REAPER
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 REAPER v3 |
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| Developer(s) | Cockos |
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| Stable release | 4.15 / January 15, 2012 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows (98 / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7) Mac OS X (10.4 / 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7) |
| Type | Digital audio workstation |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.reaper.fm |
REAPER (Rapid Environment for Audio Production, Engineering, and Recording) is a digital audio workstation created by Cockos. It is distributed with an uncrippled evaluation license with a nag screen explaining the license cost. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows (98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7) and Mac OS X (10.4/10.5/10.6/10.7). It also works under Wine. Version 4 of REAPER was released on August 3, 2011.[1]
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[edit] Notable features
- The following plug-in APIs are supported:
- Audio & MIDI items (clips) can be mixed within the same track.
- Hardware Effect integration.
- The number of tracks is limited by the performance of the user's hardware rather than the software.
- Integrates the company's own plug-in and FX scripting API, called Jesusonic (JS). JS effects are text files which, when interpreted and loaded by the DAW, function as plug-ins.
- Can function both as a ReWire slave and host.
- 64 bit version (as of v3.103) includes bridging technology to enable the use of 32 bit VSTs in a 64 bit environment.
- Ships with a number (about 20) of native FX plug-ins including a Delay, Compressor, Reverb etc. and a larger number (about 225) of effects written using JS, some of these are written by Cockos and others by 3rd parties. The numbers of effects are as of v3.161.
- The processing of plug-ins can be distributed over a local area network using the ReaMote feature.
- User defined GUI themes, custom actions/macros
- An open extension API for C++, Python and Perl scripting.
- The developer is noted for their agile software development principles, including a rapid development cycle and responsiveness to user requests.[2]
- Noted for its flexibility, especially with regard to routing.[3]
Notably missing are score, notation, and wave editors.
[edit] Licensing
REAPER is distributed under two licenses. Users can choose between a license targeted to private individuals or one targeted to organizations. There is a nag screen which is disabled through licensing the product, and there is no copy protection.
[edit] Control surface support
REAPER has built-in support for:
- BCF2000 – Behringer's motorized faders control surface, USB/MIDI[4]
- TranzPort – Frontier Design Group's wireless transport control[5]
- AlphaTrack – Frontier Design Group's AlphaTrack control surface[6]
- FaderPort – Presonus' FaderPort control surface[7]
- Baby HUI – Mackie's Baby HUI control surface[8]
- MCU – Mackie's "Mackie Control Universal" control surface[9]
[edit] Version history
- First public release – December 23, 2005[4] as freeware[5]
- 1.0 – released on August 23, 2006[6] as shareware
- 2.0 – October 10, 2007
- 3.0 – May 22, 2009
- 4.0 – August 3, 2011
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ O'Malley, Owen (2009-05-27). "Cockos Reaper 3: DAWn't Fear It". http://www.gearwire.com/cockos-reaper3.html. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ Senior, Mike (August 2009). "Cockos Reaper 3". http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug09/articles/reaper3.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ Senior, Mike (August 2009). "Cockos Reaper 3". http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug09/articles/reaper3.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
[edit] External links
- REAPER home page
- Cockos home page
- Senior, Mike (August 2009). "Cockos Reaper 3". Sound On Sound
- Walker, Martin (January 2009). "Cockos Reaper 2.4". Sound On Sound
- Walker, Martin (June 2007). "Cockos Reaper DAW". Sound On Sound
- Polish menu of REAPER (spolszczenie programu REAPER DAW)
- Reaper tutorial database
