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Old 12-01-2010, 11:30 AM   #1
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Default >> v4: Flexible interface engine (WALTER)

WALTER is a flexible user interface engine for REAPER's track and mixer panels, their masters, the envelope panels and the transport bar. WALTER allows extensive workflow enhancements by offering alternate layouts (globally, or per-track) and theme-based deep customization of many of REAPER's UI elements including their appearance, position, size, colour and how they make the best use of space as panels are resized.

Theme creators and users can use WALTER to radically alter these parts of REAPER's UI. Pre-V4 themes will continue to appear and work as expected, and new themes need not use WALTER. More information is available on the WALTER reference page.

The new prerelease V4 default theme includes a selection of alternate layouts to demonstrate the possibilities. These will be refined and added to during the prerelease period in response to user feedback. A range of stock layouts are also included that will work with most pre-V4 REAPER themes. To change layouts, you can use the menu available via Options->Layouts, or use the screensets window, which has a new tab called “Layouts”, or change layouts for one or more selected tracks via Track ->Set track layout or by right-clicking on a track panel and choosing Set track layout.

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Old 12-01-2010, 12:09 PM   #2
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Awesome!

Two questions on this schwa...

1) Are the ReaPlugs skinnable with this update, or is this something that is planned/coming?
2) Assuming you are familiar with "Brice's theme", would someone talented enough be able to implement it using WALTER?

Also, thanks for all the hard work and congratulations for reaching this milestone!
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Wow I do hope the extended sidebar can be expanded and shrunk a bit like studio one as this is a great way to save space ....

So excited its like Christmas has come early
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AWESOME - LOVE IT!
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I can't quit staring at it...
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My first reactions to the new interface are I'm afraid a bit jaded..

I am very thankful for all the hard work and effort that has gone into this but the new layouts are using far more space than before making the mixer and tcp feel bloated with stumpy faders , I'm sure this will look beautiful on a big two screen setup but trying to use it in a single screen (laptop etc) is feeling rather cramped.... sorry to be so negative at such an early stage as you guys really rock....

Thanks for listening Jed

Edit.....
Sorry just seen how configurable the system is look very exciting
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The big meters are going to help a lot for workflow. Being able to have a better visual aide when searching for a change in the sound is more than great!






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so much cleaner looking, I love it.
Question, any future for "Walter" to include an FX bin on the tcp like in the mixer? toggle of course.
Just hopeful

god I feel awful just asking for anything else.
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I would love to see an FX bin on my tracks...in the TCP.

Someday perhaps

For now, I'm happy w/ what I see for v4 so far!
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My first reactions to the new interface are I'm afraid a bit jaded..

I am very thankful for all the hard work and effort that has gone into this but the new layouts are using far more space than before making the mixer and tcp feel bloated with stumpy faders , I'm sure this will look beautiful on a big two screen setup but trying to use it in a single screen (laptop etc) is feeling rather cramped.... sorry to be so negative at such an early stage as you guys really rock....

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if you use the thin channels then you'll get even more channels in your mixer than in V3.x

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My first reactions to the new interface are I'm afraid a bit jaded..

I am very thankful for all the hard work and effort that has gone into this but the new layouts are using far more space than before making the mixer and tcp feel bloated with stumpy faders , I'm sure this will look beautiful on a big two screen setup but trying to use it in a single screen (laptop etc) is feeling rather cramped.... sorry to be so negative at such an early stage as you guys really rock....

Thanks for listening Jed
I think it was more cramped in the v3 layout, imo. This new layout I think is going to be great, once fully up and running
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Two bugs for me:

1. When I move the volume slider in the mixer it doesn't move the volume slider in the track above.

2. "show pan controls at top" does not do anything for me. Deselecting this does not move the pan controls from the top to the bottom.

Anyone else have the same issues???
Both confirmed.
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Awesome interface, using a small netbook atm, can't wait to see this on a large monitor.

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Two bugs for me:

1. When I move the volume slider in the mixer it doesn't move the volume slider in the track above.

2. "show pan controls at top" does not do anything for me. Deselecting this does not move the pan controls from the top to the bottom.

Anyone else have the same issues???
Confirmed.

Moving the sliders on the track view adjusts the mixer sliders, but adjusting the mixer sliders does not alter the track view.
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My first reactions to the new interface are I'm afraid a bit jaded..

I am very thankful for all the hard work and effort that has gone into this but the new layouts are using far more space than before making the mixer and tcp feel bloated with stumpy faders , I'm sure this will look beautiful on a big two screen setup but trying to use it in a single screen (laptop etc) is feeling rather cramped.... sorry to be so negative at such an early stage as you guys really rock....

Thanks for listening Jed

Edit.....
Sorry just seen how configurable the system is look very exciting
Know what you feel, but as a former Logic user I really appreciate the additional space for sends and FX now. The ability to scale these two parts would be cool though.

BTW: already love the new theme!
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I hope that soon we'll be able to keep the mixer on a second monitor and have nothing go "behind it" - along the same lines as the TCP/main window. I hate when my plugins "go" behind the mixer (which I have maximized on my second monitor). I keep having to close/move the mixer, drag the plugin out from behind the mixer, and then use it, then move the mixer back where it belongs, etc.

As an ex-SONAR user, I loved having a full screen dedicated to my TCP/main window, and on my second monitor - the mixing console. No plugs/windows would wind up 'behind' the mixer and have to be dragged out and rearranged.

That's huge for my workflow, just my two cents. Hopefully this can be in Reaper soon.

Does WALTER help with this at all, perhaps? hehe

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Big meters and extended side bar are REALLY GREAT!

What are the chances of:

1. Having the ability to right click in the mixer, and change the layout from that particular context menu.
2. Having the ability to use a different layout per-track?
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What are the chances of:
2. Having the ability to use a different layout per-track?
This is possible : right-click menu --> set track layout --> mixer panel --> your layout

This will lead to great frustrations if you don't have a quick way (a panel button) to switch between 2 or 3 layouts (narrow / normal / sidebar).
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Big meters and extended side bar are REALLY GREAT!

What are the chances of:

1. Having the ability to right click in the mixer, and change the layout from that particular context menu.
2. Having the ability to use a different layout per-track?
You can already do those things! Right click on the bar with the track number, and you can go to the "Set Track Layout" menu to choose a different layout. This works in both mixer and TCP.

I wonder if there will be an easy way to set which buttons appear without having to go into the Walter engine? Gonna have a closer look!

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Does WALTER allow any of this?

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...=mixer+plugins
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...windows+behind

IMO, extremely valuable to workflow, as a composer who uses a lot of plugs throughout a project.

Thanks for any feedback!

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My baaadd!! Still exploring
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Does WALTER allow any of this?

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...=mixer+plugins
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...windows+behind

IMO, extremely valuable to workflow, as a composer who uses a lot of plugs throughout a project.

Thanks for any feedback!

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look next to the minimize close button -little thumbtack looking thing,
click that on the fx window- it will stay above mixer
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how to remove this background, and reposition the time display, please?:

http://screencast.com/t/VRirUeXn


i'd like to have it like this: (v3)

http://screencast.com/t/3fIefw8e5W
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Default RMS metering on a per track level?

Please aim for RMS metering on a track per track basis instead of just the main outs.

That would rock!
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look next to the minimize close button -little thumbtack looking thing,
click that on the fx window- it will stay above mixer
Where is this?

So it's on a plug by plug basis? I need to hit the tack for each plug, as I open an instance? I thought maybe it'd be easier to put a button on the mixer, and then globally keep all windows (plugs or otherwise, browsers, etc) on top of the mixer. Instead of having to click every window as you go.

Does the tack appear on FX plugs only, or all windows including browsers, performance, etc - all floating?

That's what is needed, imo. Just tryin' to help!

Everything that is "floating" should be floating "always on top" of the mixer; media browser, plugs, etc - especially when its maximized on a secondary screen. I miss that from my old DAW
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My gosh the devs have been busy


As far as I understand you can now have reaper look as you like (as long as your not scared of a bit of code)

http://www-dev.reaper.fm/sdk/walter/walter.php#layouts

I love the fact that everything rescales as it should and the new innovations in design that this new scripted approach has wows me and scares me.

I do hope the introduce the extended channel as a toggle button on the individual tracks as this would save resizing the docker 99% of the time.
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look next to the minimize close button -little thumbtack looking thing,
click that on the fx window- it will stay above mixer
Is that globally set, once you click it, or is it by-project only?
Like does Reaper remember these settings, each plug/window, or does it only apply to the project open?
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Is that globally set, once you click it, or is it by-project only?
looks to be by project
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Awesome ! Now what about custom panel buttons ?
Imagine this : You add a png named mcp_custom1.png in your theme, and in WALTER you write :
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set mcp.custom1 [8 43 29 20 0 0 0 0] CmdID=40113
That would add a custom button triggering the action 40113 (toggle maximum track height).
Now that would be the best GUI ever.

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I do hope the introduce the extended channel as a toggle button on the individual tracks as this would save resizing the docker 99% of the time.
+1000 : button to switch between 2 or 3 prefered layouts + right click menu on the button with all possible layouts.
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Default A bug or a feature?

When I've set the mixer panel layout to "Extended Mixer Sidebar" and scroll through the mixer with the mousewheel, it happens that the cursor lands on a list of sends which - using this particular layout - reaches to the bottom of the panel, so it suddenly stops scrolling through the mixer.

Maybe you could just add an extra checkbox under Preferences -> Mouse for ignoring the mousewheel on those lists. Or mousewheel actions on this layout are disabled by default. The lists are long enough I guess.

Dunno if this really is a bug and post-worthy...

But man... besides that the "Extended Mixer Sidbar"-layout rocks!

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I find that on win7 32bit I don't get many options unless I choose a theme other than the new default 4 one (especially for track layout i.e. vertical track meters). If I choose say rado, I get lot's more options for groovy things.

Perhaps this indicates some involvement in walter with certain theme creators?

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I find that on win7 32bit I don't get many options unless I choose a theme other than the new default 4 one (especially for track layout i.e. vertical track meters). If I choose say rado, I get lot's more options for groovy things.

Perhaps this indicates some involvement in walter with certain theme creators?
yeah I'm running xp here, don't think it is a 7 thing. loaded rado and get vertical meters on tcp etc
thin mixer tracks and more!
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Same thing here ... I don't get most of the layout options with the default 4.0 theme. Only if I load another theme.
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I love WALTER. Can't wait to see MAUDE.

Really impressive options here.
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Is there a way then to make the send knobs and label as big as the fx parameter knobs + label? I've wanted that for ages, and was hoping WALTER could help me do it!

Doesn't look to me like there is anything that allows me to do this - would be a FR then!?!
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+1000 : button to switch between 2 or 3 prefered layouts + right click menu on the button with all possible layouts.
+1.01 [but there are likely actions coming for this...]
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The new theme looks great, but it make folders and subfolders relationship impossible to see. I'm looking, and looking, and looking again and I can't make heads or tails out of my own setup. I had to go back to 3 where this visual is clear as crystal.
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First impressions on the new UI...

- dislike the icons on the top-left toolbar

+ I like the big transport buttons

+ MCP: Interesting mixer strips. Looks like a modern and digital. I like it.

- MCP: *short vertical (visual) range for volume faders. Short VU meters. I'd like them longer by default. Pan control takes too much vertical space in comparison to its function. Mute/solo buttons, the same. Could be smaller to allow for taller volume fader and meters.

- *Congested VU meter numbers in the master track.

EDIT: *All this on a typical 15" laptop screen with 768px vertical space

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Wow, I hope someone clever will come up with a GUI-based editor for Walter.

As of the default, what I dislike right now is that I/O and Envelope buttons aren't displayed on minimized tracks, no matter how wide the TCP is.
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