Reaper: Tab to Move to the Next Measure

C3 Author:	doa.
Reaper:	v 4.22.

In Reaper the Tab key can be used to advance the play-head to the next measure. This is a useful hot-key to use when tempo mapping a song. The following steps show how to create a new Reaper action for this purpose:

1. Click the Actions menu.
2. Click Show action list.
3. In the Actions window click the Section drop down menu and select MIDI Editor from the list.
4. In the Filter text box enter the keyword measure.
5. In the filtered list of results select Move edit cursor forward on measure (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Locating the Move edit cursor forward on measure action in Reaper.

6. Click the Add button to define a keyboard shortcut (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Click Add button.

7. In the configuration window click the Special key (Enter, Tab, etc.) button (Figure3).

Figure 3: Click the Special key (Enter, Tab, etc.) button.

8. The Special key (Enter, Tab, etc.) button will now be greyed out and the Shortcut text field will be waiting for user input. Press the Tab key (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Press the Tab key.

9. Click the OK button to close the Keyboard/MIDI/OSC Input window.
10. Click the Close button to exit the Actions window.

Pressing the Tab key in Reaper will now move the edit cursor forward a single measure. This is helpful when tempo mapping songs with consistent time signatures as it moves the edit cursor close to where the next tempo marker should be placed.