Preferred DAW

[hibidy]

After trying REAPER, I still don't "get" the REAPER craze, but I've accepted that I'll never "get" it.

But, given its popularity in this poll, I'll like to see a related poll with honest results:

How much did you pay for REAPER:
( ) Commercial ($225)
(*) Non Commercial ($60)
( ) $0

I'm not going to make 20grand a year at this madness

[Benutzername]

Except that all versions of Reaper are the same, and all legal, and Cubase doesn't cost that much, in USD, anyway.

Well, the prices are the ones that people have to pay in the country where Cubase is produced. REAPER is only sold in USD so I've just converted the prices to make them easier to compare.

The $0 version of REAPER is only legal for 30 days. After this period you'll have to pay for a license or remove the software from your system. The software will not stop working after the demo has expired but using the software will be as illegal as using the windy $0 Cubase versions.

[Vintage73]

I stand corrected.

I had heard that it was an unlimited trial, but that was wrong. I apologize.

I'm sorry, I didn't see you were from Germany. It shouldn't be that Cubase and other software costs so much overseas. That just doesn't make sense to me. Why should the same thing sold where it's made be more than here in the US?

[Person99]

My point was that REAPER completely relies on the honor system and I'm wondering how many of its users are "honorable". You can have a fully functional REAPER forever without paying a cent. So, I would just really be curious to know which percentage of its users are using it past 30 days for free.

Related to that, I would also like to know how this percentage stacks up against other DAWs given the for other DAWs, you have to go out and download a cracked version to use it for free forever whereas Cockos has made it quite easy to do this.

I'm mostly just curious to know if their model (Cockos that is) has any different behaviour associated with it.

[Dominus]

I just sold Pro Tools to switch to Reaper. I was tired of using a bloated inefficient 32 bit track limited closed off dinosaur.

Getting rid of the iLok was a bonus, but not the sole factor in my decision.

Also, compare the Reaper forums to the Digidesign DUC and how the developers interact with the customers. Bugs are taken care of in a speedy manner, and bugfixes do not take hours to download. (Each PT 9 update has been over 1GB.)

[lockheart]

They'll miss you.

[jdt]

FL Studio for me,has been since the early Fruity Loops days and it just gets better with each new update. Have wanted to try Reaper, but don't think I'd get much "test drive experience" out of the limited demo version. I agree with the post above, Sonar just got too cumbersome and crashy for me to bother with anymore.

[Dominus]

They'll miss you.

What's more painful for them is when I tell clients to check out Reaper before committing to Pro Tools.

[Dominus]

Have wanted to try Reaper, but don't think I'd get much "test drive experience" out of the limited demo version.

Limited demo version? I hope that was a joke.

http://www.cockos.com/reaper/download.php

The evaluation version of REAPER is complete and uncrippled. There are no artificial interruptions or restrictions, and you can save and load projects normally. We believe in giving you a fair chance to make sure that REAPER works correctly with your hardware and suits your workflow.

[lockheart]

They'll miss you.

What's more painful for them is when I tell clients to check out Reaper before committing to Pro Tools.

There are cultists who have gone on the AVID forum and asked "How many of you have left Pro Tools for Reaper" and exactly the same question but on the Cubase forum. For a certain demographic segment, it is the thing to do.

[Yatmandu]

My point was that REAPER completely relies on the honor system and I'm wondering how many of its users are "honorable". You can have a fully functional REAPER forever without paying a cent. So, I would just really be curious to know which percentage of its users are using it past 30 days for free.

Related to that, I would also like to know how this percentage stacks up against other DAWs given the for other DAWs, you have to go out and download a cracked version to use it for free forever whereas Cockos has made it quite easy to do this.

I'm mostly just curious to know if their model (Cockos that is) has any different behaviour associated with it.

Haha, Reaper definitely uses a reliable guilt-ware protection system, which appears to work...it did for me...I didn't even get anywhere near the 30 day limit before feeling guilty!

Given the quantity of updates, the stability and quality of the code, 32 + 64 bit, 2 major versions covered for $50-$60, would leave anyone but the most ardent pirate full of guilt. I think that's their business model, and it's working!

[hibidy]

For me it took "fate" for reaper to come in and bless my DAW world. I'd tried it a few times before and was just lost. I never got it, couldn't understand it and at the risk of being redundant was just baffled with it.

The, they pulled the sneaky me. I used it just to check if x64 was working hardware wise (new computer) and WHAMMMMMO! They sucked me in......for whatever reason it just totally clicked. License bought

[pj geerlings]

For me it took "fate" for reaper to come in and bless my DAW world. I'd tried it a few times before and was just lost. I never got it, couldn't understand it and at the risk of being redundant was just baffled with it.

The, they pulled the sneaky me. I used it just to check if x64 was working hardware wise (new computer) and WHAMMMMMO! They sucked me in......for whatever reason it just totally clicked. License bought

I had looked at it twice before and it seemed un-finished
After looking at 3.74 it seemed "close enough"
Bought a license
REAPER 4.02 is out and I feel pretty darn good about not spending another cent on Cubase ...

peace y'all
pj

[Dean Aka Nekro]

I Am Just x64...For Whatever Reason I Just Totally Flip When Something Ain't 64-Bit

hibidy Yourself & 64-Bit Are No Longer Mutually Exclusive in my dictionary, It would be just be wrong if i read anything you post about audio software not mentioning x64

Won't be long until all shall fall, My good friend/collegue/metal lover/guitar player whom is an XP man all the way and also a SONAR user revealed today that his next move is Windows 7 and full 64-Bit. I never thought i would see that day like a cold day in hell/absolutely an uber bomb shell for him to announce that one and yes he is dead serious dude (I had to keep asking him "are you f'ckin serious man?" He is It reminded me of you mate in a good way He is going for a whole new build, Solid-State drive and although he is a proper nerd so can/will build it all himself it sounded like an expensive DAW machine. Its RAM restrictions and bouncing so often which has pushed him over the edge. Have not talked with him about issues with 32-Bit/x86 plug-ins he uses but i will do when i get over the shock

If his new machine is good then i will probably get him to build me one also of similar spec as i already have Windows 7 but i ain't put it on my DAW machine as it will not offer it any benefits as it is

A Day of madness, a revalation and a small revolution

[hibidy]

I went x64 in late jan (or was it early feb??) of 2010. I've never looked back.....if fact, I cannot relate to my old system (though I still chugs along...)