I almost don't dare to admit it, but i have to: some of the new icon-sets give Reaper a very different look and feel: professional.
I always thought i'm not very influenced by graphics. Form follows function and the colors have to be easy on the eyes. That's all i need!
I'm aready in the process to decide for the next sequencer and i'm taking a closer look at Samplitude. In the last week i was already much more leaning torwards Sam and clip-FX was, besides the general more "pro-feeling" the main reason so far. I thought this feeling comes only from the features and workflow of Sam.
But since i tried one of the new icon-sets, i'm suddenly much more attracted by Reaper!
Suddenly Clip-FX is no longer so extremely important as it was before and suddenly i'm willing to wait for an update of Reaper and live without it now.
This is the first time, i saw myself, how graphics can influence the overall impression about a software. Incredible.
Now Reaper would need professional graphics for the included FX.