Create a Drum Part Quickly in REAPER

[@synxen6275]

Listen up kids. This video shows the POWER, flexibility and command that Reaper has to offer. Purchasing Reaper was the best $60 bucks I have EVER spent. The "bang-for-the-buck" quotient is off the chart. And Kenny....Kenny himself is the best throw-in plugin you could ever want. Thank you so much for what you do, Kenny! I am all over Sitala now too. So awesome!

[@ShoppingBored]

I use mixcraft which I bought in humblebundle for like $25. You can pretty do much the same but comes with a lot of plugins, samples, and can even edit videos, which is basically everything I need. But it still boils down to where are you comfortable at.

[@rano12321]

​@rchrd3353as someone who've been using FL and Ableton for years before completely switching to Reaper, I'd have to disagree with you. Yes, FL and Reaper are both good daws that are good enough to make music, BUT Reaper is in a league of it's own. Realistically yes, FL upfront comes with a lot more VST instruments than Reaper but most people don't use the stock plugins or sounds even if FL comes out with few with every update and if you wanna compare them with Reaper, it comes with over 200 JSFX and then there are 100s of JSFX and scripts being made every day and they are all free. Yes FL has lifetime free upgrade which is unheard of nowadays but with Reaper you get two major versions with one purchase and my license got me for 8 years for $60, that's basically pocket change. Yes out of the box FL is setup for making beats and in the box producing but with handful of scripts and some customization in Reaper, the workflow you can create is league ahead of FL/Ableton and I still have those daws because I bought them but I never use them because how fast and easy I can record and do midi based music producing in Reaper compared to any other DAW. I've tried every major DAWs and Reaper is in a league of it's own. Is it perfect? nothing is.

[@KiLLJOY1056]

Having to rebuy the license is absolutely insane ​@rchrd3353

[@dnashofficial]

i love how even more "remedial" tutorials ALWAYS have something a seasoned user can learn from and apply. you're my hero, Kenny!

[@AgustinCaniglia1992]

More and more I see people using reaper instead of the old pro tools or other options. Reaper is number 1 for me for years now. The best DAW. And you are great with these tutorials.

[@Skylarka]

INLINE MIDI EDITING????? How did I not know about this???? Amazing, thank you Kenny!

[@user-vk2iy7ec8y]

That's what I love about Kenny! Whenever he's showing a feature or a technique he has a working project for it! I've learnt. soooo much from this channel!!!! Thanks Kenny!!!!

[@danielbailey1727]

It's amazing how simple things can make creativity fun. I've numbered, your videos to align my workflow, just in case I forget how something works. Thank you so much for these videos.

[@harrisbeatsfrankou6304]

great idea.

[@SuperLinuxAudioGuru]

How did I miss the 'inline' MIDI editor after a few years of using Reaper?. As always I learn something new with each of your uploads, thanks Kenny!

[@DThompson55]

exactly!

[@AndyCampbellMusic]

Great Kenny... How do you nudge a midi note in the inline editor? Can that be done?

[@DThompson55]

@@AndyCampbellMusic control (or cmd) shift arrow should do it?

[@AndyCampbellMusic]

@@DThompson55 Cheers I will give that a try.

[@samxday]

Same 😅

[@paulkerriage4470]

An inline Midi editor? Who knew? Thanks as ever Kenny!

[@mudi2000a]

Wow! Thank you Kenny! Didn’t even know that an inline midi editor exists. It looks like a great feature especially for drums!

[@samxday]

Me neither! Been using reaper for years 😂

[@chezchezchezchez]

same! What's up with that??????

[@DonSuave]

I have Battery set up as a template in this way ✅. This workflow allows u to also freeze or print a drum part, assign outputs to a new channel and keep creating ideas

[@fredrwayitareneto7446]

God bless u Kenny, big hugs from Angola

[@RdLu]

I like that TR808 flavour👌 Thank you Mr. Kenny!

[@n.oneimportant5]

Thanks Kenny. Please let us know when this project is complete and released. I heard another tune by this same artist in your previous tutorial, and I love her music! Getting a Moonchild vibe from it so I'm already loving it!

[@rj_ramon]

sitala is 20 now… gonna buy it anyway, for time’s sake. tysm btw! these tutorials make life so much better for so many of us

[@soniarahal6413]

the old version is still available for free

[@Macho_Beats]

Glad to see your face! You are a freaking Reaper Goat. Thanks for all your work!

[@minkorrh]

Literally the 'go-to' videos for anything about this software. Thank you Kenny

[@atashbeats8055]

I use Logic, Studio 1, and Cubase 11 Pro. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but I keep returning to Reaper for its customization to be a DAW just for my taste. Thanks again, Kenny.

[@jcsmith9518]

This was awesome for this new Reaper user and editing drums(Sitala), but seeing how to navigate, edit in MIDI Editor, using the Mixer to control each drum part, and then save as a Template was great. Man I just acquired some valuable knowledge here. Thank you Kenny so much.

[@cobraofearth]

That song sounds great!

[@HarryOsirian]

My HERO! Thank you for your videos. Reaper is a gem and with your videos it's a breeze to learn how to use this great DAW. Legend!

[@kylebaker8020]

Kenny brother... I hope your getting paid for this ! I'm a musician and man you are giving away free awesome daw knowledge! Thanks brother! God bless you!

[@StamatisKekes]

Excellent presentation Kenny .... definitely a swiss army knife when composing .... later on I can expand those in the drum kit ... thanks for sharing this ...

[@TheAngel89975]

Mega like bro, your channel its the best Reaper channel in whole KZbin👍👍🔥🔥

[@atibakojo3478]

Just getting into the midi editor after avoiding it for a while. It makes more sense now that I've been using Reaper for a while. That in line editor,nice reminder.

[@hauntedwonderlandproductio1013]

I swear you deserve so many more subs Kenny. Anytime anyone has any Reaper questions I send them to your channel.

[@p07a]

This made me started a “Reaper Necessary Stuff” playlist so I can bookmark many of your videos with the similar nature :)

[@sarty23]

You are THE MAN KENNY!

[@tomferguson4505]

I'm currently working on a drum track on a new song, and was feeling like I wasn't doing it as efficiently as I could be(I was right). This video was very helpful, thanks!

[@1969theblack]

Man i have been watching you videos for years,you should have a live workshop i would pay for that,thank you for all the hard work and time you put in your tubtorials you make it easier to understand.

[@fredhystair5789]

Wow, so much valuable things in one short video. Exactly what I needed. Thx

[@mikeblack622]

Every time I hit a door Kenny steps up and opens it. Many thanks again dude!

[@MrDinoWodini]

Thanks Kenny. Enjoyed that. I have only recently started trying Midi and this video is a great help in my quest.

[@dj_maridao]

My dear! U are great as aways! By the way... It is a cute music in this demosntration! Congrats! Hugs from Rio - Brazil!

[@joeheukerott9186]

Wow! This is great - so efficient and so very useful. Thanks, as always. 🥁

[@petergedd9330]

Thanks Kenny. Reaper is the boss.

[@davidsinclair699]

Brilliant tutorial Kenny! Thanks.

[@davidtitanium22]

i have seen and tried a couple reaper tutorials but it never really 'clicked' with me unti i see this video, now i'm imagining all the things i could do and "what else can i do that i haven't known yet?" thanks for the very enriching tutorial!

[@straypacket]

I learned so many new things from this video. Thank you!!!

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Jet another time saver!

[@togelz]

Can't stop, addicted to the shindig Chop Top, he says I'm gonna win big Choose not a life of imitation Distant cousin to the reservation

[@georgedwilkinson]

Awesome, again! I always learn something.

[@doughankins3996]

Totally invaluable information all for free. Thanks again Kenny!!❤❤❤

[@richpeltier9519]

But seriously, great video. Exactly the information I was looking for and presented extremely well. Just started working with Reaper and trying to bridge the gap between my experience with old gear and the new digital environment. I'm sure my neighbors with rejoice. 🤘🧙‍♂🤘 Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

[@critiquedard]

Excellent ! I did not know this plugin and i agreed this is a quicker way to do than i did until now.

[@degeneriert]

Does Sitala also support velocity controlled layers?

[@stevemartel316]

Kenny, that was an excellently executed and highly informative video. You are awesome. Thank you. I enjoyed the song too. Great little groove.

[@fatcatsound]

Fantastic video! MIDI drums have always scared me but this doesn't. Greatly appreciate your efforts and excellent content.

[@gavinjackguitar3482]

This is awsome. Thanks Kenny. What would be the best way to create individual fills after recording like this?

[@jamesrusidoff2724]

When I change the audio output from stereo to 16 Chanel, it does not add any other tracks. Working on a new Mac M1 Pro..looks like I am doing this the same way, but not getting any results.

[@andrewjohnolsen]

Brilliant. Thank you, as always, for sharing your knowledge with us, Kenny.

[@hristoistoyanov]

Super useful tutorial on how to use samples drums with Sitala! A lot of us though, use midi drum instruments , and prefabricated drum "grooves" , so we don't record the drums, but copy and paste drum grooves, which can be far more complicated, created by professional drummers. This is especially true for fast pace rock and metal. It would be hard to click on keyboard keys/pads to create such drums ... Unless Kenny surprises us with another video on how to do that ...

[@themightymcb7310]

Can't you manually place notes and move them around?

[@Paraeana]

Hey Kenny I love Your tutorials thanks so much !

[@EqDior]

this is exactly how i use my drum tracks only difference is i use RS5k now for multilayers of each live acoustic drum instrument.

[@harrisbeatsfrankou6304]

Nice rhythmic choice on the kick..just about ready to come across from all my loops and live jams...so to go with a spare drum machine is great I can set up a library with my ableton sounds 707 606 etc. I blend between spectrasonics rmx and midi editor. Reaper reads my RMX seamlessly...and automatically. But some beats I write more from zero I prefer. So sitala is perfect. I was wondering anout this aspect as RMX is easy to eq or compress per channel. And as usual you make it a better way with the template. You always make a great way the best way in the end. Thanks Kenny. This is perfect.

[@MoreMeRecording]

You're the one that turned me onto Sitala and I actually used it in tandem with my main drum sequencer for a song I did. Funny thing though is I didn't know you could load your own samples into it! Even cooler as I really like this little program. Is there a free resource for samples out there? I really don't feel like diving down the rabbit hole of using samples but would like to give it a try - by samples I mean one shots. How you're expanding Sitala for individual tracks is exactly what I was looking for the other day in one of these tutorials. Thx again.

[@coloaten6682]

This should be enough: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwaBYlDuG7_vQ1hXeHRCUFJxbXc?resourcekey=0-De1WQX-dcyHhJrxPOooEwQ You're welcome! ;)

[@philranger9825]

Great explanations as always, and now I have that cool song stuck in my head. Is the song available anywhere?

[@REAPERMania]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGnTomqMpbeFh9U

[@CostasRodrigues]

Reaper among DAWs is like Python among programming languages

[@jimmythebold589]

it's fast powerful , easy to use and stable?

[@cesarm2438]

Finally I have a face to that ubiquitous voice! Great looking intro skins too.

[@XReyOnline]

Great video, Kenny. I'm just starting out on Reaper and trying to learn how to create my own drum parts.

[@JeffOG_]

I freakin' love you, Kenny! Thank you so much for all the helpfull content along the years! Have a great day, a great week, a great year... a great life, man!

[@cupboardhomestudio971]

Hi Kenny thank you very much 😉🎼 I think Sitala is a great drum sampler that integrates perfectly with Reaper. I listen and appreciate your advice ... always. Thank you very much ... 🎼😉👍🏽

[@lilralphie9037]

Great video as always. At 5:00, when the two bars are trimmed out to loop what is happening in the first 2 bars, mine does not do this. It just extends the track length. I may have changed some setting watching another video and now I cant find it. Anyone know what setting that could be? I have looping enabled and I can drag the loop selection thing on the ruler.. **edit nm found it- Preferences - >media item defaults -> check Loop source for new midi items

[@KevW696]

Hey Kenny, first I have to thank you for your awesome in depth tutorials. They make my journey with reaper so much easier, since I'm a total beginner in rocording (mainly guitar for practice). May you help me with something? When I change the Audio Output in Sitala from stereo to 16 channel like you did, reaper just doesn't create the tracks on its own like it should. Did I miss something? Thanks in advance :)

[@REAPERMania]

Hmm. Not sure why.

[@jefjahn247]

I haven’t tried this plugin yet, so I’m not able offer a solution. But, the Reaper Forums are a great resource for issues like you’re having 👍

[@KevW696]

@@jefjahn247 Thank you. I will give it a try :)

[@themanwhofellinbuffalo3819]

@@KevW696 Did you ever figure this out? I found another tutorial that got me to the same point with a few more steps ("insert virtual instrument on new track" > build routing confirmation > yes > Then, switch Sitala to 16 channel output), but IDK why the tracks aren't generated like in this video reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5SwooWefalpi7M

[@DThompson55]

So much goodness here

[@kotopes5719]

Kenny, thanks, great tutorial, as always.. But, i ran into a problem. I tried to do as you did at 7:33, where you need to select the output to 16 channels for each instrument separately in the Sitala settings. I did it, but no new tracks appeared, as you have in the video, there was still one common track for the drums. Perhaps someone has encountered this problem? the interesting thing is that after these actions, I can only hear kick, and all other instruments are silent

[@korg47237]

there must be some setting on your reaper, it worked perfectly fine for me today.

[@kotopes5719]

@@korg47237 yeah, probably.. but so far I haven't been able to find this option. thanks for your feedback, ill keep looking.

[@umbertofreitas5918]

Same happened to me... I had to do all the routing manually. And also when we save the track template, all the tracks are created normally but, again..., we have to set the sendings track by track. Hope someone's get the solution for this. 🙂

[@onewaylovethyneighbor9159]

hi Kenny I am trying to add midi chords using menus and for some reason when I opened up a new track my menu is no longer there can you please help me or tell me what I didn't do I've been using Reaper for 36 days now and love it

[@cantareliberamentesingfreely]

🪘🎶Hi, can anyone tell me how I know which note to set when I go to create the percussion track for a piece of music with Sitala? At minute 2.15 of the Video, Kenny sets for example to "Quantize note" 1/16. Thank you very much !

[@ArnthorPhotography]

Great tutorial!

[@areyes501]

I have downloaded this plugin and installed it everywhere i can install it. Reaper can't find it. How do you install it correctly please.

[@jeffstress6460]

Hey, a cool song!

[@visionx272]

As always, I did learn something and I can use it. Thanks Kenny!

[@ratchetrecords124]

How did you do that fast track renaming? Did you just fast forward the video there?

[@bassferkud4171]

There is any way to use the PC Keyboard as a Midi one?I really want to make drums but a this time I dont have a midi controller

[@DoritoStyle]

View Menu > Virtual Midi Keyboard! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXXadYN9gt2NrpI

[@sheldonswan45]

Hi, I inserted a one measure midi drum sample/phrase and then drug it out several measures. If I want to edit the initial measure without it affecting the subsequent copied measures, how do I do that? Thanks!

[@1tigercat2]

Thank you Kenny, I continue to learn. I would still appreciate a way of splitting to separate tracks the separate output of midi drums in audio format. I record a midi drum track from playing an Alesis electronic drum kit. This one midi track can be exploded to separate midi tracks using 'Explode midi item by note row" under 'Item Processing'. But the only way I can create audio tracks from this is to record each one separately. Is there an easier way?

[@GoGetFletch]

Hi Kenny - Great video. I definitely learned something and I’ll definitely use it. May I make a request for a video on how to integrate NI Maschine (I use Maschine Mikro Mk3) into Reaper. The MIDI routing to create a multi-timbal instrument, that can access all the NI sounds, seems impossible. Many thanks in advance.

[@challingsworth6932]

Great Stuff, Thanks!

[@TJBDrums]

where can I get a bunch of different individual drum sounds? Like different kicks and snare sounds

[@jamesdonnelly8888]

Absolute genius. Question Kenny, the way you show things, is this the way Reaper was designed to be used, and you and Justin talk about it, or do you figure this all out yourself in terms of how to best use it? I ask this about not just this tutorial, but everything you do. This workflow is beautiful, and as usual with your stuff, makes Reaper make even more sense, when I already loved it

[@richarddresden6869]

Just what I needed. Great work and thanks!

[@lastsaiyanleft]

im at the part where I open sitala select audio output from the settings and i select 16 channel for each pad. when i do this nothing happens. its not creating individual tracks. what am i doing wrong??

[@joeglassy7821]

This was very helpful--thanks! I got as far as the part where you loaded your own drum sounds (wav audio fmt).. alas, I/m a new Reaper user and thus don't have any yet. Could you recommend (link) to some decent drum sounds comparable to those you already have ? TIA!

[@nightly522]

great videos -thank you Kenny! Italians rule!

[@ricarcorpse]

All we need is Kenny

[@iloveplayingbass]

Thank you very much, as always, your tutorial are so fantastic and simple, but exactly what we need. For this one, I found that the music was a bit too loud compared to your voice. Keep up that excellent work, Reaper is a great tool and you are a fantastic person

[@DiamondLifer]

Kenny I need help. When I add a pre made fill for MT drumkit to the end of my existing midi drums I cannot see it in the midi window along with the previous parts. It’s like a part on its own. For the life of me I cannot figure why the new drums won’t show in the midi edit window along with the previous parts. Anyone, help?

[@willster7272]

this was way way over my head but i still watch it

[@kennytan728]

my sitala when i clicked 16 outs it didnt change to anything,still the same.What to fix this?

[@shkristensen]

Same here. I can route the pads manually but it would be very nice if it happed automatically

[@Jaxisagod5]

Kenny, I r4ecorded drums with MT drummer. I heard it in the playback just fine. When I reopened next day I see it but don't hear it??

[@Bane-l7h]

so, you had to add bass as well, before adding drums? I'm trying to build out something useful (at least drum and bass) from my new DL of Reaper now, just to play acoustic guitar on top of something...

[@ccuny1]

This is a fantastic video once again, even for a newb like me. Thank you very much. I can't get that big virtual keyboard with transport shown from 1:53 though. I tried View/Virtual Keyboard but that is not the same one. EDIT: I worked out that View/Transport gives me the top bar, but I still don't know how you get that nice keyboard underneath.

[@trash817]

Wonderful video. Where do you get those drum sounds from?

[@TheGabbernator]

Do you know if there is a way to do this without a midi keyboard

[@DoritoStyle]

You can click within the inline midi editor to add notes; I had to scroll it down to C2 on the piano roll though.

[@giantpickle8987]

Hello Kenny, Sitala is now for 20 bucks, any other drum plugin you reccomend that is for free?

[@igrif]

Great lesson and great song! And why does the bass sound on the last beat, although the item is empty? )

[@dEaFTOLiGhT]

At about 13:20, how did you make it so that you were able to record over those 2 bars over and over, overdubbing a few times, and then it just put it in the rest of the stretched track?

[@ptbempire]

Hey Kenny I normally play drums and record them as midi does this work for that as well?

[@ChawShaka]

how to duplicate the recording notes to not having to be recording the whole song?

[@seqqi8042]

what if you don't have a MiDi keyboard?

[@ShihTzuPosting]

you are the GOAT