Reaper Reviews

Well let s see

Well let s see while I was providing sort of free technical support consideration and the occasional joke or music related link as an experienced programmer of geometry graphics physics etc was trolled with meaningless BS NOT ONCE personally insulted anyone before they insulted me There were ignored improvement and support related questions btw the Reaper license agreement says you don t get support in fact actual opposition to that thus stagnation Told the forum is essentially the staff meaning circlejerk elitists trying to hide etc and even after providing some pretty true detailed explanations helpful comments though I guess it depends on your cranial capacity or soulular function they were nice enough to ban me from their forum So I would rate Reaper as 0 5 Not because the software is technically all that horrible though has numerous flaws is stagnant has no support other than the superficial support on the rather dodgy forum etc but because of their policies and probably fearing a covid They kinda didn t have the courtesy to respond to sincere comments or questions consideration even for others after almost a month and the forum is 4chan level stupidity if you ve ever been stupid enough for that I cannot say as I ve never been quite that stupid Thus FL studio beats Reaper with that one I mean I did rate FL studio 1 5

Amazing daw well worth your money and time

I switched to reaper after dropping pro tools and have no regrets about doing so I tested the app until the trial expired and then went ahead and purchaced the app The developers have done a great job with the app and while the interface of reaper might not be the best aspheticly speaking the amount of customization you get out of it both on control surface level to a keyboard shortcuts to any action you can think of more than make up for it The learning curve might be a bit steeper than other daws but it is well worth it to put in the effort of mastering reaper given all you get out of it once you get competent in using it One of the many things in reaper s favor apart from the massive degree of customization and which sets it apart from other daws out there is it s portability Forget about having it installed in 2 or more systems I e work and home and constantly having to update stuff on both places Just put reaper in a flash drive customize it to your liking and your set to go no matter where you go or even if you forget your computer if you have your portable drive you can be up and running within seconds no matter what computer your connected to or where you are working at The multiple extentions available for reaper greatly enhance its uses and make it even more flexible As a blind sound designer and composer reaper is fully accessible for blind users both on mac and on windows just install the accessibility plugin Osara once into reaper and your done this is portable as well so as long as the plug in for accessibility is installed in your portable or standard copy of reaper your good to go If your not afraid of tinkering and customizing reaper is a amazing daw to use and well worth the price Overall i m more than satisfied with this daw and while I recognize it might not be for everyone given its level of complexity and customization and the sort of steep learning curve if you are willing to put in the time and effort into learning it you won t be disappointed with thee results you get out of it and the ease you can acomplish tasks within reaper once you get used to it As a sound designer and composer myself I can say that no matter what your field is in this is one of the best daws out there you can invest your money and time in and its level of customization and flexibility can insure it is a more than comfortable experience to work in reaper no matter if your mixing mastering recording or any other task you might be doing

Reaper is a fantastic DAW

Reaper is a fantastic DAW I have worked for 35 years in the music industry and in the process made my way through all of the major DAW s I only wish I had found reaper a decade ago It is well worth the learning curve and there are many great resources and videos to help you on your way The forum is very active including Reapers devs and it s members welcoming and helpful As a latecomer of only the past two years I can t recommend highly enough

Using Reaper since the very first version

I am using Reaper since the very first version In all those years it never let me down Produced over 200 cd s from live critical classical recordings Editing and mastering also done in Reaper Thanks for this amazing DAW And it is wallet-friendly also For those who are in doubt try it The trials runs for unlimited time and is not crippled Everything works Recommended

Reaper is extremely well designed

Reaper is extremely well designed and has great utility from beginner to pro level users Great out of box and infinitely and easily customizable to an infinite level The support community in the cockos forum is top notch friendly and extremely competent If you want to lay down just one acoustic track or a symphony Reaper is hands-down the best DAW out there and is about HALF the cost of many of its competitor What more could you want

Reaper makes me happy

I bought Reaper at version 3 for 60 and that got me through version 4 I paid another 60 about 6 or 7 years later and got version 5 that takes me through 6 which will be about another 6 years of use I have another 60 ready to buy version 7 8 Reaper is one of the most frugal purchases I have ever made for what I get out of it I have produced 3 albums and have over 11 000 posts on the forum getting and giving help The forum is hugely helpful and the people are solid talented and cool IMO Reaper is not for beginners but instead people who have used other DAWs and found them too limiting Beginners who have a good attitude and want to learn will also do well after the initial shock of the more than 5000 actions and numerous ways of doing things like recording takes I will never change DAWs because when I have real musicians in my studio laying down tracks they do it effortlessly because of how I have Reaper configured For example I have a script that toggles between room monitors and headphones It remembers which tracks are record enabled and turns them off to avoid feedback when going through the room monitors then re-enables them when the headphones are being used for recording monitoring DOZENS of scripts like that are used to make MY WORKFLOW and I can t emphasize that enough Each user really does have a different workflow and type of music they are recording and Reaper allows everyone to build their path What people have to understand is that Reaper does not code itself When the odd user it has been me before demand a new feature and can t live without it the devs will likely not implement it because they are focused on other tasks Reaper has a very generous fully functional trial period and that is when you figure out if it suits you or not IT IS WHAT IT IS If it works for you awesome but to imagine developers will implement the features you want is not likely So try it and if it meets your needs buy it and make music For less than 10 a year I have a daw that just keeps getting better It s an awesome thing

Reaper fast configurable a bit nerdy yet great

Reaper is the DAW which fits my personal workflow the most composing and producing complex and original sinfonic cinematic music and complex unique sound design e g for games The workflow is streamlined highly configurable and fast The AFX processing is incredible and lets me play CPU hungry plugins like they weren t loaded at all if the respecting track is not selected though Also you can extend it with plugins you can even write on your own if you get familiar with the easy syntax and API I used another DAW for about 15 years Compared to this DAW Reaper works quite different and thus better fits my personal needs This won t make any other DAW worse though Maybe just not that good for ME in the end One should keep this in mind all the time Also keep in mind that the learning curve of Reaper might be a bit steep BUT it totally helped me that - the settings can be searched by a string- ALL actions are listed in a list which is also searchable- the community is very helpful and kindI read some reviews here and I cannot quite understand them I do understand if Reaper might be a bit overwhelming to some people - no question Yet this makes Reaper not worse but at most targeted at another audience I am honest here I had to start Reaper in trial mode for the third time before I could motivate myself to really dig into it to understand it fully The switch from one DAW to the other was mainly based on motivation and habbits so that s also something which held me back In the end I am very grateful that there is such a DAW like Reaper

REAPER is certainly one of a kind

REAPER is certainly one of a kind for me the best and most powerful DAW of the many I have used If you re prepared to put in a reasonable amount of effort in understanding its structure and its capabilities and especially for customisation then it will serve you like no other As a bonus it comes with a great helpful forum which includes thhe support of a ridiculous number of experienced users at all levels an insanely large and brilliant library of free instructional videos and a comprehensive User Guide Manual - all free