In simple terms, a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) is a software that you can use on your computer or workstation to facilitate the creation of music. They run on your existing computer provided they meet the recommended requirements.
There have been many different DAWs over the years both commercial and non-commercial, paid and free.
Today, we're looking at a Digital Audio Workstation from Cockos - REAPER 4.0
REAPER was first released as a freeware on 23rd December 2005. Since then, they've been a host to a strong community of users who swear by REAPER due to it's excellent capabilities and feature-sets.
As it evolved, new versions brought significant "evolutionary" updates to the software. Now, REAPER comes in two license versions - A full commercial license ($225) and a discounted license ($60)
REAPER is a brilliant alternative in terms of affordability and features compared to some expensive DAWs on the market. This is an excellent tool for anyone who's starting to make music or is shifting from another DAW.
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| REAPER 4 -User Interface |
A Look at REAPER features
Fast, Powerful Editing
- Drag and drop to import, arrange, and render
- Freely mix audio, MIDI, video, still image media on any track
- Easily move, split, glue, resize, trim, loop, time stretch, pitch shift, fade, crossfade, slip, snap to grid, without switching tools
- Intuitive zoom, scroll, scrub, jog, tab to audio transient, MIDI navigation
- Simple and powerful nested folder system allows group editing, routing, bussing, all in one step
- Full automation recording, playback, and editing support for track controls and plug-ins
- Easily manage tempo, time signature, and varispeed changes
- Separate audio or MIDI into freely arrangeable takes and lanes for easy comping
- Easily copy or move regions, to quickly try out alternate arrangements
Plug-in Support
- Insert almost any third-party audio or MIDI plug-in: VST, VSTi, DX, DXi, AU (OSX only), JS
- Native bridging and firewalling: run Win32 plug-ins in REAPER x64, maximize RAM utilization, protect against plug-in crashes
- ReWire (audio and MIDI) any capable application for even more flexibility
- Fully automatic plug-in delay compensation (PDC)
- Sidechain any plug-in, even if the plug-in does not natively support sidechaining
- Apply FX in real time, or non-destructively render FX output
- Real-time network FX processing: use other local machines as an FX farm
64-bit ReaPlugs Suite
- Unlimited multiband EQ with draggable nodes
- Graphical FFT EQ/dynamics processing
- Technical and multiband compression
- Flexible, open-format convolution reverb
- Real-time pitch correction, with Elastique 2 Pro built in
- Multitap delay, basic synthesizer, sample player, vocoder, algorithmic reverb, and more
- Special-use plug-ins to virtualize outboard hardware, stream audio, connect to NINJAM servers, and more
- Includes the JS audio and midi plug-in scripting engine, and hundreds of user-programmable effects
Intangibles
- REAPER starts and loads fast - be ready to record in just a few seconds
- Portable - put REAPER in your pocket and run it from a USB key or other removable media
- Tightly coded - installer is only a few MB, updates can be installed in less than a minute
- Rapid, efficient development - new features and optimizations are added quickly and often
- Very active, enthusiastic, and helpful user forum, get help quickly
- Fantastic and readable user-created user guide
- An honest business model that aims to provide the best possible user experience
Currently, REAPER 4.0 is available as a 60-day evaluation download. If you want to start making music, understand DAWs in general, advanced music producer or anyone for that matter, REAPER 4.0 is great to use and evaluate.
The evaluation-version of REAPER does not limit any functionality.
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