Beginner's Guide to Making Drum Beats in Reaper DAW [Drums Tutorial]

In this stepbystep Reaper tutorial for beginners, you'll learn how to create punchy and groovy drum beats from scratch using the powerful drum programming tools in the Reaper digital audio workstation (DAW). Whether you're a complete novice or have some experience with music production, this indepth guide will walk you through the entire process of crafting drum patterns and rhythms in Reaper.

We'll cover essential topics like setting up your drum sequencer, programming MIDI drum patterns, using virtual instruments (VST) and much more. By the end of this drums tutorial, you'll have the skills to produce drum beats in Reaper DAW for any genre of music.

So grab your headphones, fire up Reaper, and let's make some beats!


00:00 Introduction
00:25 Creating Sections
00:56 1.Sequencer
01:41 Drum Pattern
02:09 Verse Riff
02:32 Make Guitar Sound Like a Bass
03:50 Record Mode: Overdub
04:00 Midi Keyboard
05:00 Pre Chorus Riff
05:26 VST
06:28 Choosing a Pattern
06:55 Editing The Pattern
07:45 Chorus Riff
08:08 Recording Guitar
08:55 How Do You Make Music?