Reaper 5 wish list

[X. O. Apodo]

Originally Posted by X. O. Apodo

The best will be a Midi environment like Bidule but can host MFX and VST Midi FX and Reaper Midi plugins. This will give one an insane amount of creative freedom.

This MFX Feature Request was previously covered here:
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=44361
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=424499
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=48699&page=2

[foxAsteria]

Originally Posted by imagine

Would be great to have possibility to select multiple envelope points and set them to the desired value.

It is really painful to click constantly on various points and type values manually when I need them to be on the same level.

have you tried these?

[musicgreator]

I'd like to have more than just one separate FX chains for each channel. This way we could for example run the first chain locally and the second one over reamote. I'm sure there would be other applications as well.

[serr]

Pencil tool!


For drawing/editing waveforms (like drawing out clicks).
Non-destructive of course!


Grumbled when I had to open iZotopeRX last night...

[Fergler]

Originally Posted by serr

Pencil tool!


For drawing/editing waveforms (like drawing out clicks).
Non-destructive of course!


Grumbled when I had to open iZotopeRX last night...

Ummm automation?

[serr]

Originally Posted by Fergler

Ummm automation?

Nope. Don't need to automate it. (Not really sure how you'd automate a manual operation of drawing on waveforms...)
Miscommunication perhaps? Talking about the ability to manually redraw waveforms. Most people use such a thing for quickly drawing out sharp clicks that are very obvious to see visually. What Protools and many DAW's call the pencil tool. Except of course non-destructive (like iZotope does with their little undo files).

Just give me the pencil!

[airon]

Pencil.

[HULK]
HULK EDIT MILLIONS OF SOUNDING WORDS IN PROTOOLS. PENCIL FAST, AUTOMATION SLOW FOR PUNCHING OUT CLICKS. PENCIL FASTEST WAY. HULK HAVE EXPERIENCE TO SAY SO.
[/HULK]

[serr]

Originally Posted by airon

Pencil.

[HULK]
HULK EDIT MILLIONS OF SOUNDING WORDS IN PROTOOLS. PENCIL FAST, AUTOMATION SLOW FOR PUNCHING OUT CLICKS. PENCIL FASTEST WAY. HULK HAVE EXPERIENCE TO SAY SO.
[/HULK]

That's what I was trying to say! Thanks

[FraternalHouse]

I wish Reaper gets a Drum Rack (like Ableton Live 9) so drum samples could be inserted.

[Fergler]

Ah ok I see, I mean you could still do this with automation but I like the idea of seeing the waveforms change to match + you could more easily see where the points need to be. That's nifty

[ciciban74]

I wish all video codec which will be integrated into the reaper, I hope to never see again "reaper is stop working ..

[emanresu]

Modular um.. routing ..something. The best musicians are dumb as hell. No logic, abstract thinking. Let'em do music too.

[reapercurious]

for Reasamplomatic5000

[foxAsteria]

why, is that buzz?

oh buzz, it's been too long...

[airon]

Originally Posted by ciciban74

I wish all video codec which will be integrated into the reaper, I hope to never see again "reaper is stop working ..

Yeah, that's more or less there already. The blue link will take you down that rabbit hole.

[viper5502002]

I plan to work with a musician I have never played with...

the truth is we have alot of incompatible software, yes you can sent a mp3 or somthing including your changes... you could sync files kinda sorta Thru DropBox, Torrents, The Cloud... Uhg... long and ugly set up...loss of cpu band width... crappy software options
Well My question... Can Reaper allow for a Sync between 2 work stations... across the net...

Why? I work night shift and the other guy works day... I would love a colaberation mode between 2 works station... were all changes sync quickly...WITH A SYNC COMPLETION INDICATOR, That means the audio files... any loops?... changes on the master file that controls volume, fades ect... I would like it cross platform apple, versus PC...
while I am dreaming... Why we are colaberating... kinda a vertiual mouse/desktop between projects... a voice mode.. to talk to the user... and a way to sync clocks between the computers so we hear the music play back at the same time... as we listen to a single source or near master mix of audio as we apply effects or adjust a volume...

I sound like the developers might be considering somthing like this, Because I read you can use processing of other computers on your personal network (AWSOME!!!!)

If any of these options exhist please leave it in the thread...

[unique]

So what type of jumped happened from 3 to 4? I mean in between the big versions we get a lot of small little add ons which create new versions, but when it jumped from v3 to v4 was there any big huge additions? I mean if we just keep getting a bunch of small changes and decide to go from beta 4.91 to rc 5 with no huge additions that would be a bummer, I hope we are surprised, that being said.....

Automation clip/containers would be awesome. Developers please.

VST3 Support would be very much appreciated and would let me use some plugins I have that are vst3 only. Developers please.

READ THIS....the option to let audio items have send channels, I know we have sends on the tcp and the mcp, but I want there to be an option to have a send audio function from the audio item/clip itself...ill try and make a FR for this soon.

And a step sequencer similar to fl studios in terms of drag and drop an audio file directly into layout would be nice, I know there is the sequencer baby but it isn't the same in terms of speed and ease of use as the one built into fl studio, the step sequencer is actually built into the gui on fl studio and has its own window and everything.

[DuX]

I would really like to have an option to order pizza and tea easily from Reaper, with one or two clicks if possible. That way I wouldn't have to stop my workflow-mojo by having to use the mobile phone to order them while making music.

Cheers!

P.S. I would actually want Reaper to become truly multi-platform with v5, that is I'd like the work on the Linux port to resume. Reaper in itself is extremely powerful IMO so I'd be able to make music/mastering/CDs in Linux with just Reaper and its plugins.

[Fergler]

SWS Custom Pizzas.

Yes.

[Sound Taxi]

Not yet in the charts:

A user definable text string search like "display tracks with ...
"stem" or "drums" in name. (like Xenakis did with "buss")

What You think about it? -

[albertxxxx]

Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5.. Reaper 5
New features.. New features.. New features.. New features.. New features.. New features.. New features.. New features.. New features.. New features..
STOP ......

[paulheu]

Now have a sweaty Steve Balmer scream it out on a stage ..

[hopi]

what do you have in mind Albert?

[BobF]

I'm in no particular rush for a new version, or even new features. I wouldn't mind a basic theme that isn't either too dark or neon. An overall cleanup of the default menus wouldn't be bad either.

Neither are showstoppers though. I'm finding it quite easy to capture accurate representations of vibrating air into my PC without too much trouble. I'm even able to manipulate them and get them to come back out again!!

[albertxxxx]

New features in what concerns the themes ....4 is too small for me .... I need more elements themeables

[foxAsteria]

pretty sure v4 alphas started coming out around around 3.75... so i bet we'll get a v5 taster here soon enough. but then i think it took nearly a year to get through betas...

also note that my memory is not to be relied upon. still, thinking of v5 alphas gets me salivatin.'

[lxm]

Just please create a theme for it Albert. You rule at them

[unique]

Integrated step sequencer in the reaper GUI pleeeeease. Vst 3 support... Automation clips.. And option to route/send media items from any tracks lane into any other track lanes

[heda]

I would like at least :
+ arrange split screen
+ true time based midi tracks (not just individual clips)
+ configurable meters (RMS or loudness meters for each track)
+ automation lanes: lane tracks customizable ranges and interpolation
+ vertical zoom tracks maintains proportion of tracks heights.
+ Multiple mixer windows. Each one with its own layout.

[Kawin]

1. ARA Support
2. VST3 Support
3. Bug-free Pitch Envelope and Editing Feature (Logic pro x -flex)
4. Full Native DDP support
5. Better Elastic audio Feature (Logic pro x -flex)
6. Better Accurate Quantise functionality for both MIDI and audio (Logic pro x)
7. Automation Improvements (Better than cubase & nuendo)
8. Better Theme / More Theme able Elements (better theme than Fl Studio or Sonar)
9. Midi Improvements (like logic pro x)
10. More delay / echo and Reverb Effects (as good as presonus studio one)
11.Wave - Editor Mode. (As good as Adobe Audition)
12. Dual metronome mode or combination metronome (indian classic and other genre music)
13. Improved Audio & mix Quality.
14. Better Performance & Bug free in all Features.
15. Noise and Hiss reduction Feature in Audio.
16. Audio CD Burning Feature.
17. Hardware Emulated Channel Strip / Track Buss Eq & Compressor.
18. Exciters / Amps / Tube Modelling Effects.
19. Better track control / Master Track Controls.
20. Better surround sound tool / 3D Audio Mix Features.

[metamorphosis]

Better overall workflow. Take a look at what tracktion, studio one and the new logic audio's do and imitate. Stop all this teeny-tiny-optionitis stuff and focus on making an experience that fewer people feel like they have to customise to get the best out of it.
And then stop and look at midi...

[foxAsteria]

Originally Posted by metamorphosis

Better overall workflow. Take a look at what tracktion, studio one and the new logic audio's do and imitate. Stop all this teeny-tiny-optionitis stuff and focus on making an experience that fewer people feel like they have to customise to get the best out of it.
And then stop and look at midi...

f that. customization and the community contributions it allows are what set reaper apart. if you like workflows laid out for you, there's plenty of that around elsewhere. i think you mentioned a few. take the flexibility out of reaper and its just another vanilla daw. well a very reliable vanilla daw.

[Fergler]

Originally Posted by PooFox

f that. customization and the community contributions it allows are what set reaper apart. if you like workflows laid out for you, there's plenty of that around elsewhere. i think you mentioned a few. take the flexibility out of reaper and its just another vanilla daw. well a very reliable vanilla daw.

I agree with you and I think the person you quoted is getting overly blown up, however I do think that the defaults that Reaper has and some of it's shortcut inconsistencies and entirely lacking shortcuts in some cases do make it more work than it needs to be for new users.

Just some examples:
No duplicate track shortcut (shift d unused)
No hide envelope shortcut (h unused)
Arrange view has different navigation shortcuts than MIDI window view, even though both are the same representation of space (Y=items/notes, X=time)
Common things have long shortcuts and uncommon things have short shortcuts e.g. Scroll vertically is Ctrl + Alt mousewheel
Open console is C, for e.g. I think Shift + C (create new Tempo/Time signature marker) is more used than the console and both open a new dialogue window that needs to be closed
Other keys are unused completely such as A and K, A for e.g. is used in Logic to show/hide automation lanes, equivalent would be if Reaper had A set to default as shortcut for 'Envelope: Toggle all envelopes for all tracks'

In total unused single-keys I found (in arrange window anyway):
A (and shift)
Q (and shift)
K (and shift and ctrl)
\ (and shift and ctrl)
/
B (and shift)
I (and shift and ctrl)
O (and shift)

So for example, to fully utilize the A key,
A to toggle automation lanes visible/not visible
Ctrl + A hide all but selected automation lanes
Shift Ctrl + A to hide all but selected automation lanes on this track only

Shift + A could arm any tracks selected for recording if any are unarmed, and unarm all if all are armed

While the argument that the resources are there for me to set up these keys exactly as I want them (which I have), it seems silly to have them completely unused to begin with. By that logic, why does anything come with a shortcut to begin with? I think it is pretty important that Cockos take a look at the shortcuts they have and revise their defaults or lackthereof for the next major release, or even the next pre. I assume if someone already has a shortcut customized that an update does not over-ride this.

Another thing I've mentioned in a few other places is that some of the text boxes don't support very common shortcut features such as the search field in the FX window, and the comments box for effects, both do not recognize ctrl + a to select all.
Other text boxes that only take one kind of value such as the Tempo box in the aforementioned new Tempo/Time Signature Marker box allow you to type anything in them, even though they only accept numbers. If you enter in letters it defaults to 120, for e.g. There is no usefulness to this at all, and only allows the user to accidentally type a letter such as any of the letters underneath the numbers on a standard keyboard by hamfistedness. And yes, I tried typing in Italian tempo markings such as Andante thinking that maybe Reaper supports them But alas no

[foxAsteria]

@Fergler: yea i agree with most of that, which is why i've said that all i wanted out of reaper 5 is POLISH. many inconsistencies, terrible default menus, clutter, inefficient ui scenarios which make simple tasks tedious (e.g. most of the customization features).

i think we should be able to drag interface elements to customize workspace instead of learning to code WALTER, for instance. i'm all for more user-friendliness, just that it's nonsense to me to ask for less options in a daw known for its flexibility.

I say keep the options coming, just get them more organized! As you say, it's silly to have so much unnecessary clutter and confusion right from the start.

i tried to make a noob-friendly config a while back, but its very difficult to keep it simple. had to make tons of custom actions to get fully expected behavior. then i need to get solid at creating tcp layouts to really make an easy interface and it's just too big an undertaking.

[metamorphosis]

Originally Posted by PooFox

f that. customization and the community contributions it allows are what set reaper apart. if you like workflows laid out for you, there's plenty of that around elsewhere. i think you mentioned a few. take the flexibility out of reaper and its just another vanilla daw. well a very reliable vanilla daw.

Disagree, obviously.
If you want a robust DAW with good support for everything, Reaper's the one. It's UI design is rubbish, but it's stable. You have to customise to the nth degree to get anything usable.
But you can still have customisability without the defaults being revolting. There are better ways of doing things. Other DAWs prove that, and if you've used one for any considerable length of time, you'd find the same thing.

[foxAsteria]

@metamorphosis: what exactly are you disagreeing with? i know defaults suck, but the solution is not to go the apple route and spoon feed the user a per-conceived workflow. it's just a matter of better organization.

clearly interface is not the strength of reaper; it's the coding (hence the stability). by expanding all these little options you're criticizing and increasing available api functions (coding jobs) we (the community) can better make the ui as we like.

you want big company results from a small team of programmers. i think you're barking up the wrong tree. much is left up to the user in terms of establishing workflow, yes. it's just a simple trade off. we get more power, we have more responsibility. we have to do more leg work, we get the software at a fraction of the cost of others.

to ask for a total paradigm shift in v5 is nonsense. of course you're welcome to disagree.

[vanhaze]

Take Cubase 7 for example;
Beautiful GUI imho, but awful sluggish performance, so i switched to Reaper with far less eyecandy but i couldnt be happier cause it's performance is stunning.

[Dannii]

There's many things I can think of. One that comes immediately to mind though is a WYSIWYG editor for WALTER.

[steki]

please make this style of menu sets to the default. much better and useful!
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=58672

[SpecialRich]

Originally Posted by steki

please make this style of menu sets to the default. much better and useful!
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=58672

No thanks!
I admire what they have done but I've tried them and I didn't like how they worked for me,
and here we have the issue of personal preference!

Although I see there have been some updates since I tried them a year or so ago so i might give them another go out of interest...