![]() ![]() 1 - Fair, AffordableĬonsidering the bottomless functionality offered by almost every major DAW out there, no single one of them could be accused of being overpriced. When I later needed something myself that filled in the gaps in my arsenal, the deal was already sealed. The platform proved to be an excellent choice, both in terms of functionality and support from Cockos. Following a period away from REAPER I turned to it several years later when tasked with configuring three multi-workstation educational suites that needed a blank-canvas DAW delivered to a budget. Having talked about it with him it struck me how its balance of configurability, stability, and affordability marked a different way of doing things that other platforms fell short on. I first became aware of Cockos’ Rapid Environment for Audio Production Editing and Recording around fifteen years ago when a friend started using it for music recording and mixing. Some will be reminiscent of those found elsewhere, while others are unique to the platform. ![]() These are just five of the features that make REAPER work for me. With this in mind, many engineers divide their everyday audio tasks between more than one tool on the understanding that as of yet no DAW can be a magic bullet for everything, all of the time. When working with any tool every day, its strengths and shortcomings for the job in hand become apparent pretty quickly. While some of this may be rooted in past experiences that no longer apply, most would agree that we are a long way from a total convergence when it comes to the different platforms’ functions and ways of working. Despite this, there still is a perception of ‘the best tool for the job’ that hasn’t quite gone away. With the conversations about ‘which DAW is best’ becoming ever less relevant as features evolve and cross over, those new to audio could reasonably assume that there are no ‘bad’ DAWs out there. With many engineers using more than one DAW depending on the task in hand, Luke Goddard talks about the things that make REAPER one of his tools of choice. ![]()
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