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REAPER

Audio Production Without Limits

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REAPER is a digital audio production application for Windows, macOS and Linux that handles multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering in a single program. It supports a wide range of hardware, media formats and plug-in standards, and can be extended and scripted to fit different workflows.

Features include track lanes and swipe comping for managing takes, FX containers with parallel routing, razor edits, automation, and multichannel routing with up to 128 channels per track. It supports VST, VST3, LV2, CLAP, DX, AU and JS plug-in formats, along with the JSFX scripting engine and ReaScript macros in Lua, EEL and Python. Built-in effects include ReaEQ, ReaComp, ReaLimit, ReaVerb and others, with render tools for batch conversion and loudness reporting. Control surface and OSC support are included.

A single version serves home users, students and professional studios alike, with no track count or feature limits. It is available as a 60-day full evaluation, after which a DRM-free license is purchased; a REAPER 7 license includes free updates through version 8.99.

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