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From: moonpie on 18 Jun 2010 12:12 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:40:58 +0000 (UTC), Glennbo <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote: >The killer robot moonpie <mr_rc_moonpie(a)yahoo.com> grabbed the controls >of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >>>It comes with some basic plugins, but unlike Sonar, Reaper isn't all >>>about plugins. It's about the core DAW. I seldom use any of the >>>plugins that come with Reaper, because over the years I've gotten my >>>own collection of effects that I prefer to use, so plugins isn't >>>something I need or even want to be incuded with my DAW software. >> >> >> ok. I'm confused. Does Reaper come with any kind of built-in reverb, >> or do you have something else that you provided on your own, from your >> own collection? > >It comes with one called "ReaVerb", which is a convolution verb, and it >comes with another one called ReaVerberate, which is based on the really >good "Freeverb" engine. Although it comes with these, I use others I've >acquired over the years. Almost every plugin that came with Sonar, works >fine in Reaper. I've used PerfectSpace in Reaper on some of my songs, >which is the convolution verb that comes with Sonar. > >The bottom line in my book is to *not* pick a DAW based on what plugins >it comes with, but by how the core DAW software performs in terms of >functionality, efficiency, reliability, and low latency. You wouldn't >make the decision to buy a car, based on the radio in the dash would you? I just wanted to make sure it either came with something, or perhaps there was something decent I could get to work, that was free, somewhere. Not interested in buying anymore plug ins or whatever, right now...
From: polymod on 18 Jun 2010 12:34 "Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:Xns9D9B5E42EE047BrownShoesDontMakeIt(a)85.214.73.210... > The killer robot "polymod" <polymod(a)optonline.net> grabbed the controls > of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > > >> > Does Reaper come with its own reverbs, or do you have to buy third > >> > party reverb VST plug ins for it? > >> > >> It comes with some basic plugins, but unlike Sonar, Reaper isn't all > >> about plugins. It's about the core DAW. I seldom use any of the > >> plugins that come with Reaper, because over the years I've gotten my > >> own collection of effects that I prefer to use, so plugins isn't > >> something I need or even want to be incuded with my DAW software. > >> > >> I view it somewhat like a stereo system. If you buy the one that > >> comes with everything, you'll almost certainly get lower quality > >> components across the board. I've always hand picked all my audio > >> and video components separately, and would never buy a "all-in-one" > >> system. > >> > >> Same goes for my DAW and the other components of my studio, like FX. > > > > Just curious, what are you using for reverb and delay? > > (I know you still use dbAudioware and Timeworks stuff...me too) > > Mostly I use the Pantheon verb. Even though it doesn't have the glassy > tails like a convolution verb that everybody thinks is so important, it has > a very nice room sound that sits well in a mix and doesn't muddy things up. > > For a delay, I use either the Sonitus or ReaDelay, both of which can lock > onto the song's tempo, but on your Minimoog solo in the new toon, I'm using > the guitar pedal based delay that's part of Freeamp2, which I ran your Mini > through. That delay is not sync'd to the tempo of the song, and as such > has a delay that is not on the money, beat-wise with the song. Thanks for the info! Poly
From: moonpie on 18 Jun 2010 13:11
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:33:08 +0000 (UTC), Glennbo <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote: >The killer robot moonpie <mr_rc_moonpie(a)yahoo.com> grabbed the controls of >the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >> I just wanted to make sure it either came with something, or perhaps >> there was something decent I could get to work, that was free, >> somewhere. Not interested in buying anymore plug ins or whatever, >> right now... > >If you download and install the fully functioning free 30 day demo (which >doesn't even stop working after 30 days), you'll know exactly what it comes >with, as the Reaper *demo* is the complete full uncrippled product. thanks for the info |