How does REAPER do it?

[EvilDragon]

Reaper's interface is nothing worse than others. And it's almost completely editable. It's a tweaker's DAW and it doesn't try to hide it. It can be flexible as much as you want it to. Try having that on your Protools

Seriously - skinnable GUI, JS language for audio/MIDI processing (write your own plugins), ReaScript (use Python or Perl to add a WHOLE NEW LEVEL of functionality to Reaper), Xenakios/SWS extensions (add a lot to the functionality of Reaper), macros (streamline repetitive actions or do entirely different actions), Reaper API for making your own extensions... There is A LOT to offer in Reaper. I'd say that it's the most flexible DAW yet.


I, for one, work the fastest with Reaper. Tried Cubase, tried Sonar, tried FL, they were all too slow for me. I do all the stuff I did there at least 5 times quicker. It's a godsend.

Not to mention that THERE IS NO BLOAT. Reaper is lean, efficient and fast. Plugins are handled much better than in ANY OTHER DAW, they consume LESS CPU than in other DAWs. Try to beat that. Also, when other DAWs choke, Reaper still flies.

YMMV, of course, but this has been proven as a very common case - Reaper is simply faster and more efficient.

[covalent]

THERE IS NO BLOAT.

I hear this term used rather liberally when discussing host software. For the sake of clarity, can you list a few elements/features from other hosts that one would consider 'bloat'?

[No_Use]

What I discovered is a lot of the workflow is actually there. It just requires digging thru the options to get it to the point of familiarity. Also the menus are just way to verbose and can be streamlined for your purposes. I'm still re working the context menus. Maybe it would be worthwhile to dump it into a pdf.

+100

If there is a way to slim down this puppy..bring it on.

Here's a user created editable Google doc with useful tips n tricks:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZlwc ... M2dt&hl=en

[dgkenney]

It's a tweaker's DAW and it doesn't try to hide it. It can be flexible as much as you want it to. Try having that on your Protools

That's O.K. I'll pass. I'd rather have consistency with other grown ups around the world.


Dan

[EvilDragon]

THERE IS NO BLOAT.

I hear this term used rather liberally when discussing host software. For the sake of clarity, can you list a few elements/features from other hosts that one would consider 'bloat'?

I don't need LE versions of softsynths with my DAW. I have my own. I don't need a score view really, if I need that I'll use Sibelius or Finale or whatever. I don't need gazillions of loops and samples with my DAW, I'll roll my own. I don't want unoptimized code in my DAW (Cubase, Sonar...)


f**k consistency with "grown ups" when it doesn't work for you. I'd rather tweak a DAW to suit my everyday use, than try to conform to another's idea of a workflow and everyday use.

[LawrenceF]

This store will only sell Reaper...



A common exchange in the "parking lot"...

[Rottweiler]

HAHA...yeah seriously. Reaper this Reaper that...it only got to be where its at because there's a free version. I guarantee if from day one it would have cost a certain amount, it wouldn't be as popular. It's a piece of shit work environment and those who get anything done with it more than likely write self indulgent noise.

Arent you a bit opinionated, lad?

(Cant get friends with reaper either...)

[shabachstudios]

THERE IS NO BLOAT.

I hear this term used rather liberally when discussing host software. For the sake of clarity, can you list a few elements/features from other hosts that one would consider 'bloat'?

Using Live as an example, every time the update it is like a 600 meg download and it takes forever to "update the library". Reaper is less than 4 megs.

I like the customization, track templates, session templates, context menus everywhere (good and bad).

Fast development. If you haven't worked with it in a couple of months then your missing a lot of changes.

Richard

[jancivil]

THERE IS NO BLOAT.

I hear this term used rather liberally when discussing host software. For the sake of clarity, can you list a few elements/features from other hosts that one would consider 'bloat'?

Bloat is things he doesn't need.

OTOH, some people more on my end of the issue might say: THERE ARE NO FEATURES.

[LawrenceF]

Sorry... I'm a bit bored today...

[eduardo_b]

It certainly causes some strong emotions.

Emotion and intelligence have an inversely linked relationship. You can draw your own conclusions on this basis.

[EvilDragon]

Sorry, but I would call "unoptimized code" as most definite bloat, and most definitely NOT a feature.

[Arkadey]

I, for one, work the fastest with Reaper. Tried Cubase, tried Sonar, tried FL, they were all too slow for me. I do all the stuff I did there at least 5 times quicker. It's a godsend.

considering that FL and Reaper were both built with Borland Delphi... still it seems to me like FL works much faster than Reaper does.

...plus if you ask me 3-man army of reaper's developers sound kind of suspicious

[aMUSEd]

Reaper isn't built using Delphi

[fandango]

Yeah DUH!

It's Visual Basic.