Very interesting and thanks for sharing! Good to know this is a viable fallback option. Given the extra effort, though, I think I will begin with some EQ and panning experiments in the headphone mix -- the mix is heavy on stacked vocals, so I suspect that if I differentiate it further from my own ...

> @Drew, re: Mike Senior I seem to remember reading this, something along the lines of "better to have the vocalist give a good performance with a bit of monitor bleed, than a poor one without bleed on headphones." I can't seem to re-locate it, though. > @Elf, re: speakers as vocal monitoring Indeed ...

> singing live No, no problems there, nor do I need excessive levels -- and maybe that's a clue: I'll try some spatial cues to make the headphone elements easier to latch on to. I also experimented singing with my monitors playing the cue mix, and at least subjectively, the listening levels were ...

When I sing to a backing mix with headphones on, the loudness of my own voice in my head (occlusion effect) covers the mix, so I need to turn up the backing mix louder than normal listening volume. (Note that I'm not having trouble hearing myself, in fact, I have myself turned off in the monitor mix ...

This worked -- thanks!

@James, in my experience, using the default "driver reported latency" in Reaper gets pretty close, but it's not perfect -- it's easy to check how far off by outputting a click (Reaper > action menu > add click source), recording that same click, and then zooming in to see the offset. @Wonks, I'm not ...

> Turn down the streaming service True, this is possible on a website-by-website basis, but it's easy to forget and get blasted by a very loud sound, since my monitors are turned up to accommodate low mixing levels. I think a virtual audio driver like Loopback could allow Reaper to send a hotter ...

I currently have Reaper set up to compensate for the round trip latency of my MOTU M4 interface. (For reference: Reaper > Settings > Audio > Recording > Uncheck "use driver reported latency" > Enter number of samples into "input manual offset" box.) Latency was determined via loopback test (cable ...

See, this is why I enjoy posting in this forum: ask a simple question, learn something you didn't expect! My MOTU M4 is sufficient for my current needs (low latency for virtual instruments and a couple of clean inputs), but I find the convenience of 32 bit float does help my workflow: With 24 bit, I ...

Interesting... is there any practical advantage to fixed-point 32 bit? I can understand the rationale for floating point, given that it actually changes workflow. But since 24 bit already covers more than sufficient dynamic range, 32 bit fixed seems superfluous! And yes, I understand that this is an ...

Hi all, Steinberg's UR22C and UR44C interfaces have "32 bit" in their specs -- but they also have gain knobs. In my experience with 32-bit interfaces from Zoom and SoundDevices, there are no gain knobs, per se; the 32-bit eliminates the need for these at the tracking stage. Instead, levels are ...

Hello hello, When using the Zoom R4 as an audio interface, there is no access to its menus. Phantom power is accessed through said menus; there is no dedicated button. So, in audio interface mode, I find myself unable to turn on phantom to the A or B inputs on the bottom. I did try turning on ...

Hello, I have two related questions regarding headset mics -- for singing, I should specify. The first: EQ. My understanding is that omni headsets take a fair bit of EQing. Yet most frequency plots I've seen for these are fairly flat. Does this imply that there are rules of thumb here that will ...

The bracket indicates:
(1) Which track was touched last
(2) If you paste (Ctrl+V), where the pasted item will go. This can be useful if you use separate play and edit cursors.

Possibly this, showing selected track, but a different color theme? https://www.reddit.com/r/Reaper/comment ... cket_is_i/

The Boomerang III looper can (A) record 4 loops of arbitrary, unrelated lengths (B) run these serially or simultaneously However - its total record time is very short in stereo (4 minutes) - it has no XLR inputs or phantom power for vocal recording My questions - Is anyone aware of a looper that can ...

Maybe this is referring to the way the waveform appears on a Reaper track. It can indeed appear that a waveform is "cut off" even if there's no clipping, if the waveform zoom has been applied. For what it's worth, I'm frequently Shift+Up and Shift+Down ing to make the waveform zoom convenient (I don ...

Actually, I think whoever started this derailment should appleogize.

Just an update: while never solved completely, googling the problem does seem to reveal that folks have problems with buffers below 64 on M1 Macs, despite the SOS review (conducted on Intel, presumably), getting down as low as 16, if I remember correctly. So, looks like a driver issue. I guess this ...

I'm surprised about the Cortado. I'd have thought it would be ideal for the task, recording much like a stethoscope. I wonder why not?

The DAW Reaper has an official series of tutorials on YouTube, which include lots of how's and why's about automation. While the workflow is Reaper-specific, the principles and use-cases are generalizable. Here's an example starting point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyRpS_BTlzE but if you ...

Thanks for posting an update!

Would you mind sharing what kind of contact mic did you use, and how was it adhered?

Also, I wish you well on this new and exciting chapter of your life as a zomb.

Re: JS General Dynamics,

Yes, draw your own curve: you can have upwards and downwards compression in the same plugin by drawing various segments. It can also do expansion by drawing on the "other" side of the diagonal. Final tip, hold Shift and drag over the knee to smooth it!

Reaper's JS General Dynamics plugin allows for upwards compression, and you can always run multiple instances on multiple frequency bands using Reaper's routing.

Steps: (0) Project settings > advanced > un-check "Enable 'preserve pitch when changing rate' for new items" (1) hold alt/option and dragging the edge of an item -- you'll see two numbers at the top left of the item: e.g. "Rate: 1.014 (+0.25)". The first number is the change in speed, but the second ...