Cockos updates the great shareware DAW / Sequencer - Reaper to version 2.45. A quite big update.   
Here is the huge Changelist:
Tracks can be set to automatically record-arm when selected 
Muting tracks now fades signal to avoid clicks 
Solo in Front option 
Internal midi organization updates, fewer stuck notes throughout 
Multimedia keyboard support, including default shortcuts    
MIDI editor: hide unused or unnamed note rows 
MIDI editor: new triangle (drum mode) view    
Cut/copy selected area of selected items now copies/pastes empty space    
Arrange view cursor updates on mouse modifier changes    
Option (prefs/mouse) to have right click marquee also select time without modifier    
MIDI editor previews now are volume adjusted and transposed according to the MIDI item setting    
MIDI overdub/replace modes now shift/scale velocity inversely to item settings    
MIDI overdub/replace recording now can record piano roll key hits    
MIDI editor: show play cursor whenever it can be reasonably located    
Glue now preserves sub-sample lengths of items    
Mute envelopes (track and send) now send note-offs when used in the middle of notes    
Actions to split items at edit cursor with select left, right, and no selection changes    
Actions to set/unset FIPM, set/unset loop points linked to time selection    
Actions to set/clear, save/restore snapping    
Actions to split item under mouse cursor, with optional select left/right    
Actions to move cursor to previous/next cue in selected items    
Actions window: now restores focus to MIDI editor after executing actions    
Fixed stem rendering issues with folders and MIDI items    
Fixed longstanding issue with midi sends and volume automation    
Fixed absolute 14 bit (pitch shift) mode for metronome volume action    
Fixed MIDI action binding updating relative modes of shortcuts    
Fixed right click marquee not obeying time selection lock    
Fixed custom actions not using plug-in registered names for storing command IDs    
Fixed precision errors when switching on item sections via media item properties    
Fixed bug when converting midi items to/from files (context not set properly)    
Middle mouse button now functions the same in the ruler as in the arrange    
Better window updating when doing fast tab to transients    
Better undo state point adding when changing track automation modes    
Made adjusting the loop selection not scrub if "move cursor to start of loop selection" is set    
DXi: send noteoffs on stop    
VSTi: now sends specific noteoffs instead of allnotesoff on stop    
VSTi: support for VST 2.4 sysex sending/receiving    
ReaSynDr: optional multi-out mode (one "instrument" per output)    
ReaInsert: sysex sending support    
ReaFIR: separate "Points (smooth)" and "Points (flat)" modes    
ReaPitch: removed zipper noises when changing volume and pan    
OGG writer: now generates more compatible OGG streams, adds encoder tag    
JS: plug-ins can disable anti-denormal input noise by setting ext_nodenorm=1 in @init    
Updated to Dirac LE 1.3    
Installer updated to NSIS 2.39 
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