Reaper for Radio (again)
[Please note: I posted this here before noticing the newbie forum. Apologies for this.]
I’m returning to this forum after a long hiatus and I hope that you won’t mind indulging me – pretty much a non techie – with some much needed guidance!
After a two year break, I am returning to producing radio shows. I previously used Audacity – which is great – but want to move on to Reaper having read so many good things about it. The problem is, and despite many attempts, I am having real problems getting my head around it! I have tried video tutorials on YouTube but I find them too complex for a beginner. I have even looked at finding local college courses but without any luck.
If I describe what I did using Audacity, perhaps someone could point me in the direction of where I could learn how to do the same on Reaper:
1. I recorded voice links on Audacity, edited them and then saved as individual MP3 files.
2. Once all these were done, I would open a new project and then import these voice link files, together with music files, into Audacity thus “building a show” with the wave forms in front of me on the screen.
3. I would then save that project as one large MP3 file (ie: the finished show)
4. (The only effects I used on Audacity were fade in, fade out, auto duck and occasional compression.)
If I could master these basics on Reaper, I would then have the confidence to go on and explore all the other things Reaper can do which I am really keen to do. (For one thing, I am particularly interested in “normalizing” my shows.) I would really appreciate any advice anyone can offer. Thank you!
Last edited by DeeJayGray; 01-19-2018 at 04:51 PM.
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