Installing Reaper: Setting it up RIGHT! (Project Defaults/Project Directory)

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Default Project Settings
01:51 - Change Path to Save Media Files
02:27 - Setting Pan Law (if you want)
02:59 - Selecting ReaPeaks Folder
03:44 - Setting up auto-backups
04:48 - Setting items to crossfade on split
05:30 - Expanding your mixer view
06:00 - How to build a new project directory
07:25 - Sending a Reaper Project
07:48 - Conclusion

I absolutely adore Reaper as a DAW, but the default settings for project folders makes me scream. I'll break down the best defaults to change when installing Reaper to make it easy to find and navigate projects. And I'll explain why you might choose another setting along the way.

For a better discussion on why you'd want to change Pan Law:

Check out the other videos in this playlist for some common issues that come up when installing Reaper

[nikotime]

Excellent. Thank you for your time and consideration for uploading. Really appreciated.

[nikotime]

Excellent ! Thank you for your time energy and your consideration.

[AgimLubonja]

This one was very helpful to organize everything in folders as it should be. Thank you!

[nathanstatham]

Dude, these videos are gold. Thanks so much for the tutorials!!

[badenhill]

Thank you Sir very much, all I need to say is AT LAST ! now I can get on with the good stuff.

[socialmeaslesinpartnership]

Many thanks! I'll have to look at this a few times. I'm midway through a project and my C Drive is getting full. I have to figure out Reaper properly, move it it another drive and keep the recording data there too. I think I see how this will work. Thank you.

[tuti]

Thanks for this, I have about 4 years of projects that were saved with the default settings. How would this work with past projects? Would it mess anything up?

[noahdrake]

Thanks for the helpful video! I have about 10 years and hundreds, if not thousands of projects going to default saving location the only thing I've done is put them on my D drive so my C drive can be fairly clear. How would I go about organizing all of that old stuff in a manner such as this without messing a bunch of stuff up?

[andthensome]

Thanks for this. I don't want to record onto my internal hard-drive. How do I record to an external hard drive but have it set up just like you do in this video?

[rp]

hi, Can you explain project setting, media, secondary recording path... how to use it and when...

[darthphanrex]

Hello, the project saving tab for auto back-ups does not appear on my preference tab. Could you possibly help me please?

[SoCalDroneu]

When I'm done recording, all the files are being sent to my desktop. It's so annoying. They are already being saved in my Reaper Media folder but for some reason, they are being saved to my desktop also. How can I stop files being saved on my desktop?