Cockos Reaper is one of the most advanced programs for creating music, both in the studio and at home. The main “trick” 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 soundcard 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, 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 and 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.
Metadata
save / load metadata with project
support wildcards in metadata fields
support embedding BWF data in WAV (if provided, metadata overrides render format options)
support embedding BWF data in FLAC via iXML
support embedding vorbis tags in FLAC, OGG, OPUS, including chapter tags
support embedding ISRC in WAV via bext / axml
support embedding ID3 tags in MP3, including chapter tags and album image
support embedding INFO and CART data in WAV
support reading BWF timecode from iXML data in FLAC files •
MIDI
add option to display notation text in piano roll •
improve appearance of note text that extends beyond the end of the not
adjust for global midi octave display offset in parameter modulation menu
revert v6.09 problematic changes to overdub / replace recording with input quantization
send note-offs when changing project tempo during playback
send note-offs when duplicating active take
Take markers
improve label vertical positioning with mono channel mode on stereo media
allow more lanes of take markers, especially on non-audio takes •
avoid potential crash when media item source file is not available
do not show take markers for previous recording passes
fix adding take markers in various audio recording modes
support adding take markers to empty items
JSFX
Super8: fix vclick: off mode
add midi_note_sanitizer
midi_logger: show note-ons as slightly green, note-offs as slightly red, add noteon / off analysis mode (sequential or grouped-by-note)
improve Windows gfx_getchar () behavior for ctrl / alt + various keys •
update Add -FX displayed effect name when saving plugin in editor
ReaScript
use case-insensitive sorting for Lua function list menu
add support for getting / setting project render metadata
add RENDER_TARGETS, to retrieve the list of files that would be written given current project render settings
improve Windows gfx.getchar () behavior for ctrl / alt + various keys •
Render
add option to skip rendering files that are likely silent •
embed stretch markers / transient guides properly when rendering looped media
fix potential crash when rendering stems and target file cannot be opened
support embedding take markers as cues in wav files
Snap
snap project markers and regions following settings for snapping cursor
improve unsnapped movement of ruler markers / region edges
snap media items to take markers respecting preference to snap to other media items within X tracks
snap cursor / time selection / markers / regions to take markers only if preference is enabled to snap to media items
VST
fix sending macOS command vs control modifier keys to VST3 plugins
fix sending panic all-notes-off to VST3 instruments
improve MIDI output bus handling when plug-in does not send events
when starting playback within one sample of the measure start, tell the plugin it is exactly the measure start •
ARA
preserve edits when user applies timing changes to media or imports as MIDI
preserve edits after undoing some types of split actions
Automation
fix performance issues with envelope points that are more than 2 billion samples apart
fix possible crash when envelope panel hidden during capture •
macOS
fix track routing window changing monitors when adding send
improve keyboard navigation in various windows
Media explorer
fix inconsistency between media explorer tempo match and project import tempo match •
parse year correctly from ID3v2.4 tag
support BPM and key metadata in ID3 tags
Project
save project author as entered in project settings / notes dialog
save metronome click shape in default project settings •
Project bay
display values in fades column if any fade is present
improve fade column sorting
Video
fix video playback for media that was previously forced offline •
fix possible crash when removing reversed video item
Wildcards
add $ author wildcard for recording, rendering, file conversion
add $ marker wildcard for render / batch converter (name or number of first marker in rendered timeline)
support $ format wildcard properly when using secondary render format
Knobs
re-show mouse cursor if UI element is destroyed while being edited
Linux
allow listview column reordering in Project Bay, Media Explorer, etc
Media offline
update arrange view when using actions to force media offline
Recording
improve loopable section creation logic with time selection auto-punch recording •
Startup
when startup script is used, preserve undo history but allow the user to immediately load another project without prompting to save
WAV
display CART data in media source properties
Windows
improve Preferences focus handling of Device tab •