How To Program Drums In Reaper

03-22-2017, xi:28 PM	#ane
Human being with feelings Bring together Date: Jan 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 505	A Better Fashion to Plan Drums in Reaper (in my opinion anyhow) I feel a flake pompous posting this to a group of Reaper experts, simply I'm hoping this can help someone if they're struggling with programming drums in Reaper. I'd love whatsoever suggestions for improvements. I experience similar nosotros're only a few steps abroad from having Reaper be really optimal for MIDI drums. Here's a zip file in the stash containing the required files: https://stash.reaper.fm/five/30266/deat...um_toolbar.zip And a YouTube video explaining it. https://world wide web.youtube.com/scout?v=-Eq8mhAUYZE Permit me know if this was helpful to anyone. ***EDIT 4/2/2021*** - Newer version of this video tin be found here: https://youtu.exist/qJvGdZVH-n8 Final edited by DeathByGuitar; 04-02-2021 at 12:12 PM.

03-23-2017, 02:23 AM	#2
Human existence with feelings Bring together Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,076	Very nice :-)

03-23-2017, 04:15 AM	#3
Homo existence with feelings Join Appointment: Oct 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 10,730	Nosotros need more actual workflow videos. It'southward one thing for someone to show an action out of context, merely showing workflows is then much more applied. This is bang-up stuff. Cheers !

03-23-2017, 07:ten AM	#4
Man with feelings Bring together Date: Apr 2015 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 664	Great! Thanks It would be squeamish to encounter this thread get the place to add scripts, actions, cycle actions, toolbars, tips & tricks, etc...for the purpose of drum programming!

03-23-2017, 10:05 AM	#5
Human with feelings Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right Hear Posts: 15,619	DeathbyGTR... definity the right thought... at the same fourth dimension, in that location 'could' exist so much more than if you were to become into some of the script work past the masters on the scripts surface area of this forum.

03-23-2017, 11:28 AM	#six
Homo with feelings Join Date: January 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 505	Quote: Originally Posted past hopi DeathbyGTR... definity the right idea... at the same fourth dimension, there 'could' exist then much more than if you were to become into some of the script piece of work by the masters on the scripts area of this forum. Probably. And I very well may do that. I become super into this kind of crap sometimes, spending hours at a fourth dimension figuring out how to do something if I'm in the mood From the videos I've seen, Cubase has a actually robust pulsate mode. It doesn't seem all that much dissimilar than what Reaper is capable of, it just takes a couple of custom actions and stuff to get us in that location. Pulsate programming is such necessity for many mod bedchamber musicians like me, so I'thousand hoping the Reaper community will wanna rally around something like this and effigy out ways to fill in the gaps or perhaps Cockos will implement a dedicated pulsate editor. They've made huge strides in Reaper 5 with MIDI including pulsate specific issues. We're SOOOO CLOOOOSE!

03-23-2017, 11:49 AM	#7
Human beingness with feelings Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 198	Some other prissy matter about this approach is, if you like using the inline MIDI editor in the main arrange (some hate it, I beloved it), it volition reverberate some of the master MIDI editor settings DeathByGuitar recommends, including "prove only used" and/or "merely named" notes. It also will display notes as diamonds/half-diamonds. It doesn't display the annotation names, withal (no room for them, or mayhap in that location's a way to modify that I oasis't seen). So you tin also take a very overnice piffling inline pulsate sequence editor right in the accommodate! Edit: a very small instance: Last edited by run_esc; 03-23-2017 at xi:56 AM.

03-23-2017, 12:00 PM	#eight
Banned Bring together Date: December 2016 Location: England Posts: 2,432	Quote: Originally Posted by DeathByGuitar I'd love any suggestions for improvements. I feel similar we're only a few steps abroad from having Reaper be really optimal for MIDI drums. I would totally recommend anyone to buy reason(six upwards) every bit the perfect companion for reaper drum/audio programming. Rewired sessions are a full blast! midi tin go both means. There's a number of devices that trigger vst and reason stock players drums very well. Using modules like redrum,matrix,alligator,rpg8 and lfo's from annihilation else. Everything tin can be controlled with downwards to i midi track>sixteen channels per bus. A single multitrack file/recording tin be made in reaper-on the fly tweaking is a cakewalk. No homo can beat a machine! No human can play like this,fifty-fifty with the biggest and blue-chip kits.

03-23-2017, 12:02 PM	#9
Man being with feelings Join Appointment: Mar 2016 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 198	Reason *is* great for drums. A cheaper more arcane but awesome alternative for ReWire drums into Reaper is Renoise, which I use for complicated/breakbeat drums, Reaper I use more for straightforward traditional sequencing.

03-23-2017, 12:47 PM	#10
Human being with feelings Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bahia,Brazil Posts: 656	...........Realistically, nothing.... Awesome man. I'll requite information technology a whirl later. Really like the show hide tip.

03-23-2017, 12:53 PM	#xi
Homo with feelings Join Appointment: Jan 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 505	Quote: Originally Posted by run_esc Reason *is* smashing for drums. A cheaper more than arcane but awesome alternative for ReWire drums into Reaper is Renoise, which I utilise for complicated/breakbeat drums, Reaper I employ more for straightforward traditional sequencing. I don't doubtfulness that information technology's amazing only I'd rather encounter how much I can squeeze out of Reaper. I hate using using multiple programs unless I absolutely accept to.

03-23-2017, 12:59 PM	#13
Banned Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: England Posts: 2,432	Quote: Originally Posted by DeathByGuitar I don't doubt that it's amazing but I'd rather run into how much I tin squeeze out of Reaper. I hate using using multiple programs unless I absolutely accept to. I don't like breaking out of either programme either-they merely compliment very well here.It's no dissimilar to whatsoever other 'pop upwards' window. Megababy does the job practiced enough- and a few other js/scripts practice very nyce triggers. Save all your midi files-they can be rea composed/chopped and rea arranged quick time. Load a kit into a reaper runway,and you can browse through the media explorer them midi files while previewing loaded kits. Golden.

03-23-2017, 01:00 PM	#xiv
Human being with feelings Bring together Date: Jan 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 505

03-24-2017, 02:37 AM	#15
Man being with feelings Bring together Appointment: May 2006 Posts: 1,324	Quote: Originally Posted by DeathByGuitar Allow me know if this was helpful to anyone. just watched the video, so far. But I tin can tell y'all that aye, for sure, it will be very useful Thanks! __________________ Cedric Simon aka FrozenjaZz Fresh beats - world wide web.frozenjazz.com

03-24-2017, 07:35 AM	#16
Banned Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: England Posts: two,432	Well y'all know what some say "once you've had rack,you don't look back" @mpl-ty- could you make that script a little more 'intuitive'? seems kool n that-just not easy-for-noobz-like-me to figure 1st time round. I guess it's fine in one case learned..

03-24-2017, 07:58 AM	#17
Banned Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: England Posts: ii,432	Ok thanks mpl-i recall it'due south excellent-volition give information technology some other endeavor now it's been updated a lot! Tbh-1st fourth dimension I tried it-totally not intuitive(random clicking did non rea lly help to begin) I retrieve with a lot of plugins and scripts user must 'get information technology' straight away 1st time,or some but move on and not await again..shame that-with extra learning these tools are near powerfull when they operate well. Random stuff is what I similar to generate anyway,but I like "organised randomness"- I desire stuff to go to how it's set. Credits come up your mode!

03-24-2017, 10:22 AM	#18
Human existence with feelings Bring together Date: Jul 2010 Location: Slovakia Posts: 2,335	I utilize "Fix default mouse modifier action for "MIDI pianoforte roll left drag" to "Paint a straight line of notes" " toggle and then I can only paint in multiple hihat notes in a row. So "Set default mouse modifier action for "MIDI piano gyre left drag" to "Insert note, drag to extend or change pitch" (factory default)" to get dorsum to normal mode.

03-24-2017, 01:10 PM	#19
Homo beingness with feelings Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Cambridge United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and Well-nigh Questembert, France Posts: 22,682	Its all good. I AM going to try out deathbyguitars stuff though - it does things very shut to how I piece of work now just looks smoother and quicker and easier. Lets hope it acts that way for an old duffer like me, also. Still recall I volition be doing most of my drums by playing them in and editing out my klunkers, but this looks very useful. Thanks, DBG. __________________ Ici on parles Franglais

03-24-2017, 04:46 PM	#twenty
Human being with feelings Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Stockholm Posts: 98	Nice! Dandy task, will try this out over the weekend.

xi-12-2017, 01:01 PM	#21
Homo with feelings Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: On my arse in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,356	Thanks a lot, very helpful indeed.

11-12-2017, 01:41 PM	#22
Human being with feelings Join Engagement: Mar 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 8,123	Owner of this kit must have a really small . . . Uhm . . . savings account, after buying all that! __________________ Glennbo Hear My Music - Click Me!!! --

11-12-2017, 02:12 PM	#23
Human being with feelings Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: About Cambridge U.k. and Near Questembert, French republic Posts: 22,682	Bri1 is a nerd - In my opinion, anything you put in a drum role that is physically impossible for a human drummer to play isnt drumming. Its that godawful noise my grandkids heed to! __________________ Ici on parles Franglais

11-12-2017, 02:27 PM	#24
Homo with feelings Bring together Date: Mar 2008 Location: Planet World Posts: eight,123	Quote: Originally Posted by ivansc Bri1 is a nerd - In my opinion, anything you lot put in a drum role that is physically impossible for a human being drummer to play isnt drumming. Its that godawful noise my grandkids listen to! When I got my first hardware based midi drum machine, a Sequential Circuits DrumTrak, and you lot programmed pulsate patterns by pressing 1 or more than buttons on each loop of a predefined length of time, I ever tried to keep from doing things like playing tom fills while kick, snare, and hihat patterns were playing. I didn't want it to sound similar some octapus drummer with eight arms and hands. And then I got a midi pad drumkit, and my midi drums became much more believable, but since then, I've gone back to using existent drums for recording, and only a couple of the oldest songs I accept up at present notwithstanding use Superior Drummer played from V-Drums. __________________ Glennbo Hear My Music - Click Me!!! --

11-12-2017, 02:28 PM	#25
Human being with feelings Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Simply outside of Glacier National Park Posts: 14,326	Quote: Originally Posted by ivansc Bri1 is a nerd - In my opinion, anything you put in a drum part that is physically impossible for a human drummer to play isnt drumming. Its that godawful noise my grandkids listen to! Heh heh, well them and the great grandkids.

11-13-2017, 05:23 AM	#26
Human being being with feelings Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 947	Quote: Originally Posted by Glennbo Possessor of this kit must have a really small . . . Uhm . . . savings account, after buying all that! This is Terry Bozzio'south drumkit. He'due south endorsed by DW and Sabian then he doesn't have to pay for all that. cheers, Hugo __________________ Get Kicking-Donkey Drum Tracks @ www.hugoribeiro.com Macbook Pro | Audient ID44+ASP880 | Apogee Duet 2 Sonor Drums | Sabian Cymbals | Remo Drumheads | Vater Drumsticks

xi-13-2017, 06:09 AM	#27
Banned Bring together Date: Dec 2016 Location: England Posts: 2,432	Quote: Originally Posted by ivansc Bri1 is a nerd - In my stance, anything you lot put in a drum part that is physically impossible for a human drummer to play isnt drumming. Its that godawful noise my grandkids listen to! Lol- wozzup m8? afraid the machines will beat anything you got? Go claiming a machine-come across how you become on Drumming is a human art yes- but permit's not forget how nature also drums in it's own ways- machines are the next phase of instrumentation for the states to enjoy--why not.. i fully accept that i cannot 'compete' physically with a machine- but the machines don't seem to posses what humans do- REAL emotion. ! who knows what the pinnacle scientists are currently working on.. some of them labs are pretty intense i heard... Nerd on that for a while

eleven-13-2017, 08:38 AM	#28
Man being with feelings Bring together Appointment: Mar 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 8,123	Quote: Originally Posted by HugoRibeiroDotCom This is Terry Bozzio's drumkit. He's endorsed by DW and Sabian so he doesn't take to pay for all that. cheers, Hugo Hehe, I actually knew dat. I'm a huge Zappa fan and got to see Boz play live. I've actually gone the opposite direction and now take the smallest pulsate kit I've endemic since I started playing. 1 rack tom, one floor tom, kick and snare. Information technology's 1 of those BeBop kits. :-) __________________ Glennbo Hear My Music - Click Me!!! --

11-13-2017, 09:53 AM	#29
Human with feelings Bring together Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Cambridge Britain and Near Questembert, France Posts: 22,682	Quote: Originally Posted by Bri1 Lol- wozzup m8? afraid the machines volition vanquish anything you got? Become claiming a car-encounter how you get on Drumming is a human fine art yep- simply permit'due south not forget how nature also drums in it'south own ways- machines are the side by side stage of instrumentation for us to enjoy--why not.. i fully accept that i cannot 'compete' physically with a car- but the machines don't seem to posses what humans practice- REAL emotion. ! who knows what the top scientists are currently working on.. some of them labs are pretty intense i heard... Nerd on that for a while Lamentable - forgot to put in the smiley! I don't REALLY think yous are a nerd.... Well - not much of one, anyway. And you kinda made my bespeak for me - "top scientists" are trying to make machines do things as well as humans can. Music isn't more often than not regarded every bit an olympic issue, more of a means of emotional expression, I retrieve. OK. I volition now stop ragging on ya! __________________ Ici on parles Franglais

11-13-2017, 09:56 AM	#thirty
Human existence with feelings Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 28,925	Quote: Originally Posted past ivansc And you kinda fabricated my indicate for me - "acme scientists" are trying to brand machines do things likewise as humans can. I just want to be able to strap something on my head and equally I imagine the beats in my head, they spit out in the MIDI editor when tape is on. (seriously, one day, that will exist possible - it's already possible actually, just not for Music/MIDI/DAWs). If their SDK wasn't so damn expensive, I'd already be doing this. __________________ Music is what feelings sound like. Last edited by karbomusic; 11-13-2017 at ten:05 AM.

11-13-2017, 10:41 AM	#31
Banned Bring together Date: December 2016 Location: England Posts: 2,432	Quote: I just want to be able to strap something on my caput and equally I imagine the beats in my head, they spit out in the MIDI editor when record is on. (seriously, ane day, that will be possible - it's already possible actually, simply not for Music/MIDI/DAWs). If their SDK wasn't and then damn expensive, I'd already be doing this. Lol-Enter the Borg =new film,nigh to beginning in five...iv... Allow'southward play with the internets *embedded* reality for a while--where we are ALL alloyed into the matrix of perception-guided only past want to engulf and 'possibly' dominion the multiverses. Wake up people-we ALREADY alive in a holographic universe- i like beingness 'unique'-turn down the assimilation induction to the twenty-four hours i won't die!! People will have their place-working both with nature and machine to form the ultimate reality!! Dammit-i accept go the freekin nerd i and then refused to become.. must cancel that arrangement some time.. =)

11-14-2017, 01:xiv AM	#32
Human being with feelings Bring together Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Cambridge UK and Well-nigh Questembert, France Posts: 22,682	TOLD you lot so..... __________________ Ici on parles Franglais

11-14-2017, 01:fourteen AM	#33
Human existence with feelings Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Cambridge Great britain and Almost Questembert, France Posts: 22,682	__________________ Ici on parles Franglais

11-14-2017, 05:37 AM	#34
Banned Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: England Posts: two,432	Quote: Originally Posted by ivansc TOLD y'all so..... Bahhh - #meddlin kidz... #grumble ....#groan.... Luckily- i love the drums soo much- can even play in the manner of brute > #drum savage rage!

eleven-14-2017, 06:fifteen AM	#35
Homo being with feelings Join Date: February 2013 Location: Northeast Michigan Posts: 3,411	Quote: Originally Posted by Bri1 Luckily- i honey the drums soo much- can fifty-fifty play in the style of animal > #drum savage rage! Buddy is on a Carson rerun this week.

11-14-2017, 07:57 AM	#36
Banned Join Date: December 2016 Location: England Posts: 2,432	Quote: Buddy is on a Carson rerun this calendar week. Aye-awesome drummer buddy-- Luckily with the interwebz- these things can ALWAYS be on! Funny enough,even fauna sees the animate being in buddy-but beast still gets the final roll!! =) AnywayzZz-people can acquire how to use lfo's and other existing midi events,to make drum programming in reaper an absolute joy! GLHF!

11-14-2017, 09:06 AM	#37
Homo being with feelings Join Engagement: Mar 2008 Location: Planet World Posts: 8,123	Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffsounds Buddy is on a Carson rerun this week. We did the Buddy Rich version of Westside Story when I was in the jazz ring in school. There was a joke going around then, because of his reputation of ragging on the other musicians in the band. Q. What's the difference betwixt the Buddy Rich ring and a bull? A. A bull has the horns in the front and the a$$hole in the back. __________________ Glennbo Hear My Music - Click Me!!! --

11-fourteen-2017, x:21 AM	#38
Human being with feelings Bring together Date: May 2006 Location: NA - North Augusta South Carolina Posts: 4,257	Buddy Rich was the definition of asshole. His bit near country music is simultaneously right and incorrect - but 100% jerkish. Terry Bozio did a dispensary at a music store I worked at with that kit, used my lesson room for his green room. He tin can creatively utilise every part of information technology. The set up/tear down is interesting, equally is the special micing technique he has for it that is remarkably unproblematic simply effective, sort of "modified Glynn Johns". __________________ ]]] guitar lessons - www.chipmcdonald.com [[[ WEAR A FRAKKING MASK!!!!

11-14-2017, 10:41 AM	#39
Banned Join Date: February 2016 Location: It changes Posts: 1,425	Quote: Originally Posted past Bri1 Lol-Enter the Borg =new film,about to offset in 5...4... Permit's play with the internets *embedded* reality for a while--where we are ALL alloyed into the matrix of perception-guided merely by desire to engulf and 'possibly' rule the multiverses. Wake upward people-we ALREADY live in a holographic universe- i like being 'unique'-refuse the assimilation induction to the day i won't die!! People will take their identify-working both with nature and machine to grade the ultimate reality!! Dammit-i have become the freekin nerd i so refused to become.. must abolish that organisation some fourth dimension.. =) Yes, I something think the Internet and/or other virtual reality technological systems, are merely the materialization of something spiritual going on; something we ought to better master, but regrettable will fail at, because we've been directed to focus on the materialistic proxies. This of coarse, is done purposefully, by the Deep Control Arrangement to brand sure we remain immature slaved living in a planned, contrived, and rather perverse class of conscious reality... +1 on the 'becoming the freekin nerd i so refused to become.. must abolish that arrangement some time'

11-xiv-2017, x:49 AM	#40
Banned Bring together Date: Dec 2016 Location: England Posts: ii,432	Quote: Buddy Rich was the definition of asshole. . Lolz--this maybe,another reason why bots take an advantage-total lack of 'person' ality. A bot will not really eat,potable or shit on everyone-mentally or physically-- it'southward the concrete aspects which go along a lot of actual human players in a task-currently--a human will find it very very very difficult to out pulsate a well programmed machine.This things will run indefinately!! I actually spent years,and travelled thousands++ miles to rails & ain some really keen drum recordings--it was *my thing*� -i started digging for rare and *difficult to find* records effectually 1984/85..on that journeying i discovered thousands of qaulity recordings from a whole range of expert players and genres--which with great involvement __began to study--deeply and intensely...then started dj'n these very curt pulsate clips >as the aim on the turntables back then_ was to keep constant loops going of these very brusk drums.. this is a dj fine art initself!! it really took me months to get it 'down'- merely information technology came >and take been happier ever since!! Now- with modern softwares this takes only a blink of an middle,with minimal of efforts to loop indefinately!!! lolz.. A friend a me >used to hunt a lot of grooves- hither'southward a brusk wiki listing of some of them grooves and recordings nosotros searched and so hard and long for!! The "ultimate breaks and beats" serial >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima..._Beats#SBR_499 You can youtube virtually tracks these dayz =sweetness.💙 If you want to improve something =Go Information technology!

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