Reaper can be initially confusing – and rather blank, when you load it – but creating tracks (unlimited should you wish) is easy. The upgrade scheme is not as good as FL Studio's 'free updates for life' offer – but then what is? But you do get free updates all through to the next point version (so join at the current 6.82, it will be free until v7.99.).

There's also a handy 60-day evaluation period so you can really dig deep for free for a couple of months to get to know it. There aren't endless updates with countless features added every time, so there's little 'feature bloat', and it's also a slight and lithe DAW compared to some.Īs with everything in Reaper, all you need is present and correct, and probably a lot more besides Other aspects point to it being developed without too much profit in mind. Hundreds of studio-quality effects for processing audio and MIDI, and built-in tools for creating new effects.Īutomation, modulation, grouping, VCA, surround, macros, OSC, scripting, control surfaces, custom skins and layouts.Reaper is one of those DAWs that people rave about because it's cheap and does everything you need it to, but still manages avoid too much limelight, giving it a certain 'if you know, you know' appeal. Support for thousands of third-party plug-in effects and virtual instruments, including VST, VST3, AU, DX, and JS.

Thorough MIDI hardware and software support. Import, record to, and render to many media formats, at almost any bit depth and sample rate. Powerful audio and MIDI routing with multichannel support throughout.Ħ4-bit internal audio processing. Can be installed and run from a portable or network drive. REAPER supports a vast range of hardware, digital formats and plugins, and can be comprehensively extended, scripted and modified.Įfficient, fast to load, and tightly coded. REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.

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