Captain Plugins in REAPER

[@bimmerfreak10]

Kenny, you're the absolute best. I splurge bought this plugin on Black Friday but I was disappointed cause I had trouble using it. This video made me come back to it, and I love it. Thanks for all you do.

[@REAPERMania]

Glad to hear it.

[@studio440hzz4]

@@REAPERMania what can be used as a glue compressor in reaper's stock plugin array?

[@basslinephunk3441]

@@REAPERMania Kenny, I have the free version of Reaper...how do I get a full version of Reaper?

[@cmwmusic8130]

At first I was like who's this weirdo and what has he done with Kenny. Then I realized that after more than 10 years of watching Kennys Reaper vids I had no idea till now what he looks like. LOL. Thanks Kenny for all the awesome.

[@3d-marabu]

Thanks Kenny, that's exactly what I was looking for because I also want to buy Captain Chords, but the manufacturer's website didn't say whether it would also work with Reaper. You are the best 😉👍

[@EuropaMan]

Why do I have to go to work? I just want to watch Kenny's videos all day long. Awesome plugin! Thank you Kenny again.

[@atxbigballer1]

Reason 12 VST and Reaper is what I use and it's so awesome! I've been using reason since version 2.5 and I've been using Reason 5 for about 15 years. I used to make all my music and just Reason but they are a few things that you can't do in reason that you can do in Reaper. The combination of Reason and Reaper is a dream come true and I'm loving it. The Reason instruments and FX in Reaper! I don't need anything else!

[@alexkowalski8943]

What can't you do in reason? I am curious.

[@rayderrich]

I start almost every new project with chords I come up with in Scaler 2. I am happy the Captain plugins do the same for others.

[@FrequencyAlchemy]

Great tutorial Kenny! I picked up Scaler2 for $39.00 a few months ago, and it pretty much does the same thing.

[@REAPERMania]

I have to look into that.

[@johnpierce3426]

Kenny, I love your Reaper training videos. Just the right pacing for learning, yet not being bored to tears. Someday, I'm hoping to fire up your newest video and hear: "Hi, I'm Kenny Gioia. Welcome to another one of my tutorials. In this video, I'm going to show you how to Make Training Videos in Reaper".

[@NovianLeVanMusic]

Within less than three minutes of watching, I’m certain this would boost my workflow and knowledge significantly. Glad I’m subscribed. Thanks, Kenny!

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

This sounds suspiciously like the intro from a year ago from this great channel :) thanks again Kenny.

[@tommyvizzle]

5:47 "When I find myself in times of trouble..." 😇

[@RolandDeschain1]

If Kenny recommends it you know it has to be good.

[@jimbeaux4988]

10 years ago, you only saw a couple of this type of plug in. Now they seem quite popular. I think this can teach you a lot about practical ways to add interesting complexity without getting buried in the theory. I see jazz chords in pop in the future as people figure these things out.

[@davidste60]

I don't think the lack of jazz chords in pop is due to musicians not figuring them out. It's more that most people don't want to hear jazz chords, they want pop chords.

[@victorbatan]

You are a great teacher and I am a fan of REAPER thanks to you. Greetings from Argentina!!

[@positivelydark]

Thanks Kenny for another great video! I have the Captain plugins and they definitely help, especially when I am stuck trying to figure out a good transition chord to take me to a new song section.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Just wondering if you've done a post on the 'Vital' synth? Great post as usual dude. Rock on.

[@MahmoudNader]

Just bought them as they are on sale , what really made me buy it is the Captain Melody.. really awesome stuff Thanks Kenny

[@REAPERMania]

Interesting. I thought that was the weakest plugin but whatever works for you.

[@MahmoudNader]

@@REAPERMania Thank you for the awesome tutorial

[@boldbearStudios]

Thanks Kenny. Once again another great episode! These plugins remind me of Toontrack's EZ line but in a much simpler (and therefore more efficient) style.

[@jbognap]

I like the UI of Captain Chords, but I'm into Scaler2 at the moment. Scaler2 has some live playing features and a new "suggestions" function. It can also export chord names as MIDI markers along with MIDI data. I wish REAPER had some sort of chord track functionality, so chord names were visible and could have MIDI snap to the chords.

[@bsmith8166]

You can use a blank item to write the chords on an adjacent track!

[@jbognap]

@@bsmith8166 Right - It's crazy what people are developing for REAPER! Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZDKY3qcoNClhcU

[@bsmith8166]

@@jbognap whoa! Where can I get that script?

[@unclespooky]

thanks so much for this. I love how you expand on Reaper and yet keep it simple.

[@caspermaster-com]

Wow, these global controls are amazing. Not making much music, but with this I might! Especially the rythms and "space" parameters. But also chord inversions etc!

[@paspallum]

Kenny - Long time sunbscriber - love the new [erspnable look of the channel - your vids were always clear to understand and informative - but I prefer having a face to the voice! Keep up the great work - its appreciated

[@jimle22]

Kenny, you are a freaking genius in Reaper. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I am using Scaler2 but this makes me want to get Captain Chords plug-ins. It is much easier and user friendly than Scaler. Thank You so much.

[@StudioChimps]

I'm defo getting this. Does anyone else pause the video to see what plugins Kenny uses 😄😄 or is that only me, it's like a treasure hunt 👍😀. Great video and also helps with my music theory thx.

[@hiphoprajeshlifeksr220]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 10000000......times Thank you so much sir you are the great teacher sir l am learning lots of knowledge from you and again thank you so much sir ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joeheukerott9186]

Wow! This is just great. Thanks so much!

[@dylancoleman4576]

Thanks for highlighting this plugin I wouldn’t have known about it… my missing piece

[@ren-shen]

This is quite amazing, yet soul destroying at the same time. Someone with zero music theory might see the value here. I think I prefer to suffer for my art.

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

Agree. Something about this cheapens the passion for music, in some fashion it cheapens coding for the love of it

[@AndyCampbellMusic]

I don't see these plugins that way. If you pick up a guitar and are just strumming away trying to come up with something. You tend to fall into familiar patterns that you play well. If there is another musician there. They might join in and play something you wouldn't have thought of. Hearing what they played, might spark you to come up with something inspired by what they played, that you wouldn't have thought of on your own. That's what you do anyway. You might like the first part of what you played but not the second, so sit trying to find something better. No you are not playing an instrument, you are more an arranger or assembler of musical phrases when you use these programs on their own. They do help inspire your own ideas though. I have a drum program called Jamstix 4 (which does have a free version people can try if they want) and it is based on what are called drummer models. So you can have a drum track played according to the style of a drummer called Charlie a drummer called Star or a drummer call Phil etc, so they are not the same as static midi grooves. I used to program drums by hand from a keyboard. (I didn't have the money or room for a real drum kit anyway). I would then edit them in a midi editor. I still do some of that with the drums Jamstix comes up with but these programs just help to take some of the monotonous repetitive tasks out of making music and they are a way to play with better musicians than yourself. You still need talent to make these things play something people will want to listen to. Even if you are only a hobbyist making music for your own amusement, they make it much more enjoyable. They will never take the place of watching actual skilled musicians playing their instruments in front of an audience. They are just tools that help make music making accessible to everyone. In the old days, all we had were 4 track tape recorders. That's 4 mono tracks. If you wanted any more, you would have to bounce them down and you couldn't undo it. What you can do in Reaper was an unimaginable dream and the province of multi million pounds studios. Now everyone can have that sort of technology in a box in their bedroom?

[@ren-shen]

@@AndyCampbellMusic Perfectly valid Andy. As long as we keep making music, who really cares! cheers

[@cowbless]

Tech in art seeks to eliminate the skill floor and leave only decisions to be made by the actual musicians. It can broaden your horizon (and let you suffer more by studying it). Think of it as a sorted array of references. I'd actually buy these just to study what the creators thought to be typical solutions for chords/melodies/bass. Nothing will eliminate the blockiness and boredom of a piece that is composed without knowledge or taste. So you can just check this plugin out, study its built in patterns, insuring your brain has absorbed those, and keep on doing cool stuff.

[@ucheattoh]

@@genuinefreewilly5706 we can saw the same thing for every new musical instrument that has been created in life....at a time it was musically to make music without synths....the guitar and keyboard players then would have said the synth take the passion away from making music...at the end its the music we wanna hear....except if the making of the music is more important to you than the actual music.....

[@maplefoxx6285]

I would like to see videos on these topics: ReaRoute, and Reaticulate, also did you know about Orchestral Template for Reaper? OTRv2

[@David-hz8pf]

Kenny definitely has the gift of teaching.. I bought this plugin and I've watched a lot of videos.. . You truly know how to make anybody understand something easily and fast. Thanks Kenny...

[@nick3795]

Always looking out for the tired and neglected, go on Kenny!

[@StamatisKekes]

This is exactly what I was looking for to push my drum channel to the next level and do my own stuff :) .... amazing ...

[@jbognap]

I believe you need to be connected to the Internet to use Captain Chords. That could be a deal breaker for some.

[@REAPERMania]

I don't think that's correct.

[@jbognap]

@@REAPERMania Apparently, it is, if you want to create new content: "You can use Captain plugins offline to play the MIDI you’ve already written. However, you need to be connected to the Internet to write new MIDI notes inside the plugins themselves. Our generators require Internet access. So what happens when you’re on a laptop, flying on an airplane? You can write MIDI notes inside Live and play them using Captain plugins, but you won’t be able to generate a new chord progression using our User Interface. Internet is becoming common everywhere, even in the sky. Most studios have wifi. This requirement is usually not a problem." (From their FAQs)

[@REAPERMania]

@@jbognap Sorry. I had no idea.

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

their algos are so copyrighted that they keep them under lock and key on a remote server

[@masonkanterbury3007]

I am very grateful for these lessons. You ought to audition for one of those mobster parts. Your pauses are great for getting a messages across, but I could imagine it being very threatening if you were interrogating someone. Kind of like Christopher Walken. Cheers!

[@pepel81]

Good plugins, goodsvibes! Thanks again.

[@nskeip]

Thise pack is a real game changer for me. I used to strugle while figuring out how to convert an idea from my mind into the chords or melody. I used to get tired while doing this and kinda demotivated, but now it's a natural process for me and it's gives me fun and even more inspiration. Thank you so much! PS: And another thing. I used to think that Reaper is about "you will have to buy a ton of VSTs" - and was kinda scared to try Reaper, because I'm not well informed about what VSTs are used nowadays. But when I started watching your videos, I quickly realized, that Reaper is about "you already have everything you need", and I am so grateful for your work!

[@martijnvandongen]

Pretty amazing bundle!!!

[@midiman5045]

Nice Kenny, Merry Christmas. I think you should get everyone a coupon for there plugins.

[@REAPERMania]

They are on sale right now.

[@BellsCuriosityShop]

I've been toying with the idea of this suite for a.long time. Hopefully I'll remember to check to see if there's any discount during Black Friday. Otherwiwe, I'll just stick to Chordgun.

[@yourpalfranc]

OMGoodness!!! Looks like 100 bucks worth of fun to me, KG!! I hope you get a cut!! Always such cool stuff!! ~Frank

[@REAPERMania]

Not sponsored. Just trying to help REAPER users.

[@yourpalfranc]

@@REAPERMania Well, you deserve a commission or at least free plugins. I'll be purchasing after Christmas!! Too much fun to pass up! ~Frank

[@alexsbsantos74]

Thanks Kenny. They're powerful tools.

[@davidgharrod8174]

Wow. Fun package. I just purchased it 50% off for BlackFriday. Thanks for the heads up!

[@antonisadt]

Thank you Kenny! Great tutorial as always. Unfortunatelly I missed the sales, so I will have to wait. Meanwhile, I play around with splash pro. Which is free and does the same thing. Plus vocals. How about giving it a try Kenny?

[@Worgram]

As someone who struggles alot with starting songwriting/having a starting Idea even after 10 years of doing it I think this is definetly worth a try! Bought it before the ending of this video! Thanks so much Kenny for showing this!

[@TrollingMyLawn]

Hey man, best advice I can give you is just do it. Make something. Make something awful. Don't stop yourself. Don't let yourself judge the work in the moment, just make it. You have to write shitty songs to write good songs, and you have to stay out of your own head enough to write any song. One exercise I'd highly recommend is: Try and write the WORST piece of music you can in whatever style you enjoy. Often times you'll find you actually like what you come up with. Either way, you'll have written something, and that's awesome! Don't get hung up on the details, when you're frustrated just step away, use the bathroom, grab some tea, sit back down, and don't let that discourage you. Songs don't just happen, they're hard work. Good songwriters don't just sit down and shit gold, and most song-writers are working with other people, rarely is any song written by a single person. Just keep that perspective and don't let yourself believe that this is something that's easy for everyone but you; it's not. I'm proud of you for trying. I hope you stick to it, and feel free to link me music when you make it, I'd love to hear it.

[@maplefoxx6285]

Check out Scaler 2, it's the same thing but beefed up. I use it every day. The creator has a youtube and teaches the whole thing for free and their forum is pretty active and with quick replies from experts if you need help. Captain Chords looks cool, but Scaler 2 is next level.

[@Worgram]

@@TrollingMyLawn Hey dude thanks so much for your reply! First and foremost you can check out my current channel where I have a single of mine released :) I am a studio owner and work with some artists on songs and even lay the final touches on my bands first album. The problem really is more the anxiety of releasing something bad. When one of my bandmates writes something for example. I can really focus on that and make it great as the idea itself was not written by myself. It feels more like helping and less like creating which seems to be my comfort zone. Writing something completely myself/my idea is quite hard so thank you for your words and I´ll try to just write something/force myself. This tool for example really seems like a game changer for me for the last 15 minutes i´ve tried it. unfortunately to fit this in a rock/metal context seems a bit hard at first but I guess I will start just writing some songs with it as a starter. :) Thanks so much for your inspiring words however! :)

[@TrollingMyLawn]

@@Worgram I do the same thing. Other people's work? Easy. Mine? Fuck no. One thing I try to do sometimes is before I start writing a song or sitting down to work on something I've recorded I'll write a brief, just like I'd expect from my clients. "This is where I want to go, I want it to sound like xyz tracks, the snare needs to slap and the vocals need to be super smooth." Then with that idea i'll refer back to it and go "Ah, ok, my 'client' wants to go pretty punchy with the snare. I've got a few ideas, but I'll start with this one." Then write that element / mix that part, 'turn it in' to yourself, write yourself another prompt. Repeat. As far as the anxiety of releasing something bad goes, I have the same issue. My singing voice is... Brian Sella's is better. But that's actually inspired me. If people like Brian Sella are making amazing music and they aren't near the world's best singer, and I'm sitting here thinking "Wow, thank god he's released this and didn't let his voice stop him because this is amazing music," then why can't I do that for myself? I don't know I'll figure that out one day I hope. I'm gonna go check out that single of yours while I download all of BLueLab's plugins since they're free and going out of business :/

[@cjcurcio]

Kenny - you're so cool! Thanks for the great help and work!!

[@deskypoo]

It's the Chord Gun all growled up!

[@lubakmenezes7248]

Thanks a lot, Kenny! You’re the best!!!

[@joeheukerott9186]

Wow! This is great. Thanks so much!

[@joaovanz2328]

Kenny, great tutorial! Theres a software called sundog song studio, its similar to captain plugins

[@REAPERMania]

I'll check it out. Thanks

[@bobbyt9999]

Yep... I'm another one who went to the site and bought it as soon as Kenny's video finished. I'm very limited when it comes to song writing or even making my own loops. This looks promising. Let's see... $60 for Reaper, $60 for Captain Plugins... hummm... not too shabby. 🙂

[@REAPERMania]

I bought it last week for $70.

Now it seems to be $99.

[@kcjones2737]

Were all of the components included in the $99 purchase? Or was it $99 for just Captain Chord? Thank you in advance!

[@mixitnow1932]

Wow., This is crazy, very easy to use, what are some plugins which is also closer to this plugins kenny? Thank you so much

[@Sandytuck]

Hi Ken, Very good presentation if everyone done a demo like this it would be a lot easier to luse these plugins Thanks Les

[@nanettetredoux7613]

I bought these plugins after watching your video but I find that there are some features lacking that limits the usability for me. It is limited to 4/4 time. I can't find out how to tell it that I am modulating to a different key or changing time signatures in the middle of a song. This makes it difficult to accommodate some lyrics. If I could write the melody separately and then bring it into Captain Chords to harmonize by importing or copying in midi, that would help a lot. But the assumed workflow seems to be that you start with the chords and go from there and that you work with small units of music that loop and repeat. I start with the lyrics, on which I build the melody and then add chords and do the instrumental arrangement afterwards. These plugins have enormous potential if you can work within their limitations.

[@MarkFromHawaii]

I'm having stability problems with Captain Plugins Beat Epic and Reaper.

[@IDDQDSound]

You're the captain of my heart's plugins (or something like that)

[@ucheattoh]

Captain plugins have a GUI scaling issue in reaper on windows. Once the plugin is added and closed the first time, reopening the plugin, brings an extremely tiny window of the plugin that needs to be resized anything the GUI is closed and re opened...quite frustrating...

[@FirebrandVOCALS]

Sound is fine … video probably still rendering by KZbin

[@jaethomasmusic]

damn. High Key Kenny!!!

[@GregCompton-b5d]

Kenny, thank you for all the help with Reaper. I was very excited to see this video on the Captain plugin, but I am having an issue. Once I add the plugin to a track I cannot delete the track, close the project, or remove the plugin without Reaper just shutting down. I'm using the latest versin of Windows 10 and the latest version of Reaper. Has anyone experienced this issue?

[@tfmc3389]

Another Fantastic video Kenny! Can you do one using Scaler 2? It is an awesome program for those of use with limited musical knowledge. thanx again for all your help with Reaper!

[@REAPERMania]

I'll consider it but I really don't want to do things that are redundant.

[@tfmc3389]

@@REAPERMania I totally understand. Just a thought... I would settle for a crowd vocal from one voice using js chorus? 😀

[@ThatBeTheQuestion]

That's really cool. It's not really my jam as I'm focused more on metal, but still very intriguing. I sure wouldn't spend money on it, but it'd certainly be fun to play around with. And who knows, maybe it could inspire me to write cool riffs of my own.

[@StephenMcLeod]

A fellow white glasses person. You have fine taste.

[@cassius9120]

Thank you for all that you contribute!!! Much appreciated. I just installed Captain Plugins and i do not have the Space Knob in Captain Deep. Any thoughts as to why?? Thank you!!

[@ksmit]

Great tools!!! Heading to the web site now.

[@desoconnor7445]

Great tutorial…one of the best 🙏🙏🏿👏👏👏🦄🎩👍

[@tomnanD3]

That's a really nice program. It's worth $99.

[@sitgesstudio]

Kenny Joya the King

[@monsterswhosleep]

Kenny is the freaking man!!!!!!

[@ContentScientist]

What up Kenny, I am having issues using this plugin because the Plugin Window is "CUTTING OFF" the Top of the Windows. Is there a setting to fix this?

[@yammeruk]

The VST3 version of Captain Beat is crashing Reaper for me, when i try to delete the plugin instance from the track or delete the track. My workaround is to use the VST 2 version. You may need to enable display of duplicate versions of plugins from the FX window top menu.

[@abrotherinchrist]

This is great for people who want to do electronic music, or even other styles, but I find Scaler to be much more flexible.

[@dar7man]

Thank you for this video. Did you encounter any issues while using Captain Plugins in REAPER? They are not officially supported in REAPER and I heard that some people having some issues.

[@dreamsonicstudio5586]

Hello. Could someone tell me what sounds he uses in the reaper when he shows something?

[@ContentScientist]

Hello Kenny, I am using Captain Plugins Version 5 and Reaper is "CUTTING OFF" the top of the window? Where do I go to get this issue resolved?

[@3d-marabu]

well i just bought the latest "epic" version and it runs fine in reaper and there are no gui bugs either. You should maybe do an update. If you haven't already done so. 😉

[@MarkFromHawaii]

I bought the suite of Captain Plugins Chords, Deep, Beat, Melody, and Play Epic. I started using Beat Epic, and liked it until Reaper crashed when I tried opening another project. Opening Reaper, it goes back to that project. When I tried removing the track Reaper would crash. At first I thought Komplete Kontrol was the cause but it seems to be Captain Plugins. Anyone else experiencing this? I'm running Windows 10, latest build and Reaper v.6.81 64-bit. Arrgh!

[@yammeruk]

Yes. Use the VST 2 version of the plugin.

[@flaumi0mcflaum]

Hi Kenny! I got a problem with Reaper. I want to select many PC Midi messages (all with Value 60) and want to change that to 13, but this doesn`t work. Im in the eventlist editor and filter all PC messages with the value 60 (that works fine). So I only can see the PC messages with Value 60. All these Messages (and only these Messages PC with value 60) are highlighted/selected. Now I press right Mouse button to open Contextmenu and choose "Event Properties". Now I can see a window named "Bank/ProgramSelect". Here I want to change the value of all my selected PC messages with 60 and change them to 13. I try to do this with input "13" in the inputbox of "Program Number". After that, I get a CC Bankselect14Bit Message at the first entry of the PC message with value 60 and the number 60 has changed to 13 but the other selected PC messages still remain with the value 60. What want wrong?? Please help me

[@z1kp2]

Is there no audio, or am I trippin

[@letsplayharmonica]

Incredible!

[@ДейвДейв-ь6и]

Kenny BEST

[@billhershey6055]

Great Video

Thankfull my brother....

[@spencerstone1336]

Hey Kenny, I recently downloaded the iZotope Iris 2 synth plug-in. I'm having trouble using it with Reaper. The plug-in itself is great. But, I can't figure out how to get the sample sounds to be recorded onto a track. When I go to record a sample within the track, it acts like it's only controlling the plug-in, telling it when to start and stop the sample. It's not recording the actual audio sound from the plug-in itself. Would you please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong, or direct me to a video that may explain the correct process? I appreciate your help. Thanks!

[@MahmoudNader]

Xpand 2 please Kenny ❤

[@Tyrannocaster]

Apparently these require an active internet connection whenever you use them, which is a total deal breaker for me.

[@gilbertotoledo1421]

I don't hear any sound.

[@AlexProgOfficial]

Damn... I just bought Scaler 2 three days ago...

[@khudson4901]

Thanks. The program is great and generic. I would probably worry about incidental, and/or accidentally copying. 😮 Regardless of the chordal formula, the pop sound in prevalent. Just in your demonstration alone. I do like the variety of piano chord sounds which keeps it original..

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

the plugins you show here, are all coming with captain plugin?

[@3d-marabu]

In the new version "Captain Chords Epic" you get a total of 5 plugins and lots of additional material. ( Chords, Melody, Deep, Beat and Play )

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

@@3d-marabu thank you very much 👍

[@ian1957ruth]

OK no smoke blowing here. Oh what the heck, who am I kidding. Great video and great plugin. But i like a few here have Scaler 2. Would love a run down like this for it please.

[@yvesbouillet1290]

I can hear without problem.

[@marekvoosen]

Nice one, next time please show us how to make it sound human. At the moment it feels a little bit robotic. Thanks

[@cupboardhomestudio971]

Sorry...Is only for 64bit??

[@cupboardhomestudio971]

...thnx Kenny 🎼👍🏽

[@Grymt]

I'm sorry you start to do videos about plugins that are not for free. I was very charmed about your 'best plugin' video that only talked about cockos. Captain Chords seems a debatable choice too, as Scaler can do more and costs less on the constant sales. But there are so many videos already about payed plugins. You're gold, Kenny. But there's so much you can still teach us about reaper. Leave the payed plugins to the rest of all those channels.

[@locutz]

God is that you ?

[@GoodboyfromGerman]

Thanks Kenny for showing it. I bought it but it doesn't work offline. That is not acceptable. I will return it!

[@EnricoCupellini]

thanks God I don't work in a music factory

[@desoconnor7445]

Great review 🙏🏿🙏👍🎩🦄

[@KarazuLink-gorio-channel07lyn]

oh my god .

[@EyeOfThe_God]

This is Scaler 2?

[@desoconnor7445]

Wow fab creative tutorial 🙏🏿🙏👍🎩🦄👏👏