# Track lanes in Reaper
From Options > New recording that overlaps existing media items, you can select Add lanes. Click the circular button to select a lane. Right-click, scroll down to Comping and choose Comp into new empty lane. Around the button, the space is a golden brown to let us know we're in swipe comp mode. Double-click the button to toggle comp mode on and off. Right-click and select Show only lane to collapse the comped track.[^1] Right-click the rectangle to either hide or turn off fixed lanes.[^2]
To enable track lanes by default, go to Settings > Project > Track/Send Defaults and enable "Fixed item lanes."[^3]
Right-click the blank lanes buttons area and select "Media items in higher numbered lanes mask playback of lower lanes" for a behavior like takes, where new recordings cut in on top of existing ones.[^4]
You can change swipe comping behaviors in the mouse modifiers.[^2]
For multi-mic recordings, group the multiple tracks together and select Media/Razor Edit Lead and Follow.[^5]
[Track Lanes - Advanced - Part II in REAPER 7 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpB9atqy6dY)
[De-Essing Vocals Using Lanes in REAPER 7 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5mECQ_v6oU)
[Tracking Multimic Instruments in \#REAPER7 with Fixed Item Lanes - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=pocket_saves&v=u8V0lHDScgM)
[[How to effectively de-ess]]
[^1]: [Track Lanes & Comping in REAPER 7 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKql5MD-dCA)
[^2]: [Track Lanes - Advanced - Part I in REAPER 7 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEN5SojMGuU)
[^3]: [\#REAPER7 - Fixed Item Lanes by Default - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOvpSNpoyU)
[^4]: [What's New in REAPER v 7.12 update - track lane masking; LUFS peaks display mode - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=pocket_saves&v=SCZcGEgBO_c)
[^5]:
[Multi Track Drum Recording and Comping in Lanes in REAPER 7 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=844Q6PXNJOE)