Anyone use Reaper?

[BOOBOO619]

Anyone here use Cockos "Reaper" as a host? If so, what you guys think about it? I've seen it get a lot of praise around the internet and comparable to Cubase.


cockos.com/reaper/

 

[B-San]

I met Justin (dude who designs it)... Reaper is a very capable program...

I think it only 40 bucks as well!

 

[50cal]

Yeah my boy uses it with his Miko and Mpc it allows him to use a shit load of VSTZ mor efficiently when he uses them .

 

[Mr. Samos]

Wouldn't compare it to Cubase, at all. I don't know much about the program but I know a new version of it was released a month or so ago, that's when I found out about Reaper. Looks like an independent development, could become something cool.

 

[scandal]

If I'm not mistaken its made by the same dudes that designed acid.

 

[BOOBOO619]

If I'm not mistaken its made by the same dudes that designed acid.

Might be, because the GUI definitely looks like Acid. I tried Reaper a long ass time ago when it was free and barely came out. Now it looks like it has evolved into a beastly program.

 

[BOOBOO619]

Wouldn't compare it to Cubase, at all. I don't know much about the program but I know a new version of it was released a month or so ago, that's when I found out about Reaper. Looks like an independent development, could become something cool.

It seems like new versions are released atleast once a week. I hit up Kvr-audio a lot to check out what's new and I always see it in the news section. BTW, I think it has already become something cool. Judging by the forums on Kvr, seems like so many people use it now.

 

[Defy]

they got a mac version coming soon, so i'm already impressed

 

[ni6apinoflavord]

You can put it on your external HD and take that shit with you everywhere.

 

[scandal]

You can put it on your external HD and take that shit with you everywhere.

Yea from what I heard it will run off a flash drive

 

[STRATEGY_510]

If I'm not mistaken its made by the same dudes that designed acid.

No, it was the same guy who created Winamp.

STRATEGY

 

[DJ Mark 7]

Question for those already using it:


I'm trying it out as an alternative to Cubase...All of my VST/VSTi's are in my Cubase directory though and I can't figure out how to open them in Reaper....any help?

 

[MALKI]

well usually you would have a directory the program looks in for all vsts like mine was "Program Files/VSTPlugins" you would just tell it to look in there if yours is "Program Files/Cubase/VST" then tell it to look there.

 

[DJ Mark 7]

yeah when I make a new track and click "FX" it just gives me the default folder with VSTs...There isn't a browse option I can see that allows me to select the Cubase folder

 

[BOOBOO619]

Have you read the manual or anything else? Check the options/preference menus, maybe there's a section in there to select your VST folder path.

 

[DJ Mark 7]

yeah maybe...Not really a manual reader personally lol

I just thought maybe I could find a quick answer here

 

[28g w/o the bag]

they got a mac version coming soon, so i'm already impressed

yeah i'm a be checkin this out

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[MALKI]

just gave it a try seems like its good

edit scratch that it doesn't recognize usb keyboards what type of shit is that

update - i just got it working i went up in the online forum. the program is cool just gotta learn it. still aint found nothing for producing better than reason. they need to make reason 5 be VSTI compatible

 

[DJ Mark 7]

Just a question for those using it. If I've been using Cubase for years, is there anything that would BENEFIT me using Reaper?