I hope nobody minds if I post some tricks I have used once. Maybe they are not useful for your setup!
Trick "Doubling the signal path for the drumcomputer":
Short signalpath: drums to A/D-device (e.g. US-122). Regular: Drums L/R line-out to Channel 7/8 of Mixerconsole; Mixer to A/D.
New: Double signal via Patchbay, drums to Ch1/2, too. Insert analog compressor there. Add reverb via mixer. Get rid of build-in reverb and comp. Mix 4 channels by taste, change stereo-pan of new channels. Use mixer-Eq to get rid of awful Hihats.
Trick "Adding a little cheap EQ in Reaper" for midi-samples:
Record track. Apply very radical EQ to elimate awful boring Hihat-sounds. This equed signal sounds awful thin if soloed. Now reduce percentage of wet signal by taste to 10 to 30 until you get a very slight reduce of artificial Hihat-sounds. Same trick added as above: use digital compressor but mix wet and dry signal by taste. Get rid of internal effects in the device.
If you like to share your trick...
:)
Edited by Neronick on March 05 2016 14:32
Trick "Doubling the signal path for the drumcomputer":
Short signalpath: drums to A/D-device (e.g. US-122). Regular: Drums L/R line-out to Channel 7/8 of Mixerconsole; Mixer to A/D.
New: Double signal via Patchbay, drums to Ch1/2, too. Insert analog compressor there. Add reverb via mixer. Get rid of build-in reverb and comp. Mix 4 channels by taste, change stereo-pan of new channels. Use mixer-Eq to get rid of awful Hihats.
Trick "Adding a little cheap EQ in Reaper" for midi-samples:
Record track. Apply very radical EQ to elimate awful boring Hihat-sounds. This equed signal sounds awful thin if soloed. Now reduce percentage of wet signal by taste to 10 to 30 until you get a very slight reduce of artificial Hihat-sounds. Same trick added as above: use digital compressor but mix wet and dry signal by taste. Get rid of internal effects in the device.
If you like to share your trick...
:)
Edited by Neronick on March 05 2016 14:32