New to Reaper

[SongsbySteve]

Hey all,

I'm new to Reaper. I have used Garageband/Audacity off and on for some time now but wanted something more robust. I am a singer/songwriter and do my own scratch demos. Trying to get set up where I can record better demos at home.

My current setup is ...

Acer Predator laptop

Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface

Audio Technica AT2020 mic

Aokeo Pro pop sheild

Mogami Gold xlr for mic

I would like to ask if anyone has done home recordings that they felt were good enough to put up on itunes or spotify? Is that possible at hone without creating an entire studio?

Steve

[DarkStar]

Hello SongsbySteve and welcome to these forums. You'll find many helpful people here and a lot of useful information. Make sure that you:

• get the excellent User Guide by Nicholas too: http://www.cockos.com/reaper/userguide.php,
• check out Kenny Gioia's great video series: http://www.reaper.fm/videos.php,
• and the Groove 3 video series: https://www.groove3.com/reaper-training-video-tutorials.

[SongsbySteve]

Originally Posted by DarkStar

Hello SongsbySteve and welcome to these forums. You'll find many helpful people here and a lot of useful information. Make sure that you:

• get the excellent User Guide by Nicholas too: http://www.cockos.com/reaper/userguide.php,
• check out Kenny Gioia's great video series: http://www.reaper.fm/videos.php,
• and the Groove 3 video series: https://www.groove3.com/reaper-training-video-tutorials.

Thanks DarkStar. I've been watching Kenny's videos. I'll check out the others.

Steve

[hopi]

yes you 'can' but it's gonna totally depend on your skill levels ... the software and hardware will work... the liveware is a different part of the equation

[serr]

Originally Posted by SongsbySteve

Hey all,

I'm new to Reaper. I have used Garageband/Audacity off and on for some time now but wanted something more robust. I am a singer/songwriter and do my own scratch demos. Trying to get set up where I can record better demos at home.

My current setup is ...

Acer Predator laptop

Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface

Audio Technica AT2020 mic

Aokeo Pro pop sheild

Mogami Gold xlr for mic

I would like to ask if anyone has done home recordings that they felt were good enough to put up on itunes or spotify? Is that possible at hone without creating an entire studio?

Steve

Not sure if you mean "good enough for iTunes and Spotify" as in only needs to be good enough for the likes of them or if you consider them OK...

Either way, yes!

Performance is entirely in your control.
Mic position and technique are in your control.
Avoid just stupid room tone that gets in the way. Just a little bit of acoustic treatment and/or finding the spot in the room that works. Use your ears (eg. "Hey, it sounds good in this spot.")