KVR Audio

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:50 am

I am trying to loop record a few bars in reaper using midi. I want every Pass to just blend the new data into the same take instead of creating new takes each pass.

How do you do this again?

Thanks!

sellyoursoul · Post by **sellyoursoul** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:59 am

Right click the record arm button on the track and select 'MIDI overdub'. This overdubs into the same MIDI item, rather than replacing (adding takes) the MIDI item.

For loop recording, you can set a selection and turn on looping (toggle repeat button in transport). To do single pass punch ins, right click the record button on the transport, and select auto-punch.

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:01 am

Wow. thank you! had a brain fart. like usual

sellyoursoul · Post by **sellyoursoul** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:18 am

memyselfandus wrote:Wow. thank you! had a brain fart. like usual

My way around that is to create and use track templates. In this case, set the recording mode to 'MIDI overdub' and the track quantize to 1/16ths, and save that as a track template called 'MIDI'. One template for generic MIDI, another for ezdrummer configured to my liking. I then added a couple of buttons to the toolbar for inserting these as quickly as possible.

For the recording mode, you could set it to auto-punch, or whatever you like, save that as a project template, and set it as your default project template in preferences. I named mine 'Default' to eliminate any confusion.

sellyoursoul · Post by **sellyoursoul** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:35 am

Memyselfandus, this what my default toolbar looks like.

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:00 am

Nice!!

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Tue May 21, 2013 3:16 pm

sellyoursoul wrote:Memyselfandus, this what my default toolbar looks like.

is it possible to "save" or "export" tool bar settings like yours?

noiseprovesnothing · Post by **noiseprovesnothing** » Tue May 21, 2013 3:33 pm

If you grab the Rado theme from the Reaper stash, not only is it a great theme, but it comes with an absolutely killer toolbar.

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Tue May 21, 2013 3:34 pm

noiseprovesnothing wrote:If you grab the Rado theme from the Reaper stash, not only is it a great theme, but it comes with an absolutely killer toolbar.

cool! thank you

noiseprovesnothing · Post by **noiseprovesnothing** » Tue May 21, 2013 3:36 pm

memyselfandus wrote:
noiseprovesnothing wrote:If you grab the Rado theme from the Reaper stash, not only is it a great theme, but it comes with an absolutely killer toolbar.
cool! thank you

De nada - I just got in to Reaper a few months ago, and the more I learn, the more I like it.

sellyoursoul · Post by **sellyoursoul** » Wed May 22, 2013 10:50 am

memyselfandus wrote:
sellyoursoul wrote:Memyselfandus, this what my default toolbar looks like.

is it possible to "save" or "export" tool bar settings like yours?

Yes, if you right click in an empty area of the toolbar, the customization window will be opened. There are buttons there for importing and exporting. My toolbar has changed since this thread began, so I'm not sure if it would be useful to you, but I could send it to you any way.

Loop Recording in Reaper and Blending notes