Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
How to Tab to Transient Pro Tools-style in REAPER! (Rapid-Fire Reaper Tutorials Ep56)
Hey folks!
In this tutorial, I want to show you how to set up the Tab to Transient function from Pro Tools in REAPER. If you've used Pro Tools, you know how useful pressing Tab is for navigating around your project, up to the point where it becomes almost a twitch for you, so this was one of the first things I set up when I migrated to REAPER.
However, it took a bit of work and testing to get it to work like Tab does. You can always assign tab to 'Item Navigation: Move cursor to next transient in items' but the problem is that if you don't have an item selected, it won't do anything, whereas in Pro Tools, if you do that you will go to the start of the next item in your tracks. I figured this out eventually though, and here's the custom action.
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More info, Downloadable content from this episode here (Custom actions, toolbar, cheat sheets, and more):
iddqdsound.com/post/how-to-set-up-tab-to-transient-pro-tools-style-rapid-fire-reaper-tutorials-ep56
My Reaper Stash:https://stash.reaper.fm/u/IDDQDSound
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Moving cursor to next Transient in items
1:08 How to make tab to transient work like Pro Tools in REAPER
1:45 Transient detection settings in REAPER
03:19 Last piece of the puzzle
03:40 Make tab work like Pro Tools when tab to transient isn't selected
04:10 Outro
How to Tab to Transient Pro Tools-style in REAPER! (Rapid-Fire Reaper Tutorials Ep56)
Hey folks!
In this tutorial, I want to show you how to set up the Tab to Transient function from Pro Tools in REAPER. If you've used Pro Tools, you know how useful pressing Tab is for navigating around your project, up to the point where it becomes almost a twitch for you, so this was one of the first things I set up when I migrated to REAPER.
However, it took a bit of work and testing to get it to work like Tab does. You can always assign tab to 'Item Navigation: Move cursor to next transient in items' but the problem is that if you don't have an item selected, it won't do anything, whereas in Pro Tools, if you do that you will go to the start of the next item in your tracks. I figured this out eventually though, and here's the custom action.
Donations ➡️ buymeacoffee.com/iddqdsound
➡️ paypal.me/iddqdsound
Every little helps, so even if you send a dollar or two my way, I’ll be eternally grateful to you!
More info, Downloadable content from this episode here (Custom actions, toolbar, cheat sheets, and more):
iddqdsound.com/post/how-to-set-up-tab-to-transient-pro-tools-style-rapid-fire-reaper-tutorials-ep56
My Reaper Stash:https://stash.reaper.fm/u/IDDQDSound
Like, Comment, Subscribe & hit the Notification bell for new Rapid-Fire Reaper tutorials weekly, and if you have any questions about Reaper, SWS, or anything regarding audio, let me know in the comments and I'll make sure it’ll make it to a tutorial ASAP.
Instagram: iddqdmusic
My Music:
Soundcloud.com/iddqdmusic
iddqdmusic.bandcamp.com
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Moving cursor to next Transient in items
1:08 How to make tab to transient work like Pro Tools in REAPER
1:45 Transient detection settings in REAPER
03:19 Last piece of the puzzle
03:40 Make tab work like Pro Tools when tab to transient isn't selected
04:10 Outro
