EvilDragon
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3. already answered above. You can use any theme you want.
4. Yes.
4. Yes.
If neither of you mind, could you elaborate on "smaller template?" I certainly want to understand more and see if I can accommodate that idea.
yes, no problem with that. It's just that in the video he says it's "faster,quicker and more organised than any other DAW" so I was trying to figure out in which ways it would be better than what I currently have.It's faster, quicker and more organized for Reaper users.
Yep! It is as simple as dragging around the categories into the order you wish. If you wanted to dive into changing the button order on the menus to correspond with your new order, you can right click on the menu, click customize, then drag the buttons around too. Trying to rename the category tracks (the VI-C tracks) everywhere is not recommended though because each track contains attached configuration information that makes the template work.1. Can I modify your theme? For example, I would prefer the following order of instruments (similar to the traditional layout in orchestral scores): woodwinds / brass / percussion / (keyboards and synths) / strings. Note: I'm a real idiot when it comes to scripting and programming.
Yep! I haven't spotlighted this feature yet, but I plan on adding a video for it. In addition to the standard stereo routing that all of the videos have demonstrated, there is also a "classic quad" mode that allows you to do just that, including rendering to quad stems. Full 5.1 and up will be added at a later point though.2. Can I use separate reverbs for front and rear? I have a 5.1 setup - quadrophonic for music, with separate front and rear reverbs (I love Eastwest's Spaces - they have these beautiful reverbs with impulses recorded individually for front and rear).
Yes - with a caveat. I answered this more in depth in an earlier post. But if the template supports all of the custom track lane skins that the standard Reaper theme used, then it will be seamless. If the template does not have all of the different track lane skins (such as faders on the track, or long text boxes, etc), then it will still work, but the template might have a slightly different workflow due to those changes. That might be what you want though! That's the beauty of Reaper.3. I love the custom made user themes for Reaper - in particular White Tie's Imperial Theme, Albert's Pro Tools 2.0.5 theme (which is my default theme). Can I use those with OTR?
Yep! It does this very well. But, when you become comfortable with Track Templates and using (or creating your own) TrackPacks, then you won't even load them into the session until needed. Its quick. Simple. And really easy. It seems like they are in the session due to the right-click load process, but they are stored outside of it until you want to use them.4. In Reaper you can toggle FX / VSTs online / offline - does that work with OTR? I have well over 2 TB of virtual instrument samples, can't load all of them into memory at the same time or my computer will die. 24 GB of memory is not the latest or greatest but it's been plenty so far.
Yep! Reaper has a built in Track Manager that makes this easy. You can choose what is visible in the main tracking view as well as in the mixer view. But, also see my reply to number 4 above.5. I created a custom "template" last year but it's so huge, I really don't use it. Is there a feature that I can hide / select only those tracks I am actually using in a cue? Frankly looking at 1,200 tracks at once drives me nuts.
Thanks!
Hey no worries! Its new and something to digest. And, it's a great question. I do stand by the comment that it is faster, quicker, and more efficient than every other DAW for a number of reasons that I'll try to touch on here.While I absolutely acknowledge and respect the work that's been put into this product I can't seem to find any real reason why this would be "faster,quicker and more organised" than my current disabled tracks template in Cubase. Everything is pre-routed into groups/fx sends and stems. Enabling a track to compose with is a matter of just selecting it and hitting a button on the keyboard (no right mouse clicks and sub menus). Visibility is perfectly managed through lemur on ipad - show all tracks, show tracks with data etc. Of course, batch exporting has been with cubase for a long time, so rendering multiple stems is also not a problem. I may have missed some important feature of OTR - would be grateful to anyone who could point me to it.
Once again, I have big respect for this work and I sincerely wish the best of luck to the dev.
Absolutely! The manual will cover this and this topic is also planned for another video I'll be putting out soon. It is definitely something important to cover.@storyteller, Re: TrackPacks/track templates, will you release a guide on how to create/update them such that they integrate best with OTR?
Thank you for the compliments! Now on to answering your questions...
Yep! It is as simple as dragging around the categories into the order you wish. If you wanted to dive into changing the button order on the menus to correspond with your new order, you can right click on the menu, click customize, then drag the buttons around too. Trying to rename the category tracks (the VI-C tracks) everywhere is not recommended though because each track contains attached configuration information that makes the template work.
Yep! I haven't spotlighted this feature yet, but I plan on adding a video for it. In addition to the standard stereo routing that all of the videos have demonstrated, there is also a "classic quad" mode that allows you to do just that, including rendering to quad stems. Full 5.1 and up will be added at a later point though.
Yes - with a caveat. I answered this more in depth in an earlier post. But if the template supports all of the custom track lane skins that the standard Reaper theme used, then it will be seamless. If the template does not have all of the different track lane skins (such as faders on the track, or long text boxes, etc), then it will still work, but the template might have a slightly different workflow due to those changes. That might be what you want though! That's the beauty of Reaper.
Yep! It does this very well. But, when you become comfortable with Track Templates and using (or creating your own) TrackPacks, then you won't even load them into the session until needed. Its quick. Simple. And really easy. It seems like they are in the session due to the right-click load process, but they are stored outside of it until you want to use them.
Yep! Reaper has a built in Track Manager that makes this easy. You can choose what is visible in the main tracking view as well as in the mixer view. But, also see my reply to number 4 above.
Not the same Jonathan But thank you for the compliment. Regarding the user manual - yes, there will be a comprehensive, yet very easy to read manual. It won't deep dive into everything that Reaper does independently of OTR, but it will certainly cover the basic Reaper functions one would need to know to navigate the template - and of course an in-depth look at OTR's functionality and how-to's. There will also be a Quick Start guide for those who just need the 1 to 2 page highlights on using OTR.Thanks Jonathan.
Follow up questions:
1. Will there be a user manual?
2. What about user support? I'm probably going to have a LOT of questions ..
By the way, your full name isn't Jonathan Loving, is it? He was the guru who wrote many soundsets for Sibelius, for integration with third party VSTs.
Not the same Jonathan But thank you for the compliment. Regarding the user manual - yes, there will be a comprehensive, yet very easy to read manual. It won't deep dive into everything that Reaper does independently of OTR, but it will certainly cover the basic Reaper functions one would need to know to navigate the template - and of course an in-depth look at OTR's functionality and how-to's. There will also be a Quick Start guide for those who just need the 1 to 2 page highlights on using OTR.
As for support - absolutely! As you can probably tell, I'm fairly active here on VI-C and respond pretty quickly to any posts or PMs. I also want to ensure most of the how-to's are covered in videos posted to the Storyteller Youtube Channel. In addition to that, I'm easily accessible through email (found on the website). And, if the need arises, I'll be happy to setup a voice or Skype video call as well.
And just for an update on OTR's march toward it's release date, today I completed the screen recordings for 9 more videos (in addition to the 12 currently available). Those should begin to be made available over the next few days. There are also a few more videos planned before the release date that I'm really excited about.
Also, can we choose our own colors for tracks/stems/fx/etc?
As promised, here is a look into OTR's extended midi functionality. It is a three part series. Part 2 specifically takes a "how to approach" when using the extended functionality provided for by OTR. I know it was mentioned that many people stepping into Reaper for the first time often have trouble "demystifying," installing, configuring, and using the scripts Julian Sader provided to the Reaper community that turn Reaper into the DAW MIDI Heavyweight Champion. With OTR, you don't have to worry about setting them up. They are already included and ready to use. Everything is mapped, setup and ready to go.
In tradition with OTR's "ready-to-go-out-of-the-box" design philosophy, this extended midi functionality will just appear as if it was always supposed to be there. Shout out to Julian though for providing such incredible functionality to the Reaper community!
Part 3 highlights the included expression map functionality that utilizes Blake Robinson's incredible plugin. Native functionality is coming to Reaper soon though, so treat Blake's plugin as an "in-between solution" until the native solution is released.
The lfo automation has feeling all tingly inside. I'm really impressed Storyteller.
Awesome work Storyteller. Not only are u doing a service for OTR, you are doing a great service to the Reaper application with these videos. These should have been made available by reaper a long time ago.
Thank you!
A few more questions though...
1. I like seeing the envelope icon on each track. Is that possible?
2. Also, we can still add custom tool bars if we want, right?