Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
How to use Wildcards for Recording & Rendering (Rapid-Fire REAPER Tutorials Ep88)
Hey folks! In this episode I'll show you two areas where you can use wildcards! This is once again a vast topic so let me know if you have questions and I'll do a part 2 with all the stuff I had to cut out of this video (metadata, item rendering, etc.)
Blogs are temporarily down so check back here for when they are live (in hopefully a week or so)
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Join the REAPER squad on our Discord Server: discord.gg/YwQESKpBfE
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:15 How to set a naming convention for files recorded in REAPER
0:56 To use or not to use $recpass
1:46 Optimal naming convention for Home recording (IMO)
2:36 Why you should name your tracks
3:15 Using Wildcards for rendering auto-named stems
4:00 $tracknumber vs. $filenumber
4:37 Creating auto-named folders & subfolders for renders in REAPER
5:30 Saving wildcard patterns/render settings for future use
5:52 Bonus tip: =START & =END wildcards
6:41 Using wildcards to render & sort multitracks automatically
7:26 Using wildcards with region matrix in Mastering Projects
8:44 Potentials usage for Game Audio/Library samples
9:13 Outro & Memberships
How to use Wildcards for Recording & Rendering (Rapid-Fire REAPER Tutorials Ep88)
Hey folks! In this episode I'll show you two areas where you can use wildcards! This is once again a vast topic so let me know if you have questions and I'll do a part 2 with all the stuff I had to cut out of this video (metadata, item rendering, etc.)
Blogs are temporarily down so check back here for when they are live (in hopefully a week or so)
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCXom6oGEQL7iBGTGaCpyHng/join
Donations ➡️ buymeacoffee.com/iddqdsound
➡️ paypal.me/iddqdsound
Join the REAPER squad on our Discord Server: discord.gg/YwQESKpBfE
My Reaper Stash ➡️ https://stash.reaper.fm/u/IDDQDSoundClick the link below to import my Repository by copy the link below to ReaPack ⬇️
github.com/iddqdsound/reaper/tree/master
Instagram: iddqdmusic
🎧 My Music:
Soundcloud.com/iddqdmusic
iddqdmusic.bandcamp.com
Official Website: iddqdsound.com
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:15 How to set a naming convention for files recorded in REAPER
0:56 To use or not to use $recpass
1:46 Optimal naming convention for Home recording (IMO)
2:36 Why you should name your tracks
3:15 Using Wildcards for rendering auto-named stems
4:00 $tracknumber vs. $filenumber
4:37 Creating auto-named folders & subfolders for renders in REAPER
5:30 Saving wildcard patterns/render settings for future use
5:52 Bonus tip: =START & =END wildcards
6:41 Using wildcards to render & sort multitracks automatically
7:26 Using wildcards with region matrix in Mastering Projects
8:44 Potentials usage for Game Audio/Library samples
9:13 Outro & Memberships
