A modular, production-grade workstation suite for Cockos REAPER on Linux.
ReaFull transforms Cockos REAPER on Linux into a studio-ready workstation for production, mixing, and mastering. It integrates analog-modeled JSFX consoles, surgical digital DSP, 200+ track templates, genres-based project templates, studio typography, and non-destructive Linux audio engine optimizations.
- Linux Native & Clean: 100% sanitized for POSIX standards, zero Windows drive letters, and dynamic path expansion for both Native and Flatpak installations.
- Non-Destructive by Default: In
Overlaymode, ReaFull merges your configuration safely. It preserves your existing keyboard shortcuts (reaper-kb.ini), mouse modifiers (reaper-mouse.ini), custom menus, and non-destructively merges ReaPack repositories without deleting existing ones. - Smart Automated Backups: Every install creates a complete timestamped backup (
~/.config/REAPER_backup_pre_reafull_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS) before applying changes. - Modular Component Selector: Choose exactly what to install via an interactive CLI menu or command-line flags (~858 MB full suite down to ~20 MB minimal theme/audio core).
- Post-Install Health Verification: Includes an automated verification engine that checks for broken paths, missing assets, and unexpanded placeholders upon completion.
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Analog hardware emulations with dedicated GUIs:
- SolidBus: British VCA master bus compressor with auto-release and high-pass detector filter.
- DisTres-C / Distres: Non-linear knee compressor with opto response and harmonic distortion injection.
- Pulse-EQ: Passive tube program EQ (Pultec-style) with simultaneous low-frequency boost/cut and high-frequency band selection.
- FET-76: Ultra-fast FET peak limiter with 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1, and all-buttons mode.
- Opto-2A: Electro-optical leveling amplifier with program-dependent dual-stage release.
- Vari-Mu: Variable-mu vacuum tube glue compressor for mixbuses and stereo buses.
- Retro-C: Vintage variable-gain tube leveler.
- VCA-160 / VCA Comp: Fast, punchy VCA dynamic processor for percussive transients.
- Fat-Tape: Analog magnetic tape recorder simulation with tape speed, saturation, and head-bump resonance.
- Tape-Dly: Bucket-brigade and tape delay unit with flutter and tone filtering.
- Tube-Pre: Triode/pentode tube preamplifier with harmonic drive.
- Mix-Chan / Mix-Bus / Sum-Desk / Sum-Strip: Analog console summing modules with crosstalk and harmonic coloration.
- ST-Bass / ST-Guitar: Dedicated analog channel strips for direct bass and electric guitars.
- VU-TK / VU-Z: Ballistic needle VU meters calibrated to -18 dBFS / -14 dBFS references.
Precision surgical mixing and mastering tools:
- D-DynEQ: Dynamic parametric equalizer with per-band threshold, ratio, attack, and release.
- D-EQ / D-ReEQ: Multi-band high-precision parametric equalizers with FFT curve displays.
- D-Comp: Transparent digital feed-forward compressor with variable knee.
- D-MSComp: Dedicated Mid/Side matrix compressor.
- D-Limit: Mastering true-peak brickwall limiter with lookahead buffers.
- D-Multi: Multiband dynamic processor with linear-phase crossovers.
- Reflex 1, 2, 3: Algorithmic reverb suite delivering plate, room, and hall simulations.
- D-Meter / T-Meter: EBU R128 / ITU-R BS.1770-4 LUFS loudness analyzer with True Peak and RMS.
- T-FFT: Real-time high-resolution FFT spectrum visualizer.
- Calibration Tools (T-Tone, T-Pink, T-White, T-Phase, T-Quiet): Test signal generators and phase alignment utilities.
- Saike Tools: Physical modeling synthesis, dynamic saturation, and diffusion processors.
- Sonic Anomaly: SLAX-C, QuadraCom, Hybrid-C, SEGX2-G, and TriLeveler2.
- tilr: Step sequencers, envelope tools, and utility processors.
- Liteon, LOSER, Stillwell, Schwa, Mawi: Essential mathematical algorithms for filtering and stereo imaging.
- ReaFull Pro: Flagship dark console theme optimized for contrast, extended sessions, and clean dockers.
- ReaFull Dark: Ultra-dark theme for nighttime workflows.
- ReaFull Gray: Balanced neutral studio console theme.
- ReaFull Light: High-contrast theme engineered for daylight production.
- Studio Typography: Automated installation and fontconfig registration of studio fonts (Electrolize, Frozen Crystal, Orbitron, Roboto, Open Sans, Alarm Clock) in
~/.local/share/fonts/ReaFull/.
Pre-routed strips with coloring, icons, and gain staging:
00 Default(Inputs, Auxiliaries, Sub-Buses, MixBus, Monitoring/Phones)01 Electronic·02 Drums·03 Percussion·04 Bass05 AC Guitars·06 EL Guitars·07 Keyboards & Synths08 Brass·09 Winds·10 Strings·11 Vocals12 Video Post·13 Podcasting·14 FX Reverbs/Delays·15 Stems·16 Separators
Complete session routing, VCA groups, and master bus processing for:
- AAA Mastering, Rock/Blues/Stoner, Salsa/Latin, Ranchera/Mariachi, Metal/Hard Rock, Jazz, Urban/Electronic, Bolero Cubano.
- Embedded MCP Strips: Turns any REAPER track mixer into a modular console strip with live knobs, switches, and needle VU Gain Reduction meters directly inside the Mixer Control Panel (MCP).
- Direct Link: Seamlessly connects modular panel controls to any plugin parameter in real-time.
- Auto GR Metering: Automatically captures and renders gain reduction from compressors (SSL, VSC-2, DBX, 1176, LA-2A, ReaFull Analog FX).
- Modular Panel Heights: 7 fixed pixel-height modules (
50px,100px,150px,200px,300px,400px,600px) with synchronized preset banks and custom color palettes. - Curated FX Chains: Includes 12 ready-to-use SSL, UAD, Vertigo, and Mastering channel strips.
Direct One-Liner Installation (cURL):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/julesklord/ReaFull/main/install.sh | bashOr via Git:
git clone https://github.com/julesklord/ReaFull.git
cd ReaFull
./install.sh| 1. Interactive Modular Selector | 2. Deployment & Health Verification |
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# Overlay Profile (Default: non-destructive, preserves user shortcuts, menus, and custom INIs)
./install.sh --profile overlay
# Fresh Studio Profile (Clean studio configuration: deploys all defaults)
./install.sh --profile fresh
# Preset Selections
./install.sh --preset core # Core Studio Suite (<700 MB: Themes, Analog & Digital FX, Templates, SWS, Fonts)
./install.sh --preset full # Complete installation including all community suites (~858 MB)
./install.sh --preset minimal # Essential UI, fonts, and audio tuning (~20 MB)
./install.sh --preset fx-only # JSFX plugin suites and presets (~640 MB)
./install.sh --preset themes-only # Themes, icons, and SWS rules (~20 MB)
./install.sh --preset extras # Community plugins and extra scripts (~180 MB)
# Target Resolution (Native, Flatpak, or Custom path)
./install.sh --target native # Installs to ~/.config/REAPER
./install.sh --target flatpak # Installs to ~/.var/app/fm.reaper.Reaper/config/REAPER
./install.sh --target /custom/dir # Custom target directory
# Force overwrite of keyboard shortcuts and custom menus
./install.sh --force
# Simulation / Dry Run without modifying files
./install.sh --dry-run --preset core
# Silent non-interactive installation
./install.sh --quiet| Identifier | Description | Approx. Size |
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themes |
ReaFull Pro, Dark, Gray, Light Themes & Splash Screen | ~8 MB |
analog_fx |
ReaFull Analog FX Suite (JSFX) | ~380 MB |
digital_fx |
ReaFull Digital FX Suite (JSFX) | ~221 MB |
community_fx |
Saike, Sonic Anomaly, Tilr, Liteon, Stillwell Suites | ~34 MB |
templates |
17 TrackTemplate categories & ProjectTemplates | ~5.6 MB |
sws_autocolor |
SWS AutoColor rules, track icons, toolbar icons HiDPI | ~43.8 MB |
menus_toolbars |
Floating toolbars, screensets, keymaps, mouse modifiers | ~3.0 MB |
scripts |
FTC Tools, HeDa, Lokasenna GUI v2, Zaibuyidao, ReaPack | ~150 MB |
presets |
Factory JSFX presets, FX chains, grooves, note maps | ~11.2 MB |
fonts |
Studio typography (~/.local/share/fonts/ReaFull/) |
~1.1 MB |
audio_tuning |
PipeWire / ALSA realtime priority & thread optimization | 0 B |
docs |
Resource guide and official manual references | < 1 KB |
Every installation creates an automated timestamped backup:
~/.config/REAPER_backup_pre_reafull_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS
To restore a previous backup or uninstall ReaFull components:
./uninstall.shMenu options in uninstall.sh:
- Restore Backup: Select and restore any timestamped pre-install backup.
- Uninstall ReaFull Components: Safely remove ReaFull themes, JSFX suites, and studio fonts.
- Clean Backups: Delete old backups to reclaim disk space.
- Launch REAPER: The ReaFull Pro theme will load automatically.
- Screensets & Workspaces:
F7: Edit & Arrangement View.F8: Analog Mixing Console View.F9: Mastering & Metering Suite.
- Insert Track Templates: Right-click track panel → Insert track from template → Select from 17 categories (Drums, Vocals, MixBus, Stems).
- Console FX Workflow: In FX browser, open
ReaFull Analog FXfor channel modeling (Mix-Chan,SolidBus,Fat-Tape,Pulse-EQ) orReaFull Digital FXfor surgical processing (D-DynEQ,D-ReEQ,D-Meter). - ReaFull Hub: Access
Scripts/ReaFull/ReaFull_Hub.luafrom the Action List to inspect installed modules, select components, open the verified release, sync ReaPack, and prepare a safe modular installation. - ReaFull Manager: Access
Scripts/ReaFull/ReaFull_Updater.luafrom the Action List for release notifications, the Hub, ReaPack synchronization, and view reloads.
ReaFull is packaged and maintained by Jules Martins (@julesklord).
- Edu Serra (ReArtist Pro): Original workflow concept, track templates architecture, and analog console layouts (licensed under LGPL v3).
- Cockos: For REAPER and the JSFX DSP environment.
- DSP & Script Authors: Tukan Studios, Sonic Anomaly, Justin Johnson (ReEQ), Joep Vanlier (Saike), Tiago LR (tilr), Michael Pilyavskiy (MPL), Raymond Radet (X-Raym), FTC (FeedTheCat), Hector Corcin (HeDa), Goran Kovac (Sexan), SWS Extension Team, and Christian Fillion (cfillion / ReaPack).
For full third-party component catalog, author credits, and license disclosures, see NOTICE.md and THIRD_PARTY.md.
The ReaFull installation engine and deployment scripts are licensed under the MIT License.
Bundled JSFX audio effects, ReaScripts, and fonts retain their original open-source licenses (GPL-3.0, LGPL-3.0, MIT, Apache 2.0, SIL Open Font License).