Daniel Kharrat's REAPER-Protools Configuration

Answer a couple of quick questions and you'll get only the instructions that apply to you.

What are you here for?

Shortcuts reference

Keyboard Shortcuts Every custom, added, or removed keyboard shortcut, compared to REAPER's defaults. Mouse Modifiers Custom mouse-drag and click behaviors by context (media items, tracks, envelopes, MIDI editor, and more).

Did you save your own configuration file?

Import your saved configuration

  1. Open the import dialog In REAPER go to Options → Preferences, and under General settings click Import configuration...
  2. Choose your file Find the configuration file you saved earlier, then click Open and Import.

This replaces your current configuration with the one in your file.

What are you restoring from?

Get your own configuration back

  1. Run the restore script Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Restore config before Daniel Kharrat.lua
    This restores the configuration you had before installing mine.

Go back to the version before the update

  1. Run the restore script Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Restore personal settings.lua
    This brings back the version of my configuration you had before the update.

Is this a brand-new REAPER installation?

Install the configuration

  1. Install ReaPack Download it from reapack.com
    In REAPER go to Options → Show REAPER resource path in Explorer/finder...
    Look for a folder called UserPlugins and put the ReaPack file in it
    Restart REAPER
  2. Import the configuration Download the latest configuration
    In REAPER go to Options → Preferences
    Under General settings click Import configuration...
    Find the file you just downloaded, click Open then Import
  3. Synchronize packages Go to Extensions → ReaPack → Synchronize packages
    It will install Daniel Kharrat and ReaTeam Extensions
    After both repositories finish installing, restart REAPER
  4. Open the actions list and run these two scripts
    Daniel_Set splash screen.lua
    Daniel_Replace toolbar_icons.lua

Do you have ReaPack installed?

Update your configuration

  1. Update the scripts only In REAPER go to Extensions → ReaPack → Synchronize packages
  2. Get the newest configuration Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Update configuration.lua
  3. If you reinstalled REAPER and the toolbar icons turned green Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Replace toolbar_icons.lua
    to bring back my blue icons.

Install the configuration

⚠️ Heads up: installing my configuration will overwrite your current REAPER configuration. Don't worry, I back up all your configuration files, and you'll be able to restore them later.
I'd rather save my own configuration first
  1. Export your configuration In REAPER go to Options → Preferences, and under General settings click Export configuration...
  2. Save it somewhere safe Choose what to include, then pick a location outside REAPER's own folder and save the file.
  3. To go back to it later Go to the same place and click Import configuration..., then choose the file you saved.
  1. Import my repository Copy this link:
    https://github.com/Daniel-Kharrat/Protools-Reaper/raw/refs/heads/master/index.xml
    In REAPER go to Extensions → ReaPack → Import repositories…
    Paste it and click OK
  2. Make sure ReaTeam Extensions is installed Go to Extensions → ReaPack → Manage repositories…
    and double click on ReaTeam Extensions
    then click Install/update ReaTeam Extensions → Install all packages in this repository
  3. Run the update script Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Update configuration.lua
  4. Set my splash screen Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Set splash screen.lua
    to get my custom startup image.
  5. Replace the toolbar icons Open the actions list and run
    Daniel_Replace toolbar_icons.lua
    to get the toolbar icons that match my theme.

Install the configuration

  1. Install ReaPack Download it from reapack.com
    In REAPER go to Options → Show REAPER resource path in Explorer/finder...
    Look for a folder called UserPlugins and put the ReaPack file in it
    Restart REAPER
  2. Continue Now that ReaPack is installed, the rest of the installation is the same as for people who already have it.

Install only some scripts or FX

⚠️ This requires ReaPack. If you don't have it yet, install it first.
I don't have ReaPack yet
  1. Download ReaPack Get it from reapack.com.
  2. Open REAPER's resource folder In REAPER go to Options → Show REAPER resource path in Explorer/finder...
  3. Put the file in UserPlugins Look for a folder called UserPlugins and put the ReaPack file in it. Then restart REAPER.
  1. Import my repository Copy this link:
    https://github.com/Daniel-Kharrat/Protools-Reaper/raw/refs/heads/master/index.xml
    In REAPER go to Extensions → ReaPack → Import repositories…, paste it and click OK.
  2. Choose what to install Go to Extensions → ReaPack → Manage repositories…
    and double click on Daniel Kharrat
    then click Install/update Daniel Kharrat → Install individual packages in this repository
    Search for the package you want, right click on it and choose Install, Uninstall or Reinstall, then click Apply.

Note: a few of my scripts require the ReaTeam Extensions repository to be installed as well.