Hello, I'm not a professional audio engineer or technician, but rather a hobbyist with a thirst for learning more about recording music with the PC. If your reading this you are probably like me and wonder how can a produce music on my PC for as little money as possible. Well I'm going to share my knowledge and experiences on Reaper by Cockos. I will share what I have learned both good and bad.
So why did I choose Reaper? Because of it low cost to high quality ratio. It has a low price tag, its a small download, and it loads fairly fast. I started my recording music experience with RiffworksSonoma Wireworks by which has a simple and intuitive way for recording and creating songs. Designed mainly for guitar players, it is fundamentally simple and fun to use. Some great features of Riffworks are its built effects, Instant Drummer, Rex Player, and Rewire ability. It was the Rewire ability that got me started in exploring other applications. Rewire was developed by Propellerhead Software as a means to synchronize audio streams from application to application. I have had issues with Rewire working effectively with other applications including Reaper. Rewire doesn't seem to work 100% outside the confines of Propellerheads Reason software which is to pricey for me. I have been using Riffworks for 4 years and don't plan on quitting using it either, but it has some limitations and my thirst for doing more creative music production has lead me to search for other methods of recording and doing music production on my PC. I have searched the internet for other DAWs or Digital Audio Workstations and have done some comparing. There are a good number of other DAWs available including Cakewalk Sonar, Ableton Live, Sony Acid Studio, and Digidesign's Pro Tools used by top musicians and studios around the globe. All come with a price tag and as a novice still learning I don't want to spend that kind of money. Enter Reaper.
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