10 Tips for Writing MIDI Drums in REAPER

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This is how I program MIDI drums in REAPER, hope it helps ✨
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🕹 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Renaming notes
2:03 Rearranging notes
3:21 Different ways to display notes
4:54 Custom drum view
6:10 Coffee break!
6:23 Insert notes in one click
7:22 Quick ways to adjust velocity
9:01 Quick way to adjust grid
10:22 Paint notes
11:05 Select notes in pattern
13:42 Humanize
14:28 Creating a drum track
19:34 bai bai

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@ottodora9515 Ай бұрын

I swear to god reaper content creators are on another level sharing all these infos.

@WodzuBeats Жыл бұрын

I don't want to know how much time you've spend on editing this thing ;) So smooth!

@WodzuBeats Жыл бұрын

shit, even the djent cat is synchronized at the end

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha 💙 - omg. Yes it takes a while and I spend so much time in things probably no one will notice but reading that you noticed that makes it so worth it!! Btw super excited for your return!

@BJ-fj6jw Жыл бұрын

my friend for years staring down the high dive hesitating to take the leap into daw. I like your soft approach intros to Reaper which I recently purchased. Thank you. You are definitely reaching at least one person... me!

@rcdmrl Жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t even use Reaper, but I still watch the videos :)

@miltonbra Күн бұрын

Dude... You've just saved me so many hours. I just began writing in midi drums. Last week I spent about 4-5hrs writing some songs that easily could've been 30min not to mention the frustration. Life saver! Thank you so much!! Great editing and easy to follow steps. Instant subscribe! Cheers!

@XMetalChefX Жыл бұрын

THIS IS FREAKING GOLD. Reaper owes you money.

@monvey7291 Жыл бұрын

Man... Keep posting videos! I like how you explain, how your videos look. Everything is so satisfying to watch. And of course very very helpful!

@jennisonb37 10 ай бұрын

This was incredibly useful and helped me with my frustrations with midi-editing in Reaper.

@jwebber86 11 ай бұрын

This is the most informative and zero-bullshit music tutorial I've ever seen! Thank you so much, please keep making content like this. You are really good at it.

@zeliwong 5 ай бұрын

All the videos in this channel are awesome! I'll start implementing all tricks here, it'll make recording more enjoyable

@adamtremblett Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I'm finally starting to organize my midi editor and this helps a lot!

@HarryOsirian 6 ай бұрын

Alejandro, I just started using Reaper as a total newbie and your video thaught me so much. I subscribed immediately 😊. Thank you for sharing this information 👍🏻

@Optical_Ollusion 3 ай бұрын

Great video and super helpful thank you! Tons of good stuff in here, love your style!

@ShurekHam 11 ай бұрын

This was INSANE! THANK U SO MUCH! One of the reasons I sometimes get lazy at creating new songs is jus imagining writing drum parts by hand (I don't like using pattern presets) now things are going to get a lot more fun! Thanks

@taylorbrown7791 Жыл бұрын

as a new aspiring producer I've gotta thank you. this really streamlines things and saves me tons of time and headache

@dvolpatto 4 ай бұрын

Oh, man.. what a video! My first time on this channel, thanks a lot KZfaq's recommendation system lol The tips are pure gold, got me subscribed way before the end of the video. Thanks for sharing this, Alejandro! Life and time-saving! I think it would take me a lot of time to learn a setup like this alone.

@seventhsam 6 ай бұрын

The quality of this video is exceptional. Clear, concise, well-presented and edited...and a great showcase of some of Reaper's MIDI Editing capabilities as well! P.S. I am 100% yoinking that "velocity sensitivity" custom action. Brilliant.

@3LLT33 11 ай бұрын

Exactly the video I needed right now! Thanks!

@Nada-wd7kh Жыл бұрын

Awesome video ! Thank you so sooo much ! And stoked for part 2 ! 😀

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Yess this motivates me a ton 💙

@lllw4473 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, man! - I've been struggling with the midi drums workflow for years and always gave up. I finally got that a-ha! moment after going through your detailed instructions. Keep the vids coming!!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeay so glad to hear! You made my day :) that's exactly why I love making these videos 💙

@wavynocturne Жыл бұрын

I've just started messing around more within the midi editor in reaper and it still surprises me what I can do with it even now. Thanks for the tutorial!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Yesss! You can go into craaaazy rabbitholes with that haha, I am still learning to this day new things! Thank you for being here :)

@JonasBombeke 11 ай бұрын

Oh man, this is going to save me so much time! Thank you so much for making this video, awesome!

@vintagetelefly Жыл бұрын

Your videos are awesome! The graphic, the speed and your explanation are perfect for me. Just as good as Kenny Goia! Like to learn more from you! 😅

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Woah!! Thank you so muuuuch. So happy to hear! Yess I can't wait to make more stuff 💙

@DJ_Hadez 4 ай бұрын

This is really inspiring - I love everything about Reaper, from the pricing to the minimalist approach to the open-ness of the environment EXCEPT the Midi editor. Your vid has made me rethink it and realise how cool it can be. Thanks!

@Reapertips 4 ай бұрын

That's so amazing to hear!! ❤️

@david_farmer Жыл бұрын

Lots of really cool tips here - thanks for making this!

@RyanLafford Жыл бұрын

So many good tips! Thank you Alejandro, your website and videos are such incredible resources :D

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

And you are an amazing and supportive friend 💙 💙

@cthulpaspawn 6 ай бұрын

Awesome vid. The drum view has been SUPER useful

@fazsound Жыл бұрын

Great video as always 👌 reminded me to go back and fix up my MIDI systems 🙏 thanks!

@FacundoTupac Жыл бұрын

Every single video in this channel is a gem. I recognized so many things that usually annoy me that will be fixed by implementing these ideas, thanks a lot!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Omg thank you! - Yesss I was hoping it could also help people with those tiny things ~

@FacundoTupac Жыл бұрын

@@Reapertips I also copied most of your MIDI toolbar following what I could see in the video and got a few extra awesome functionalities, like that crazy Mordi script to find the key of selected notes, but there is still like half of the toolbar that I don't know what is. Mind sharing it?

@aldyusarts 5 ай бұрын

That tutorial was SO helpful! Thank you!!!

@threepe0 Жыл бұрын

Really liking your videos. Thanks man

@shane_taylor Жыл бұрын

HOLY MOLY! Dude just blew my mind and opened up a world of possibilities.

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes that's the reaper effect 💙

Жыл бұрын

Great video, super useful tips as usual! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Always cool content on your channels.

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Super happy to always see you, Toko. It's super motivating to hear you love these, I appreciate that so much 💙

@lynnstanphill2293 5 ай бұрын

great video -- am just starting out on using a daw - but this was extremely helpful - thanks

@HealyHQ Жыл бұрын

Incredible tips! Thank you, I learned something today.

@djabthrash 10 ай бұрын

Would love a part 2. Learned a ton here.

@BlaCkLaBeL2002 7 ай бұрын

Some super useful tips here! Thanks!! 🤘

@GarySSBM Жыл бұрын

Awesome, helpful, high production content! Thank you!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

thank you so much Gary!!

@ericday492 Жыл бұрын

Really great work, super useful tips. I am a bit overwhelmed by the amount of changes I would need to make to get to your workflow, but I have to say, the things you do are all actions I wish I had started applying from the beginning of my composing journey. But it's never too late improve, and this is a huge step forward. And yes, please make a follow-up, this was super useful. Thanks!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Ow - thank you! It's perfectly fine. Everyone's workflow is super different, which is very cool! I've met people that haven't changed a thing in REAPER and write waaaaay better drums than me hahaha. Thank you for being here and so cool that you look forward to more

@Tra_LoGamesinc. Ай бұрын

Very good stuff dude!

@vlad_crisu Жыл бұрын

Some very helpful tips, thanks a lot!

@MrNirmaldev 8 ай бұрын

This is very informative! Thank you for the video

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha it's incredible how the stickers are playing the drums in full synchronize time, I love it!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Aaaaa so glad you noticed 💙 hahaha it's my favorite part of editing

@huchmow 9 ай бұрын

Thank you ! I was searching something else, but i learnt many very usefull stuff ! Thank you. My life with paint mode will be better x)

@jamessharier7529 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to take notes from this video and work on it this weekend...great video

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Exactly the way to go!! Perfect 👌

@Visionsofmortality 5 ай бұрын

You've earned a new subscriber, very nice channel!!!

@olymoon2008 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, very complete explanations.

@Moruial Жыл бұрын

This is gold, so much tips! thanks!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Yaaay - glad it's helpful!

@JohnPaulGiancarlo Жыл бұрын

Great video very comprehensive and well explained

@drutgat2 2 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Alejandro. This is good stuff.

@Reapertips 2 ай бұрын

Aw yay! Thank youuu

@ale_drummer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your work, that was helpful!

@naveedahmedny Жыл бұрын

Wowwww I’m gonna be coming back to this video a lot until it all becomes second nature. Thanks so much!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Omg perfeeeect 💙

@djabthrash 10 ай бұрын

Something helpful when you get new actions and shortcuts is to just put them in a custom toolbar, so that you can see them in a glance and be reminded they exist (and also see the keyboard shortcuts).

@eduardolorandi3628 Жыл бұрын

Damn thats exactly the video I was looking for, how to get effective when writing drums on Reaper. Super nice tips bro! Kudos for the nice job

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Yeee. Happy that it helped, Eduardo!! :D

@fearbabyriffs Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Really well done tutorial.

@nathansilveira94 Жыл бұрын

That helps so much. Thanks

@valentinneufeld6182 7 ай бұрын

This was awesome.please make a part 2.

@adeisidaemon 5 ай бұрын

Really helpful, cheers!

@warp5704 Жыл бұрын

Omg these tips will save me so much time

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Thank you friendo 💙

@joaoldmedeiros Жыл бұрын

Invaluable, I spent a lot of hours in front of this screen. Thank you Alejandro!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Joao! 💙 I always recommend people to watch your drums video, it's so perfect!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mb-qmaaJl7nNqWw.html

@dusanrybarik Жыл бұрын

Dude, thanks a lot for this video! Very helpful! 🤘

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Thank you a LOT for being here!

@LuanBermudez 6 ай бұрын

part 2, part 3, bro, this was an A W E S O M E tutorial !!!!

@user-jy3lk5iq8k Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for the video, I discovered a lot of new things!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

that's so awesome!! happy to hear!

@ProPainAD Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!

@stephanedelrieu5883 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Alejandro, a lot of good ideas ! Thumbs up.

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for being here and checking it out Stephaneeee. Super appreciated!

@dmitryklimov9706 2 ай бұрын

You're definitely has talent to make such splash screens to the videos 🤘😎

@ChristianRichardson Жыл бұрын

Amazingly helpful info :)

@stevewoodyt 2 ай бұрын

Thanks again. Its so far between doing this stuff I always forget.

@djabthrash 10 ай бұрын

02:54 damn i had no clue about that ! Total gamechanger !

@user-gg6kc2ls6k Жыл бұрын

you saved my life you are god the mouse insert tip ive searched about it i really want to thank you so much

@maximseb4117 Жыл бұрын

helpful as always! thnx !!!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Maxim! appreciate you being here for a while - thank you for checking out! 💙

@glendicky Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very useful video! 🙂👍

@geroffmilan3328 5 ай бұрын

Really like this. I haven't finished watching so apologies if it's covered later, but for selecting patterns, try using the Filter (default is press F). Then select a note in a measure, and im the filter tell it what pattern you want selected. You can then e.g. copy/cut/delete those or give them a consistent velocity.

@EliasDorneles 7 ай бұрын

Great video, excellent tips! Thank you for sharing! I've just discovered your channel -- I look forward to more Reaper tips! Good day to you!

@EliasDorneles 7 ай бұрын

btw, I love the combo video + blog post!!

@cedricsimonakafrozenjazz Жыл бұрын

I am a long time Reaper video, but this tips were really cool and useful + the video is super nice to watch thanks to your nice editing. Bravo! Just bought your ReaperTips to make a small donation - and I am sure I'll get nice ideas from this ebook!

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Cedric!! - just saw the purchase. Made my day! Thank you soooo much 💙

@cedricsimonakafrozenjazz Жыл бұрын

@@Reapertips Ooh that was really nothing, I should have bumped the amount up... your videos are great and full of inspiration. Right now I am reorganizing my "Empty TCP menu" to have direct access to a more organized Track Template menu. Yours looks so clean :) But a question is: how/where can I specify icons to be displayed in front of each folder? Maybe it is a Mac only feature?

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

@@cedricsimonakafrozenjazz 💙 ooo I only just recently realized that you can add emojis to your folder and toolbar names haha, so I just find an emoji and paste it there. Helps a lot!

@cedricsimonakafrozenjazz Жыл бұрын

@@Reapertips Thanks for the tip! Too bad on windows they seem to appear black and white (both on explorer and within Reaper)

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

@@cedricsimonakafrozenjazz ooooo good to know! Then it's a Mac thing only. That's unfortunate. Emojis help a lot

@ColeMizeStudios 5 ай бұрын

This was so incredibly helpful along with your theme! You rock man! Certainly gonna have to get you a few coffees! Thanks for all of your generosity and hard work. Much respect! ✌😎 - Cole Mize

@Reapertips 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so muuuch cole ❤️❤️❤️

@nadussias Жыл бұрын

Bro where have you been all my life lol. These vids are extremely helpful!

@Reapertips 11 ай бұрын

Aw so glad that it helped you 💙💙

@ptbempire Жыл бұрын

Dude you have saved me so much time Ty my worst thing is drums

@dathioz Жыл бұрын

I personally use keyboard shortcuts to up/down velocity and divisions ... saves soooo much time

@martinslavik8557 10 ай бұрын

wow, thank you for this!

@deeskustin8752 Жыл бұрын

very helpful video thanks mate

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!! you were the first comment ✨

@bimlenbamlen6289 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@cosmicsimonmusic Жыл бұрын

Bro, what theme are you using, I looks amazin! I love the color and the icons!

@dylanjastle Жыл бұрын

Earned a new sub. Great video. I love Reaper but I do fight with it sometimes

@Reapertips 11 ай бұрын

Understandable! Happy to assist with anything tho! Lemme know. I'm most active on instagram and discord 💙

@drkhrs_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video

@federicoeramirez Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙌

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Thank youu Federico for always being here 💙

@lividnoise Жыл бұрын

I am so happy I found your channel

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

im so happy to have you here!

@djabthrash 10 ай бұрын

10:31 paint notes holy shit total gamechanger

@diiegopc 7 ай бұрын

thank you!

@MattyB3 Жыл бұрын

Love the video. Love the information. Great job love to see more. Just wondering what is the button controller under your screen? Is that something you have mapped to reaper. Thanks again.

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

Thank you Matty! - I am using a Stream Deck. I honestly don't use it as much as I thought I would haha, but there's definitely super helpful things you can setup in there. I have seen people map it to all their most often used plugins or track templates. It could be a great companion for REAPER if you took some time to map it out. I just keep procrastinating doing that 🥲

@2000jago 7 ай бұрын

INSTANT thumbs up for that cool dog!

@ERRORFOUR0FOUR 5 ай бұрын

Hey! We’re only months apart, I’m working towards career goals too and using KZfaq as a hobby/side goal. My “friends” have pressured me over the same thing, and even (especially) not kissing anyone. It’s not that I’ve never had the chance, it’s that I’ve never made the choice. Thanks for this video! Stay encouraged

@seba.locrio4801 9 ай бұрын

Hola! Gracias por estos videos. Podrías hacer uno sobre el "overlapping" (grabar varias performance sobre una misma pista, por ejemplo grabar el bombo, luego la caja, y así...) en pistas de baterías cuando se graban con un teclado en midi, como los que he visto que hacen en Logic. Saludos!

@velopitex Жыл бұрын

Thank you Thank you and Thank you!!!

@MrOscyn Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks.

@corvus8722 11 ай бұрын

This is amazing guide! Than you so much! You are doing a great job! I don't know how many times during the video I said, "Wait, what?" :)

@Reapertips 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha aww that's so amazing to hear! Thank youuu.

@bobless5517 Ай бұрын

Ok. About routing. Are virtual channels 3-4 unique for each sidechain when assigning a sidechain, or are they the same for the entire project? If I send a sidechain from kick to bass to channels 3-4, then the sidechain from lead to pad should go to channels 5-6? Or is it also possible for 3-4? If I send a lead to 3-4 too, will it affect the bass? Thanks!

@anang7300 7 күн бұрын

Thank You !!!

@jesuselizalde677 4 ай бұрын

Excelente amigo 😮

@Atezian Жыл бұрын

Im going to try out the mouse wheel for vel, checker deselect, the custom action sequence for toggle drum view vs melodic view, and last and most significant the single click to enter a note! Been annoyed by having to drag a little bit to enter a note for about a year, keen to try out not having to deal with that. Thanks

@Reapertips Жыл бұрын

ooooo yesss!! - the toggle drum view is my favorite. Having a super focused view of just my drums without the unnecessary extra notes is super helpful!

@XselfwillrunriotX 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha 2:21 😂😂😂😂😂 💀 I am so grateful for this video! Badass. Really just cured so many headaches Thank you! 🤘 I left this comment less than halfway thru. It just keeps coming! So awesome

@gustavokoshikumo 10 ай бұрын

Hi Alejandro, thanks so much for this video. You got a new subscriber. I have a doubt about shortcut to adjust the grid with the mouswheel : I´ve already installed the script, but it´s not showing it in my action list. What am I missing? Thanks!