Old 02-19-2019, 02:14 AM   #1
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Default REAPRISE Cometh !!

10/22/21 - Update: ReaPrise lives!

I plan to explain largely w/ pics, but before we get started,
let me say a couple things:

When I started this theme I wanted something more than flat because flat started
trending and still is 2 years later. Then we got the UI scaling after I
already had the format and design pretty much in the box. Now with a flat theme,
scaling is a fairly easy thing; no shadows or highlights or emboss or deboss, etc.
But scaling this would be a BIG ask. It would be starting from square 1 and I
will NOT do that. However, I did completely overhaul the entire theme's
buttons / controls / toolbar icons, etc. with all Google Material Stuff which
can be found here:

https://fonts.google.com/icons

This will be a huge resource to anyone wanting to muck with that. <laughs

As for other mods: I will consider any that aren't super time consuming, as
long as they would improve the appearance or useability, or add options for
workflow; but I cannot promise anything.

Now then, Install instructions, then the file.

1. Download the package. (Standard Zip)
This contains the .ReaperThemeZip, a splash screen, a readme, and a 'Fonts' folder.
2. Unzip the package.
3. Place the contents of the 'Fonts' folder into your system fonts folder.
All fonts are free online and unaltered; SAFE.
4. Import the .ReaperThemeZip your favorite way, there's 4 ways at least. lol.

No one needs these
instructions, right?

You MUST install the fonts....again...you MUST install the fonts.
(Or else the theme will look horrible.)

Update 10/25/21:

-Added Zippyshare link for anonymous DL
-fixed some tb icons
-added more tb icons
-couple small graphical fixes
-added new layout:
'Flagship (Wide FX)'

ReaPrise v1.1 Download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pgQ...w?usp=drivesdk

-or-

https://www19.zippyshare.com/v/eal7Mx7t/file.html

Please let me know if anyone has any trouble with downloading
or files, or bugs, etc....I am pretty OCD so any nitpicky stuff here is a result of a workaround or hack or the limitations of theming most likely.

neversystems@gmail.com or PM me.

































There are a couple things to note in this theme that are fairly unique;

A couple layouts have a channel count display.

Support for both indented and non-indented folder workflows...
via stepped, inline, and numbered folder status display.

Of course! There are separate sendlist and reverse versions of all TCP panels.

Yes, lol, the pan labels are capitalized....there was a guy who was so peeved by
the lowercase 'center' that he edited REAPER.exe's hex code!!

Lots of 'track_selected' stuff here....I thought I would be the first to
do a 'Pop-Out' style space-saving MCP layout but I took too long..there's a couple now...good on them.
I am surprised it took this long...the functionality isn't new, it
has been there since WT dropped his snapshot of Imperial v5 at least.

Fontswitching - When selected, the track's label and index turn bold...could easily
be italic instead...just go into the tweaker and change any bold font to italic.

Well, long winded as ever...
Just download it.

ReaPrise v1.1 Download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pgQ...w?usp=drivesdk

-or-

https://www19.zippyshare.com/v/eal7Mx7t/file.html

Add: Since I did not include documentation with the theme itself and
all defaults have inline (not indented) folder indication, I wanted to demonstrate
that there there are also indentation - capable layouts.
Below are caps of v6 default folder indenting action and ReaPrise theme action.





Someone is going to say well, there should be no need for folders that deep --
I said the same thing, but I figured if there are, at least the theme don't break.
I also wanted to prevent indenting on one track from affecting other tracks.

Anyways, sorry for the wait, but it's now a promise kept.
DL, enjoy.

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Old 02-19-2019, 07:38 AM   #2
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That's a mighty nice theme you have made there. Not too 3d but a little is ok in my book. With nice clear buttons that 'illuminate' when active! I like it very much.

I like things minimalistic. Plain not boring. Uncluttered and easy to see what's active without looking garish. Compact but readable. Can't wait to try it out!
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That's a mighty nice theme you have made there. Not too 3d but a little is ok in my book. With nice clear buttons that 'illuminate' when active! I like it very much.

I like things minimalistic. Plain not boring. Uncluttered and easy to see what's active without looking garish. Compact but readable. Can't wait to try it out!
Thank you. Will look forward to your thoughts on updates. Yes, I meant 2d not
3d..I guess....maybe not...no......dumb moment. I guess it is somewhat 3d...
just the highlights and shadows, lighting, etc. I am not an artist and do
not have any training in that respect, so I hope if I do something hideous and
out of keeping with the physics or style, people will call me on it.
I hope others will like it, I know the majority of folks here enjoy the flat themes.
Also my graphical skills are not amazing. I will never compete with the White Ties
and Blankfiles and Jrengs, however, I am inspired by their work and my hope
is to build my skills in graphic design and theming in general,
so that maybe eventually I can make something amazing.

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Old 02-19-2019, 09:44 AM   #4
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It's looking great... please finish it soon :-)
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Old 02-19-2019, 09:53 AM   #5
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Fantastic colors. I'm colorblind, but this stands out and are very pleasent.

Please continue and I'm willing to pay for it.

Rock On!
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It's a great combination that looks simple and uncluttered. That's my goal, I want something that has the important stuff to hand with ability to reach the stuff rarely used. Most themes try to add too much jazz to make it look smart and stand out more, but personally I prefer the idea that less is more, if done right

You may not be a graphic designer, but you've done an amazing job with your selection of colours and shapes for this theme! Hope you can finish it soon
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I just wanted to say that is a tremendously nice looking theme Never, top notch. Since you asked I think I prefer the textured faders. Thank you for this great addition to what helps makes Reaper special.
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I just wanted to say that is a tremendously nice looking theme Never, top notch. Since you asked I think I prefer the textured faders. Thank you for this great addition to what helps makes Reaper special.
Thank you very much, so thats +2 now for the Luca textured meters and
+1 for the smooth faders. (There was one vote changed.)
Azimuth, cool name....the great thing about using a DAW like REAPER
is that YOU never need adjusted any more hahaha !!!
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Wow. Amazing is all I can say. Nice job!
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Never! Nice work! B)
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Hi never
Well out of those two transport graphics, I do like the first very much, but the second is definitely more visible at a glance, so I would have to choose that
Thanks for giving us a choice
Brilliant work!

Also, I think that the textured faders are the best looking.
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Old 02-20-2019, 11:04 PM   #12
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At last, you've created a thread here )

The theme looks good.
I like it when a theme is well-balanced:
informative and compact.
When all the needed tools (e.g. buttons, controls, numbers (values)) are shown,
everything is readable (just enough contrast, neither too high nor too low),
the selected elements draw a bit more attention, but not "crying out loud" bright,
and you get to see many tracks at once
and concentrate on music (or whatever it is you're doing in a DAW) easily
(not being distracted).

So...
When the whole button is lit you can notice it with a corner of your eye.
And when only a dot-spot not even in the center of a button is lit and you have to distinguish the color of the dot (because there's more to it than just lit-unlit) it's a different story. You have to look, maybe readjust your eyes... It's distracting. I'm pro "the whole button lit" style. Except, maybe, for the Transport buttons. Not a dot either, but a pictogram lit-unlit should be enough.

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How about a darker version of the synthetic fader thumb:

Great. It adds to readability (the white horizontal line is what matters if, at some point, there will be a scale beside it).
And if the vertical white (here) line was only below the fader thumb (and maybe seen through the lower part (half) of it up until the horizontal line), it would add to readability, too.
"From afar" a bunch of faders would look like some graphic EQ bands with an accented top. And graphic EQ bands are readable even although they usually don't have an accented top.

Considering the "Master Send Receive" button
If the next colors don't match:
Master and Mute,
Send and Solo,
Receive and Record (Record Arm),
and if the whole buttons Mute, Solo and Record Arm get lit
and only the letters M, S and R for Master, Send and Receive get lit,
then there'll be no need for corresponding dot-spots either.

About this screen shot:


Track number (4) is harder to read, and "Attack... Release..." on track 6 — almost unreadable.

Is it possible to show value on sends not only graphically but in numbers as well?

Shouldn't the pan... circles (which are really bright) be "lit" only up to (or down to) the pointers?

P.S. If you really like that font ("is it an S or a 5?"),
well, I guess I'll have to learn to live with that )
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Hello, all! Over the past year I have had 4 ideas for themes,
(one of which was not an idea, but a transmutation of another theme),
and I did not like the response on any of my threads for these ideas.
It just seemed like there was not enough interest to keep working.
In the case of my favorite of the themes, 'Quantum', I was getting feedback
like 'Too hard on the eyes', 'Too busy', etc., So I gave up working on
all of these themes and trashed them along with the already finished 4 themes
that are now old and defunct and too outdated to ever upload for fear of shame,
lol. However, I recently got in a theming mood and started working on a new theme,
and I have too much done to quit. I want to work on it while there is ongoing feedback
and FR's in the thread, so I can tailor it to the needs of the many. I will take FR's
that are not super involved, unless it is something that the theme just cannot do
without, then I will try to execute it no matter the difficulty or time consumption.
I have noticed a trend within the last 2-3 years for themes to be primarily 'flat'.
I absolutely love the work that has been done in this regard, and am thinking of adding
'flat' layouts to this theme, but right now, they are but a fleeting thought.
(Maybe when I am closer to finalizing things.)

Having said that, I want to say that the feel of this theme
is admittedly 'throwback'....and since I feel I am releasing
a throwback theme, and since we are within the realm of music,
I thought it clever to call the theme:
'REAPRISE'. The theme uses the 'Rea' prefix for REAPER that so many
themes used to adorn in the hayday of v3 and v4 theming.

I have created (or started to create), a theme that is simple, largely dark.
It is a medium-sized theme and should be viewable on smaller monitors,
Large monitors and TV's (1080p), I am creating @ 1920x1080 on a 32" screen
with another 23" screen running @ 1600x1200 and am forcing things to respond
well to resolutions well below the latter. I do not have 4k functionality.
In the layout menu I will list the screen resolution requirement of each
layout where it may apply. I also plan on having actual global layouts in this theme.

Please tell me what you think and help guide me to make this a theme I can
be proud of, and one that people will actually use from time to time.
Give me advice, examples, criticism, FR's, etc.
I will not get upset at criticism or dislikes, and I will not ignore
suggestions or FR's. Thank you all in advance for everything and I look
forward to working with you in the near future. I will take request for
advance builds for BT purposes when the theme is a bit closer to not being
an eyesore as a whole. The TCP is not started at all.
Here is the work I have done so far:

Full screen transport, full screen mixer, no icons



Left anchored, scaleable transport, full screen mixer, with icons



Floating compact transport, full screen mixer, icons, unfinished medium sized ch. strip, alternate 'iris-style' fxparm knobs, alternate fader caps



All screencaps feature current default mcp layout, tracking layout,
VCA layout, VCA w/ fader layout.
All recording related buttons on the default layout except for 'recarm'
itself are hidden until 'recarm' is clicked. (Cleanliness).
I am using frameshift on the name backgrounds (5 Panel), for normal,
parent, child, last, record.
There are two instances of fxparm knobs, the 'horizontal-bar' type,
and the contracting-expanding 'iris' style box. There is no actual knob
for send boxes yet just the two-part meter. There are a few other doo-dads
here and there, I would like your input for all facets of this product.
I will post updates with fixes, changes, and new layouts asap and wont
disappear. This theme will be finished and posted, so your input will
not be given in vein.

Thank yous all-around!
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Old 10-22-2021, 12:57 AM   #14
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10/22/21 - Update: ReaPrise lives!

I plan to explain largely w/ pics, but before we get started,
let me say a couple things:

When I started this theme I wanted something more than flat because flat started
trending and still is 2 years later. Then we got the UI scaling after I
already had the format and design pretty much in the box. Now with a flat theme,
scaling is a fairly easy thing; no shadows or highlights or emboss or deboss, etc.
But scaling this would be a BIG ask. It would be starting from square 1 and I
will NOT do that. However, I did completely overhaul the entire theme's
buttons / controls / toolbar icons, etc. with all Google Material Stuff which
can be found here:

https://fonts.google.com/icons

This will be a huge resource to anyone wanting to muck with that. <laughs

Now then, Install instructions, then the file.

1. Download the package. (Standard Zip)
This contains the .ReaperThemeZip, a splash screen, a readme, and a 'Fonts' folder.
2. Unzip the package.
3. Place the contents of the 'Fonts' folder into your system fonts folder.
All fonts are free online and unaltered; SAFE.
4. Import the .ReaperThemeZip your favorite way, there's 4 ways at least. lol.

You MUST install the fonts....again...you MUST install the fonts.
(Or else the theme will look horrible.)

ReaPrise v1 Download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Zz...ew?usp=sharing

Please let me know if anyone has any trouble with downloading
or files, or bugs, etc....I am pretty OCD and most of the nitpicky stuff
here is a result of a workaround or hack or the limitations of theming.

neversystems@gmail.com or PM me.

































There are a couple things to note in this theme that are fairly unique;

A couple layouts have a channel count display.

Support for both indented and non-indented folder workflows...
via stepped, inline, and numbered folder status display.

Yes there are separate sendlist and reverse versions of all TCP panels.

Yes, LOL, the pan labels are capitalized....there was a guy who was so peeved by
the lowercase 'center' that he edited REAPER.exe's hex code!!

Lots of 'track_selected' stuff here....I thought I would be the first to
do a 'Pop-Out' style space-saving MCP layout but there's a couple now...
I am surprised it took this long...the functionality isn't new, it
has been there since WT dropped his snapshot of Imperial v5.

Fontswitching - the selected track's label and index turn bold...could easily
be italic instead...just go into the tweaker and change any bold font to italic.

Well, long winded as ever...
Just download it.

ReaPrise v1 Download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Zz...ew?usp=sharing

Last minute add: please DO NOT say anything about the meters looking strange...
...you know darn well it's an anomaly of your browser rescaling an image of interlaced VU's.
*BUMP

It's here.

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=2096604

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Zz...ew?usp=sharing
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YAY!!
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Old 10-22-2021, 03:35 AM   #16
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YAY!!
Haha thanx Lucas...
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Howdy Never,

Wow!

Great job!

Looks awesome B )
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Old 10-22-2021, 02:56 PM   #18
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Had a chance to check it out in Reaper.
It looks really good and I didn't even install the fonts yet.
Nice work!

It seems the Flagship layouts have the original style buttons, so what is the 'Legacy' that is being referred to in some of the other layouts?

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