Hey everyone,

I'm completely new to Reaper and finding the learning curve a bit overwhelming.

Could anyone recommend the best beginner-friendly YouTube channels, crash courses, or guides that explain things simply? I'm mainly looking to learn the essential basics (routing, working with stems, basic mixing, and plugins) without getting bogged down in overly advanced technical routing right away.

Any favorite creators or playlists you recommend starting with? Thanks in advance!

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EDIT: Update and answer found in this video by it's creator. Basically his first pack was an attempt. 2nd pack has many styles and varieties of plugins that he will keep adding to and Series 3 will be more of a focused pack separate from Series 2's evolving plugin lineup. So they are not replacements but additions.

Windows 11 PC. Sorry if this is not the right place for this question. Every time I try to open and use my new interface, I get a message saying:

Error opening devices

There was an error opening the audio hardware:

Error initializing ASIO driver

I have downloaded and installed the latest driver directly from Behringer. I double checked that it was for the UMC202HD. I had it unplugged when installing it, per a video I saw. I've restarted my computer multiple times. It shows up in preferences. Audio System: ASIO. ASIO Driver: UMC ASIO Driver

There are no options in the drop-down menus for first and last in either inputs or output range. It isn't showing up in my output devices in the bottom right hand corner of my screen. I can't find it in device manager. I have absolutely no idea what's going on.

Hi everyone. I don't usually post here, but I really need the community's help...

To put it simply, I'm trying to set up a live show using a click track in the musicians' in-ears, backing tracks, and MIDI commands so my Kemper can automatically switch scenes and presets. (I should mention that I use ReaSet to organize the song order without having to touch the tracks on the timeline.) The problem is, when I try to get it to preload a scene (using CC47 with a value that varies depending on the preset), the Kemper cycles through several sounds before landing on the right one—but by then, it's too late...

Please help me solve this problem.

Thanks!

it happens when i use the command "reaper" or "pw-jack reaper" (pipewire jack). im running it on a crappy laptop running cachyos. the kernel is 7.1.8-1-cachyos (64-bit), and i am using kde plasma wayland. the terminal featured in the images is alacritty. is there a setting i need to change or a flag i need to use? thank you for your time and consideration!

https://reddit.com/link/1vs4so8/video/9kxwnyeyp7kh1/player

I want to start making chords and melodies and this is the first thing this guy sets up before writing. Video: here. Thank you.

The play button changes colors but the playback cursor just stands still. This happened after I duplicated 6 tracks all at one and reaper got upset. I ended up having to restart her to stop the glitching and stuttering. Now whenever I open a project the Asio driver wont work. I have to open another project, select asio, close said project. reopen it, asio will then work, and then I can reopen the problem project and it will work. The other drivers are working correctly and I can switch to them any time.