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Can anyone shed light on similarity of terms/functions for Reaper and other DAWs?
I've been using Reaper for over a year, my first DAW, and it's been slow, jumping into the deep end. Initially, I wanted to do live recording, guitar and stuff, so it made sense and was cheap. But now I'm trying to create electronica tracks, particularly trance-type tracks with builds & breaks & stuff.
There's very little in terms of tutorials for creating trance in Reaper, particularly builds, breaks, sweeps, pitch rising, etc. I can make MIDI drums, bass lines, leads, pads, etc. But it's adding in the builds & breaks, the white noise sweeping, etc., that I'm missing.
I guess the first question is...if I watch tutorials on other DAWs, like FL Studio or Ableton, will they translate into Reaper (same terminology, analogous menu / track control functions) so that they will be useful for me in Reaper? Optimally some one on this forum has used Reaper AND the DAWs more commonly used for electronica, and can comment on this.
A follow up question, or related question, is whether there really is a significant value in ease of use, learning curve, intuitiveness, etc. in using a different DAW for electronica, so I'd wind up saving a lot of time & effort just jumping to one of those DAWs? I don't like the notion of buying a second DAW, or having to start over learning another DAW, or splitting my time trying to learn two DAWs (since I'm still learning Reaper for live recording). But if I'm really handicapping myself, as an amateur without advanced production skills, trying to use a rather technical DAW like Reaper for making trance, then I guess the "lesser evil" is going with a second DAW.
Thanks,
Ken
https://soundcloud.com/kenmyers-1
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