How powerful is Reaper for composers? In this video, I break down three incredibly useful (and often overlooked) features inside Reaper DAW:

• The Track Manager
• The MIDI Track Manager
• The built-in Notes system (Global, Track, Item & Project Notes)

If you’re writing orchestral music, musical theatre, film scores, TV cues – or just want better project organisation – these tools can dramatically improve your workflow.

One of the biggest strengths of Reaper is its flexibility. Tracks aren’t locked into rigid roles like in other DAWs. You can build folder buses, hide tracks, create custom mixer views, ghost MIDI parts for orchestration reference, and even attach notes directly to tracks and items.

In this walkthrough, I show you:

✔ How to declutter large projects using the Track Manager
✔ How to create custom mixer views
✔ How to use MIDI ghosting for orchestration and arrangement
✔ How to manage CC data across multiple tracks
✔ How to use Global, Track, Item, and Project Notes for organisation
✔ A powerful workflow tip for writing lyrics directly inside your session

Reaper may look simple at first – but once you dig into features like these, you realise why so many composers rely on it for speed, stability, and flexibility.

If you’re serious about composition inside Reaper, this series will help you unlock workflow improvements you might not even know existed.

🎼 I write primarily for musical theatre, but these techniques apply equally to film scoring, TV composition, and orchestral production.