LCS_reFraction-2

[lucas_LCS]

Available on Stash
LCS_reFraction-2_Bright is also available on Stash

Built from LCS_reFraction which is itself built from Reaction by Silent

INSTRUCTIONS:
put the ReaperThemZip file in your Color Themes folder or drag and drop the theme on an open Reaper window.

CHANGES:
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- new buttons and graphics
- new faders
- unified layouts with the bright version and companion themes Reflection & Reflection_Bright
:: :: all 4 themes use the same layout names with controls in approximately the same locations
:: :: all 4 themes MCP layouts are the same width, so if you switch to one of the other themes you MCP widths will remain stable.

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UPDATE: 12/20/2021
- fixed Track ID bug on all MCP layouts

UPDATE: 12/18/2021
- fixed Pan bug on TCP VCA layout
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MCP LAYOUTS:
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DEFAULT - Default layout
BASIC - Default layout with less buttons
NARROW - narrow version of the DEFAULT
WIDE - wider version of the DEFAULT
FXrack - no meter or volume or pan. access volume and pan through the IO button
SEPARATOR - wide or thin blank layouts for making space between tracks. Has the track label so it can also be used to signal the start of a group of tracks.
SEPARATOR FOLDER - wide or thin layouts with a 'folder tab' style and label to be used help mark off sections
SIDEBAR - layout with the FX list along the right side
STRIP - choose between more controls or larger label area
STRIP Name - limited controls, no meter and large, expandable label area
STRIP Meter - limited controls and no track label
METER - large mter strip with minmmal controls
VCA - default and Narrow sized versions, limited controls. no FX area. can be expanded/contracted
VCA Narrow - narrow version of the VCA layout


MCP MASTER LAYOUTS:
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DEFAULT - matches default MCP layout
WIDE - wider default style layout with wider meter and bigger fader
BIG METER - big meter with volume knob instead of a fader and no immediate pan control. no Env or FX buttons
BIG METER WIDE - wider version of big meter.
SIDEBAR - Fat Fader layout with FX sidebar


TCP LAYOUTS:
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DEFAULT - main TCP layout
LONG NAME - matches default TCP layout, except buttons are lowered to allow for name label to keep stretching to the right.
LONG METER - Long Meter above Volume
BIG METER - has expandable meter.
BASIC - no Vol, Pan or main FX
MINIMAL - only has recarm, label, folder, Mute, Solo, TrackIDX and FolderComp buttons
SEPARATOR - blank layout for making space between tracks. Has the track label so it can also be used to signal the start of a group of tracks.
SEPARATOR _centered - name text centered in in the layout
SEPARATOR FOLDER - layout with a 'folder tab' style and label to be used help mark off sections
VCA - Dafault and narrow sized layouts with minimal controls


NOTE: all fader layouts have a blue, green, red or yellow fader version available


see screenshots below:

[lucas_LCS]

reFraction-2:
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MCP Default, Narrow and VCA



MCP Sidebar, Strips, Wide, Meter and Folder Separators



TCP Layouts



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[lucas_LCS]

reFraction-2 Bright:
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MCP Default, Narrow and VCA



MCP Sidebar, Strips, Wide, Meter and Folder Separators



TCP Layouts



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[lucas_LCS]

reserved for possible future updates.

[Dean Russell]

I've been using Reaper now for a year as my main DAW since I jumped off from Pro Tools and of all the themes my favorite is the Sesshin G. I just love it!
Thank you for creating that wonderful theme.

[elcalen]

Hi! I've been trying out this theme for a few days and modding it to my liking (because even when I like a theme, there's always things I want to change), and I've noticed a couple little bugs specifically with the dark version.

Firstly, track numbers in the mixer are sometimes drawn beneath folder buttons. There appears to be a ?folderstate conditional for mcp.trackidx missing in the dark version that's present in the light version.

Secondly, with the VCA layout for the TCP, if pan mode is set to stereo balance/mono pan, the pan knob gets drawn under the rec arm/routing/name area. With pan mode set to stereo pan, the pan and width knobs are drawn in the correct place. Again, this appears to work fine in the light version.

The first issue I easily fixed myself, and I don't really need the VCA layout for TCP, but I figured I should still report these...

[lucas_LCS]

Originally Posted by elcalen

Hi! I've been trying out this theme for a few days and modding it to my liking (because even when I like a theme, there's always things I want to change), and I've noticed a couple little bugs specifically with the dark version.

Firstly, track numbers in the mixer are sometimes drawn beneath folder buttons. There appears to be a ?folderstate conditional for mcp.trackidx missing in the dark version that's present in the light version.

Secondly, with the VCA layout for the TCP, if pan mode is set to stereo balance/mono pan, the pan knob gets drawn under the rec arm/routing/name area. With pan mode set to stereo pan, the pan and width knobs are drawn in the correct place. Again, this appears to work fine in the light version.

The first issue I easily fixed myself, and I don't really need the VCA layout for TCP, but I figured I should still report these...

Hi, thanks for the post.

TrackIDX. Folder Icon:
The TrackIDX is designed to be covered/replaced by the folder icon when the track is a folder or the end of a folder.
Not a bug since I set it up to do that, but thanks for checking.

VCA Pan
This is a bug.
Thank you for reporting it.
Odd though, since the code should be almost the same as the Bright version except for thinks like text color, etc.
I will try to get it fixed in the next couple of weeks.

EDIT:
or I could fix it right now.
Turned out to be surprisingly simple to fix.

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[lucas_LCS]

UPDATE: 12/18/2021
- fixed Pan bug on TCP VCA layout

Get the update from Stash

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[elcalen]

Originally Posted by lucas_LCS

The TrackIDX is designed to be covered/replaced by the folder icon when the track is a folder or the end of a folder.
Not a bug since I set it up to do that, but thanks for checking.

I may have expressed myself a little unclearly. The problem is, it's not getting fully replaced, but only covered, which in some cases leads to the track ID being partially visible under the folder icons, which looks wrong. I assume that shouldn't be intended behaviour?



I should probably point out that I have changed some fonts as well (I'm on Linux and don't necessarily have all the same fonts installed as Windows/Mac users, which often leads to themes looking a little odd). I guess it's possible that the overlapped elements would be less obvious with the default font settings...

Like I said, this doesn't happen in the bright theme, because there's a ?folderstate conditional there that's missing in the dark version. I changed the dark theme to match the bright theme, and I no longer have overlapping folder icons and numbers...

set mcp.trackidx  [1 0 20 23]

vs

set mcp.trackidx  ?folderstate [0] [1 0 20 23]

[lucas_LCS]

Thanks for clarifying this.
It only shows up when the layouts are changed.

The fix has been posted.

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[lucas_LCS]

UPDATE: 12/20/2021
- fixed Track ID bug on all MCP layouts

Get the update from Stash

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[elcalen]

Thanks! Both these issues appear to be fixed now.