Reaper DAW 101:- The Basics - PART 1

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Have you ever wanted to get into music production by using Reaper? The DAW That does it all, today we begin with the basics, and getting started.
In this tutorial, we look at getting sound from your system, recording audio, recording MIDI and more - and then we get into more advanced topics in the next few parts of the series.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
3:24 Connections, Programs and Drivers
12:32 Distrokid Spot
21:28 SAVE YOUR WORK
22:58 Working with Media (playing back files)
27:03 Looping
28:53 Recording Audio
33:11 Mute and Solo
34:10 The Mix Window
35:24 Adding Effects (as Inserts)
40:52 Adding Effects (as Sends)
46:07 The concept of "Tracks" in REAPER
47:20 Recording MIDI (and choosing inputs)
55:06 Virtual MIDI Keyboard and Editing MIDI
58:26 Snapping to the Grid
1:00:39 Splitting a clip
More parts of the series here:-
PART 2 - Inbuilt Effects:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 2:...
PART 3 - Routing:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 3:...
PART 4 - External Effects:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 4:...
PART 5 - Stems & Renders:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 5:...
PART 6 - Remote Control:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 6:...
PART 7 - Drum Routing:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 7:...
PART 8 - Backups:- • Reaper DAW 101 Part 8:...
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[@benmobi]

There are HUNDREDS of "set up your daw" videos, this is the first one that has helped me. All the others assume you already know something (or a lot) of the process, this one starts at step one and helped tremendously, Thank you.

[@adamsteelproducer]

That’s fantastic, thanks for the feedback. It helps me keep going to make more!

[@suziesaunders8151]

Totally agree!

[@MichaelBorne-rh8co]

Thanks for opinion.

[@aaryamannambiar6677]

Hey everyone, I'm having a very specific issue that I am not able to solve and would really appreciate some help. When I insert a new track on Reaper, and then click the recording arm (in order to select my midi input option in the "input fx window"), there is a seriously loud signal noise that gets louder and louder by the second and doesn't stop until I change its default selection which is Mono: HD Audio Stereo track 1, to Midi input All Channels. So, I want to know why that sound is coming. When I was using Reaper on a different comp before, it wasn't like this. But now on my laptop, this signal clashing sound is coming and it is so freakishly loud to the point of almost giving me a heart attack. Please do assist me!!

[@EvilBlakey]

@@aaryamannambiar6677 Sounds like a feedback issue I once had where I hadn't set up my interface properly so it was just using the microphone and speakers of my laptop. Make sure all your ins and outs are in the right place

[@rcengineer]

"Reaper has a 60 day free trial, but will still work afterwards" so is Reaper the WinRAR of DAWs?

[@BonnieOwlbear]

Damn, I paid straight up. I was probably gonna either way tbh.

[@PaulLemars01]

@@BonnieOwlbear don't worry, you won't regret it.

[@BonnieOwlbear]

@@PaulLemars01 as someone wanting to record rock/metal coming off of FL Studio I can say I really, really don't regret it.

[@infelicitas]

@@BonnieOwlbear for those about to rock (you in this case) I SALUTE YOU

[@MrKylederp]

I bought it after 4 years of use haha

[@jimcoon]

I’m 70 years old and have never used a DAW. A friend who I played guitar with YEARS ago now wants to collaborate on some tunes from our past. I was completely baffled after installing Reaper and any other tutorials, or the documentation, were aimed at those who already have some background. So I got a focusrite solo gen II, found your videos, and off I go. I am so grateful for this content. I have no more hair to pull out.

[@meltingzero3853]

12:20 Just wanna add a bit here. Since you're saying Reaper can be used fully without buying the program, I'd like to make sure people don't get this wrong: You can use it to produce music with all features, but if you want to sell that music, you do have to buy the license, legally speaking.

[@addisonlund3414]

You can even sell your music using the reaper daw as long as you don’t make over a certain amount of money using it, I believe it is 20,000 dollars a year, they allow you to use the discounted license. It’s a pretty amazing company!

[@xboxmoonpartingty104]

How exactly would they be able to verify that a track was made using their DAW?

[@torontotonto6189]

@@xboxmoonpartingty104 this always made me wonder, who is the DAW police?

[@meltingzero3853]

@braingazer... Hmmm.... I don't actually know. I think you just get a letter from a lawyer?

[@DaveWestGuitar]

@@torontotonto6189 iLok ;(.

[@bobbys4327]

I for one am very happy this starts at square one. I have never used a DAW so I am satisfied completely with the video starting at the beginning. I like how this video was done too, professional and very well done. Thanks for doing this........it is great!

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Though im coming in WAY later then Bobby did, I agree 100% This video spoke to me because it assumed correctly that I knew nothing about the program and didn't make me feel dumb for it,

[@debangamedhi]

This is the best tutorial video on anything on youtube period

[@TwistedHaunt]

3 years later this tutorial is still amazing! I'm new to Reaper and this tutorial by far helped me comprehend the basic ins and outs of the software! I love that you explained why we use specific settings instead of just saying "Use this because I said so" or assuming we knew all the terminology. Very excited to watch the next parts!

[@allthatgaz]

In the first fifteen minutes of watching this video, I've learned more about audio production than I have in the last fifteen months from googling terminology I didn't understand or were poorly explained in other software manuals. I've been ranting to my partner that whoever writes guides and manuals for DAW's seems to assume you have a Masters Degree in sound engineering and never try to teach you why you set up in a certain way. So thank you!

[@adamsteelproducer]

TIMESTAMPS 3:24 Connections, Programs and Drivers 12:32 Distrokid Spot 14:13 Getting started 17:15 Latency 21:28 SAVE YOUR WORK 22:58 Working with Media (playing back files) 27:03 Looping 28:53 Recording Audio 33:11 Mute and Solo 34:10 The Mix Window 35:24 Adding Effects (as Inserts) 40:52 Adding Effects (as Sends) 46:07 The concept of "Tracks" in REAPER 47:20 Recording MIDI (and choosing inputs) 55:06 Virtual MIDI Keyboard and Editing MIDI 58:26 Snapping to the Grid 1:00:39 Splitting a clip

[@thismessismine]

17:15 adjusting the latency :)

[@adamsteelproducer]

Updated, thanks!

[@cpjds1]

You the real VIP

[@DORJETAMANG]

Is there any real time reverb things ?????

[@ChrisAlia123shredmadinsanity]

@@adamsteelproducer I could really use a video about how to make tracks on Reaper in true stereo!! I am a complete beginner and doing all tracks drums bass guitars and trying to do everything myself.. Thanks so much

[@djfull4442]

Dude a week ago you helped me choose an interface which is now in my house, and now you make a tutorial right on the very day when I'm back to this DAW.... nice telepathic skills, appreciated.

[@tourinojacks5844]

Which audio interface did you buy and why?

[@delcie______r2431]

He IS telepathic... Toward the end, I was thinking 'I really hope it's possible to give individual drums their own tracks' then he specifically stated that he would cover that in a future video!

[@bobcatbuddy5]

This guy is fantastic finally someone who actually explains everything in detail! Subscribed!

[@markparker6499]

This is a really great introduction to reaper for those new to working with DAWs, it covers all the basics needed to get you up and running, and is communicated in a way that is easily understood. Good work!!

[@j-mr-t4025]

I just started watching your old series last week so i really appreciate the update :D

[@Over_it666]

This was so helpful! Being in quarantine and wanting to record my own music seems so daunting and complicated, but your breakdown of everything makes it so easy to understand. Thank you!

[@InvalidationX145]

You've earned a sub with this. A lot of good info on starting out with using Reaper, and a bunch of extra tidbits of information with general mastering, VSTs and MIDI, and other goodies. Big thanks, gonna be checking out more videos.

[@shelaghmcconnell6616]

Thanks so much for this. I love the way you take us through at a relaxed rate, rather than the frenzy of a lot of similar ones. Really clear and helpful.

[@RWaterburyVOC]

Thanks so much for putting this Reaper Basics Tutorial together. I certainly found it very helpful.

[@Eleni_Be]

Great work. Thx! Have seen countless vids on starting w reaper. Yours sure is one of the most concise and precise explanations. Also great and sympathetic presentation as always here. ! Besides the seamless integration of win, mac and linux cannot be overstated, i've running it on all 3 natively w/o any problems and brilliant performance on not-so-great hardware

[@shnoogums1]

Dude this is the perfect tutorial and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!!!

[@demaraj77]

Thanks a lot! Your explanations are so helpful and helped me connecting the dots. Had a lot of questions in my mind but now I am a lot more confident with the basics.

[@geoffreyallen888]

No, seriously - SERIOUSLY! You just HAVE TO WATCH THIS WITH THE SOUND MUTED! You HAVE TO! This man's presenting talents are UNBELIEVABLE! He really should be on mainstream TV for those gesticulations - holidays, automatic egg friers, the six o'clock news, footie, anything. Even with the sound muted, one gets the sense that he's absolutely hollering his head off! AMAZING TALENT! For the DAW, thanks for a really good video. It will get you loaded and started and it's definitely a good DAW, loads of people use it. It also comes with a very complete run-down on all that you can do with it and that's a lot. I'm too thick but if you can stand the headaches of learning all that shite, you can go far. BUT YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO WITH THE SOUND MUTED, YOU REALLY MUST!!!! I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY! YOU MUST DO IT! DON'T MISS OUT! AND DON'T FORGET TO "LIKE" IT!

[@jasonross1982]

thank you i downloaded reaper and love it solved my problem i was having recording with my new computer and set up as i am new to all of this but did it 10 years ago with adobe studio i was so frustrated man you saved me i was ready to give up and sell it all my issue was not knowing how to set up and sync my focusrite scarlett solo to my new computer and that whole buffer rate and progect rate was set to 41 on the computer and my scarlett was 48 and was a bad out of time delay thanks for the video im well on my way to having fun making music again

[@RockNJeep]

This is an amazing tutorial and intro to not only the program, but recording techniques in general. Very informative, inspiring, and presented in a way anyone can understand. You've done great work here, dude. Looking forward to diving into the rest. Cheers!

[@mr.yellowstrat3352]

This video helped me get the basics down last year and now I'm back to refresh and learn the more advanced stuff. So glad it's all still here.

[@plinkage]

took me quite a while to get my synth (hooked up through usb) to work with manageable latency but i am now ready to start this journey of figuring out how daws work.

[@paulubben3570]

Without a doubt the best hour I've spent ever on KZbin ! I really can't thank you enough for this tutorial. You've put light back into a dark room full of recording equipment I thought would take my whole life to learn literally and metaphorically . .. I'm blowing the dust off my interface and old school Wurlitzer synth to lay some heavy bass Halloween ish tracks right now . ! . Thanks again..

[@tony_austin]

I started watching this with trepidation when I saw it was an hour long and you said you started with the basics, which I thought I knew. Apart from the installing Reaper bit at the very beginning (I have been using Reaper just as a VST host for my Akai EWI windsynth), there was absolutely loads for me to learn, especially little/big things like selecting and the timeline (never needed to record anything with the EWI). I'm glad I took the time to watch. Many thanks for the tutorial.

[@mitchellrange7812]

I've been trying to find a good Reaper tutorial for weeks and this is genuinely the best one out there. It's concise, thorough, and I didn't feel like I was being talked down to. Really awesome stuff, thank you.

[@marcusbenoit5601]

Excellent job explaining the set up from the very beginning. Much appreciated from a tech challenged individual.

[@RudyVisuals]

This was brilliant dude. Old time user of Pro Tools and Cakewalk when it was still called that back in the day and haven't been making music or producing for nearly 7 years now and recently got back into it using Reaper and this guide has been immensely helpful. Big thanks!

[@kaaloo]

Thank you so much for this video! Your clear, pedagogical style really shines! I ended up choosing Reaper for my dive into audio production and am excited about seeing the rest of the series.

[@bizarrefruit]

Thank you so much for doing this tutorial series, you've done a great job and given some awesome tips, it's been so useful to me! Cheers.

[@facundoestrada7026]

i wish i watch this sooner, you explained a lot of things that i didn't know reaper had it, thank you very much for this tutorial, it's very useful and concise

[@tonycorlett2099]

I have just discovered this, after hours of going through many 'Introduction to Reaper' videos. I can honestly say this is the best one! It's a shame the recommendation didn't come up sooner. This is a no nonsense, informative, step by step guide, even for studio beginners. I have just subscribed! Looking forward to watching more of Hop Pole Studios content. Thank you!

[@taifromyea]

What a great tutorial! Thorough, methodical, and well-paced.

[@markkeniston6415]

Am new to all this but need to get to grips to fill in some of my 'lockdown time' - great tutorial, thank you & keep up the good work, stay safe!

[@ineedtostopwatchingyoutube5211]

Thank you for this. I haven’t used a DAW in years and completely forgot a lot of stuff. I needed this to really “get it”.

[@dejasoul1949]

Interestingly, if my memory serves me right, looking up Reaper tutorials was how I discovered your channel. Thanks for that, and cheers.

[@prileyosborne]

So glad I took the time to watch this video. So much good information. I am pretty inexperienced in recording myself, and while I have recorded things on Reaper in the past, this filled in so many gaps for me in terms of my own understanding of this DAW as well as general recording tips. Thanks so much!

[@forgethesun]

been trying to get my system up and running for a while and everything's finally working! Thank you!

[@margrzen]

This is so well tuned for absolute beginner. Thank you a lot!

[@markjones4508]

A much needed and thorough tutorial, thanks so much for being organized and staying on point. Most hour long videos have 10 minutes of actual content, this is a gold mine of information for the uninitiated.

[@stevenwaine4654]

Hi Adam, Thanks a lot for this tutorial. For someone who's always had a problem understanding tutorials for anything technical, you have made me so happy. Looking forward to the other tutorials..

[@edzielinski]

Brilliant. So glad I found this channel. It's like the Ken Burns videos in the sense that you don't need to know anything about the subject, and after you've watched, you feel like you've learned a ton and just got a tad smarter. Thanks so much.

[@nathanraine7462]

Brilliant, Am a Logic User, Have had Reaper for a while. Gonna get into it now, THANKS.

[@haynerbass]

Spectacular! As a bassist JUST getting into home recording (no experience what-so-ever) this is everything I've been looking for as a starting point. Thank you so much.

[@js4135]

This tutorial was golden! I'm glad you went though everything methodically and did not assume the student would know some basics stuff. This was really helpful for someone new to production like myself. As a teacher, I'm impressed by how well you teach! Thanks!

[@RealmwalkerAudio]

Thanks Adam, this is a great introductory course to Reaper. I've heard a lot of people say they're put off by the complexity of the interface - so far you've done an excellent job of demystifying it

[@sinthorasalb5467]

Just getting started in making music, and not only has this been very helpful - the fact that you are wearing a desert bus shirt makes me happy aswell

[@adamsteelproducer]

Yes! DB represent. A couple of years back I made a theme for Beej’s Zeta Shift, I’m a long time LRR fan

[@ToastyToastie]

I am completely and utterly new to trying anything music-related. I've been looking into trying to get into making like synthwave music like Stranger Things and such but I am a complete blank slate when it comes to knowing anything about anything like this, so, this was incredibly helpful for someone who didn't even know the remote basics of anything. I wanted to thank you very much for taking the time and having such a comprehensive how-to video made. This was so amazing for someone like me who had absolutely zero clue where to even start Lol

[@enriquesanchez2001]

THANK YOU - learning here and all I need now is to repeat and reinforce what I am learning. Cheers! ♥

[@ShadDennis]

I’ve been using Reaper to record demos for about two years. This video was immensely helpful, as there were features I didn't understand how to use, and it was explained in a very accessible way. Thanks for sharing!

[@mrbaar69]

Thank you. I'm an old analog head tryn to adapt to digital. I grabbed Reaper because it looked more like an analog setup. That didn't help. I watched, all the while tryn not to jump ahead, and once i heard myself thru my interface, and knew I was in the right place. Good job!

[@KnowYourWeirdDivide]

Thank you this is super helpful and well paced!

[@michaelmiddleton9726]

I am brand new to this and this is already an immense help. I am so appreciative of this information and your help... I look forward to watching your advanced videos, so I can really have no idea what is going on.

[@sabrinapyles563]

This is an absolutely wonderful concise but informative video for beginners, clearly outlining an introduction to the use of Reaper, with a few helpful tips about audio mixing in general, as well as help with the hardware setup. Excellent work, thank you so much for this.

[@gerardjones7881]

I wish this video was here when I started with reaper. I found it a nitemare to set up with omnisphere, eventually I found a track routing template for omnisphere and reaper on spectrasonics website. This is an excellent vid.

[@smithy7034]

Thank you so much for this video. It's going to keep me busy for hours and hours. I'm new to the world of home recording. This video is such a great help. If you don't know what you're doing with a DAW, in can be incredibly frustrating. Thanks again. Just subscribed to your channel. 😁👍🏻

[@abhijeetswarnkar]

Absolutely amazing. Just starting out and this video helped me with a lot of things, like snap enable, panning, split, virtual keys. Looking forward to the next videos. Thank you very much.

[@macofish1]

I watched your video on routing drums some time ago and being such a beginner I found it exciting that I somehow instinctively knew or had an idea what the outcome would be. But how you explain it just couldn't have made more sense to me; you're a great teacher. While I've been using Reaper well enough to know how to record vocals/guitar acoustic & electric/midi/drum kit vsts/etc. it was remembering you from that video when I found this series and I can't wait to start. I just subscribed and will like them all. Great resource sir. Cheers, Marc.

[@MrSacman88]

I'm new to Reaper. Actually, I'm new to any DAW. You explain the basics very well. Better than others that I've checked out. Thanks!

[@13jamesjoyce]

You do an excellent job of explaining the basics without patronising your viewers. It works because you put yourself in the position of a beginner. Thank you very much for such a lucid tutorial. Afetr many years working in a RISCOS environment (look that up!) I am entering the C21st and dipping my ears into the DAW world - steep learning curve!

[@antighastly]

Thank you so much for this easy to follow and comprehensive video. As someone who has started from basically zero this is an absolute godsend. I really appreciate it.

[@robertsanner7189]

Very well put together, concise and helpful. You rock!!!

[@davidanaise7515]

I am new to DAW this is the best video I have seen explaining the basics and convinced me to buy the reaper I am going to now review all the videos created by Hop, GREAT JOB!

[@Elhesh]

This dude is a freaking legend. I was about to through my new recording gear into the sun till I watched this. And now, holy crapsickle batman. THINGS ARE RUNNING!!!!!! I owe you a beer good sir.

[@HammerOfJustice124]

I REALLY appreciate how basic you made this. I am one of those who had no clue how to get started on this. Thank you. Liking and subscribing.

[@copperaudio9664]

As others have posted - great job for explaining the basics for beginning users. There are many that try but most all fail. Thank you!

[@davetaylor-saxophonist5753]

Quite simply the clearest, most informative instruction vid ever! I'm new to Reaper (having used Garage band before). I've just taken on a big audio mixing project. All live recorded audio files. I'm full of confidence now. Thanks, Adam.

[@felipegustavosantamariaalc1891]

By far the best "set up your daw" video on you tube. I solved sooo many problemas that i was having with reaper just by watching this video.

[@nathanstatham]

Man, this video is an absolute life saver. I'm in the process of learning Reaper switching from Logic Pro and this is awesome!

[@IsabellaRollim]

This video helped me a lot, I'm such a technology dummie so the fact that you took the time to explain every little detail made a huge difference for me! Thank you!

[@BevisFriend2010]

I have nightmare's with DAWs. I've been trying a few different ones lately. I just got Reaper today and had the usual attack of Press EVERYTHING and wait for a noise, then came here. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. At last, somebody that can explain something clearly. I followed every step with ease. Now I can use my stash of cool VSTs. You're a star !

[@andyhaverland8490]

Thank you so much for this! I am an old metal head (50 years old 😂) and I’ve written a lot of music. Now that my kids are grown up I want to record it. I have a new MOTU M4 and Reaper. So this has been extremely helpful!

[@thefunfettiyetti5108]

I’m at 13:06 time wise and I’m subscribing. This is the first video I have watched where you are actually taking me through it and explaining why you are doing what you are doing and I need that kind of hand holding when I’m learning. You are awesome. Thank you.

[@JimmyD718]

Great video Adam! Thank you so much 😀 Just getting into it today. Can't wait to really dig in.

[@TezTezTezTezTez]

This is fantastic and should be on the official Reaper website 👍 thank you so much, from a complete n00b just starting out in recording my own guitar/music 🤘😉🤘

[@emmgeevideo]

First, I just want to say you are a tremendous educator. Here you’re teaching the basics of Reaper but I’ll bet whatever you chose to teach would have the same brain-to-brain contact that you’ve achieved with this video. I really enjoyed this video at that level alone. As someone who has been “DAW shopping”, I have been pretty overwhelmed by all the things I’ve had to learn and choose. This video let me put a stake in the ground: I’m using Reaper. I’m confident that I can learn it quickly via your tutorial series. This will save me hours as a relative newbie and will help me get the end-result I need. I have a very part-time need to do good instructional videos of my own for my company. I’m not a musician or producer, so a lot of this won’t apply to me. But learning the fundamentals with your musical illustrations is perfect. Thank you for the effort and talent and spirit you put into this.

[@harrisontu264]

I’ve been using reaper for about two months, but I still found this video really really useful and I learned a lot from it, even though I’ve already been doing some stuff with it

[@johnkenny4052]

Straight forward no nonsense...I'm new to all this DAW stuff and Adam is presenting in language I understand. Thank You....subscribed

[@EverybodyLovesMoe]

What a great tutorial. You explain things in great detail, always work at the same speed, talk clearly, and display things so they are easy to see. This has helped me a lot. I watched too many tutorials where they start out as you do but then they would be clicking everywhere and start working much faster all over the place and I get lost pretty quick.

[@Lermer07]

Spectre Sound Studios sent me here. Thanks for the information!

[@aspected]

What a fantastic video. I'll be watching the rest of these!

[@JimmyCooperAustralia]

This is hands down one of the best - if not the best - introductory videos I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@BlackPrl72]

I came to Reaper after finding out a colleague used it to record an EP with in his apartment. Having tried GarageBand and ProTools in the past, I am still a beginner. I downloaded Reaper while following this video. My interface is a Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen and I was able to update the driver as he explains. So far all of these steps are working perfectly as described. Thanks for the easy to follow presentation. I am really looking forward to this program.

[@Michelle-mu1wp]

Really, man... You calm me. I have to learn all this and, even if I clic pause to cry from time to time... YOU ARE THE BEST I FOUND. You are just perfect...you had to be a bassist.

[@TheAShade]

Approved by davie504 Epico

[@RyanJensenEE]

Excellent video! Thanks for making this series!

[@wtaylor810]

Thank you very much for taking the time to make such a complete introduction.

[@marcusonic6480]

Regarding latency: the human threshold for real time is 16 ms. Above that the brain is able to discern a delay. Just leaving that here as a little info. Great video though!

[@heavymetalmixer91]

A little above that is a "frame" in terms of 60FPS videogames (16.67ms), funny how close those two times are.

[@taotuhao5969]

I am not sure if that is correct because if I double a solo guitar track and add 10 to 20 ms of delay, I can certainly tell the difference. (Doing this creates the audio impression of the delayed track being a separately recorded track.) On the other hand, if I try using less than 10 ms of delay, I can't hear a difference, unless I reduce it down to 0ms, then is just sounds wrong, because of it being a duplicate track.

[@ButeSound]

10-15 is ok for say keyboard vstis but many will want 1-8 for real-time input/output. Depends. For edrumming connected to vsti for example, lowest possible, which for me is 1ms in and 1ms out.

[@taotuhao5969]

@@ButeSound Agreed, you definitely do not want latency for drums, and more than 6 ms will throw you/the player off if recording a live guitar. In my example, I was talking about tracks that are recorded dry, the duplicated track and and added delay is for creating the impression of a doubled track. It's a great time saver if you are mixing on a strict schedule.

[@matrixarsmusicworkshop561]

Thanks!

[@wegdirb]

This is a great video I have had Reaper for at least 5 years, maybe more, and have I used it on and off for that time but just could not get it to work properly for me. Yesterday I decided to take the plunge and move to Reaper completely as I've been using two Korg D1600 machines midi'd together. I have a Behringer X Air 18 as my audio interface and an X touch as my mixing desk, I like to touch faders. :) I am not a novice but I thought let me see if there is anyone who might be able to give me some more info on my setup as I'm determined to make it work. I found this video and I must say this is the most comprehensive tutorial on Reaper that I've seen IMO. I will be going on to part 2. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@reverendcarter]

the d1600 was a very solid machine for what it was. i got rid of mine a long time ago but they really did the job.

[@vincero5801]

This is the most educational and precise video on Daw for beginners . Thank you very much for your patience and your time in giving us so much information without holding back anything. I truly appreciate your effort in making this video for beginners like myself. Thank You Hop Pole Studios, you da Best !!!

[@ch_dn]

This is fantastic tutorial! Thank you for taking your time to make the series. I really appreciate it.

[@ShellyManne1]

Now with social distancing I’m going to record at home and send tracks to my producer. He suggested I look at Reaper and some free DAWs instead of ProTools since he says the learning curve is steep. I stumbled in your video and what a coincidence that I just bought the same Sono. I love that you’re starting literally at square one. You made it easy to choose Reaper. Thank you so much for such a well put together video.

[@wasichu66]

Hey Adam, thanks a bunch for this. A consultant now, I have worked as executive producer and post production manager in advertising production, and been an amateur guitar player for a few centuries... ;) have edited on Final Cut quite a bit in my time, but never ever used a DAW or recorded any music, though I'm familiar with the concepts I guess. Just rebuilding my guitar rig and acquiring basic audio equipment as I'd like to record stuff at home, maybe ambient music (or doom metal depending on the day hahaha). Looked at a couple of DAWs, instantly liked Reaper for its intuitive interface, started yesterday.... so it's noob day 2... thanks for your vid, very clear, straightforward info based on pragmatic questions, just the perfect pace, you have a definite talent for teaching. Will certainly follow the series. Subbed.

[@ButeSound]

Check Reaper website & forum also. has many good posts & info been around since 2005 or something and nowadays a load of topic videos too.

[@wasichu66]

@@ButeSound Will do, thx Ben. :)

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thanks! As Ben said, the reaper forums are great for any questions you have

[@neilcorbett5057]

I never thought I could learn so much in one hour. Now I have to practice to see how much I can remember. Brilliant instruction. Thanks a million.

[@mondragon9282]

I got a PC last week, and I'm using my Helix LT for recording guitar and bass. A lot of my friends have Reaper, so I decided to go with it as well. This video has been incredibly helpful, and I'm sure the rest of the videos will be just as good. Thanks for putting this together!!

[@cannedgoodness9633]

Thanks to everyone on the team, I've finally, after years of deliberating and getting frustrated with the technical side of recording, decided to record my first song. Many thanks, you guys are awesome.

[@Chillhunt3r]

for me the asio dsen't work i have tried a driver before but it messed up my hole sound system so i could not use my headset or microphone or anything else that had to do with sound. it was asio4all

[@alyson_lane]

Fantastic video, and look forward to watching the rest. I have been messing around with DAWs for a little bit, and find that not many people explain all the functions very well, but you do! Most tutorials assume you know what everything is and know the terminology, or have used mixing boards before. I never knew what people meant with inserts vs sends, for example, but you made it so simple to get. Thanks for this!

[@Calenord]

This is great. Love the accent, love the tempo of the video, love the cure you've put into being crystal clear about every little detail. Thank you so much for this tutorial!