Mixing is a vital part of music production. In professional studios, mixing is done in an acoustically treated room using high-end studio monitor speakers. However, in most home studios this sort of setup is not available, and we often need to mix our songs using headphones. Mixing on headphones is similar to mixing on monitors,…
When you’re working on a song, there is often a need to output the tracks or stems. This could be to give to someone else for mixing, to make a backing track or to make a remix of your song. Fortunately if you use Reaper, it’s easy to export stems. To export stems or tracks…
Reaper is a great DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), suitable for beginners and experienced music producers alike. But to get the best out of it, it needs to be configured correctly. In particular, the audio device settings can make a huge difference in performance and sound quality. For excellent performance with Reaper’s audio device settings on…
So you’ve been working on a song in Reaper for a while, and you are very pleased with the results. When it’s finished, you’ll want to give it to other people to listen to. Fortunately, you can export to the extremely popular mp3 format from within Reaper. To export to mp3 in Reaper, select File->Render….
Traditionally, electric guitars are associated with being loud. Plug one into a big tube amp, crank up the volume and let rip! But there are many reasons why you might want to play through headphones; keeping the noise to a minimum – neighbors, not wanting to wake the children, playing late at night, etc. So…