How I write music in REAPER

🎨 Grab the REAPER theme I use → https://www.reapertips.com/freebies/reapertips-theme
🎸 Modern Metal Songwriting Template → https://www.reapertips.com/templates/modern-metal-songwriting-template

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Other cool things:
📙 FREE REAPER 7 eBook → https://www.reapertips.com/freebies/the-perfect-setup
🌎 Reapertips website → https://www.reapertips.com/
❤️ Buy me a coffee → https://ko-fi.com/reapertips
🚀 Second channel → https://www.youtube.com/@reapertips_plus
💻 Gear I use → https://kit.co/reapertips
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💎 Things I mentioned in the video:
• SWS Extension → https://reapertips.com/post/how-to-install-sws
• ReaPack → https://reapertips.com/post/how-to-install-reapack
• How I write drums in REAPER → https://youtu.be/pTYMKf1lJKo
• How I record guitars in REAPER → https://youtu.be/wH94PSfOB_w
• Convert Audio to MIDI in REAPER → https://youtu.be/MbiQzNPIWWg
• Split notes in equal part (script) → https://youtu.be/JgG2La47Vhg

• At 18:30 I show the script "sr_insert signature based on time selection. This script is available via ReaPack. You have to import Stevie's script → https://github.com/StephanRoemer/ReaScripts/raw/master/index.xml
(Check my article above about ReaPack to learn how to import repositories)

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🚀 CONNECT

DISCORD → https://discord.gg/BfEnFwjeWZ
TWITTER → https://twitter.com/Reaper_tips
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INQUIRIES → alejandro(at)reapertips.com

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🕹 Chapters:

00:00 What's happening...
00:33 Day 1: Simple riff
00:52 Different ways to find tempo
03:54 How to quickly raise metronome volume
04:45 Using regions to save and rearrange ideas
05:31 How I visualize the session
06:36 Using MIDI keyboard to get a drum base
08:35 Writing drums
09:15 Using MIDI keyboard to get a bass base
10:08 How to toggle solo selected tracks
10:41 How to add legato to notes
11:28 Double tracking guitars
12:08 the result ✨
12:19 How to make a songwriting template
12:50 Day 2: fun chuggy riff
13:40 Recording kick and snare with MIDI keyboard
14:21 Coming up with a riff
15:33 MIDI bass from Drums
16:25 How to make it more interesting
17:13 the result ✨
17:34 Day 3: funky riff
17:57 Getting the tempo and tracking the idea
18:20 A quick way to figure out time signatures
19:20 Recording stacked MIDI drums
19:52 How to merge MIDI
20:07 Writing drums
20:40 Figuring out the riff
21:55 Converting audio to MIDI to get MIDI bass
23:01 the result ✨
23:15 Day 4: modern metal
23:53 Shortcut to change metronome speed
24:18 Building the riff
25:02 Script: Smart automatic record mode
27:38 double tracking guitars
28:04 razor edits to cut silence
28:58 Day 5: jumpy riff
30:16 writing drums
31:16 creating a quick pre-breakdown!
31:45 a way to make an interesting drum fill
32:45 the result ✨

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