Category: Reaper DAW & Logic Pro

How to change multiple file / track metadata tags in the Raper DAW Media Explorer:

The Reaper Media Explorer is a really powerful tool

Overview of what you can do with the Media Explorer from AI

File browsing and import: Browse local folders, add shortcuts to frequently used locations, and search files by name.

Audio auditioning: Preview files with auto-preview, loop them, and adjust audition volume before importing. Tempo matching: Sync the tempo of a sample to your project’s BPM while auditioning, with options to change playback speed.

Metadata management: Add, edit, and write metadata such as artist, album, genre, and custom tags directly to the original media files.

Database creation: Create a database from a folder of samples to make them easily searchable by name and metadata.

Flexible import: Drag and drop files onto tracks, place them at a specific time, or insert them into a sample player that can be triggered by MIDI.

Customization: Customize the window to be docked or floating and add custom columns to display specific information.

1. Davinci Resolve

Video editing. Free version and studio version available

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve

2. OBS Studio

The ultimate screen recorder and streaming application

https://obsproject.com
Add-On: Source Record: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/source-record.1285/

3. Reaper DAW

Audio production without limits. OK so not strictly free but you can trial it for 60 days free, and a licence for private use is just £60.

https://www.reaper.fm

4. Thunderbird

Excellent email client. Free your inbox

https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US

5. Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids & Forms

https://docs.google.com/

6. PDF Merger and Splitter

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p4tcns9h432

7. Filezilla

The Free FTP solution

https://filezilla-project.org

8. Google calendar, contacts, tasks

https://calendar.google.com

9. Trello

Capture, organize, and tackle your to-dos from anywhere. Free version available

https://trello.com

10. Canva

Design made easy, effective and organised

https://www.canva.com

What else…what have I missed? Please put suggestions in the comments, thanks.

Record your webcam and screen using OBS Studio, in a way that allows yuo to edit them as separate files later in an editor like Davinci Resolve.

In OBS Studio I doubled the width of my Canvas and Output to: 3840×1080 – because I am working in HD 1920×1080 – so double 1920 = 3840.

And then position your sources – in my case 1 x screen record and 1 x webcam on the ‘double-width’ canvas. Then record and export and bring the resulting file into your editor.

There you can copy the file and crop and resize / transform to your liking. Please subscribe to the channel for more videos.

How to quickly add plugin effects to individual items in Repaer DAW and create shortcuts for super fast workflow.

This video by Jonathan Slatter shows you how to get rid of the unwanted noise and hiss from a recording in Reaper using the stock plugin: REAFIR.

In this example we are removing some hiss generated by the lovely dynamic mic – the Beyer 201 – on a voiceover recording.

If you are using the excellent Crispytuner from Brainworx / Plugin Alliance and struggling to get the Rewire feature working in the Graphical mode – this is a fix I have found to work.

Go to the old Crispy Tuner site and download BUT… In the installation process uncheck everything except the Crispy Rewire Device (DO NOT INSTALL THE PLUGIN) just the Rewire device!

https://www.crispytuner.com/downloads

Then I have found, that if I restart Reaper – add an empty track to my project, and on that track add (as an FX) the CrispyRewireDevice, you can control the timeline of Reaper from within the CrispyTuner Interface, which takes this excellent plugin to a new level.

Some of the best tuning I have experienced and great value from Plugin Alliance.

From the Plugin Aliance Site:

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_crispytuner.html

Low latency (Mixing Mode) – Record and bounce your vocal tracks with low latency Zero latency (Live Mode) – Sing into the bx_crispytuner effect with zero latency, the perfect tool for live performances bx_crispytuner Subtle to Extreme tuning effect – THAT well-known automatic vocal tuning effect Enable and Disable Notes – Fast workflow with our enable and disable notes feature in every mode Pre/Post Filters for more accurate tuning – New Filter Section for better pitch tracking and crisp clean vocals Key detection with the bx_crispyscale plugin (included!) – Detect the key/scale of your track and send it straight to the bx_crispytuner with the innovative bx_crispyscale User interface color options – Different colors for easier viewing and editing in all three modes Complete flexibility over vocal tuning Transition Time Tightness Correction Amount Scale Transpose Global Tuning Formant Editing Formant Shift Formant Preservation Total vocal shaping Vibrato Shape Vibrato Amp Vibrato Frequency Vibrato Pre/Post Delay Vibrato Fade in and out Target Note editing Portamento effect Adjustable resizing and zooming Full plugin resizing Easy to use zoom-controls Help pop-up windows with detailed descriptions – Guided pop-up windows to help you understand our features on the go. Easy authorization – No dongle required Scale presets included to dial in your vocals – 17 preset scales from Major, Minor, and other modal scales 7 Tools for editing in graphical mode – All the tools you need to edit your vocals with ease Simple Mode – A simple interface with the most important features of automatic tuning Advanced Mode – Exposes all settings for automatic tuning Graphical Mode – Fine-grained editing with all the tools you need for every part of the recording performance Full compatibility VST2, VST3, AAX, AU

A quick easy way to extract the audio from a video is to drag your video into Reaper, and then simply select the audio in the timeline, and then right click the selection and hit ‘Glue’. This will bounce the audio to WAV (or whatever format you have selected in Project Settings / Media – it defauts to your recording Format – e.g. WAV 24bit)

As that process has now created a new audio track – you can delete the video file from project media if you no longer need it want to save space.