What is the iCandy Reaper Theme?
The iCandy Reaper Theme is a free theme (skin) for the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
It is designed from the ground up to inspire audio engineers to create their best works by providing a visually stimulating and appealing environment for those who appreciate a skeuomorphism type appearance.
It is highly customizable and adapts well with monitor resolutions ranging from as small as 1366 x 768 to those as large as 7680 x 4320 (aka 720P through 8k).
Key Features
- Aesthetically Pleasing Design
- Customizable Interface
- User-Friendly and Configurable Layout
- Enhanced Functionality
- Lightweight and Performance-Friendly (*)
(*) The first time iCandy is loaded, it will take a bit longer to load the high resolution graphics. After that, load time is extremely fast.
Installation Guide
- Download the Install Zip File: At this Link. Save the zip file to your computer then unzip it by double clicking on it.
- Install the included fonts (REQUIRED and MUST be done FIRST!). Navigate to the “2_iCandy Fonts” folder extracted from the install zip file and install all of the fonts.
- Open Reaper: Launch Reaper and go to “Options” in the top menu, then click on “Show Reaper Resource Path in Explorer/Finder…”
- Install the Theme: Copy the file “iCandy_Ver_2.ReaperThemeZip” from the “4_iCandy Ver 2 Theme” folder and paste it into the “ColorThemes” folder located in the Reaper Resource Path found in step 3. Quit Reaper.
- Choose the iCandy Theme from the dropdown menu: Once the theme has been copied to the “ColorThemes” folder , Run Reaper again and it it will appear in the Themes list. Select “iCandy_Ver_2″. Reaper will now use the iCandy theme.
- Customize (Optional): If you wish to further customize the theme, navigate to “Options” > “Layouts,” and choose a modification from the drop down menu.
Watch the video below for detailed instructions on how to install.
Download: iCandy_2.10.zip
How to Install
Optimizing Reaper for iCandy Version 2
Tips are appreciated, but iCandy will always remain completely FREE!