REAPER

Avantages

Le prix, la durée de la licence, la version gratuite "winrar" (aucune durée), les scripts

Inconvénients

Prend beaucoup de temps à être configuré, interface un peu austère, complexité de mettre en place des choses simples

Avantages

The simplicity of its use, its low weight and low requirements to be able to function

Inconvénients

The built-in libraries and effects are very few, which forces you to search from other sources

Avantages

Price and feature set; learning curve; community

Inconvénients

The frequency of updates is a little concerning. I'd rather see fewer and more significant updates.

Avantages

I enjoy the hovering over the setting and education of what it would do. As well the sound quality captured is good.

Inconvénients

It surprised me when the app inform me that I would be charged within the 3rd time using it. I hate how money hungry it seem. As well there was no outline to study what or how to use anything.

Avantages

It’s not a RAM or resource hog, like Protools.

Inconvénients

I wish the keyboard commands were easier to program.

Avantages

It does absolutely everything any other DAW boasts about through the community-driven plugins and scripts. It's a little tricky to get into at first, but with the wealth of tutorials online, it's easy to learn and begin producing music.

Inconvénients

The steep learning curve is a lot to take in at first, but honestly, the available resources online make learning a breeze if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn the program.

Avantages

I was a bit hesitant to try out or even think that i could switch to using Reaper as my main DAW. I think i lean more towards mainstream softwares if there is anything like that. Just like many DAW users, the frustrations of freezes and crashes compelled me to look for alternatives. I am indebted to my friend who recommended Reaper. Firstly, Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of 32 bits ‘legacy plugins’ which have given a unique identity to my work. Unfortunately, they could not integrate them well with most DAWs. No problem at all with Reaper. Secondly, I had enough trial period with Reaper both for getting comfortable with it and proving the much hype about it. This thing rarely crashed. I finally decided to buy it at only $60. Lastly, expect updates and more updates. They never stop coming. I am very at home with Reaper.

Inconvénients

It is both the good and the bad. I generally like sort of a mainstream platform without a lot overboard customization. However, i like the ability to customize actions in Reaper. The learning curve can be steep but well worth it.

Avantages

Reaper's stability is undoubtebly one of it's strongest features compared to other leading competitors. Never in 2 years has it ever crashed! Even the load time and resources used barely affects my RAM.

Inconvénients

To get the best out of Reaper, follow Reaper's video tutorials on Youtube. You will save your self hundreds of hours of setting up and learning all of the features. I didn't do this and learned the hard way.

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Avantages

It was free to try and there are tons of tutorials online and other people using Reaper to learn tips and how to use it. It's similar enough to the other programs I've used (Cubase/Protools) that I could jump in and learn from there. The EQ plugin interface is very nice as well. I find it is very convenient to use the waveform and move/change band points.

Inconvénients

The only problems I've run into have involved things that I overlooked or didn't completely understand. I have been able to fix them, easily though not always quickly. I can't say that I have anything I like least about it. It's great.

Avantages

Reaper is so easy to use and learn with lots of customizability for how you want your layout to look. I've mixed literally thousands of hours in the program and it's the only program I mix with now.

Inconvénients

The only downside of Reaper I can think of is that it doesn't come with a suite of cutting edge plug-ins or have an option to purchase different tiers of the program with elite plugins included.

Avantages

Very lightweight, bloat free yet fully featured DAW software that installs and loads really quickly. The sheer flexibility and customisation available is almost overwhelming but offers a tailormade solution for most users. It runs well and seems incredibly stable.

Inconvénients

Initial options for customisation can appear a little overwhelming and a new, different workflow layout can cause several head scratching moments. The user community is very passionate, knowledgeable and helpful and are happy to guide through the initial acclimatisation process.

Avantages

Ho cominciato ad utilizzare questo software circa 5 o 6 anni fa, per la registrazione ed il mixaggio di alcuni pezzi e devo dire che mi sono trovato veramente bene non avendo nessuna esperienza per quanto riguarda l'ambito della musica elettronica, il software si presta molto bene nel senso che è molto facile da utilizzare, quindi lo Consiglio vivamente a tutti quelli che si stanno avvicinando al mondo della musica elettronica

Inconvénients

Nel complesso non c'è molto da segnalare, anche perché è un software fatto molto bene, e nel mio caso diciamo che ho imparato subito a padroneggiarlo, quindi non ho molto da segnalare

Avantages

It'q cheaper and works well on all type of computers

Inconvénients

Nothing, i like it all it it. No bug, no pain.

Avantages

Sicuramente il fatto che una daw così completa sia distribuita (prima) gratuitamente o con un contributo minimo è un ottimo vantaggio.

Inconvénients

Se dovessi consigliarlo ad un neofita, non lo troverei molto intuitivo. Ci sono software più intuitivi per chi parte. Chi fa già questo di mestiere usa software più professionali. E' una vita di mezzo insomma

Avantages

Tiene una agradable interfaz, es fácil de usar y está disponible gratis lo cual lo hace una gran opción.

Inconvénients

En el área de edición de audio no es tan efectivo como podría ser lo cual denota que este no es su fuerte.

Avantages

I like the fact that the price is right and it is a top competitor with the more expensive software

Inconvénients

They have to many options for a beginner and should have advanced and beginner setting to fix this issue.

Avantages

A great, reasonably priced DAW with a generous 30-day free trial. Solves all your audio recording, editing, and mixing needs.

Inconvénients

Plugin integration is sometimes difficult, though this gets easier with use.

Avantages

Reaper è una DAW potente ma soprattuto flessibile. Mi piace che sia facilmente personalizzabile e che abbia una vasta gamma di strumenti e funzionalità, tra cui la possibilità di utilizzare plug-in di terze parti. Inoltre, ha un prezzo accessibile rispetto ad altre DAW e può essere utilizzato gratuitamente senza limitazioni.

Inconvénients

Reaper è sicuramente più sbilanciato verso il lato mix e mastering e chi si approccia invece per produrre musica può riscontrare un pò di difficoltà. In generale l'interfaccia utente può essere un po' scomoda da usare se non si è familiarizzati con essa, e alcune funzionalità avanzate richiedono un po' di tempo per essere imparate ma una volta acquisite trasformano Reaper nella DAW più potente e personalizzabile sul mercato.

Avantages

Estrema leggerezza del software, interfaccia semplice e intuitiva, velocità di esecuzione, ideale per muovere i primi passi e per PC poco prestazionali.

Inconvénients

Design minimalista poco personalizzabile, integrazione approssimativa di alcuni plug-ins di terze parti, dotazione di base minima.

Avantages

the program has good voice capture good quality effects and I practice super agile and I recommend it to all music producers.

Inconvénients

Until today, I don't have any criticism because I use it normally and it has made it easier for me in my production work. I love Reaper.

Avantages

Estremamente leggero e poco esigente in risorse del computer, buone funzionalità generali.

Inconvénients

Non si interfaccia correttamente con alcuni plug-ins di terze parti, gestione dei plug-ins molto basilare, design obsoleto.

Avantages

One of the standout features of Reaper is its ability to integrate with third-party software and hardware. This includes support for VST plugins, which allow users to add a wide range of virtual of virtual instruments and audio effects to tracks. In itself, Reaper comes with a built-in virtual instrument ReaSynth. Although it is a basic synthesizer, I have been able to use to create a wide range of sounds. This synth offers a number of different parameters that I am able to adjust and create quite unique sounds, control oscillator waveform, filter and envelope settings. Therefore on the side of in built and integrated virtual instruments, Reaper covers all grounds to allow any user to expand capabilities within it. When it comes to audio manipulation, the program allows auto adjustment of volume and panning tracks and ability to align audio clips to a specific grid. Additionally, users can control how the program handles changes to the audio over time like choosing to have the automation changes to be applied smoothly etc.

Inconvénients

The main challenge I encounter with Reaper is that the piano roll can easily become cluttered when working with complex Midi tracks. This can make it difficult to see and edit individual notes especially when there are a large number of notes in a track. Additionally, the piano roll can be difficult to use for editing the timing of individual notes. This is because the piano roll only shows the pitch of each note, not the pricise timing.

Avantages

REAPER is almost limitless in scope: virtually everything about the app can be customized, with powerful actions (macros) and scripts that can automate complex tasks. The small footprint and low price explains why it has such a large, loyal user base, and the powerful batch tools show why REAPER has wide adoption in the gaming industry. REAPER is definitely a contender for the "best DAW".

Inconvénients

REAPER's interface can be very intimidating, with extremely small, hard-to-read fonts, and no included instruments or sounds. Furthermore, there are some very counterintuitive functions, like using right-click to select audio clips (trying to change this in Preferences is a real headache that I could never resolve) that will cause headaches for new users. Experienced users will also come across features they need that are missing, with feature requests dating back years.

Alternatives envisagées 

Avantages

One of the great features, is the easy and intuitive interface, and professional commands to manage sound. Great mixing and much more features. This software changed my life, and my costumers are very happy with the results. Thanks to the developers.

Inconvénients

I don't have a thing to complain yet. But sometimes it just has some bugs. But maybe this is a problem with my computer memory. Beside this, I love it.

Avantages

Reaper is the daw you always wanted if you are looking for a great community that will welcome you with open arms, in my opinion, the ability of the developers of this daw to listen to the community is undoubtedly the best of this software.

despite its visual ineffectiveness, reaper is the right alternative for Linux users, because this daw bets for simplicity and compatibility with any operating system, leaving aside more visual or unnecessary aspects.

Inconvénients

Reaper can look intimidating, it looks like software from the '00s rather than a current daw, usually, people who want to give a chance to this daw are novices in the field of music production, so they might be overwhelmed by many aspects of this daw, either the poor quality in the visual aspect, the unpopularity of this daw in the mainstream or simply the prejudices that each person may have.