G-Suns ReaBundle

A ReaBundle

This is part 2 of G-Suns Reaper Newbie Guide

In most other DAWs, you'll find many bundled effects and instruments. Reaper is not like this -there are no or few native instruments. Reapers effects (eq, compressor etc.) on the other hand are simple but good -try them!

Here I present to you some of the most praised and used free effects and instruments, enabling you to make excellent music and mixes. And I've added some affordable good options where I believe they are worth mentioning. These are my personal recommendations and of course: All credit goes to the makers of these plugins!

Preparations
You'll need a place for your vsts, samples, something like this:
"C:\vst\"
"D:\Reaper Projects\" (for your project audio- and Reaperfiles )
"E:\Sample Library\" (for various sample libraries)
"E:\IRs\"  (Impulse-responses goes here)
(Be sure to tell Reaper where the vsts are according to user guide 1.16)

Main packages

1. The Variety of Sound plugins (Bootsie. Download all of them, top notch plugins)
2. XLN Audio: Addictive Drums and Addictive Keys (the demos, one installer)
3. vladgsound: Molot (comp) and Limiter No6

Instruments by category

Piano: 

• XLN Addictive Keys. The demo is limited to 48keys, but that's pretty usable for most stuff.
• Piano One

Drums

• Free Big Mono, Tods Drums
• XLN Addictive Drums Demo. A fully usable kick, snare and hi-hat
• Sample Tank 3, Acoustic Drums

Synths

I'm no synth-guy, so I'll just pass on a few highly praise ones:

• Synth1, manual, presets
• u-he Tyrell Nexus 6

Sequencers

•  Sequencer Baby, js (Native. see UserGuide 12.43)

Orchestra

• IK Multimedia, Sample Tank 3 Free

Effects by category

Eq

• ReaEq, native
• Bootsie
  

Compressors

• Bootsie
• vladsound, Molot
• Klanghelm DC1A, MJUCjr
• Blockfish

Limiters

• vladsound Limiter No6
• Loser/MGA JS Limiter (a zero-latency native limiter)
• LoudMax. A Look-Ahead Maximize (like Waves L1) 

Delays

• ReaDelay, native
• NastyDLA, Bootsie 

Reverbs

• EpicVerb, from Bootsie (VarietyOfSound)
• MVerb, a simple but good algorithmic reverb
• Valhalla Room ($50), a top algorithmic reverb
• ReaVerb, native
  You'll need some  impulse-responses (IRs), from Bricasti (here)
  How to use, see SOS article

GitarAmp Modelling

• LePou Plugins 
• IK Multimedia, AmpliTube
  Some good usable free models, and you can try the rest

BassAmp modelling

• TSE B.O.D
• IK Multimedia, Amplitube, BA500 ($15-40?)
  My personal favorite.

For more free stuff, check out these links:

• http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=52382
• Free Mastering Software Tools For Windows & Mac
• Mixing Secrets Freeware Top Ten

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A Reaper Newbie Guide

Introduction

Welcome to this Reaper Newbie Guide!
The guide is aimed at you who are new to Reaper and maybe DAWs in general.
There are three  main sections:

Part I
a) The Reaper essentials.
  What you need and how to get started.
b) The Reaper add-ons.
  Themes, control-surfaces and handy stuff.

Part II 
A ReaBundle
  Instruments and effects to make music (may be refereed to as G-Suns ReaBundle)

The Reaper essentials

1) If you haven't done so already. Download Reaper ( 64bit ) and install.
2) Download the User Guide by Geoffrey Francis
3) Download and install the SWS-extension
(Tip! You may find various manuals. Grab 'm all and save into Reapers home directory e.g. "C:\Users\'YourName'\AppData\Roaming\REAPER\Docs"(win). They'll then show up in Reapers help-menu )

Getting started
Now, when you start Reaper, the minimum you'll have to do is to set up in/out audio and midi (at least audio out). Read manual 1.12 and 1.15.
The next thing is telling Reaper where you have your vst-plugins. Read manual 1.16
Then reading the whole manual is an excellent idea. But let's admit it: That's a lot of pages..
You'll maybe find Geoffreys QuickStartManual shorter and very handy :)
 

  The Reaper add-ons

• Reaper Themes
• Control Surfaces
• For your specific midi-controller, please search here with the name of your device.
• Klinke's Mackie Control Plugin 
• Geoff Waddington's Mackie Control Plugin
• Alpha Track (PRO)
• Faderport XT
• For your iOS-device:
• AC-7
• TouchOSC
• V-Control
• Line Lemur 
• TouchDAW
• For Android:
• TouchDAW

Some links

Video Tutorials

• Groove3
• Tutorial For Reaper

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A project home studio

So,
I've been trying out many design-ideas for my new project home studio. ( eg. 1 2 )

And, finally, I reached out to get some help. John H. Brandt is now the designer
( http://www.jhbrandt.net ) and together we've come rather close to final design.

Things are looking good, but I don't have the money to build it, yet :)

Double garage to studio - Original drawings and graphics

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2D Groundplan:

Here are the original drawings for the garage:

Double garage to studio - #1 Overview

I'm planning to convert our double garage into a sound studio.

This is my second attempt to get a functional room for recording and mixing (last attempt here)

Links and TOC

• Design and build, John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum
• Discussion, Reaper Forums
• Starting point
• Images
• Original drawings and graphics (2D)

Goal

My  goal is to have a good place for recording and mixing music, mostly for myself, one instrument at a time -e.g vocal, ac.guitar, percussion. But it should also work for a band with drums, or several people doing voice-over. Sound-isolation aim is 60db. It should also be a nice room to be in.

..edits to come :)

Double garage to studio - Pictures1

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Here's some pictures from before the conversion into studio.

From East

Garage door and second door

Second door

Expanded clay 8cm

Expanded cley, 8cm and 13cm

Outer door

Drain

3rd door (for inner wall)

Building a small studio - The big halt

So, I've been planning my new sound-studio, converting part of our shed into a functional one room recording and mixing room. Then, realizing what needed to be done, things have come to a big halt - a musical G.P. (General Pause).

In order to get a good small studio-room in our shed I would have to:

• Redo the floor completely, making it concrete, leveled and with insulation and heating.
• Redo the outer wall completely.
• Build a room in the room (inner room)
• Redu most of the rafter-structure, possibly two new ridge beams.
• Replacing 90% of all studs
• Redo the roof with heavier sub-roof
• Redo the electrical completely
• And then all the inside-room acoustic taming and tweaking.

So, then it seems like less work to tear it all down and start from the bottom. And then, I might as well build something from scratch on another spot on our property.

So it's time to rethink the whole project..

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