Leave all your preconceived notions at the door when you consider Reaper audio studio software. From recording capabilities to overall value, Reaper is unlike any other studio production software we reviewed. It gives you limitless audio tracking capabilities, hundreds of audio plugins and an interface that is easy to use.
Reaper began as a free program for beginning users to gain experience with a DAW station. The software has differentiated itself in the recording studio industry by providing a fully functional DAW that is inexpensive and downloadable. This studio production software earns our Top Ten Reviews Gold Award for innovating in the recording industry and keeping the average consumer in mind while doing it.
The music production software features unlimited audio and MIDI tracks per session, and you can record unlimited tracks simultaneously. Not many entry-level digital audio workstations provide this type of recording. Unlike other audio production software, Reaper does not have track types. Any track you add to your session can be turned into a bus channel, used as audio or MIDI. Reaper provides recording versatility like no other DAW.
Recording with this software is easy. After you mike your instruments, routing each track to the correct input is as easy as clicking on the input marker and scrolling to the correct input.
Mixing
This is one of the best music production software to mix with. Reaper streamlines your workflow by allowing you to edit various parts of your recording audio without having to change tools every time you want to make an adjustment. Every recorded track has points or handles which you can click and adjust to create fades, volume swells, snap-points and more.
The mixing board is clean and easy to navigate. You can apply unlimited insert and send effects to your tracks. One of the insert effects available is a multi-band equalizer that lets you get in depth with the frequencies of your recorded tracks and dial-in the tone you want. Within the mixer you also have pitch-correcting abilities that allow you to change the pitch of an incorrect note without having to re-record anything.
Plugins
Plugins are the extra sounds, noises, effects and musical textures that bring your recording music to the next level. Reaper understands that plugins make a tremendous difference, and that’s why this music production software offers over 300 plugins. You can produce full songs using a MIDI controller, six virtual instruments and the 40 MIDI plugins to add texture to your digital recordings. On top of providing ample plugins, Reaper is compatible with a plethora of different plugin formats. You can add your favorite plugin packages to this software to create clean recordings.
The availability of so many plugins can make recording as easy as plugging your guitar straight into your interface and hitting record. You won’t have to worry about losing guitar tone because you can shape your tone with any number of plugins. There are equalizers, delays, compressors, overdrives and more effects that you can add to your tracks to shape the sound you want.
Specifications
Editor’s Note: This information was taken directly from the manufacturer’s website.
Track Record Modes
- Audio input
- MIDI input
- MIDI overdub
- MIDI replace
- MIDI touch-replace
- Track audio output
- Track audio output
- Track audio output, latency compensated
- Track MIDI Output
- Input FX: monitor MIDI, record audio, or vice versa or any variation
Loadable Plugin Formats
- VST, VSTi
- DX, DXi
- AU (OSX only)
- ReWire
- JS (user-scriptable plugins)
Operating Systems
- Window 2000/XP/Vista 7/8
- OSX 10.4/10.5/10.610.7/10.8
- Linux/WINE
- Windows 98/ME (limited)
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