REAPER

REAPER
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REAPER (an acronym for Rapid

Environment for Audio Production,
Engineering, and Recording) is a digital
audio workstation and MIDI sequencer
software created by Cockos. The current
version is available for Microsoft Windows
(XP and newer) and macOS (10.5 and
newer) – beta versions are also available
for Linux.[1][2] REAPER acts as a host to
most industry-standard plug-in formats
(such as VST and AU) and can import all
commonly used media formats, including
video. REAPER and its included plug-ins
are available in 32-bit and 64-bit format.
REAPER
Developer(s) Cockos
Initial release August 23, 2006
Stable release 6.16 / November 23,

2020
Written in C, C++, Assembly

language
Operating system Windows XP and

newer
macOS 10.5 and
newer
Linux (beta)[1][2]
Platform 32-bit x86 (macOS,
Windows, Linux)
x64 (Linux, macOS,
Windows)
ARMv7 (Linux)
Type Digital audio
workstation and MIDI
sequencer
License Proprietary
Website www.reaper.fm
Licensing
REAPER provides a free, fully functional
60-day evaluation period. For further use
two licenses are available – a commercial
and a discounted one. They are identical in
features and differ only in price and target
audience, with the discount license being
offered for private use, schools and small
businesses. Any paid license includes the
current version with all of its future
updates and a free upgrade to the next
major version and all of its subsequent
updates, when they are released. Any
license is valid for all configurations (x64
and x86) and allows for multiple
installations, as long it is being run on one
computer at a time.[3]
Customization
Extensive customization opportunities are
provided through the use of ReaScript
(edit, run and debug scripts within
REAPER) and user-created themes and
functionality extensions.
ReaScript can be used to create anything

from advanced macros to full-featured
REAPER extensions. ReaScripts can be
written in EEL2 (JSFX script), Lua and
Python.[4] SWS / S&M is a popular, open-
source extension to REAPER, providing
workflow enhancements and advanced
tempo/groove manipulation
functionality.[5]
REAPER's interface can be customized

with user-built themes. Each previous
version's default theme is included with
REAPER and theming allows for complete
overhauls of the GUI. REAPER has been
translated into multiple languages and
downloadable language packs are
available. Users as well as developers can
create language packs for REAPER.[6]
Included software and plug-

ins
Reaper comes with a variety of commonly
used audio production effects. They
include tools such as ReaEQ, ReaVerb,
ReaGate, ReaDelay, ReaPitch and
ReaComp. The included Rea-plug-ins are
also available as a separate download for
users of other DAWs, as the ReaPlugs VST
FX Suite.[7]
Also included are hundreds of JSFX plug-

ins[8] ranging from standard effects to
specific applications for MIDI and audio.
JSFX scripts are text files, which when
loaded into REAPER (exactly like a VST or
other plug-in) become full-featured plug-
ins ranging from simple audio effects (e.g
delay, distortion, compression) to
instruments (synths, samplers) and other
special purpose tools (drum triggering,
surround panning). All JSFX plug-ins are
editable in any text editor and thus are fully
user customizable.[9]
REAPER includes no third-party software,

but is fully compatible with all versions of
the VST standard (currently VST3) and
thus works with the vast majority of both
free and commercial plug-ins available.
REAPER x64 can also run 32-bit plug-ins
alongside 64-bit processes.[8]
Video editing
While not a dedicated video editor,
REAPER can be used to cut and trim video
files and to edit or replace the audio
within. Common video effects such as
fades, wipes and cross-fades are
available. REAPER aligns video files in a
project, as it would an audio track, and the
video part of a file can be viewed in
separate video window while working on
the project.[10]
Control surface support

REAPER has built-in support for:
BCF2000 – Behringer's motorized faders
control surface, USB/MIDI[11]
TranzPort – Frontier Design Group's
wireless transport control[12]
AlphaTrack – Frontier Design Group's
AlphaTrack control surface[13]
FaderPort – Presonus' FaderPort control
surface[14]
Baby HUI – Mackie's Baby HUI control
surface[15]
MCU – Mackie's "Mackie Control
Universal" control surface[16]
Version history
First public release – December 23,
2005[17] as freeware[18]
1.0 – released on August 23, 2006[19] as
shareware
2.0 – October 10, 2007
2.43 – July 30, 2008: Beta Mac OS
X and Windows x64 support.[20]
2.56 – March 2, 2009: Finalized
Mac OS X and Windows x64
ports.[20]
3.0 – May 22, 2009
4.0 – August 3, 2011
Work on Linux support began.[21]
5.0 – August 12, 2015
Beta-quality Linux support[1][2]
5.981 - July 22, 2019
Cumulative improvements and
enhancements, notably Notation
mode MIDI Editor (new in 5.20),
VST3 support, Reascript, Video
support, Control Grouping, FX
Parameter Automation, Envelope
modes, new API functions, new
Actions, and much more
6.0 – December 3, 2019
See also
Comparison of digital audio editors
List of digital audio workstation
software
List of music software
References
1. "REAPER 5: An Exhaustive Review" . 4
November 2015.
2. "Reaper Audio Software Is Coming To
Linux" . Phoronix.
3. "REAPER | Purchase" . www.reaper.fm.
Retrieved 2017-01-31.
4. "REAPER | ReaScript" . reaper.fm.
5. "SWS / S&M Extension" . www.sws-
extension.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
6. "REAPER | Language Packs" .
www.reaper.fm. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
7. "REAPER | ReaPlugs" . www.reaper.fm.
8. "REAPER | About" . www.reaper.fm.
9. "REAPER | JSFX Programming" .
reaper.fm. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
10. "REAPER 5: An Exhaustive Review" .
ExtremRaym. 2015-11-04. Retrieved
2017-02-06.
11. "Behringer - BCF2000" .
Behringer.com. Retrieved 12 August
2015.
12. "Frontier Design Group" .
Frontierdesign.com. Retrieved
7 November 2014.
13. "Frontier Design Group" .
Frontierdesign.com. Retrieved
7 November 2014.
14. "PreSonus - FaderPort" .
Presonus.com. Retrieved 7 November
2014.
15. "Mackie - Baby HUI" . Mackie.com.
Retrieved 7 November 2014.
16. Marketing Dept. "Mackie - Mackie
Control Universal Pro" . Mackie.com.
17. "REAPER - Old Versions" . Reaper.fm.
18. "REAPER : Latest news" .
Web.archive.org. Archived from the
original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved
7 November 2014.
19. "REAPER - Old Versions" . Reaper.fm.
20. "REAPER - Old Versions" .
21. "Linux port of reaper/swell - Cockos
Confederated Forums" .
External links
REAPER home page
REAPER en español (unofficial website,
tutorials & tips)
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REAPER (an acronym for Rapid

Initial release August 23, 2006

Stable release 6.16 / November 23,

Written in C, C++, Assembly

Operating system Windows XP and

ReaScript can be used to create anything

REAPER's interface can be customized

Included software and plug-

Also included are hundreds of JSFX plug-

REAPER includes no third-party software,

Control surface support

Last edited 4 days ago by TaleTN

Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless

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