So we can assign switches to 2 whatever number of sub-toolbars you need in main toolbar, then including switch to toolbar 1 on each sub-toolbars. The command that does the switching is this:Īlong with their cousins the MIDI toolbars. The side toolbar consists of common triggering actions separated into five groups. The second purpose is to serve as a status displaying device, showing things such as metronome clicks, pre-roll, snap to grid, relative snap, envelope follow items, which I trigger with key shortcuts.

One is to trigger events that are session based, such as resetting MIDI devices, opening various expansion windows (sws auto-color menu, or heda’s Note Reader). I have two levels of toolbars for each of the main sequencer and MIDI PianoRoll.Īt the top level, I have a strip of actions serving two purposes. What if we can use one panel for multiple toolbars, and link them into a system of toolbars?Īs a reference, here’s how my toolbar system works. Some people may find it necessary when working on bigger projects, it does take more time browsing through each icon to find what we really need.

In Reaper, since we are lucky enough to have many customizable toolbars available, while able to customize our toolbars with any action, it wouldn’t take long before our screen becomes like this In other DAWs, the toolbars would remain stagnant throughout the sessions, and the only change you can apply to them would be either to move them or hide them. I recently discovered an interesting and efficient way of using Reaper’s customizable toolbars.

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