Multitrack audio and MIDI recorder for your Mac OS X

REAPER for Mac

REAPER 6.16

  -  19.15 MB  -  Trial

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 6.16.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of REAPER for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

Media explorer:
- display metadata in filesystem folder view
- automatically populate metadata for media files that are visible in the browser list
- support editing metadata in-place in the list
- support editing media file metadata in filesystem folder view
- support writing edited metadata to media files
- support marking media files as favorites, option to group favorites at the top
- add playback rate control
- remove option to use Windows Explorer for browsing
- update databases after moving or renaming files
- actions to insert on a new track create a new track after the last touched track
- add actions to go to shortcuts
- add action to rescan all databases
- add action to collapse all folders
- add action to create subfolder
- add action to delete files immediately (no confirmation/trash/recycle)
- add action to insert media into sample player on new or last touched track
- add action to open selected file in explorer/finder
- add action to randomize file list
- add option for search string to persist when browsing to new folder or database
- add option for vertical layout
- add option to hide file extension when file type column is displayed
- add option to hide folders in file list
- add option to hide path dropdown box
- add option to try to open non-media files
- add various display zoom actions
- add option to auto-stop when initiating file drag
- automatically update filesystem folder view when folder contents change
- clear preview playback when changing selection in browser
- column sort preferences persist between REAPER sessions
- confirm before deleting database
- display embedded transients in preview
- display mp3, flac, ogg, opus chapter markers in preview and optionally arrange view
- double-click preview display to select region between slices, cues, chapters
- faster metadata reading for various file types
- fix handling of shortcuts/paths with odd paths ending in space, etc •
- improve macOS retina drawing of peaks
- insert media on most recently selected track, not first selected track, consistent with copy/paste
- insert new shortcuts or databases immediately following the currently selected shortcut
- more efficient duplicate prevention with gigantic databases
- move pitch knob options to pitch knob context menu
- on startup, add any previously unreachable databases back into shortcut list
- transpose MIDI directly when adjusting pitch
- save recent search strings
- set focus to arrange view after dragging samples from media explorer
- show all controls at all widths
- show database name in path dropdown rather than "XX.ReaperFileList"
- show file type and reaper document icon for automation items
- support assigning shortcuts to actions to rescan database
- support browsing to folder enclosing file in database or search results •
- support copy/pasting files in or out of media explorer
- support customizable floating toolbar
- support customizing menus
- support dragging files into folders, real paths, or databases
- support keyboard shortcuts for all "Media: insert into project" and "Media: Insert into selected media items" actions
- support moving files to trash/recycle bin
- add options to display leading path, full path, or no path
- support renaming files
- support renaming folders in tree view
- support render-drag of file section outside of REAPER on mac
- use tree view for shortcut list
- when editing metadata in-place, up/down arrows navigate to previous/next file

Project metadata:
- add "all schemes" section, to add/edit metadata for multiple schemes at once
- support XMP, APEv2, IFF, REX metadata
- support special REAPER tag, for display/searching in media explorer
- support embedding ID3 tag in .wav files
- add category column to metadata dialog
- add option to always write title, date, and time fields when rendering
- add $date wildcard
- support user-defined metadata fields in schemes that support it
- save/restore column widths
- fix ID3 image metadata saving with project
- write INFO metadata as the last chunk in a .wav file so Windows Explorer will see it

VST:
- fix compatibility with a mixture of Waves VST3 shell plug-ins installed
- do not apply Windows multimonitor DPI changes across monitors until mouse released
- use separate process when scanning plug-ins, allow terminating hung plug-ins during scan
- improve resize behavior for various VST3
- re-scan button in preferences shows list of plug-ins which failed to scan, allow forcing a rescan of each plug-in

Media:
- display all supported metadata in source properties dialog
- when matching tempo for preview or import, use any suitable metadata, if it matches the beat length of the media

Theme adjuster:
- add action to open theme adjuster, default to Default_6.0 adjuster for old themes
- support global/color configuration for all themes
- option to show sends list in TCP (separate from FX)

Anticipative FX:
- fix excessive buffering when feedback loop w/ PDC present but feedback is disabled

Dynamic split:
- support ripple editing when removing silence

FX:
- improve display issues when FX resized and chain is displayed on right side of view

Media items:
- add action to open selected item source media in explorer/finder

NINJAM:
- lower network latency in voice chat mode

ReaSamplOmatic5000:
- when dragging files from media explorer, automatically adjust start/end, volume, and pitch

Region manager:
- fix sorting by marker/region index

Tooltips:
- fix reset of topmost pins on Windows when showing tooltip

Windows:
- fix resolution of shortcuts that point to non-ascii filenames