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Old 10-21-2022, 02:41 AM   #1
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Default Request FORUM section for post production

The post production folks are a fairly small portion of the user base. As such our post-production-specific threads can get lost in the forum pretty quickly and we are less likely to find them.

Thus I humbly request that a new forum section be created titled
REAPER for Post Production Audio

Topics likely to be discussed there include
  • import/export of sessions to/from other tools(video editors,other DAWs,etc.)
  • reconforming tools
  • video format recommendations for post production,not video editing
  • dialogue editing
  • sound design for interactive/non-interactive media
  • broadcast and streaming specifications
  • controller hardware and setup thereof for mixing environments
  • mixing room setup
  • mixing strategies
  • building mixing rigs and how to run KVM cable setups in to mixing rooms
  • post production specific plugins
  • post prodcution specific software such as RX, Accoustica, Cedar tools, Absentia, Edicue, etc.
  • audio library releases(if you're not already checking that GS thread)
  • and so on and so forth

All that stuff would be better off in its own forum section so people could find it more easily.
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Old 10-21-2022, 03:06 AM   #2
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That would be nice
I build and am still building myself a good postproduction workflow for reaper.
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REAPER for Post Production Audio
Sooooo want this.

Cockos, please.
Pretty please.
With sugar on top.
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Yeah, I would like this as well.
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Old 10-21-2022, 09:07 AM   #5
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Yeah this would be nice. There's a lot of cool stuff you can do in Reaper in post production but it tends to get buried.
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Old 10-23-2022, 01:35 PM   #6
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So what do out esteemed admins think of this ?

If it's not possible, ok. If you don't want to do it, ok and sad for us.

Would this be a lot of work ? Do you need help in this, such as moderators ? I'm sure there would be some folks who're mature enough for that.
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So what do out esteemed admins think of this ?

If it's not possible, ok. If you don't want to do it, ok and sad for us.

Would this be a lot of work ? Do you need help in this, such as moderators ? I'm sure there would be some folks who're mature enough for that.

As a relative newcomer with my lowly posting posting score of 69, I'm probably not ready to be an Admin, but if Cockos won't create a forum exclusively for post, maybe a Gaming Audio / Sound for Picture forum would get more support? I personally could live with that. How about the rest of you?
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All in for this. There are many users using Reaper for post from what I've seen.
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Old 10-24-2022, 09:32 AM   #9
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Yes please! +1
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Old 10-24-2022, 09:54 AM   #10
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As a relative newcomer with my lowly posting posting score of 69, I'm probably not ready to be an Admin, but if Cockos won't create a forum exclusively for post, maybe a Gaming Audio / Sound for Picture forum would get more support? I personally could live with that. How about the rest of you?
This depends on how much overlap there is.

Gamesound can have a lot of ADR recording, some video sequence work, a lot of programming and a lot of iteration on designs. Perhaps some game audio design folks can chip in here. Perhaps they should have their own section if it's so different from audio post production, which usually means sound for film/video.

There's music composition for both post and games, but for games it's often highly interactive and situational, not a locked sequence like it is for film.

I'm not qualified to judge it, so I'd wait for game audio folks to chip in. I just had some small gigs in the field, nothing major that required me learning Wise or FMod.
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Old 10-28-2022, 07:11 AM   #11
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A "No" or "Yes" will be good enough of an answer. Nobody here will go insane, and a "No" will be less disapointing than silence .
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A "No" or "Yes" will be good enough of an answer. Nobody here will go insane, and a "No" will be less disapointing than silence .
It's possible that there is no one person 'in charge' of the forums. I looked at the company 'About' page and there doesn't seem to be anyone assigned as Forum Admin. Someone probably set it up years ago, assigned a few mods who watch over their fiefdom, and as long as it ain't broke, no one is looking to fix it.

The only email on the site is support@cockos.com. As the person spearheading this idea, are you interested in emailing them? If not, I can certainly do it.
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Old 11-01-2022, 12:55 PM   #13
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Please go ahead.

Ollie is the main admin AFAIK with some folks moderating. Justin and Schwa are the devs but they seem to interfer only from time to time when things get saucy.
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Please go ahead.

Ollie is the main admin AFAIK...
Done. I copied you on the PM.
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Old 11-02-2022, 03:11 AM   #15
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a big +1 from me too on this.I asked for the same thing on the video forum a few weeks ago.

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Yes! But I'd prefer separated "sound for game" and "post production" threads.
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I just sent another request for feedback via the Contact Us link at the bottom of this page. (Not sure how I missed that before.)

If I hear back, I'll let you know ASAP.
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Old 11-04-2022, 07:49 AM   #18
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Yes defo need this, devs/mods please make it happen.
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Old 11-07-2022, 06:05 AM   #19
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Default Wake up Cuckos!!!!

Well, this is disappointing.
We've emailed the company,
left a private message for the forum admin,
used the Contact Us link on the site,
and after a week....

<cricket sfx> <---- see what I did there? Audio post.

It's a little worrisome to think that a company many of us rely upon to earn our income is so difficult to reach.

Perhaps Cuckos is merely an Audio AI.
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Well, this is disappointing.
We've emailed the company,
left a private message for the forum admin,
used the Contact Us link on the site,
and after a week....

<cricket sfx> <---- see what I did there? Audio post.

It's a little worrisome to think that a company many of us rely upon to earn our income is so difficult to reach.

Perhaps Cuckos is merely an Audio AI.
We'll just have to keep trying, generally, the devs are fairly responsive but in terms of forum management etc I'm not too sure how that works.
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It's a little worrisome to think that a company many of us rely upon to earn our income is so difficult to reach.

Perhaps Cuckos is merely an Audio AI.
To be fair.... In terms of useable features added to Reaper that improve post production workflows, the devs have been on a tear. ReaSurroundPan, ReaLimit and loudness rendering, in the process of expanding to 128 channels per track (necessary for Atmos), etc.

It would be nice to have a separate forum section to be sure, but it's doesn't affect the actual product we use.
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Default Emailed.... again.

The only email I can find for the entire company is the support@cockos.com, so I took my original purchase receipt email, replied to it (so they know I'm a paid user) and emailed again.

I know life is hectic, but when you get a minute may we ask for you to look at this post and weigh-in with your opinion?

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=271876

In short, we'd like to request a sub-forum for audio post professionals. If you don't agree with such a group, could you let us know what standards need to be met for its creation?

We look forward to your reply and thanks for your time.
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Perhaps one of the worries is that we'd splinter the forum too much.

Most of us check the General forum section anyway from time to time, but we'd likely check our current interest more often. That's the scripting forum sometimes, or the dev forum where CSI and the likes are discussed.

Post production is fairly unique in what it handles. Lots of moving in files to and from different systems for example. Music folks usualyl get flat files to mix. We handles Protools, XML, AAF and even OMF from time to time.

Might give ReaSurroundPan a good home, since we're its primary target users.

Dialogue editors will likely be the primary users of Izotope RX and tools like Dialogue Match. Beginning editors can get recommendations and get advice on how to setup their workflows much quicker than searching the current collection of threads strewn about the forum right now.

It just seems more focused and useful to have a section for sound designers, dialogue editors, foley editors, foley performers, re-recording mixers, ADR mixers, music editors(for video) and so on.
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Perhaps one of the worries is that we'd splinter the forum too much.
What ever the reason, I wish they'd just tell us. I fully believe they're not even aware of the desire for a new forum section. No one is closely watching the daily actions of the forums.

The current forums are great, but it's clearly music focused. While I find them very helpful, all Kenny's videos are also music centric. Post engineers use plugins differently, route differently, build desks differently, and even mix differently.

And here's another fundamental difference between post vs. music: virtually all post engineers are using Reaper to make money with clients. The same simply is not true for musicians.

Often, when I have a question or problem, it's time critical with a client deadline looming. I don't want to hunt through 5 forums to try to find a solution or try to figure out which of the five forums is best to post my question.

Audio post engineers are a unique beast and it'd be great to have our own forum.
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It's a numbers game. You're going to get help in that special section much more quickly, because users who belong to that group will check that section much more dilligently.

And so will beginning users with fundamental questions on post production.

What say you, dear Justin , Schwa and our esteemed admins such as for example Ollie.
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Old 11-24-2022, 11:34 PM   #26
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+1 to this idea!

If there was a post production section I'd regularly check in on it, instead of just searching the forum when I have a specific question that needs answering.

Currently getting this (with a much smaller user base) on a couple of Slack channels.
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It's a numbers game. You're going to get help in that special section much more quickly, because users who belong to that group will check that section much more dilligently.

And so will beginning users with fundamental questions on post production.

What say you, dear Justin , Schwa and our esteemed admins such as for example Ollie.
I also give it a "+".

I don't know how much I would personally use it but I can sure see the value in it for those that are into post production.
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