Hey, everyone! Newbie to Reaper. Question on recording.

Monte1022 · 08-02-2021, 05:30 PM

Hi everyone! I'm brand new to Reaper (came from Audacity).

First, my setup. I'm running Windows 10 64 bit on my laptop, with 8GB of RAM. Reaper 6.33.

As for recording, I did a test when I first installed reaper, and my recording was choppy. I'm not sure what would cause that.

I'm running my microphone into a Focusrite 2i2 3rd Generation, which I'm using as my Audio Interface for Reaper.

Anything in particular I can check to make sure I'll get a good recording?

This is just the beginning. I'm quite sure that I'll have many more!

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Coachz · 08-02-2021, 05:39 PM

What is your buffer setting? Maybe try 256 or 512 for starters

Monte1022 · 08-02-2021, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Coachz

What is your buffer setting? Maybe try 256 or 512 for starters

If that's the "block size" under Audio Device preferences, it's set to 512, and the Preferred Depth is 16, and the Sample Rate is 48000.

dea-man · 08-02-2021, 08:41 PM

Set sample rate to 41000.

ivansc · 08-02-2021, 11:39 PM

Before you start fiddling with block sizes, etc., try downloading & running resplendence.com`s latency checker, which will let you know if you have any settings on your computer that need changing.

Also, it`s worth spending a few minutes with the e-booklet "Glitch Free" (google it) to make sure you have your computer settings optimised for audio/midi recording.

As far as the buffers are concerned, I think the buffers that were being referred to were the ones you would find if you had a separate audio interface rather than the built-in soundcard, which doesn`t usually support ASIO.

FWIW ASIO or WASAPI drivers are the ideal way to get the best performance in terms of clean, crackle-free recordings with little or no latency (delay) between your singing or speaking & the actual recording.

Another great resource is the free user guide & the free video tutorials at reaper.fm

Alistair S · 08-03-2021, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Monte1022

If that's the "block size" under Audio Device preferences, it's set to 512, and the Preferred Depth is 16, and the Sample Rate is 48000.

I don't think this is related to the "choppy" problem but I'd set your preferred depth to 24 in any case.

Monte1022 · 08-05-2021, 09:38 AM

I think I'm on the right track. Thanks for the tips, everyone!

I will have to look later, as Reaper is on a different machine, but I had to change the device input and output options, if I remember right.

I did that this morning, and got a smooth recording.

The problem seems to come if I have the input and output both set to my Focusrite. I'm going to need that at some point if I'm doing multiple tracks.

The other issue I'm having is that the audio seems to record very quietly. I have my condenser mic running into my Focusrite (with phantom power on). I have the gain at about 2/3 the way up on my Focusrite, and that's touching the yellow, so in theory it shouldn't be an issue. It's recording very quietly, though. What can I do about that?