REAPER is 1.0!

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Still running beta numbers but the 1.0 is up, finally!

Lots of new goodies and fixes of "old" issues. If you havent tried reaper yet, it fits on a floppy and will be installed in seconds

Software is uncrippled shareware, so after 30 days, its on the honor system to pay for it or not...whopping 40 bucks hobby use 200 bucks commercial

Go grab it, give it a spin

MalcolmJ has made a getting started guide at http://documentwrite.com/reaper

And I have made some video tutorials at http://www.reaper.fm/~pipeline/REAPERVideos/basics/

See you there! http://www.reaper.fm/

While at cockos, check out ninjam as well, for playing live over the internet with jammers all over the world...still free, still ridiculously fun
 
this stuff is actually pretty cool. i remember trying it out just for fun a year or so ago.
 
yes! im using reaper on my new daw that i just built, just as a test that i sent over since its so small. but i might actually end up using it. good stuff, simple, less cpu intensive, and handles vsts. nothing more i could ask for!
 
Is this thing supposed to support sequencing?
 
fraserhutch said:
Is this thing supposed to support sequencing?
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A better answer would be 'sort of'.

Midi is still not it's strongest suit nor does it seem like the developers have focused on it anywhere near as much as, say, crankz1's audio routing.

Try it for yourself - I'd be interested to know what you think...
 
This is true .... MIDI has a bit more maturing to do. Yet, it is functional for the programs relative infancy.
Given the way the program is developing, I'm sure Justin will have the MIDIots just as pleased as us audio nuts in due time.
He seems to listen quite well in his forum.
 
I did install it and tried to set up MIDI.

It seems pretty nice, but for the life of me, while I easily figured out how to 'enable' all my midi ins and outs, setting up a midi track was problematic.

First off, unlike other systems I've used, there's no distinction between an audiio track and a midi track. You route it. So, while I could route the output, I couldn't figure out how to get it to respond to a particular midi in.

I have many midi ins, and the first that gets detected is not my controller's input.

So, I will look into this further.


Also, there appears not the be intrument definition support, which is a big thing for me, given that I do a LOT of midi work.


ssscientist said:
A better answer would be 'sort of'.

Midi is still not it's strongest suit nor does it seem like the developers have focused on it anywhere near as much as, say, crankz1's audio routing.

Try it for yourself - I'd be interested to know what you think...
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http://www.reaper.fm/~pipeline/REAPERVideos/basics/

Those are some videos to help get started, also check out number 9 for a nifty trick...

Anyhow, yes the developer does listen and interracts on the forum seemingly all day everyday, so if you got a complaint or problem, post it there...or let me know here I will pass it on

As you guys noticed, audio got a LOT of early priority. Really wanted something that could edit as fast as vegas, but to have the routing to do all that was possible back in the hardware/console/patchbay days. Add some uber plugins that Ive been waiting years for, and the audio is VERY functional! Now hes taking cues from the MIDI guys to get that running, but MAN you MIDIots are a scattered lot

so many different contradictory requests, its hard for him to get a coherent strategy going I think

but no matter, he WILL, surely

for a lot of us, our audio apps didnt even have midi in any form at all so we see the midi in reaper and say "WOW!!! neat! VSTi's!"

fraserhutch, what midi ins do you have and what is the first one being detected?

also what does this mean "Also, there appears not the be intrument definition support, which is a big thing for me, given that I do a LOT of midi work."?

Is there somewhere I can read up on what it is you want it to do?
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitching, I spent all of what, a half-hour trying?

I have the following MIDI inputs (going from memory - I'm at work)
Edirol 4 port midi interface - ports 1-4
Emagic AMT-8 ports 1-8
MOTU MTP AV ports 1-8

They are detected in that order, which woudl sorta make sense (alphabetically).

My main midi in goes though port 3 of the Edirol.

For instrument definition, it is primarily a means to apply a definition to an instrument such as bank select method and patch names. That way, you can select you patches by bank/patch name.

Both Cubase and Sonar support these.

Here's a link to a page sorta describing then for Sonar:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/how_to_build_a_cakewalk_ins_file.htm


Hope that helps a bit.


pipelineaudio said:
http://www.reaper.fm/~pipeline/REAPERVideos/basics/

Those are some videos to help get started, also check out number 9 for a nifty trick...

Anyhow, yes the developer does listen and interracts on the forum seemingly all day everyday, so if you got a complaint or problem, post it there...or let me know here I will pass it on

As you guys noticed, audio got a LOT of early priority. Really wanted something that could edit as fast as vegas, but to have the routing to do all that was possible back in the hardware/console/patchbay days. Add some uber plugins that Ive been waiting years for, and the audio is VERY functional! Now hes taking cues from the MIDI guys to get that running, but MAN you MIDIots are a scattered lot

so many different contradictory requests, its hard for him to get a coherent strategy going I think

but no matter, he WILL, surely

for a lot of us, our audio apps didnt even have midi in any form at all so we see the midi in reaper and say "WOW!!! neat! VSTi's!"

fraserhutch, what midi ins do you have and what is the first one being detected?

also what does this mean "Also, there appears not the be intrument definition support, which is a big thing for me, given that I do a LOT of midi work."?

Is there somewhere I can read up on what it is you want it to do?
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fraserhutch said:
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitching, I spent all of what, a half-hour trying?
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nononno

even if you DO think youre bitching, bitch away! Unlike other apps, this one is growing in LEAPS and BOUNDS because of user feedback. This is a developer who actually listens

this guy understands that pretty buck rodgers graphic interfaces dont do JACK for you when you need to use this stuff in front of customers! He understands that we need the tools to perform when the pressure is on. Its been my complaint for so long that app makers had never seen the inside of a real studio, or any of the stuff they meant to emulate.

This developer met me over at a studio in LA, saw what issues were and coded them on the spot! THAT is service with a smile!

So yeah, any complaints, any quirks, bugs, keep em coming

If you see a way to accomplish tasks in less time, keep em coming!

You may notice there is only one mouse tool in REAPER. This is just one of the pieces of the philosophy of keeping the mouseclick and keystroke numbers down...you can get a LOT done in reaper audiowise with VERY many less clicks than most apps. we want to see the MIDI go that way as well

Im passing this on and reading your link, thank you
 
Pipeline those video's rock. Im gonna try out reaper on my next project.
I watched all the videos, particularly the one addressing effects. The bypass-CPU thing is great. Maybe you can answer this question for me: in adobe audition, i can get high track counts using many many instances of my go-to plugins because the the "track lock" feature (basically, at the click of a button it will premix and "freeze" the effects, freeing up CPU). When im mixing, and i want to make a plugin parameter change, i can just click the button, "unlock" the track, and tweak, and re-lock it.

Does reaper do anything like that? Or maybe something better?




pipelineaudio said:
http://www.reaper.fm/~pipeline/REAPERVideos/basics/

Those are some videos to help get started, also check out number 9 for a nifty trick...

Anyhow, yes the developer does listen and interracts on the forum seemingly all day everyday, so if you got a complaint or problem, post it there...or let me know here I will pass it on

As you guys noticed, audio got a LOT of early priority. Really wanted something that could edit as fast as vegas, but to have the routing to do all that was possible back in the hardware/console/patchbay days. Add some uber plugins that Ive been waiting years for, and the audio is VERY functional! Now hes taking cues from the MIDI guys to get that running, but MAN you MIDIots are a scattered lot

so many different contradictory requests, its hard for him to get a coherent strategy going I think

but no matter, he WILL, surely

for a lot of us, our audio apps didnt even have midi in any form at all so we see the midi in reaper and say "WOW!!! neat! VSTi's!"

fraserhutch, what midi ins do you have and what is the first one being detected?

also what does this mean "Also, there appears not the be intrument definition support, which is a big thing for me, given that I do a LOT of midi work."?

Is there somewhere I can read up on what it is you want it to do?
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ssscientist said:
Who you calling a midiot? :D
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Hell .... myself I guess, as I just got done dinking around with REAPER, sfz, ns_kit7 and virtual midi keyboard.

Pretty cool .... banged out some drums on the old QWERTY. :eek:
 
teainthesahara said:
Pipeline those video's rock. Im gonna try out reaper on my next project.
I watched all the videos, particularly the one addressing effects. The bypass-CPU thing is great. Maybe you can answer this question for me: in adobe audition, i can get high track counts using many many instances of my go-to plugins because the the "track lock" feature (basically, at the click of a button it will premix and "freeze" the effects, freeing up CPU). When im mixing, and i want to make a plugin parameter change, i can just click the button, "unlock" the track, and tweak, and re-lock it.

Does reaper do anything like that? Or maybe something better?
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Freeze keeps coming up as a suggestion. I think its still being considered. There is Edit\apply FX to selected items as new take. VERY handy...it will do something similar, sort of. But then you have to go to your track fx chain and bypass all the plugs...takes 10 seconds but still many people will yell...

I am hoping some sort of switch that asks "bypass fx when finished?" or better yet an auto flag that will bypass fx automatically on a apply fx take...that would rock

But still freeze may yet rear its head...for many the app runs so efficient that plugin count hasnt really been an issue...but with a mess of impulse reverbs, youch cpu gets eaten like popcorn
 
crankz1 said:
I just got done dinking around with REAPER
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So did I, and I found a lot to like about the midi editor. The way the velocity registers as a horizontal line is quite cool and there's a bar-beat/note display that I miss if it's not there.

I too would LOVE a track-freeze option as well as Tracktion-style hot keys from which you can turn the cursor from a Reason style pencil to an eraser to a selection tool and maybe even to a Live-style bracket for note length modification.

And the midi 'cut and copy' functions are a little unpredictable. You copy from one track and it pastes to another --- and the cursor seems to have little to do with where it pastes...

I'll give it another workout tomorrow.
 
Hey thanks for testing guys. There was some talk at the reaper forums about weird cut and paste in the midi piano roll editor

Problem is I dont understand midi, so I am of little help there, but Ill see if I can dig some info up...I know these are the last tweaks to get running to get out of beta
 
I was messing around with 1.0 couple of nights ago and here is my problem. I have a Lexicon MX200, you know the VST multi effect/reverb box. I go to it digitally and come from it analog. For the life of me I couldn't get it to work without coming back in on a new track, is that how its suppose to work? And I would get this awefull distortion if I actually clicked the check box next to it in the VST pull down window of the track I was trying to apply some reverb to. Unchecked it worked fine, but then I am not sure if reaper saved my settings for the mx200 or not. Anyways, its a lot less buggy then when I tried reaper 3-5 months ago. I hope this routing problem with my mx200 is my fault/lack of knowledge. I wish reaper coutinued sucess! Oh and is there a render in real time so my external effects put thru the MX200 actually show up on my completed wav file?
 
Halion said:
Does Reaper support more than a stereo output yet?
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As many stereo outputs as you got

running 26 of them here
 
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