5.19 Track Panel and Mixer Panel Layout Options
REAPER’s default theme offers you a choice of several track and mixer layouts.
Kind: concept (user-guide-section) Chapter: 5 Project Arrangement Basics Source: REAPER User Guide v7.70
REAPER’s default theme offers you a choice of several track and mixer layouts. There are six main areas of interest – the track panel, the master track panel, the mixer panel, the master mixer panel, the transport panel and the envelope panel. This section will introduce you to track layout options. Later in this user guide you’ll be introduced to the Theme Adjuster which you can use to customize these layouts to suit your individual preferences. By default, REAPER selects Layout A for the track panel. This layout:
Potentially shows all track controls when the mixer is closed (but see next point). Shows the Record input and Input controls only when the Record button is armed. Shows only a limited selection of track controls when the mixer is open
Layout B shows all track controls on all tracks if there is sufficient room.
Layout C shows the controls as shown here, together with a larger VU meter.
To select a layout for all tracks first make sure no tracks are selected: to select a layout for particular tracks, first select the track(s) as required. Then, from the menu choose Options, Layouts, Track Panel then A, B, or C, or, to restore default layouts choose Default layout. Note that for the Master Track Panel only option A is available, the default.