04-21-2020, 09:03 PM
Stay safe and take care of yourself.
Just one more note of advice. Unless you really need to "go there", I wouldn't go nuts on the plugins yet. Reaper will get you there for tracking/recording/midi etc. - i.e., you'll get your tracks into digital format quickly and easily. Then, if you port those tracks over to Mixbus, you'll find that the mix comes together really nicely and efficiently without the need for many 3rd party plugs. The built-in DSP, channel-specific EQ/filter/compression, and summing engine (virtual - into the mix busses) give you quite a bit of what you'll want/need without needing to spend a ton more money. The included VST effects are no-frills, but they work great and fill in the gaps nicely. Some of them, in fact, are the best in the business at what they do (the tom gate comes to mind).
That said, having a few nice reverbs (Valhalla is a recommendation), delays (look up TAL for really nice free ones), and utility plugins (Melda's free package has great ones) is always fun. Don't follow my mistake and go down the rabbit hole with UAD and Waves. I've sent them *way* too much money over the decades.... (insert wry grin here). Of course, if you can't help yourself.....there's lots of us who will identify with you :-)
Just one more note of advice. Unless you really need to "go there", I wouldn't go nuts on the plugins yet. Reaper will get you there for tracking/recording/midi etc. - i.e., you'll get your tracks into digital format quickly and easily. Then, if you port those tracks over to Mixbus, you'll find that the mix comes together really nicely and efficiently without the need for many 3rd party plugs. The built-in DSP, channel-specific EQ/filter/compression, and summing engine (virtual - into the mix busses) give you quite a bit of what you'll want/need without needing to spend a ton more money. The included VST effects are no-frills, but they work great and fill in the gaps nicely. Some of them, in fact, are the best in the business at what they do (the tom gate comes to mind).
That said, having a few nice reverbs (Valhalla is a recommendation), delays (look up TAL for really nice free ones), and utility plugins (Melda's free package has great ones) is always fun. Don't follow my mistake and go down the rabbit hole with UAD and Waves. I've sent them *way* too much money over the decades.... (insert wry grin here). Of course, if you can't help yourself.....there's lots of us who will identify with you :-)
