Record takes in the VH Recording track, and then drag the recorded item to an appropriate track(s) below, so we can unify recording levels and/or effects. Press Record Arm/Disarm on the *VH Recording track, make sure that the VL Recording track is disarmed. Load the second screenset to record vocal harmonies. Record takes in the VL Recording track, and then drag the recorded item to an appropriate track below, so we can unify recording levels and/or effects. Press Record Arm/Disarm on the VL Recording track, make sure that the VH Recording track is disarmed. Load the first Screenset to record lead vocal tracks. Drag the instrumental audio file to the track labeled as “MMO”, and setup the audio interface and the input of both the VL Recording track and the VH Recording track. Place the GlobalSliders JS in the Effects folder and the project file in the ProjectTemplates folder, both under the REAPER Resources folder.Ĭreate a new project using the Vocal Recording & Mixing Template by RCJacH template. Listen to my A Capella song, A Quest for Vocal Harmony, composed and produced specifically for and with this template. The track Lead Vox and Backing Vox are for monitoring output levels on the mixer.įeel free to add more tracks for your creative purposes. However, feel free to bypass or delete this effect if you are using a more traditional approach. This FX is for automating EQ frequencies based on the loudness of the Lead Vocal, using parameter modulation, to avoid frequency clashing to a certain extend without compensating the overall tonal balance of the original track. Mixing Lead Vocal Tracks with Harmony tracksĪlso, on each vocal harmony group bus and the MMO tracks, there is one instance of ReaEQ labeled as DuckEQ.Mixing Lead Vocal Tracks without Harmony Tracks.Each loads a different set of track views, serving four different purposes, listed below: There are four Screensets that are available through the Screenset/Layouts under View Menu. All dynamic related FXs are designed to work around signals that are recorded with RMS level of -20dBFS. This template works the best with the default REAPER themes. Vocal Recording & Mixing Template by RCJacH is a REAPER template for recording and rough mixing lead vocal and vocal harmonies against an instrumental track, including native functional FXs (with a few JS effects) on each track with track controls directly visible on the mixer.

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