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--- reaper_cheat_sheet [2024/06/20 05:59] – stephen
+++ reaper_cheat_sheet [2026/02/24 07:31] (current) – [Lanes / Comping] stephen
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 ====== Reaper Cheat Sheet ======
+{{topic>reaper -archived}}
 ===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====
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 | Go to previous marker or start | [ |
 | Go to marker number | 1 - 9 |
+| Create region | Shift + R |
+^ Screensets/Layouts ^^
+| Show Screensets/Layouts | Ctrl + E |
+| Load Multi Screen Layout | F7 |
+| Save Multi Screen Layout | Shift + F7 |
+| Load Single Screen Layout | F8 |
+| Save Single Screen Layout | Shift + F8 |
+^ Envelope Editing ^^
+| Razor edit | Alt + Right Drag |
+^ Grouping ^^
+| Group selected items | G |
+| Ungroup selected items | U |
+| Group selected tracks | Shift + G |
+| Ungroup selected items | U |
 ^ Other ^^
 | New track | Ctrl + T |
 | Add marker | M |
 | Item split | S |
+| Create MIDI item | Ctrl + mouse drag |
 | Move item, disable snapping | Shift + mouse drag |
 | Save Track View 1, 2, 3 | Shift + F4, F5, F6 |
 | Load Track View 1, 2, 3 | F4, F5, F6 |
+===== Video Reference =====
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL7qRzFGrkI|Side chain compressor (ducking)]]
+===== Plugin Reference =====
+^ Plugin ^ Type ^ Use ^ Notes ^
+| JS: Goniometer | Meter | Shows the stereo / mono field. | |
+| JS: N-Band Splitter / Join | Channel | Splits / joins audio into frequency bands. | |
+| JS: 4-Tap Phaser | Modulation | Phaser. | |
+| JS: Flange Baby | Modulation | Flanger. | |
+| JS: Ozzifier Chorus | Modulation | Chorus (kinda). | |
+| JS: Butterworth 4-Pole Filter | Filter | Give an 'LP' sound etc. | |
+| JS: Waveshaping Distortion | Distortion | | Makes things loud, so use 'JS: Volume/Pan Smoother v5' afterwards. |
+| JS: Volume/Pan Smoother v5 | Utility | Simple volume & pan. | |
+| JS: Delay (Floaty) | Delay | Sounds aethereal. | |
+| JS: Avocado Ducking Glitch Generator | Glitcher | Pretty fucked up. | |
+| JS: Channel Time Delayer | Pseudo-Stereo | Just delays each channel by a certain amount (no repeats). | |
+| JS: MDA Pseudo-Stereo | Pseudo-Stereo | | |
+| JS: Pitch and Octave Up / Down | Pitch | Octaviser. | |
 ===== Recording Checklist =====
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   * Adjust gain to get levels between -18 to -12db.
-===== Adjusting Recording Latency =====
+===== Lanes / Comping =====
-Determine actual latency.
+  * Enable lanes: Options > New recording that overlaps existing media items > Add lanes
+  * Enable comping: Right click lane > Comping > Comp into new empty lane
+  * If you have recorded as takes, convert them using the action: 'Take: Explode takes on selected tracks to fixed lanes'.
+  * Yellow dots control what you are listening to. Ctrl + Click to listen to more than one lane at a time.
+  * Shaded area around the dots indicates what (if anything) is currently being comped to. Double click a dot to turn off comping.
-  - [Reaper] Preferences > Audio > Recording > User audio driver reported latency, uncheck.
+  - Records some takes.
-  - [Reaper] Add track, record something.
+  - Right click the yellow dot > Comping > Comp into new empty lane.
-  - [Interface] Connect headphones (?) into input.
+  - Double click the yellow dot to turn comping on (yellow background around dot).
-  - [Reaper] Add track.
+    - Swipe lane to select what is used.
-    - Turn off monitor.
+  - Double click the yellow dot to turn comping off (no yellow background around dot).
-    - Arm for recording.
+    - Record more stuff.
-    - Set input.
-  - [Reaper] Play and set levels so track 1 & 2 roughly match.
-  - [Reaper] Record.
-  - [Reaper] Track 1: Put a marker (M) at a distinctive point.
-  - [Reaper] Track 2: Put a marker (M) at the same point.
-  - [Reaper] Double click in the ruler (top) in the space between the two markers (creates a time selection).
-  - [Reaper] Right click in the ruler (top) in the space between the two markers > Samples.
-  - [Reaper] Bottom, Selection: [from] [to] [number of samples].
-Determine reported latency error.
+===== Tempo Matching =====
-  - [Reaper] Delete second marker.
+  - Crop start of recorded item to first note.
-  - [Reaper] Track 2: Delete item.
+  - Move item to the beginning of the track.
-  - [Reaper] Preferences > Audio > Recording > User audio driver reported latency, check.
+  - Double click item, Item timebase: Time
-  - [Reaper] Record.
+  - Shift + double click item (create a time selection that matches the item).
-  - [Reaper] Track 2: Put a marker (M) at the same point.
+  - Adjust the end of the time selection to the end / start of a part in the recording. Note the time signature and number of bars.
-  - [Reaper] Double click in the ruler (top) in the space between the two markers (creates a time selection).
+  - Check it by turning on looping and play it back.
-  - [Reaper] Right click in the ruler (top) in the space between the two markers > Samples.
+  - Right click ruler, Set project tempo from time selection (new time signature).
-  - [Reaper] Bottom, Selection: [from] [to] [error number of samples].
+  - [Edit Time Signature] Fill out details, OK.
+  - Check with metronome.
+  - Clean up, double click item, Item timebase: Track/project default timebase.
-Set correct latency.
+==== Stretch Markers ====
-  - [Reaper] Delete second marker.
+Manual:
-  - [Reaper] Track 2: Delete item.
-  - [Reaper] Preferences > Audio > Recording > User audio driver reported latency, check.
-  - [Reaper] Preferences > Audio > Recording > Input manual offset, set samples to [error number of samples]
-Check it.
+  - Add stretch markers with Shift + W (current position) or Alt + Ctrl + Click.
+  - Add stretch markers before the note, on the note and after the note.
+  - Turn on snap to grid and drag stretch marker.
-  - [Reaper] Record.
+Auto: (better for working on most of the item)
-  - [Reaper] Waveforms should match.
-===== Lanes / Comping =====
+  - Select item, Edit > Dynamic Split (or D).
+  - [Dynamic split items] Split points: At transients: checked (others unchecked).
+  - [Dynamic split items] Action to perform: Add stretch markers to selected items.
+  - [Dynamic split items] Set transient sensitivity.
+  - [Transient Detection Settings] Adjust Sensitivity & Threshold.
+  - [Dynamic split items] Adjust Min slice length.
+  - [Dynamic split items] Add stretch markers.
+  - Delete unwanted stretch markers with Alt + click.
+  - Select item, right click, Stretch markers > Stretch markers in selected items > Snap to grid.
-  * Enable lanes: Options > New recording that overlaps existing media items > Add lanes
+Transient Guides: (better for working a smaller section of a large item)
-  * Enable comping: Right click lane > Comping > Comp into new empty lane
-===== Rendering =====
+  - Select item, Edit > Dynamic Split (or D).
+  - [Dynamic split items] Split points: At transients: checked (others unchecked).
+  - [Dynamic split items] Action to perform: Add transient guide markers to selected items.
+  - [Dynamic split items] Set transient sensitivity.
+  - [Transient Detection Settings] Adjust Sensitivity & Threshold.
+  - [Dynamic split items] Adjust Min slice length.
+  - [Dynamic split items] Generate guides.
+  - Grabbing a guide creates a stretch marker. Start with the beginning and end of the section, then add the middle ones, snap to grid.
-  * 2nd pass render: checked
+===== ChordGun =====
-  * Resample mode: r8brain free
-  * Normalize ON, LUFS-I, -10 LU
-  * Format: MP3 (encoder by LAME project)
-  * Mode: Target quality (VBR), Maximum q=0 (slow)
-  * Quality: 70
-=====  Misc =====
+| Stop current chord | 0 or Num 0 |
+| Audition chord | Click chord |
+| Insert chord into MIDI window | Shft + Click chord |
+  * Open with ChordGun toolbar button or Action > ''Script: pandabot_ChordGun.lua''.
+  * Set note length with the Grid setting at bottom of MIDI window.
+  * Select notes and shift click new chords to replace them (preserves existing rhythm).
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v5oE79NJMg|Reaper Mania video]].
+===== Freeze Tracks (to save CPU) =====
+  - Right click the track, Render/freeze tracks > Freeze tracks to x.
+  - If the track is a parent track:
+    - Mute the child tracks.
+    - Colapse the track folder.
+===== Misc =====
   * Monitor Input: Next to record icon on track, options are On, Off, Tape Auto Style (off during playback, on during recording - useful if punching in and out).
   * Auto punch: Options > Record mode: time selection auto punch, or right click record button in transport bar.
+  * Track manager: can set whether tracks are visible in the Track Control Panel or the Mixer Control Panel. Useful to hide tracks that are only used for routing in the Track Control Panel.
+  * Track templates: Select track(s) to save (use Track Manager if some are not visible), right click track -> Save track as track template...
+  * Set start & end for rendering: Add marker at start (shift + M) and call it ''=START''. Add marker at end (shift + M) and call it ''=END''.
+{{tag>reaper}}