

Open the DAW and you start with that really daunting blank canvas. Your First Recording in more advanced software: Reaper So now to upscale what you did in Audacity to Reaper.

It is nowhere near as complicated as a DAW like Reaper. But it is only an audio editor, it doesn’t have MIDI or virtual instruments and lots of other features. Audacity is very well featured for free recording software. If you wish, you can then open up the preferences by choosing Audacity -Preferences from the menu, and you find you have a range of options that you can adjust. Then you press stop and there you have it your first recording. Then you simply hit the record button like you would do on a phone, or an old fashioned tape recorder. You can choose which microphone or device you want to use to record from a simple drop down box, and same for where you want to playback the sound. You don’t need to open up any preferences boxes because everything is in front of you on the screen, it is all very obvious. When you open up Audacity it is possible to get recording right away without thinking too hard about what you are doing.

So you are going to record in Audacity – which is completely free – then upscale your knowledge to record in Reaper. Your First Recording in Audacity and Reaper Your First Audio Recording in basic software: Audacity
