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Below you can find my tutorial notes, free downloads, and other blog post on the topic of audio. My music, libraries, tutorials, custom actions and scripts, and everything else I do is available for free forever! However, if you enjoy my tutorials, Sound Design, Music, or the free downloads and other services I offer, please consider tipping through Paypal, if you can afford it!
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Arya Afshar
Sep 19, 20215 min read
De-Cluttering Big Projects with Track Visibility Actions (Rapid-Fire REAPER Tutorials Ep87)
Hey folks! This will be part 2 of SWS: Snapshots, and we will focus on the visibility & selection settings in Snapshots, but also...
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Arya Afshar
Sep 13, 20217 min read
SWS Snapshots: How to save/recall mix states with one click (Rapid-Fire REAPER Tutorials Ep86)
Hey folks! In this episode we're gonna take a deep-ish dive into SWS: Snapshots. I have to admit, I have covered this topic in the past,...
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Arya Afshar
Sep 9, 20215 min read
Hotkeys & Hacks to A/B Plugins & Tracks (Rapid-Fire REAPER Tutorials Ep85)
Hey folks! This episode is all about how to A/B stuff. We will cover ways to A/B between: -Different Plugins on the same FX Window -One...
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Arya Afshar
Sep 7, 20211 min read
The Entire Audio Signal Path in REAPER...I guess
Hey folks! After lots of testing, I came up with this monstrous image (1280x7200) that encapsulates the entire audio signal path in...
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Arya Afshar
Aug 27, 20214 min read
Time Signature Mapping in REAPER: From N00b to GOAT
Hey folks! In this episode we will explore time signature in REAPER in as much detail as possible. Based on the style of music you do,...
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Arya Afshar
Aug 19, 20214 min read
'Transients' by Jayne Karma Lamo - Album Review
Transients album cover Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Composition: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lyrics: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Production: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ First Impressions: ⭐⭐⭐⭐...
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Arya Afshar
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Making your Frozen Tracks stand out with a track icon (Rapid Fire REAPER tutorials Ep84)
Hey folks! Here's the download bundle for this episode: Download Bundle (Contains 4 actions, 1 png icon, 1 ReaperMenu Start by moving...
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Arya Afshar
Jul 22, 20217 min read
Separate audio from a video item with one action! (Rapid fire REAPER Tutorials Ep83)
Hey folks! This episode is about another Frequently Asked Questions I see on the forums: How do I separate the audio tracks from my video...
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Arya Afshar
Jul 18, 20215 min read
20+ Hotkeys, Mouse Modifiers & tips for Fades and Crossfades (Rapid fire REAPER Tutorials Ep82)
Hey folks! This episode will be dedicated to hotkeys, mouse modifiers and preferences related to fades and crossfades. Below you can also...
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Arya Afshar
Jul 9, 202111 min read
Sound Editing & Design for Visual Media - Ep13 Tutorial Notes
Hey folks! This episode is a crash course into 5.1 and the basics of surround sound. I thought it would be a good idea, as we prepare to...
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Arya Afshar
Jul 4, 20217 min read
Let’s learn scripting in REAPER Ep02: Functions, Arguments, Returns & Variables
Welcome to Episode 02 of this series, in which I, a ReaScript n00b, will attempt to learn scripting in REAPER with a little help from my...
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Arya Afshar
Jun 24, 20218 min read
How to Route Audio & MIDI Between Any two DAWs & Sync them! (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep80/81)
Hey folks! Today we're looking at my alternative to ReWire for Routing Audio/MIDI between REAPER and other DAWs. ReWire, as we saw last...
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Arya Afshar
Jun 18, 20215 min read
How to use ReWire to connect Ableton Live to REAPER (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep79)
Hey folks! In this episode we're gonna look at how to Route Audio and MIDI between REAPER and Ableton Live (v10 or earlier) using ReWire!...
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Arya Afshar
Jun 13, 20213 min read
How to swap beats 2 & 4 with custom scripts (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep78)
Hey Folks! Hey folks! One of my lovely donors asked for a tutorial on how to swap beats 2 and 4 of a song, so here's a quick tutorial...
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Arya Afshar
Jun 6, 20215 min read
Let's Learn Scripting in REAPER: Ep00 & Ep01 Notes
Hey folks! Very excited to be getting into ReaScripts in this brand-new series. Just to clarify something outright, I am an Absolute...
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Arya Afshar
Jun 2, 20217 min read
Media Item Properties & Hotkeys for batch editing items (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep76)
Hey folks! This episode is kind of a part II of our last episode on editing items. In the last episode, we looked at multiple actions...
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Arya Afshar
May 24, 20214 min read
Advanced Audio Editing in REAPER: 30+ Hotkeys for Editing (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep75)
Hey folks! In this episode of Rapid-Fire REAPER tutorials, we will look at a bunch of hotkeys to speed up your editing workflow! by...
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Arya Afshar
May 14, 20213 min read
5 AWESOME Custom Actions for Quicker Editing in REAPER!
Hey folks! This episode is a list of 5 custom actions for editing. I'm releasing a tutorial on editing soon and this would be a primer...
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Arya Afshar
May 6, 202119 min read
Sound Editing & Design for Visual Media - Ep12 Tutorial Notes (Foley Recording in REAPER)
Hey folks! Welcome to Episode 12 of Sound Editing & Design for Visual Media! Our last episode was back in January. I've been busy...
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Arya Afshar
May 3, 20215 min read
The Hidden Hierarchy of Hotkeys & Shortcut Scopes (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep73)
Hey folks! Hey folks! This episode is about a little something I like to called the hidden hierarchy of hotkeys in REAPER. Knowing this...
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Arya Afshar
Apr 27, 20213 min read
Locking Tracks, Items, Stretch Markers, Tempo Map, etc. (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep72)
Hey folks! This episode will cover all the stuff you can lock in REAPER to keep your sausage fingers from moving something you don't mean...
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Arya Afshar
Apr 17, 20214 min read
Controlling your Sends Using track Faders (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep71)
Hey folks! In this episode I'll try to answer a pretty commonly asked question on REAPER forums and groups, which frankly has never been...
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Arya Afshar
Apr 11, 20217 min read
Changing REAPER's Editing Behaviour with Hotkeys (Rapid-fire REAPER Tutorials Ep70)
Hey folks! In this episode, I'll show you how to control some of REAPER's Editing behaviour that you may want to control on the fly!...
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Arya Afshar
Mar 31, 20214 min read
LUFS, True Peak & Dynamic Range Analysis with SWS Loudness (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep69)
Hey folks! In this episode we will look at another SWS feature, called Loudness. Loudness is a tool to quickly batch analyze a bunch of...
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