nvk_WORKFLOW 2
Batch edit, organize, and render game audio assets in Reaper
A game audio asset is usually a set: one sound built from layers, in several variations, each rendered to its own named file. By hand that means selecting, naming, and setting up a render for one variation at a time. The scripts put a folder item over each variation's layers, so you edit, name, and render the whole set at once.
Purchases go through Gumroad.com
- 14-day trial, no card needed
- Three scripts, one license key
- Updates through ReaPack
- macOS & Windows, Reaper 7+
- Multi-user licenses available
Folder items
A folder item is a blank item on a folder track that spans the layers under it. nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS keeps one over each group of overlapping layers while you edit. Drag a layer or a folder item, or drag a layer away from its group, then rename the set.
Left and Right arrows move the selection by a tenth of a second, or a second with Shift. Escape clears the selection.
Folder items are numbered in time order, as Rename does with Number on.
Render 3 items
File name: $item
This arrange view is drawn in your browser to show how folder items behave. In Reaper, nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS updates them in the background, and Rename and Render SMART are scripts you run on the selected folder items.
How it works
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Put the layers in a folder
Put each layer on its own track inside a folder track. With nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS running, every group of overlapping items gets a folder item.
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Rename
Select the folder items and run Rename. Type the name once and the variations are numbered _01, _02, _03.
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Render SMART
Run Render SMART on the same selection. Each folder item renders to its own file, named after it.
Features
Edit layers together
Selecting a folder item selects every layer under it, so you move, trim, and fade the whole sound at once. Mousewheel scripts change the pitch and volume of the selection.
Batch rename
Rename numbers, capitalizes, and replaces spaces across every selected item, and fills in UCS names from Category, CreatorID, and SourceID. It can rename tracks, markers, and regions too.
Reposition
Space selected items or folder items by seconds or frames, from their start or end, with Scale, Curve, and Random offset. Save presets and assign them to hotkeys.
Markers and regions
nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS can keep a marker or a region at each folder item, named after it and colored like its items, and update them as you edit.
Take markers
nvk_TAKES adds take markers to the selected item in the background. Select previous/next take SMART steps through the variations in a file, and Duplicate items and select next take SMART makes a new variation from the next one.
Subprojects
nvk_SUBPROJECT turns selected items or tracks into subprojects, trimmed and named for each variation. Run it from the main project to re-render a subproject and split the result into items.
Render SMART
Select folder items and run Render SMART. Each one renders to its own file, named from the folder item, with settings saved in tabs you set up for each kind of asset.
- Tabs
- Presets such as Default, Ambience, Sfx, and VO, each with its own channels, sample rate, directory, and file name.
- Tail and fades
- Add a tail so reverb and delay ring out, and fade the start and end of each file.
- Normalize and limit
- Normalize each file to a loudness target, such as -24 LUFS-I, and limit its peak.
- Add to project
- Bring the rendered files back into the project, or add them to Reaper's render queue instead.
- Copy directories
- Copy each rendered file to other folders after rendering, with options to rename the copies.
- Sausage file
- Render every selected folder item into one file instead, with the option to embed media cues that mark each one.
Video walkthrough
Reviews
Folder items, the automatic takes feature, the renaming feature and also the rendering feature are such great helpers, when it's all about a sound design workflow. Already after the first use cases these included scripts became very helpful and I won't miss them anymore now!
nvk_workflow is awesome! Don't know why I waited so long to get it.
FAQ
Can I try it before buying?
Yes. The script includes a 14-day trial with no card required. Install it by following the install guide, then run it in Reaper. When the license prompt appears, leave the field blank and click OK.
Why does it install as three packages?
nvk_WORKFLOW 2 installs from ReaPack as three packages: nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS, nvk_TAKES, and nvk_SUBPROJECT. Your license key authorizes all three.
Does nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS have to stay running?
It runs in the background and updates folder items as you edit, so it's best added as a startup action (nvk_SHARED - Startup Actions does this). On very large projects, nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS - Update (Manual) updates them only when you run it.
Which versions of Reaper and which systems are supported?
Reaper 7 or later on macOS and Windows.
What do I need before installing?
Reaper, ReaPack, the SWS/S&M Extension, ReaImGui, and the js_ReaScript API. The scripts install through ReaPack; the install guide walks through every step.
Can I use my license on more than one computer?
Yes. Each seat may be activated on up to four computers at a time, all used by the same person.
Can I buy licenses for a team?
Yes. Use the team license option at the bottom of this page to choose how many people need it, and you'll get one multi-user key. Questions? Email support@nvk.tools.
nvk_WORKFLOW 2
Includes nvk_FOLDER_ITEMS, nvk_TAKES, and nvk_SUBPROJECT, with updates through ReaPack. Try it free for 14 days before you buy.
Purchases go through Gumroad.com
Buying for a team? Choose how many people need it and you'll get one multi-user key. Each person can use it on up to four of their own computers. Regular price $159, now $159 per license.
The Game Audio Bundle includes nvk_WORKFLOW 2 and nvk_LOOPMAKER 2 for less than buying them separately.
See the bundle