First Settings to Adjust in Reaper 7

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Most of the defaults are good enough to start with. Here are some of the most obvious things you might want to change.

• Show/Hide Transport: View menu.

• Show/Hide Mixer: View menu, or C-m.

• Float Mixer: right click and undock.

• To create tracks, double click empty TCP area.

  • By default, for unarmed tracks, input and monitoring mode are hidden. This can be changed in the theme adjuster.

• Screensets/Layouts: View menu.

  • Layouts: A B or C.
    • B shows everything by default

• Project Settings: various options

  • e.g. default timebase
  • Save default settings
  • Media:
    • Default format for recordings and render.
    • Path to save media files (e.g. Media)
  • On import: copy/don't copy/global pref
    • Prefs→Media→Import Copy now on by default, but uses more hard drive space.

• Saving:

  • Create New Folder
  • Copy/Move media to project

• Preferences:

  • Project:
    • Use project file as template
    • Prompt to save on new project
    • Backups: preserve old versions, auto backup, etc
      • Save to Backups folder
      • Limit to most recent copies or recent days
      • Auto save
      • Auto save to different directory for auto backups

• Project - Track/Send Defaults:

  • Default track volume gain
  • Record Arm by defualt
  • Default record config (e.g. Midi by default)
    • Auto record arm
  • Item Fade Defaults
  • Item Loop Defaults: Loop source or not, does auto punch create loops

• Actions:

  • Search for 'scroll' to change default scroll behaviour
  • Search for 'zoom'
  • Note Midi CC Relative/Mousewheel options
  • Create custom action:
    1. Zoom horizontal (mousewheel)
    2. Modify MIDI CC/mousewheel