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Inspector #20

Inspector #20

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I recently (today) switched over to Reaper. I purchased the license back in 2016, but really never used it because it just seemed so much more difficult to use compared to Audacity. However, the fact that latency compensation in Reaper is automatic (it's manual in Audacity) and it's much more "friendly" to VST's like Guitar Rig 6 and EZ Drummer, was reason enough to make the switch.

Also, I've encountered a lot of "cross platform" problems when file sharing between Audacity, Cubase 9 & 11 and Pro-Tools when doing contract work from my home studio. During some initial tests we shared files (WAV) back and forth between Reaper and Cubase 11 Pro with zero issues. When importing an Audacity generated WAV into Cubase, the zero point has to be set manually, meaning the file will not automatically "zero" to the left margin and it will play out of synch with the other files.

Also, any small latency error in Audacity seem to be exploited when importing the WAV's into another platform. For example, on my DAW, I'm using -163Ms latency correction, which sounds good and the beats all align visually. However, when exported to Cubase 9 or 11 Pro, there are anomalies that cause the recording to play "out of synch."

Since my drummer/engineer/producer uses Cubase 9, this is a real issue.

I have a perfect guitar solo that was recorded in one take in Audacity. However, we cannot use it on a finished recording because it plays out of synch with the other tracks we recorded at his studio in Cubase 9.

I'm gonna have to get up to speed on how to use reaper before I can start recording again.

Wish me luck...
 
Robert Herndon said:
I recently (today) switched over to Reaper. I purchased the license back in 2016, but really never used it because it just seemed so much more difficult to use compared to Audacity. However, the fact that latency compensation in Reaper is automatic (it's manual in Audacity) and it's much more "friendly" to VST's like Guitar Rig 6 and EZ Drummer, was reason enough to make the switch.

Also, I've encountered a lot of "cross platform" problems when file sharing between Audacity, Cubase 9 & 11 and Pro-Tools when doing contract work from my home studio. During some initial tests we shared files (WAV) back and forth between Reaper and Cubase 11 Pro with zero issues. When importing an Audacity generated WAV into Cubase, the zero point has to be set manually, meaning the file will not automatically "zero" to the left margin and it will play out of synch with the other files.

Also, any small latency error in Audacity seem to be exploited when importing the WAV's into another platform. For example, on my DAW, I'm using -163Ms latency correction, which sounds good and the beats all align visually. However, when exported to Cubase 9 or 11 Pro, there are anomalies that cause the recording to play "out of synch."

Since my drummer/engineer/producer uses Cubase 9, this is a real issue.

I have a perfect guitar solo that was recorded in one take in Audacity. However, we cannot use it on a finished recording because it plays out of synch with the other tracks we recorded at his studio in Cubase 9.

I'm gonna have to get up to speed on how to use reaper before I can start recording again.

Wish me luck...
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I use it and I find it has a little bit of a learning curve, but once you get a hang of it, it's great.
I think you are gonna like it.
Plus there is so much online to help you with just about any task you are trying to accomplish.
 
I've loved Reaper ever since I found it. I was using Ableton Live Lite that came with a MIDI keyboard which was cool to play with, but I couldn't figure out how to lay down tracks very easily. Reaper was dead simple to me. I lost all the instruments and patch files from the move away from Ableton, but I can actually record things in Reaper.

The Reaper group has a YT channel that has absolutely everything you can imagine you can do with a recording software. The Tutorials are outstanding.
 
I have both Abelton (free version) and Reaper on my laptop I’m attempting to learn. Right now I don’t really have an educated opinion on which one I like better. I did at one time also have Audacity loaded as well. But with several of you guys that have been around the block a few times using DAW’s…. And Audacity not getting an overall glowing review. I dumped it.
 
iblive said:
I have both Abelton (free version) and Reaper on my laptop I’m attempting to learn. Right now I don’t really have an educated opinion on which one I like better. I did at one time also have Audacity loaded as well. But with several of you guys that have been around the block a few times using DAW’s…. And Audacity not getting an overall glowing review. I dumped it.
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Audacity is the easiest to use, bar none. My only complaint is Audacity limits how VST's can be used in "real time."
 
Robert Herndon said:
Audacity is the easiest to use, bar none. My only complaint is Audacity limits how VST's can be used in "real time."
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I don’t remember all the specifics. It was many months ago there was a thread where a bunch of folk here had thoughts on Audacity vs Reaper vs maybe Abelton. There may have been some others. I seem to remember Audacity had been the software of choice for a bunch of you. Ease of use seemed to be a common thread. But recently, for some reason, it was falling out of favor. And I don’t remember why. Maybe lack of support? Wasn’t getting periodic updates?
 
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