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Studio Templates, Workflows, Themes & Screensets

Components: TrackTemplates (200+ Strips) · ProjectTemplates (19 Projects / 8 Genres) · Screensets (F7-F9) · Themes · SWS AutoColor · Grooves · MIDI Maps

This guide provides an exhaustive breakdown of the workflow architecture, session templates, theme variants, and navigation ergonomics built into ReaFull.


Table of Contents

  1. 17 Categorized Track Template Modules (200+ Strips)
  2. Genre-Tailored Project Templates (19 Projects)
  3. Studio FX Chains (Mastering, Mixbus & Instruments)
  4. Screensets & Ergonomic Studio Workspaces (F7, F8, F9)
  5. Theme Ecosystem & Contrast Engineering
  6. SWS AutoColor & Track Icon Mappings
  7. Grooves & MIDI Note Maps

1. 17 Categorized Track Template Modules (200+ Strips)

Located in TrackTemplates/ (Right-Click Track Panel → Insert track from template):

00 Default (Routing & Master Infrastructure)

  • 00 AUDIO INPUT CHANNEL: Calibrated direct tracking strip.
  • 00 AUDIO: Standard audio playback track.
  • 00 AUXILIARY: Effect return track with default reverb/delay sends.
  • 00 BUS: Group bus with SWS auto-routing.
  • 00 MIXBUS: Master mix summing bus with SolidBus and Fat-Tape.
  • 00 MONITORING - PHONES: Dedicated control room / headphone monitor feed.
  • 00 VCA: VCA master group control fader.

01 Electronic (Synths & Urban Beats)

  • 01 BEAT: Drum machine master bus.
  • 01 BOOMBOX: Retro lofi hip-hop beat strip.
  • 01 DEEP BASS: Sub-heavy 808 with sidechain ducking.
  • 01 DJ SET: 2-deck crossfader routing track.
  • 01 ELECTRO BASS: Aggressive modulated synth bass.
  • 01 ELECTRO LEAD: Wide stereo saw lead with delay.
  • 01 PAD: Ambient polyphonic synth pad with lush chorus.
  • 01 SUB BASS: Pure 30Hz-80Hz sub-sine generator with saturation.

02 Drums (Acoustic & Studio Drum Kits)

  • 02 AC DRUMS: Complete 12-channel acoustic drum kit folder.
  • 02 KICK IN, 02 KICK OUT, 02 KICK SUB: Multi-mic kick drum channels.
  • 02 SNARE TOP, 02 SNARE BOTTOM: Snare wire and top head phase-aligned channels.
  • 02 HI HAT: Crisp condenser hi-hat channel with high-pass filter.
  • 02 TOM 1, 02 TOM 2, 02 TOM 3, 02 FLOOR TOM: Gated and tuned tom channels.
  • 02 OVERHEADS L/R: Matched stereo pair overhead channels.
  • 02 ROOM STEREO, 02 ROOM MONO: Crushed room ambient channels (FET-76).
  • 02 COWBELL, 02 CRASH CYM, 02 RIDE CYM: Individual cymbal and percussion spots.

03 Percussion (Latin, Ethnic & Hand Drums)

  • 03 BONGO, 03 CONGA, 03 TIMBAL: Afro-Cuban percussion section.
  • 03 CAJON PERUANO: Dual-mic Peruvian cajon (front soundhole + rear slap).
  • 03 CAJA VALLENATA, 03 GUACHARACA: Colombian vallenato rhythm section.
  • 03 BOMBO ANDINO, 03 CUICA, 03 PANDEIRO, 03 SURDO: Latin American folk and samba kit.
  • 03 CABASA, 03 CLAVES, 03 GUIRO, 03 MARACAS, 03 SHAKER, 03 TAMBOURINE, 03 TRIANGLE: Auxiliary percussion spots.

04 Bass (Electric, Acoustic & Synth)

  • 04 BASS 1, 04 BASS 2, 04 BASS 3: Studio electric bass presets (Clean, Grit, Slap).
  • 04 BABY BASS: Electric upright baby bass for salsa and Latin jazz.
  • 04 CONTRABAJO: Acoustic double bass with natural resonance control.
  • 04 FRETLESS BASS: Smooth mwah fretless tone with chorus.

05 AC Guitars (Acoustic & Folk Strings)

  • 05 AC GUITAR 1/2: Steel-string acoustic guitars (Stereo pair & DI+Mic).
  • 05 NYLON GUITAR: Classical nylon guitar with warm tube preamp.
  • 05 12 STRINGS GUITAR: Bright, jangly 12-string guitar with stereo widening.
  • 05 BAJO QUINTO, 05 BANDOLA, 05 BANJO, 05 CHARANGO, 05 CAVAQUINHO, 05 CUATRO, 05 GUITARRON, 05 MANDOLIN, 05 REQUINTO, 05 TIIPLE, 05 VIHUELA: Traditional Latin and American folk instruments.

06 EL Guitars (Electric Guitar Racks)

  • 06 CLEAN GUITAR 1/2: Fender-style clean chime with spring reverb.
  • 06 CHUNK GUITAR 1/2: British crunch rhythm guitars with tight low-end.
  • 06 LEAD GUITAR 1/2: High-gain singing sustain lead with tape delay.
  • 06 ACOUSTIC SIM: Electric guitar acoustic pickup simulator.
  • 06 DIRECT INJECT (DI): Raw DI guitar ready for amp modeling.
  • 06 DISTORTION GTR, 06 OVERDRIVE GTR, 06 ROCKABILLY GTR, 06 SURF GTR, 06 WAH WAH GTR: Stylistic guitar pedal channels.

07 Keyboard (Pianos, Organs & Synths)

  • 07 GRAND PIANO: Dynamic stereo concert grand piano.
  • 07 RHODES, 07 WURLITZER: Vintage electric pianos with tremolo.
  • 07 B3 ORGAN: Rotary Leslie speaker organ with drive.
  • 07 CLAVINET: Funky auto-wah clavinet channel.
  • 07 HARPSICHORD, 07 HONKY TONK, 07 MELLOTRON: Specialty keys.
  • 07 ACORDION BUTTONS, 07 ACORDION KEYS, 07 BANDONEON: Accordion and tango reed keys.
  • 07 BLUES HARP: Overdriven harmonica channel.

08 Brass & 09 Winds

  • 08 TRUMPET, 08 TROMBONE, 08 HORN, 08 TUBA: Brass solo spots and section bus.
  • 08 ALTO SAX, 08 TENOR SAX, 08 BARITONE SAX, 08 SOPRANO SAX: Saxophone family.
  • 09 FLUTE, 09 CLARINET, 09 OBOE, 09 BASOON (FAGOT), 09 ENGLISH HORN, 09 PICCOLO, 09 RECORDER: Woodwinds section.

10 Strings

  • 10 VIOLIN 1, 10 VIOLIN 2, 10 VIOLA, 10 CELLO, 10 DOUBLE BASS: String quartet and solo instruments.
  • 10 STRINGS SECTION, 10 ORCHESTRA: Full symphonic string ensemble buses.

11 Vocals

  • 11 LEAD VOCAL FEMALE, 11 LEAD VOCAL MALE: Primary vocal channel with Opto-2A and Pulse-EQ.
  • 11 BACKING VOCALS FEMALE, 11 BACKING VOCALS MALE: Doubled background vocal bus.
  • 11 CHOIR, 11 TALKBACK: Group choir and studio communication tracks.

12 Video Post & 13 Podcasting

  • 12 SFX Track, 12 VIDEO: Stereo video playback and spot foley channels.
  • 13 HOST 1-4, 13 GUEST 1-2, 13 DIALOGS 1-2, 13 CROWD 1-2, 13 JINGLE BUS, 13 MASTER PODCAST: Complete broadcast/podcast studio setup.

14 FX (Dedicated Sends)

  • 14 CHAMBER REVERB, 14 CONVOLUTION REVERB, 14 DELAY, 14 DISTORTION, 14 FLANGER, 14 PHASER, 14 PLATE REVERB, 14 ROOM REVERB, 14 SLAP DELAY, 14 SPRING REVERB, 14 STEREO DELAY: Auxiliary return channels.

15 Stems & 16 Separators

  • 15 Mixbus + Summing Stems (4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 24): Print buses for stem mastering.
  • 16 Separators (Drums, Bass, Guitars, Keys, Brass, Strings, Vocals, FX, Master): Color-coded spacer tracks.

2. Genre-Tailored Project Templates (19 Projects)

Located in ProjectTemplates/:

Project Template Name Style / Routing Architecture Default Master Processing
AAA Mastering.rpp Mastering suite with reference track A/B switching and Mid/Side monitoring. D-DynEQPulse-EQVari-MuD-LimitD-Meter
Rock - Blues - Stoner (Analog & Standard).rpp Parallel drum crush bus, multi-mic electric guitar buses, and tape saturation on bass. SolidBus (4:1) → Fat-Tape (15 IPS) → Pulse-EQ
Salsa Song (Analog & Standard).rpp Dynamic percussion buses (Timbal, Conga, Bongo), horn section summing bus, bright vocals. Mix-BusSolidBusD-EQD-Limit
Metal & Hard Rock (Analog & Standard).rpp Fast FET-76 sidechained kick/bass, aggressive high-gain guitar grouping, parallel drum nuke. FET-76 (All-Buttons) → SolidBusD-Limit
Jazz & Blues (Analog & Standard).rpp Transparent acoustic dynamics, natural room reverb sends, minimal bus compression. Opto-2AD-DynEQD-Meter
Electronic & Urban (Analog & Standard).rpp 808 sidechain ducking, pitch-bent vocal buses, aggressive clip saturation. D-MultiFat-TapeD-Limit
Ranchera & Mariachi (Analog & Standard).rpp Guitarrón & Vihuela dedicated bus, trumpet dynamic tamers, wide stereo acoustic strings. Vari-MuPulse-EQD-Limit
Bolero Cubano (Analog & Standard).rpp Warm tube preamp emulation on lead vocal, acoustic nylon guitar clarity, lush plate reverbs. Tube-PreOpto-2AReflex Plate
Popular & Mexican (Analog & Standard).rpp Balanced brass, accordion, and acoustic rhythm section for regional production. Mix-BusPulse-EQSolidBus
Full Tracks Project.rpp 64-channel master template containing every standard instrument strip ready to arm. Full Console Summing Matrix

3. Studio FX Chains

Located in FXChains/:

Mixbus & Mastering Chains

  • MIX BUS CONTROL G1.RfxChain (British VCA + Tape + Pultec program chain)
  • MIX BUS CONTROL G2.RfxChain (Tube Vari-Mu + Mid/Side EQ mastering chain)
  • FAT TAPE.RfxChain & FAT TAPE MCP REELS.RfxChain (Tape machine simulation rack)
  • FX Separator.RfxChain (Visual divider for FX chain windows)

StripTease Modular MCP Chains (FXChains/StripTease/)

  • StripTease AO The Bus.RfxChain (Analog Obsidian bus strip)
  • StripTease BX Glue.RfxChain (VCA glue dynamic strip)
  • StripTease Bx Opto.RfxChain (Optical vocal leveler strip)
  • StripTease Pro-C3.RfxChain (Surgical digital dynamic strip)
  • StripTease SSL Channel.RfxChain (British console strip)
  • StripTease 1176 LN.RfxChain (FET punch channel)

4. Screensets & Ergonomic Studio Workspaces

Shortcut Screenset Name Focus Layout
F7 Arrangement / Editing Maximized horizontal track arrange view, floating bottom media explorer/actions docker, compact track control panels (TCP).
F8 Analog Mixing Console Full-screen Mixer Control Panel (MCP) with StripTease modular strips, live VU Gain Reduction meters, and docked master fader on the right.
F9 Mastering & Metering Suite Dual-pane high-resolution spectral FFT visualizer, EBU R128 Loudness Radar, and Mid/Side phase correlation matrix.

5. Theme Ecosystem & Contrast Engineering

Located in ColorThemes/:

  • ReaFull Pro.ReaperThemeZip (Default): Deep Slate Navy (#0F172A) console aesthetic with vibrant teal/cyan (#00D2BE) accents. Engineered for extended 10+ hour mixing sessions.
  • ReaFull Dark.ReaperThemeZip: Charcoal matte finish (#0B0F19) for darkened studio control rooms.
  • ReaFull Gray.ReaperThemeZip: Balanced neutral studio console aesthetic with classic fader styling.
  • ReaFull Light.ReaperThemeZip: High-contrast theme engineered for daylight tracking and outdoor recording sessions.

6. SWS AutoColor & Track Icon Mappings

ReaFull applies over 310 automatic coloring rules from Data/sws-autocoloricon.ini:

Rule Type Pattern Filter Hex Color Code Track Icon
Drums (Kick) KICK*, BD*, BOMBO* #C0392B (Crimson Red) kick.png
Drums (Snare) SNARE*, SD*, CAJA* #E74C3C (Bright Red) snare.png
Drums (Toms) TOM*, FLOOR TOM* #E67E22 (Orange) tom.png
Drums (Cymbals/OH) OH*, OVERHEAD*, CYM*, HH* #F39C12 (Amber) hihat.png / cymbal.png
Bass (DI/Amp) BASS*, DI BASS*, SUB* #2980B9 (Electric Blue) bass.png
Acoustic Guitars AC GTR*, NYLON*, BANJO* #D35400 (Rust Orange) acoustic_gtr.png
Electric Guitars GTR*, E_GTR*, LEAD GTR* #E67E22 (Sunset Orange) guitar.png
Keyboards / Piano PIANO*, KEYS*, RHODES*, ORGAN* #16A085 (Sea Green) piano.png / organ.png
Brass / Horns BRASS*, TRUMPET*, SAX*, HORN* #F1C40F (Bright Gold) brass.png / sax.png
Strings STRINGS*, VLN*, CELLO* #8E44AD (Royal Purple) strings.png
Lead Vocals LEAD VOC*, VOX*, VOZ* #27AE60 (Emerald Green) mic_lead.png
Backing Vocals BACK VOC*, BVOX*, COROS* #2ECC71 (Mint Green) mic_backing.png
Mixbus & Master MIXBUS*, MASTER*, SUM* #34495E (Obsidian Navy) console_bus.png
FX & Reverbs FX*, REVERB*, DELAY*, AUX* #E84393 (Magenta Pink) reverb.png

7. Grooves & MIDI Note Maps

7.1 Vintage Swing Grooves (Grooves/)

  • Akai MPC60 & MPC3000 swing templates (51% to 75% groove offsets).
  • E-mu SP-1200 vintage quantize templates.
  • Roger Linn humanized pocket grooves.

7.2 Drum Kit MIDI Note Names (MIDINoteNames/)

  • Standard General MIDI (GM) Drum Map.
  • Toontrack EZdrummer 2 / 3 & Superior Drummer 3.
  • XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2.
  • Steven Slate Drums 5 (SSD5).
  • Native Instruments Studio Drummer & Abbey Road Series.

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