Why does Reaper's GUI flicker so much?

[puddi]

If there's one things that's slightly off-putting with Reaper it's the flickery and somewhat glitchy GUI. Try docking the Media Explorer and resize it to see what I mean. This flicker only seems to happen with docked windows and I didn't notice it in the OS X version (although that one has its own set of GUI issues).

Also executing some big actions can cause a real flicker fest in Reaper. Not to mention the stuttery playback cursor. Don't get me wrong, I love Reaper, but after trying Studio One (which is buttery smooooth) I really hope they can improve the general smoothness of the GUI in Reaper.

[Geoff-h3o]

Maybe your power settings? I'm on win 10 and don't get that here.

Good timing for this post tho ;-) :

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....80#post2055380

[puddi]

Originally Posted by Geoff-h3o

Maybe your power settings? I'm on win 10 and don't get that here.

Good timing for this post tho ;-) :

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....80#post2055380

My power plan is set to "High Performance" FWIW and unfortunately the latest update didn't make any difference for me.

[JamesPeters]

It's not happening on my system. (Details in my signature.)

[Travesty]

It depends on the machine, but reaper gui really needs an overhaul. I don't mind how it looks, but it struggles to keep up with changes. It seems to take up way more power than things like ableton

[Tyrannocaster]

I don't experience that on either of the two Windows 7 machines I have installed Reaper on. Or the Linux one. I also have it running on an old Mac with no issues like that, but it's an old version of Reaper on that one. The others have 5.91 (PC) and 5.95 (Linux).

What is the system?

[lowellben]

Originally Posted by Travesty

It depends on the machine, but reaper gui really needs an overhaul. I don't mind how it looks, but it struggles to keep up with changes. It seems to take up way more power than things like ableton

Reaper still flickers the entire GUI when you change screensets on Windows. yes, it does. Every time. It re renders the GUI and re-full screens it to load the new screenset. Talk about flicker lolol.

Not sure why the flicker in your case is happening that is strange but like it's been said, the GUI needs a retune

Sorry, ReaTune

[puddi]

Weird that no one else seems to have the same window flickering problem as me. I need to look in to some Windows settings I guess. Ugh.