Open the Arrange view and tap the FX badge on an item. Channel Detail opens on that item’s FX chain instead of the track’s. From there you work exactly as on a track: add, reorder and bypass plugins, open templates and the EQ surface. Arrange and Channel Detail are part of the one-time unlock.
- Tap the Arr tab to open the Arrange view.
- Find the item. A green FX badge in its label means its active take already has FX. A dim badge means it has none yet.
- Tap the badge. Channel Detail opens with a banner that reads ITEM and the item’s name.
- Add a plugin, tweak one, or open its template or EQ view, the same way as on a track.
- Use the arrows in the banner to step to the previous or next item on the same track. REAPER selects that item too.
- Tap Track FX in the banner to go back to the track’s own chain.
In item mode the fader is the item’s volume, the pan is the take’s pan and M mutes the item. Templates you made for a plugin on a track work on an item with the same plugin.
If it doesn’t work
- No badge on the item. The item is too narrow to hold it. Zoom in, or add the Item FX button to the edit bar: in Edit Mode, tap the edit bar’s ⋮ and choose Customize toolbar…. Then select one item and tap Item FX.
- No badges anywhere. Item FX needs a current REAPER extension. Update it from the setup page and restart REAPER.
- No sends or automation. Items have no sends, solo or automation in Channel Detail. Those stay on the track.