Reaper

Take a razor blade to your vocal tracks and learn the art of comping in Reaper.

Tempo mapping in Reaper can be quick and easy — so switch off that click and get playing!

Get your audio applications talking to each other with Reaper's ReaRoute.

Make sure your edits go unnoticed with Reaper's audio editing features.

Audio files to accompany the article.

This audio editing walkthrough accompanies the Reaper Techniques column that featured in SOS January 2011.

Discover the power of Reaper's EQ plug-in and become an EQ master in the process.

We show you how to emulate Reason's Dr OctoRex loop player with Reaper's Takes and Items.

These project files accompany the Reaper Technique column that featured in SOS October 2010.

Use parameter modulation to create clearer mixes.

Use Reaper to create an always-on recorder that captures all the inspiration, but none of the chit-chat.

Our very first Reaper workshop explains how to use band-splitting to create your own multi-band processors.

Here are effects chain files for some of the multi-band processing setups described in our SOS August 2010 Reaper workshop.

The latest major update to Reaper brings with it a complete overhaul of MIDI functionality, improved automation, and much, much more.

Since we first reviewed Cockos' shareware Reaper multitrack recording package, it has undergone hundreds of improvements — but the bargain asking price has barely changed.

Can a $40 dollar shareware application take on the giants of the music software world and win? With its remarkable flexibility, advanced feature set and responsive development team, Cockos's Reaper has the potential to do just that. Check it out...