You can make beats just as well in Reaper as you can in FL. I started spending time in Reason (like 4) and FL (like 7 or something) and Reaper by far was the least confusing to start out with. The only troubles I can remember early on were arming for recording via midi which was probably my new user fault, and creating side-chain compression, which is more elaborate than other Daws- Mixcraft was the easiest by far to do mostly everything. But, with so many weird options and racks, Reason's interface is very complex. FL is window city and the arranger and mixer are different than other Daws. Mixcraft 9 is just unappealing to look at when dealing with effects (10 I'm sure is better in ways).
Yeah it's a good idea to modify specific parameters when starting with Reaper but it's not a big deal, when you're starting with a new daw you're going to have to learn their way anyway, so there's things to get used to. I don't get all of this chatter about getting "lost in programming", if you learn basics you don't have to, and if you find yourself editing Reaper rather than making music that's your own personal situation.
As far as midi goes, Reaper gets the job done. I don't mind spending 1 minute with it opposed to maybe 1 second in Fl (Reaper has ghost notes and midi editor options are fantastic in the one window), and with customization, you can become much quicker. Fl's piano roll (midi editor) wasn't some heavenly experience some tout, it's fantastic but too me it doesn't really matter.
I don't need to get work done "as fast as possible" as others, so features another daw have that I don't care for don't matter. Trying to get things done as fast as possible is the wrong approach to making music for me- spending a 1 minute vs 1 second just means I have more time to let information come to me. No I am not an engineer on a timeline I need to adhere to.
Most other daws look very cluttered and counter intuitive to me. With Reaper I can do most things with the arranger. I don't even ever need to use the mixer, because tracks are the mixer(s) essentially, also including a master track; and all tracks are the same, there's just a track on the screen with information, so no messing around with needing to choose and order track types and no arming to the mixer. I don't even need an inspector, although you can create a docked independent mixer if you want and use that as a fader.
I don't use clips, I don't use something at the bottom of the screen docked, and I don't need a big explorer... I don't need a sophisticated effects panel with endless text and confusing interface, and I don't need another drum machine that looks like a airplane control deck- Reasamplomatic5000 is simple and effective, and I can have 10 copies all at the same time without it being a stressor visually nor computationally.
I also very much like the light load, the fast loading, the stability, the endless options and routing, the mastering abilities (even though I don't master big projects), the company's approach to licensing, updates, price, programming, care and business. I really appreciate the passion they put into Reaper, the simplicity of their site and models. It's a joy knowing that many great creators out there take their time out to create such clear, succinct, and precise info out there like Kenny, Reaper Blog, Let's talk about Reaper, and many others. This is all imho...
Yeah it's a good idea to modify specific parameters when starting with Reaper but it's not a big deal, when you're starting with a new daw you're going to have to learn their way anyway, so there's things to get used to. I don't get all of this chatter about getting "lost in programming", if you learn basics you don't have to, and if you find yourself editing Reaper rather than making music that's your own personal situation.
As far as midi goes, Reaper gets the job done. I don't mind spending 1 minute with it opposed to maybe 1 second in Fl (Reaper has ghost notes and midi editor options are fantastic in the one window), and with customization, you can become much quicker. Fl's piano roll (midi editor) wasn't some heavenly experience some tout, it's fantastic but too me it doesn't really matter.
I don't need to get work done "as fast as possible" as others, so features another daw have that I don't care for don't matter. Trying to get things done as fast as possible is the wrong approach to making music for me- spending a 1 minute vs 1 second just means I have more time to let information come to me. No I am not an engineer on a timeline I need to adhere to.
Most other daws look very cluttered and counter intuitive to me. With Reaper I can do most things with the arranger. I don't even ever need to use the mixer, because tracks are the mixer(s) essentially, also including a master track; and all tracks are the same, there's just a track on the screen with information, so no messing around with needing to choose and order track types and no arming to the mixer. I don't even need an inspector, although you can create a docked independent mixer if you want and use that as a fader.
I don't use clips, I don't use something at the bottom of the screen docked, and I don't need a big explorer... I don't need a sophisticated effects panel with endless text and confusing interface, and I don't need another drum machine that looks like a airplane control deck- Reasamplomatic5000 is simple and effective, and I can have 10 copies all at the same time without it being a stressor visually nor computationally.
I also very much like the light load, the fast loading, the stability, the endless options and routing, the mastering abilities (even though I don't master big projects), the company's approach to licensing, updates, price, programming, care and business. I really appreciate the passion they put into Reaper, the simplicity of their site and models. It's a joy knowing that many great creators out there take their time out to create such clear, succinct, and precise info out there like Kenny, Reaper Blog, Let's talk about Reaper, and many others. This is all imho...
Statistics: Posted by twal — Tue Nov 19, 2024 7:35 pm