Multitrack audio and MIDI recorder for your Mac OS X

REAPER for Mac

REAPER 6.44

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  • Latest Version

    REAPER 7.24

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.15 Catalina or later

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  • Author / Product

    Cockos Incorporated / External Link

  • Filename

    reaper644_universal.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    a4f3adf211c55c715ea2051f65a64cd2

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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 6.44.


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What's new in this version:

JSFX:
- fix memory bounds checking on aarch64/armv7l
- fix gfx_showmenu() related issues (deadlock when undo point added, possible crash when MCP embedded)
- if REAPER has an external editor configured for .jsfx, use for open in external editor button
- improve 32-bit x86 implementation (consistent rounding with other architectures)
- scripts can write to #dbg_desc to write debug messages visible on main plug-in UI
- show code sections in IDE right-click menu
- show context information about built-in variables in IDE
- do not allow export_buffer_to_project() to be called from @slider
- allow override of refresh rate using options:gfx_hz=60 etc
- add options:gfx_idle to allow @gfx section to run when UI is closed (detectable via gfx_ext_flags having 2 set)
- add options:gfx_idle_only to allow UI-less plug-ins to run @gfx code at idle

Media items:
- add option to close item notes window on enter key
- save item notes when closing item notes window via action
- add support for various loudness measurements (LUFS, etc) when normalizing media items
- when normalizing multiple items to an integrated loudness value, support either normalizing each item separately or normalizing the combined (sequential) output of all items

ReaScript:
- add CalculateNormalization function
- do not apply render-config changes when calling GetSetProjectInfo in get mode on rendering configuration
- do not defer indefinitely when calling reaper.defer() with no parameters from Lua
- properly support passing binary-safe strings to extension-registered functions

Render:
- ensure final master render peaks are displayed after normalizing
- fix files left open when normalization/limiting is interrupted
- fix render peaks display when normalizing and negative project start time offset exists
- fix saving of presets with normalize enabled affecting old presets

Actions:
- add "erase" as a default synonym for delete/clear/remove
- do not warn on program startup if too many custom actions exist (only warn when creating)

macOS:
- add per-theme option to not use themed window colors when in dark-mode (enabled by default theme)
- improve performance of Live FX multiprocessing, especially on M1 systems

Projects:
- improve behavior relating to project notes flags and loading projects in REAPER 6.38 and earlier
- on new project without saved project settings, set recording/render format to 24-bit wav

ReaSynth:
- fix extra sine oscillator when portamento is used
- fix stuck note when portamento is used in certain instances

Super8:
- fix recording glitches that could occur during looped project-synchronized playback
- support exporting media into project via MIDI CC when UI is not open

Windows:
- fix listview drawing glitches when editing values and scrolling
- support very long pathnames (note: for shell browsing/etc to work with these, the LongPathsEnabled registry key must be set)
- improve display responsiveness of progress bars

Control surfaces:
- fix CSURF_EXT_SETSENDVOLUME notifications when in write mode and fader-scaled envelopes
- Custom action editor
- fix entering certain characters on macOS

Glue:
- if format supports BWF, write start offset when exploding multichannel audio to new files

Keyboard:
- fix various cross-platform key aliasing corner cases

Linux:
- prevent closing windows via close button when a popup menu is open

Media explorer:
- improve selection behavior after navigating with arrow keys on Windows

Metadata:
- fix setting XMP marker metadata

MIDI editor:
- add action to insert note at edit cursor without advancing

Pan:
- fix manual entry of pan values when preference is set to display pan in dB

Razor edits:
- do not delete/cut/copy razor edits when cursor focus is on track control panels

ReaEQ:
- add Parallel Band Pass filter mode

ReaSurroundPan:
- correct 9.1.4 speaker arrangement, add 9.1.6

VST:
- scan %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Common\VST3 on Windows