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--- reaper_cheat_sheet [2024/09/12 05:33] – stephen
+++ reaper_cheat_sheet [2024/10/26 03:35] (current) – stephen
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   * Check the audio interface latency.
   * Adjust gain to get levels between -18 to -12db.
-===== Adjusting Recording Latency =====
-Determine actual latency.
-  - [Reaper] Preferences > Audio > Recording > User audio driver reported latency, uncheck.
-  - [Reaper] Add track, record something.
-  - [Interface] Connect headphones (?) into input.
-  - [Reaper] Add track.
-    - Turn off monitor.
-    - Arm for recording.
-    - 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.
-  - [Reaper] Delete second marker.
-  - [Reaper] Track 2: Delete item.
-  - [Reaper] Preferences > Audio > Recording > User audio driver reported latency, check.
-  - [Reaper] Record.
-  - [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] [error number of samples].
-Set correct latency.
-  - [Reaper] Delete second marker.
-  - [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.
-  - [Reaper] Record.
-  - [Reaper] Waveforms should match.
 ===== Lanes / Comping =====
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   - Grabbing a guide creates a stretch marker. Start with the beginning and end of the section, then add the middle ones, snap to grid.
-===== Mastering =====
+===== ChordGun =====
-  - Add 'ReaLimit' FX to master track.
-  - Add 'Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUF' FX to master track.
-  - Adjust the threshold in the limiter, until **LUFS-I** in meter is what you want.
-  - To hear the effect of the limiter threshold without the change in volume, check the Link option.
-  - These two plugins use quite a bit of CPU, so should be disabled until rendering is required.
-Generally speaking, it is recommended to aim for a range between -14 and -16 dB LUFS.
-| Spotify | -14 LUFS |
-| Apple Music | -16 LUFS |
-| Amazon Music | -9 to -13 LUFS |
-| Youtube | -13 to -15 LUFS |
-| Deezer | -14 to -16 LUFS |
-| CD | -9 LUFS |
-| Soundcloud | -8 to -13 LUFS |
-===== Rendering =====
-  * Preview (dry run) render. Ideally:
-    * Peak -0.1
-    * Clip: 0
-    * LUFS-I: Refer to table
-  * To prevent clipping:
-    * Add ''JS: Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper'' to master track.
-    * Threshold: 0.0 (no change in LUFS-I) or decrease to make louder
-    * Ceiling: -0.1
-    * Release: 0.0
-  * 2nd pass render: checked
-  * Resample mode: r8brain free
-  * <del>Normalize ON, LUFS-I, -10 LU</del> Make sure the track is mastered correctly as above.
-  * Format: MP3 (encoder by LAME project)
-  * Mode: Target quality (VBR), Maximum q=0 (slow)
-  * Quality: 70
-==== Hear the effect of the limiter ====
-This trick will enable you to hear the effect of the limiter without changing the volume.
-  - Add ''JS: Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper'' to master track.
-  - Threshold: 0.0
-  - Ceiling: -0.0
-  - Release: 0.0
-  - Select Edit button.
-  - Scroll down to ''@slider''.
-  - Add ''slider2=slider1;'' afterwards.
-  - Threshold & Ceiling are now linked. Decrease the Threshold to hear the artifacts of the limiter.
-==== ChordGun ====
 | Stop current chord | 0 or Num 0 |
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   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v5oE79NJMg|Reaper Mania video]].
-=====  Misc =====
+===== 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).
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   * 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''.
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