WEEK: 9
Active: November 1st - November 8th
Work Due: November 8th @ 11:59 PM

Reaper Teaches You - Your First MIDI Song

Now that you have had a chance to explore MIDI on your own terms. I want you to follow up by watching and following along with Kenny Gioia’s official Reaper videos, where he teaches you, “Your First MIDI Song”.

I want you to watch and follow along to these tutorials, as they show you a lot of specific Reaper techniques and approaches.

1. Intro - Piano Melody, Chords & Pad

2. Recording the Drums

3. The Bass & Chorus Synth

4. The Song Arrangement

5. The Verse, Pre & Verse 2 Synth

6. Fade In Synth, Slap FX & Reverse

7. Finger Cymbal, Noise & Splash

8. Mixing Down the Song - Rendering

References and Resources

The above content was adapted from:
  1. Reaper. "First MIDI Song". Available from; https://www.reaper.fm/videos.php#Aw4pekLPVys.