In REAPER version 6.16 we see dozens of new features for the Media Explorer including rate control, folder tree view, metadata writing and much more.
00:00 – Intro
00:33 – Dynamic split: support ripple editing when removing silence
01:33 – VST: re-scan button in preferences shows list of plug-ins which failed to scan,
allow forcing a rescan of each plug-in
02:43 – Media explorer: display metadata in filesystem folder view
playback rate control
use tree view for shortcut list
support customizable floating toolbar
support customizing menu
06:43 – Media explorer options: search string to persist when browsing to new folder or database
vertical layout
to hide file extension when file type column is displayed
to hide folders in file list
to hide path dropdown box
to try to open non-media files
to auto-stop when initiating file drag
11:51 – Media explorer actions: insert on a new track after the last touched track
go to shortcuts
to rescan all databases
to collapse all folders
to create subfolder
to delete files immediately (no confirmation/trash/recycle)
to insert media into sample player on new or last touched track
to open selected file in explorer/finder
to randomize file list
various display zoom action
15:40 – ReaSamplOmatic5000: when dragging files from media explorer,
automatically adjust start/end, volume, and pitch
16:55 – display embedded transients in preview
display mp3, flac, ogg, opus chapter markers in preview and optionally arrange view
double-click preview display to select region between slices, cues, chapters
insert media on most recently selected track, not first selected track, consistent with copy/paste
save recent search strings
set focus to arrange view after dragging samples from media explorer
17:56 – support moving files to trash/recycle bin
support renaming files
support renaming folders in tree view
support render-drag of file section outside of REAPER on mac
when editing metadata in-place, up/down arrows navigate to previous/next file
18:18 – support editing metadata in-place in the list
support editing media file metadata in filesystem folder view
support writing edited metadata to media files
support marking media files as favorites,
option to group favorites at the top
update databases after moving or renaming files
20:46 – Media: display all supported metadata in source properties dialog
21:47 – Project metadata:
add “all schemes” section, to add/edit metadata for multiple schemes at once
support XMP, APEv2, IFF, REX metadata support special REAPER tag,
for display/searching in media explorer
support embedding ID3 tag in .wav files
add category column to metadata dialog
add option to always write title, date, and time fields
when rendering add $date wildcard
This is just a summary of the change log. There are so many details about these changes that I’m sure I missed, but I hope this helps get you started learning these new Media Explorer changes.
Are you excited by these new Media Explorer features? Were you using the Media Explorer already? Let me know what you think of this stuff or my video!
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