Summary

REAPER is a comprehensive digital audio production software for computers, offering multitrack recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering capabilities for both audio and MIDI. It supports a wide range of hardware, digital formats, and plugins, and is highly customizable and extensible.

Features

• Efficient, fast loading, tightly coded application
• Portable installation and network drive compatibility
• Powerful audio and MIDI routing with multichannel support
• 64-bit internal audio processing
• Supports import, recording, and rendering in many media formats at various bit depths and sample rates
• Full MIDI hardware and software support
• Compatible with thousands of third-party plugins and virtual instruments including VST, VST3, LV2, AU, CLAP, DX, and JS formats
• Hundreds of built-in studio-quality effects for audio and MIDI processing, with built-in tools to create new effects
• Automation, modulation, grouping, VCA, surround sound, macros, OSC control, scripting, control surfaces, custom skins and layouts
• Unlimited tracks, sends/receives, FX, and scripts without artificial limitations
• Recent major features include Track Lanes for managing takes and alternate versions, Swipe Comping for easy take selection and editing, FX Containers with parallel routing, enhanced track and MIDI I/O channel capacities, keyboard and mouse shortcut overrides for workflow customization, among many usability improvements and new plugins
• Constant free updates for version 7 licenses through version 8.99 with frequent bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features

Usage and Audience

REAPER's versatility and stability make it suitable for commercial and home studios, broadcast, location recording, education, scientific research, sound design, game development, and more. The software is used on mission-critical professional systems as well as on student laptops.

Licensing and Availability

REAPER offers a single fully-featured version with no artificial limitations, available for a 60-day full evaluation. The license is affordably priced, DRM-free, and provides unlimited free updates for major version 7 releases up to 8.99.