Reaper Appreciation Thread

[cmhgreg]

Anybody else here using Reaper for tracking? If so, what are your favorite features?

I use to have a Fostex hard drive recorder and I would use Audition for mixdown and mastering. Within the last year I built a computer based DAW and started using Audition for tracking. However, I started to get frustrated with some of it's shortcomings when it comes to workflow. My Presonus Firestudio Project came with Cubase LE, but I was instantly a bit intimidated by it and saw a fairly steep learning curve I didn't want to climb.

Then I stumbled upon Reaper and it just blows me away. It is extremely easy to use, very intuitive and, best of all, fun. Simple things like stopping a take and starting over are just what they should be . . . . simple and fast. Here are five things I love about Reaper:

1. Small footprint; the entire installation file is just over 3 megs; you can run it off of a flash drive!
2. Extremely low overhead on your system.
3. Exceptional plugin compatibility; my plugins load much faster and operate more smoothly than in Audition or Cubase
4. Skinnable UI means you never have to get bored with what you are looking at
5. It's free to try without limitations.

I will still use Audition for mixing, but I am a Reaper convert for tracking purposes. First Winamp and now this. Justin is my hero.

[kevinmoore73]

I've been using Reaper lately instead of Cubase. I've enjoyed it so far.

[seamonkey]

This latest release looks to be excellent.

Two of my favorite features are:
It's cheap when it comes time to buy a license.
And, the developer(s) are active on their forums and constantly releasing new versions with features requested by actual reaper users.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Im going to try it, just not had a chance, and need to finish up the last batch of recordings which were done on cubase

[cmhgreg]

Originally Posted by seamonkey

This latest release looks to be excellent.

Two of my favorite features are:
It's cheap when it comes time to buy a license.
And, the developer(s) are active on their forums and constantly releasing new versions with features requested by actual reaper users.

+2

[hunta]

Originally Posted by kevinmoore73

I've been using Reaper lately instead of Cubase. I've enjoyed it so far.

You prefer it to Cubase? What do you like better?

[GreyBeard]

Yes I use it, started with it about a year ago.

[newfuture]

At the moment, Reaper is the best deal going in DAWland, price to performance, hands down. Tiny footprint + Stability? Amen!

And I use Sonar (more mature, better included plugs, I already know the program).

[kevinmoore73]

Originally Posted by hunta

You prefer it to Cubase? What do you like better?

I didn't say I prefer it. I've just been using it instead of Cubase lately to check it out.