CREATIVE SOLUTIONS DIGITAL
Tools Built for Musicians,
Producers & Engineers
I’ve worked in the professional AV industry for more than 30 years, with a background spanning engineering, systems integration, broadcast, IT and production. Music has been part of my life even longer — I started playing guitar at 13.
Over the years I’ve played in bands, worked monitor mixes, produced electronic music and co-owned several MIDI-based studios — back when we simply called them MIDI studios.
That combination of engineering and music has always shaped how I work: solve problems, simplify workflows and build tools that make the creative process easier.
Creative Solutions Digital grew out of that mindset — creating practical tools, plugins and production utilities for musicians, producers and engineers.
REAPER Tools, JSFX & Production Utilities
Creative Solutions tools for guitar and bass setup, tuning, intonation, MIDI creation, analysis, and faster production workflows inside REAPER.
StringLock Full v1.0
Precision guitar and bass setup inside REAPER, combining tuning, guided intonation, custom tunings and stability analysis.
- 6/7/8-string guitar and 4/5-string bass
- Guided open-string / 12th-fret intonation
- Stability and pitch-drift analysis
- Alternate and custom tunings
Final Testing


StringLock Quick Meter v1.3
Compact fast-reading tuner for musicians who want essential pitch information without opening a large interface.
- Automatic open-string detection
- Flat / sharp / in-tune direction plus cents
- REAPER TCP/MCP-friendly embedded display
- Fast for recording and setup sessions
Riff Forge
Real-time MIDI riff generation for creating repeatable musical ideas directly inside REAPER.
- Root and scale controls
- Density, octave and rhythmic feel
- Seed-based repeatable variations
- Designed for synth, sampler or guitar-MIDI workflows
In Development
Artwork and release build coming next.
Performance-based rather than tap tempo.
TempoLock
Real-time tempo analysis that listens to repeated timing evidence and settles on a practical BPM while you play.
- No manual tap tempo
- Rolling timing analysis
- Stabilizes from repeated musical events
- Useful for riffs, demos and free-played recordings
In Development
PalmMute Analyzer
Analyzer-first guitar utility that evaluates palm-muted playing and proposes useful dynamics changes before processing.
- Analyze before processing
- Gate and compression recommendations
- Apply individual fixes or the full suggestion set
- Built for tight rhythm-guitar workflows
In Development
Focused guitar dynamics workflow.
REAPER File Installation
Find the REAPER resource folder with Options → Show REAPER resource path in explorer/finder.
| Type | Extension | Folder | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSFX | .jsfx |
Effects | FX browser |
| ReaScript | .lua / .eel / .py |
Scripts | Action List |
| Track Template | .RTrackTemplate |
TrackTemplates | Insert template |
| FX Chain | .RfxChain |
FXChains | Load chain |
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