[manning1]

Psyko/Acoustics .
1. re reaper.
i really dont see how people can be down on such a great effort.
i also think its healthy for the musician when there is new competition like this.
even if you dont become a reaper user now..i'm sure you will at some point.
cos i tell you...my reading of the developers of this product is..
they arent gonna stop.
just my opinion ...but i feel they are highly motivated n driven.
i urge you to really check out all the reap plug ins.
and many third party plug ins done by such gifted folks as stillwell and others.
2. re powertracks(ptw).
make sure you really look deeply.
and notice lots of subtle stuff ..check out the bars view for easily moving gobs of midi data around.
and the built in midi drum machine with various included music styles or you can
build your own. thus u can quikly get a drum trak going...no need to enter from a midi kbd.
in addition..something that a lot of folks dont realise.
check out MIDIMON.EXE. this is a highly usefull utility for say analysing various midi streams or say you have a troublesome midi file imported. this will let u analyse it.
by the way .there is a ptw trik....if u have the horsepower you can do 96 traks.
there is also an interesting ptw feature for live recording.
(back ups.)
also be sure to check out the included TC HELICON.
usefull for creating virtual back up singers is the way i would describe it.


try this on lead vocs sometime.
record a lead vocal in reap. duplicate it....then on the duplicate plug in (via reaps fx button.)
the ptw echo chorus plug in.(there are lots of settings..set the extreme left one for about 145 millisecs.).set relatively wet. so now in reap you have two traks.
the original dry voc n the effected echo chorus voc trak.
bring the latter just under the dry one n mix to taste. mebe add some eq also.
(pm me for further settings details if you wish.)
also notice in ptw...make sure you check out the high ppqn for midi resolution. (OPTIONS>>RESOLUTION.) .
another long time ptw user told me he can do 64ths in midi
for example which seems to give some users of some daws problems. lots of other things to discover..so delve mate or pm me
for more hints.

go leafs ...lol. happy new year.