Cockos Reaper is one of the most advanced music production software in the studio and at home. The main “feature” of the program is that it has pattern, keyboard and audio editing. You can set an unlimited number of audio or midi tracks, not counting how many VST format virtual instruments you can add.
Reaper does not take up as much hard disk space and does not load the processor as programs from the FL Studio, Cubase, Reason or Sonar series. With this program you can work even on low-power computers with sound cards that do not support Full duplex operating modes. Although, if the sound card supports this mode, you will get unlimited opportunities to create your compositions with professional sounding even in formats such as 5 + 1, and with additional plug-ins, and 7 + 1.
A huge plus of the program is that it supports VST / VST3, not counting support for DirectX plugins. You can use both the built-in editing tools for audio or midi tracks, and third-party plugins. The program also supports the ReWire virtual instrument connection system. Thanks to the harmonious interface, you can always see what you are editing at the moment. The virtual multichannel remote control is always in front of your eyes – with its help you can instantly perform operations with changing the volume, editing effects both on a single track and on the Master track.
6.18
Media explorer: add option to not apply preview pitch / rate to inserted media item •
Media explorer: fix UTF-8 support for search field on Windows •
Media explorer: fix potential failure editing .ogg file metadata •
Media explorer: allow editing metadata of multi-stream .ogg files
ReaScript: improve documentation for GetAppVersion and GetOS
VST: avoid scanning recursive symlinks
VST: improve startup scanning user interface, allow cancel of long scans
Plus all of the changes in 6.17:
6.17
6.17
FX shortcuts: fix issues with shortcut creation •
JSFX: support file_open () of media with absolute path •
JSFX: full recompile / reset in IDE closes any files opened via file_open ()
Linux: fix potential hang on startup •
macOS-arm64: add mp3 encoder
Media: fix adjusting media based on embedded tempo when not importing from media explorer •
Media explorer: add actions to set / adjust pitch
Media explorer: add action to insert media at BWF source preferred position
Media explorer: display error message when unable to create new database file •
Media explorer: finer control for pitch and rate knobs
Media explorer: fix customizing Show and Options menus
Media explorer: fix possible macOS crash when removing database
Media explorer: if fine pitch adjustment set, further semitone or quartertone adjustments will preserve the fractional adjustment •
Media explorer: when replacing source media and stretching to fit, stretch active take only •
Media explorer: improve handling of stereo mp3 files played through multichannel tracks •
ReaScript: GetOS () now returns macOS-arm64 on arm64
ReaScript: restore 6.15 OS-subtype GetAppVersion () behavior, add 6.16 / macOS-arm64 for arm64
ReaScript: fix insertion of ReWire plug-ins by qualified name with TrackFX_AddByName () etc
Render queue: order queued items by time
Windows: disable DX scanning by default on new installations
Plus all of the changes in 6.16:
Media explorer
display metadata in filesystem folder view
automatically populate metadata for media files that are visible in the browser list
support editing metadata in-place in the list
support editing media file metadata in filesystem folder view
support writing edited metadata to media files
support marking media files as favorites , option to group favorites at the top
add playback rate control
remove option to use Windows Explorer for browsing
update databases after moving or renaming files
actions to insert on a new track create a new track after the last touched track
add actions to go to shortcuts
add action to rescan all databases
add action to collapse all folders
add action to create subfolder
add action to delete files immediately (no confirmation / trash / recycle)
add action to insert media into sample player on new or last touched track
add action to open selected file in explorer / finder
add action to randomize file list
add option for search string to persist when browsing to new folder or database
add option for vertical layout
add option to hide file extension when file type column is displayed
add option to hide folders in file list
add option to hide path dropdown box
add option to try to open non-media files
add various display zoom actions
add option to auto-stop when initiating file drag
automatically update filesystem folder view when folder contents change
clear preview playback when changing selection in browser
column sort preferences persist between REAPER sessions
confirm before deleting database
display embedded transients in preview
display mp3, flac, ogg, opus chapter markers in preview and optionally arrange view
double -click preview display to select region between slices, cues, chapters
faster metadata reading for various file types
fix handling of shortcuts / paths with odd paths ending in space, etc •
improve macOS retina drawing of peaks
insert media on most recently selected track, not first selected track, consistent with copy / paste
insert new shortcuts or databases immediately following the currently selected shortcut
more efficient duplicate prevention with gigantic databases
move pitch knob options to pitch knob context menu
on startup, add any previously unreachable databases back into shortcut list
transpose MIDI directly when adjusting pitch
save recent search strings
set focus to arrange view after dragging samples from media explorer
show all controls at all widths
show database name in path dropdown rather than “XX.ReaperFileList”
show file type and reaper document icon for automation items
support assigning shortcuts to actions to rescan database
support browsing to folder enclosing file in database or search results •
support copy / pasting files in or out of media explorer
support customizable floating toolbar
support customizing menus
support dragging files into folders, real paths, or databases
support keyboard shortcuts for all “Media: insert into project “and” Media: Insert into selected media items “actions
support moving files to trash / recycle bin
add options to display leading path, full path, or no path
support renaming files
support renaming folders in tree view
support render-drag of file section outside of REAPER on mac
use tree view for shortcut list
when editing metadata in-place, up / down arrows navigate to previous / next file
Project metadata
add “all schemes” section, to add / edit metadata for multiple schemes at once
support XMP, APEv2, IFF, REX metadata
support special REAPER tag, for display / searching in media explorer
support embedding ID3 tag in .wav files
add category column to metadata dialog
add option to always write title, date, and time fields when rendering
add $ date wildcard
support user-defined metadata fields in schemes that support it
save / restore column widths
fix ID3 image metadata saving with project •
write INFO metadata as the last chunk in a .wav file so Windows Explorer will see it •
VST
fix compatibility with a mixture of Waves VST3 shell plug-ins installed
do not apply Windows multimonitor DPI changes across monitors until mouse released
use separate process when scanning plug-ins, allow terminating hung plug-ins during scan
improve resize behavior for various VST3
re -scan button in preferences shows list of plug-ins which failed to scan, allow forcing a rescan of each plug-in
Media
display all supported metadata in source properties dialog
when matching tempo for preview or import, use any suitable metadata, if it matches the beat length of the media •
Theme adjuster
add action to open theme adjuster, default to Default_6.0 adjuster for old themes
support global / color configuration for all themes
option to show sends list in TCP (separate from FX)
Anticipative FX
fix excessive buffering when feedback loop w / PDC present but feedback is disabled
Dynamic split
support ripple editing when removing silence
FX
improve display issues when FX resized and chain is displayed on right side of view
Linux
improve splash screen update frequency
macOS
update to ICC 18.5
Media items
add action to open selected item source media in explorer / finder
NINJAM
lower network latency in voice chat mode
ReaSamplOmatic5000
when dragging files from media explorer, automatically adjust start / end, volume, and pitch
Region manager
fix sorting by marker / region index •
Tooltips
fix reset of topmost pins on Windows when showing tooltip •
Windows
fix resolution of shortcuts that point to non-ascii filenames
