Cockos has released version 1.0 pre 8 of REAPER. It is now officially shareware with licenses costing $39.95 for non-commercial use and $199.95 if you plan to use it for money making purposes.

Changes since v0.999:

• L/Shift+L tooltips, and in keyboard shortcut list, checkmark on menu.
• Fixed feedback routing (note: if you have SMP support enabled, feedback routing may produce slight "clicks" under certain circumstances. there are plenty of workarounds, though).
• Better track buffer locking, may reduce rendering bugs in SMP rendering (test this please).
• Fixes all around for getopenfilename failing with bad paths.
• Uninstaller will no longer delete user installed .chm files from reaper dir.
• Prefs: fixed browse bug in project tab.
• Prefs: opening to audio/device tab won't stop playback.
• Prefs: opening to audio/device tab, then to aliasing now works properly.
• Initial x/y time signature support.
• Preliminary lock modes (can lock items, loop selection, envelopes, markers, regions, etc).
• FX envelopes: now supports up to 256 envelopes per effect.
• Better "open in editor" labeling.
• Fixes to some time signature bugs that went unnoticed.
• Made some internal time conversion code more thread-safe when using tempo envelopes.
• Disable DX scan doesn't show dialog at all.
• Reaverb: normalize impulse option.
• Fixed vu meter bug on project loop.
• Updated track buffering logic to better handle sel/project looping with multiple PDC sends on.
• Fixed project settings opening twice if configured to do so.
• Fixed checkbox for "snap at distance" in snap dialog.
• Ripple editing improvements (splits overlapping items on delete, other fixes).
• Updated playback behavior when tweaking loop selection.
• Removing selection when looping, and undo/redo restart playback.
• Update 2:45pm: fixed VU meters, project loop.
• Update 4pm: fixed prefs/project/defaults vol/pan envelope option (was pre-fx instead of normal etc).
• Update 4pm: switched a few radio controls to combo boxes in prefs dialogs.
• Minor prefs improvements.
• Added "disable DX plugins scanning" option.
• Reaverb: lp/hp filter item (good for making synthetic reverbs with the echo generator).
• Reaverb: normalize item.
• Reasynth and reasamplomatic: support pitch wheel messages.
• (GM?) CC labels for MIDI editor.
• Shrunk whatsnew.txt (old text is available online).
• MIDI editor loads icons from main EXE.
• MIDI editor ffwd/rewind buttons.
• Option to save project and/or open properties immediately on new project.
• Better master vu clip indicator (no point in showing RMS clip when peak clip is available).
• Basic CC/pitch editing in MIDI editor.
• Fixed potential sysex memory leak in MIDI reader.
• Sends can now specify MIDI source/destinations, as well as disable audio (MIDI only).
• I/O dialog: fixed track receives refresh on channel count change.
• Huge improvements to snapping system to snap to the closest item.
• Flush track buffers on recarm switch even if not recording (better routed record sync).
• Made project length updated when using region copying/etc.
• Fixed floating point .wav format.
• Fixed vu metering of record-output modes.
• VST: better dealing with plug-ins whose latency decreases.
• PDC now deals with bypass envelopes (more) correctly.
• Better support for decreases in plug-in latency, I hope?.
• Cleanups to audio configuration system.
• MUCH nicer color theme editor.
• More preferences dialogs improvements.
• Audio system wont open when audio/device tab is open.
• Adding an effect (via d&d or otherwise) to a track that lacks fx wont open the fx browser.
• Preferences wont let you see the audio/device tab when recording.
• Moved snap settings from prefs to snap dialog.
• Made navigator/mixer/fxadd/MIDI editor windows doubleclick maximize.
• Added mousewheel option for window under mouse vs window with focus.
• Better record preview display for loop/autopunch rec modes (shows where items are actually recorded).
• Updated version checking code to better support 1.0preX and 1.0 beta X etc.
• Added new license agreement, license tab to about box.
• Wav/aiff reader: support for 20, 32 bit integer samples.
• Revamped FX plugins configuration screen.
• Fixed record automatic file switching sync (error introduced in v0.971).
• Fixed routing + latent fx related record sync issue.
• Fixed record sync when punch-in recording a track via its record arm button.
• Cleaned up cursors/region resizing for timeline.
• Better support for 1/128 grid settings etc.
• Renamed "tape style" record modes to be just "normal".
• External editors: primary/secondary editors for each type, and default. context menu shows editor names, too.
• Reasamplomatic: improved note-offs (more accurate timing, and a note off ends all of that note).
• Reasamplomatic: attack/release controls.
• More drag&drop fixes.
• Clicking and dragging a region lets you reorder the project (hold alt to move the region relative to the project, and hold ctrl to copy).
• Added option (prefs/recording) for adding new recordings per-loop when looped recording (good for "record channel output" overdubbing for both MIDI and audio).
• Reduced size of send controls for I/O dialog.
• Registration key stuff. a nag screen on unregistered shareware will only be displayed once a week, and it's easily dismissible.
• Reasamplomatic5000: supports drag&drop of sample files from explorer/media explorer.
• MIDI editor: piano roll is higher velocity at right side of keys.
• Fixed MIDI looping note repeat bug.
• Fixed time map rebuilding on certain ripple editing functions.
• Fixed routed track that sends to next track crash on delete+play.
• Fixed prebuffer preventing really short loop selections from playing looped.
• Fixed default record path configuration bug.
• Fixed grid/snap issues for fine divisions.
• Fixed some dialogs for proper Cleartype support (Perf. meter, Rea* FX plugins, etc.).
• Fixed some drag&drop issues with FX plugins windows.
• Rearoute: better support for other apps when reaper not running.