The Useful Macro Thread

[PTF]

Macro for inserting new blank MIDI files of varying lengths. The one in the jpeg is for 4 bars, but you can easily extend that by adding more (or less) instances of the 'move edit cursor forward one measure' action to make it however many bars you need. Personally, I have 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 bar versions.

[panicaftermath]

Would be good if the macro editor let you step through a macro. And comment out actions.

Would also be good if the macro editor window didn't block keys to the main window.

[saura]

there is too much info, I'll return someday

[danboid]

I use marker one as my record start marker then I bind 'Retake' to Alt+A with the following macro actions:

Transport: Stop (DELETE all recorded media)
Markers: Go to Marker 01
Transport: Record

[TonE]

simple but useful idea, danboid.

[strachupl]

Since there is no action to toggle playrate envelope.

[Chimera123]

Cycle Actions - One button - Triple Toggle - Solo/Mute/Off
If you have more efficient way of doing it I would love to know

File is attached

[SubbaseDnB]

Originally Posted by Futures_Untold

Hello

I'm looking to construct a macro that allows me to bounce/render the FX of all selected items within a time selection to a new item on a new track...

This would allow me to layer synths across multiple tracks, each with their own effects, then with the click of a button, bounce down/render the layers to a new media item on a new track.

Any help appreciated!

Pat

im looking for a macro to do something like this,but have (say each Layer)bounced to its own new track,so i easily can make different versions of the same sound but with different FX.Hope it makes sense

[_Stevie_]

EDIT: cfillion did a way cooler, faster and more reliable version of that via LUA:
go and get it on ReaPack: "Set item end to cursor and resize trailing MIDI notes"

[D Rocks]

Hey guys,

Yesterday I was trying REAPER to see if I could do a better job than in Cubase.
I spent the day making the FASTEST CUSTOM ACTIONS for VoiceOvers...

Here is the quick video to show you what it does and you also have access to DOWNLOAD the KeyMap for your own use!

Basically what it does is take a final VOICEOVER take and make it ready for mixing in 3 steps and takes like 2 minutes to do everything once it's set up.


https://youtu.be/3ddSqUqXd7s


REAPER is awesome!! Thanks so much for creating and maintaining it so well.

All the best,
Alex

[D Rocks]

Originally Posted by Chimera123

Cycle Actions - One button - Triple Toggle - Solo/Mute/Off
If you have more efficient way of doing it I would love to know

File is attached

wow dude I don't even understand what this is actually doing? are cycle actions like more complex version of Custom Actions?

[DANIELE]

Originally Posted by D Rocks

wow dude I don't even understand what this is actually doing? are cycle actions like more complex version of Custom Actions?

With Cycle actions you can build loops inside an action. You can use IF, FOR etc... statements as you would do with a programming language.

Custom action let you do only sequential actions and so you can't check if a condition is true or false for example.

Obviously the greater the complexity of a Cycle Action, the greater the time your machine needs to process it.

[jbraner]

THere's a good example of cycle actions in here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcvU...ature=youtu.be
(stick with it until the end)

I'd never heard of them either ;-)

[D Rocks]

Originally Posted by DANIELE

With Cycle actions you can build loops inside an action. You can use IF, FOR etc... statements as you would do with a programming language.

Custom action let you do only sequential actions and so you can't check if a condition is true or false for example.

Obviously the greater the complexity of a Cycle Action, the greater the time your machine needs to process it.

hey thank you very much for the reply and clarity of the answer! that seems VERY powerful and not so hard to learn

Originally Posted by jbraner

THere's a good example of cycle actions in here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcvU...ature=youtu.be
(stick with it until the end)

I'd never heard of them either ;-)

Cool!! going to check this when I have a couple of minutes! thanks alot!!


Alex

[Fijifuko]

Guys i have this cycle action, the only problem is whenever i copy and paste items with it, the midi items loop continuously (only midi items , audio items dont behave that way). Is there a way to copy original parts of midi items, so i can trim and resize them afterwards?

Update

I found the solution, its a simple switch

[Chancebabish]

I set up track 1 in my template to have all the common FX sends that I use.

I use this custom action so all new tracks automatically send to all my FX tracks:

SWS: Select only track 1
SWS/S&M: Copy selected tracks (with routing)
SWS/S&M: Paste tracks (with routing) or items

Hope it helps someone.

[Dyldano]

Hey,

I'm trying to create a macro that resets items to their defaults like in Pro Tools, i.e. clicking a fader to 0dB or pan to center.

Is there a pre-established shortcut for this that I'm missing?

[pingosimon]

For faders and pan knobs, I just double click them.

Within many plugins, control-click works.

[_Stevie_]

There's a way to create actions with SWS (ReaConsole).
Check the examples here: http://www.sws-extension.org/reaconsole.php

[PTF]

I've made some macros that act like a global transpose for all audio/MIDI tracks in a project.
To use them you'll need sws extensions, I have version 2.9.7 installed.

I've mapped them to the following shortcut keys:

Audio
alt + - (down a semitone)
alt + = (up a semitone)
ctrl + alt + - (down an octave)
ctrl + alt + = (up an octave)

MIDI
ctrl + - (down a semitone)
ctrl + = (up a semitone)
ctrl + shift + - (down an octave)
ctrl + shift + = (up an octave)

https://stash.reaper.fm/35221/Audio-...e%20Macros.zip

[crown]

Am using Reaper and I have a Personus Studio Live series 32 is there's anyway you can connect them together let the Behringerx32