MPL_Visual Mixer Tutorial | Free REAPER Custom Script

[@Tokolele]

MPL does an insane job with his scripts. This one seems incredible !

[@IDDQDSound]

Right?? Could do a whole video just on him :)

[@EuropaMan]

It blows my mind how talented the people are who contribute to Reaper ReaPack and the programmers who write these scripts/actions. What an amazing group of musicians & computer experts who I admire. Great script and can't wait to try it out. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@IDDQDSound]

Agreed! I think all these people can easily charge for their work but they don't :)

[@EuropaMan]

@@IDDQDSound Visual Mixer installed. Very cool. Thanks again.

[@Zzibbubby]

Man we miss you!😢 Your videos are sooooo good!

[@rano12321]

Are you still alive?

[@markdkberry]

his IG is gone and nothing on bandcamp since Jan 2023

[@rano12321]

@@markdkberry I found him on this random podcast from 2 months ago lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJOXqYejhKmInLs

[@zachhob]

This is seriously dope! MPL is always doin cool shit.. & thank you for sharing! 😊

[@LetsTalkAboutReaper]

Great video! Was going to make one on it last year but had some issues that have since been resolved. Love the new setup, that backdrop is looking sweet with the lighting and instruments!

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks Myk! Yeah same I was also having issues and then wrote him and he fixed them all!

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

Absolutely amazing. I've dabbled with Reaper for a few years but never really committed to it. However, since I'm now trying to move away from Windows, I've decided to fully embrace Reaper - and it's so amazing that there are all these scripts for free. But they're not just free - THEY ARE SUPERB! Props to everyone.

[@BENNGIIE]

Hey hope all is well with you.. your videos have been helping me navigate reaper. I hope you are well man cause I would really like to see new videos from you.

[@IntoTheWeeds71]

This is so cool. It'd be cool to also be able to assign a send/return, so that you could enable something like a reverb send, where the tracks that are further back get more of the send, and the tracks that are closer get less - I have no idea if that would work though. Amazing script, great work MPL.

[@IDDQDSound]

I thought of that too! Would be awesome! Maybe basically the same thing with send pan and volume :)

[@Reapertips]

omggg

[@IDDQDSound]

NGL was hella proud to see that

[@martijnvandongen]

This is truly amazing! Especially for synths and/or backing vocal groups! Thanks for sharing!

[@IDDQDSound]

Agreed! Takes too long with Backing Vox the old-fashioned way :)

[@PlectrumShorts]

Outstanding! Great script and perfect walkthrough. I gots’ta spend more time in the ReaPack stuff. There are so many delights there…hmmm, maybe a quick 5-10 interesting/useful ReaPack scripts video every week or two? If you’re looking for content ideas, that would be a cool one!

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks! That's a great idea!

[@PlectrumShorts]

I’ll be the guy with coffee in the front row!

[@ElbowEddie]

Boy you are so real - I love it! So refreshing.

[@ThomasECahill]

Pretty friggin cool! Thanks.

[@HezMusic]

Cool. Thanks 👍🏼

[@imlearningtoo74]

Wooooow this a very powerful tool. Thx to the creator and to you 💯

Really nice! It's just the thing that I was looking for, thank you for share! 🙌

[@DaleOffret]

That script feature is way cool. Nice MPL.

[@cjcurcio]

This script is awesome! Thank you so much for this video!

[@janfitschen3743]

Thank You. Very, very helpful!!!

[@robertopistolesi2735]

Jeeeeesus! That's incredible, thanks man

[@mikeonb4c]

Fabulous, must try this one. As a bedroom producer having to try and learn everything I know without any support, one thing I've never really managed to sort is mono compatibility issues if I make good use of the stereo field in a mix. I say to myself that people who don't listen to my mixes on a stereo system will just have to put up with what they get, but when I lose something like a solo piece or significant instrument break on a mono speaker it is very disappointing. Do you have any advice on how I can sort this problem within a Reaper only panning layout (so without use of Panknob, widening or m/s tools etc). Always enjoy your videos - keep 'em coming 🙂

[@justingodesky5912]

I believe there's a button on the master track for mono. I have it bound to a hotkey so I can quickly toggle it while mixing. You should be able to hear if you have phasing issues because things will have strange volume (too loud, too quiet, etc) when in mono. Toggle the mix between stereo and mono while mixing for a bit on each and you'll discover the rough edges on your track.

[@mikeonb4c]

@@justingodesky5912 Thanks for that. Dont think Ive ever tried that one but I have things like YouLean and Metric AB on my monitoring effects set up so can use those as mono testers. The problem though is not so much the testing as getting panned tracks to get heard on a mono listening device. Id have hoped they'd be picked up and just played in mono but its as though half the volume is being lost as it the stereo track isnt summing to mono. With no mentor to ask Im left wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Should i be recording to stereo tracks instead of mono, for example? All advice welcome!

[@IDDQDSound]

Hey Mike! One day I'll do a video on this, but in the mean time, check out this video by Dan Worrall: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaHEonWoYsh2fNk There's also a part 2, and honestly I had the idea to make a video on this topic until I saw Dan's video. I think he explains it better and in a more entertaining way using better music, to the point where I have scrapped that project. If I do tackle this in the future, it would be to add something to this video, but yeah make sure to check this video out and it may take a few watches to digest, but it's very good, and for me personally, I learned a lot but also, some of the stuff that I kinda knew but didn't know why, it also explained :)

[@VPROXE-HELLRAISER]

New subscribers incoming :) Great vid's man....Reaper is awesome

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks for the sub! Welcome aboard :)

[@eranddroory9987]

Dude.. What happened to you and your channel?

[@marvinrockon]

Currently working on a song with 90 tracks. This is mighty useful, holy crap

[@IDDQDSound]

Big time! :)

[@jdschopshop2445]

Thanks for all your work/help!

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks! Mpl is the real mvp tho :)

[@jdschopshop2445]

@@IDDQDSound I'm a sound editor that switched over from Audition and between you and Kenny Gioia I was up and running in a few weeks. I really enjoy your videos!

[@Project-SILA]

I will try it right now. Thank you for sharing 🍻

[@Anantich]

Thanks for sharing this amazing script! Liked and subscribed to your channel 🙏

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks for the sub! Welcome aboard :)

[@DanielRezendeGuitar]

Pure gold!

[@daithibailey]

Looks class. It would also be pretty cool if you could change perspective to introduce depth, so that volume was linked to how much farther back you placed an item in the space. Just wondering if you saw Bryan Chi's bitwig style effects arranger/modulator scripts in the reaper forum. Haven't tried it myself, but looks amazing. Also the UI creator tool,

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

Thats more 3d approach. I can build it this way (as a separate mode), but it will require 3rd dimension parameter link (EQ?)

[@daithibailey]

​@@michaelpilyavskiy yes, exactly.. 3D. To be honest, it was an off the cuff remark, not sure how feasible it would be to implement and whether there would be any appreciative gain over the current layout. I just thought that it might be cool to have something that could better represent the 'soundstage' so to speak 😉

[@IDDQDSound]

Hey David! Thanks for the recommendation for Bryan Chi! Checked it out! Bryan says it's in ReaTeam scripts, but I don't seem to see them :( Once I figure this out I'll make a vid :)

[@daithibailey]

@@IDDQDSound Not a problem! Thanks for taking the time to check it out and reply. I had a bit of a break from Reaper as I was making music with people who used Ableton exculsively, and since starting to get back into it I have just been bowled over by the whole scripts side of things. The abililty people now have to customise the program's functionality and build effects etc. is truly mind boggling. Thanks for bringing these things to our attention. Keep up the good work 🤘

[@TECHNICKER_Cz]

I think inverting the Y axis would make a ton of sense as making the source quieter puts it farther in the mix, that's just a nitpick, it looks amazing!

[@IconOfSin]

That's probably an easy modification to make.

[@IDDQDSound]

Interesting! Or better yet, the objects gets smaller?

[@TECHNICKER_Cz]

@@IDDQDSound could be as well!

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

implemented in 2.05, but I think you mean mostly do a 3d instead 2d, because Y is a 2d projection now. The question is still open - if x is a pan, volume is a Y, what is a Z? Also should Y also be mapped to a shelf EQ?

[@TECHNICKER_Cz]

@@michaelpilyavskiyamazing! I think that is the best representation you could get without introducing another dimension and while keeping it simple. It would be really great if you could map any plugin parameter (similar to the way Reaper plugin host allows you to) to the x/y movement alongside the pan and volume, but that would probaby be a bit tricky to implement (parallel VST pipeline?). 3D would be a whole another beast, but I think that it would be slower to work with. for me the magic with this is how FAST you can set the rough position of an element in a mix!, take the "rough" with a grain of salt :)

[@bobless5517]

Wow, wow! Such cool idea! Thanks!

[@ulfrohdin]

Hey man, are you ok?

[@FVDaudio]

So, with a touchscreen... 🤩🤩✨✨🎶🎶

[@IDDQDSound]

hmmm fun! I've never seen anyone use REAPER with a touchscreen but yeah that would be sweet!

[@Markrspooner]

Wow this is awesome

[@tozzlin2964]

havent see u for awhile, are u okay ?

[@janesta580]

This is great! Also was the same song used in a Kenny G video maybe?

[@IDDQDSound]

Omg yes! When I was on his channel I used the same vocal track! Great memory! full track here if you wanna have a listen: iddqdmusic.bandcamp.com

[@tdspkaudio]

Wow, this is amazing! I just tried automating the pan / volume via write mode (might be nice for a video workflow). Didn't work for me atm, did you try this or have you found a way to make this work? Otherwise I'd post in the forum, I think it would be a nice feature :)

[@IDDQDSound]

It seems to work in the background script but not with the main for some reason. Maybe Mpl can shed some light :)

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

(edit) nevermind, there are few API additions in REAPER 6.71, I rebuild volume/pan/width appending using them and all is fine now

[@audiosounddoctor5834]

Great script....have a good day!

[@eranddroory9987]

So Cool... Thanks for the video :-)

[@ShirshaakRajKunwaar]

Great video !

[@edunogues23]

AMAZING!

[@edunogues23]

Where are you man!? We miss youuuuuuuuu

[@roncoleman5007]

Excellent video and excellent capability. Request a feature if able: I would like to set a transition time between saved sets. Excellent capability for show control.

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

Ah yeah that was requested somewhere, next build will support that. UPD: done in 2.05

[@roncoleman5007]

@@michaelpilyavskiy thank you so much!!

[@roncoleman5007]

@@michaelpilyavskiy how can I PM you?

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks so much Michael for reading and responding to these!

[@Mikahaan]

Thanks for the video. Really like the short clip of that tune. Is there more of it? Thanks again.

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks Mika! Yes it's linked in description! :)

[@Mikahaan]

@@IDDQDSound - Oh man. Duh on my part. Thanks. Be well.

[@SSITM]

This should be the new standard for mixing on computer screens. Or at least an option, in all DAWs.

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Superb...ty

[@mchest7000]

Awesome 👍

[@aryabanerjee1179]

This is amazing

[@Arbor316]

That's awesome. Does it work with automation? Would be so cool to be able to position these over time. Like 4D painting!

[@IDDQDSound]

Hey! Not sure if it does but give it a go! Sometimes actions that work on Volume/pan/pitch don't get written into envelopes unfortunately :)

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Hi guys, please I need some help here... After trying this MPL extension I can't solo a track and stop hearing other track... ...a bit weird, I know, but this is happening here. Don't ask me why. Please, could someone here give me a hand...?

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

this was fixed (regular solo was changed to solo-in-place)

[@Holland2226]

Wow!

[@IDDQDSound]

Right?

[@Joeman7890]

🤯🤯🤯

[@IDDQDSound]

🧨🧨🧨

[@UserNumeroUnoo]

Its a gem!

[@handfp]

Very nice! Marquee select is not working for me on Mac. However I can Command+click to select multiple tracks. So it's no biggie. (I have synchronised ReaPack and restarted Reaper.)

[@IDDQDSound]

Hmmm when you open it does it say v 2.04? He adde it just yesterday after our convo

[@handfp]

@@IDDQDSound Yes, it's 2.04. I am finding the behaviour of left drag to be erratic. Sometimes it selects no boxes at all. On another attempt it may select a box or boxes not within the marquee. Despite many attempts I haven't yet successfully selected the set of boxes I wanted via left drag.

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

@@handfp thats probably mac issue, but I`ve take a look

[@handfp]

@@michaelpilyavskiy Thanks, Michael...I can Command+click and select multiple tracks...so it's never going to bother me. Everything else seems to work perfectly.

[@handfp]

Also I would be glad to know of the best route to make a donation.

[@drcarrot]

Thank you for this video. I learn a lot from your videos as a self-taught producer of my own music. This script seems very helpful visually. One scary thing about this script for me is no undo... Unless I'm missing something, changes that I made using this script are... untraceable. No undo history, no options in the script window to back out from any of the changes I made.

[@IDDQDSound]

Hi! So a couple of things to try: When you are using this window, your "focus" changes to this window, so other hotkeys may not be available. So click in the arrange view and then hit Cmd+Z and that should take you back a step. Another thing to try is snapshots, You can save a snapshot of everything before you start working here, and then revert back if you need to. Explanation of Snapshots here if you need it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6W6nqyQrdSVaZI

[@drcarrot]

@@IDDQDSound Love your work! Thanks. Of course - snapshots 🙂

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

2.08 will produce undo point at mouse release

[@drcarrot]

@@michaelpilyavskiy Heey! Cool, man. Thank you for awesome scripts 🙂

[@desoconnor7445]

Top job ,top ethics you blade lunner 🙏🙏🏿🦄👍🎵

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks matey :)

[@aryabanerjee1179]

Yooo whaddup when you coming back

[@MattyB3]

Hello. . Hope all has been well with you. Just a question. Do you have a video that would help me in Recording audio with me at the same time in Reaper. I currently have Kurzweil PC3X and I want to record a piano setting but also midi at the same time. Thanks.

[@vexphoto]

I like this!!!

[@jefffpv2759]

i wonder if its possible to do something like patcher from fl studio in reaper. Its a visual fx/instrument chainer.

[@fartinazoodle]

i cannot get this to show up i've followed the steps in many videos installed still nothing

[@twomartoes]

Man this is sweet! Can you write automation whilst using this?

[@IDDQDSound]

Yes it works! I put it in the video but ended up cutting it :)

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

@@IDDQDSound where's my thumbs down button? )))))

[@roncoleman5007]

One more question......Can multiple visual mixer windows be opened at the same time?

[@limbophonic1]

interesting script, i was looking for a way to make and store alternative mixes of a song, but apart from re saving the song file, or duplicating the song some bars after the end thus creating two songs in one file, and mixing the second differently, so if i undersatnd correctly this script can save a static mix, levels pans, do you think this would be ideal for making an alternative mix?

[@MonkeyBars1]

nope. you should be using mixer snapshots for this. included in SWS iirc

[@IDDQDSound]

I got you bud: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6W6nqyQrdSVaZI

[@gothsonmusic]

Do you know how to make the solo button behave as "Solo in place"? when solo is press through the visual mixer it solo as "Solo ignoring routing"..... Thanks

[@IDDQDSound]

Hmmm not sure! I saw you asked about it on mpl's post too. I'm (as you may have noticed) away for a few weeks but lemme know if u found a fix or else I'll try my best!

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

Done for 2.20

[@gothsonmusic]

@@michaelpilyavskiy Awesome!!! thanks for your wonderful work.

[@aryabanerjee1179]

Is there a way to change volume without changing anything for pan? So like then I'll be able to use it for a lot of levelling stuff without worrying about the width

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

2.22 Ctrl+drag: change volume only

[@drd8974]

Does it start from where your mix is currently at? Or do you have to drag and drop everything into the window? When things get muted or drop in and out of the mix, is that reflected in the window?

[@IDDQDSound]

It's just based on selected tracks. If they're muted etc. They still show up and still can be panned.

[@drd8974]

@@IDDQDSound cool. Thanks!

[@bernhardk7929]

Thanks for this video and what a great tool ... The only thing or maybe I was missing something is how to undo the panning and volume changes done by this script. Do you maybe have a hint for me? And thanks again 👌

[@IDDQDSound]

Alt click to reset volume, shift click to reset pan. Click on arrange view and control+Z to undo changes

[@bernhardk7929]

@@IDDQDSound Thanks for the response! But CMD+Z (Mac) isn't working even when changing the focus to arrange, ...

[@bernhardk7929]

Oh, just found out that the "background" version is giving undo points (but quite a lot :) and then it's also mirrored to the "normal" Version. But only when the movements are done in the "background" version. When both are open the movements of the normal version aren't reflected to the background version, only when selecting another track and then back to the one that was changed before.

[@bernhardk7929]

Will keep on checking it out tomorrow :) ... have a great evening still !

[@IDDQDSound]

@@bernhardk7929 but why not just use one of them instead of both? The number of undo points depends on how often you let go of the mouse. Each click and drag is one action. Just like if you move a pan knob, release it, and move it again, it's 2 actions. If you release the left mouse button, and then move it again, a new undo point is created from there.

[@mattclark7825]

Is there a way to make the visual mixer show the whole track name? Mine is just showing the first word. Ex: guitar L and guitar R are both just labeled guitar.

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

short names were requested by someone in the past, 2.21 fixed that issue

[@anikethnair824]

Hey, It doesn't seem to be working in windows, can someone help me out?

[@bluesky2145]

Would love to see the developer add the ability to link sends so that you can move them in 3D forward and backwards to make them more distant or close

[@IDDQDSound]

Yeah thought of a similar thing myself. Mpl checks this video ocassionally or you can ask on the forums too :)

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

3D is awful, because it so hard to build write editing behavious. Building sends that way would make interface very dirty, I`ll take a look what can do. I imagine maybe tiny dots at the right side of rectangle where its blitting alpha is a level of send (if they exist).

[@toitoitoy]

Can the visual mixer show tracks as icons not names?

[@IDDQDSound]

not currently I'm afraid :(

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

2.09 will allow to show icons + hide names

[@toitoitoy]

@@michaelpilyavskiy thats exciting! Great job Michael. Your scripts should be intergrated in Reaper by default.)

[@IconOfSin]

Alms for the algorithm

[@robertopistolesi2735]

Hi! this is the first repository that I import at all, and this message shows up : Couldn't resolve host name (6): Could not resolve host: < PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

you don`t need to import that, it is bundled with Reapack

[@robertopistolesi2735]

@@michaelpilyavskiy thank you!

[@Yeshayahu09]

nice

[@soundtaxiproject]

... am a convinced fan of Michael too, but this script does'nt work under windows 7. - Don't know why. - His script always tells me to load version 3.55 or newer, still after it is done. Any good advices? - 😥

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

Install "Various functions" package, it is a framework for lot of my scripts. Unfortunately ReaPack doesn`t support yet high level dependencies, so I have to ask for separate install of this package on almost any script initialization.

[@soundtaxiproject]

@@michaelpilyavskiy Thank You very much... now it works. - 📰 Sound Taxi Project ( Musician with Label ) 👍

[@JuanMotta]

Thank You!!?

[@IDDQDSound]

You're welcome???

[@mikeblack622]

Ace!

[@-______-______-]

This would be way more useful to understand if you showed an example with different actual audio tracks, not duplicates of the same bits of audio.

[@IDDQDSound]

they're not duplicates

[@SandNigah]

Actual gems here. Can you make a video on Playtime though, and maybe get in contact with the scripter.

[@IDDQDSound]

Been meaning to do it forever!! One of these days :)

[@bijanalvandi]

سلام! زنده باد! تازه کشفت کردم!

[@IDDQDSound]

Kheilie chakerim :)

[@KevinWayne]

Guess it beats actually using the tracks in Reaper itself? lol

[@IDDQDSound]

For lots of tracks yeah but I'm not constantly whipping this out

[@acc4481]

Goodbye to you, relay.

[@IDDQDSound]

Mpl: putting plugin makers outta business since 2013 :)

[@bodanerius]

Nice song 😁

[@IDDQDSound]

Nice singer :)

[@tonyg6138]

Definitely looks pretty cool, but it isn't free

[@4christflcc17]

Please advise me. To access this script and others, I just download/update reascript? I am not sure how to activate them in reaper. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

[@IDDQDSound]

Go to extensions>reapack>browse packages, search for visual mixer and right click to install/update. Hit apply and close the window. If you're fresh installing scripts, some need a reaper restart to show up. Do that just to be sure and then search the action list.

[@dna598]

I would not be using Reaper if it wasn't for MPL. His stuff is essential.

[@mikeonb4c]

@IDDQD This is not going well. I already have Reapack installed and (from you great videos I think) I may have some MPL stuff already installed. I pasted the MPL Repository link and hit Go but got warned that MPL was already liked to a different URL and did I want to over-write that. I clicked Yes but all I can see in the Actions list is mpl_Visual_Mixer.lua. When I run it I'm told its not on my F: drive (which is where I run Reaper from) even though when I inspect the F: drive it is there and it seems to be in the right folder. The action mpl_VisualMixer (Background) isn't showing in my Actions list, unlike that shown in your video. Being honest, I think an idiots guide is needed for us non-geek musician producers as I find the whole installation of Reapack stuff pretty baffling (though I have managed to get the job done on previous occasions!). Thanks in hope.

[@michaelpilyavskiy]

my repository along X-Raym is bundled into Reapack installation. For installing new script you don`t need to install it again. Instead: go to action list -> type "browse packages" -> find "Visual mixer" -> right click -> install new version (so you change STATE of this package from none to "Install this after next sync"). Then, run action "Syncronize packages". That will update existed script or install new ones if you marked some for install. Another option is to check "ReaPack: Manage repositories..." / Options / Install new package when sync. CAUTION - this will install ALL available stuff from installed repositories.

[@mikeonb4c]

@@michaelpilyavskiy Thanks so much for taking time to reply with those suggestions and i'll give them a go. My trouble is im a musician trying to understand the sophisticated technology of Reaper, the outer reaches of which can be quite challenging to an ageing non-geek like me ha ha. 😬😆

[@IDDQDSound]

Thanks mpl for the response. Mike lmk if that solved the issue. I'll make a reapack tut one day but in the meantime, check out the reaper blog for a video description.

[@finngoldmark3108]

i had the same problem... here is how i solved it: reaper did not found the "various functions" script from mpl... browsed for that package > installed it ... then it worked for me!

[@IDDQDSound]

@@finngoldmark3108 niceee! I think I ran that ages ago and didn't know it's one of the things that does :)

[@vandorb12]

This has some big gains over iZotope's visual mixer. Looking for to giving this a go.

[@IDDQDSound]

I really liked the iZotope version but it never really made it to my template just cuz of all the extra steps involved. This just integrates so well :)