Not really, but if you nail the take, you shouldn't need to. Record in small sections at a time, nail it, then move on. If you have measures that repeat, you can copy/paste your best takes.
Also, when using EZdrummer in Reaper, how can I change the pitch of only my snare drum?Thanks!
Yeah, I also like recording in many takes, because I can make sure the drums really match up well. But, an issue of mine is I have to click record and then start playing , and there's that fraction of a second it took me to start playing the riff after hitting record. I hope that makes sense.
Yeah, I also like recording in many takes, because I can make sure the drums really match up well. But, an issue of mine is I have to click record and then start playing , and there's that fraction of a second it took me to start playing the riff after hitting record. I hope that makes sense.
Right click the Metronome icon - you can set it to count in before recording. It'll automatically go back a measure or two (depending on your settings) and auto punch in for you. :yesway:
in Reaper (and most DAWs), you can set a delay prior to the recording starting after hitting the button. I believe the generally accepted default is 2 bars.
The thing about smoothing in between sections is that in an actual song there is no stopping, so you have to make sure that your not playing it like and "ending riff", so that it goes straight into the next riff. Once you get used to recording this will happen automatically, but it might help to play into the next section, it doesn't have to be clean or anything, just something so that it flows better.
But, If I start the take a few bars behind and I already have another riff recorded, it seems to record silence on that section. So, I'll try the right clicking the metronome icon and setting it up to count it.
Start the take where you want to record, have the metronome count you in two measures before recording, and then once it hits where the cursor is, it'll start recording.
If you really don't want to use a metronome to punch in (and honestly, you'll always have sloppy takes if you don't) you can set a time selection and set Reaper to auto punch in/out.
Oh, of course. If you have programmed drums, feel free play to that in lieu of a click. Just make sure that everything is a constant tempo, and is in time with a mechanical click.
I am a very visual learner, so if I have problems while recording, I go to youtube to see if someone has posted a video teaching the aspects of recording that I want to learn. I rely on message boards too, but visual aids greatly help me. If I wasn't at work, the bastards block certain sites like youtube here at the hospital, I would post a video that might help better clarify some of the aspects of your question. However, I'm sure that you will be able to locate an instuctional video answering your questions if need be.
Another question i have is when recording vocals, is there a way to make all the vocal sounds around the same volume? I tend to growl certain parts louder than others.
Not a compressor. Unless you want to smash the living shit out of it. Use compressor as gently as you can get away with, judged word by word and by its overall tonal effect. Do as much of the level treatment with automation as you can get away with.
Using a comp to bring down high vocal levels for entire phrases or words to the same as much quieter ones will just stamp the living shit out of the life and dynamics of the vocal.
Record sections you know are going to be very different levels seperately and in different tracks as well.
Track lanes all have envelopes on them that you can activate to draw out automated (hence the name) changes in volume, panning, the control parameters of any plugins youre using.
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