Cockos Reaper is one of the most advanced programs for creating music, both in the studio and at home. The main “feature” of the program is that it has pattern, keyboard and audio editing. You can specify an unlimited number of audio or midi tracks, not counting how many virtual instruments of the VST format can be added.
Reaper does not take up so much space on the hard drive and does not load the processor, like programs from the FL Studio, Cubase, Reason or Sonar series. With this program you can work even on low-power computers with sound cards that do not support Full duplex operation modes. Although, if the sound card supports this mode, you will get unlimited opportunities to create your own compositions with professional sound even in formats such as 5 + 1, and with additional plug-ins, even 7 + 1.
A huge plus of the program is that it supports VST / VST3, not counting support for DirectX plugins. You can use both built-in audio or MIDI tracks editing tools, as well as third-party plug-ins. The program also supports the ReWire virtual instrument connection system. Thanks to a harmonious interface, you can always see what you are editing at the moment. A virtual multi-channel remote control is always in front of your eyes – with its help you can instantly perform operations with changing the volume, editing effects on a single track, and on the Master track.
Items: fix snap offset editing, broken in 6.06
ReaNINJAM
allow resize of connection window
allow resize of interval position meter
expose accessibility descriptions for mute / solo / volume / pan controls
fix possible crash with truncated Vorbis streams
local channel metering is now pre-fader ( pre-pan pre-mute)
reorganize local channel panel
show connect / disconnect button on top left of main window
add preference to disable flash beat counter every 16 beats
Actions
enabling auto-scroll view during playback will auto-scroll to playback cursor if necessary
rename ‘go to cursor’ to ‘go to edit cursor’ for clarity
rename ‘go to play position’ to ‘go to play cursor / position’
macOS
add prefs / general / advanced options to disable mousewheel / swipe / move throttling
fix open-file window options on Catalina
Windows
disable main window when using various file-browse windows, avoids silly Windows drag / drop behavior
improve appearance consistency of various file browsing windows
prevent drag / drop into main window when window is disabled / modal window is open
File copying
when making byte-for-byte copy of media, preserve file modification time
MIDI
properly display program names in arrange view for looped MIDI items
MIDI editor
prevent potential error when loading MIDI note names from file
Projects
always refresh Track / Region / Marker Manager, Project Bay, etc when switching projects
ReaControl MIDI
fix loading of .ins files
ReaScript
fix return values of various Set … Value APIs
ReaVerb
regenerate impulse on the fly during slider movements, mousewheel
ReaVerbate
fix reset of dampening filter
Ruler
mouse-modifier for copying regions without copying contents (Ctrl + Alt / Cmd + Opt)
Track manager
notify control surfaces when changing selection
Track name editing
improve behavior when scrolling / zooming track panels
Transport
fix jump to marker menu when the first region precedes the first marker