Old 08-26-2023, 09:43 AM   #1
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Which is your favorite flat theme?
I've always liked Flat Madness . . . responsive developer.

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Old 08-26-2023, 11:29 AM   #2
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What updates do you think you'd be missing out on? All themes ever made remain 100% functional to this day. If by 'v6' you mean themes that are reskins of the default 6 theme, you can assemble your own.
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Assembler does about the best job I've seen. There are also some ableton theme copies if you're into that.
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Old 08-26-2023, 12:44 PM   #4
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What updates do you think you'd be missing out on? All themes ever made remain 100% functional to this day. If by 'v6' you mean themes that are reskins of the default 6 theme, you can assemble your own.
I guess if the artist reaches a point whereby the theme is perfect . . . as long as it's optimized for the current version . . . I mean either based on v6 default or designed to work with v6 generation of Reaper. I will clarify my question above.

As far as "reskin" of the default . . . is Smooth 6 a reskin or original theme design? I'm no expert on all of this, White Tie. I appreciate the guidance.
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Old 08-26-2023, 12:46 PM   #5
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Assembler does about the best job I've seen. There are also some ableton theme copies if you're into that.
Which flat themes has Assembler created?
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Which flat themes has Assembler created?
It's a tool for you to do it yourself. The controls all have flat options.
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Old 08-26-2023, 12:50 PM   #7
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LOL! Then I guess Mr. Assembler is wonderful. ;-) I am wearing too many hats in music production already. I cannot dive into graphics. Reaper is a wonderful DAW, but the extreme customization options are a blessing and a curse. It could be easy to customize endlessly and never create music.

Hey, a bunch of responses, but not one theme suggestion. Any favorite flat themes that are ready to drop in and use? I remember liking Flat Madness, and the designer was quite responsive.
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It would take you maybe 15 minutes to learn Assembler and create a flat theme. I hate flat themes, personally.
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I don't personally use flat themes. But I have in my themes folder Flat Madness by gapalil and Flatter by Sevenfold. More of the same, Instrument_3 by Kusakanaka and Spring'11 by Oleq. And sometimes I just open mvh_engage by MarkVH as a kind of a theme showpiece.

Themes ready to drop in and use? All of the themes. Naturally each user has to decide for themselves how well they work.
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Old 08-27-2023, 06:18 AM   #10
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Instrument 6 by Kusakana https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2708/I...ReaperThemeZip

My mod on Instrument 6 https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2811/I...ReaperThemeZip

My mod on the Default 6 https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2833/D...ReaperThemeZip

RLive by Odys https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....ighlight=rlive

Magic Clover by EJ Music https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2725/M...ReaperThemeZip

Flat Madness by gapalil001 https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2775/F...50%25%20200%25

Compact by Vitalbass1 https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2841/C...ReaperThemeZip

Concerto by Blankfiles https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/1993/C...ReaperThemeZip

Deep Blue by Swamp Ape https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/1485/D...reaperthemezip

Flat Star by MikoStep2 https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2710/F...ReaperThemezip

Flatland by Pri3s7 https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/1688/F...ReaperThemeZip

Dark Terminal by Pandabot https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2256/D...ReaperThemeZip

Janne Remastered by sweetxlim https://stash.reaper.fm/v/40690/Jann...ReaperThemezip

Minimea by gridlove https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/1149/M...ReaperThemezip

Minimum by olkash_kurit_i_pjet https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2714/M...%205%20may.rar

ReAbleton by ArthurMcArthur https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/1930/R...ReaperThemeZip

Flat-6 by Lucas_LCS https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/2855/L...ReaperThemeZip

Perhaps try these?
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Old 08-27-2023, 11:55 AM   #11
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Great List, Pink Wool and many thanks for including the Stash links. SUPER> Thank you!
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Old 08-27-2023, 03:00 PM   #12
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From White Tie, "If you can't spare a few moments to try the theme assembler then I can't spare a few moments to answer you PMing for some inexplicable reason. Your lowest effort solution is to use the default theme, which you probably should do anyway."

Yeah, thanks so much for your boundless help and inspiration. I asked about favorite flat themes. I did not ask how to design a flat theme. My PM question was about monitor size requirements for Imperial. Why the attitude? I have found the members on this forum extremely helpful and kind........until this thread. Yikes!!!
the theme assembler does not require any learning, and lets you whip up a great looking mod of the default theme in a couple minutes.

it is not a tool for designing a theme from scratch!! (nobody in this thread is trying to tell you how to design a flat theme. i think maybe there is a communication breakdown here) rather, it is a tool where you can be like "I like the default theme, but i want flat faders" and then literally two clicks later, you are finished.

it's faster and easier than asking people the subjective question of "what is the best" because 100 people will give you 100 answers, and that's potentially 100 themes to try that won't necessarily suit you.

i'd link you my favorite theme, but i can't; it was made with theme assembler in about 5 minutes, so i'd never bother uploading it. anyone with five minutes to spare (which you obviously have, if you're posting on a forum), and no design knowledge whatsoever, can get better results for themselves than i ever could for them.

besides, i've never found a 3rd party theme that i liked well enough to use as-is without at least an hour's worth of tweaking shit—not knocking themers, it's just that we're all different! so if you're just expecting something perfect for your individual use case, designed by someone who has never met you and whose workflow is completely different than yours, with zero effort whatsoever required on your end, you might never find it and may end up wasting more time looking than you would have by just ... taking 5 minutes with the theme assembler ...

edit: assembler, not adjuster

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Old 08-27-2023, 03:25 PM   #13
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the theme assembler does not require any learning, and lets you whip up a great looking mod of the default theme in a couple minutes. . . . i think maybe there is a communication breakdown here . . . .
I'll certainly check out the theme assembler, but in the meantime . . .

Any other favorite flatties?

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Old 08-28-2023, 01:21 AM   #14
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LCS_Flat-6

LCS_Flat-6_MB2E
MB2E is "Meter Bridge 2nd Edition"
The same essential look as LCS_Flat-6, but with the meters above the Pan section.

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Old 08-28-2023, 05:57 AM   #15
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LCS_Flat-6

LCS_Flat-6_MB2E
MB2E is "Meter Bridge 2nd Edition"
The same essential look as LCS_Flat-6, but with the meters above the Pan section.

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Darn, sorry forgot you on my list, Lucas! I'll add it to my post too!
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LCS_Flat-6

LCS_Flat-6_MB2E
MB2E is "Meter Bridge 2nd Edition"
The same essential look as LCS_Flat-6, but with the meters above the Pan section.

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Fantastic. Those certainly look sweet.
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