Jesusonic Plug-Ins

Reaper Tips & Techniques

The Jesusonic collection might not be the prettiest of Reaper’s plug-ins, but there’s more to them than meets the eye.

Drum Editing, Part 1

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

In the first of this two-part series on drum editing in Reaper, we look at getting your transients to land perfectly on the grid.

Groups, Folders & Matrices

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Use Reaper's groups, folders and matrices to organise your mix project.

Soften Guitar Tracks

Cockos Reaper Technique

Cut out nasty noises and soften your spiky guitar tracks in Reaper.

Soften Guitar Tracks | Media

Cockos Reaper Technique

These audio files accompany the Reaper Techniques article that featured in SOS May 2012.

M/S Mastery | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

These audio files accompany the Reaper Notes article that featured in SOS April 2012.

M/S Mastery

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Learn some Mid/Sides tricks in Reaper to open up your options at mastering time.

Loop Recorder

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Build your own loop recorder in Reaper and test the limits of your creativity.

WALTER: Customisation In Reaper

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Customise your controls and layouts in Reaper, with our beginner’s guide to the WALTER interface engine.

ReaVerb, Part 2

Reaper Notes

Record your own impulse responses with Reaper’s ReaVerb.
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ReaVerb, Part 1 | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

These audio files accompany the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS December 2011.

ReaVerb, Part 1

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

In the first of a two-part series on using impulse responses in Reaper’s ReaVerb, we look at the basics: selecting, loading and editing.
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Snap Function

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Venture beyond Reaper’s default Snap settings to discover a world of techniques to speed up your workflow.

Snapshots SWS Extensions Mixing | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

This example project accompanies the Reaper Notes column that featured in SOS August 2011.

Running Multiple Plug-ins

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Reaper’s ability to run multiple instances of plug-ins is impressive, but how do you keep track of them all and maintain optimum performance?

Channel Splitting | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

These audio files accompany the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS June 2011.

Channel Splitting

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

If you’re new to Reaper’s channel‑splitting abilities, here’s a neat exercise to get you started.

ReaGate Noise Reduction

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Reaper's ReaGate has hidden talents that make it much more than a simple noise-reduction facility.

ReaGate Noise Reduction | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

These audio files accompany the Reaper Notes article that featured in SOS May 2011.

Comping

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Take a razor blade to your vocal tracks and learn the art of comping in Reaper.

Route Master

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Get your audio applications talking to each other with Reaper's ReaRoute.

Hiding The Edit

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Make sure your edits go unnoticed with Reaper's audio editing features.

Hiding The Edit | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

These audio files accompany the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS January 2011.

Hiding The Edit | Editing Walkthrough

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

This audio editing walkthrough accompanies the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS January 2011.

Master EQ Plug-in

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Discover the power of Reaper's EQ plug-in and become an EQ master in the process.

Takes & Items

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

We show you how to emulate Reason's Dr OctoRex loop player with Reaper's Takes and Items.

Parameter Modulation

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Use parameter modulation to create clearer mixes.

Parameter Modulation | Media

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

These project files accompany the Reaper Technique column that featured in SOS October 2010.

Non-stop Recording

Cockos Reaper Tips & Techniques

Use Reaper to create an always-on recorder that captures all the inspiration, but none of the chit-chat.

Reaper Notes: Multi-Band | Files

SOS August 2010: Split & Polish

Here are effects chain files for some of the multi-band processing setups described in our SOS August 2010 Reaper workshop.

Reaper: Creating Multi-Band Processors

Reaper Notes & Techniques

Our very first Reaper workshop explains how to use band-splitting to create your own multi-band processors.

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Propellerhead Reason 7

Music Production Software For Mac OS & Windows

Reason has evolved in splendid isolation from other production tools, but version 7 sees Propellerhead build bridges to the outside world.

Steinberg Nuendo 6

DAW Software For Mac OS & Windows

In the latest version of their flagship post-production software, Steinberg have applied some clever lateral thinking to loudness metering and ADR recording.

Ableton Live 9 & Push

DAW Software & Hardware Controller

Live 9 has been a long time coming, but, along with Ableton’s new Push controller, has the potential to revolutionise music-making.

Steinberg Cubase 7

Music Production Software For Mac OS & Windows

Steinberg’s DAW software has received perhaps its biggest shake-up to date, with a new mixer and some clever chord functions.

Steinberg Cubase 6.5

Digital Audio Workstation

It may be ‘only a point five’ update, but there’s plenty on offer in the latest version of Cubase.

Magix Samplitude Pro X

Digital Audio Workstation Software

Can its new look and feel, 64-bit code base and killer feature-set help Magix's heavyweight DAW muscle its way to a bigger market share?

Digital Audio Workstations

Spotlight

At the heart of most modern studios is a computer running a Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW. The choice of DAWs available has increased significantly over the last few years, but if you’re new to the field it’s still hard to know which one will suit you best. Here’s a selection of the most popular packages, to help you decide.

Propellerhead Reason 6

Music Creation Software

By merging their flagship application with its sibling, Record, Propellerhead have created something users have demanded for years: Reason with built-in audio recording.

Adobe Audition CS5.5

Post-production DAW & Wave Editor

Adobe’s audio editing package has been fully rewritten, ported to Mac OS and integrated into their Creative Suite. Does it have everything you need for audio post‑production?

Steinberg Cubase 6

Digital Audio Workstation

Cubase 6 pushes the boundaries of expressive sequencing, while adding polish and new editing functionality to keep existing users happy. Is it all too good to be true?