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reaper - $60? that's it?

domhatch

in-freakin-credible. i downloaded it just now and have been 'evaluating'. man. will spend the rest of the night 'evaluating'. don't think i'll need the full 30 days...

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dh

AlanRatcliffe

Yup. Amazing value for money.

raithza

now's also a good time to buy as it's just switched over to version 4 and i think you get updates through to version 5.99

Warren

I'm nearly done tracking my very first full song in Reaper, and although I'm just an amateur hobbyist it's really light-years beyond Garageband (not to knock Garageband, great way to start out).

Being something of an old-school programmer, it's wonderful to see such a great tool offered at such a competitive price, and with such a tiny, tiny footprint (especially by today's standards, where everything seems to come bundled with gigs and gigs of sampled stuff that I don't want).

make-and-do

+1000

I have to agree. Awesome software and value for money (thanks for the tip-off a while back Warren).
Was dreading another new DAW learning curve, but been using it now for 2 weeks and can seriously recommend it.
From an interface design point of view - very slick and user friendly, intuitive and light on resources.
Garageband was fun but definitely not up to scratch in comparison.

BMU

It is even better when you consider the entry level versions of say Cubase come with lots of features crippled, at $200. Not so in the $60 Reaper. Multiband compressors etc, they're all there.

The only possible downside is it really is just a DAW. You have to buy your own drum sequencers, synths etc. You know, the stuff you'd buy anyway.

henrebotha

BMU wrote:You know, the stuff you'd buy anyway.

This is what I tell anyone who will listen. I'd rather have Reaper and Komplete than Cubase and its shitty bundled stuff or Logic and its shitty bundled stuff or Pro Tools and...

domhatch

well, i bought logic express a few years ago, and had to get a book to understand how the blerrie thing worked in the first place. i haven't been able to spend as much time with reaper as i had intended. and, like warren, i'm an amateur hobbyist. i'm coming off the base of cakewalk 9 (hey, get those images of apes and large black blocks outta your heads). i've just found reaper to be a lot more intuitive to use, even than garageband. and i've found that it's something i want to use, perhaps because it's so intuitive.

nearly running out of my trial period, gonna have to ante up soon. and i don't see myself regretting it!
dh