I'm using a bit crusher plug in that ramps up the nastiness for the whole song.
It's like bleeps and static by the end.
BTW, I love Reaper. Dan, thank you for filling me in on how to have parameters adjust themselves during the tracks.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:02 am
by _ej_
BroSlinger wrote:I'm using a bit crusher plug in that ramps up the nastiness for the whole song.
It's like bleeps and static by the end.
BTW, I love Reaper. Dan, thank you for filling me in on how to have parameters adjust themselves during the tracks.
HOW.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:12 am
by Markdude
_ej_ wrote:
BroSlinger wrote:I'm using a bit crusher plug in that ramps up the nastiness for the whole song.
It's like bleeps and static by the end.
BTW, I love Reaper. Dan, thank you for filling me in on how to have parameters adjust themselves during the tracks.
HOW.
I haven't used Reaper, but in most DAWs you just set up an automation track, but instead of volume or clip gain, you just select any of the parameters of the plugins on the track.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:22 am
by BroSlinger
_ej_ wrote:
BroSlinger wrote:I'm using a bit crusher plug in that ramps up the nastiness for the whole song.
It's like bleeps and static by the end.
BTW, I love Reaper. Dan, thank you for filling me in on how to have parameters adjust themselves during the tracks.
HOW.
Google "Reaper Envelope"
Even though this vid is on a mac, it's almost the same thing: [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywIFyqmQ380[/video]
You click that upside down lopsided V thingy, and select which parameters you want to view with the track. If you have an active plug in, those parameters will appear as well. You right click the parameter track display, and "create new point". Create a few of these points, and move them up and down. It acts like a real time fader for whatever parameter you adjust.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:29 am
by newholland
Glad to be of assistance
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:44 am
by Ruiner
BroSlinger wrote:I'm using a bit crusher plug in that ramps up the nastiness for the whole song.
It's like bleeps and static by the end.
BTW, I love Reaper. Dan, thank you for filling me in on how to have parameters adjust themselves during the tracks.
Yeah, i just figured this out while working on that song i've been mixing and it's super useful! Only did it to automate when the modulation comes in and out but want to dive in to more detailed automations.... could be A LOT of fun!
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:28 pm
by _ej_
BroSlinger wrote:
_ej_ wrote:
BroSlinger wrote:I'm using a bit crusher plug in that ramps up the nastiness for the whole song.
It's like bleeps and static by the end.
BTW, I love Reaper. Dan, thank you for filling me in on how to have parameters adjust themselves during the tracks.
HOW.
Google "Reaper Envelope"
Even though this vid is on a mac, it's almost the same thing: [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywIFyqmQ380[/video]
You click that upside down lopsided V thingy, and select which parameters you want to view with the track. If you have an active plug in, those parameters will appear as well. You right click the parameter track display, and "create new point". Create a few of these points, and move them up and down. It acts like a real time fader for whatever parameter you adjust.
oh, I do this all the time. I thought you were talking about automated automation if that makes sense.
Now that I think about it it makes no sense.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:23 pm
by Ostinato Rubato
Sense or no sense, I need this info... so, subscribed.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:58 pm
by nakedzen
Modest wrote:Sense or no sense, I need this info... so, subscribed.
I think it's already on the video that was posted, but here's really simplified and short:
Click on the envelope button on the track, on the menu that opens tick the boxes that you want to automate. Then on the track view shift+click on the envelope track to insert points, then drag those points around to change the parameters.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:22 am
by ibenhad
Reaper is just awesome. I never find the need for anything else. I have tried almost all the others and just find Reaper does what it should do. Maybe they should call it the working mans DAW. Lets hear the track.
Re: Solution for my lame drums
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:55 am
by BroSlinger
Done! This one didn't wrap up in two hours like the rest of what I've been doing lately. This took a few days of sessions of listening/editing/overdubbing/etc. There are 5 or 6 guitar tracks on this.
The madness ramps up near the end. I used a bit crusher on the drums. It starts to elevate in volume and frequency during the last couple minutes. I also ramped up a reverb tail on the dirty guitar and drums. It ends up sounding like some kind of twisted vocal chant.
