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Posted by: Marc_Maiden May 24 2009, 06:27 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQRcFsZRquc

wait for it to process

Guide:

Well the video I realized is self Explanitory, but here are the links to the stuff you will need:

Reaper - http://www.reaper.fm/

Guitar Pro - http://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php

VSTs - http://www.audiomastermind.com/browse-free_vst_plugins-5886988-1.html

Lame Codec for making MP3s - http://lame.sourceforge.net/

(thanks to Marek Rojewski) Free Guitar Pro like software called Tux Guitar - http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/

those are the tools you will need.

so let me recap what I say in the video:

Guitar Pro Part:

- write the Midi to the instrument track in guitar pro. Make sure you use the right instrument (IE Piano for Piano tracks) (Drums for Drum Tracks)

once you have the entire song done, SAVE IT! and SAVE OFTEN! then you need to export each track to Midi one by one. you need to delete every track except for the one you want to export, the export, re open the full file (with all the tracks) and repeat. DO NOT SAVE AFTER YOU DELETE TRACKS, do this slowly to avoid mistakes

to make a track Midi, go to File->Export->Midi and name it the instrument it corresponds to, (to stay organized)

Repear part:

Insert -> Virtual Instrument

a window will pop up, click Fx-> Scan for Plugins (this will search your computer for VSTs)

when thats done, open the instrument, then a new track will appear. Then make sure the time is at zero (make sure you click on the start of the track so its set to start at zero)

go to Insert -> Media file -> locate your midi and open it. it will now appear on your track. edit parameters of the VST (eq and what ever you can to make it sound good)

you can oepn many tracks and instruments till you get your track complete.

SAVE OFTEN, don't overload your computer!!!

NOW ONE THING I DID NOT MENTION IN THE GUIDE: HOW TO TURN THE TRACK TO AN MP3

Go to File-> Render -> where it says Wav (i think it says that, there should be a little drop menu where the audio formats are) click Mp3 and it will ask you to find the MP3 codec, at the top i linked you to it, download it, extract it to the main reaper location: C/ program files/ reaper and drop in there.(im not 100% sure if this is how i did it but im pretty sure itll auto detect it.)

enjoy your track!

any questions you can ask here! or PM me!

thanks for reading/watching!!!

SAVE OFTEN!!!

Posted by: fkalich May 24 2009, 06:49 PM

I left you a 5 star. Which is appropriate, when a person puts out some effort to help. Good info there.

Posted by: Marc_Maiden May 24 2009, 07:09 PM

thanks

Posted by: Velvet Roger May 24 2009, 07:12 PM

Nice video, very helpful indeed

Posted by: playaxeman May 24 2009, 07:17 PM

Marc_maiden,

Very useful.

Many Thx.

Posted by: skennington May 24 2009, 09:03 PM

Very helpful of you Marc. Many people should get some good benefits from your tutorial. Bravo man, 5 stars!

Posted by: audiopaal May 24 2009, 09:29 PM

That's awesome mate
Thanks for doing this, should help out some people a lot

Posted by: berko May 24 2009, 09:31 PM

Thanks man... bookmarked! Gonna check it later for some good tips

Posted by: Mister_Riff May 25 2009, 07:50 AM

This is just so extremely helpfull

Thx so much

Posted by: Marc_Maiden May 25 2009, 07:55 AM

my pleasure guys!

i remember i was going crazy trying to figure this out...i used to think making back tracks was impossible but after a while and a lot of research i found those easy methods..

feel free to ask questions!

Posted by: Marek Rojewski May 25 2009, 09:58 AM

Rated it:) Somewhere on the forum one of the instructors wrote some similar tutorial, but without the great video, and we all know that videos are what often makes the difference:) Many many many thanks:)

PS: there is a free guitarpro-like-software - Tux Guitar, and I think it can do more less what GuitarPro does, so those that want to save more cash, they can try it also.

EDIT: I tried to use Tux-Guitar and it worked - You can export the tab to midi and than apply VST on it in Reaper.

Posted by: blindwillie May 25 2009, 10:26 AM

Excellent guide, thanks.

Posted by: kaznie_NL May 25 2009, 03:13 PM

Your Rock dude! Thanks a lot

Posted by: Marc_Maiden May 25 2009, 03:36 PM

QUOTE (Marek Rojewski @ May 25 2009, 01:58 AM)

Rated it:) Somewhere on the forum one of the instructors wrote some similar tutorial, but without the great video, and we all know that videos are what often makes the difference:) Many many many thanks:)

PS: there is a free guitarpro-like-software - Tux Guitar, and I think it can do more less what GuitarPro does, so those that want to save more cash, they can try it also.

EDIT: I tried to use Tux-Guitar and it worked - You can export the tab to midi and than apply VST on it in Reaper.

cool find, i added a link to it in the guide and added your name for credit

thanks!

Posted by: Marek Rojewski May 25 2009, 04:04 PM

Actually I got know about this program here at GMC, but many thanks anyway, You are unearthly helpful;)

Posted by: kaznie_NL May 25 2009, 05:28 PM

Now I have to get to learn how to program drums I do have AD demo, so i might start with the loops in there...

Posted by: Santiago Diaz Garces May 25 2009, 06:08 PM

Nice guide!

Posted by: kaznie_NL May 25 2009, 08:06 PM

here's just a fast example using the Midi from the GP5 drumfile from Smells like a teen spirit I used AD as VSt, there's also a bass, but I'm not sure it's hearable

here's just a fast example using the Midi from the GP5 drumfile from Smells like a teen spirit I used AD as VSt, there's also a bass, but I'm not sure it's hearable

Posted by: Marc_Maiden May 25 2009, 10:51 PM

awesome job dude!

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic May 26 2009, 12:01 PM

Very good man, this looks great!

Posted by: kaznie_NL May 27 2009, 06:04 PM

I'm bumping this thread to give this article some more views, it's worth it! Also, check out all free VST sites here: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=23124&st=0

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Jun 16 2009, 03:33 PM

Excellent tutorial Marc, really well laid out !

Posted by: bladzerok Jun 19 2009, 02:00 AM

awesome video! i really needed this! now i can finally record songs .

Thanks a lot, i rated it a 5

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jun 20 2009, 12:00 AM

Cool !!! Thanks for sharing this tutorial!

Posted by: Sensible Jones Jun 21 2009, 11:49 AM

Great Tutorial Marc!!!
Some really useful info in there!!
Thanks for posting!!!

Posted by: Gus Jun 21 2009, 11:53 AM

Nice tutorial man.
Maybe this topic should be moved to student instructor lessons?

I just have one question: you do mention that guitar pro has not too many MIDI chanels and that could be a shortcoming.
But I tried exporting MIDI from GP and using then on addictive drums. The results were that some of the channels were on wrong position. I mean hi-hat became snare drums, snare drums become something else and so on...

Do you know how to fix that?

Thanks.

Posted by: kaznie_NL Jun 21 2009, 12:12 PM

QUOTE (Gus @ Jun 21 2009, 12:53 PM)