Multitrack audio and MIDI recorder for your Mac OS X

REAPER for Mac

REAPER 5.980

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of REAPER 5.980.


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What's new in this version:

Envelopes:
- don't preserve relative differences between points when editing via action
- fix inconsistency when loading projects with bezier envelope points
- fix time selection edits that start at the beginning of a media item
- improve UI performance when recording send volume/pan automation

Render:
- add option to render selected tracks via master
- improve use of $item wildcard when rendering project regions
- support $item and $track wildcards when rendering selected media items via master
- when rendering selected tracks or media items via master, also render children and receives

FX:
- fix potential crash on macOS/Linux when auto-switching visible FX chain
- fix ReaTune per-take FX tail issue

macOS:
- fix system Services menu
- use standard Window/Help menu ordering
- add osx_max_open_files= reaper.ini tweak

MIDI editor:
- handle converting multiple selected events between 2-byte and 3-byte messages
- support copy/pasting events between CC lanes and channel pressure lane

Mouse modifiers:
- fix preference to ignore targeting media item lower half
- improve handling of empty take lanes when targeting media item lower half

Notation editor:
- fix chasing key signature changes when displaying multiple tracks
- fix chasing clef changes when media items overlap

Peaks:
- do not set all media online after building peaks
- fix bug in waveform drawing with some themes and settings (5.979 regression)

Performance:
- improve low-latency behavior by avoiding destroying media buffers from audio threads
- fix live FX multiprocessing issue with folder tracks causing media buffer underruns
- reduce audio device underruns when pausing

ReaScript:
- simplify display of line numbers in IDE error messages
- improve Python compatibility with unicode strings

VST:
 -limit preset dropdown to 512 presets of each type
 -improve support for VST3 MIDI program change messages

ARA:
- handle ARA state load error without interfering with extension state loading

Arrange view:
- avoid excessive redraws during some mouse edits

Jump to time:
- add support for jumping to relative time in earliest selected media item

Localization:
- improve alignment of various auto-resized controls when arranged in columns

Media items:
- add optional per-item ruler display

Mixer:
- fix slowness when opening mixer

Nudge:
- fix issue with calling nudge-by-settings-slot before opening nudge window

Ruler:
- in frame mode, display one tick mark per frame when possible

Toolbars:
- improve automatic button images for various Set: actions