REAPER - Where you at?!

[Kyle S]

Ive been checking out Reaper latley and so far im really impressed. I'm on a 1.2 GHz AMD w/ 256M RAM 7200RPM HDD. The sleekness, the no bullshit, the small footprint, everything is looking pretty good. Im right smack in the middle of mixing a 8 song project and even with the new program adaptation (pretty easy jump from Sonar i think) my workflow is way faster. Last song i mixed took my half as long simply because of the down-to-earthness of the automation compared to the old sonar i was using. I can't speak for the current sonar because my pc is below the min requirement. Only thing i can remember at the moment; I wish you could adjust the width of the meters in the mixer, I dont need them to be more than say 25px wide. I cant figure out yet how to get my radium49 to control faders with banking either. Im sure theres a way though.

Who else uses Reaper here? Anyone 'big' use Reaper?

[Geert van den Berg]

I am waiting for a full featured Mac version...

[thenoodle]

What's Reaper? And where's Manning? He's usually right on top of any Reaper thread in about 2 nanoseconds.

[ewegogetemtiger]

REAP rawks

welcome to the revolution

[ewegogetemtiger]

Originally Posted by Kyle S

Anyone 'big' use Reaper?

I am 6'4" tall and weigh 235 lbs.

[pipelineaudio]

Click the link here ( Enter a nickname ) to go to the realtime reaper chat channel if you have pressing questions. Some of the newer meters in the advanced skinning system are thinner

[mOjO FET]

Why does Reaper look like ACID?


Michael

[pipelineaudio]

Why does a ford look like a chevy?

Acid:

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:..._Large_012.png

REAPER:

Shup : The free multi-host screenshot, image, and file uploader for Windows

[6strings]

That GUI is a friggin' mess to look at...

[PhilR]

Let the nitpicks begin....

I've just found I can run Reaper in Linux using WINE. It actually runs pretty well, and is hella easier to use than Ardour.

[Matteran]

Nice that it runs in Linux, I tried getting Samplitude to work under WINE, and it would not have that at ALL!

Yeah, and I personally hated Ardour... I might check this out in Linux.

Even if the GUI looks basically the same as Ardour, from that one screenshot posted at least.

[manning1]

i'm 6feet one 220 , n work out lol.
n ive just had many nanoseconds sleep.
there are a boatload of themes on the cockos site under themes.
some pretty amazering imho.
look n ye shall find.
REAPER Color Themes and Icon Sets - Cockos Confederated Forums

[sanjari]

I'm 6'7", 286 lbs and I use reaper.... that big enough :D.... that being said, I am still a newbeeeeeee

[Empty Planet]

There are many many cool things about Reaper.

I left Cubase SX3 and tried it for a month. My overall impression: For my needs, it's not quite ready for prime time. The dogged resistance to utilizing the concept of tools anywhere in the interface leads to an idiosyncratic, heavy-on-the-hotkeys mode of working, but one can adapt to that. MIDI implementation, however, has a long way to go. People who aren't reliant on MIDI will enjoy it more, but I found it incredibly frustrating to work with. The way it creates and stores files, I also found -- again for me -- to be a mess. Additionally, there's a long list of workaround procedures for working with VSTi with multiple outs. Etc., etc., etc.

On the other hand it does a great number of things really well. Quality, highly customizable signal path. Fantastic routing. Quite a nice list of very positive features, actually.

It's just that the pluses didn't outweigh the negatives for me, though I'm happy I contributed some money to the ongoing Reaper development fund, and I may very well be going back in a couple off years when it's come into its potential.

I have to say that, much against expectations, I found myself breathing a huge sigh of relief when I went back to SX3 and was again putting mixes together in a stable, predictable, fully realized environment.


Cheers all.

[ewegogetemtiger]

Originally Posted by Empty Planet

MIDI implementation, however, has a long way to go. People who aren't reliant on MIDI will enjoy it more, but I found it incredibly frustrating to work with.

MIDI implementation and development seems to establish the reaper enjoyment threshold for a lot of people. I tried reap maybe 7 months ago and couldn't stand the thing (for a lot of reasons). and I too was relieved to get back to Nuendo with no intention of even trying reaper again. for some reason, and really, the reason was watching steinberg screw up cubase 4, I decided to try reap again -- it had come a long way since my previous encounter with it. I'm about 80/20 audio/midi so as it is now, midi is fine for my needs. I suspect that it will not be long (maybe incremental or perhaps in one swoop) reap will make progress in the area of midi...you might not have to wait long to get value out of it.

One thing, the file system caused a lot of problems for a lot of people but I found that there are several options in the project creation dialogue, for managing files ... I don't know how long they've been there but it appears that file creation and storage is a lot more sensible at this time...

anyway, we'll see how it gets along

[jba]

Reaper is the shit for mixing! I'm sure the MIDI will catch up. Sure, there are some other minor annoyances I have to deal with but the flexible routing and stable operation make up for those! Like the original poster, I'm 2-3 times faster mixing in Reaper than any Steinberg software, mainly b/c of the routing matrix and flexibility. Reaper is not a perfect match for everyone, but it is for me! Every time I have to open an old project in Nuendo I get really pissed off. When I open Reaper I am (almost) always smiling! Anyone on a PC who hasn't checked this program out owes it to themselves to give it a shot!

-jim bob

p.s. buy the damn thing for $40 if you use it!!

[wolfsbayne]

I use Sonar for MIDI (although I don't use a ton of vstis) and Samplitude for a lot of my vanilla audio needs. I'm impressed by the performance options in Reaper which allow it to run heavier projects more smoothly than other hosts. Personally, I'm not one to get in debates over which product ppl should use. A lot of that sort of thing is subjective. However, Reaper is a very viable product and should be an option if you're looking for a replacement or you're just now looking to join the DAW world. I've used it to track and mix a couple of 50+ track projects. You certainly can't beat the price.

[statikcat]

OMG I thought Reaper threads finally disappeared.

[popmann]

Reaper is the shit for mixing! I'm sure the MIDI will catch up.

How long has ProTools been out now?

...i've not even tried it. All I use software for is MIDI/VSTi hosting.

I'm encouraged by the concept, though. I personally think they'd be better to leave MIDI out all together. They could take the market of people who just record. There's no point in big packages like Cubase and Logic for audio recording/mixing, IMO. A lot of the learning curve relates back to the MIDI sequencing mentality--and people who didn't grow up with that seem to have "mindset" issues with it.

At the same time...I'd like to see an open source type project to be a MIDI sequencing/VSTi host. I'm sure I'm not the only one using hardware to record/mix audio. Something that's 64bit from the start...but, can host 32bit plugs-giving each their own 4gb memory space. Running under a stripped out Linux distro would rock. Hell--make it part of the download.

[pipelineaudio]

Empty Planet, thanks for your honest assessment. Hopefully the MIDI will be on par soon.

[Empty Planet]

Hey Pipe, you're a spirited dude -- you make the net a better place. Loved your "Kill 315hz" thread on another forum all those years ago.

Did me worlds of good.


Cheers.

[manning1]

lets not forget that rpr can be run of a lil old usb pen drive.
so all i need to take to a mates studio is the usb drive...
and my song to work on.

popmann...
frankly i'm amazed re linux no ones developed a daw multitrack
software to run on a mini linux distro of 50mb.
like dam small linux..(or feather..), which is one thing that interested me.
the linux distros are just too huge imho.
ideally a OS encompassing the daw software , totalling 50mb
i'm hoping will occur one day.
ie.the OS is totally non existent to the user.
who just sees the main daw track screen on boot up of the pc.
(similar concept to stand alone recorders...i think tascam x-48 is like this ??)

[Kyle S]

this is what my reaper looks like. not cluttered at all if you ask me.

[garymusic]

I am looking too at Reaper as a replacement for Cubase or maybe just another tool in my bag of tricks. I am a Cubase user who really doesn't like the way Cubase has been going lately. There are really some features in Reaper that have my attention.

1. Reaper can call Wavelab for audio editing!! That is something I wanted Cubase to do for a long time.

2. Display of volume and panning over the track! Something Cubase should be able to do.

3. Track name stays stationary in the track view. Again, something Cubase should have done two versions ago.


One BIG drawback for me is no support for the Yamaha 01V96 mixer to act as a control surface in Reaper. There is support for my Tranzport but not for the 01V96. ANYONE know of a 01V96 map for Reaper?

I think with the newest verison, 2.14, Reaper does have some very good. I like the Routing Matrix feature. No copy protection and doggle calles.

Reaper is something for everyone to check out.

-Gary

[Krimson]

Yes, I really like this program and where it is heading. For 50 bucks it can't be beat.

[Audio Hombre]

1. Reaper can call Wavelab for audio editing!! That is something I wanted Cubase to do for a long time.

sorry.i'm dumb.what does that mean?

[Mike Brown]

I've been playing with the mac version and its alright.....

will i get rid of my HD system? no... not yet at least.

[KingDaddyO]

Originally Posted by mOjO FET

Why does Reaper look like ACID?


Michael

If memory serves, I believe a much earlier Reaper thread, had someone mentioning that the developer liked Vegas a lot. Sony (who bought Sonic Foundry, the original developer) makes Vegas and Acid.

[ewegogetemtiger]

Originally Posted by Mayor999

I've been playing with the mac version and its alright.....

will i get rid of my HD system? no... not yet at least.

It's not even a beta yet. only a couple of preview versions built...I suspect it will be well over a year before it is up to the PC version.

[ewegogetemtiger]

Originally Posted by Audio Hombre

sorry.i'm dumb.what does that mean?

You can assign an external editor in preferences such that if you double click on a file it will open in another editor -- if you want or need that. Most folks find it unnecessary but I too have it set to open wave lab on the rare occasion I want to futz around with the file.