Creating MIDI Chords (Painting) in REAPER

[@rano12321]

That mouse modifier blew my mind, I wish the devs would put more stuff like that and continue to improve the midi editor. It's what I use 90% of the time inside Reaper nowadays.

[@alfredog2921]

You are so wonderful👍👍👍! My favorite teacher❤. I am so grateful to you.

[@cesarsilva2403]

Just when I open a new project to start a fresh song this videos notificaton pops up on the corner of my screen, good timing.

[@gravypatron]

Still the best... Reaper Channel... still... and will always be... my favorite.😁🤟

[@leviscott2378]

Reaper should integrate the "Lokasenna Theory Helper" script as a permanent feature to help with making chord progressions, or the "Pandabot Chordgun" script.

[@Anders01]

Nice! This seems very useful for creating melodies and chord progressions.

[@HellHathNoFuryAtAll8]

I was in school band, so I have a small bit of music background, but I never had music theory. Writing is very different from simply reading and playing music. I’m just now diving into trying to create music, and your tutorials have been outstanding. I’m looking forward to implementing these techniques.

[@deltavistastudio124]

"Simply having a wonderful Christmas time!"

[@frankthomas8782]

Reaper has some serious power! Great little time saver and workflow managing tip. You should still learn basic chord theory, so you can understand what the software is doing. But non the less, thanks for the vid!

[@RickyReject]

Very, very awesome! Been using Reaper for a long time, but this feature has simply eluded me! I usually simply play my chords directly on a keyboard, but I can see how this can totally be useful...almost bordering on cheating, lol. Great stuff...

[@shaunpatrickhoward7210]

Hey man, I don't know if I've said thank you yet, but thank you. I've been watching this videos like night school for a while man, you're a fantastic teacher.

[@jimbeaux4988]

Great video. Snapping to key really opens up some creative possibilities that you might not otherwise think of. Especially on those upper extensions.

[@Justin-el6ph]

Holly crap had no idea you could do this. You just saved me so much time. Thank you!

[@xNARCx]

This just provided soooo much value for me. Thanks so much. 🖤💪

[@MunkirNakirGaming]

U r the best Kenny .... ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love from india.... Please make a full recoding and mixing videos

[@huagrapo]

Thank you, you absolute legend!

[@AntonovichHicksenbrau]

Your tutorials are invaluable. Thank you Kenny.

[@mobelanger5248]

Kenny, you're the best! this brings back the pleasure of composing.

[@KudjoTwum]

Too cool Kenny! Thanks for the painting tip.

[@leviscott2378]

Would be awesome if there was an additional check box next to key snap to only show the keys on the piano roll for the key selected. The only other program that I have seen that does this is the Caustic mobile app (Android/ios). In that app, when the option is selected, it auto maps the keys to only the white keys on your midi keyboard and uses the "C" key as the root for whatever key you selected. This makes it really easy to play out melodies and always be in key for people that suck at piano like me. Lol. Something like this would be an awesome addition to Reaper.

[@edbrito-swdev]

I didn't know about this feature in reaper! Pretty nice!

[@ATAMusic]

Manu thanks Kenny! Really helpful method for making cool melodies. Reaper is so powerfull! :)

[@attilapetroman9296]

Very SUPER !!! One question : How do I move the CTRL+ALT+SHIFT + mouse shortcut to another key ? ( For example F1 key )

[@stephensamuels3738]

thanks Kenny... I know you like to stay with only native stuff... BUT... the Chord Gun lua by Pandabot takes this to a whole new level

[@bennooschersleybn7631]

Kenny this is cool. Hands down. Thank you.

[@blackvx]

😲 Saved to favorite Thanks Kenny!

[@hiphoprajeshlifeksr220]

Very useful sir thank you so much ❤❤❤

[@JPMarques]

Great content, mate! Thanks for sharing this awesome hint!

[@MrAlFuture]

OMG! So *this* is how Aqua created all their hits in the 90s!?! But wait, that was before REAPER... Kenny, are you telling me that Aqua were time travelling pop-wranglers? Thanks for another great video!

[@MrKristyon]

Barbie wasn't just a dumb blonde. She was clearly using an Atari 512STE.

[@lardosian]

There are js chord plugins as well, have only messed around with them a bit, might be useful.

[@josephscalone5402]

great tip, Kenny your the best, thanks for sharing \m/

[@LucasDegen]

Really, this is so helpfull. Thank you Kenny for sharing.

[@didisenior9263]

You are a genius!

[@johnmckenzie7714]

Thank you soooo much for this Kenny I've been wondering how to do this. J

[@TECHNICKER_Cz]

wow, this is super useful for a beginner like me, thanks!

[@heckensteiner4713]

Awesome stuff Kenny! You should package these up and sell them as a "Premium Chord Pack". Just kidding! 😅

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

Awesome! Thank you sir!

[@nlmal4]

Awesome man. Is much more fun to work in reaper. Amazing I have build in reaper in less than 3 min a 2-5-1 Jazz chord progression within the music sheet MIDI. Thanks man. I don't know that this possible in reaper DAW. You don't how much you have help me with this. Big thumb up. BTW the painting tip is handy, but I use the music MIDI sheet in reaper and is SUPER quick tool to make music. Okay you have to know something about music.... But I am self learning and how to write music so any body can do that .....

[@TomMarvan]

Mike Allen So in Reaper you can create chords/notes in a notation (staff) window?

[@Limbiclesion]

That’s very useful thanks 🙏😎🎩

[@johnerodz7]

Hi Great video Thnx so is there a way to convert midi to a chart with chords like C D F G etc or do you know any software that does it please let me know Thank you

[@zorbat5]

You help me so fucking much with learning reaper! I thank you for that a ton!

[@PStatusBeats]

Dope! Who'd have thought! 🙏✌✊

[@Жан.джазмен]

Thannnnnnnnnnnnnk you man!

[@andyjett]

is it possible to draw notes by pressing MIDI keyboard keys? Can't find any information on this.

[@lemkil76]

Great tutorial man!

[@ifaber68]

Very nice tutorial, thanks 👍

[@manek3]

love ur vids

[@dirtyharry1881]

Thanks for sharing. Btw the last chord of the last example has not been transported 1 to 1. If you take a look, it's B-E-B-E. It seems to me that dragging the chords gives an option to maybe differentiate which note will get transported or something??

[@premnepali7992]

flstudio breakup recovery !!!

[@laila1752]

1:59 You don't need to press shift to get the paint tool. Just press alt+ctrl only

[@rasbelix6413]

Awesome

[@PhilippeVaz]

Just avesome !!!

[@natazer]

How does one keep the cursor from moving when creating a midi note? So you don't have to keep clicking the ruler to play from the top of the measure?

[@cameronanders9899]

Yay. Another 1, 5, 6, 4 progression.... Thanks for showing me how to use the piano roll.

[@Sergio-lf9wh]

great video! !thanks for share.

[@TheAtheistworld]

Guys, is there possible to print / create chords with a keyboard at selected time without running the actual recording? Just go to a time I want , and press a chord I want, and it gets printed/ created in midi editor. Possible?? Thnx❤

[@gandsnut]

Have you released any 'original' music compositions? If so, any links to listen? Thx.

[@chezchezchezchez]

Are Jayem lol

[@gandsnut]

+Jim: Hey, I'm dead serious. www.kennymania.com/pages/about/ includes mention of Kenny being a songwriter. I have a sneaking suspicion Mr. G has quite a bit music composition talent. Thus my honest question. Take, for example, pop superstar Billy Joel. He has some "semi-serious" compositions NOBODY knows about, but are quite impressive.

[@simonhindle4220]

I also find Aeolian1 chords scripts useful and 'chord gun' so you can just press a button and get a chord. -As I cant play piano yet only guitar.

[@MustacheVerra]

Thanks for the video.

[@DoggeePROGRAMMING]

thank you

[@owencoopersfx]

Thanks for sharing! I could have saved so much time in the past if I knew about this... -_-

[@mattb4576]

Can anyone help? I can paint chords key snapped to C major but it won't let me paint a Am chord the notes snap to A D E should be A C E?

[@FluidUnderground]

For some reason it doesent work to me. When I pres alt, ctrl + shift cursor changes but cannot draw the chords like that. Did I missed something?

[@mattb4576]

Select rectangles instead of diamonds for your notes maybe?

[@swffgrff6536]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Aviorrok]

Thanks Kenny but why you change the A major to A minor how you know what to choose?

[@joetowers4804]

Avior Rok the progression is in C major. A is minor being the sixth in C.

[@Aviorrok]

When you "say the progression is in C major" you mean the key of song is C major?

[@joetowers4804]

Avior Rok by progression I mean the chords and how each follows the previous one: C major is root, G major is the 5th and major in C major, and a is the 6th in C major and is a minor chord. Look at the triads laid on the piano keyboard. C is the root, G is the fifth, a is the 6th.

[@Aviorrok]

Thanks

[@avior4319]

Pretty new to reaper. When I open up the midi editor I can't hear the notes.

[@mattb4576]

Have you loaded an instrument on the track?

[@crispankomusic]

no veo gran diferencia entre FL studio y Reaper, lo unico intuitivo de FL es que puedes dibujar con un click... y eso se puede cambiar en reaper y queda igual xD

[@bitchlasagna8232]

when I try and paint a note I can't hear anything

[@Godson01234]

Same thing ,i dont know why help me pls.

[@FairlyUnknown]

@@Godson01234 extremely basic question, but you have an instrument loaded right? MIDI itself doesn't generate any sound. The only reason it wouldn't be playing any sound is you have no instrument or somehow the routing is wrong to your speakers/headphones.

[@bitchlasagna8232]

@@FairlyUnknown it's so crazy how when I left that comment I knew nothing now I pretty much know everything lol

[@Romcikkas]

Thank you.Now I don't need Instachord :D

[@mattb4576]

Can any one help? Can't paint in long notes can only paint dot notes. Answer make notes rectangles instead of diamonds.

[@ralpheduar]

i don't know why but there is no audio when i click the notes... anybody have an idea?

[@sohitkhalifa9777]

How to Strum it in reaper

[@Shawnee845]

I can not figure how to get the mouse to select when dragging mouse.

[@mattb4576]

Hold down right mouse button.

[@Shawnee845]

Ok I am on a lap top thanks drove me nuts....

[@rhythmguitars4227]

i cannot hear the notes when i use the midi can anyone help?

[@ricardoposada211]

7-14-21 como Genoia no hay ninguno

[@WARDISWARD]

THink there is abug in the latest reaper version When using the c minor scale , I can't draw a chord starting from d ( D major ) , I am holding/ctrl /alt /shift It always shift to e flat . Same for starting a chord on F, the note is either entered on g or e flat . Yes , ther's def.smething wrong here , I can't even get the major even to work ..it's just does the major triad +octave ( major seven is selected from dropdown )

[@stonail665]

12:19 Aqua - Barbie girl

[@antea9055]

Inversions??

[@chezchezchezchez]

Ante A yup

[@manek3]

tey kinda were there

[@metahed]

That "B Chord" he mentions is actually a 2nd inversion of Em. B-E-G-B...

[@ArienSUP]

he recreated grand chase main theme hope haha

[@PrincessCarlii]

I hear no sound what am I doing wrong

[@marisamartinez220]

for any reason i cant make the notes sound..

[@laila1752]

you need to add an instrument to the track

[@artemkapustin7247]

x3

[@parikshitmusic510]

who tf dislikes these videos

[@fth1fth1]

Kenny g audio quantisation Dynamic split in reaper Kenny gigabytes I

[@BrianMcCullock]

Kenny, your content, production, and presentation are excellent but your tendency to speak just 2-3 words at a time is very distracting.

[@Hashimo]

For me as a non-native speaker it makes things easier to understand. (But I had "problems" with how he raises his voice at the end of a phrase/sentence.. At first I always wondered where the rest of the sentence has gone, because I would expect to lower the voice at the end. But I got used to it.. and right, his videos are so excellent :D )