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◈ RESEARCH SECTOR III // AUDIO SIGNAL AUTOMATION

Tools That Make The
DAW Disappear

Custom ReaScripts, VST audio plugins, and interactive DSP workbooks built by Rob Lackey to eliminate friction and speed up recording, editing, and chord extraction layouts.

◈ FLAGSHIP WEB UTILITY

Performance Chord Chart Studio

Drop a ZIP containing vocal and instrumental stems. This standalone web application extracts musical chords from the instrumentation and aligns them word-for-word with automatic vocal transcriptions for a print-ready synchronized sheet ledger.

◈ THE TECHNICAL WORKBENCH // REASCRIPT REGISTRY

REAPER Scripts Library (Lua)

Standardize your recording pipelines, eliminate alignment latency, and automate tedious drum/vocal mixing edits in milliseconds. Download the scripts directly below.

Patchbay CRM Console
SYS_MOD_PATCHBAY_CRM_CONSOLE
🚀

Patchbay CRM Console

REAPER SESSION LEDGER & CONTROLLER
DAW APP

A standalone, full-stack workflow companion. It scans and indexes your song library, separates vocal and instrument stems, identifies BPM tempo grids, and dynamically constructs complete, labeled multi-track REAPER project session files.

ONLINE NOWSTATUS
ACTIVEREAPER CONNECT
ENGAGEDPIPELINE
Next.jsREAPER APIJSON DB
LAUNCH
Import Latest Download
SYS_MOD_IMPORT_LATEST_DOWNLOAD
📥

Import Latest Download

INSTANT SESSION TRACK INJECTOR
REASCRIPT

The ultimate workflow accelerant. Scans your operating system's default Downloads directory, locates the absolute newest audio file (.wav, .mp3, .flac), and imports it to a fresh track in your active session directly at the play cursor.

DOWNLOADSTARGET
<12msLATENCY
REAPER v6+COMPATIBILITY
Lua 5.3OS Pathing
DOWNLOAD
Auto-Gate & Trim Silence
SYS_MOD_AUTO_GATE___TRIM_SILENCE
✂️

Auto-Gate & Trim Silence

SURGICAL AUDIO STRIP UTILITY
REASCRIPT

Surgically cleans drum and acoustic multi-mic takes. Analyzes selected audio items and strips out quiet segments below a custom -42dB threshold, saving hours of manual editing labor.

-42dBTHRESHOLD
FFT GatingDSP BLOCK
SurgicalACCURACY
Lua 5.3FFT Gating
DOWNLOAD
Nudge Item by 1 Sample
SYS_MOD_NUDGE_ITEM_BY_1_SAMPLE
📐

Nudge Item by 1 Sample

SUB-MILLISECOND PHASE CORRECTION
REASCRIPT

Resolves microscopic phase cancellation at the sample level. Select any audio item and nudge it left or right by exactly one single sample. Indispensable for aligning dual acoustic mics or snare direct signals.

1 SamplePRECISION
TRUEPHASE ALIGN
DRUM SYNCUTILITY
Lua 5.3Phase Correction
DOWNLOAD
Smart Freeze & Archive
SYS_MOD_SMART_FREEZE___ARCHIVE
❄️

Smart Freeze & Archive

SAFE TRACK BOUNCING & FREEZER
REASCRIPT

One-click track rendering with insurance. Freezes selected tracks to stem audio to conserve CPU, but automatically hides, disables, and moves original MIDI blocks or instrument chains to a locked archive folder.

UP TO 80%CPU GAIN
AUTO-MIDIBACKUP
NON-DESTRUCTSAFETY
Lua 5.3API Bouncer
DOWNLOAD
Pop-Prevention Crossfade
SYS_MOD_POP_PREVENTION_CROSSFADE
🩹

Pop-Prevention Crossfade

SEAMLESS CLIP EDGE BLENDER
REASCRIPT

Automatically applies tiny, non-destructive 10ms crossfades between all selected adjacent audio comp clips, instantly neutralizing digital pops or zero-crossing clipping noises.

10msFADE TIME
EQUAL PWRCURVE
0.0% POPSARTEFACTS
Lua 5.3Crossfades
DOWNLOAD
Auto-Color by Keyword
SYS_MOD_AUTO_COLOR_BY_KEYWORD
🎨

Auto-Color by Keyword

CONSOLE PALETTE STANDARDIZER
REASCRIPT

Scans all active track titles and instantly colors them according to system standard palettes (e.g. Drums = Orange, Bass = Blue, Guitars = Green, Lead Vocals = Red) for clean, standardized mix navigation.

12 STANDARDPALETTES
INSTANTSCAN SPEED
CLEANORGANIZATION
Lua 5.3Color Router
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Gain Stage to -18 LUFS
SYS_MOD_GAIN_STAGE_TO__18_LUFS
🎚️

Gain Stage to -18 LUFS

ANALOG SWEET-SPOT LEVELER
REASCRIPT

Batch-processes selected audio items to hit analog-modeled saturation plugins in their golden sweet spot. Normalizes all audio levels to exactly -18 LUFS integrated in one sweep.

-18 LUFSTARGET
ADAPTIVEDSP GAIN
ANALOG MDLSWEET SPOT
Lua 5.3LUFS Engine
DOWNLOAD
MIDI to Chord Display
SYS_MOD_MIDI_TO_CHORD_DISPLAY
🎹

MIDI to Chord Display

LIVE SESSION SHEET PROJECTOR
REASCRIPT

Translates MIDI blocks into massive, high-contrast text cues on an arrangement track. Excellent for session instrumentalists to read polyphonic chords from across the recording room.

MIDI STREAMINPUT
HIGH-CONTLEGIBILITY
30FT+ROOM RANGE
Lua 5.3MIDI Decoder
DOWNLOAD
Auto-Normalize Peaks
SYS_MOD_AUTO_NORMALIZE_PEAKS
🔊

Auto-Normalize Peaks

IMMEDIATE STANDARD CEILING CLAMP
REASCRIPT

Quick gain staging shortcut. Automatically scans and normalizes the peak value of all selected audio items to a healthy, standardized -1dB peak ceiling.

-1dBPEAK CEILING
IMMEDIATESPEED
BATCH ITEMMODE
Lua 5.3Peak Engine
DOWNLOAD
Simplify & Merge Comp
SYS_MOD_SIMPLIFY___MERGE_COMP
🪡

Simplify & Merge Comp

CONTINUOUS TRACKING WAVE GLUER
REASCRIPT

Arrangement comps cleanup utility. Glues all selected comp edits into a singular, clean, continuous WAV file, applying a fresh tracking color automatically.

SINGLE WAVOUTPUT
RENDEREDFADES
MERGEDCOMP CLIPS
Lua 5.3Glue API
DOWNLOAD
Auto-Align to Grid
SYS_MOD_AUTO_ALIGN_TO_GRID
📏

Auto-Align to Grid

ITEM QUANTIZE & SNAP ALIGN
REASCRIPT

Quantizes selected items. Instantly aligns the starting boundaries of all highlighted audio blocks to the nearest active grid division.

NEAREST DIVALIGNMENT
SUB-SAMPLESNAPPING
STRICTQUANTIZE
Lua 5.3Grid Snapping
DOWNLOAD
◈ SYSTEM EXECUTION METRICS

Every workflow ReaScript in this catalog is hand-crafted and thoroughly profiled in pure Lua 5.3, guaranteeing an execution window under 12ms inside REAPER. They integrate safely via standard chunk envelopes to bypass thread blocking on large mix templates.

◈ SYSTEM MEMORANDUM // ROB LACKEY

"snapping guitars sample by sample removes phase nulls and brings the direct low-frequency signal back immediately. do not use plugins when samples are the solution."

◈ CUSTOM SIGNAL HARDWARE & LOGIC

VST Plugins & Instruments

Precision mastering systems and arrangement co-producer layers built to combine raw technical automation with traditional musical harmonics.

Vessel Consolidation
SYS_MOD_VESSEL_CONSOLIDATION
🎛️

Vessel Consolidation

SYMMETRIC TRANSIENT MASS BINDER
DAW APP

Binds dynamic spikes and stabilizes gain structures. Uses concentric physical pressure models to balance incoming wave weight without destroying dynamic energy. VST3/AU formats.

COMPRESSIONTYPE
MASS BINDERDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Web Audio API
LAUNCH
Aura Cohesion Lattice
SYS_MOD_AURA_COHESION_LATTICE
🕸️

Aura Cohesion Lattice

STEREO MASTER GLUE ENGINE
DAW APP

Aligns and bonds left and right channels into a single, cohesive master horizon. Models organic gravity wells to pull stereo mixes into dynamic sync. VST3/AU formats.

STEREO COMPTYPE
LATTICE GLUEDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Lattice Glue
LAUNCH
Trinity Spectrum Divider
SYS_MOD_TRINITY_SPECTRUM_DIVIDER
⚖️

Trinity Spectrum Divider

THREE-BAND TRIPTYCH EQUALIZER
DAW APP

A precise, low-phase 3-band sweep unit modeled around classic hardware balance-scales. Sculpt low-end warmth, mid presence, and high-frequency air.

3-BAND EQTYPE
TRINITY EQDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Balance EQ
LAUNCH
Decimator Matrix Slider
SYS_MOD_DECIMATOR_MATRIX_SLIDER
🎚️

Decimator Matrix Slider

16-BAND SLIDER CONSOLE RACK
DAW APP

Surgical rack-style matrix slider EQ. Individually targets discrete frequency blocks across the spectrum to eliminate feedback loops or carve high-gain grit.

16-BAND EQTYPE
DECIMATORDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Matrix Filt
LAUNCH
Curvature Aether Resonator
SYS_MOD_CURVATURE_AETHER_RESONATOR
📈

Curvature Aether Resonator

CONTINUOUS GRAPH RESONANCE NODE
DAW APP

An interactive, visual coordinate resonator that warps a continuous, golden frequency curvature. Adjusts center nodes dynamically to optimize resonance sweeps.

FAB STYLE EQTYPE
CURVATUREDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Aether Node
LAUNCH
Vocalis Whisper Warden
SYS_MOD_VOCALIS_WHISPER_WARDEN
🗣️

Vocalis Whisper Warden

VOCAL THRESHOLD DRAWBRIDGE
DAW APP

A gentle, organic noise gate calibrated specifically to prevent vocal breathing anomalies and background spill from polluting clean recording layers.

NOISE GATETYPE
VOWEL SHIELDDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Surgical Gate
LAUNCH
Grit Suppression Shield
SYS_MOD_GRIT_SUPPRESSION_SHIELD
🛡️

Grit Suppression Shield

STACCATO METAL NOISE BARRIER
DAW APP

Fast, aggressive suppression loop. Clamps tight and seals high-gain coil hiss in microseconds for ultra-tight staccato rhythm riffs and clean rest stops.

GUITAR GATETYPE
GRIT SHIELDDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Fast Suppress
LAUNCH
Solitary Orbit Warbler
SYS_MOD_SOLITARY_ORBIT_WARBLER
🔄

Solitary Orbit Warbler

VINTAGE MONO VIBRATO/CHORUS
DAW APP

Lush vintage chorus modeled after classic bucket-brigade units. Revolves a solitary pitch mod around the dry signal, casting warm, analog warbles.

MONO CHORUSTYPE
WARBLERDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Bucket Brigade
LAUNCH
Binaural Chorus Drift
SYS_MOD_BINAURAL_CHORUS_DRIFT
🌐

Binaural Chorus Drift

LUSH MODERN STEREO DIMENSION
DAW APP

Two counter-rotating planetary modulation grids sweep left and right channels out of phase, drawing wide, dimensional stereophonic spaces.

STEREO CHORUSTYPE
BINAURAL DRIFTDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Binaural DSP
LAUNCH
Bi-Location Clone Engine
SYS_MOD_BI_LOCATION_CLONE_ENGINE
👥

Bi-Location Clone Engine

DOUBLE-TRACK STEREO SPATIALIZER
DAW APP

Clones vocal or guitar leads, dispersing them across the stereo extremes with micro-temporal shifts. Creates huge, wall-of-sound depth.

DOUBLERTYPE
CLONE ENGINEDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Micro Detuning
LAUNCH
Comb Resonance Warp
SYS_MOD_COMB_RESONANCE_WARP
✈️

Comb Resonance Warp

JET-ENGINE FEEDBACK COMB SWIRL
DAW APP

Feeds a comb-filtered delay loop back into itself. Winds and unwinds like a clockwork spring to produce whooshing jet-engine sweeps.

FLANGERTYPE
COMB WARPDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Feedback Comb
LAUNCH
Luminescent Phase Sweeper
SYS_MOD_LUMINESCENT_PHASE_SWEEPER
🔮

Luminescent Phase Sweeper

ROTATIONAL CRYSTAL PRISM FILTER
DAW APP

Sweeps light-bending crystal filter notches back and forth. Imparts vintage, liquid-like sweeps over rhythm tracks and organ pads.

PHASERTYPE
LUMINESCENTDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Phase Sweep
LAUNCH
Sub-Harmonic Gravity Generator
SYS_MOD_SUB_HARMONIC_GRAVITY_GENERATOR
🌋

Sub-Harmonic Gravity Generator

MONOPHONIC DOUBLE OCTAVE STARVER
DAW APP

Starves the fundamental wave to generate seismic, earth-shaking sub-octave tones. Features heavy, tracking pitch-detection models.

OCTAVERTYPE
GRAVITY GENDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Sub-Harmonics
LAUNCH
Interval Concordance Array
SYS_MOD_INTERVAL_CONCORDANCE_ARRAY
🎼

Interval Concordance Array

BOUTIQUE PITCH-SCALE ASTROLABE
DAW APP

An intricate musical astrolabe that maps key inputs to beautiful harmonic vectors. Automatically track-adds thirds, fifths, or octaves.

HARMONY PEDALTYPE
CONCORDANCEDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Interval Tracking
LAUNCH
Ceiling Brickwall Governor
SYS_MOD_CEILING_BRICKWALL_GOVERNOR
🔩

Ceiling Brickwall Governor

ZERO-TOLERANCE LOUDNESS PRESS
DAW APP

A heavy-duty mechanical screw press that secures a transparent, absolute peak limit. Delivers intense integrated dynamic densities without clipping.

LIMITERTYPE
BRICKWALL GOVDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Ceiling Press
LAUNCH
Spectral Density Governor
SYS_MOD_SPECTRAL_DENSITY_GOVERNOR
⚙️

Spectral Density Governor

3-BAND DYNAMIC CROSSOVER REGULATOR
DAW APP

Splits signals into three discrete bands (Low, Mid, High), compressing them independently using synchronous clockwork assemblies.

MULTIBAND COMPTYPE
DENSITY GOVDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Multiband Comp
LAUNCH
Thermonic Sag Accelerator
SYS_MOD_THERMONIC_SAG_ACCELERATOR
🔥

Thermonic Sag Accelerator

GERMANIUM VACUUM-TUBE WARMER
DAW APP

Ornate vacuum-tube gain booster. Starves voltage to introduce genuine tube grid clipping, asymmetric sag, and heavy germanium harmonics.

SPECIALTY DRIVETYPE
SAG ACCELDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Thermonic Sat
LAUNCH
Resonant Chronograph
SYS_MOD_RESONANT_CHRONOGRAPH
🕰️

Resonant Chronograph

SWEPT CHRONOS BANDPASS DELAY
DAW APP

Fuses a mechanical clockwork chronograph delay line with a sweeping resonant filter. Creates beautiful, filtered echo feedback patterns.

FILTER DELAYTYPE
CHRONOS ECHODSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Chronos Echo
LAUNCH
Spatial Echo Interlock
SYS_MOD_SPATIAL_ECHO_INTERLOCK

Spatial Echo Interlock

INTERLOCKING MULTI-TAP PING-PONG
DAW APP

Dual interlocking pocket watch gears drive Left and Right channel delays independently. Creates wide, cascading stereo echoes.

STEREO DELAYTYPE
ECHO INTERLOCKDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Binaural Delay
LAUNCH
Centaur Gilded Overdrive
SYS_MOD_CENTAUR_GILDED_OVERDRIVE
🐴

Centaur Gilded Overdrive

SPECIAL TRANSPARENT PREAMP CLONE
DAW APP

An immaculate point-to-point silicon replica of the mythical transparent gold preamp. Adds gorgeous, glass-like push headroom to clean stacks.

KLON CLONETYPE
GILDED CENTAURDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Transparent OD
LAUNCH
Pitch Interval Warp
SYS_MOD_PITCH_INTERVAL_WARP
🌌

Pitch Interval Warp

ASTROLABE PITCH BEND MATRIX
DAW APP

Astrolabe whammy pitch-warping matrix. Shimmery detuned tracking sweeps octaves and intervals smoothly via coordinate sweeps.

PITCH SHIFTERTYPE
INTERVAL WARPDSP MOTOR
VST3 / AUFORMAT
JUCEC++Pitch Tracking
LAUNCH

How to Install Scripts in REAPER

  1. Download the `.lua` file using the buttons above.
  2. In REAPER, open the Actions List by going to Actions > Show action list... (or press ?).
  3. In the bottom right of the Actions window, click New action... > Load ReaScript...
  4. Navigate to your downloaded `.lua` file and select it.
  5. The script is now in your Actions list! You can run it, assign a keyboard shortcut, or add it to a custom toolbar.