Cockos has released version 3.1 of Reaper, a complete multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment for Windows and Mac.
Changes in Reaper v3.1
- Actions: toggle show master tempo envelope.
- Actions: faster actions to explode audio by channel, much faster actions to explode MIDI by channel or pitch.
- Actions: separate actions to jump to previous/next beat/measure vs moving edit cursor only.
- Actions: fixed occasional disappearing key shortcut.
- Automation: fixed possible crash when deleting FX envelope.
- Automation: shift+ctrl+drag locks envelope point move to either horizontal or vertical (like in MIDI editor).
- Bounce: display in transport displays bounced length.
- Editing: fixed bug when moving items across hidden tracks.
- GUI: significant CPU optimizations when drawing time selection, antialiased peaks, fades, envelopes, filled envelopes.
- GUI: dim track I/O button when master/parent send disabled (themeable using track_io_dis and mcp_io_dis).
- GUI: fixed bug in HSV blend mode.
- GUI: fixed edge line drawing for time/loop selections when decoupled.
- GUI: fixed filled envelope clipping bug.
- GUI: separate theme elements for fade quiet zone and fade area color fill.
- JS: updated Liteon FX.
- Media explorer: checkbox for starting media preview on the bar while project is playing back.
- Media explorer: fixed context menu on Vista/Win7.
- Media explorer: show preview graphics for MIDI items.
- Metronome: fixed output selection menu.
- MIDI editor: event filter stays on top, can be toggled on/off.
- MIDI editor: CC lane dropdowns show which message types are currently in use.
- MIDI editor: inserting notes in drum modes uses smaller of grid size or 32nd notes.
- MIDI editor: view preference to always display note velocity.
- MIDI editor: action to move edit cursor to play cursor.
- MIDI editor: action to set selected note lengths to grid size.
- MIDI editor: better paste-extends-source behavior when using unlooped items.
- MIDI editor: no loop end marker for unlooped MIDI items.
- MIDI editor: fixed clipboard leak in certain paste actions.
- MIDI editor: fixed screen redraws/flashes when selecting notes in list view.
- MIDI editor: action to import lyric events from text file.
- MIDI editor: better display of text/sysex event editing vs adding, better copy-drag behavior.
- MIDI editor: clicking empty space in the lane deselects text/sysex events.
- MIDI editor: fixed copy/paste of text/sysex events in list editor.
- MIDI editor: fixed file-based MIDI item text/sysex event undo/redo.
- MIDI editor: fixed memory leak when deleting text/sysex events in list editor.
- MIDI editor: fixed step sequencer note entry when inline editor is open.
- MIDI editor: fixed text event editing on OS X.
- MIDI editor: fixed text event hit testing in certain instances.
- MIDI inline editor: actions dialog can now run actions.
- MIDI: don’t create a new MIDI item when punch recording if there is already a suitable item to record into.
- MIDI: fixed overdub recording when extending source and record pdc disabled.
- MIDI: record overdub/replace modes with record PDC disabled now compensated for track PDC.
- OSX: default to Cocoa UI for AU plug-ins that support it.
- OSX: fixed manually editing JS parameter values.
- Peaks/waveforms: recording items are drawn more smoothly and consistently, update faster by default (configurable).
- Playback: preserve PDC delayed monitoring now compensates for both track and master/parent PDC.
- Project: fixed project template being inserted when opening existing project in new tab.
- Project: setting maximum project length prevents zooming out much past that length.
- ReaEQ: more regular grid lines.
- ReaFIR: more regular grid lines.
- ReaVerb, ReaSamplomatic: now multi-project aware (for save-as with media).
- ReaSamplomatic: fixed noise bug with zero release time.
- Recording: fixed recording pre-roll sample rounding problem.
- Render: fixed render dialog peaks display when certain stem options set.
- Render: more helpful error message if target directory does not exist.
- Render: saving project to RPP via render dialog now adds project to recent list.
- Render: Shup button sends to user default upload target.
- Screensets: better multiproject track view support.
- Screensets: screenset window now updates on save-project action.
- Shutdown: cancelling save while Windows is shutting down cancels system shutdown.
- Shutdown: more stable sequence with undo history open.
- Solo: fixed glitches when unsoloing with routing and PDC.
- Spaghetti cormorant.
- TCP/Mixer: create sends by dragging IO button to another track.
- TCP/Mixer: alt+click on IO button toggles master/parent send.
- TCP: bulk mute/solo by dragging mute/solo button to another track.
- Tempo envelope: snap points to grid when adding and snapping enabled.
- VST: faster startup scan of plug-ins that have not changed.
- VST: more efficient automation for new envelopes or envelopes with square point shape.
- VST: correct return value for audioMasterAutomate.
Reaper is available for purchase for Windows and Mac for $225 USD (full commercial license) or at the discounted license price of $60 USD (for personal use, or commerical use with a yearly gross revenue of less than $20k USD).
An uncrippled evaluation version of Reaper is available for download from the Reaper website.
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