This is REAPER 7 - Intro

[@michaelschuberth7802]

I just wanted to take a minute and thank you for all the work you've done explaining Reaper. You're videos are the gold standard in Reaper tutorials. Well done !

[@KGTv123]

His videos are very helpful. It’s just really hard for me to watch his videos because of his cadence when he speaks. It’s like 3 words…2 words….4 words….3 words…2 words…2 words…4 words. It’s just hard to listen to someone have that many pauses in their speech. I wish it wasn’t so bothersome to me because he does have a lot of helpful videos

[@xwilliammeex]

@@KGTv123 My personal view is that it helps me keep up with what he's showing in the video.

[@nafisahjackson6077]

He is awesome! I find that everyone else.Schools a little too fast... He is perfectly fine.

[@savvyola7990]

Kenny's thoughtful and deliberate way of presenting information is one of the keys to his success as a presenter and a teacher. He is the number one go-to for learning about Reaper. Much appreciation Kenny.

[@Ferrous_Bueller]

Definitely an A+ in terms of content. The disjointed pausing every 2-3 words makes it extremely difficult to stay engaged though, and I see I'm not the only one to think that.

[@BassByTheBay]

​@@Ferrous_Bueller Totally agree. The topics covered are very useful, but his speech patterns make it difficult for me to absorb his points. I used to study linguistics and know a bit about how our brains process language. We rely on certain patterns of speech, but when those patterns are broken up (e.g., by frequent pauses in unusual spots within sentences), it requires greater effort to extract meaning. I'm new to Reaper and have been looking at numerous videos from different channels. This is the first video I've seen from this channel, but if he always speaks like this in his videos, I'm mainly gonna look elsewhere so that my brain doesn't have to work harder than necessary.

[@rockerbottlevideo]

I have been using Reaper professionally for 8 years. I use the default settings! Ha! Love it just the way it is.

[@streamkitty]

Hey Kenny! We just wanted to say thank you for all your help over the years. We're a production duo who release a ton of copyright-safe music for streamers and content creators, and damn-near everything we make is produced using Reaper (versions 5, 6 and 7). Only a few of our tracks were made using Logic Pro, but legit, 99.9% of our music is made entirely with Reaper. Just wanted to say thanks again for your immense and amazing tutorials. We wouldn't be able to produce as quickly as we have, without your help. All the best, StreamKitty #reapergang

[@boldbearStudios]

Despite of using Reaper for many many years now, I watched the video just because of Kenny explaining in such an excellent manner. 😀 Thanks Kenny for your all your effort and work!

[@iainmackenzieUK]

Anyone new to reaper? Kenny is your guy! Seriously, I have been using reaper over 10 years and, even though he doesn't know it, Kenny is always my go to guy when I want to learn how to do something new. Clear , accurate and always helpful. :)

[@OtterLakeFlutes]

I too want to thank Kenny Gioia and all contributors to Reaper. Bought my license. I (kind of) used Cakewalk Sonar more than anything as a hobby but probably jumped ship recently, finding Reaper very intuitive, drawing from my past, while very powerful for my future. I love the community involvement and Reaper's embracing of it.

[@LowForestBand]

Kenny, bless you man. You are a phenomenal resource for artists, musicians, and engineers worldwide. Thank you for all you do.

[@IsmaelAngelus]

Kenny's work is trully a gift for all the Reaper community 🙏🏼❤️

[@VeitLehmann]

One major thing that sets Reaper apart from many other DAWs is that it has people like you doing awesome intros and tutorials like this! Thank you! ❤ I guess it's time for me to dive deeper into it.

[@randytellez2451]

Wow. Just got my first midi keyboard a week ago as YT vids lead me here. That's a nice starting point for me and it looks like Reaper is a keeper to learn. I'm about to setup a place to put my keyboard and get on the rest of the tutorials. Thanks Kenny

[@XnazxulX]

I don’t use reaper much anymore but when i did.. whenever i was stuck i would always search for a Kenny video as they were the easiest to understand and follow.. amazing teacher. #WWKD

[@siddienam846]

It's great that you go through this with a refresh with every major Reaper release. I have no hesitation in directing people to your videos when they're starting out their music production journey. Even though I'm an experienced producer and Reaper user, I sat through the video anyway, just because I find it all so calming and reassuring! Ha ha! It's like therapy! Thanks, as ever, for all your efforts.

[@g3ng4rb0i3]

i just moved from fl studio 11 to reaper 7 a couple of hours ago and it was the best choice ive made in a while. found your tutorials and you really go in depth thank you for your time and explaining all of what reaper contains. cheers.

[@pompeyjazz]

As usual Kenny. A fabulous well explained video to the best DAW out there. I have learned so much from your videos and have hopefully jumped on your enthusiasm bandwagon to encourage more musicians to get their music out there. Thanks so much 😊

[@wmdbassplayer]

I've hardly touched my Cubase since getting Reaper. So glad I'm able to go back to older versions because a couple of my third party plugins were not working in version 7.8. I learned recording on analog equipment at college in 1979, but didn't stick with it because I always preferred performing. Been with Reaper for a few years and still learning as I go, but I've gotten so much further than I did with Cubase. Love your tutorials!

[@rano12321]

Amazing stuff Kenny. We definitely need a first midi song or first beat in Reaper tutorial playlist with Reaper 7 as well.

[@iancollins8794]

Just wanted to join in with all the positive comments here. Reaper is truly gold plus standard but made even better by your tutorials! Thanks for all the hard work Kenny, you’re a fantastic teacher.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Reaper is the best. Thanks for another awesome post dude.

[@psychotogether5114]

Reaper King! Can’t wait to dig into this.

[@brandondensmore7663]

Your videos are my resource for all-things-Reaper. THANK YOU for the work you've put into these videos!

[@leoazeredo]

Thanks, dear Kenny. I have already watched This is Reaper 6, am gonna love this series.

[@grobinson9352]

So very refreshing. Thank you. It is good to go back to basics and remember things that I missed.

[@tonystevenson26]

🌮

[@catastrophic82]

Thanks for these videos, coming from Ableton, so there is a bit of learning curve.

[@rollandjoeseph]

The video tutorials kenny does ate not only informative but addictive. I can watch them for hrs learning stuff that blows me away , so much fun! Thx Kenny

[@b2b513]

What a teaching ability !

[@aldebaran.carrasco.martinez]

Muchas gracias por éstos formidables videos ❤. Saludos desde México.

[@samaitcheson7057]

Your videos were my first port of call when I downloaded Reaper 7 Kenny. Great work as always!

[@BigFrench05]

Oh Mr. Gioia, you bring much Gioia to my life! Best tutorials out there by far!

[@luisemilioogando]

thank you so much, I just dowloaded reaper 7, I'm trying to learn how to produce music, at least mix and master vocals for my own music, then I will try to learn how to make beats., I will keep watching this channel,

[@farmrakmaak]

Kenny, you are the best! Reaper guru supreme. Thanks for all the work you put into these tutorials. ❤

[@lord_voldiemork]

Thank you for all of these videos. You have been incredibly helpful in my switch to Reaper 🙏

[@nicholsonjay4724]

Kenny freaks me right out. The way he paces his sentences is truly original.

[@TreyMotes]

It's pretty annoying, not gonna lie.

[@SarmadGhafoorOfficial]

@@TreyMotes It's unique and pulls me in. I love it.

[@elvisrios756]

that is because he is not a real person, he is Reaper AI voice. A meta Reaper which explains itself.

[@smaller_cathedrals]

@@TreyMotes It's absolutely. Insufferabe nobody. Talks like. That and it's making. Me nauseous. I hate how. KZbin. Keeps recommending me. This channel.

[@bmbiz]

Kenny is well liked, it seems, by the Reaper community but my god the pause every two words just kills me. I'd love to learn Reaper from him given the praise he gets but I simply can't listen to his voice without wanting to jam screwdrivers in my ears. Oh, well.

[@gt2038]

Thank you so much. I have been trying to get my transport buttons to work on my Arturia midi keyboard and your explanation on reaper 7 just solved that for me. Many thanks

[@claragary]

Cool!! Thanks for your clear explanations and tutorials. 4 years on Reaper now!

[@Rockeiro70]

Just great - thank You so much. In 15 min You cover all the basic questions one have in mind when wanting to start in Reaper 👍🏼

[@adamb2987]

brilliant pacing and clarity. thanks

[@Deliquescentinsight]

You have explained Reaper so clearly Kenny, thanks so much

[@jeffkrebs]

Your explanation of this software is fabulous - you make it about the user experience and the software not about yourself. Nicely done 🙂

[@corybusby5097]

Im excited to start learning more about this DAW. Thanks Kenny!

[@kevindunn1104]

Kenny, thanks so much for these videos. I'm making the leap from AA . I'll be using it for voiceover work. This video is a big help.

[@moorestreetfootscraytrucks2909]

Brilliant overview... Kenny, these videos get better and better.. Thank you so much 🙏 ❤

[@videowatcher4006]

Fantastic and informative tutorial. Thanks for sharing

[@jessewest2109]

Thank you Kenny!

[@ray1mc]

Well said by another viewer - gold standard video help with anything REAPER thank you!

[@larslengberg]

Great video! I totally agree regarding the right-click - yes, it's one beast of a context menu, but it has what you need! I remember trying FL Studio before I found Reaper - I was completely "lost in space" with that software..!

[@davesdream]

Time to relearn and start using Reaper again. Thanks Kenny!!!

[@sebastianramirez1509]

Como siempre excelentes tus videos Kenny!! Saludos desde Argentina

[@Drumming_Monkey]

I like your unagitated, orderly way of explaining things, combined with clear, simple on-screen presentation. It's such a nice change from the regular "wow, boom, explosion, red arrow here :OOOO, fact 2 will shock you" youtube crap that is so popular today and brings the clicks. Your viewer numbers show that there is another way of doing things if you focus on the actual topic and simply produce great content with information that actually helps and corresponds to the video title without being clickbait. I tip my hat to you, Sir. Greetings and best wishes from Germany.

[@Azarie03]

This is perfect. Thank you.

[@teashea1]

excellent idea.

[@darthcrios]

Love your vids

[@HugoArgentina]

Your work is truly remarkable. Just switched from Logic, and you made it a breeze

[@tommyapocalypse6096]

I'm curious to know why you left Logic fro Reaper. Does Reaper have anything remotely like (or as useful and awesome as) Logic's Drummer feature? Does Reaper handle MIDI recording and piano roll functionality better than Logic Pro X?

[@calgoalden4686]

this was so well done! thank you !

[@JD..........]

Very well done, thanks for helping out!

[@MrArtist1971]

Great job as usual Kenny!

[@LaurenceP1959]

Fab, as always, thanks KG

[@christopherJSmokeandMirrors]

Thank you

[@SouthernEmperor]

I've been looking at Reaper for a few years and I've been waiting for a good time to make my purchase. I currently use Studio One, but I don't want to have to keep upgrading my OSX to get all the latest features.

[@MessingerDAD]

Thank you so much! im looking forward to using REAPER!!!!

[@aliceppgn5347]

you good sir have saved my life.

[@tonystevenson26]

🙏

[@JoelCarbonellGonell]

Great content as always!!!

[@dominique948]

Thanks Kenny! A little revision doesn't hurt. I don't miss any videos 😉

[@mikey.audio.]

beautiful introductory video, Kenny!

[@MAKAAM-utube]

Hello Kenny… thank you so much for the reaper and your great tutorials … kindly do some tutorial for surround sound 🙏🏻

[@Jeff-S]

At 4:50, how do I select all. I've tried left click/drag, CTRL/Drag nothing works It's really holing me back. I'm sure it's so simple but I've been trying for months to figure it out. Thanks for the great videos.

[@rickside9918]

Merci super bon produit.

[@cupboardhomestudio971]

Thnx Kenny 👍🏼🎼💙

[@RandyRanis]

wow! Thank you. You made amazing job

[@hanniballecter4454]

Play it at 1.25x sounds more naturally paced

[@gitrekt-gudson]

Why is it that I have to manually go to Insert Media File to get audio files onto tracks? If I try dragging and dropping an mp3 I get the red circle, it won't let me... is it just a thing with mp3?

[@manutecsounds]

Very Nice Video

[@richardmiklos466]

I was using Cakewalk 9.0 for many years so I'm wondering if there are was to open Reaper with it acting pretty much like Cakewalk 9.0, which would be incredible? BUT, just the fact that I can go through Reaper and change everything to the way I was working in Cakewalk is really GREAT to know.

[@juliannecole3358]

Hello Mr Kenny you did a video showing how to re record a bad spot in a track , showed 3 short recordings in one track but....now can't find video or remember what you said to do if anyone knows which one. Thank you very much. My husband and I appreciate all your videos , they help so much

[@thouston0]

Awesome video!

[@dicebeatsofficial2525]

reaper needs dedication.a person needs to take time to read the manual.wish the can make an audio book.i read the reaper 3 manual and now i dont know half of the things in reaper

[@trollingisasport]

Bitwig

[@MS-1]

Reaper is for those who wish to shape a DAW to their workflow after graduating from other DAWs minus their limitations. It is ever evolving based on your choices of customizations. I can't name one DAW like it. Studio One is 2nd to it in the customization aspect.

[@i_jetlag]

​@@MS-1Except it's S1's horrible GUI and "you can resize these panels" workflow. I'm cancelling my S1+ subscription which is expiring on 3rd of February just because the UI never inspires me. Found a new home base at Bitwig not as versatile or feature rich. But it has its beauty. And it's a very inspiring experience.

[@sorryguys1090]

actually Reaper was the first DAW that I've managed to start using for recording and mixing. with FL Studio I had less luck. Intuitive comprehensiveness may vary from user to user

[@rano12321]

@@trollingisasport not good for recording and mixing

[@LekkerDops]

I switched to Reaper from Pro Tools 3 years ago. I love Reaper, and Kenny is the man in Reaper. The best videos by a mile, his knowledge is quite amazing. Reaper is far more stable than Pro Tools, and installation is straight forward, no iLok thank God. I just invested in SSL UF8 , UC1, UF1 SSL12 hardware consoles, and after trying so hard to use that incredibly powerful console digital and analogue system, they didn't integrate enough with Reaper, so it's not very useful, and the workflow is seriously laggy and full of dead buttons and dials that do nothing and cannot be programmed. Defeats the purpose of having the hardware. As an experiment, I reinstalled ProTools and connected SSL gear. The integrations are worlds apart and although in the box, I prefer Reaper, but with the lack of hardware integration by manufacturers like SSL not taking Reaper seriously enough, I have to go back to Pro Tools.

[@Hocus_Tokus]

Not sure this works with SSL hardware but have you tried to use Mackie MCU protocol or one of the existing extensions (CSI, Drivenbymoss...) that work with controllers and allow to customize them ?

[@LekkerDops]

@Tokolele I did a lot of reading on that as I didn't want to go back to Pro Tools at all. It ended up being a rabbit hole with few real world fixes, and honestly took too much time away from actually making music. I'm hoping SSL does more with Reaper so I can back to it, I miss it. But right now, the gap is way too large with the lack of hardware integration with SSL. Thanks for suggesting it though

[@bmbiz]

On Sweetwater's site I see a review that says the UF1 "works very well with my UC1, UF8, Bus+, Fusion, Big Six and SSL12. They work quite happily together - *and with Reaper* ". Maybe you shouldn't give up. :)

[@TrevorNew]

Yesssss 🤘

[@jimmygrant3151]

Well done Kenny. See you in the forums.

[@1976oswald]

Awesome !!!

[@manutecsounds]

Hi Very Nice Cideo

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

Can I really customise Reaper to behave like Studio One? For example, can I have one drum track with all the drum midi on that track (and no sub folders, etc) and then have all the outs in the mixer?

[@REAPERMania]

Yes

[@rano12321]

Yes. You can do practically anything you want in Reaper. And just incase if a functionality from other DAWs don't exist in Reaper by default, there's a good chance someone has made a script for it.

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

@@rano12321 OK - so how do I do the above? I already tried before and was not able to do it. Which brings me on to another point: you have to bury your nose in the manual - not cool.

[@julioagnosia]

just stay on studio one... i tried so many times to switch from S1 to reaper and every time i find (especially midi editing) so unintuitive to work... plus same stems exported flat on both daws seem to sound way better on S1. more round and natural.@@tonyrapa-tonyrapa

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

@@julioagnosia I couldn''t agree more about the midi editing.

[@piggosalternateaccount4917]

HELL YEAH LET'S GO

[@drumrboynoid]

Thanks for the great videos. Ive always wondered if Reaper is capable of doing something that Rapsody can do; after recording my drums i can apply a mixing filter template thingy that works pretty good. I dont have the skill, or the time required to edit each of my drums after i record. I just want to record and be done. Doesnt have to be perfect. Please help. Thanks in advance.

[@BopsStudios]

Thanks Kenny

[@elda2010ful]

I have a question. When in moving items left or right it don't let me do it freely it always drop to the closest bar. What I need to do to move it freely? And thanks. I'm a fan of you Chanel.

[@scxrs139]

holding shift while trimming gets rid of the need to hit the snap button :)

[@ericstrauch3215]

New to the channel, new to Reaper. How do you "turn knobs" in the DAW? Yes, I am technologically challenged. TIA. AND, THANK YOU for the tutorial vids.

[@MrMalman1000]

Be aware, I was under the impression that when I bought a liecence, it was for the full product for life, but no they have now said I ve got to pay for this upgrade.

[@detroitfunk313]

Total rip off ! I am also completely disappointed at this cash grab. You have to pay full price for the update as well, its not even discounted if you already have a "lifetime license".

[@xlnyc77]

I'm still on 6.82, terrified to upgrade

[@detroitfunk313]

You gotta pay !

[@SouthernEmperor]

I did make the purchase for Reaper. My question is how do I setup Reaper to have the same shortcuts as Studio One? I thought I read somewherethat it was possible for Reaper to mimic the shortcuts of another DAW. I could be wrong, but I thought I read that. Thanks Kenny, I'm now digging into your videos.

[@dominiksowinski9986]

I’d never use Reaper if not for you. Not only you’re learning how to use probably the most powerful daw (and showing it’s usability which is sometimes difficult and counterintuitive), but mixing as well. Thanks

[@detroitfunk313]

I was 100% Reaper until they started charging (full price !) for the updates. That SUUUUCKS. So much for a "lifetime license".

[@k0nanick]

is there a snap to zero crossing when editing audio?

[@Jgambina91]

I am having a weird issue where when I press play to hear back my audio track. The midi and metronome sound immediately but the first bar is silent on the audio track no matter where I move it

[@DANCEDWAT]

Haha I didn't know there was a razor editing tool, I've just been using "split items at marker" a bunch of times for years. Oops.

[@RasShango]

How can I bypass the first slot plugins on multiple tracks simultaneously in Reaper? Specifically, I am working with ten tracks, and each one has a unique saturation plugin in the first slot. I need to bypass all these first-slot plugins in one action, regardless of their brand or type. Furthermore, it's crucial that this action only affects the first slot plugins, even if the same plugin type appears in a different slot in the FX chain on these tracks. Is there a method in Reaper to selectively bypass only the first slot plugins across multiple tracks without affecting other instances of the same plugins in different slots?

[@alxd5068]

coming from Cubase, i'm gonna see how this will adapt to my workflow... gonna take a while, i'll give myself a while

[@pnutbuttajellee1394]

Reaper learns how to use YOU...😆

[@WhiteyMcCrackerson]

I have a question and don’t know where to turn to. I have an electronic ambient song but it hurts my ears. In fact, a couple of my tracks do that. I hear it’s the fact that I have a lot of distorted mids. My research landed me on using limiters and frequency analyzers like voxengo span. I have no idea what to do with this, are you able to help? Thanks for your time and I appreciate your channel!