Small update to Track Templates VIP. To change colours in the them you still have to manually edit the included theme file. Ideally I should add an interface to change it more easily. The theme file is replaced on updates, so make sure if you edit it, to have a backup to copy the changes again to the new them file.

the other option added in this update is to prevent brackets being added to the folder names. I didn't add an interface for this either, so you have to manually edit the variable in the settings file "TT_Settings_1.cfg" This file is safe in the Track Templates VIP settings folder, and it is not deleted when updating so it remembers your configuration after updating. 

* v1.1pre5 (2019-02-11)
  # crash dragging FX chain to empty area belowe tracks, now it adds FX chain to selected tracks.
  + Set "folder_brackets" to 0 to avoid adding brackets [ ] to the folder names.
  + added variables in theme. "over_color" sets the color for the mouse over buttons for templates and "over2_color" for FX chains.

Also...

I am working on HeDaMixer 2.0... stay tuned for some news! ;)

Added a button to toggle the display of archived tracks in TCP. It is useful to quickly see all archived tracks and be able to select them to unarchive. Then click on the button again to return to display tracks as it was before.
Also a command in Tags menu to delete all tags in the project. To start fresh if needed to import another set of tags, etc..

* v1.4pre51 (2018-04-25)
  + Toggle Show archived tracks button.
  # fix mute sends button overlapping with sends presets.
  + Tags menu: Remove all tags and tags presets in project.
 
* v1.4pre50 (2018-04-20)
  # fix: graphic glitch peaks lines over all panels sometimes when stopped.

New update in HeDaMixer supporting Panning. You have to enable it from the Show submenu.

It supports Mono Pan. Stereo Pan. Dual Pan and some initial support for ReaSurround. For more control of the surround it is recommended to click on it and the ReaSurround plugin will float. But the idea was to have an overall view of all surround plugins in the mixer.

This update also includes a mode that displays the full track name and icon when you move the mouse over it. It can be useful when having long track names or small width for the tracks.

You can easily change the font size with the + and - keys. You need to have the window focused. If docked, then you can click on a track name and it will stay focused.

The theme uses Bebas Neue font by default now. But you can change the font editing the theme file if you want.

* v1.0pre5 (2018-03-14)
  + Panning: Mono Pan. Stereo Pan. Dual Pan.
  + Panning: Some initial ReaSurround support.
  + Mouse over track names to read entire track name.
  + Keys + and - to change font size.(keys work with HeDaMixer window focused)
  + Theme: Change Font support. "Bebas Neue" included as default. If not, Arial or default font should be used.
  + Setting: Show > Margin between tracks
  # fix: theme settings, colors, saved for each instance.
  # fix: crash in meter from another track. Thanks @hopi

* v1.0pre4 (2018-03-05)
  + Change fader image per track. Menu searches pngs in the faders folder. Included some example faders with default fader in different colors.
  # Change default fader type for all tracks, now uses new function that searches pngs in the faders folder too.
  # fix: locked tracks issue after switching from another project tab.
  # fix: correctly load theme from settings folder if found. If not, use default theme.
  # removed instances 2 and 3 examples. Use Save as new instance function to make new instances.
  # fix: track selection change if dragging fader and releasing mouse button outside the current dragged fader.

* v1.0pre3 (2018-02-17)
  # fix: toolbar_misc_key_lock.png not needed [p=1954013]  thanks @timh613
  # fix: (position out of bounds) [p=1955399] thanks @hopi

A preview of the progress in HeDaMixer.

I've been working in this new script/app which is intended to be like a secondary mixer window. The idea was not to replace REAPER mixer, but to have another window that can be useful to always have some tracks at hand. For example, VCA tracks, or some BUS tracks, or whatever is needed. By default it shows the selected tracks, until you lock them on display. There is also integration with Track Inspector tags with special instances that always show tracks by tag.

Right now it has basic functionality, like meter and fader gain, solo and mute buttons, FX and I/O buttons.  It is easy to change the width of all the mixer, or a single track to make room for multichannel meter for example. It is possible to hide/show different elements of the mixer. Like faders, to have only a meter window. The meters support gain reduction meter reported by the compression plugins.

Sample screen captures:

Docked to the bottom. You can easily change the width:

Here an example with two instances, one special instance linked to tracks with a OutputBUS tag in Track Inspector. And the normal instance. You can have as many instances as you want. Each one can be docked or floated anywhere. And each instance has its own configuration, for example, meter widths, faders display, colors, etc...

There is still work to do, features to add etc, and I occasionally get some crashes that I need to fix, but the main framework is working, hopefully, and I wanted to announce this preview to let you all know how it is going. I hope you like it!