REAPER (Rapid Environment for Audio Prototyping and Efficient Recording) looks to be an up & coming contender in the multitrack audio editing space. Even at its pre-1.0 version, it looks to have many of the same capabilities as more mature products like ACID. Check out this list of notable features:
- Support for an unlimited number of audio tracks
- Audio tracks are all fully routable (multiple inputs, outputs)
- Volume, pan controls and envelopes per track
- Supports audio processing plug-ins (DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, and Jesusonic) with automation, easy chain manipulation and editing
- Pitch shifting and time stretching
- Fast, reasonable and usable Windows-style UI, working well on both low and high resolutions or multiple monitors
- ASIO, Kernel Streaming, WaveOut, and DirectSound support for playback and recording
- Reads WAV, OGG, MP3 and MIDI files, records WAV and MIDI files
- Can render to WAV, OGG, MP3 if lame is installed
- Full SMP support (can utilize 2 or more processors)
- Multi-layer undo/redo support
- User creatable color themes
According to the author, “REAPER versions 0.4-0.99 are freeware, but starting with version 1.0 the license will change to very reasonably priced (with amateur and professional rates/support) uncrippled nag-free shareware, supporting unexpiring full functionality in unregistered form.” Can’t beat free, and I’m sure as the feature set of this product matures, it will be well-worth the asking price. Keep your eyes on this one!
(via Brad Sucks)
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