reaper daw - how can i see easier how many bars is each of my media items

Discussion in 'Reaper' started by stav, Mar 13, 2025.

  1. stav

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    to check the length of my media items i always have to refer to the timeline above and see how many bars is each media item

    is there a way to see this quicker / overall for all media items. i just want to see if a media item is 1 bar, 2 bars, 3 bars or 4 bars

    the timeline also goes 5, 6 ,7, 8, 9 etc etc and that makes it more complicated to count too

    thanks

     
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  3. Will Kweks

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    I know this is not a proper solution, sorry, but I use a combination of clip naming ("drums break 8bar" etc.) and help text naming (especially if I need to work on a clip later).

    I often use the extended clip view which does show a clips length, but if you need a lot of screen space it might not be a workable solution.
     
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    not sure if that's what you want, but there's item ruler display feature:

     
  5. stav

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    thanks! i always forget to check actions
    i used the action item properties: Display items beat ruler
     
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    @stav another noteworthy, maybe even "quicker" option might be use of Media/FX Bay:



    :yes:
     
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