Paintbrush problem

[rollerasda]

Hello there,

I use Acid on my studio PC but have been struggling to find something for my powerbook for about 5 years. Finally made the switch to Reaper, which is looking to be an excellent decision!

The only problem I'm having at the moment is this.

Say I've added a track which is a snare sample - If I want to paint that sample onto that track I have to have that media SELECTED, if I don't my left click just draws an empty midibox. Is there a way to change this?

[rollerasda]

What I'm looking for is a click and draw thing like in Acid. This might not be possible in Reaper

[theGrindLab]

Old post but I wasn't sure if you ever got an answer.

Hold press and hold the CTRL button while clicking where you wish to draw within the track.

[SpecialRich]

Or use custom macros to make brush tools with the mouse modifier options. that's what I did.

I have a select, draw and paint tool along with a few others. Not the reaper way but it makes me feel more at home.

[theGrindLab]

That sounds like a perfect match for me too. Have you made those available anywhere?