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@jscholes @TheQuinbox You could use JS: Tone Generator and use an envelope to turn its bypass parameter on and off as desired.

@jcsteh @jscholes @TheQuinbox I have done exactly this before.
There is a free plugin I tried once, called Censor, which is really nothing more than a 1k tone generator with a bypass button, on by default. It wasn't very stable, and I could get the same thing with the JS tone generator and square envelope points.

@BorrisInABox @jscholes @TheQuinbox I neglected to mention that if you go with JS: Tone Generator, you'll want to set the dry mix to -inf so that it doesn't mix the beeped out audio with the beep.

@jcsteh @jscholes @TheQuinbox Oh yeah, you'll definitely want to do that. By default, it mixes the dry signal in unchanged.

@BorrisInABox @jcsteh @jscholes Oh yeah okay I see what you're talking about. Mostly works, but it doesn't seem that I can set dry mix to -inf. It goes from -108 to +6.

@TheQuinbox @jcsteh @jscholes Well, yeah, it goes to -120. But if you can hear that, your ears are better than most dogs. It won't even register in 16-bit land.

@BorrisInABox @jcsteh @jscholes Oh yeah -120 worked. It's too long though, can I change the length? It goes beyond the length of the item it seems.

@TheQuinbox @jcsteh @jscholes Use square points. Then it's only as long as your envelope bypass is off.

@TheQuinbox @jcsteh @jscholes The way I generally do it is to just arm the bypass envelope for the effect. Don't apply it to items, that does weird stuff.

@BorrisInABox @TheQuinbox @jscholes Oh. That's odd. Sorry for the bad advice on the item splits then, LOL. I don't understand why that would misbehave, but ...

@BorrisInABox @TheQuinbox @jscholes Ah, that makes some sense. Sorry, I didn't test the item split idea before I suggested it.

@jcsteh @BorrisInABox @jscholes Yeah, time to go read up on envelopes it seems. I know how to use the basics of them, I've used the pan/volume ones with control alt L, alt shift E, etc., but am not sure how the bypass one works yet.

@TheQuinbox @BorrisInABox @jscholes Shift+l, tab to the search box, type bypass, tab again, down arrow to the bypas tone generator check box, check it, escape, alt+l to get to that envelope. Now treat it like any other envelope: alt+j to move back a point, alt+k to move forward a point, etc, shift+e to insert a point, etc.

@TheQuinbox @BorrisInABox @jscholes To be super clear, this is with Tone Generator as a track effect, not a take effect now.

@jcsteh @BorrisInABox @jscholes I arm it on the track and it just continuously plays a tone, even if the project isn't playing, and shift L doesn't show anything to bypass it. I'm probably going to look back on this in like 2 years and cringe, holy shit I'm a newb.

@TheQuinbox @BorrisInABox @jscholes If you've isnerted the JS: Tone Generator effect on the track, shift+l then tab should take you to an edit box where you can type bypass. If you tab again and press down arrow, that should get you to a bypass tone generator check box.

@jcsteh @BorrisInABox @jscholes I see what you're talking about actually now, but it seems to have no effect. Both with the check box checked and unchecked, it masks the whole track with a beep.

@TheQuinbox @BorrisInABox @jscholes That check box just enables/arms the envelope. To actually bypass, you need to create square envelope points which turn bypass on and off.

@jcsteh @TheQuinbox @jscholes Yes. So you'll want to edit that first preexisting envelope point to bypass it, then unbypass with square points for the sections you want beeped out.

@jcsteh @BorrisInABox @jscholes Ah, got it! Thanks so much, both of you! :)

@TheQuinbox This was a great thread. I'm trying to make a habit of writing things down that I'll easily forget in a week, and the use of envelope points is definitely one of those. To that end... https://jamesscholes.com/2023/11/02/tutorial-audio-censorship-in-reaper/ @jcsteh @BorrisInABox

@jscholes Nice! I'm impressed at your writing speed.
Additional tip: Because you did step 4 (twiddling the bypass parameter), you can replace steps 6 and 7 with pressing control+alt+l, which will activate and arm the envelope for the last touched FX parameter (bypass due to step 4).
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@jscholes Also, you can use the action "Item edit: Move items/envelope points up one track/a bit" (and the down action as well) instead of alt+shift+e and typing bypass/normal. Unfortunately, those actions are only bound to the numpad by default, which is annoying if you don't have a numpad.
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@jcsteh @jscholes @TheQuinbox I don't have a numpad, so that's annoying. I remapped it for myself.

@BorrisInABox Nor do I, and me too. @jscholes @TheQuinbox

@jscholes Shift+l has been there for years, but it only became properly keyboard accessible in the last year or two.
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