Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
MIDI Hacks: Working seamlessly in Main and MIDI Editor (Rapid-Fire Reaper Tutorials Ep39)
As our MIDI Editing saga continues, I wanted to tackle some issues lots of people had about your Hotkeys not being the same between the Main and the MIDI Editor windows, having to re-assign Zooming, Marker hotkeys and so on.
In this video I'll show you how to quickly set those to your liking, as well as a few workarounds to make this easier on yourself. As always, I favour the easiest options even if they require some setting up, because they save your time and headache in the long run, and aren't convoluted and ultimately useless.
Visit my blog page for more info and to download custom actions, cheat sheets, toolbars, keymaps and so on:
iddqdsound.com/post/free-downloads-midi-101-102-rapid-fire-reaper-tutorials-ep35-43
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.
Download my custom actions: https://stash.reaper.fm/u/IDDQDArya
Donate to IDDQD Sound if you like the work I do: buymeacoffee.com/iddqdsound
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Why some hotkeys don't work in MIDI Editor
0:46 How to make hotkeys the same for both windows
1:45 Why is this a good thing?
2:25 Why having your arrange window visible is useful
2:50 Why some hotkeys do work in MIDI Editor
3:10 First Workaround (Screensets)
3:30 Second Workaround (SWS Action)
4:39 Syncing MIDI and Arrange Windows
5:05 Third Workaround (Manual Action assignments)
5:25 Outro
MIDI Hacks: Working seamlessly in Main and MIDI Editor (Rapid-Fire Reaper Tutorials Ep39)
As our MIDI Editing saga continues, I wanted to tackle some issues lots of people had about your Hotkeys not being the same between the Main and the MIDI Editor windows, having to re-assign Zooming, Marker hotkeys and so on.
In this video I'll show you how to quickly set those to your liking, as well as a few workarounds to make this easier on yourself. As always, I favour the easiest options even if they require some setting up, because they save your time and headache in the long run, and aren't convoluted and ultimately useless.
Visit my blog page for more info and to download custom actions, cheat sheets, toolbars, keymaps and so on:
iddqdsound.com/post/free-downloads-midi-101-102-rapid-fire-reaper-tutorials-ep35-43
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.
Download my custom actions: https://stash.reaper.fm/u/IDDQDArya
Donate to IDDQD Sound if you like the work I do: buymeacoffee.com/iddqdsound
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Why some hotkeys don't work in MIDI Editor
0:46 How to make hotkeys the same for both windows
1:45 Why is this a good thing?
2:25 Why having your arrange window visible is useful
2:50 Why some hotkeys do work in MIDI Editor
3:10 First Workaround (Screensets)
3:30 Second Workaround (SWS Action)
4:39 Syncing MIDI and Arrange Windows
5:05 Third Workaround (Manual Action assignments)
5:25 Outro
