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Old 12-08-2019, 08:03 PM   #41
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maybe people are fooled by version numbers, and expect V6 to be hugely different than V5... and hey, it IS but really it has become different gradually throughout the lifetime of V5... just think of all the changes that kept growing during the V5 time... ton of them

Reaper is different than other DAW's in that way... while others may get a ver. change every year, reaper gets updates every few weeks or months...

would you actually prefer to wait a year? Not me thanks.... I like how Cockos does it just fine... keep on keeping on
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Old 12-08-2019, 09:34 PM   #42
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I was mostly bummed there was the same old splash screen...no, really.
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Old 12-08-2019, 09:47 PM   #43
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"I basically don't know how Reaper's development works"
fast, at least.
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Old 12-08-2019, 10:10 PM   #44
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I was mostly bummed there was the same old splash screen...no, really.
https://stash.reaper.fm/v/37707/Reaper%20splash01.png

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Old 12-08-2019, 11:11 PM   #45
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I'm not trying to be an ass or anything, however:

Have you built your understanding on how REAPER development works just by following the statistics in the "Whats's New" text, or do you have actual behind the scenes knowledge about the REAPER development?
Not sure you need "actual behind the scenes knowledge" to understand that Reaper is updated frequently and incrementally, as opposed to the less frequent updates of most other DAWs. But sure if you want to feel like you really got a zinger in there
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Old 12-09-2019, 12:26 AM   #46
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some people just need to vent lol

last I heard, Justin is doing OK for money lol
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Old 12-09-2019, 12:48 AM   #47
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Oh nice! Thanks Edgemeal, that does the trick, haha.
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Old 12-09-2019, 01:32 AM   #48
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Yeah - V5 + a shiny new UI, and a couple of extra goodies.

I'll tinker on V5 for a while longer, mix complex audio on other platforms.
Nothing special about it at all
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Old 12-09-2019, 08:40 AM   #49
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But sure if you want to feel like you really got a zinger in there
No. But apparently you felt the need.

Plus, you're wrong. If you claim to know the hows, whys and whens about a project, you better be pals with or a member of the project team. Or else your guess is as good as mine.
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Old 12-09-2019, 09:18 AM   #50
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There's some cool insight into the dev process in a recent podcast conversation with Justin:

https://dawbench.libsyn.com/episode-...present-future

A couple of sections jumped out at me:

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=228386

And BTW, lots of info about the Reaper dev approach can be easily gleaned from direct quotes such as from interviews/conversations like that one above -- there are many interviews and articles/interviews that have been written/recorded about Reaper with Justin over the years. You don't need to personally know Justin to get a good understanding of what his approach is... he seems pretty consistent and transparent over the years in those interviews.
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Old 12-10-2019, 02:46 AM   #51
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Releasing reaper 6, a person would think they would have corrected all the errors in reported in version 5. Load version 6 for about 30 minutes is all I needed to convince me to return to version 5.
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Old 12-10-2019, 05:23 AM   #52
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Releasing reaper 6, a person would think they would have corrected all the errors in reported in version 5. Load version 6 for about 30 minutes is all I needed to convince me to return to version 5.
Why?

Looks?

Functionality?
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Old 12-10-2019, 07:42 AM   #53
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Looks more like a leprachaun`s ear these days....

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Old 12-10-2019, 08:14 AM   #54
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Old 12-10-2019, 10:49 AM   #55
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people need to stop being hung up on the numbering. the devs obviously aren't. once it drags out to four places, it's time to roll it over.
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Old 12-10-2019, 10:57 AM   #56
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We don't know if it is even possible (within reason) to achieve with Reaper's existing code.

I wish they would let us know either way.
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Herr IronColumn has left the building. (or at least he left his thread)
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Old 12-10-2019, 02:45 PM   #58
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Old 12-11-2019, 04:35 AM   #59
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So let's go through the original question one-by-one -

Did important developers leave the company?

No.

Why this update?

In order to have a new platform on which future new features can be built.

Do they need money?

No.

Are they broke?

No.

I am anxious.

Hello, Anxious!

Do they have stuff problems?

George Carlin can answer that one -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac
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Old 12-11-2019, 06:42 AM   #60
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Most of the replies in this thread are so stupid!

Yes, mine too.
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Old 12-11-2019, 07:59 AM   #61
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This isn't helpful or respectful.
what wasn't respectful about it?

It's helpful in that it describes the actual TL;DR version of the OP
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Old 12-11-2019, 08:47 AM   #62
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I like the new look.

It's all a matter of personal taste and what you're used to (what you taught yourself to like). Taste is something you acquire throughout your life. I used a lot of Logic, Studio One and Nuendo the last few years so dark UIs resonate with me.

There are many things I would like to see improved in Reaper. But I'm totally OK with V6. Cockos does things differently. As many pointed out, they release big new features whenever they want and don't wait for the big releases, holding things back. I commend them for it.

Of course there are things I don't like in Reaper at all, too.
First of all the inconsistencies. Inconsistencies in design: all the knobs and controls look differently, then you open a plugin window and everything looks again totally differently. Inconsistent naming: Media Items here, $item in the wildcards, but $item actually means the active Take Name. Hard for beginners to understand what's what when same things have a different name. More inconsistencies in the UI: To save presets, in plugins you click the +, in render settings there's a button called "Presets", the batch converter also has "Presets", but FX chains don't even have a button and you have to know to right-click in the FX list. Why not name it "Presets" and put a button everywhere. These inconsistencies are littered around everywhere. Not to mention the visual looks that are inconsistent everywhere, too. For me it's a matter of usability and when everything looks and works a bit differently in every window, you spend more time thinking about what's what than actually doing productive work.

Then there are all the millions of settings. I would like better default settings and less settings to tweak. There's a total settings overload for every little detail in Reaper. Too much choice paralyzes people (or me at least). But then again, people love that about Reaper, that it's customizable. I'm fine with that. I make settings once and it's mostly a fire and forget. I don't touch them for a few years.

But I'm excited that a lot of work has been done under the hood for Macs like Metal acceleration and I'm eager to see what this tech allows in the future.

I like Reaper, I would like if it was more "out of the box" and I didn't have to install SWS, ReaPack and stuff separately, which I need, and which is a lot of overhead keeping everything up to date, but this is just me. I bought my v6-v7.99 license and I'm looking forward to continue working with it some more.

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Old 12-11-2019, 11:01 AM   #63
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what wasn't respectful about it?
You'll have to forgive me. I wrote this when I was agitated about something else. I probably also have to engage some kind of "tone"-blocker before I respond in certain threads.
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Old 12-11-2019, 05:22 PM   #64
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I just didn't like the screenshot of those neon colors, so I'm not even going to try version 6, Pro Tools here I come!
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That really is a funny joke (But I missed the " " in the post ?!?!?! )

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Old 12-11-2019, 11:47 PM   #66
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Why?

Looks?

Functionality?
Looks, the theme is terrible.
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Old 12-12-2019, 02:24 AM   #67
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Looks, the theme is terrible.
You don't have to go back to V5 to change the looks.

You can use your favourite V5 theme in V6 and still have the new functionality.

This has been pointed out in multiple posts since V6 was unleashed.
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Pro Tools here I come!
Ah, you must be a Pro then.
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You don't have to go back to V5 to change the looks.

You can use your favourite V5 theme in V6 and still have the new functionality.

This has been pointed out in multiple posts since V6 was unleashed.
Quite so, I used Reaper 4 themes to avoid the Reaper 5 default theme (Nitpicky version improved it, but not far enough for my taste).

No doubt numerous new user themes and variants on the default theme will be available anyway.

We still don't know if the non themeable parts will ever be able to become themed in a future update, or if that is too much to ask of Reaper's code as it stands.
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We still don't know if the non themeable parts will ever be able to become themed in a future update, or if that is too much to ask of Reaper's code as it stands.
Yes, that is true, and I'd hazard a guess that much is still possible.

Still early days... Much is yet to come, I am sure, even if the "default theme" remains unchanged.
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the theme is terrible.
Great that you are the one to decide for all of us on this issue.
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Great that you are the one to decide for all of us on this issue.
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What exactly made you certain that he/she didn't write from his/her own point of view and that you had to flip your wig like that?

I wonder.
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Old 12-12-2019, 03:29 AM   #73
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Ah, you must be a Pro then.
Or a Tool. ;-)
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What exactly made you certain that he/she didn't write from his/her own point of view and that you had to flip your wig like that?
The fact that he did not state that this is just his own POV.

But I am not a native English speaker, and hence I might be fooled by literally translating his wording in my head. I am trained to know that in English "you" does not mean me personally but what is "man" in German (i.e. "one"). But in German pure naked statements, not stating literally impossible stuff, need to be understood as claiming a general kind of fact, and not a POV.

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Old 12-12-2019, 07:36 AM   #75
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Why?

Looks?

Functionality?
No dog in this fight, but see his comment in the context of the question he was answering above. The poster asked him "why?" he didn't like the update or whatever.

Not sure how that can be taken any other way than … "This how I personally feel about it." … since that's what the the conversation they were having was all about to begin with, how he personally felt about it.
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No dog in this fight, but see his comment in the context of the question he was answering above. The poster asked him "why?" he didn't like the update or whatever.

Not sure how that can be taken any other way than … "This how I personally feel about it." … since that's what the the conversation they were having was all about to begin with, how he personally felt about it.
Why are you quoting my post?
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Old 12-12-2019, 05:34 PM   #77
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I was going to post the exact opposite so I might as well do it here..

Thanks devs and thanks Justin for continuously upgrading your great product. I use it every day, it never failed on me, I'm always productive with it and most of all I always find a solution to any problem I might have. It even runs on Linux now.

I like the new theme (probably because I was excited about retina support for a long time and generally like dark themes) and I'm now finally switching from the 3.0 theme.
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Great that you are the one to decide for all of us on this issue.
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I have no idea how you get to your statement when I feel it looks terrible how does that extend to everyone.
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I have no idea how you get to your statement when I feel it looks terrible how does that extend to everyone.
It's simply a communication misunderstanding that is so common on the internet.

"This theme is the best" can be interpreted as a statement of fact and not a personal opinion or feeling.

"This theme is the best in my opinion" makes it clear that you are not saying it is the best for everyone but just for you.
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Thanks for clarification by a native speaker.

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