A Simple No Brainer Tool for Collaboration ! (ReaTrak for Dummies) w/Backing Tracks

MusoBob · 04-23-2021, 03:07 PM

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EASY START GUIDE

Download: ReaTrak-instant-trak-creator-gui.zip

Download: www.reapack.com/
In Reaper menu Extensions > Reapack > Browse packages.. in Filter paste js_ReaScriptAPI
right click > Install > Apply

In Reaper menu Options > Show REAPER Resource Path...

Copy all the files and folders in ReaTrak-instant-trak-creator-gui.zip to Scripts or Scripts\ReaTrak

In Reaper menu Actions > Show Action List > New Action > Load ReaScript...

point it to ReaTrak instant trak creator gui.lua and open

in the Action window run ReaTrak instant trak creator gui.lua

Test Files:

included Demo_regions_D.csv

Download:

Guitar, Acoustic, Nylon Arpeggio Ev8 4-4 120bpm flac.zip
(or in the same web folder there is wav or mp3)
Unzip

In Reaper menu View > Region/Markers Manager > right click > Import > Demo_regions_D.csv

In Instant Tracks GUI > Browse Instrument > Guitar, Acoustic, Nylon Arpeggio Ev8 4-4 120bpm.flac > Open

Insert New Track and select

Highlight all regions or a few regions

In Instant Tracks GUI > ReaTrak Section

*Note the other demo instruments and drums had a typo in the color of Verse ending and Chorus ending so to use them
import the regions.csv and set the verse and chorus ending to the proper color by putting the cursor under the region
and click the verse ending or chorus ending buttons in the Instant Tracks GUI then save the region csv overwriting.

https://reatrak.com/downloads/test_files/

*UPDATED backing tracks added for templates below
You don't need ReaTrak installed for this, this is just simple and basic to use and does the job, it only uses the one script.
If you don't have it you will need to install Lokasenna GUI or via ReaPack
and run Library/Set Lokasenna_GUI v2 library path.lua
Right click Save Link/Target As
Instant Trak creator gui.lua

This includes the code GUI: ReaTrak-instant-trak-creator-gui.zip

Instant Traks will run just by the one script, all you need are the tracks https://www.reatrak.com/downloads/test_files/
To create your own tracks for Collaboration that other users can use in any project you just need your recorded instrument track along with the regions, have a look how the above test file tracks are made or got to the ReaTrak forum page.

You can create a basic one with just a few chords or an advanced one with lots of chords and lots of playing variations.
Say if you have a simple strum pattern, you can record a bar or 2 in A,A#,B,C,C#,D,D#,E,F,F#,G,G# and if you like Am,A#m,Bm,Cm,C#m,Dm,D#m,Em,Fm,F#m,Gm,G#m that's just 24 or 48 bars,
now that will fit to any key using the basic Major minor chords.
Here's a basic Major_minor_chord_regions-48bars.csv right click Save Link/Target As then import the regions in the region manager.
Then upload your track, reapeaks and the region csv with the same name as the instrument:
Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm Pop 01 Ev8 4-4 120bpm.csv
Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm Pop 01 Ev8 4-4 120bpm.wav
Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm Pop 01 Ev8 4-4 120bpm.wav.reapeaks

The regions are red this means it will play in intro, bridge, verse, pre chorus, chorus (purple orange blue yellow green)
Come on guys n gals try a basic one and upload it for users to try !

The fills are 1 bar
The Count-Ins are 2 bars
The Endings are 4 or more bars
The Holds and Shots are 3 or 4 bars (you need to select the Instruments Holds track to fill any Holds or Shots)
You can select any format in the tracks folders
mid, mp3, opus, wav, mp4 video etc.. they all should have a region csv with them.
After you create a new region and name it select the color.
I think most of the tracks are just count-in, verse, chorus, fills and endings.
Some of the drums may have intro, bridge, pre-chorus.

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MusoBob · 04-24-2021, 03:27 PM

*Updated added play anywhere button to set region color to red that means that region will play in verse and chorus etc...
These are the metronome setting to give you a 2 bar count-in for the above template.

MusoBob · 04-24-2021, 05:22 PM

This is a recorded strum, it's rendered with the settings below.
This will fit to any basic Major minor chord progression.
You can take it further and add some 7 chords, endings, holds and shots.
Guitar, Strum, Ev8 4-4 120bpm.zip

MusoBob · 04-26-2021, 04:42 PM

Here's another way.
You can get loops in all keys and a lot of chords here https://www.sessionbandloops.com 70% off.
You have the playing, endings, holds and shots.
Once you create the track and regions, Instant Traks will instantly fit the chord instruments and drums to any progression and tempo.
If you have to do this manually it will take ages.

MusoBob · 04-27-2021, 04:58 PM

*UPDATED if you reatrak a section that has items already it will remove the current items and put new items in, this will give a new variation.
+ other bug fixes