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Best Utility Scripts in REAPER

February 18, 2024

In this video, I'll share some of my favorite utility scripts for REAPER 🤩

  1. REAPER Update Utility by FTC: This script allows fast and easy REAPER updates.
  2. Gridbox by FTC: This script shows your current grid size and offers an adaptive grid.
  3. Lil Chordbox by FTC: This script identifies the chord in your MIDI editor.
  4. MX Tuner by FTC: This script is a media explorer add-on that enables you to tune your samples to different notes.
  5. Global Sampler by BirdBird: This script is a sampler that continuously records what you are hearing. You can select and import this back into the project.

For installation instructions, check the article below!

Also free to also grab the REAPER theme I use! 🚀

📹 Watch the video

📖 Installation instructions

First, to install these scripts, ensure you have ReaPack installed.

If not, please follow this tutorial I created: How to install ReaPack. It should take a couple of minutes to install.

Import FTC Scripts (Update utility, MX Tuner, Gridbox & Chordbox)

With Reapack installed, import the following repository. To do so, go to Extensions > ReaPack > Import a Repository and paste the following link:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iliaspoulakis/Reaper-Tools/master/index.xmlCopy

Import Birdbird Scripts (Global Sampler)

To install Global Sampler by Birdbird, import the following repository. To do so, go to Extensions > ReaPack > Import a Repository and paste the following link:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Bird-Bird/ReaScript_Testing/main/index.xmlCopy

🏃‍♂️ How to run these scripts

Once you imported the repositories, these scripts should now appear in the Actions menu (shortcut: ?).

All of these scripts should show up in the Main section, except Lil Chordbox which shows up in the MIDI editor section. (Find this dropdown in the top right corner of the Actions menu)

Most of these scripts are straightforward. You can run them from the actions menu, and they'll work immediately.

However, Global Sampler requires a bit more setup. Please follow the detailed instructions here → Global Sampler Forum Thread.

Note: When you first open the script, you will probably get a message saying “Insert the global sampler JSFX plugin to start recording”. For this plugin to appear, you need to re-scan your plugins. You can do so by going into Preferences > VST and clicking “Re-scan…”.

Once you have JSFX: Global Sampler, insert this FX on the track you want to record. I suggest placing it on your Monitoring FX Chain, this way it’s always there and will record everything.

If for any reason these scripts don’t show up, make sure you have the scripts installed by going into Extensions > Reapack > Browse Packages. Use the filter to find the scripts. Right click on them, hit install then apply.

⚙️ I made a script installation video!

If you are having trouble installing Reapack, or any of the scripts, I made a video going through the whole process from scratch. It’s a very slow and unedited video. Feel free to skip around and find what you need!

✏️ Notes about the scripts

I will drop below the forum link for each of these tips for complete instructions, controls, and features. Use these links if you wish to report a bug or say something nice to the developer!

1. Update Utility → Forum link

2. Gridbox → Forum link

3. Lil Chordbox → Forum link

4. MX Tuner → Forum link

5. Global Sampler → Forum link

Huge thanks to FTC and Birdbird! ❤️

If you find yourself loving these scripts as much as I do, please consider donating to these wonderful people.

👉 Send a coffee to FTC

👉 Buy BirdBird’s plugin - They made a plugin version of the script that works globally and it’s awesome!

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