Reaper Updates

[memyselfandus]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

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Cockos has updated REAPER to v5.32.

Peaks:
add optional spectral peaks display, colored by pitch/tonal content.
add peaks display settings window.
add sinc interpolation display option for sample-level peaks.
fix issue where rebuilding peaks would not rebuild when multiple peaks files are present.

Metering:
add preference for pre-fader track metering with action to toggle.

Notation:
add "remove" button to tuplet dialog.
add action to identify chords on grid.
add support for manually entering chord notation.
include user-defined chords (loaded from MIDI editor key snap dropdown) when identifying chords.
add support for more note ornaments, techniques, types of slur, and per-note text notation.
reduce clutter when drawing voiced notes, rests, ties, and ornaments.
actions to change or select note voice affect tuplets.
fix chord notation sometimes not being visible immediately after entering.
fix crescendo/diminuendo that spans multiple rows.
fix erratic tuplet bracket positioning on grand staff.
fix potential hang in MusicXML export.
fix setting one half of grand staff to +/- 8/15 va/vb (up or down one or two octaves).
hopefully less intrusive edit cursor drawing.
improve tuplet autodetection.
increase space between staves.
note notation events may follow notes rather than preceding, may affect user scripts/plugins that read notation messages, best script practice would be not to assume any ordering.
prevent grabbing the note edge when the note is very small.
support "chart" clef (no notes, just beat markings and chord/other notation).
support copying/dragging notes to another staff row or track.
support track notation that applies to a length of time (drag right hand edge of notation).
tuplet dialog remembers previous settings.
when creating tuplets in a voice, set selected note voice to match even if not modifying note positions.

MIDI:
add action to set length for next inserted note to grid.
add mouse modifiers to insert note ignoring scale/key.
add option to edit velocity only when mouse is within velocity bar.
add some notation actions to piano roll note context menu.
better support for cut/copy/paste of MIDI events from/to multiple tracks.
display notation meta-events in a lane in the piano roll.
edit text/sysex events on right-click, rather than deleting.
faster loading of very large .reascale files.
fix display of captured CC event value.
fix various cases when note edits extend the media item.
ignore double note-on or note-off messages when opening editor.
improve .ins (patch/bank) file reading.
respect event filter and mark selected events in raw MIDI viewer window.
show toolbar button feedback for actions to set next note length.
support loading custom CC names from note name map.
don't play back notation for muted notes.
preserve muted events during glue.

ReaFIR:
add new improved default quality mode (previous behavior is now legacy 2007-2016 mode).
decreased CPU use.

ReaScript:
allow up to 32M memory slots for each EEL script.
ensure IDE is not completely offscreen when opening.

Recording:
fix issue when recording in background tab and record preroll in the active tab.
fix varispeed item recording quirks.
fix corner case with time selection autopunch recording.

Transport:
do not apply unedited text fields when enter is not pressed.
improve behavior when adding tempo markers from BPM field.

Video:
improve behavior of video processor bypass automation.
include fullscreen state in screensets.
restore fullscreen state on re-open if window not docked.

WavPack:
upgrade to WavPack 5.0.
improve large file reading support.

Windows:
support configurable HiDPI behavior in prefs/general/advanced, new default behavior prevents plug-ins from enabling HiDPI.
fix knob issues on Win10 HiDPI displays.
improve knob behavior when adjusted from touch input.

Actions:
ignore item/track/envelope focus in 'Item: Select all items'.
Automute:
fix auto-mute detection on high channels when multichannel track metering is enabled.
Configuration import/export:
support web interface pages.
Free item positioning:
reposition items after dragging in new media items or gluing.

JSFX:
improve retina/hidpi support for various analysis plug-ins.

Mouse:
add option to improve knob behavior with pen/tablet/absolute pointing devices.

MusicXML:
fix parsing of elements containing HTML entities.
Project tabs:
allow setting media online when switching tabs and background projects are playing.

Undo:
include modified envelopes in undo states when modifying time map.

API:
add PCM_Source_GetPeaks, GetMediaItemTake_Peaks.
add an additional sorting step to MIDI_Sort and other functions that sort MIDI from API.

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[chk071]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

Honestly? Most Reaper updates only come with very, very minor changes...

[woggle]

For sure. Reaper is amazing value. Part of the strategy is because software development is Justin Frankel's passion. He has the money to follow that passion and in some ways is sharing what he makes for himself or just finds interesting to make. He comes across as a very nice young man fro what I have heard of and from him.

Of course because Reaper is made to suit Justin it is very much an IT programmer design, with all the usual implications for usability that have been discussed in the research literature for decades. ( as well as on forums, including the form at cockos ). As others have pointed out, because Reaper has zero overhead for user experience design and support, it can be produced much cheaper and quicker. People who do not program can seriously overestimate how long it takes a good programmer to implement bare bones functionality. I think that accounts for a lot of the surprise at the speed of Reaper development. That plus Justin and Schwa being seriously good at what they do.

[EvilDragon]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

Honestly? Most Reaper updates only come with very, very minor changes...

Oh really? Check the latest prerelease. One very important change there.

[woggle]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

Honestly? Most Reaper updates only come with very, very minor changes...

Oh really? Check the latest prerelease. One very important change there.

Is it a secret?

[lalo]

Reaper is great. My DAW of choice. For arranging, pre-production, sound design, mixing. ...and notation in the future.
I'd only like an A.R.A. like implementation. And a few more MIDI editing mechanics.
But Reaper is absolutely great!!!

[chk071]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

Honestly? Most Reaper updates only come with very, very minor changes...

Oh really? Check the latest prerelease. One very important change there.

Fair enough, but, typically, the changes WERE very minor. That doesn't mean that there is not something important included every now and then of course.

[exmatproton]

To op: no, you are right. And it is an awesome scheme, if you ask me. One can choose to update or not (untill a renewel of the license is needed ofcourse), but they keep on updating reaper with smaller and bigger updates 1 and 2 weekly.

[bungle]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

Honestly? Most Reaper updates only come with very, very minor changes...

Oh really? Check the latest prerelease. One very important change there.

He did say 'most' which is still true

[woggle]

Is it me or does it seem like they constantly update Reaper with new and improved features all the time? Instead of holding back similar features for major updates every year or three like you get with other Daws?

Honestly? Most Reaper updates only come with very, very minor changes...

Oh really? Check the latest prerelease. One very important change there.

He did say 'most' which is still true

ED's response was classic defensive emotional appeal. Not unknown from the Reaper fans. Decades ago as a kid I used to find it strange when people started wearing Camel cigarette t-shirts. It seemed so bizarre to identify that strongly with a company you didn't even work for. Of course that manipulation of people's emotional attachments is commonplace now and one has to actively resist mis- identifying. Trumpeters are the current classics, where the the disconnect between personal interest and behaviour is as strong as I've ever seen

[LawrenceF]

There's obviously some bit of truth to that.

Case in point, go read the OP again which lists what the update added (good stuff) but also quoted three paragraphs of marketing tag lines from their home page for some strange reason.

[digitalboytn]

I don't know why people are so down on REAPER...

When people like Woggle accuse ED of exhibiting a "classic defensive emotional appeal",it is as if he is displaying those traits himself to defend his own personal preferences...

All this bullshit directed at people who say positive things about REAPER is uncalled for and unnecessary...

I have tried most of the DAWs out there and most of them were not really my thing,but I don't go around slagging them off just because they didn't suit my particular workflow...

I've had REAPER since v3,but I did not bond with it until v5 and after working with it exclusively for some now,I can honestly say that I think that it is a really well coded DAW....

Do you hear that you slaggers ?

I LIKE REAPER...AND THAT IS MY PERSONAL CHOICE !

It's fast,it's efficient and almost everything is able to be customised...

So instead of these same people heaping shit on REAPER,why don't they spend their time a little more positively,working away on whatever DAW they have found suits their purposes and then present the music that they have created in that environment for us to listen to and appraise ?

After all...that should be the focus of these tool we have at our disposal and one thing is for sure...

Music is not words....and words are very cheap !

SO LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING

[digitalboytn]

Ooops...

[woggle]

Definitely time for me to take a holiday

[digitalboytn]

Definitely time for me to take a holiday

Or to go and make some music