Cockos Reaper is one of the most advanced music production software for both studio and home use. The main feature of the program is that it has pattern, keyboard and audio editing. You can specify an unlimited number of audio or midi tracks, not counting how many VST virtual instruments can be added.
Reaper takes up less space on your hard drive and does not load the processor, like programs from the FL Studio, Cubase, Reason or Sonar series. You can work with this program even on low-power computers with sound cards that do not support Full duplex operating modes. Although, if the soundcard supports this mode, you will get unlimited opportunities to create your compositions with professional sound even in formats such as 5 + 1, and with additional plug-ins, even 7 + 1.
A huge plus of the program is that it supports VST / VST3, not counting the support for DirectX plugins. You can use both the built-in audio or midi track editing tools 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. A virtual multi-channel console 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.
6.64
Appearance: add option to hide edit cursor highlight on last selected track
Appearance: reduce locked media item darkness slightly (6.24 change)
JSFX: fix stack functions that caused Reaticulate to hang (6.24 regression) •
JSFX: prevent more than 128MB of MIDI per block from being sent
ReaScript: support extra parameters in classic extension_api() calls •
WAV: fix potential crash when reading wav files written by other applications •
Windows: fix 32-bit ReaRoute •
Windows: prevent ReaRoute crash when using unreasonably-large block sizes
Razor edit
add Razor Edit feature, to draw, move, copy, and transform selected areas of media and automation
support moving/copying envelope areas based on envelope type or envelope lane via mouse modifiers
when “move envelope points with items” enabled, hidden envelopes are included in area selections
actions to insert MIDI item, empty item, click source use razor edit areas if they exist
add option to always trim content behind razor edits
add preference to stretch audio media items by either adding stretch markers or splitting
display move guides when editing
auto-crossfade media items at the edge of the razor edit area •
support displaying overlapping media items in lanes
when auto-creating FX parameter envelopes, initialize with the current parameter value •
add basic API support
add settings to snap razor edits to media items and automation items
FX
add LV2 plug-in support
add option to hide FX comment field in chain view
support mousewheel processing for embedded FX if they have focus
fix undo/redo display issues for FX comments
limit generic UI vertical size to better fit on screen
improve embedded FX update frequency when mouse-editing
improve handling of embedded TCP/MCP controls for non-automatable parameters
improve keyboard behavior with Waves StudioRack
improve performance when automating parameters with the generic VST/AU GUI is open
prevent creating envelopes for non-automatable parameters
ReaScript
allow EEL2 scripts to call third-party API functions without using extension_api()
improve EEL2 extension_api() parameter count checking
reduce memory use of EEL2 scripts
fix IDE watch refresh when variable name changes •
support gfx_setcursor() during capture/without mousemove •
F1 in IDE gives context-sensitive help if possible
optimize Lua calls to plug-in API registered functions
add support for querying envelope GUID using GetSetEnvelopeInfo_String
GetTrackEnvelopeByChunkName will also find envelopes by GUID
Envelopes
add “remove envelope” menu item to envelope control panel context menu
fix automation potentially lost when moving media items across tracks that do not have a matching FX envelope •
fix automation items potentially left behind when moving media items across tracks
improve snapping behavior for Audio Unit enum parameters
support aliasing FX parameter from envelope control panel context menu
macOS
improve Big Sur compatibility by forcing various windows to use Metal
improve resolution of docker icon progress display during render
fix launching Audio MIDI Setup on Big Sur
fix video output flicker on recent macOS versions
fix possible crash in menu editor on 10.14 •
Accessibility
improve labels for FX preset menu and edit comment buttons
add textual fade descriptions to menus via accessibility APIs
JSFX
fix bugs in IX/MIDI_KeyMap, MIDI_Variant, and MIDI_DuplicateFilter • •
improve denormal filtering on win32 to match win64/other OSes
reduce memory use
Linux
rename JSFX ix/ subdirectory to IX/ •
support JSFX/Video Processors/EEL2 ReaScripts with SELinux heap-execution-prevention
Media explorer
action to insert media into active sample player looks for more recently active ReaSamplomatic5000 instance •
don’t automatically re-scan empty files
don’t re-scan database files that contain no metadata •
Theme
add cursor_seltrack.png image to customize selected track cursor bracket
add theme color for selected track background
Windows
32-bit build is now compiled with VS2005/ICC
add experimental asynchronous unbuffered disk write mode
ignore hidden/system directories when scanning VST paths
AIFF
support in24/42ni AIFC encoding
Arrange view
display bracket over last selected track, to indicate where pasted content will go
Loop sections
fix media item loop section mouse modifiers interaction with reversed media •
Mixer
fix issues with themes that have very large master.mcp.size set •
Mute automation
fix automating active mute envelope from controller •
ReaSamplomatic5000
support increasing max voices via controller/automation when UI is closed
Retina/HiDPI
improve knob appearance in ReaSamplomatic5000
Routing diagram
fix pin display issues with 64 channel tracks
Video
fix possible deadlock when rendering video •
VST3
support third-party embeddable UIs via new IReaperUIEmbedInterface interface
6.64
Razor edit
add Razor Edit feature, to draw, move, copy, and transform selected areas of media and automation
support moving/copying envelope areas based on envelope type or envelope lane via mouse modifiers
when “move envelope points with items” enabled, hidden envelopes are included in area selections
actions to insert MIDI item, empty item, click source use razor edit areas if they exist
add option to always trim content behind razor edits
add preference to stretch audio media items by either adding stretch markers or splitting
display move guides when editing
auto-crossfade media items at the edge of the razor edit area •
support displaying overlapping media items in lanes
when auto-creating FX parameter envelopes, initialize with the current parameter value •
add basic API support
add settings to snap razor edits to media items and automation items
FX
add LV2 plug-in support
add option to hide FX comment field in chain view
support mousewheel processing for embedded FX if they have focus
fix undo/redo display issues for FX comments
limit generic UI vertical size to better fit on screen
improve embedded FX update frequency when mouse-editing
improve handling of embedded TCP/MCP controls for non-automatable parameters
improve keyboard behavior with Waves StudioRack
improve performance when automating parameters with the generic VST/AU GUI is open
prevent creating envelopes for non-automatable parameters
ReaScript
allow EEL2 scripts to call third-party API functions without using extension_api()
improve EEL2 extension_api() parameter count checking
reduce memory use of EEL2 scripts
fix IDE watch refresh when variable name changes •
support gfx_setcursor() during capture/without mousemove •
F1 in IDE gives context-sensitive help if possible
optimize Lua calls to plug-in API registered functions
add support for querying envelope GUID using GetSetEnvelopeInfo_String
GetTrackEnvelopeByChunkName will also find envelopes by GUID
Envelopes
add “remove envelope” menu item to envelope control panel context menu
fix automation potentially lost when moving media items across tracks that do not have a matching FX envelope •
fix automation items potentially left behind when moving media items across tracks
improve snapping behavior for Audio Unit enum parameters
support aliasing FX parameter from envelope control panel context menu
macOS
improve Big Sur compatibility by forcing various windows to use Metal
improve resolution of docker icon progress display during render
fix launching Audio MIDI Setup on Big Sur
fix video output flicker on recent macOS versions
fix possible crash in menu editor on 10.14 •
Accessibility
improve labels for FX preset menu and edit comment buttons
add textual fade descriptions to menus via accessibility APIs
JSFX
fix bugs in IX/MIDI_KeyMap, MIDI_Variant, and MIDI_DuplicateFilter • •
improve denormal filtering on win32 to match win64/other OSes
reduce memory use
Linux
rename JSFX ix/ subdirectory to IX/ •
support JSFX/Video Processors/EEL2 ReaScripts with SELinux heap-execution-prevention
Media explorer
action to insert media into active sample player looks for more recently active ReaSamplomatic5000 instance •
don’t automatically re-scan empty files
don’t re-scan database files that contain no metadata •
Theme
add cursor_seltrack.png image to customize selected track cursor bracket
add theme color for selected track background
Windows
32-bit build is now compiled with VS2005/ICC
add experimental asynchronous unbuffered disk write mode
ignore hidden/system directories when scanning VST paths
AIFF
support in24/42ni AIFC encoding
Arrange view
display bracket over last selected track, to indicate where pasted content will go
Loop sections
fix media item loop section mouse modifiers interaction with reversed media •
Mixer
fix issues with themes that have very large master.mcp.size set •
Mute automation
fix automating active mute envelope from controller •
ReaSamplomatic5000
support increasing max voices via controller/automation when UI is closed
Retina/HiDPI
improve knob appearance in ReaSamplomatic5000
Routing diagram
fix pin display issues with 64 channel tracks
Video
fix possible deadlock when rendering video •
VST3
support third-party embeddable UIs via new IReaperUIEmbedInterface interface
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