Is REAPER the current best long term choice?

[Michael L]

BTW, the OP hasn't posted at all this year

[audiojunkie]

BTW, the OP hasn't posted at all this year

Hehehe! That’s how it is with a lot of threads. The conversation takes on a life of its own.

[dayjob]

BTW, the OP hasn't posted at all this year

busy learning reaper in his "long term" software bunker

[machinesworking]

other DAWs were better or not represented in Reaper

What you mentioned here is not "better", is only complicated and useless feature.

You really don't know what "moving the goalpost" means do you? You claimed Reaper could do it all etc. it can't, and because a feature is strange to you you find it complicated and it's not, and useless, which it also is not.

[dermichl]

Here we go: in Reaper there's ALWAYS a preference to interfere with your intended task...
I once learned about a preference to tell Reaper that 1 bar of Midi should remain 1 bar after changing the song Tempo...

I do not understand what the problem is ... so it can be done. Obviously to make more jobs the user needs to change the preferences. Maybe there are users who want to use midi items with fixed time not beats.

Well you could understand my point but you do not want to understand…
Let‘s face it - one bar is one bar in each and any tempo. If there‘s a need for changing this then this setting should default to „yepp I want my bar to be the same 4 counts despite the tempo“!!!
And having goofy options is not necessarily a god sent!

[TonyGlover]

Only you can to understand your point...

[lfm]

And having goofy options is not necessarily a god sent!

It's not uncommon to record in free time, no consideration to tempo while playing.

Then you lock that item content to time so it always plays back the same as when played and you can line up tempo grid later to what you played.

Nothing goofy about that.

[EmRysRa]

Well you could understand my point but you do not want to understand…
Let‘s face it - one bar is one bar in each and any tempo. If there‘s a need for changing this then this setting should default to „yepp I want my bar to be the same 4 counts despite the tempo“!!!
And having goofy options is not necessarily a god sent!

Maybe you didn't say clearly. If it is about midi items:

On the Reaper, by default, an item by one bar remain one bar after tempo changing. Using File > Project Settings or by tempo marker.

[xphen0m]

I always hate these types of threads. "Best DAW". "Easiest DAW'. "Most comprehensive DAW". "Daw daw DAW". It only leads to tribalistic responses because everyone thinks their favorite DAW is the best.

The best long term choice is whatever you get the most use out of, regardless of what weirdo sitting across the world behind a computer screen in his underwear thinks. It's down to YOU and what YOU use effectively, not what anyone else says is the best choice for anyone else.

[audiojunkie]

[FapFilter]

I always hate these types of threads. "Best DAW". "Easiest DAW'. "Most comprehensive DAW". "Daw daw DAW". It only leads to tribalistic responses because everyone thinks their favorite DAW is the best.

completely agreed!

so what's the best synth for Death Polka?

[vurt]

I always hate these types of threads. "Best DAW". "Easiest DAW'. "Most comprehensive DAW". "Daw daw DAW". It only leads to tribalistic responses because everyone thinks their favorite DAW is the best.

The best long term choice is whatever you get the most use out of, regardless of what weirdo sitting across the world behind a computer screen in his underwear thinks. It's down to YOU and what YOU use effectively, not what anyone else says is the best choice for anyone else.

pfft, im not even wearing underwear!

[Michael L]

Why are mortal men worried about long term choices?
"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die!"

[vurt]

Why are mortal men worried about long term choices?
"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die!"

for spaaaaaarta!

[vurt]

isn't it, for tomorrow we dine in hell!!!