Punch and Roll without takes

[BriamJH]

I have not used Reaper for almost two years and have upgraded from v6.8 to v7.57. It seems the choices in Options have changed. I wish to use Punch and Roll and simply overwrite the earlier recording - I do not want takes. How do I do this. Very many thanks, Brian

 

[PitchTempoAndriy]

Brian, the setting is under Options > Overlapping recording behavior > Trim existing items (tape mode).

In that same menu, select Do not add lanes if you do not want each pass put in a new lane. For a plain one-item track, also check the track’s right-click menu: Fixed item lanes and Free item positioning should be off.

Keep your punch-and-roll setup and try a short overlap in a copy of the project. The new recording should replace the overlapping section in the arrangement instead of producing take choices. Save that copy before testing the changed behavior.

The official REAPER user guide covers tape mode in section 3.17:

REAPER | User Guide

 

[BriamJH]

Very many thanks. I hope I do not have to relearn Reaper !! I wish designers would not fix something which isn't broke. Brian