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HOW TO CUT IN REAPER (SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE)

By: Author Jack Oberkirsch

Posted on Last updated: 11/06/2023

Categories REAPER, Tips And Techniques

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To cut in REAPER, start by right-clicking the item you want to cut. Once you
have done this, scroll down and click ‘Cut items.’ You can also cut individual
sections of media items by clicking ‘Cut selected area of items’ once your
desired section is selected.

Contents show
1 Cutting In REAPER
2 What You Will Need
3 Step One – Selecting The Item
4 Step Two – Cutting The Item
5 Step Three – Moving On
6 Uses For Cutting
6.1 Cutting out Dead Spaces in An Audio Track
6.2 Cutting out Audio or MIDI Items from A Certain section of A Track
6.3 Re-arranging a track’s order
7 Related Questions
7.1 What Is the Importance of Properly editing Audio in Music Production?
7.2 What Does REAPER Stand For?
7.3 Can You Use Studio Headphones for General Music Listening?
7.4 What Is Your Favorite REAPER Hotkey?
7.5 Is REAPER Customizable?
7.6 What Is the Best Free Piano VST In your Opinion?
7.7 How Do You Quantize in REAPER?
7.8 What Are the Best Themes for REAPER?
7.9 What Is Ripple Editing?


CUTTING IN REAPER

Cutting is one of the most basic and essential tools for editing audio or MIDI
items in any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). 

Knowing how to efficiently and adequately cut media items in your DAW will
increase your workflow and allow you to edit your tracks much more quickly.

If you are not comfortable when it comes to editing media items, you might find
yourself falling behind as a music producer.

In this step-by-step guide, I will show you how to cut in REAPER.


WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Here is a list of what you will need to go through this article:

 * REAPER DAW
 * Audio items to practice editing with
 * MIDI items to practice editing with


STEP ONE – SELECTING THE ITEM

The first step for cutting in REAPER is selecting the item you want to cut. To
do this, simply click on the desired item.

You can also select just a section of an item by clicking and dragging the
desired time selection.




STEP TWO – CUTTING THE ITEM

Now that we have our desired item selected, we can cut the item. Start
by right-clicking the item and scroll down to ‘Cut items.’ Once you click this,
the selected item is cut and copied. 

If you only want to cut a specific section of a media item, choose ‘Cut selected
area of items’ from the drop-down menu after you have the section ready to go.

Just like that, our media item is successfully cut! 

There are also shortcuts on the keyboard that you can use to cut media items
faster. To cut an entire object, use Command>X (Mac) / Ctrl>X (PC). 

To cut just a selected area of an item, use Command>Shift>X (Mac) / Ctrl>X
(PC)..


STEP THREE – MOVING ON

In REAPER, cutting an audio or MIDI item also copies it to your clipboard. That
way, you can move it around the track and place it elsewhere if need be.



Watch what happens when I click paste after cutting an item. 

This makes cutting a beneficial tool for editing a track.


USES FOR CUTTING


CUTTING OUT DEAD SPACES IN AN AUDIO TRACK

One use of the technique that I have shown you is cutting out dead space in an
audio track. 

For example, you have a vocal track recorded with a long silence section during
an instrumental part. During this section, you notice an audible headphone bleed
into the microphone, and you want to cut it out to clean up the vocal track. 

To do this, you can pick the time selection that you want to cut and follow the
process that I have shown you. 

Keep in mind that this is just one method you can use to get rid of dead space
in an audio track. There are other ways to do this in REAPER, such as splitting
the media item and deleting the blank section. 




CUTTING OUT AUDIO OR MIDI ITEMS FROM A CERTAIN SECTION OF A TRACK

Another way that you can use this technique is by cutting out media items from a
specific part of a song. 

For example, if you have an instrument playing during a part of the song that it
shouldn’t be in, you can cut it out to quickly remove it. 

Yes, you could simply delete the audio or MIDI item to get rid of it, but
cutting it is helpful if you also want to copy and paste it.


RE-ARRANGING A TRACK’S ORDER

The last way to utilize cutting in the editing process is to re-arrange a
track’s order.

Because cutting a media item also copies said item, cutting is valuable for
editing in REAPER. You can use it to completely re-arrange a song’s structure. 

For example, let’s say you find yourself producing a new track for an artist who
is not happy with the work of their last producer. They want you to take all of
the stems created for the song with the previous producer and re-arrange and
re-order them. 

It is undoubtedly a daunting task either way, but if you know how to edit and
organize a track properly, you can do it. 

This is why it is essential for you as a music producer to learn the proper
techniques for editing, such as quantizing, cutting, copying, and pasting.



Knowing how to cut, copy, and paste in REAPER will allow you to take on all
kinds of music production gigs.


RELATED QUESTIONS


WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERLY EDITING AUDIO IN MUSIC PRODUCTION?

Knowing how to properly edit audio while working on a track is essential for
producing professional-sounding music.

Having a track properly edited during the mixing process is the difference
between being organized and creating a great song or being disorganized and
pumping out messy work.


WHAT DOES REAPER STAND FOR?

REAPER is an acronym that stands for ‘Rapid Environment for Audio Production,
Engineering, and Recording. Cockos Inc. developed and released REAPER on August
23rd, 2006.

REAPER is a powerful DAW that has many different applications within music
production.


CAN YOU USE STUDIO HEADPHONES FOR GENERAL MUSIC LISTENING?

Yes, you can definitely use your studio headphones for general music listening.
In fact, because studio headphones often have better audio quality than typical
headphones, studio headphones are great for listening to your favorite music.


WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE REAPER HOTKEY?

My favorite hotkey in REAPER is Ctrl>R, the hotkey for recording. My reason for
this is that when I’m working on a selected track and trying to record a
particular part repeatedly, it is much easier to use this hotkey rather than
using the mouse every single time.

Also, something incredible about REAPER is that you can program your own custom
hotkeys for almost any function.


IS REAPER CUSTOMIZABLE?

Yes, REAPER is a very customizable DAW. Not only can you program custom hotkeys
to complete almost any function, but you can also adjust its visual theme and
color scheme.

REAPER’s customizability is one thing that draws a lot of users to the DAW.


WHAT IS THE BEST FREE PIANO VST IN YOUR OPINION?

In my opinion, the best free piano VST instrument is the soft piano from LABS
Instruments by Spitfire Audio. Not only is the soft piano an incredible VST
plugin, but so is the entire LABS collection, so I recommend you check out the
rest of the instruments as well!


HOW DO YOU QUANTIZE IN REAPER?

REAPER is a powerful DAW with tools that you can use to quantize both audio and
MIDI items. 

Here is our step-by-step guide for quantizing in REAPER. This guide will show
you the ins and outs of editing and quantization techniques in REAPER.


WHAT ARE THE BEST THEMES FOR REAPER?

In my opinion, some of the best themes for REAPER are ‘Flat Madness,’
‘Imperial,’ and ReaLax. These are just a few of the awesome themes you can get
for REAPER. I recommend checking out this article for more information on the
subject.

Keep in mind you can also use the theme adjuster to change the colors, lighting,
contrast, etc., of a REAPER theme.


WHAT IS RIPPLE EDITING?

Ripple editing is a function in REAPER that allows you to perform editing on a
track-by-track basis. You can set it to ‘per track’ or ‘all tracks.’ 

Although ripple editing can be helpful when you need it, I recommend that you
leave it disabled for the most part. 
The ripple edit button is located on the top left toolbar in REAPER.

Learning to use the ripple edit function in REAPER can aid you in improving your
editing workflow. 



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