Reaper and Pro Tools 8?

[RaySoul]

Originally Posted by DTheone

Its still in beta form for the mac; OS X PPC (5.3MB DMG) beta
Works perfect on the pc x96 and x64; no issues, no crashes on install or in use

Works great on PC. That insures I'll NEVER use it.

[flommer]

So in a nutshell...

What are the advantages of Reaper that might tempt a ProTools user?

ADC.. fine. Unlimited tracks...fine.

With those out of the way?

I't so cheap that it seems it might be useful just for some of it's plugins or to have access to VSTs..?

[DTheone]

Originally Posted by RaySoul

Works great on PC. That insures I'll NEVER use it.

To each their own; My last mac was a G4; I still use it as a word processor, music jukebox. I went intel on custom built pc and never looked back; even apple saw the light and has always and continues to play follow the leader with the latest intel processors.

Looks like protools 8.01 is end of line for the PPC too; ouch......
http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?...4&itemid=39673

It's time to upgrade dude; I just did; but again to each their own.........

[RaySoul]

Originally Posted by DTheone

It's time to upgrade dude; I just did; but again to each their own.........

What. Are you suggesting I upgrade to PC to use REAPER? And you're also the guy havin' all the problems with PT that I'm NOT havin'. Right? Good luck. Like you said "to each their own..."

[Shan]

Originally Posted by danander11

A quick ? Shane... Did you ever do up an interface for Reaper that was similar to using PT? If so, care to steer a fellow there?

Peace!

Half done. Porting over most of the shortcuts so I could work fluently in both apps was first priority.

Shane

[Shan]

Originally Posted by scottedog

Hi Shane,

It's been a while since I've tried but the last time I rewired Reaper in PT it spiked my CPU and was unuseable. Guess they've fixed this?

I haven't seen/noticed this myself so I can't comment if it got "fixed". Null tests porting over an HD session was pretty interesting though...all via ReWire by the way.

Shane

[danander11]

Originally Posted by Shan

Half done. Porting over most of the shortcuts so I could work fluently in both apps was first priority.

Shane

Beaut! Thanks!

[Shan]

Originally Posted by flommer

So in a nutshell...

What are the advantages of Reaper that might tempt a ProTools user?

ADC.. fine. Unlimited tracks...fine.

With those out of the way?

A very long list of advantages. User definable macro actions that will basically give you new features, multiple sessions open up at the same time all existing in tabs(in the same session), an SDK to code your own features, insane routing, 64bit mix buss and 64bit end to end signal path, offline bounce, MIDI to audio rendering, audio and MIDI can exist in the same track, PiP(Project in Project), complete customizable UI, save your plug-in chains, launches blazing fast, plug-in parameter modulation, fast bug fixing, organized open beta program, developers that listen, Audio/MIDI streaming over networked computers(boost your performance with that old PC collecting dust), ping calculated external hardware PDC, user scriptable plug-in engine, separate network effects processing, multiple audio format support in the same session, install and run it off a USB thumbdrive, run your plug-ins as separate processes(they run "outside" of REAPER), 4MB install file....

....I'll stop here. ReWired into PT is total audio geekness.

Shane

[audiogeekzine]

Originally Posted by Shan

A very long list of advantages. ..big list of stuff....

....I'll stop here. ReWired into PT is total audio geekness.

Shane

So I should like it.

but I don't. Editing is nothing like in PT.

The only recent use I had for it was to convert some MIDI drum tracks to Addictive Drums format, which only nearly worked right.

Something like editing my podcast would take over an hour extra in anything other than PT.


Shane, please teach us.

[DTheone]

Originally Posted by RaySoul

What. Are you suggesting I upgrade to PC to use REAPER? And you're also the guy havin' all the problems with PT that I'm NOT havin'. Right? Good luck. Like you said "to each their own..."

Dude, relax; you came out the side of your neck with the i'll never use a pc comment; so what! and for the record; i'm bulletproof with protools 8.01; zero problems just like Reaper; it's too bad you're having so much trouble

What could it be?

Have fun with your ppc