Smart Markers (2/4): Switching Amp sims/Plugins mid-performance (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep62) @IDDQDSound
Smart Markers (2/4): Switching Amp sims/Plugins mid-performance (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep62)  @IDDQDSound
Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Smart Markers 102: Switching Amp sims/Plugins mid-performance (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep62)
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Recap of Last Ep
0:42 Problem with Audio for Smart hot-swap markers
1:14 First Method: Switching Presets with Smart Markers
2:13 Adding text to Smart Markers
345 Preset Hot-swap markers in Action (with @LetsTalkAboutReaper)
3:30 The problem with the first method
3:58 Second Method: Switching FX Chains through Sends
4:54 Why use Sends instead of changing Tracks?
5:25 Send Hot-Swapping in action
6:10 How to smooth over FX Chain transitions
7:15 Outro, Next Episode & Channel plugs!
Hey folks! This is part II of Smart markers so watch this if you haven't/find yourself confused: youtube.com/watch?v=Lu_Z5GFj0Ts

In this episode we'll look at how to implement the same system as last video, but for live audio rather than VSTi Instruments!

Thanks to @LetsTalkAboutReaper for lending drums to this tutorial! Check out his channel for more REAPER tutorials! Thanks to @Mastering In the box and @grichu for donating. Check out both these channels as well!
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More info, Explanation in text, Downloadable content from this episode here (Custom actions, toolbar, cheat sheets, and more):
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