User Manual

www.nektartech.com Using Panorama with Reaper 3
Navigation & Transport
The following pages focus on how Reaper and Panorama work together. We do not attempt to describe how Reaper functions
work, since this is covered extensively in the documentation for Reaper. So the aim is to provide a fundamental
understanding of how Panorama interface with Reaper. From time to time, you may need to consult the Reaper
documentation for additional information.
Let’s start by taking a look at the main panel buttons and then go deeper in to the Panorama menus from there.
Navigation
The six buttons pictured above allow you to navigate important parts of Reaper at any time. Here is what they do:
Track - / +: Navigates to the next or previous track in Reaper’s sequencer. This is the same as using the arrow up/down
keys on your computer keyboard
Patch - / +: Changes the patch (or preset) of the instrument device assigned to the current sequencer track
View: Changes the display view on your computer display to open or close the Mixer window in Mixer mode,
the VSTi plug-in window in Instrument mode and the transport bar window in Transport mode
Bank < >: Shifts the current selection of eight mixer channels in Mixer mode so the fader group assignments are
changed from channels 1-8 to channels 9-16, for example. Hold [Shift] and press one of the [Track -/+]
buttons to view an adjacent bank of channels.
Zoom < >: Controls the magnification of Reapers timeline when its sequencer window is in view. Hold [Shift]
and press one of the [Patch - / +] buttons to zoom in and out on the sequencer window.
Transport Buttons
The transport buttons allows you to activate or deactivate important transport functions as listed in the table below. As with
the navigation buttons, these are available in any mode, at any time.
Key Combination Description
[F-Keys] Press and hold this button to use the transport buttons as F-keys. F-keys can be used
to trigger QWERTY macro’s to for example create tracks and trigger Reaper functions
[ ] Goto the Left locator
[ ] Goto the Right locator
[Shift]+[ ] Set Left locator to the current song position
[Shift]+[ ] Set Right locator to the current song position
[Undo] Same as Undo in Reaper
[Click] Switch the metronome/click on or off
[Mode] Switch Track Arm on/off
[Cycle] Switch the loop/cycle between the Left and Right locators on/off
[Rewind] Activate Rewind. Press again to stop
[Forward] Activate Forward. Press again to stop
[Stop] Stop playback. Playback will start again from the location previously started from
[Play] Activate play. Press Play again to pause.
[Record] Activate record. Press again to deactivate record but continue play