Although there is no beat detective feature for REAPER like there is in Avid Pro Tools, there is a process that you can follow to get the same results. Use the ‘Dynamic Split’ function to split your drum tracks in REAPER based on their transients. Editing Drums In REAPER If you do not know the …
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When all else fails, FL Studio has a Diagnostic tool to help you recover lost projects, a file containing an error, or corrupted files associated with it. To access it, click Help > Diagnostics. However, please note that Diagnostics is only available with registered versions of FL Studio. FL Studio Diagnostics Have you spent hours, …
If you’re having trouble getting Ableton Live to open, you can try a few things. First, make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements. Second, try reinstalling the program. If that doesn’t work, try running the program as an administrator. Finally, contact Ableton customer support if you’re still having trouble. Opening Ableton If you’re …
To use the REAPER web interface, go to Options>Preferences>Control/OSC/Web>Add>Web Browser Interface. From here, check the box for ‘Use rc.reaper.fm’, enter an ID word, go to ‘rc.reaper.fm’ on the device you want to use as a controller, and enter your keyword. Using The REAPER Web Interface As A Controller There is nothing more frustrating than recording …
REAPER has a multiband compression plugin called ‘ReaXcomp.’ You can use this multiband compressor to compress different frequency ranges at different levels and amounts. To use ReaXcomp, click the ‘Show Track FX Window’ button on the desired track, search for ReaXcomp, and double click to insert it onto your track. Does REAPER Have A Multiband …
The REAPER DAW includes a reasonably extensive plugin collection. Many of the plugins within the REAPER plugin collection also include various presets that you can use to get you started. To use REAPER presets, insert a REAPER plugin that has presets available and select one from the dropdown menu. Using REAPER Presets Mixing with plugins …
There are multiple ways to add silence in Audacity. You can use the Generate Silence function, copy and paste a block of silence you take out of your original audio clip, or even create blank spaces between your audio file by splitting the clip boundaries. Audacity is a music software with limited functionality compared to …
To reattach your browser menu to its default location on your screen, Left-click hold and drag from the top of its window and position it to either the far left or far right of your screen until a yellow box appears. This indicates it will now dock in that area. How Does The Browser Become …
To use the REAPER Tap Tempo feature, you have to hover your mouse over the ‘BPM’ box and click in time to the tempo you want to set your track to. As you click, REAPER will adjust your tempo in real-time. Using REAPER Tap Tempo If you don’t know how to find the right tempo …
The performance meter is a menu within REAPER that you can use to view your CPU usage, RAM usage, etc. To open up the REAPER Performance Meter, click ‘View>Performance Meter.’ From there, you can monitor REAPER’s stress on your computer’s processing. Metering Performance In REAPER Music production has nothing more frustrating than your computer’s performance …
In REAPER, you can record over the same section of a track in a loop by using loop recording. Select the area you want to loop record, click the loop button, and now when you press record, you will record over that section in a loop. Loop Recording In REAPER Loop recording is a technique …
REAPER has several plugins that you can use as vocal effects, such as autotune, pitch correction, reverb, etc. To use a vocal effects plugin in REAPER, click the ‘FX’ button on your vocal track, find your desired plugin, and double click it to insert it. Vocal Effects For REAPER Not only is vocal mixing a …
If Ableton Tuner isn’t working, there are several things you can try. Ensure the audio settings are correct and check the track configuration for proper channel routing. If you are still having issues, you can try restarting your computer, reinstalling Ableton, or contacting support. Fixing Ableton’s Tuner Having a reliable tuner is crucial to getting …
You can simply hold and drag the loop marker across the ruler to set the length of your marker locators. Once you’ve positioned them properly, press “/” or click on the Loop Active to enable the loop function in Presonus Studio One. Knowing the ins and outs of looping parts in any DAW might not …
You can adjust most window widths in FL Studio (including the playlist) by hovering your mouse cursor over the window’s edge and Left-Click + Dragging. Height can be adjusted by either holding CTRL+ scrolling your mouse wheel (recommended) or the size adjuster directly above the scroll bar on the far right of your screen. This …
Time can be inserted in Ableton Live by placing your cursor where you would like to insert time. Next, you will hit “command+i” (ctrl+i on Windows). This will open a pop-up menu where you can enter the amount of time you would like to insert. Inserting Time In Ableton By learning how to insert time …
To transpose MIDI in Ableton: Write some MIDI or import a MIDI file. Go to the MIDI effects menu in your Ableton navigation pane, then Pitch, and drag that onto your MIDI track. Navigate to the Pitch area at the bottom of the display, and twist the knob clockwise or anti-clockwise to transpose your track …
Pitch shifting is a powerful tool for sound design that Ableton Live provides for manipulating audio tracks. You can shift the pitch of an audio track by double-clicking the audio track and moving the “transpose” wheel to the right to pitch it up or to the left to pitch it down. Pitch Shifting In Ableton …
While Ableton does not have a built-in auto-tuning effect, there are many third-party plugins and software that can help us create a radio-ready vocal. This includes the user-friendly and industry-standard Antares Auto-tune plugin and the ever-popular Melodyne. Pitch Correction In Ableton Whether correcting your own vocal or touching up the singer’s pitch who just left …
If you cannot engage the record button in Studio One, the audio engine probably crashes. All you need to do is restart it by closing and opening Studio One or changing the buffer size. Alternatively, you can reassign your output channels to fix the issue. Nothing frustrates me more than abandoning a recording session due …
Upon installation, one of the folders that come with REAPER is the folder that REAPER scans for VST plugin files. If you download third-party plugins, you can either put them in this folder so that REAPER will check them, or you can set up a new file path. Installing VST Plugins In REAPER There is …
If you are having issues hearing anything when using a MIDI keyboard in REAPER, there could be several things causing this. Check that your MIDI keyboard is connected to your system, your MIDI keyboard is enabled in your preferences, and you have the correct input selected. MIDI Keyboard Or MIDI Controller Not Working In REAPER …
Several different things could be causing you to experience audio playback issues in the REAPER DAW. REAPER playback issues can be due to incorrect routing in your track, not having the correct ‘Audio system’ selected, running too many plugins, etc. Playback Problems In REAPER If you are experiencing issues with playback in REAPER, you will …
You can affect a vocal sample on its own, record voice directly into FL Studio, or use voice changer plugins to manipulate the audio, such as “Vocodex” or “Edison.” Alternatively, the vocal can be manipulated within its sampler window using the pitch shifter and time-shifting or Edison’s many effects. How Can I Use FL Studio …
REAPER can only detect a tempo if you insert an audio file with a tempo embedded. Otherwise, in order to find the tempo of a track, open up your ‘Project Settings’ and change your ‘Timebase for items/envelopes/markers’ to ‘Time’ and then use the tap tempo feature. Finding A Tempo In REAPER If you cannot find …
To perform gain staging on your track in REAPER, you should use a combination of volume automation, volume faders, plugin output, and BUS tracks to group and control certain items together. If you correctly implement these different techniques, you will achieve proper gain staging in REAPER. REAPER Gain Staging And You Gain staging is one …
You’ll need to follow only three steps to change Ableton’s metronome volume. Firstly, open your selected track, enable your metronome for recording or playback, navigate to the master track in the Session View, and adjust the volume knob up or down. Adjusting The Metronome Volume In Ableton Using a metronome might seem like a small …
There are two ways you can import an MP3 file inside Studio One. You can either use the “Drag And Drop” method or use the “Import File” under the “Song” tab. Drag And Drop is a fast way of importing files, while the latter gives you useful features like “Audition” and “Loop.” Since its creation, MP3 …
You can easily nudge audio events in Studio One by heading over to the inspector page. Under the Event FX tab, use your mouse wheel to manipulate the Start and End values. Alternatively, you can also drag and drop an event with your mouse. Nudging In Studio One Editing is an essential part of modern …
KEY TAKEAWAYS: There are two different ways to change Ableton keyboard shortcuts. You will use key mapping for shortcuts in the main interface, represented by buttons and parameters. To create a shortcut for a setting selected by a menu, you must set up key bindings using your computer’s settings. Ableton Live Shortcuts Find yourself doing …
To remove vocals from a song using REAPER, load in the song and duplicate it, pan your tracks hard left and hard right, invert the phase of track one using the ‘Phase’ toggle, and then switch from stereo to mono on the ‘MASTER’ track and press play. Removing Vocals In REAPER Removing vocals from a …
To enable the metronome in REAPER, click the ‘Metronome’ button located on the top right of your toolbar. You can find the toolbar to the top left in the REAPER DAW. You can also right-click the metronome button to change specific metronome settings that affect how it plays. Metronome In REAPER The metronome is a …
REAPER has a tone generator plugin called ‘JS: Tone Generator.’ You can use the REAPER tone generator to create an audio signal of any note to help you tune an instrument, add low frequencies to increase sub presence in a kick drum, or make sound effects. Tone Generator For REAPER A tone generator is a …
If you want to trigger samples in Ableton, the key is to split the samples up into two types: harmonic and drum samples. Then you can use the built-in Sampler and Drum Rack plugins included with Ableton Live and trigger them with your computer’s keyboard or an external MIDI device. What Is Sample Triggering? Sample …
The most straightforward method is to open your piano roll editor and navigate to the bottom of the window. MIDI notes will have a set of bars at the bottom of the screen indicating their velocity value. Left-click and hold, then drag the slider up or down to increase or decrease its velocity. Changing The …
The Ableton normalize function lets you set the loudness levels to 0dB by highlighting the track to normalize, consolidating it, opening the track detail, adjusting the gain, and disabling warping. Like much of its functionality, Ableton normalize only takes a few steps. So, you have been working on some tracks for a song in Ableton …
If you render a track that you have been working on in REAPER and it sounds different, chances are you rendered it to mono instead of stereo, you rendered it through something other than the ‘Master mix,’ you rendered the wrong ‘Bounds,’ or you rendered it with low audio quality. Rendering In REAPER One of …
The “Studio One Failed To Open Microphone” error message usually indicates a problem with outdated or corrupted drivers. A clean installation of up-to-date drivers should clear the issue in most cases. Nobody likes error messages – even less so when you’re unable to fix the issue. If you happen to get one saying that Studio One …
If panning is not working in REAPER, there is a good chance that you have a mono plugin somewhere in your project. If this is the case, you can fix this by figuring out where the mono plugin is and replacing it with the stereo version. Panning Issues In REAPER In my opinion, panning is …
Using headphones in Ableton is a straightforward procedure. Plug your headphones into your computer’s headphone output. If you are using an audio interface, you should be able to plug your headphones into the interface’s headphone port. Then ensure the correct audio output device is selected in Ableton’s Audio settings. Using Headphone With Ableton Although headphones …
PDC (Plugin Delay Compensation) is automatically included with REAPER. Plugin delay compensation is a function that almost every modern DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) has that measures the amount of audio delay introduced by one or more plugins on your track. PDC automatically compensates for this by adjusting the output. Plugin Delay Compensation In REAPER Using …
If you are having trouble importing media items into REAPER, there is either something wrong with the file you are trying to import, or it is an invalid file format. Although REAPER is compatible with a long list of file types, there are a few that it does not support. Trouble Importing A Media Item …
The ability to drag and drop files from your computer to Ableton is essential for music production. However, sometimes, you can’t drag and drop files from your computer’s file explorer into Ableton. To fix this, you need to ensure that neither the file explorer nor Ableton is running as administrator. Dragging And Dropping In Ableton …
REAPER has a spectrum analyzer plugin called ‘JS: Frequency Spectrum Analyzer Meter (Cockos)’ that you can use to look at the frequency spectrums of different parts of your track. This REAPER plugin gives you a more detailed look at EQ spectrums than your typical visual equalizer plugin. Spectral Analysis In REAPER Spectral analysis is a …
There are several reasons you may be unable to save in Ableton. These range from overextending your version of the DAW’s features, being out of space on your hard drive, or even your anti-virus program may be stopping you from saving. Saving In Ableton Saving your live set can be just as important as creating …
As Ableton Live Suite users, you discover there are two views to work in, the Session View and the Arrangement View. But, how do you know which one to use, and when do you use these views? Also, why would you use one as opposed to the other? This tutorial will provide you with a …
If you are not hearing any audio output from REAPER, you can fix this by first checking all of your hardware, gear, and cable connections. If you are still having the issue, select Options>Preferences>Device in REAPER and select/adjust the settings of the desired audio system. No Sound In REAPER Producing music without being able to …
Some of the most common causes of playback issues in FL Studio include incorrect input/output devices selected in the audio options, driver-based issues, or third-party applications interfering with FL Studio. In most cases, these issues can be fixed in the audio settings tab, or you can try using the diagnostic tool, which can be found …
To quickly preview a sound in FL Studio, you need to open up the desired sound file in the browser on the left of the DAW. Once opened, simply left-click on the sound to hear a preview of it. Previewing Sounds In Fl Studio Previewing your downloaded samples in FL Studio quickly is an essential …
While there is no option to change the skin in Studio One, you are still given enough customization freedom to either subtly or drastically change the default theme. Tweaking effects like the color scheme, saturation, contrast, and luminance are usually enough to make Studio One unique and fitting for your workflow. For many producers, the …