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Old 12-16-2011, 06:18 PM   #41
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My MCU works like crap with REAPER and Klinke's awesome plug is of no use to those of us on Mac.
I have a couple of small things that "bug" me, but not to the point of "hate." However the Mackie Control issue is a show stopper for me. I've sort of worked around it by combining the MCU with 2 other generic midi controllers and it's ok, but still not right. I also hate how there is no vst feedback from the fx to the control surface. Just severally underwhelmed over all with it.
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:18 PM   #42
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Yeah. But...

This would have solved it in a better way!
They worked 100% predictably and acceptably before, they work 100% predictably and acceptably now, they could be changed, that change could be made optional, the optionality could perhaps be accessed through the rtconfig. Yes indeed. OK, now look a bit closer at the things you've not considered... what about those 3 state buttons? What about the disconnect between 'mousedown as on' and 'separate image as on' button types? That could all do with unifying into a common method, I absolutely agree, but suddenly its a much bigger Feature Request, reworking stuff that already works fine. And what for? To save the themer (a guy creating hundreds of images per theme) from having to manually composite a dozen or so of them? It would be nice, it would be neat, it would be consistent ...but it hardly seems a critical effort to me.

I say all this just to illustrate that its super easy, in words, for you to seamlessly sidestep from reporting an 'oops' to making a FR. But whether that FR be nice or spurious, its very unlikely to ever be as simple as it is to type the words.
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:23 PM   #43
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Ninjam metronome sound (cannot be changed).
Actually it can on your end. But I believe you have to reapply the dll every time.

Here is a link to the changed file. However I just tried it and it seems the sound is not changed? Used to work a while back.

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=29912

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Old 12-16-2011, 07:32 PM   #44
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What do I hate about REAPER?

Massive installer
Ridiculous load times
Ultra-rigid work-flow
Viciously crippled demo
Unfair pricing structure

And my personal peeve: It just doesn't sound as good as other DAWs.
Add to that No Professional Themes.
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:36 PM   #45
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a guy creating hundreds of images
what about a guy who doesn`t know squat about themes? it would be easier for him to change the default icons for something else.

but yes...I guess that dev`s effort should definitely be used on focusing on more important tasks. Once reaper is perfect we can then implement this!
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:46 PM   #46
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(I was being sarcastic, obviously)

A serious answer now... Hate is a strong word but things that I find irritating, to say the least, include quite a few half-done features:

- You can encode MP3s or FLAC but there is no interface to enter tag information

- You can export a DDP file but there is no interface to guide you in the process, no way to test the file and no documentation

- You can export to Soundcloud using a user-contributed plugin but have few options (and many other DAWs offer this feature officially)

- Reaper is one of very few serious DAWs that doesn't support importing/exporting OMF files to any extent (except for a user-contributed plugin that never made it past beta and that I've never been able to get to work)

- The FX window looks like it's 1995 again (seriously, how hard would it be to make it look somewhat decent?)
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:55 PM   #47
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A lot of what has already been mentioned, plus the fact that everything sounds "muffled" when doing a render...I will not argue, I will not go back & forth with examples, i will not null test, case closed, it is there.....
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Old 12-16-2011, 08:01 PM   #48
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Reaper needs to allow more compatibilty with external programs such as ACID and their acidized files. As it stands, it doesn't recognize these files. For someone like me who loves to create samples that can be loop-ready, that's an important thing: to be able to import samples that will conform to the tempo and pitch automatically with the project at hand. For some reason, Reaper doesn't have its own features that automatically embeds tempo/pitch information in the audio samples. Instead, you have to spend tons of time to re-do tempo and pitch data manually, item-by-item.

Many other programs also have "Loop Explorer" views that allow you to organize loops into various categories: BPM, genre, mood, instrument types, etc. With Reaper, you have to set up all these folders on your hard drive and sub-folders and create your own info: a real drag. The Media Explorer is great for importing and auditioning items, but why not a Loop Explorer as well for already created samples/loops??

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Old 12-16-2011, 11:12 PM   #49
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inconsistent snap overrides across different grid-related objects and operations, which then frequently requires 2 full snap-toggles just to perform a single action in a different snap mode than the one you're predominantly working in.
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Old 12-16-2011, 11:28 PM   #50
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For me its mostly just a few minor complaints.

multi-track comping is very messy right now. Even with just a couple tracks to comp it's more difficult than most other daws and not very intuitive.
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Old 12-16-2011, 11:55 PM   #51
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Control surface support.
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Old 12-17-2011, 01:28 AM   #52
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A lot of what has already been mentioned, plus the fact that everything sounds "muffled" when doing a render...I will not argue, I will not go back & forth with examples, i will not null test, case closed, it is there.....

I still say you're holding yer mouth wrong, boy....

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Old 12-17-2011, 04:51 AM   #53
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Lack of MFX support.....
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Old 12-17-2011, 06:14 AM   #54
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Man, that is so old hat. So last decade. So, um.... 2001
Actually the movie was made in 1968
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Old 12-17-2011, 06:26 AM   #55
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I hate that I'm such a nub that I don't know what half of the features of Reaper
Even do. Like, what's sws? I'm clueless to a lot of it, but getting better!
← this!

It works so well for me but i'm exploring "new" features in a much more slower rate than they get developed!
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Old 12-17-2011, 07:24 AM   #56
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So this seems to be the right thread for my first post

I love Reaper and it is really great for mixing. I use it now for 3 month or so.

But I hate the copy and paste function. I expect, if I paste an item in a track, that the item is pasted just behind the locator. But it seems, that this function pasted the item randomly within the track, so I have to search it and to drag it in the right place (maybe I am to stupid for this). I have found some entrys in this forum, but nothing helps me til now.

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Old 12-17-2011, 08:28 AM   #57
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But I hate the copy and paste function. I expect, if I paste an item in a track, that the item is pasted just behind the locator. But it seems, that this function pasted the item randomly within the track, so I have to search it and to drag it in the right place (maybe I am to stupid for this). I have found some entrys in this forum, but nothing helps me til now.
The new (v4) copy/paste functionality includes time selection. So if you copy
an item within the time selection, the whole length of the time selection
will be pasted from the Edit Cursor (what you refer to as 'locator') position.

You have two options, remove the time selection before copying by pressing
ESC, or remap CTRL+C in Actions menu to the other copy function, that ignores
time selection.

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Old 12-17-2011, 09:18 AM   #58
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I'm switching from Cubase and really enjoying REAPER most of the time. What I really hate about REAPER:

- glitching GUI while scrolling through a large list of tracks
- slow screen refresh when using hand-scroll
- ugly darkening of muted and not soloed track lanes
- overlapping marker and region names
- the look of some windows (MIDI editor, FX, IO, Envelopes)

So far my complaints are mostly about the visual side.
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Old 12-17-2011, 10:56 AM   #59
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You have two options, remove the time selection before copying by pressing
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thanks. this has been pissing me right off.
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Old 12-17-2011, 10:59 AM   #60
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keyboard action passthrough issue. certain windows block keystrokes assigned to main screen actions. this is understandable, but there needs to be some sort of global passthrough options for those of us who know what we're doing.
No hate here but +1 to this.
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Old 12-17-2011, 11:09 AM   #61
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thanks. this has been pissing me right off.
Yep, me too! Thanks.
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Old 12-17-2011, 02:23 PM   #62
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Actually the movie was made in 1968
True that. I first saw it on a plane to Singapore during a band tour in 1985. I remember thinking how far away 2001 was!!
On the plane on the way home from the tour, we watched the sequel, 2010 and I recall thinking that was EONS away!!!! Now it is 2011.... How time flies!
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Old 12-17-2011, 02:45 PM   #63
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1. Does'nt do laundry
2. Does'nt mow the lawn + yard work
3. Does'nt come with an included clone of me , that I can send to my 12 hr workday , while I sit at home and make music .

Those are my top 3 feature requests , get busy cockos !
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Old 12-17-2011, 02:51 PM   #64
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Maybe because I am still only 3 years into any digital audio, coming from analog, but what I hate about Reaper is that it does everything I want it to and leaves me nothing to bitch about. At least not seriously.....
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I hate the fact when I fire it up it doesn't say "Good morning Dave"
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Old 12-17-2011, 04:16 PM   #66
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I hate that I've come to expect every fora to be as quick and responsive as the Reaper forum, while none other is...
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Old 12-17-2011, 04:27 PM   #67
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By far, this:
+ MIDI Filter Events Box: Allow multiple MIDI items to be selected & edited simultaneously.
http://forum.cockos.com/project.php?issueid=2573
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Old 12-17-2011, 06:30 PM   #68
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I hate people that are not fanboi's with pitchforks and angry chanting.

I hate the way "arm tracks when selected" works (or doesn't lol!)*

I hate that it's not bloated beyond belief (would it kill ya to have a bunch of "deals" with 3rd part peeps where we could get LE versions of shit software that we won't use? (ROLLINGEYES) )

I hate that it doesn't make my music for me using telepathy.

I hate the wait for it to start. Jezzus, I could make a pot of coffee, have a smoke and invite the GF over for a quicky before it loads (ROLLINGEYES)

I hate the CLICKING when using an amp sim and looping playback w/o metronome on*

*actual hate LOL!
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Old 12-17-2011, 07:10 PM   #69
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The only thing I hate is how hardware and some software companies dont take R seriously. Only a mattter of time before this stops. Cant stop the snowball. Getting bigger and bigger day by day.

I wish REAPER devs would listen to the folks and add in more support for control surfaces or pick ONE. Add full support.

Please add a MIDI forum section as well PLEASE! This will only further MIDI development in R.
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This will only further MIDI development in R.
i'd like to add that it will help the MIDI minded help themselves as far as community development/3rd party software and workaround integration.

seriously, dudes - midi forum. we'll make you proud.
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I hate that I can't cut and paste an authorization number from a 3rd party plugin site and then paste it into a text box when authorizing a new plugin.

I have to type the code in or go to SONAR and open the new plugin there first.
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I don't like the way it handles external synths/tone modules.
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I hate that I can't cut and paste an authorization number from a 3rd party plugin site and then paste it into a text box when authorizing a new plugin.

I have to type the code in or go to SONAR and open the new plugin there first.
That's weird because I have done this successfully many times. I don't have a second DAW to open plugins in, and I rarely type these authorization numbers in..... odd.
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+1 for Evil Dragon's list.

I think the whole MIDI side of REAPER could get a boost on GUI as well as "feel" of how it operates. It still feels a bit DOS'esk, for a lack of better adjective. Now that I'm using MIDI so much more, I'm starting to feel like MIDI could use a definitive face-lift. Really, to blow other DAWs out of the water in terms of functionality, ease-of-use, and GUI.
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Old 12-17-2011, 10:24 PM   #75
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Lousy icons for tracks. The Reaper team needs to use REAL pics of instruments/vocals. Even so, triple the choices: have images of background singers, male vs. female lead singers, a choir, an orchestra, more specific string and woodwind instruments, a better choice for FX images, amp images, steel guitars, banjos, mandolins, full 3-5 piece band images, etc.

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EEEK!

Um, someone needs to get on that....don't cha think?
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Old 12-18-2011, 02:56 AM   #78
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WTF???!!!

I am still struggling to come to terms with Reapers idea of What Is Fun in takes and that little demo has really got me running scared of the whole thing.
Well, more scared than I was already.

Spend more time wrestling with the takes system than it takes to just delete and re-do in most cases, so that is what I tend to do.
If I had choose the ONE single thing that I find totally un-intuitive and awkward to use, it would have to be takes/drop-ins, etc.

I'm sure it is just me being used to a regular old tape-based multitrack, but there has to be a better way of implementing these jobs.
Even editing on my old Fostex D90s and my tascam 2488neo is/was easier.
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Don't want to spoil your rant, Ivan, but that's not the takes system. It's "Overlapping items in lanes" - not that it makes matters any better.

Here's a pet peeve of mine, the infamous Snap Dance™:


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This.

I'm sure I have report is as a bug long time ago. I'm also sure that it has been fixed. Your post made me scared that it appeared again, so I just tried to play with overlapping items, but I cannot recreate this buggy behaviour on my side. Strange.
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