Easy way to insert an Intro

[mjbphotos]

I'm in the mixdown stages of a new tune and want to insert a single track intro that is about a minute long.
How can I easily 'move' all the existing tracks together to keep them all in synch? I'm sure there's a way, but I'm coming up with a blank.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

I don't know about Reaper, but in other DAWs you can "select all" (CTRL-A on PC) and move all the tracks as a batch. In some DAWs you can group blocks of audio so they can be moved as a unit without having to select them each time. This kind of grouping is different from control groups or submix groups.

 

[gecko zzed]

There are a couple of ways.

The first is as bouldersoundguy says. Just select all the tracks (Ctrl A) and drag them off to the right.

The second is to highlight the space where you want the intro to go, right click on this highlighted area, and you will get an option to "insert empty space into selection". This will automatically push everything to the right.

 

[mjbphotos]

Should have used the first method, using the second method, Reaper inserts the same amount of time as you have selected, so first selecting all tracks, then selecting a minute of the project , right clicking and selecting empty space adds a minute of space.

 

[RAMI]

Should have used the first method, using the second method, Reaper inserts the same amount of time as you have selected, so first selecting all tracks, then selecting a minute of the project , right clicking and selecting empty space adds a minute of space.

But isn't that what you want? A minute of space so you can insert your intro?

 

[Greg_L]

Right-click, drag a big window around everything, move it over.

 

[mjbphotos]

But isn't that what you want? A minute of space so you can insert your intro?

Yes, but I didn't know how it worked until trying and 'undoing' a few times! First selected the 4 seconds of silenced count-in time. Then the whole song...