Today we can say that DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) represent the modern recording studio, so choosing the best software for your needs becomes even more important.
For some years now all Daw have more or less the same reliability characteristics. Even if Pro Tools continues to be the most used in the audio post-production for cinema field, new programs are making their way and many of them have convinced new generations of sound designers.
One of these software is certainly Reaper.
Which Reaper characteristics could influence the choice?
First of all, it is a multiplatform software that can be used on Windows, Apple and Linux and this feature, in a world where exchanging projects between professionals and different recording studios is increasingly frequent, is not a little thing. Furthermore, even if it’s not a free software, the cost of the license for professionals (who do not exceed 20,000 dollars in turnover) is around 60 dollars (every two versions), using that “gaming philosophy” that we often see applied to software for the development and implementation of video games.
One surprising thing about this software is its extremely light internal engine, which can use limited resources without pushing our computers to the limit, even in the presence of many audio tracks, effects and video tracks. Its compatibility with most audio video codecs and different plug-in formats (VST and AU for example) make it very versatile.
Therefore, it is a completely customizable software, according to your needs, where through ReaScript (the function that allows you to modify, execute and debug scripts within the software) it is possible to activate every function that can be useful to us. Reaper’s interface can be customized by loading user-created themes, and each theme (even those from previous versions) is always supported even with the most up-to-date versions.
Finally, thanks to the very frequent and accurate updates, we will always have a modern software, in step with the times and ready to satisfy all sound designers requests in the creation of their next projects.
In conclusion we must say there is no perfect software for everyone, but each of us can find the one that suits him/her better based on what we need to create, or interface we like the most or…
Now it’s up to you, which DAW will you choose?
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