Tried out Reaper in 2009, and while I thought it was cool, it just didn't 'click' with me since I was fairly new to production at the time. I recently downloaded the demo again and have been falling in love with it. The amount of control and customization is insane, and it's been rock solid for me. I've been switching back and forth between Reaper and Studio One lately.
That also reminds me, is there a way to setup Reaper similar to S1 where you can grab the timeline with the mouse to zoom in and out??? Are there any modifiers? Having used Live and Studio One, I'm so use to navigating this way now.
REAPER is amazing.
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- KVRAF
- 16154 posts since 2 Dec, 2003 from Nashville, TN
Just to add, the Reaper installer is only 8mb, but the Program Files folder is 64mb on my machine. Does it matter? Not one bit.
I agree that Reaper is one of, if not the most efficient DAWs out there. But the filesize doesn't really tell you the program is efficient as much as the quality of the code that separates functions. To compare Reaper and Photoshop, or even Reaper and Cubase, is nearly impossible. Different philosophies for different teams. Different interface methods(Reaper still uses a lot of the included OS-native GUI elements, while Cubase doesn't, for instance). Again, does that really matter? Not really. Just pointing out that there are always little things that contribute to size. You can have a 1GB application that efficiently separates its functionality and loads resources intelligently, and have it perform every bit as well as a 10mb program.
I love Reaper and use it as my secondary host next to Studio One. I am not trying to diminish how well Reaper is coded. Again, just adding perspective since I think the "size equals efficiency" argument is overrated.
Brent
I agree that Reaper is one of, if not the most efficient DAWs out there. But the filesize doesn't really tell you the program is efficient as much as the quality of the code that separates functions. To compare Reaper and Photoshop, or even Reaper and Cubase, is nearly impossible. Different philosophies for different teams. Different interface methods(Reaper still uses a lot of the included OS-native GUI elements, while Cubase doesn't, for instance). Again, does that really matter? Not really. Just pointing out that there are always little things that contribute to size. You can have a 1GB application that efficiently separates its functionality and loads resources intelligently, and have it perform every bit as well as a 10mb program.
I love Reaper and use it as my secondary host next to Studio One. I am not trying to diminish how well Reaper is coded. Again, just adding perspective since I think the "size equals efficiency" argument is overrated.
Brent
My host is better than your host
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- KVRist
- 171 posts since 19 Oct, 2009 from Gold Coast /Australia
Yeah I have been using Reaper on and off for a number of years...along with Logic before that, and a fair amount of Pioneer DJ software as well as recently Ableton live.
I mainly work with midi and CC plus a lot of automation...anyway at the end of the 4 cycle I was getting a little frustrated with Reaper...using the Reaction interface.
But I decided to renew the license to V5 and set up the Commala interface....I needed to really push it on some new tracks that requite a lot of sub master routing with different Mixer and track panel displays.....
on a Xeon E5-2680v2...so 20 virtual cores.
Took a few weeks getting used to the Commala interface, but after a few weeks...wow...just wow!!!
It just does everything I need it to (for my workflow) so its like a different DAW to me these days.
I just hope the Dev's keep the faith and keep on track and keep doing what they are doing.
It feels slicker now (to me) and it just feels like some of the loose ends are getting trimmed.
Still a lot I would like to see like proper Beziers with handles on the main auto stuff...but aside from a few minor niggles I am really loving the Version 5 to work on.
Routing is insane and midi usability is rapidly progressing.
Its no longer a flavor of the month DAW, but that suits me just fine.
I mainly work with midi and CC plus a lot of automation...anyway at the end of the 4 cycle I was getting a little frustrated with Reaper...using the Reaction interface.
But I decided to renew the license to V5 and set up the Commala interface....I needed to really push it on some new tracks that requite a lot of sub master routing with different Mixer and track panel displays.....
on a Xeon E5-2680v2...so 20 virtual cores.
Took a few weeks getting used to the Commala interface, but after a few weeks...wow...just wow!!!
It just does everything I need it to (for my workflow) so its like a different DAW to me these days.
I just hope the Dev's keep the faith and keep on track and keep doing what they are doing.
It feels slicker now (to me) and it just feels like some of the loose ends are getting trimmed.
Still a lot I would like to see like proper Beziers with handles on the main auto stuff...but aside from a few minor niggles I am really loving the Version 5 to work on.
Routing is insane and midi usability is rapidly progressing.
Its no longer a flavor of the month DAW, but that suits me just fine.
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- KVRAF
- 5851 posts since 9 Jul, 2002 from Helsinki
Wouldn't really call it amazing, it's a bit like Ardour for Windows- slightly unreliable, low quality included plugins, GUI designed by amateurs and doesn't come with a proper manual. It's ok for home recording some audio tracks on a budget.
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- KVRAF
- 24414 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Reaper is the most reliable DAW I've ever worked with. And included plugins are not low quality at all - they are very transparent, if anything (and I count that as a good thing). User guide exists and it's quite proper.
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- KVRAF
- 3471 posts since 19 Aug, 2008 from USA-lien In the 8th Dimention
I'm looking forward to trying, the new video stuffs!
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musical android musical android https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=298141
- KVRist
- 251 posts since 5 Feb, 2013 from spain
Ha ha..jon wrote:Wouldn't really call it amazing, it's a bit like Ardour for Windows- slightly unreliable, low quality included plugins, GUI designed by amateurs and doesn't come with a proper manual. It's ok for home recording some audio tracks on a budget.
You are one funny guy!
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- KVRAF
- 11162 posts since 16 Mar, 2003 from Porto - Portugal
I don't know if it is the most reliable, but certainly among the most reliable. And I add to that that the GUi was not designed by amateurs AT ALL. It was designed by one of the most talented guys in this industry: House of White Tie. And he even made an alternate one that's probably one of the most gorgeous available in ANY DAW: Imperial.EvilDragon wrote:Reaper is the most reliable DAW I've ever worked with. And included plugins are not low quality at all - they are very transparent, if anything (and I count that as a good thing). User guide exists and it's quite proper.
Fernando (FMR)
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- KVRAF
- 3220 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
+1 yeah I don't know what all the GUI fuss is about really , its very Cubase/ProTools/StudioOne ish ...... It's not Bitwig , Mulab , Tracktion , or Live by no means.Mutant wrote:I use the default UI, nothing wrong with it.
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Robert Randolph Robert Randolph https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7328 - KVRAF
- 2226 posts since 25 May, 2003 from Saint Petersburg, Florida
The GUI looks fine...
It's the User eXperience in Reaper that can be awful, especially if you're new to it, or if you're used to a particularly quick workflow in another software.
Unfortunately a lot of folks confuse the teams GUI/UI/UX. It ruins these opportunities where a legitimate criticisms of Reaper's faults with UX/UI could take place.
It's the User eXperience in Reaper that can be awful, especially if you're new to it, or if you're used to a particularly quick workflow in another software.
Unfortunately a lot of folks confuse the teams GUI/UI/UX. It ruins these opportunities where a legitimate criticisms of Reaper's faults with UX/UI could take place.
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do_androids_dream do_androids_dream https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164034 - KVRAF
- 2908 posts since 26 Oct, 2007 from Kent, UK
I have to disagree with that personally.. I think the guy does great plugin skins but Reapers gui is just awful - nothing about it flows - it's just inconsistent - clumsy - the docking doesn't really work at all well and all the default skins have been pretty ugly to look at all day. Imperial might look pretty but it's the same clunky interface underneath.fmr wrote:I don't know if it is the most reliable, but certainly among the most reliable. And I add to that that the GUi was not designed by amateurs AT ALL. It was designed by one of the most talented guys in this industry: House of White Tie. And he even made an alternate one that's probably one of the most gorgeous available in ANY DAW: Imperial.EvilDragon wrote:Reaper is the most reliable DAW I've ever worked with. And included plugins are not low quality at all - they are very transparent, if anything (and I count that as a good thing). User guide exists and it's quite proper.
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- KVRist
- 361 posts since 14 Jan, 2014 from Germany
I don't stream 400 MB HD cat videos for the same reason I'd not buy a DAW that requires a 2GB+ download without a resume feature: I'm not living in an area that offers more than a 384kbit connection (about 45k/s).LawrenceF wrote:The age we live in ... where streaming a 400 mb HD cat video is no big deal, but downloading a 400mb daw is a hassle.
