Reaper finally made it to V6. Free upgrade to anyone who had bought V5, $60 for anyone who bought V4. I'm going to wait until the dust settles before doing the upgrade, right in the middle of a couple of projects at the moment.
REAPER 6.0 is available, with the following updates: + Defaults: enable Live FX multiprocessing by default + Defaults: enable track record monitoring on new tracks by default + Defaults: set volume envelopes to fader scaling by default + Dynamic split: add preset support + Dynamic split: overhaul and improvements to algorithm and gate handling + Dynamic split: retain settings after canceling the window + FX: allow embedding some plug-in UIs into track and mixer control panels + FX: support embedding UIs for ReaEQ, ReaXComp, ReaComp, ReaSurround, and graphical JSFX + FX: add preference to display FX list on right side of FX chain window + FX: add preference to display add/delete buttons above list in FX chain window + Import: handle WAV and AIFF (Apple Loops) files containing transient information similarly to REX files + MIDI editor: display and edit CC/velocity as dots and lines, CCs as linear and curved envelopes, similar to track envelopes + MIDI editor: add note-type buttons to default toolbar + MIDI editor: add option to display note length in velocity lane + MIDI editor: add option to move bank/program change events with notes + MIDI editor: add preference to automatically reduce CC events when drawing + MIDI editor: combine note properties and event properties into one modeless dialog + MIDI editor: add mouse modifiers to reset CC/velocity to default values + MIDI editor: make default CC event and CC lane mouse modifiers more like default envelope behaviors + MIDI editor: repopulate raw MIDI data display window when switching active media item + Main window: support positioning track control panels on right side of arrange + Media import: properly adjust length of imported media with embedded tempo when crossing project tempo changes + Media import: support adjusting media based on tempo suggested by filename + Media items: add new "Beats (auto-stretch at tempo changes)" timebase + Media items: add action to add stretch markers at project tempo changes + Media items: add action to recalculate automatic stretch markers at project tempo changes + Media items: add action to convert embedded source media transient information to transient guides + Media items: optionally create transient guides on import for media with embedded transient information + Media items: support calculating playback rate from user-supplied tempo or length in beats + Media items: when copy/pasting items with stretch markers, preserve the original play rate + Menus: very lightly refresh main file/edit/view/insert menus + Modal windows: remember window positions (configurable option in preferences/general/advanced to tweak behavior) + Mouse modifiers: add double-click behaviors to reset CC value, curvature, edit properties + Mouse modifiers: add preference to draw/edit CC events immediately on mouse click + Multiprocessing: auto-detect up to 128 threads + Multiprocessing: increase anticipative FX hard limit to 128 threads, live FX hard limit to 64 threads + Multiprocessing: remove old 4.x scheduler mode, non-event synchronization modes + Notation editor: support customized staff and note context menus + Performance: improve performance and reduce system resource consumption with large track counts + Performance: add option in disk settings to periodically close excess open files + Performance: add option to read peaks files under a certain size completely to RAM (to reduce open file count) + REX: add option to ignore all embedded slice and tempo information + ReaFIR: add context menu mode configuration + ReaScript: add MIDI_GetCCShape, MIDI_SetCCShape + ReaScript: add support for CC shapes to MIDI_Get(Set)AllEvts + ReaScript: add support for setting track playback offset value and attributes + ReaScript: add support for user-defined note and track notation data that is not displayed + ReaScript: fix setting MIDI meta-messages via API + ReaScript: add reduce_open_files() utility function for users running up against open file handle limitations + Render: include all options in "options and format" render presets + Render: optionally embed transient information into WAV or AIFF files + Render: support embedding tempo into AIFF files + Render: support rendering only selected regions in an existing region render matrix [t=193405] + Render: when enabled, embed exact tempo of rendered item/time + Resampling: added SSE2-optimized sinc calculation (from Theo Niessink) + Resampling: optimize and greatly improve quality of resampling for conversion between common rates + Routing: add track wiring view + Theming: new Default 6.0 theme with theme adjuster script allowing for extensive customization of the new default theme + Theming: layout DPI translation for HiDPI/Retina displays + Theming: apply main window size area theme element only on mouseover + Theming: improve theme rendering appearance when using custom UI scaling + Theming: apply advanced preference UI scaling changes immediately + Theming: replace tcp.dragdropchild with tcp.dragdropinfo [indent_sibling_track indent_child_track] + Theming: add additional 8 WALTER font slots + Theming: add support for midi_score_colormap, in addition to midi_note_colormap + Toolbars: actions to switch last focused toolbar will default to switching main toolbar + Toolbars: improve HiDPI/Retina support (toolbar_icons/ can have 150/ and 200/ subdirs) + Tracks: support positive or negative playback time offset without affecting PDC + Tracks: add action to bypass track playback offset + Tracks: add user preference for max MIDI playback speed to catch up to negative track playback offset + VST3: support plugins that export MIDI note names + Windows: HiDPI awareness and display improvements (auto-rescale more UI when running HiDPI aware) + Windows: improve appearance of docker, ReaPlugs, and other windows when resizing + macOS: Retina display arrange, ruler, MIDI editor, etc + macOS: use Metal display output on 10.11+ for various windows + macOS: add options in Preferences/General/Advanced to disable Retina support, disable Retina for non-Retina theme elements + macOS: support REX files on macOS Catalina + macOS: work around appearance issues when user forces dark mode rendering for app (requires Metal to be enabled) [t=222366]
It just came down as a normal update which have been really regular of late. Kenny Gioia has already put out an introduction to the new version 6 Theme which looks interesting but I’m still on the old theme I was using.
Seems to work fine with the simple stuff I do (really looks not much different to last week)
Tony
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Media import: properly adjust length of imported media with embedded tempo when crossing project tempo changes
is not working, I'm trying to get them to fix it so you can drag wav with Acid tempo from Biab or Biab Plugin into Reaper and it will automatically fit to the tempo map in Reaper like most other DAWs do.
Media import: properly adjust length of imported media with embedded tempo when crossing project tempo changes
is not working, I'm trying to get them to fix it so you can drag wav with Acid tempo from Biab or Biab Plugin into Reaper and it will automatically fit to the tempo map in Reaper like most other DAWs do.
No 5 never had it so I nagged them to implement it but they havn't got it right.
I think I understand.
Before if you uploaded a file with ACID info it would change it to match the tempo set by the project, correct? And now you want it to instead change the project tempo to match the imported file? So you don't need to set the project tempo before doing the import?
Man I am just listening to your album, it's awesome as you get taken away with the vocal then the instrumental !
Say if I have tempo changes in Reaper and drag the acid wav in from BB that has a constant 120 tempo it should fit the wav to the changes in tempo of the song but it's not, it only changes the tempo of the wav to match the project tempo that is the first tempo marker 100bpm so it keeps playing the wav all the way through at 100bpm and don't change at the tempo changes of 120bpm then 140bpm contrary to what is stated:
"Media import: properly adjust length of imported media with embedded tempo when crossing project tempo changes"
Just remember if you are using the BB Plugin at the moment it's not writing the Acid info into the file when it's selected in Preferences. Biab works fine. To get it to fit a non Acid (embedded tempo) wav to the tempo map right click the item > Item Properties :
I know small companies have to survive so I do understand the upgrade charges and I am glad y’all have a new version!
On the other hand Apple is worth a bazillion dollars so it’s understandable how they can offer us Logic Pro users very frequent upgrades that are free for life. So many fx, sounds, loops, etc., that I don’t check them out any more.
Interesting digital audio world we all live in.
Bud
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Hey Tony, I got Reaper in Jan of 2014 and bought the license a couple of months later. Six years - I didn't even realize it had been that long. Sheesh.
Bud, unless someone someday wants to donate their old used Mac to a worthy cause - worthy cause being me - I'll still be admiring Apple and Logic from afar. Champagne taste but beer budget.
REAPER may not have all the add-one that some other DAWs offer but I love it for its speed and stability. It also has the best user forum rather like the PG Music one so if you are ever unsure about any aspect someone is sure to help you out in double quick time. The license cost is amazingly generous.
Whilst Reaper might not have much in the way of instruments it certainly has a lot of plugins. They might not necessarily look that great but they are in fact quite good and efficient. (Not that I use them much lately). If one goes to the Kenny Gioia site there is brilliant instruction on how to use them.
You can in fact use the Rea plugins in other DAWs.
Tony
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Yes Tony, I bring the REA plugins into PT/RB quite often.
I guess I purchased a license at the right time as my license says "Said purchased license shall apply to the current version of REAPER® and any future versions of REAPER® up through and including version 6.99." .. and it was bought a few years ago. Seems pretty generous. Thanks for the heads up.
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