times....but having these options are the reason im using reaper now
@@fuckcensorship69 maybe its just to do with the fact i dont have any prior experience so i dont have names or places for things that im use to
@@fuckcensorship69me too, with FL studio though. I had a 2yr run of FL studio. Then tried Cubase, Reason, Ableton and Pro tools... even MML but that drum pattern window on FL is just 🤌🔥. Familiarity pulled me back
Im so glad that I went with reaper back when I chose a daw. Like you said, its $60 for the full version, isn’t cpu intensive at all with a ton of plugins enabled and has grown with me as I’ve gotten deeper into mixing and production. I honestly couldn’t be happier, and to anyone on the fence about it, don’t hesitate. Its so versatile, and the learning curve is so small.
have you used Ableton? which one do you like better?
@@hold_me_close Ill be honest, my use of Ableton is very limited, I used 10 when it first dropped. Id say that if your recording live instruments then reaper is the way to go, but for anything electronic Ableton is a powerhouse. Best of luck friend!
@@clunt2548 thanks！
@@hold_me_close Reaper and ableton are garbage. You're better off using fl mobile if you dont want to crack fl or pay for the full version. FLStudio does everything this does and more and it's all intuitive and makes sense visually. In FL it takes me a few seconds and i'm putting an idea down, then i'm immediately tweaking everything without having to look up guides. You couldn't pay me to use this, I tried for a few hours and all it gave me was a headache. It's so bad.
Glad to hear so many references to Acid Pro. That DAW was my bread and butter back in the day then I painfully switched to Pro Tools because I kept hearing it was the industry standard. I just purchased Reaper last week and I hope I can find creativity with Reaper like I used to with Acid Pro. Great video. Thanks man !!
If youre anything like me you will Love the switch to Reaper
Well the fact that reaper co founder stole some features from Acid pro or soundforge and put it in Reaper and make more features with the frequent updates its a huge plus!
One thing Reaper can't copy on Acid pro is the acidized loops feature. Acid Pro has a better form of coding/ algorithm in these department!
You can't just easily pick and paint loops , chop it in pieces and it sync in Reaper!
So im sticking to ableton and acid pro still.. (for a quick fast rough sketches), since im composing tunes mostly in loops & midi!
Anyway good luck with your music making journey on Reaper dude
A friend of mine told me to try Reaper...years ago...and I was like, "Yeah, yeah...I don't want to have to learn a whole new way of doing things..." Well, not only was the transition super smooth...but I quickly found myself able to do things that were a nightmare to pull off in my old program. Bravo Reaper! Never turning back
I’ve been a Reaper user more than a year now and have to experience it crashing yet!
“Reaper doesn’t tell you how to behave, you tell it how to.”
I think people care because they feel Cockos cares. That means the User wants it to succeed
I spent over a decade using nuendo until my system crashed. When rebuilding my DAW I needed a more affordable substitution and at 60 bucks it was a no Brainer. I had no intention of using Reaper long term but after spending time using it I simply fell in love with the program. It does everything I need it to do at a fraction of the price that I would pay for the newer version of Nuendo.
what is the difference between a discounted license and a commercial license ??
@@khalilturjman2010 it’s on the website check it out
Hey man,
today was the day when I finally made my full switch to Reaper. It took me quite a while to set it up the way I wanted it (and this will keep on forever) but it was so satisfying and entertaining to watch your video. I have used Slow Tools, and Logic for the longest time and until now Studio One but that's now history.
What a great video, youn took every word out of my mouth! Subbed and "bell-ranged" and look forward to seeing more stuff from your upcoming channel.
All the best, Andy
Any updates, how's it working for you. Any questions or concerns?
@@reapertutorials1947 Hey, thanks for asking!
Like every other Reaper user I haven't looked back ever since.
Melting and molding Reaper's functionality around my needs will still take time and I'll come back to you're videos when I'm ready for creating icons and toolbars.
I have tiny issues here and there but that's nothing compared to the walls I had run into when using PT, Logic or S1.
But the "always learning new things-feature" along with the constant cost-free updates were worth the switch alone.
Thanks for your videos and your cool channel. Wherever you go, I'll follow! :-)
Cheers, Andy
New to Reaper, loving it so far, no issues and I'm using the free version, I will buy the full and support the developers.
The "free" version IS the "full" functional version... no limitations, and no time expiration... this is class! I will say this is not "freeware" nor "shareware": this is "at-your-goodness-ware"! (I never found a better spent 60 dollars...)
@biula3278 wait wtf did you spend 60$ on then?
I actually got up and running in Reaper quicker than other DAWS -already purchased a license after only a few days evaluation-it's that good....
I completely agree with your list. Especially number 1! Brilliant support from other people using Reaper. It was a very different story when I was using Cubase - other users would just tell me to read the handbook more carefully. Also the Reaper Mania videos are fantastic.
It surprised me a bit the first time I began hearing that ppl think Reaper is “ugly”, lol. Maybe I’ve got bad taste, but “ugly” hadn’t ever crossed my mind while using it. Aesthetically, the look of it is pretty good. And I have dicked around in changing between the various “styles” available, and I even downloaded a few from a site featuring others’ custom..I think “skins” is what I’m meaning..I’m a 63-year-old in remote small-town west TX, so I doubt I’ll win any Oscars on how current my slang is, or anything..Lol, so one I liked and used for a minute before my last PC got too full of AIDS to use anymore was this “orange” skin which had the features laid out very snugly, and some other cool-looking ones. But since getting this PC, I haven’t remembered to switch out from the default skin, because I don’t really need to.
I’m jumping subjects bizarrely out of nowhere, but I loved Mixcraft for similar reasons; it’s laid out where everything is obvious enough for even a Sid Vicious wannabe hillbilly like me to readily grasp. That is, until one day circa 2018ish, some “update” some genius up at Mixcraft decided to impose, turned it, overnight, into a crashy CPU whore which uses ludicrous amounts of RAM, and ever since, it’s utterly unusable, because it will reject plugins and just vanish from the screen. Bringing it back up, I’ll see “We apologize for sucking mole-covered, oily dicks, but the crash was due to (name any plug-in). Trying to resume the project, I’ll see that half the plugins are “blanked out”, and Mixcraft are unable to handle them. I’ll try Mixcraft again once in awhile, and puzzlingly, they seem to prefer the embarrassingly unprofessional mode they’ve now been in for half a decade. It would have been my favorite over Reaper, by a microscopic margin.
Another thing since this new PC, is although I do own Reaper and have paid for it, I’m not keen on the headache of jumping through the hoops involved in obtaining Reaper “legitimately”. I never have and never will master “copying my pasties”. Yeah, yeah, someone else yet again come preach to me re how “simple” it is; I’ll do that for you:
“You just put your finger on the serial number while reciting The Encyclopedia Britannica backwards in Portuguese, then you go over to another spot to diddle its clit, and Mr Spock will cause the serial # to reappear”; yeah, yeah, I already know.
I’ve emailed Reaper apologizing to them for “stealing” their demo, explaining that I really do actually own it.
Getting the actual version of software is always a billion times more complex than using the demo…Which loads effortlessly. 🤔
But that’s just how woke everything is now.
It's ugly, not intuitive to the point where they change terminology for no reason forcing you to spend an insane amount of time looking at guides for things you already know how to do. The hotkeys are atrocious, the entire process fights you every step of the way. It's like it's set up to be as frustrating as possible, nothing about it makes any sense. FL is the only daw as far as i'm concerned. There is not a single thing it can't do, half of the stuff people say it can't do, i've done with vsts. I can make any sound with any technique needed, what else would I need?
Reaper being extremely lightweight and performant, along with its very direct and hands-on workflow is what convinced me that it was a good program. I tried it based on a friend's recommendation and it really upped my audio editing capabilities.
Most people use Reaper for music stuff, but I tend to use it more for editing audio for tv/film... while you can technically do this in video editors, you simply don't get the same level of control. After all these years I'm finally just now getting into the music production aspects of reaper.
I’ve found it great to edit my music videos, or make a music video using just the recorded audio then add-in video and graphics. Much easier than the free tools my Mac provides.
I personally prefer Waveform, but Reaper is a close second. The fact both of them have free versions with very little limitations is mind-blowing.
just started getting into music. I was thinking about using protools until this video, thank you!
I bought the producer edition of FL Studio and have been using it for like 15 years. I've never paid for an additional plugin from them or an update. Any other plugin I need is usually free. As a producer I don't really worry too much about size of files and being able to transport my DAW with me. If I record at a friends house I bring my track stems and then we mix them as a rough draft using whatever DAW is available, then I just take the recorded tracks and the rough draft version home with me and mix in the vocals in FL Studio. And now that they have AI mastering it's kind of a no brainer.
Reaper looks cool but even if I was new I'd go with FL Studio if I had the money.
I have to admit you're right. Daw's before Reaper didn't follow my mind flow. Constantly searching how to find what I need... uninstall was the option when I met Reaper (demo). I'm not lying to say that it took me less than a week before I paid the 55 euros. Also, the help you mention is true: whenever a problem occurs, I'll find a clear answer within a few hours (but that's because I have other things to do also... ;-)
After doing my first RUclips video with Da Vinci Resolve, I got pretty fed up with the massive bloat of this program - it took ages to load, was a fickle to use and liked to occasionally crash. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Reaper I had been using for years for audio was just as capable (for what I needed) in _video_ editing. So the next videos after the first, I made in Reaper, and I dare anyone to spot the difference. 😉
I once looked for a really niche application of a control surface mixer with automation and got an answer in the forums within a day, and the guy replied _several times_ until I was able to do *_exactly_* what I intended to do.
Reaper is so friggin' OP in every aspect that if I was religious, I would call it a miracle. It is the direct opposite of corporate greed: it is the perfect product for a fair price, for everyone's enjoyment. I cannot thank the developers and the community enough!
Haha this is great Lol I’ve never seen this. I use hitfilm express to edit videos (2021 version cuz new version sucks) but I’d look into it if I were u
The support, community, approach to pricing and customization is what keeps me loyal to Reaper. I not only don't believe in brand loyalty but I despise it. In Reapers case I just haven't found another DAW that can pull me away.
The only advantages I can give any other DAW is a couple were more intuitive to a beginner like myself when I was starting out. I stuck it out with Reaper for all the reasons above and I'm glad I did.
I only use FL Studio because in my opinion it feels like a “game” to me, but if I ever have to switch DAWs, you’ve convinced me that Reaper should be my second choice!
I’ve just installed Reaper on my Mac, used it for only 2 hours, and I’m already sold! There’s so much goodness and intuition looking at me here, that all I can think of is, why haven’t the developers of the more outrageously priced DAWs thought of this and that! Greatest surprise… the project startup time. What the heck??? A software starting with C that shall not be named here sometimes takes 2 minutes just to load for me… I look at the many prompts and load up screens, waiting… and waiting… but with Reaper… Clicking on open… Vooom there it is! 🎉
I was looking for DAWs that run on Linux, and Reaper was recommended. I'm glad to see that it's a quality DAW.
I use several DAWs, but I always come home to Reaper because its blazing fast. I waited 5 minutes on my rig for single songs to load on Reason / Bitwig. I still use those DAWs for creativity and synth design. But use Reaper for everything else. Its top tier.
My favorite thing about reaper is that it's offline so internet disruption or weak service is no issue.
This is not the OVERWATCH REAPER GUIDE I was looking for! But I enjoyed it nonetheless. Even though I don't even know what all this is.
Well I have to say, I have been a Hard core Cubase User for a long time and I am now trying Reaper and I am thinking of buying it and using it next to Cubase for some projects i do it is truly a great DAW And Kenny's videos explaining the program are great too
I’ve used cakewalk since version 3, and changed over to Presonus studio one after Gibson killed Cakewalk sonar for me. I run Windows, Mac, and recently Ubuntu Linux. Reaper is the only DAW that runs on all three platforms without hiccups. Reaper loads up faster and it’s so easy to work with that I made the jump. I still use Sound Forge for Editing, and Acid pro for Looping-Syncing wave files to a click. But Reaper is my DAW of choice now. Thanks for the video
The only time Reaper has ever crashed for me was because of third-party plug-ins.
It's as solid as a rock. I absolutely love it.
You sold me bru..
Using Reaper since 2010 and still love it so much for music production!
Next step will be to use Reaper for editing my videos (yes, you can do this as well). 😁
just use premier pro for video editing
switched from Mac back to Windows and was looking for something similar to logic that would run on my machine. Gave reaper a try and never looked back - really slick and easy to use. Never gets in the way. The stock plugins sound great and barely use any system resources. Took a little while to find a layout I like, but now it's just exactly perfect. Can't say that about any other DAW.
Thanks for your videos! Reaper is all you say it is in audio and workflow. Not so in Midi. Every two or three years I try it again to see if midi for film scoring is up to the Cubase/Digital Performer/logic/Studio One standard. Three years ago it was not. Just starting the process again - we'll see. Been a Reaper user/not user since the .9 days.
Easily my favorite DAW. I still use Ableton for live stuff, but for everything else, it is reaper
Can’t believe I’m just now realizing how great this DAW this
I’m fed up with Avid for so many reasons and I’m heading into all new territory as I abandon Pro Tools after many years.
Thank you for this video. You’ve helped me make a decision! I’m going for Reaper!
Reaper is calling me and im picking it up😮
I used Reaper exclusively for a while, but since moved to Logic for music, mostly for the included software instruments. Even still I prefer Reaper's editing tools and still use it for voiceover/podcast work.
About 15 years ago I had purchased ProTools for the second time and was getting disgusted with how much of a pain the anti-theft devices were.A friend in the biz from Canada told me about Reaper. I tried it, got hooked and NEVER looked back. Plus, Reaper is only 1/10th the price. Recently I was at a production house working with a guy who was really great at producing and ProTools. I was looking over his shoulder and remembering and re-realizing how much more flexible and useful Reaper is.
I've been thru the same process of choosing a new DAW.
Reaper is quite good. But...
Very complicated to work around and
" optimization " to your needs is no simple task. The HUI plugins and setup
is way to ancient and not user friendly at all. Reaper sessions can't easily be exported cross-platform with AAF or integrated options. No integrated Autotune or Melodyne - like software.
No drag and drop FX directly on tracks.
No mastering integrated setup.
And many othet editing options not mentioned in this video.
That is why as a 35 yo veteran in the business I chose Studio One 5 .
it has autotune, called reaTune in the cocos plugs. "complicated" i agree ;)
I drag and drop effects all the time. I think you need to go back and learn where such things are. I have yet to find something I cannot do with Reaper
@@notmybadd Ahhhh.... I like challenges ! 😉😉
Lets say track 3 is the snare. At one point in the song few shots sound thinner but you already got Eq and compression on track 3 which is perfect for every other shots.
Can you select just those weaker parts, drag another Eq and additionnal compression on directly on those parts to match them with the rest , and keep it on track 3 so you still have the track 3 setup on those parts ?
Other question: Melodyne is integrated in Studio One so you can adjust every notes real time while the song plays and in the same window like a plugin... Is it in Reaper now ?
Can you import/export any session cross platform with integrated AAF yet ?
Could not 2 years ago and since I do lot of mix for other clients it was complicated...
Later !
@@ranajoyshil Hey Ranajoy,
Thanks for your kind reply. I was using SoundScape, a Daw from Belgium built in the late 1990 till 2012. By far the most unknown and underrated Daw at that time. I have Reaper. I worked with it.
But since I was looking to replace SoundScape, Studio One is the most similar to SoundScape of them all. Studio One advantage is its quite " young" and developers are very active at ramping it up. The HUI is much better than Reaper and it has integrated AAF cross-platform software which Reaper lacks big time.
But the thing is it depends on what you lije and how you feel using a Daw...
I have tried them all... And choose Studio One because it felt good for me...
But it needs lots of tuning and I think
they are watching the competition closely so they know where to put
the extra efforts.
Cheers.
Thanks for this..I started using Reaper several years ago...and even as an 'occasional' user have loved having such a great software package to learn wtih. Community is indeed awesome. I also love the ease of customising midi controllers etc..I can change any controller to anything...there always seems to be a way to do anything you need to. Still lots to learn...and discover...saw in another DAW a very eay 'drag and drop' vst template feature...searched this..and it looks like someone has made a script to do it. This is certainly a great thing with Reaper..it is an open toolbox of possibilities!
Tremendous overview and review of Reaper software. I agree totally with your Top 10 reasons why Reaper is the best DAW. After using Roland VS-880 & 1600 hard disk recordings since the 1990's, my journey lead me to Reaper. With a few easy programs to prepare my Roland backup files from CD, I was able to work with all my Roland recordings in Reaper. It was magic at the time and I have continued with Reaper for close to 8 years now. Love the software. Great video. Long live Reaper!
What did you use to transfer vs files to reaper?
Iv been using Reason for 19 years now and now im looking at Reaper.
You guys are clearly more intelligent than me. I tried for an hour to install Ableton Live Lite on my pc. The bloody thing kept getting stuck halfway through the installation process telling my that I don't have permission to access some file. He is talking nonsense, it's my computer and I have permission to use it and access the files. So I left it after had to erase a hundred Ableton files that were then left behind in every corner of my hard drive. Then I tried Reaper. Apart from the guy on the Reaper website (who talks you through the setup process) making me sleep, when someone eventually woke me up and after having a can of Red Bull, I found this DAW really tough to set up. Really tough. All I was looking for was to find a place to plug my electric guitar into and get a sound into my earphones. Instead, I had to navigate though one highly technical setting after another. I got so many error messages that didn't want to go away , that I just uninstalled it. I guess I'm too stupid for this. Can anyone tell me where in the world I can find a piece of simple software that will take my guitar plug and make a sound. To my credit I have a Scarlett. But that clearly does not help. Heck, that's all I want man. Just a sound when I play my guitar. That's all.
ok the first thing absolutly insane, just when u start it for the first time, it scans all your vst plugins, which is SUPER AMAZING, when I was coming from FL to Ableton it took me quite a long time to even find where to scan VSTs :D
I grew up with analog - when 2" tape was THEE medium.. Transitioning, the only real alternative then was the bloatware known as ProTools and then it was Mac only. I too stumbled through every known DAW, and finding Reaper (v3) was a game changer. I'm happy you covered the forum - unlike the 'other' snob DAW, the help you'll find with thre forum members. Nothing less than friendly help there.
The main issue I notice with proprietary software is that each application wants to be the centre of your universe. They assume that any other functionality will be done as “plugins” to their platform.
Contrast this with the component-based approach on Linux, centred around JACK or PipeWire, where each application is just another component, and it is the user that controls how they connect together.
Mate, not blowing smoke but its refreshing to see and hear a concise clear and well produced message, and from a RUclips creator. Not being funny or nothing, just alphabet media moguls can't Mike a reporter or just ruin the production and it's common to have high school students who know better than these glorified salespeople. I am aware you're promoting something but it doesn't feel that way, and you convinced me, I am getting the nicest package available, and I am very comfortable with my usual DAW caustic, I have wanted to get live as it seems like the industry standard but I got everything I ever needed from caustic and my process and mastering to presentation all bounce on my apples. Do I need a PC to get it man? Cheers, new sub jctzee
A friend at work told me about reaper. It looks amazing. I haven't tried it fully yet but I am going to soon. The only downside is the lack of mainstream use. For instance as a noob I often look up how to make certain genres of music and the tutorial uses fl studio and never reaper and even Ableton is a bit rare.
You can watch these tutorials to find out which Elements these genres consist of and apply that to reaper.
Kenny Goia Reaper mania
As a dude who has l earned how to code and stopped music producing this seems like the perfect daw to pick up now I want to start producing again.
So.. yeah you did it… you actually convinced me to ditch cubase and move to Reaper! I don’t think you can understand how crazy that is!
It was not suposed to happen, ever…
Been using Cubase for over 15 years, so this day today marks the end of an era.
As an old(ish) punker kinda musician, the whole DIY-DAW concept is pretty much perfect for me.
I was kinda convinced already, like halfway in the video, but yooo….
The community pitch you made got me almost emotional!
Thank you for making this video!
Cheers from Swedens newest Reaper fan!
I will always be a cubase guy, but I rlly like using reaper from time to time
"There is only one thing Reaper can not do: espresso coffee. But I think it will do it in a future release..."
When I found out how easy COMPING is to do in Reaper, and that you normally have to pay for the Pro versions of other Daws to get this same feature, (if they are even able to do it!), I was sold!
Comping is separating the best out of each Take, and melding them together into one track. i.e. 6 vocal tracks ( take 1, 2, 3, 4, etc), then cut and pasted into one "perfect" track. Industry standard for decades. What took me hours to do by hand before, is just a few clicks in Reaper. And the process is so easy and infinitely customizable.
Is that when you click on the preferred takes and "Glue Items"?
Nuendo is the best DAW. No other DAW can match all the features that Nuendo has.
I finally made the jump from Windows to Linux, Ableton being the sole reason I held out for 2+ years. Very displeased with its performance in a VM, and dual booting has proven to be too much of a hassle, so I'm diving into the world of Reaper. Still a long way from my proficiency in Ableton, but right off the bat playing around with it I'm starting to get hints of how powerful this is going to be once I'm fluent in it.
Another really good daw for Linux is also LMMS
Started using Reaper in June of 2020. Haven't looked back since. Reaper just hands down owns any other DAW out there . . . . Period!
11. It runs on Linux. I really have hard times using Windows 10 -11 and MacOS. Windows constant and annoying restarts after installing almost everything that has to do with a system, drivers needed for almost all devices to work + restart+restart+restart. MacOS unsupported hardware, devices and it's the pinnacle of vendor lock-in with anti consumer practices. Stability, customizability and tinkering is something really important to me. So that's why I picked Reaper.
Waiting for Top 10 Reapers Reason is the Best DAW
No need to convince me! Been using Reaper since 2014. The best!
Its cool that you can code your own plugin, but with Max for Live in Ableton you can do pretty much the same but without any knowledge in coding
Just made the jump to reaper from ableton and wow I’m blown away
My biggest problem with Reaper is the lack of stock instruments. I started with Reaper as my first daw and had no idea where to start when it came to choosing instruments.
I was convinced u were just tryna sell me on this but I'm sold
I truly believe the Cubase community is better:
"Read the manual" + "Did you know you could make a template??"
I started using Ableton some time back and got pretty good at doing basic things, but never really felt like I have an actual firm grasp. I recently had a real issue trying to get it to read some new plugins that I wanted to try and got really frustrated and hence the reason that I now want to further evaluate Reaper. Thanks much for your evaluation here.
And this DAW even works on linux. What a time to be alive, lol.
Reaper's most unique feature **has** to be the checkbox that says "Allow projects to override device sample rate." Nobody, I mean NOBODY allows you to do that except Reaper. I can switch between several different external monitors and/or my Interface seamlessly and with with no hassle. Everyone else maes you change the sample rate to fit whatever device you're listening on. No so with Reaper.
I would like to know do you ahve a copy of the exact theme that you are using with all of the stuff in it that you are explaining already installed in it?
Yea but its all spread out its not exactly a drag and drop type thing so it'll take more time explaining how for you to swap out the theme than you just create your own lol 😆 one of the very few irritating things in reaper... I'm sure they'll be a patch for it in the near future 😅
If I didn’t know any better I’d say this guy works for reaper;)
Thanks! I'm really looking into Reaper to replace my Cubebase. I like Reapers GUI and that to me is one of the most important elements in a piece of complex software.
I actually saw Dave’s first ever top ten list.
I love Reaper but am watching this anyway
Going to be giving this a shot tomorrow. Sounds like what im looking for...
Ageed! 1,2,3..😉 Reaper one of the Best contenders in the Game. Thanks to all the great people at Reaper the creators of the old- "WinApp, The programers, and all the "Mad-Science, involved in the process of bringing and providing us with this invaluable DAW. 😀😊The Great tutorials included! In comparison to the other DAWS out-Reaper is so underrated. I think it is unique YES.. It Is NOT a Cheap DAW-It IS-cost effective. YES personally-I have purchased this DAW because who does this? They let you download a fully functional Daw to use at your own discretion and judgement. They dont limit and or harass..They expect us-The fellow? Musician to be honorable, sensible and Buy the DAW. THIS HELPS..! As many of us know.. It helps this company to continue providing its service to us.. 🤔This Daw-Reaper, is Excellent! Thanks your video is on Point! And Finally YES-The Reaper Video tutorials are of SOOOOOO....MUCH Help.. IE Reaper Mania and Reaper Blog-The Stach, the Tech is Much appreciated. 👍✌
Switched to REAPER in 2008 and haven't looked back.
At the beginning of this video, you state that it is free(which implies that it is not a trial version, when in fact..it is.) Reaper comes with no plugins and I did not find it to be intuitive. Cockos is out of its mind, to charge $60 and not to provide built-in VST's. Cakewalk BandLab is absolutely free, has continued updates and great user support and has everything you need(plugin-wise)...to get started and there are automatic pop-ups as you are installing the program and you can choose which plugins you want to install. As for paid DAW's....Reaper has some competition....such as Acoustica Mixcraft 9(it has customization, supports video, it's very stable, very intuitive and unlike Reaper, there are included instruments & effects and it's only $75(& no exorbitant commercial license fees)...for professional use.
Then there is MUTOOLS MuLab(which also has an unlimited time span for demo)...and has a killer modular synth engine and an impressive sampler built-in and is the most intuitive DAW on the planet, as you just extract the file and open it( no installation required)...and hardware set up is the easiest I have ever encountered and within 10 minutes from the time of download, I was recording tracks & having the time of my life(as there is no other DAW in the cyber world, quite like Mulab.) It costs $20 more than Reaper, but when you use MuLab....you'll be happy you spent the extra $20.
„Saved me from hours worth of edits that I had not saved“ - that one‘s on you, bro, in any DAW, any day. 😂
another advantage of customization is, you can design your very own xenharmonic midi keyboard
Got REAPER yesterday, loving it!
I'm such a reaper fanboy after using pro tools for many years. It's not surprising to me that this program has such a cult following
Flstudio is the best for me, the biggest problem with this, with Cakewalk, with Soundbridge or Waveform is not to post midi keyboard and are not very compatible as FLS is only, in addition to trying a VST just by pressing any key, that is super motivate and inspiring, the rest do not understand it, but for something FLS is the best selling in the world.-
I need to learn Reaper finally, thanks for the nudge. I have been using one of the oldest since it was a very different thing, Performer. It does everything I need it to, but not necessarily comfortably. I can see from demoing it and from tutorials that reaper is fantastic, robust, light, agile, and has a superlative community, unlike the horrors of MOTU land... worse than apple fans. I am gonna do it this summer, just have to engineer either a pause in workload or put in extra time.
sounds like reaper is like the AR-15 of DAWs
One fun thing is making Send tracks to feed efx to the main trax. I'll make sends of reverb and delay, but just to be an idiot, I'll make sends out of some of the more weird efx i have, such as Audio Thing and this other crazy dev who slips my mind, etc. I come from late 70s/early 80s New Wave, and the deeper cuts such as the bands Tuxedomoon and Throbbing Gristle etc took huge experimental chances in their music; anything went. Things are too fixed now imo. I think when you take huge chances and do stupid things soundwise/studiowise, useless crap happens, but also very bizarre and it interesting things happens, so it's all worth it and the process is fun. The approach is like, you dont give a crap about what the mainstream are doing, you just do things however YOU want to. You'll be more original if you do that.
I downloaded it a couple days ago and tried to see if I could do anything without a tutorial and I couldn't, It was very intimidating and it made me sad because I want to make music. Took a day to reset and today I'm going to do it, I'm going to reaper school today. The template thing sounds like a good idea, everything is so grey and confusing.
Only some will understand this, but I work by day in an office environment, and I desperately want someone to make a "Reaper" version of SAP.
Reaper is the king of all DAWs.
I'll take reaper any day,the price alone like you said the money saved is more than enough for any plugins you desire,and the sound is on par with anything else,no dongle to worry about,I'm surprised more people don't use it.Yeah it's not pretty but as said it's customisable.Help is always a click away I've had so many questions and always answered.If you here" Hi,I'm Kenny Gioia" on RUclips breath a sigh of relief.Friends.of mine told me I'd have to spend the cash on a quality DAW before I'd even heard of reaper,being tight on money I thought I'd have a look around and was absolutely blown away.Needles to say friends that forked out a wad of cash were jealous and couldn't believe the quality of my tracks.Reaper is the future.
Your Reaper theme is truly a face only a mother could love ;)
You know what they say about opinions...
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Hate to say it, but after 5 years on Reaper, I switched to Logic Pro. Way easier to use for someone who doesn’t have a computer programming degree.
Why Reaper has fantastic flexibility and functionally, without a tremendous amount of tweaking the user experience, workflow, ease of use and midi editing sad well as aesthetic don't really land for me. I've tried really hard, multiple times to really like it.
Going to save up for reaper for my daw starting my own music production company for my own podcast studio 🎙️😁