Using Strata

Strata consists of multiple collections of sounds and effects organized by project. Each collection has a main project as well as multiple subprojects that you can open in REAPER. This section describes the structure of Strata projects and folders, and provides some guidelines to help you work with the project files.

Strata Folder Hierarchy

The hierarchy of a Strata collection follows a standard structure:

Documentation folder—contains the Strata User Guide and the SWS colorset files.
<CollectionName> folder—contains the following:
- Subprojects folder—contains the REAPER subprojects referenced by the main REAPER project. Each collection contains a SubProjects folder that has the following structure:
  - Media folder—contains the source audio files for the subproject. All are .wav files and have UCS names.
  - Rendered folder—contains the rendered audio files. All are .wav files and have UCS names.
  - <SubprojectName>.rpp—the subproject REAPER file.
- <CollectionName>.rpp—the main REAPER project file.

Using SWS Color Sets

Strata uses a set of 16 SWS custom colors extensively throughout all collections. The custom colors aid navigation and ensure that information is displayed consistently.

The colors alternate between light and dark shades and were chosen with accessibility for colorblind persons in mind.

To load the custom SWS color set:

Ensure you have installed the SWS Extension.
In REAPER, open a project.
Right-click a track, and in the shortcut menu click Track color > SWS track color > Show color management. The SWS Color Management window opens.
Click Load color set from file.
Browse to the Strata <installation path>\Documentation directory to locate the .SWSColor files, which were downloaded the first time you downloaded a collection. Note, the installation path is defined in the Launcher at the top of the Strata page.
Select the .SWSColor file relevant to your operating system and click Open. The colors are assigned to the 16 custom color slots.

Viewing Collections in REAPER

Refer to REAPER Reference to learn essential REAPER terminology.

Strata collections share similar structures and colors in REAPER. When you’re familiar with the basic pattern, you can work with any Strata collection.

To view a collection in REAPER:

From the <CollectionName> folder, open the <CollectionName>.rpp file in REAPER. In the following example, a Strata collection is open in the main window. The REAPER Region/Marker Manager, which you can open from the View menu, is docked at the right and the Media Explorer is docked at the bottom. The main output fader is visible and the transport is docked at the top left of the main window.

	Subproject track and rendered media items reference track.
	Subproject media item. Double-click to open the subproject.
	Media items. The contents of the subproject, which consist of a collection or rendered media source files.
	Regions. Areas of the main project color-coded by subproject, tracks, and media items.