As with any new release for any piece of software, the Reaper community has all sorts of minor complaints about the new theme that will most likely never be addressed. So I figured - why not have a user-driven theme to fix it, similar to the Unofficial Patches you can download for games like Skyrim?
Ladies and gentlemen, noobs of all ages, I invite you to feast your eyes on the wonder and magnific... alright, that's a bit of an exaggeration. The easier customization and mildly enhanced useability of Default 5.0 - Nitpicky Edition:
Installation
Via ReaPack:
Copy and paste this URL in Extensions > ReaPack > Import a repository:
https://github.com/ReaTeam/Themes/raw/master/index.xml. "Default 5.0 Nitpicky Edition" should show up as a search result, or if you filter the category by Themes.
Manually:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pqkb6kv8qo...rThemeZip?dl=1
Note: Due to file size limits I can't use
stash.reaper.fm anymore. The above link is to my Dropbox - please let me know if it goes dead.
Changes
v15 - 06/23/18:
- Added dots to indicate the depth of tracks in folders
- Theme is now available on ReaPack, which will allow for auto-updating if and when there's another release.
v14 - 04/29/17:
- Fixed some image resizing issues with the new untinted layouts. Whoopsie.
v13 - 04/28/17:
- Added untinted versions of the Large and Small TCP/MCP layouts
v12 - 04/17/17:
- Gave the transport elements from v11 a smooth gradient rather than matching the toolbars' harder two-color appearance.
- Fixed an issue from v11; the dark grey line at the top and bottom of the transport bar are gone, pending a better solution.
v11 - 04/16/17:
- Restyled the transport status, time signature, bpm, playrate, and selection boxes to match the toolbar buttons' appearance, rather than the flat, undefined grey they had before.
v10 - 10/31/16:
- Added a Strip Minimal layout in the mixer for chrisdodge.
v9 - 10/27/16:
- Added images for Latch Preview mode on envelopes.
- Now includes the additional Master Mixer Panel layouts that were added to the default theme a few months back.
v8 - 03/27/16:
- Monitoring buttons in the Session Mixer layout now light up blue just like the other layouts. Cheers to some guy named Brad who emailed me the new image.
- On the track panel, the FX and FX On buttons now look like two separate buttons instead of a strange flat mishmash. I'd like to tweak them more, but it seems like a lot of work.
- Changed my mind on the centered text thing from the previous version.
v7 - 01/16/16:
- Fixed the position of folder icons in the TCP Separator layout.
- Folder tracks using the Minimal layout in the TCP now have their label text centered because I think it looks nice, goddamn it.
v6 - 10/17/15:
- Added proper images for the monitoring buttons in Small and Standard-sized layouts, so we don't have to rely on Reaper's ugly automatic resizing for them. Cheers to timothys_monster for the images.
v5 - 10/03/15:
- Changed the colors for dual pan sliders to match the RCA color standard (left = white, right = red) because I guess some people get REALLY cranky about that sort of thing. *shrug*
v4 - 09/10/15:
- Added Minimal layouts for the track panel and master track panel. These remove everything except the track names and the track number ribbon, so people like me who don't use anything on the TCP can make it extra small.
- Added a wider Separator layout to the mixer.
- Tried to make the MIDI editor match the rest of the theme a little more. It ended up looking a bit like Ableton Live, but it's closer than it was before.
v3 - 08/23/15:
- Meter backgrounds are now invisible, and don't inherit your custom coloring. (Tracks with a lot of channels will break this if they get too small, due to how Reaper handles their meters)
- Added blank separator layouts to both the TCP and MCP. They do show a small strip when selected for ease of working with them. For bonus points, you can use the Track Manager to decide if you want each separator visible in the TCP, MCP, or both.
Be aware that these separators are still normal, fully-functional tracks. I'd recommend making yourself a track template with Recording disabled (right-click the record arm button), Master/Parent Send turned off (track I/O window), and controls Locked.
- Added an example untinted Standard layout. Could do this easily for all of them, but the menu would get insanely cluttered.
- Added a Session Mixer Sidebar layout, courtesy of xpander.
v2:
- Replaced the odd-looking glossy volume knob on the track panel with the same image as the pan knob, for now. I'm open to better ideas.
- Replaced the somewhat-invisible track monitoring button on the track panel with a nicer version, courtesy of Sexan. Also adjusted all of the layouts so the monitoring button attaches to the track input, giving it the same appearance as the envelope button next to it.
v1 highlights include (okay, this is literally all I did):
- Restored the color tinting options in the Preferences menu. You still have to set colors for your tracks or they'll remain that sad, lifeless, concrete gray, just sitting there, sapping the life and energy from your mix.
Apparently v5 themes override your choices for tinting on media items and just use the images included in the theme. If item tinting is really important for you, you'll have to unpack the theme and delete "item_bg.png" and "item_bg_sel.png" from the image folder.[/i]
- Removed the solid green meter images, so the meters can be colored in Reaper's theme editor. The meters are also set to my own personal color preference, so if you don't like them... well, that's why there's a theme editor. Duh.
- Empty effect, parameter, and send slots in the mixer are a little darker so they stand out better from the background.
On the to-do list:
- Matching monitoring buttons for some of the different layouts. This would be a bit time-consuming, so don't get your hopes up.
- Better contrast on the various scroll bars and things like that.
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Feel free to make requests if there's something about the Default 5.0 theme bothering you. Do be aware that this theme is
NOT meant to be a complete overhaul, since the 5.0 theme is honestly pretty sexy as is - all I want to do is tidy things up, sand down the rough edges, and try to deal with the complaints that seem to be the most common. You know, like when someone puts out a new guitar amp without a master volume and all the power-tube-saturation guys are screaming "WHYYYYYYYYYYYY???!"
Default 5.0 Nitpicky Edition
Hybrid Mode
