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Originally Posted by karumba
wow...thanks!
i love reaper! using it since 2010 for mastering.
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Hi Jan,
I also use REAPER for mastering but still prefer to use WaveLab for the final assembly steps of the process. I don't quite have the coding background to make REAPER into what WaveLab montage mode already is...and I also believe there are some really specific things WaveLab can do that REAPER cannot do, especially without some programmer-level coding. Anyway...
I have a different question though. Do you have a good solution to do this?:
Send an item to more than one stereo hardware output without any item FX (or track FX) being applied?
I like to have the ability to hear a totally unprocessed version of the song I'm working on with the press of a button on my Avocet remote.
To do this now, I have to make a duplicate track of all my source unmastered files and route that track to another digital output. I have a script to do this fairly quickly but it becomes a hassle if I have to replace the source file, or if i make any item or take level changes, I have to make sure to mirror them on the duplicated track.
I've had a few options presented to me but none of them work, or they create new problems.
I usually put a few item FX on each item before sending out to my hardware so the only solution I see is to put some kind of plugin first in the item FX that allows me to multiply the routing to more than one output without causing any latency issues...I use the FX blend knob a lot and I also remember an issue happening here with a suggested solution.
I've tried with plugin pin connectors but that either doesn't always copy/paste correctly to new items, or it causes other issues.
On the track itself, I have the audio sending to two stereo outputs so I can choose which of my two D/A converters feeds the analog gear, and on the way in I had a nice script made to toggle between my two A/D converter options. Very handy.
I think somehow we need a way to send an item to a hardware output that is free from any item or track FX.
Do you have any solutions? I prefer item FX because for a full album project, it's way less taxing on my CPU compared to having all songs on their own track w/track effects.
Now I just have one track for all the source files, and use item FX. Everything is great except this one issue.
Thanks for your time.