Using REAPER with MA2: Timecode Made Easy

This is how I set up Reaper with MA2 and LoopMidi so that I can program timecode without any fancy playback hardware. And it's a lot better than using a janky left/right audio split cable! No console or special hardware required.

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[ElijahCiali]

For those trying to do this with MA3 onPC: try disabling your MIDI out in MA. That worked for me when it kept confusing the quarter messages.

[acreem]

I just figured out how to connect Reaper to MA and you release this, oh god this was taking a while to make it work

[nathannation]

Christian these videos back to back are fantastic, please keep them coming 👍

[bolo]

i don't have idea that how do Timecode, Thanks Christian!!! You're Awesome.

[MultiMegaMaxx]

Much better than my virtual audio cable setup I had going. Awesome!

[hugowoesthuis]

Just to add to this video - if you are more familiar to a different DAW (e.g FL Studio, Unableton (get it?)), you can adjust the midi settings in that daw to do the very same thing. If you already have a DAW, then the only thing u need to do is download LoopMIDI

[hacker]

Dude! I’ve been following your work for a while now. i’ve always been in love with all of those fixtures and the work behind it, but never had the opportunity to give this close look. Now i’m starting to get what the guys are doing.
Just leaving a suggestion, it would be really nice if you got time to do some lighting breakdown from another designers. I saw bruno mars’s live performance for 24k magic tour and their setup is INSANE. they’ve got about 320 individually controlled fixtures on the top of the stage. It got me wondering during the whole performance how the hell was it made and synced with the lots of other lighting layers.
Cheers bro, keep up with the quality content! 🙏🏼

[danielchong]

Extremely useful vids, learning a lot from them! Thanks for contributing!

[xXTrickLeagueXx]

Awesome!! Finally some more videos coming out, have you been busy?

[DarrenKawa]

@Christian Jackson I freaking love you.

[ianaparker]

wow, this is such an easier way to do this, ive always done the left/right audio split method and ive always hated it. So buying reaper

[DJ_Echooo]

Hey Christian, I need some help. When I go into the “GrandMA2 onPC Option” (6:00 into the video) my “MIDI In Device” says “None” and is highlighted in green. It does not let me change it and gives me no options to do so. I have midiLoop and Reaper I stalled and communicating with each other fine.

[joni]

Thank you sooo much. That helped me a lot!

[rdagza]

I have no idea whats going on but I watched the entire thing

[NickFromNetherlands]

Taping the beat with the spacebar and fill the timecodes iin the MA will take hours. The beat is on the grid in the Daw and sending midi notes to MA that can be used auto and also MTC or LTC that will be used every 2 sec. in your MA program is a better way.

[midgebetts]

Hi have you made a video of how to timecode sequence executors

Awesome video! Nice way to sync music with MTC, but it could be possible to use it along a MIDI controller? I use a LPD8 to launch some Exec.Buttons but I can't figure out how to use both at the same time for a nice programmer session because you have to choose what MIDI device is accepting MA2 in.

[jilightdesign]

Record is working with selected executor or all?

[paranutlokaew]

How to add new song or new track for another song?

[diego]

Couod you make a video testing the timecode reaper on a gig?