ReaMenus ...the better menu set. #008

Post a comment. June 13, 2010

There's been constant criticism against REAPER's default menu set and for good reason. They're too disorganized! The default set is off-putting to newcomers and makes the REAPER seem like it isn't the best DAW on the market.

To the rescue comes ReaMenus, a menu set that succeeds at making REAPER easier for newcomers and at the same time, demonstrate the superb features that we Reapers love so much. Rather than hundreds of poorly labeled and poorly sorted actions, ReaMenus demonstrates meticulous organization and attention to detail.

The continuing development of ReaMenus is in fact not a solo effort. The entirety of the REAPER community can and does actively participate in it's development here and on the REAPER forums. I'd like to thank the entire community for it's extraordinary suggestions and support.

These values are why ReaMenus rocks:

  1. Easy/Usable (clarity, most used features on top)
  2. Organized (LABELS, context sensitivity)
  3. Feature-rich (as much as can be easily found)
  4. Small size (max-height: 600px, as narrow as possible)
  5. Up-to-date (always updated with most recent REAPER and SWS extension features)
How to install ReaMenus
  1. Save ReaMenus to your computer.
  2. Inside REAPER, go to Options->Customize Menus/toolbars...
    Open Customize Menus/toolbars...
  3. Click Export->Export ALL menus/toolbars to ReaperMenuSet... and save your default set.
    Export reaper MenuSet...
  4. Click Import. Navigate to your download folder and open ReaMenus ###.ReaperMenuSet. (Don't worry if REAPER appears to freeze on older machines. Give it time, and your new menus will be imported properly!)
    Import ReaperMenuSet
  5. You're done!
  6. If after using ReaMenus, you'd like to bring your own customized menus back, you can Import them, and only the menus that you previously customized will be restored. If you only wish to import certain of your old menus, you can edit your saved .ReaperMenuSet file and remove entirely each menu you want to discard before Importing.
  7. If for any reason you want to revert to the default menu set, simply use the Reset button in the Menu/Toolbars... dialog.

The ReaMenus Splicer

The standard release of ReaMenus will suit 90% of REAPER users, but there's one problem: You can't customize your menus and stay up to date with the latest release! For you, we have a solution: The ReaMenus Splicer!

With the Splicer, you can have your cake and customize it too. In between exporting your customized menus and importing ReaMenus, use the splicer to merge your menu changes with the most recent ReaMenus release.

I'll be making a video in the next few days explaining everything. For now, just give it a try:

ReaMenus Splicer!

Download...

Take note of the suggested versions of REAPER and SWS extension!

Current Version: ReaMenus 008.ReaperMenuSet (REAPER 3.66/SWS 1.7.3#2)
Remember to right-click->save as...

Version History
  • ReaMenus 008.ReaperMenuSet (REAPER 3.66/SWS 1.7.3#2)
    • Main window and MIDI editor menus now support alt-walk!
    • Added Clipboard submenus (copy, cut, paste) to all appropriate context menus.
    • No more deep 'More...' submenus on the [Media item context] menu.
    • Replaced REAPER split actions with SWS split actions (which only split selected items).
    • Reorganized [Main options] menu to support future Options options.
    • Complete options set available on the following context menus: [Transport context], [Arrange/ruler context], [Track control panel context]/[Empty TCP context], [Media item context], [Envelope point context]/[Envelope context].
    • [Empty TCP context] now identical to [Track control panel context].
    • [MIDI main menu context] now contains full set of MIDI main menus.
    • Actions for track locking, take locking, take colors, track record path, recording overlap modes, and more new REAPER and SWS features.
    • Numerous typos fixed.
  • ReaMenus 007.ReaperMenuSet (REAPER 3.60/SWS 1.7.2#9)
    • First release that functions with the ReaMenus Splicer.

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