Esteban Villanova Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 I just thought I'd shared a new theme that user Sol made for the REAPER community. IMO, this is the most pleasant, clear, modern, slick, and easy-on-the-eyes theme ever made for the platform. He's from Ukraine and made it as a way to distract himself from the horrible things happening around him. He has a Patreon if you would like to support him. Info and photos here: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=265896 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Filbin Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 That looks pretty sweet. Thanks for sharing. I've been using the Echolot theme which looks like Cakewalk. Which I still have a soft spot in my heart for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Sol's theme is nice and it reminds me of the Smooth_6 theme which I have been using, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Call Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Not bad. Echolot, Smooth 6 among others are better (Jreng is beyond awesome but kind of dark) but I have yet to try this one on my Retina screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 (edited) The one thing that really bugs me about Reaper is the amount of time users dedicate to tweaking themes. Doesn't anybody use Reaper to make music? ? BTW, the new Neptune theme is nice. I actually like it a bit more than Echolot, which looks too similar to Cakewalk! ? Neptune: Edited April 27, 2022 by abacab 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 minute ago, abacab said: The one thing that really bugs me about Reaper is the amount of time users dedicate to tweaking themes. Doesn't anybody use Reaper to make music? ? BTW, the new Neptune theme is nice. I actually like it a bit more than Echolot, which looks too similar to Cakewalk! ? Guilty as charged. That's why I didn't install Reaper on my new DAW and went back to Studio One Pro full time. The SO Pro UI is tweakable, but I've never felt the need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esteban Villanova Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, abacab said: The one thing that really bugs me about Reaper is the amount of time users dedicate to tweaking themes. Doesn't anybody use Reaper to make music? ? Trust me, I know... but there IS a light at the end of that tunnel. I used to bounce through DAWs like crazy but I'm pretty settled with R now. I basically built my own DAW with it and I can't imagine leaving it for anything. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Filbin said: That looks pretty sweet. Thanks for sharing. I've been using the Echolot theme which looks like Cakewalk. Which I still have a soft spot in my heart for. I tried learning reaper as a backup daw but couldn't bond with the interface. Think I need to try it again with this one.. While my default theme in cakewalk isn't one like this. The look and layout seem familiar. Edited April 27, 2022 by Brian Walton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, Brian Walton said: I tried learning reaper as a backup daw but couldn't bond with the interface. Think I need to try it again with this one.. Reaper is a cool backup DAW. I have one plugin that only runs correctly in Reaper. Go figure! But that Echolot theme is a big improvement for the eyes over the the default Reaper 6.x theme... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) I love Reaper, I always dabble with other DAWs until I hit a limitation that Reaper can handle with ease. Any complicated idea of routing or whatever I can think up, Reaper or it’s users usually have a solution. I’m still looking for that elusive theme though that will make me happy. Also wish comping was as neat as Studio One Edited April 28, 2022 by tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esteban Villanova Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 2 hours ago, tom said: I love Reaper, I always dabble with other DAWs until I hit a limitation that Reaper can handle with ease. Any complicated idea of routing or whatever I can think up, Reaper or it’s users usually have a solution. I’m still looking for that elusive them though that will make me happy. Also wish comping was as neat as Studio One Better comping is coming very soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 23 minutes ago, Esteban Villanova said: Better comping is coming very soon! Oh really!? Very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esteban Villanova Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, tom said: Oh really!? Very interesting! Yes, it’s called media track lanes. You can try it on the dev versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 7 hours ago, tom said: I’m still looking for that elusive theme though that will make me happy. That's a big distraction. Your DAW esthetics should ideally be inspirational, or at least transparent to your creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, abacab said: That's a big distraction. Your DAW esthetics should ideally be inspirational, or at least transparent to your creativity. True. There's always been something a bit Windows 2000 with Reaper Interface for me, a bit too utilitarian. Would love the sleek S1 approach of the GUI with the guts of Reaper, ultimate DAW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Yes, from what I have seen, Reaper is under-the-hood the most compact, stable, utilitarian DAW available. For the price it can't be beat if you just need a recording & mixing setup. I love the universal track and routing scheme! If I cannot figure out how to make something work elsewhere, Reaper rarely lets me down! It does what it does extremely well, but lacks a few of the nice extra features that come along in something like Studio One. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, tom said: True. There's always been something a bit Windows 2000 with Reaper Interface for me, a bit too utilitarian. Would love the sleek S1 approach of the GUI with the guts of Reaper, ultimate DAW! I'd love the ability to see the mixer in S1 look like the Reaper theme Smoothe6. Still, S1 is my goto DAW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esteban Villanova Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 With extensions there’s nothing that S1 can do that REAPER can’t. I know that’s not ideal for some, but extensions are part of REAPER world and they’re absolutely amazing and mostly free. The most essential one IMO is Heda Track Inspector. With the tag system I can control the visibility of my orchestral sections so easily! The VIP version has some crazy extra features too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Here's the Theme I use...it's called Albert-C (Solaris Pro) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Filbin Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Here's something I just stumbled upon recently. Maybe some of you know it, but I didn't and it is super useful. Every plugin that you insert in Reaper has its own Wet/Dry knob, so you can easily dial back the strength of any effect, and mix to taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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