This may actually be more efficient for those without a strong preference for how things should be done tinkerers have ample opportunity to consume their time configuring rather than producing, both in Reaper and Unix.įrom your list of interests, the only weakness you might find in Reaper is in MIDI programming, and even there it's very capable. Other DAWs have a greater tendency to impose a workflow.

Once you become familiar with it you can likely make it work very efficiently as you wish to work, always provided that you know how you wish to work. Reaper allows you to assemble functionality to suit your preferred way of working, at the cost of bewildering some newcomers with a vast array of options and resources requiring initial time and effort to learn. A clumsy analogy is that Reaper is to Other DAWs as Unix is to Windows - each offer similar capabilities, but presented differently. The major difference I find between Reaper and other DAWs is the ability/requirement to customise it if you want to benefit from the workflow efficiencies its flexibility offers. You might consider trialling with the pre-release version, which has some added capabilities. It'll give you plenty of time to decide if you can make Reaper work for you.

I'd strongly recommend installing Reaper and using it for the full trial period before putting your hand in your pocket and making a decision. Plz be as unbiased as possible Reaper people! =D But I've heard extremely great feedback about Reaper from experienced producers and I'm willing to learn. One other issue is that I found Reaper SO different from Cubase, and it doesn't look as slick as Cubase. I do electric guitar/bass tracking a lot, program instruments a lot (Superior Drummer) and also do mixing, editing and mastering. On the contrary, if Cubase 8 Artist is not that much better than the $60 Reaper, or it's not even as good as Reaper, then I will go with Reaper.

My mentality is that if Cubase 8 Artist is much much better than Reaper, then aight I will spend the $300. So my question is: Reaper and Cubase 8 Artist, which one is better and why (pros and cons)? As I said, I'm broke and I want to save money whenever possible. However, I feel like I really have to get an up-to-date DAW for better workflow/production or w/e. Because I'm very broke, I am still using Cubase 5 and I'm fairly satisfied with it.

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