Cockos unveils version 2.3 of the excellent sequencer REAPER. Huge update this time:
- Automation: Preliminary send/hardware output volume/pan/mute automation recording, per-send automation modes
- Automation: new pref for bezier interpolation of envelopes (project->defaults)
- Automation: vastly improved recording behavior, configurable return-time
- Peaks: in-memory conversion of ancient (pre-1.07) reapeaks files for faster peaks drawing overall
- Peaks: new sample-level crosses-and-lines view option
- Peaks: antialiased peak/waveform view (preference defaults to on, not supported on OSX but OSX has native AA)
- Peaks: fixed occasional bug where first peak in a channel is -1
- Fixed rendering, glueing, apply fx, etc for extremely long items (more than 2^31 samples)
- track routing dialog now shows the proper pan slider image
- added option to center vertical zooms under mouse cursor
- audio device status: more display precision on small latency values (T,MP!)
- VST: better preset handling for some older VSTs (digitalfishphones, etc)
- VST: safer VST FXB/FXP loading
- VST: faster generic UI controls (T,MP!)
- VST: better timeinfo reporting, support for extended timeinfo reporting measure count
- Virtwnd: better support for small updates of big virtual windows (used by new generic controls)
- MIDI items: better tracking/sending of CCs when seeking
- FX add dialog: disabled renaming of ReWire devices (as it was never implemented)
- FX window: reduced excess undo state changes due to comment field
- Tooltips overhaul (T,MP!)
- Pan laws: setting a pan law of +XdB now means that signal is boosted when panned
- Track meters now have optional indication that they are clickable when record armed
- Track meters can now optionally not show record input selected
- Better menu for track record mode button
- ReWire slave: better performance, fixed repeat button thrashing with some host apps
- Main window has dead zone along track panel resize edge
- ReaInsert: fixed playback issues when a non-existing input is set for return
- Mac: Preliminary AU support, support for AU with ReaMote too
- Mac: Vast improvements in AU and VST gui display
- mp3 seek/sync/EOF fixes (corrects vanishing peaks at the end of mp3 items)
- Themes: possible fix for random system image in some themes bug
- Control surfaces: included Deric's Yamaha 01X surface support
- Control surfaces: updated MCU support from spacelabstudio:
- MCU: Option for F1-F8 goto/set(ctrl) markers
- MCU: Option for better touch handling for fader moves
- MCU: Added user feedback (via LEDs) for Save/Undo
- MCU: REW/FF buttons changed to Prev/Next marker.
- MCU: Solo button (near transport) clears all solos
- MCU: Double click track select/solo selects/solos single track exclusively
- MCU: Automation LEDs follow track selection, buttons control selected tracks
Price: From $50.00 USD
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