RENOISE ▀ SELECTED ADDON TOOLS
UPDATED ON: 2023-09-20
As you may already know Renoise supports installation of additional tools to extend software functionality beyond the boundaries of existence.
Here is my personal collection of best addon tools for Renoise.
►NAVIGATION & PATTERN EDITOR
- [Auto Capture First Note] ► convenient Auto Capture Instrument from pattern
- [Convert Instrument Number] ► convert pattern instrument numbers to the currently selected instrument
- [Clear Track] ► quick deletion of pattern data above/below cursor
- [Jump To/From Send] ► fast jump between instrument channel and send channel
- [Native DSP Context Menu] * ► fast access DSP plugins via context menu
- [Reform] * ► quickly and powerfully transform selections of notes in realtime
- [Select Track Shortcuts] ► adds shortcuts to select tracks directly
- [Toggle DSPs] ► provides menu items and keybindings to toggle DSPs in the current track or in the whole song
- [Voice Runner] ► highly configurable pattern-data sorting
- [Vsti From Menu] * ► loads VST plugins from either the Instrument menu or the DSP lane or mixer
Also, i highly recommend [New Tool]
pack.
It consist of multiple useful utilities, which enhance editing process by a large margin:
- [Command Palette] ► navigate and configure a song using the keyboard, go to a specific line, beat, set BPM, LPB
- [Line Grab] ► tool to move lines into available empty lines
- [Value Stepper] ► adjust values via keyboard shortcut by a set amount without input of exact values
►CHORDS & NOTES
- [Chord Gun] ► fires chords into the Pattern Editor when record mode is on
- [Chord Lord] ► fast access 235 chord types
- [Chord Progression] * ► chord progression generator
- [EasyTune] ► detects the pitch of a sample and then sets the transpose and finetune values so that it plays at C
- [Epic Arpeggiator] ► advanced arpeggiator
- [Notes Randomizer] ► randomizes or shuffles notes in various tonal modes and ranges
- [Progressor] ► matches chord progression for user defined tune using algorythmic method
- [Scale Finder] ► inserts chords based on a selected scale to the pattern editor
►VARIOUS TOOLS
- [Chop Sample] ► fast sample chopper
- [Dec 2 Hex Converter] ► in pattern Dec/Hex converter
- [Loop Marker Automation] * ► change how a sample is being looped by controlling the movement of two slice markers
- [Missing Plugins Info Simplified] * ► shows missing VST instruments/effects in classified manner
- [Tempo Tap] ► sets or finds a new BPM value by tapping the beat
►SYNTH & AUDIO TRANSFORM
- [CDP Interface] ► collection of command line sound transformation scripts
- [Custom Wave Synth] ► simple sample generator
- [PadSynth] * ► sample generator
- [GUI Automation Recorder] ► adds the ability to record mouse movements on controls of VST
►RENDERS
- [ModFX Render] ► advanced rendering tool
- [Sam Render] ► another advanced sample render
And yeah, one more thing. If you want to become proficient at Renoise make sure to check out [best Renoise tutorials]
* red asterisk means 100% compatibility with latest Renoise 3.3.x.