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Can anyone shed light on similarity of terms/functions for Reaper and other DAWs?
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| ken2esq |
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
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| Looney4Clooney |
| Can't really think of any significant pitfalls other than some plugin issues , 64 bit stability which has probably been fixed and lack of native plugins. You will probably learn more from tutorials because won't just copy mindlessly. |
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| Teezdalien |
I work with Reaper for the most part, and it's certainly more than capable of making great electronic music. Though I do use other DAWS including Ableton and Pro Tools, mostly because I'm required to. Once I got a grip on setting up reaper, different screen sets and the docker, it's been fantastic for my workflow and I think it's really intuitive. It usually gets bashed simply because it's cheap and doesn't look as purrdy as other DAWS, unless you re-skin it. The bundled plug-ins are extensive and work well, but again they are not pleasing to look at which turns people off.
The biggest difference with Reaper from most other DAWs is the way it doesn't discern between different types of tracks, and I think it works well and makes signal routing a breeze.
I guess you'll want to look into the automation/envelopes for doing typical trance builds and breaks. Each channel should have a button to open the list of parameters to automate, and there is a helpful function that let's you find the last touched parameter when the list gets extensive.
Groove3 have some good tutorials for Reaper, they aren't specific to electronic music but are great for getting to know your way around the DAW and how it works. Check out the SWS extensions as they add some functions like the groove and LFO tools which are really useful when making dance music. If you're using third party plug-ins then you might also want to look into tutorials based specifically on those. |
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