REAPER | Old Versions

REAPER v0.999 - July 27 2006
Download: 1.08MB installer

made pan tooltips match display near center
record button no longer hidden on folder tracks
app wide fixes for getopenfilename calls with filenames with / in them
grid extends onto timeline in measures mode
timeline update bug when editing timesignature markers
some new color themes (thanks, chip and darko)
installer: rearoute defaults to not installed (unless it is already installed)
ReaSamplOmatic5000: a simple midi triggered sample player
reaverb: will look in project directory/etc for missing files, and prompt if not found

REAPER v0.998 - July 26 2006
Download: 1.07MB installer

transport display updates
timeline, when in measures mode, shows measures as well as time
fixed loading/saving of font information in color themes
modeless about and preferences windows
reorganized audio preferences some, option to run FX when stopped (for certain VSTi etc)
removed recording preview gain
fixed broken send while stopped bug introduced in .997
disabled keyboard shortcuts when mouse is captured
fixed bug when recording the output of a record armed track in a folder track and the folder is muted
removed some excess locking code in floating fx windows
floating fx windows resize even if config option not set for the normal fx window
unfloating FX windows work better with BFD
snapping/grid overhaul, alt+g toggles grid, alt+s toggles snapping, alt+l shows settings for grid/snap
menu items for other toolbar items, hotkeys (alt+x, alt+p, alt+shift+g, etc)
better default snap/grid options
option for not loading template project on startup
mousewheel in mixer scrolls mixer
mousewheel in midi editor when docked doesnt affect main window zoom
ReaComp/ReaGate get up to 1s RMS control
vst: floating will no longer show scrollbars (unless required)
vst: support for generic UI on any vst plug-in

REAPER v0.997 - July 25 2006
Download: 1.07MB installer

when recording channel outputs, you can now choose mono/stereo as part of the record mode (rather than being tied to the input's channels)
made transport better looking, time display uses timeline colors/font, etc
fixed bug in record output (midi) selection
fixed record monitoring VU on stopped
fixed drawing bugs in on the fly peak display
made peak gain (shift+Up/down) apply to on the fly peak display
mp3 decoder: support for mp3s with samplerates < 32khz

REAPER v0.996 - July 24 2006
Download: 1.07MB installer

track VU meters are more in sync with played content
added track view scrolling with middle mouse button
optimizations to internals of track and record buffering, should have less heap activity
track control panels refresh more quickly when scrolling/zooming
better track name field appearance (border with hilite/shadow colors)
fader tracks are colorthemed with hilite/shadow colors
fader slider is colortheme tintable (try out the sink-ableskin theme)
better vst generic ui scrolling support
reafir: added context menu with manual setting window
reafir: double click resets the selected point to 0db

REAPER v0.995 - July 23 2006
Download: 1.06MB installer

fixed buzzing on muted items
VU meters colors/interlacedness is now part of each color theme
master VU meter has new default RMS+peak mode, configurable settings via right click
fx windows remember which fx was active
right click on master mono button lets you choose mono mode (L+R, L, R, L-R)
mcu: fake touch support for pan knobs (they latch for 3s after moving when in touch mode)
midi editor: ', " support
midi editor: right click on piano roll selects all events in that note
midi editor: selected items always appear over unselected items in velocity lane
midi editor: grid/snap division labelled with beats to avoid confusion

REAPER v0.994 - July 22 2006
Download: 1.06MB installer

sends, track hwouts, and master pan all default to 0.0dB pan law, instead of project pan law (though you can override them individually). THIS MAY IMPACT EXISTING PROJECTS.
more vst scrollbar fixes
auto open fx dialog when adding fx to from shift+F etc
shift+F now defaults to last selected track for adds/etc
option to disable DirectX plug-in support
move items with ripple all now updates top timeline
better black key hit testing in midi editor
new VU meter sytle is optional
optional dx plug-in scan at startup instead of first add window open
mp3 decoder: fix 0 byte mp3 crash

REAPER v0.993 - July 21 2006
Download: 1.06MB installer

floating transport updates on color theme change
updates to plug-in API: plug-ins can now easily read/modify config on the fly
MIDI editor autoscroll is now tied to the main autoscroll option
"close window" menu items for docked undo/routing windows
close all tabs menu item in empty space of tabs
perfmeter now reopens docked after close while docked
fx windows will try to stay on screen on sizing/opening
made fx add dialog a modeless tool window, that is openable by itself, too, with Shift+F
right clicking fx buttons opens add dialog
when opening fx chain that is empty, add dialog opened by default
slight pan snap to center on track pan controls
more size optimizations
updated 3pm: removed labels on tiny track meters
updated 3pm: interlaced VU meters

REAPER v0.992 - July 20 2006
Download: 1.06MB installer

fixed some inaccurate midi peaks display when zoomed far in
better peak meters, with labels etc
better zoomed in peaks view
optional per-track/send/item pan law override
made big I/O dialog preserve kb focus when toggling sends
reaper.exe size optimizations (more to come)

REAPER v0.991 - July 19 2006
Download: 1.07MB installer

feedback routing will no longer feedback MIDI
waveout+dsound+ks are more killable for bad drivers
better dsound output-only support
tooltips in track display go away when you move out of the window
different cursor for snap offset adjustment
midi editor autoscrolls when playing project
"Reverse item to new take" context menu item
fixed "render fx to new take" for MIDI items
better color theme saving handling
some new color themes, removed some old ones
optional no-move-cursor-on-insert-file mode (prefs/editing)
holding middle button switches mousewheel zoom to scroll (same as holding alt)

REAPER v0.99 - July 19 2006
Download: 1.07MB installer

project setting: auto-mute master output option if it exceeds X dB
project setting: open notes on project open option
project setting: pan law (configurable attenuation on center)
routing: feedback routing option
routing: better multithread reentrancy support for feedback etc (no more hangs I hope)
ui: mono switch on mixer/master track control
ui: fixed holding control when clicking a volume fader on an unselected track
ui: ctrl+A, Alt+M, delete keys all now use keyboard focus instead of mouse cursor to decide whether acting on tracks/items/etc
ui: moved snap/grid options into their own easily accessible window
ui: autoclosing of I/O, envelope dialogs now deals more nicely with keyboard focus
ui: fixed transport hiding context menu
vst: vst config scrollbar fixes
vst: if names aren't retrieved for VSTs, uses relative DLL path+name for name
midi editor: fixed previewing of looped items/etc when playing project
midi items: fully overlapping midi items replace contents (but do not send noteoff messages, yet)
audio/midi items: muted/empty items replace audio/midi of overlapped items
perf meter: more stable main thread locking
kernel streaming: shows min/max values available in config dialog

REAPER v0.989 - July 17 2006
Download: 1.07MB installer

media items: snap offset (grab lower left edge of items to set)
media items: open copy of a midi file now creates a new file of the range of the old item
media items: open copy updates undo state, display
ui: fix recording moving to cursor on punch-in
ui: if record+paused, hitting ctrl+space/enter/etc will unpause rather than play
ui: play cursor displayed in navigator
ui: most keys hit in navigator go to main window
ui: snap enabled on drag&drop from explorer/etc
ui: prefs option to zoom in on mouse cursor when zooming
sinks: wav writer runs synchronously when rendering
sinks: ogg/mp3 writes run synchronously
sinks: wavpack uses larger async buffers
midi editor: will show play cursor of items played in project
fx: plug-in delay compensation now properly delay compensates midi events
vst: won't autoresize window down narrower than the I/O controls etc
vst: added cando sendVstTimeInfo to VST support (for MusicLab Drumtools etc)
vst/dx: if state hasnt changed, dont reload config (good for bfd when undoing/redoing, makes undo/redo faster)
option to set/adjust manual recording delay offset in prefs/audio
dsound/waveout: better support for 24/32-bit PCM, <>2 channels
dsound/waveout: somwhat better recording latency compensation
kernel streaming: added device selection
kernel streaming: fixed crash during initialization on some cards
internal: in async mode, buffering goes sync for worker threads if buffering ahead
internal: updated plug-in API (in a somewhat not backwards compatible fashion)

REAPER v0.988 - July 14 2006
Download: 1.06MB installer

slightly more aggressive worker threads (above 48khz they get even moreso)
no more reloading audio config every time we open the audio
(hopefully) improved prebuffer behavior (should work better with plugins that have lots of delay)
disabled scrollbars thumb snap back
reaverb: file loaded impulse normalizing, better defaults for wet/dry mix

REAPER v0.987 - July 13 2006
Download: 1.06MB installer

Now includes ReaVerb!
MIDI editor: fixed undo/redo resetting endpoint
MIDI reader: if file doesnt end with all-notes-off event, round length up to next beat
improved time display rounding
fix for rendering with some VSTs (i.e. BFD)
various pdc related fixes/speedups (wdl_fastqueue bugfix)
Update 2am: ReaVerb loaded files are now attenuated by 18dB

REAPER v0.985 - July 12 2006
Download: 1.04MB installer

automatic slide editing when the border between two selected items is moved
enlarged generic vst dialog
fixed media explorer window position restoring bug
automation write latch mode
fixes to deletion in ripple all mode
fixed routing window annoying tooltip sticking around
envelope toggling dialog to let you easily add/remove/arm/hide envelopes in mass
right click envelope button gives old style envelope menus
updated send levels/routing dialog (a bit crazy, maybe, but a step in the right direction)
right click I/O button gives old style send/recv menus
updated VU meter fonts
midi editor: clicking velocities adjusts instantly
midi editor: doubleclick adds/removes event
reafir now defaults to point mode, has output gain fader
reafir: holding ctrl moves all points/curves, holding shift in point mode moves segments
reafir: no longer stores entire FFT state in point mode, better point->precise conversion settings, etc
added docking mode to perf window
reordered outputs in I/O menus and boxes (stereo pairs, then mono outs)

REAPER v0.984 - July 10 2006
Download: 1.03MB installer

better support for very small playspeed adjustments in master and items
insert menu cleanup/correction
selection setting from transport now fixed
internal fader range improvements for better reusability
js autoresize support in fx window
better JS effect UI, bug fixed for editing parameter (notifies effect properly)
JS effects now support edit/recompile
better VST generic UI
big automation updates (faders without automation armed are left in trim mode etc)
MCU touch automation mode
updating of horiz scrollbar during recording so you can scroll to the current position
ReaComp/ReaGate get better metering
ReaFir v0.5, with point editing mode, as well as new experimental per-band Compressor/Gate modes
master VU now shows temporarily held VU value at the bottom instead of instant

REAPER v0.983 - July 8 2006
Download: 1.03MB installer

larger master playrate field for more accurate setting/viewing
jump to marker menu in transport context menu
shift+C now inserts timesig marker/tempo change
added marker/region inserting to the "insert" top level menu
midi editor: fixes to cc lane when scrolled
midi editor: better Cx drawing

REAPER v0.982 - July 7 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

added changelog in about box
fixed scrolling while editing when mouse is near right edge of screen
midi editor: adjusting velocity on multiple items moves them all relatively
midi items starting on timesig marker now properly use that timesig (rounding error)
fixed rounding inaccuracies in midi sink (length now saved correctly, and more)
option to run fx in workers (SMP support) when rendering to disk (disabled by default)
new supermonkeyball-ish demo song

REAPER v0.981 - July 6 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

faster PDC for DX/VST (uses less memory bandwidth especially)
initial MIDI editor velocity lane support (todo: CC support etc)
open midi editors prompt user to save when closing project or quitting
better midi editor zooming behavior, mousewheel modifiers (ctrl/alt)
consolidate browse box gets create dir button like everywhere else

REAPER v0.980 - July 6 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

midi editor multiple item resize back to old behavior, hold ctrl to stretch multiple items
optimized VST/DX PDC and non-PDC modes (much better for >2 channel tracks)
VST output no longer broken on 64 channel tracks
fixed some midi note dropping
global memory management optimizations

REAPER v0.979 - July 6 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

preliminary track record output (MIDI) mode for overdubbing
made so track media items always play when recording track outputs
more worker thread tweaks
midi editor has reverse option, stretch items, stores internal state with more precision
midi editor preview only previews visible channels, can now change event channel
midi editor has better selection logic when clicking items
midi editor home/end key support
midi editor preserves unknown data
fixed occasional stuck peak meters in reacomp/reagate
tweaks to reacomp/reagate's sliders, fixed combo box issues
hopefully fixed reacomp's self-bypassing-on-low-signal bug
reacomp's attack/release curves are more accurate at 0ms
fixed ripple/mixer flags not being read from project correctly
[updated 11am july 6] midi editor: fixed brokenness

REAPER v0.978 - July 3 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

made l/r borders on small items
fixed record button lighting when recording
fx preset system can now update existing presets (todo: import/export)
better handling of current dirs in various open/save dialogs
added track numbers and names in FX floating windows
set prebuffer behavior to not run worker threads until buffers full
adjusted worker thread waiting-for-media-behavior
fixed popup menus in VST/DX plug-ins that dont handle it right
optimized preferences config writing
moved the following settings to project settings: envelope attach to items, autocrossfade, mixer show/grouping flags

REAPER v0.977 - July 2 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

better handling of envelope ranges when unknown plug-in is used
double precision vst plug-in support
ReaComp overhaul (much better sounding, configurable knee, feedback mode)
ReaComp and ReaGate are now double-precision-only (require reaper .977+)
added option to move floating FX windows to the foreground when selected
tweaked project loading on startup sequence
media item z order is now ordered left to right instead of using selection state
autopunch record mode defaults to tape style if no item was autopunched
fixed peaks building wanting to build peaks for offline media items
wont display every instance of every unknown effect when loading a project
fixed bug where midi editor will keep midi file locked
fixed unpausing related bugs
24bps encoding in FLAC seems buggy, don't use it for now
update 6:05pm: fixed some reagate/reacomp automation issues

REAPER v0.976 - June 28 2006
Download: 1.02MB installer

vst save fxp dialog now shows "save" instead of "open"
in media item volume +6dB mode, you can go past +6dB for more gain
reafir v0.4, much smaller configuration state
reacomp and reagate get better, faster filters, and rms window support
added FX floating windows
fixed right click menu issue in FX chain list

REAPER v0.975 - June 27 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

ctrl+alt+t toggles transport
supercrappy peak preview while recording
added a very preliminary version of ReaSynDr (drum synth)
[updated 10:30pm] fix for left/right/downmix channel modes in mono output (and consolidate)
fixed consolidated rename bug

REAPER v0.974 - June 27 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

fixed loop selection snapping when "move cursor to start of loop selection" is set
fx window doesnt get focus on project load
moved selection controls to transport
moved editing state buttons to top left
transport can be docked/undocked now, or hidden
fixed one sample off media item issues
fixed pasting precision issues
flac/wavpack encoding supports tracking output size (for autosplitting like wav/etc when recording)

REAPER v0.973 - June 26 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

fixed recording getting behind on some machines
fixed poor playback performance on some machines
better FX window docking/focus behaviors

REAPER v0.971 - June 26 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

fixed some 1-sample-off mp3 decoding errors
fixed record latency compensation when recording track outputs
added Ctrl+Space keyboard shortcut to play/stop from any window
lowered cpu use on worker threads
fixed peaks not updating when playrate increased on items
vst: (slower) compatibility option for broken fx, plug-ins with mono out default to both channels, better softsynth delay compensation
record output mode has optional record latency compensation
support for launching reaper with (only) the filename of project on the command line
vast improvements to recording (worker thread support) -- should support recording many more channels, better support for direct recording to wavpack/flac/ogg/mp3, etc.
open copy of unknown bitdepth items are rendered to 24 bit wave

REAPER v0.970 - June 22 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

improved disk reading performance, MUCH MUCH better now for large numbers of tracks. WAY.
fixed midi editor rightclick drag/alt drag popup menu coming up
media explorer: close window item in context menu
fixed midi preview stopping hung note issues (reset fx)
timesig markers get "T"
cleaned up mcp item hilite
visual preview when dropping files onto the tracklist window
ESC key closes routing and undo windows in undocked mode
alt click mute/solo/recarm unsets all mute/solo/recarm and sets this one (like ctrl but setting current too)
made view switch to waveform from peaks much further in
worker threads are sleepier when not playing (lower idle cpu use)
Updated June 23 @ 12:30am - fixed midi/ogg/mp3 hanging issues

REAPER v0.969 - June 21 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

MUCH faster editing/overall performance when using VST plug-ins
VST config saving now stores program instead of bank (MUCH smaller state info)
Included ReaSynth, a tiny and very basic additive synthesizer VSTi
potential fix for some (rare) mousewheel drivers with new scroll modes
fixed master track envelopes being saved/restored correctly in undo state
ESC key closes mixer window in undocked mode
VST/JS load default presets now work

REAPER v0.968 - June 20 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

updated internal plug-in API
turned "flush track buffer on edit" off by default
turned "look for files in project directory first" off by default
midi items now use the BPM of their start position for timing
mousewheel on tcp does vscroll
when saving project, option to create subdirectory
option to copy/move media when saving projects
browse directory boxes have create directory button
directory creation is recursive

REAPER v0.967 - June 19 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

fixed Enter key in media explorer when docked
fixed routing window item tick in main menu
fixed mouse clicks in MIDI piano roll window
fixed menu disappearing after undocking a MIDI window
fixed midi notes being sent twice with fx that lookahead
vst support improvements, vst plug-in midi output support
vst/dx plugins show the correct number of channels when changed and not playing back
better error messaging when cant open audio
better midi editor focus grabbing when docked
midi preview through sends work again
reafir v.03 with reduce artifacts/less effective option
[update: 12pm June 20: fixed midi monitoring]

REAPER v0.966 - June 18 2006
Download: 1.01MB installer

fix: editing note in fx window updates undo state
fixed various send/hwsend issues with mono source/mono destinations
tempo map envelope points are now also accessible as markers!
markers can also override project beats/measure
fixed rec arm showing sources at zl3
fixed sticky rude solo light in mcu
made how VST inputs/outputs route to/from channels chooseable
changed VST config format for better forward compatibility, but the new format will no longer work in versions older than v0.966.
FX in master track + tracks that have receives no longer run when stopped
updated ReaGate and ReaComp to work more cleanly with new VST routing

REAPER v0.965 - June 16 2006
Download: 1MB installer

can now edit FX comment directly from FX window
better media item peak caching, MUCH faster display while editing
peaks files are now mmapped in for better performance
optimized zooming/scrolling/etc too
routing window fixes (updates more, menu item updates, etc)
better multichannel vst delay comp
slightly better looking MIDI peaks display
fixed so bundled VSTs show up even when no VST path is configured

REAPER v0.964 - June 16 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Support for more than 2 channels per track, sends can now specify source and destination channels
Multi-output and multi-input VST/VSTi support
DX plug-ins can be set to input/output on choice of channels
JS now supports multichannel audio (spl0..spl15 in code)
support for longer VST path lists
added FX comments
media explorer will only take keyboard if visible
MIDI editor remembers position, is dockable
fixed bug when recording to dir that doesnt exist
ctrl+click of a VU meter peak clears all peaks
included ReaGate, ReaComp, and ReaFir FFT EQ, our VST plug-ins
mp3 decoder sync improvements
better installer organization

REAPER v0.963 - June 14 2006
Download: 1MB installer

(hopefully) fixed scrollbar bug on multi monitors
fixed some midi message timing stuff, better sending of noteoffs, sending of noteons when starting in the middle of a note, etc.
new scrollbars in midi edit window
fixed midi editor preview playing when editor closed and reopened
midi editor has space/ctrl+space hotkeys for play/stop, playback start cursor, auto scrolling
media explorer midi preview goes to first selected track
media explorer allows use of more keys
VST: preliminary fxp read/write, fxb loading
better dealing of record paths that are root directories of drives
fx window now has minimum size
holding the zoom buttons on scrollbars continuously zooms
multiple item normalization
holding control when clicking a record arm button unarms all tracks
holding control when clicking an FX bypass button toggles bypass, and sets all tracks to that setting

REAPER v0.962 - June 11 2006
Download: 1MB installer

fixed pre-fx sends (when combined with latent fx) bug
fixed aux send dialog for right clicking on routing matrix master column
mute display (dimmed box) in routing matrix
themed scrollbars for mixer and routing windows
new recording modes (in options menu, new tape style, etc)

REAPER v0.961 - June 8 2006
Download: 1MB installer

scanning VSTs can optionally not scan for names
rename plug-ins can now change instrument status
version update dialog has scrollbars in the text display
close button for aux send dialog
routing matrix tooltips
added .rpp/.edl/.txt and clipsort.log file drop to main window and support for those types in media explorer
loading last used project will not give error if it was not found
added FLAC reading/writing support
added AIFF reading/writing support
added import/export for Samplitudes EDL format
importing a vegas EDL TXT now lets you choose replacements for missing files
added -resetconfig command line switch to reaper.exe, and shortcut to start menu
updated 2:09pm PST: crash fix

REAPER v0.960 - June 1 2006
Download: 1MB installer

fixed routing of record input bugs
entering negative project bpm will no longer hang things
potential resampling fix for fixing looping/ends of items
added dblclick track control panel selects all items in track
fixed hard to reproduce white noise pitch shifting bug
faster cubic interpolation (reduced filter size some)

REAPER v0.959 - June 1 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Routing Matrix window
new improved scrollbars (removed zoom sliders, soon we will reorganize the UI some)
fx drag and drop from one track to another (hold alt to move, hold ctrl to make a copy in the current window)
fixed bug in resampling .wv files
internal fader reworking
ensured that sliders set to 0.00dB are exactly 0.00, instead of possibly some very small amount
volume faders can be configured to go down to -150dB
asio input is now optional
rearoute will not show in reaper as an asio option if reaper is in rearoute master mode
stickier selection behavior when recording
deferred file closing/opening when recording
updated looping logic which should make doing looped recording of multiple takes better (since each take will start at the exact same time, the takes will be added in a cleaner fashion)
rendering now disables mixer/undo history windows so you cannot mess things up during a render
fixed item to item snap when moving across tracks
changed track buffering logic to be in "ms" instead of "blocks"
updated fx chain/buffereahead internals (better but still not great UAD-1 support)

REAPER v0.958 - May 26 2006
Download: 1MB installer

better vertical zooming (more steps when zoomed mostly out)
option to hide tracks from the mixer
default track mixer-hide and main-send options
fixes to MIDI sending events multiple times, etc
mcu flip button now works, mcu global view button now cycles tcp/mcp modes for mcu
color themes that are not saved are still saved across instances, other improvements
fixed bug in vst pdc
option to confirm midi filename when creating new midi file (off by default)
doubleclick on item to edit option (prefs/editing)

REAPER v0.957 - May 25 2006
Download: 1MB installer

color themes menu in main menu, better ui in prefs for loading
midi editor has themed colors for dialog
midi file reader sends more accurate timing info, should drop less notes
apply fx uses render blocksize from prefs
added drag&drop from the FX add dialog to the tracklist and mixer
better peaks building behavior (will make sure all are built if you edit while building)
better themeing of more of the tcp/mcp UI

REAPER v0.956 - May 24 2006
Download: 1MB installer

color themeable window background/text colors, UI updates
fixed bug relating to missing dx plugins and presets
rearoute output support for media explorer
automatic new version notification (which you can easily disable if you do not want it)
some icon updates to be more compatible with color stuff
modeless peak building (moveable, hideable window)
added drag and drop to folders in FX add dialog

REAPER v0.955 - May 23 2006
Download: 1MB installer

big MCU support improvements (banks, time display, track labels, vu meters, better jog wheel support, save/undo, modifiers, etc)
added "auto-stop preview after adding an item" in Media Explorer
configurable volume fader range and shape, better default shape, range
item volume adjustment, fades (>=250ms) pre-fx volume envelopes, now affect midi note velocities
item volume can optionally be -inf..+6dB instead of the default -inf..0dB
peaks display now by default looks nicer (though old style is still available via option)
increased maximum zoom from 50kpix/s to 80kpix/s
fixed track mono hw outs being 6dB too hot
added FX folders management in FX add dialog
option to move edit cursor to beginning of loop selection on loop selection change

REAPER v0.954 - May 19 2006
Download: 1MB installer

added performance meter window
improved CPU time display in the FX window
always on top option
fx rename supports multiple items
ReaRoute performance and stability improvements
reworked MIDI internals for sysex record/playback support, hope nothing broke too bad
.syx file support
fixed crash in the Media Explorer

REAPER v0.953 - May 16 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Experimental new feature: ReaRoute! ReaRoute acts as an ASIO driver usable by other applications, and lets you route their inputs/outputs to REAPER.
improvements in the FX add dialog (renaming, rescan, JS effects editing)
option for no scrolling view to edit cursor on stop (default)
hardware outs are affected by solo as long as they are post-fader
vst scanning dialog doesn't come up unless actually scanning a new vst plug-in
vst transportchanged notification for flstudio/etc
synth's tiny "C64" sample project
[updated 9:38pm] fixed looped recording synchronization
[updated 9:38pm] ReaRoute stuck buffer fixes

REAPER v0.952 - May 12 2006
Download: 1MB installer

added oldschool about box screen
moved "parent folder" button in media explorer on the left side
fixed multi-item resize (crash) bugs
added a track buffering mode configuration (low latency hardware optimized, or not)
option to adjust blocksize used when rendering
track control panel can now be resized to very narrow

REAPER v0.951 - May 7 2006
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made enter/ctrlspace start playback if stopped
Hopefully fixed some looping midi bugs
media explorer config saving bugfixes
better VSTi timeinfo reporting (works with jamstix and others now)
hopefully correct midi clock/SPP sending option in prefs/midi
Updated May 8 @ 12:18am: DEP support for Jesusonic (for you XPSP2 users who have a recent DEP-enabled processor)

REAPER v0.950 - May 6 2006
Download: 1MB installer

better ctrldrag copy behavior for multiple items
fixes for default project template
midi editor improvements: playback support, previewing of clicks/etc
ctrl+numpad 4/6 adjusts left edge of selected items, alt+numpad 4/6 adjusts right edge
fixed bug where auto monitored but not record armed channel wouldnt play
better take adding for auto-punch-in/out (auto-split when you start too late)
(update 6:20pm): fixed bug in open copy on non-looping items that are longer than source, made view gain (shift-up/down) go up to +36dB from 24

REAPER v0.949 - May 4 2006
Download: 1MB installer

preliminary WavPack reading and writing support
new hotkeys { and } for setting loop selection start/end
"explode takes" option to expand an item into its takes across new tracks
template project option in prefs/editing/defaults
zero crossing line when zoomed in on items
wave writer now supports overlapped writes for more resilient recording
recording format selection now allows you to choose formats other than .WAV
ogg, mp3 sinks now support on the fly peak creation
clicking track mixer panels without modifiers makes only that track selected
made open copy/apply fx rename the new take to the new filename
reorganized edit cfg prefs, options for envelopes on by default
fixed play cursor for wine

REAPER v0.947 - April 22 2006
Download: 1MB installer

option to change maximum number of tracks to snap media items to other media items (can be 0)
option to center zooms at current center of view instead of cursor
updates project better when properties dialog edited
fixed a worker thread read buffer bug, better entire project looping
reduced size of underrun meter (smaller rectangle behind the time display)
fixed (once again) bugs relating to moving selection, added ctrl modifier for disabling snap
internal work in preparation for better MIDI previewing/playback within editor
mixer keeps master controls visible when scrolling
fixes to midi media item support (handling of start offsets, all-notes-off at end of file, etc)

REAPER v0.946 - April 20 2006
Download: 1MB installer

reworked track buffering, much cleaner now (hopefully better too)
fixed a rare bug where timeline loop region would not get updated in certain instances
input monitoring in midi mode now works (rather, turning it off works)
readded ctrl+shift+up/down for vzoom
added alt+shift+T for crop to current take
project length limit project setting (to stop playback/recording at a particular time)
fix to loop selection moving snap issues

REAPER v0.945 - April 18 2006
Download: 1MB installer

disabled some all notes off sending that was causing VSTi problems
added preferences option in preferences/general to disable space/enter/up/down accelerators so they can be used for navigation

REAPER v0.944 - April 17 2006
Download: 1MB installer

fixed selection snapping to grid when cursor snap to grid is set
reverted some track buffering logic back to old style
more configurable colors for selected items background
option to scroll to current track in mixer
midi editor: can now resize multiple items at same time
midi editor: snapping makes minimum size for events be snap size
midi editor: page up/down, up/down, +,- now zoom like in main window
midi editor: alt+arrows scrolls view (like in main window)
midi editor: fixed grid for 1/3 divisions etc
midi editor: end of track adjustment (puts all notes off message at eof)
midi recording: adds all notes off message at end of recording
midi playback: all notes off sent on edit of track, and loop

REAPER v0.943 - April 15 2006
Download: 1MB installer

keyboard: up and down zoom horizontal, page up/down zoom vertical
fixed media explorer repainting bug
more OGG output options (CBR, ABR)
more MP3 output options (CBR, ABR, VBR, quality, etc...)
VU meter in render progress
big changes to the way looping, bufferahead, etc work (track.*, playback.*)
- needs more work, but looping with lots of FX should be smoother
- loop playback granularity is now temporarily the block size, doh (will be fixed)
updated .chm that doesnt phone ms

REAPER v0.942 - April 12 2006
Download: 1MB installer

midi editor: undo/redo support
midi editor: alt+left mouse does marquee selection in addition to alt+right
midi editor: highlight current note on piano roll
help menu now has "documentation" submenu
included the lovely reaper routing guide .chm, thanks to Malcolm Jacobson

REAPER v0.941 - April 11 2006
Download: 885kb installer

initial region support (shift-R adds a region, etc)
improved look of markers
fix for muted/unsoloed MIDI hw outputs
initial preset support for VST/JS, preset system still needs work

REAPER v0.939 - April 6 2006
Download: 880kb installer

Preliminary MIDI editing: grid options, snapping, velocity/length controls, saving/reverting, etc
new APIs for plugins to register editors for file types, get colorthems, register hotkeys, etc
fixed track name updating in mixer view
auto sizing of FX window now allocates room for VST scrollbars
auto sizing of FX window will not go too small
[update 3:19pm PST - fixed a couple midi editor bugs]

REAPER v0.938 - April 2 2006
Download: 865kb installer

smpte mtc generation option
more snapping options, cleanups
made hardware midi output not rewrite channel for 0xFx messages
items fully overlapping other items replace audio (crossfading if fade set) rather than mix
item labels have opaque backgrounds for readability
item peaks get border between peaks and edge
optimized some low-worker-buffer modes

REAPER v0.937 - April 1 2006
Download: 864kb installer

moving items down below all tracks adds new tracks
removed some old docked mixer border drawing that is obsolete
cleaned up some internal track state code
fixed track background painting when normal color overridden
removed some bad on-exit code
fixed some dock clip issues, made resizer custom drawn rather than a control
internal (unreleased) midi editor updates

REAPER v0.935 - March 29 2006
Download: 863kb installer

rendering now utilizes SMP (if worker threads are enabled in the prefs)
ability to render "stems" in addition to the master mix in render dialog
option for not saving undo state on item/track/loop selection changes
fixed grid drawing using tempo envelopes on right side of grid
main window can be sized down smaller
made consolidation not append -consolidated- to filenames if they already have it

REAPER v0.934 - March 28 2006
Download: 861kb installer

win98 docking window gdi resource bugfix
made right clicks in context menus allowed to select items
can jump to marker using ctrl+j m, or ctrl+j "namestr"
markers > 99 now draw correctly
ripple editing setting used when inserting/deleting items
fixes to peaks not being rebuilt in certain instances involving drag&drop
better snapping labeling, things snap to loop selection now as well
static link of soundtouch dll, possible runtime error fix
fixed grid line beat 1 drawing again
fixed bug where mousewheel could crash in certain instances (in other apps windows)

REAPER v0.933 - March 27 2006
Download: 853kb installer

tracks can be copied/pasted (coming soon: choice of what settings to apply to existing tracks)
media explorer menu item updates when docked
selected items that are in groups will show group border
fixed fx flushing when rendering
fixed grid showing first beat in measure being wrong
[UNTESTED] SMPTE LTC generator (will get to test with real hardware soon)

REAPER v0.932 - March 26 2006
Download: 851kb installer

now smart about not scrolling when editing items/etc
option in prefs to not move edit cursor when shift/ctrl selecting items
when adding a partial take via recording, if no other take loops, looping is turned off for item
made non-looping items only show one loop indicator
highlighting of grouped items (new colortheme item -- updated bundled colorthemes but all you colortheme designers may wish to post your own new versions :)
added new jesusonic effect chanmix2

REAPER v0.931 - March 24 2006
Download: 848kb installer

tabs in dock, dockable mixer/media explorer/undo history
right click apply fx to item (applies fades, volume, pre-fx envelopes, FX, adds as take)
all-note-off sent at end of MIDI files
aux send controls show as multiple columns if need be
scrollbars for VSTs when sized down
dragging in a loop selection start a new selection, old behavior is optional in prefs/edit
ctrl click mute/solo clears all mute/solo
more color themes
color themes can now be dropped into the main reaper window
updated mar 25 2am -- fixed some apply fx bugs, other bugs, changed the way fx are stopped, for better autotune support (option in prefs/playback to flush fx on loop too)

REAPER v0.930 - March 22 2006
Download: 843kb installer

made midi files/etc support pitch shifting
made consolidate merge in click sources
VSTi/Hardware MIDI outputs get all note off messages on seek/stop
Fixed a bug related to looping creating files on record armed tracked
Items can no longer be resized smaller than .1ms

REAPER v0.929 - March 21 2006
Download: 842kb installer

time displays now count hours
better looping of pitched/stretched items
per-track MIDI hardware output support
renamed "Direct Hardware Output" to "Audio Hardware Output"
fixed zoom selection able to set the scroll to a negative position
fixed a win98/me drawing bug
ripple all mode moves markers too
buttons for grid and snap controls on right hand toolbar
smaller sample project (thanks to the wonderful Stephen Boullion)

REAPER v0.928 - March 20 2006
Download: 1MB installer

added text display for items that are stretched/pitched
added new default option to always show item info/label text for items even when their edges are offscreen
default color theme: more readable item text
explicit FP exception disabling for some systems that have them on by default

REAPER v0.927 - March 20 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Fixed a ton of pitch/timestretch related issues
Added new menu items to timeline context menu

REAPER v0.926 - March 19 2006
Download: 1MB installer

pitch shifting/time stretching modes for media item (per take) thanks to SoundTouch
alt+click on the edge of a media item to stretch/shrink it
shift+7/8 adjust pitch down/up cent, shift+9/0 by semitone
Show only supported files in Media Explorer
Media Explorer preview shows you what you are previewing
fixed loop indicators on non-1.0 playrate items
alt+right click/drag is marquee, makes using alt with other modes easier
default option to make UI flush track buffers when items are edited

REAPER v0.925 - March 19 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Made dialog fonts Windows 98 and XP (Cleartype) friendly
Media explorer improvements (location bar, context menu, Enter key, "Go to parent" fixed)
Fixed peaks display on items with channel mode mono/left or mono/right
Eliminated/reduced playback stutter when modifying track sends, record arming
When zooming in (vertically) on tracks, folder compacting resets itself if in the compact state

REAPER v0.923 - March 17 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Ripple editing can affect master track envelopes
Fixed playspeed envelope when combined with buffering fx
Ability to open two different external editors from context menu
Win98 MIDI prefs fix (try 2)

REAPER v0.922 - March 16 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Option to close audio when app loses focus and tracks are record armed
fix for systems with MSVCRT that leaves FPE enabled
ASIO support handles driver reinit requests (RME blocksize changes etc)
Ripple editing moves envelope points that arent on media items
New hotkey W=home=go to start of project
When pasting/inserting files, edit cursor moves to end of items

REAPER v0.921 - March 15 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Ripple editing moves envelope points
Cursor snaps to grid on items, snaps to item edges when clicking the edge sizing
Shift+Click on crossfade adjustment edges slides the fade position
Win98 fixes
Better hack for Waves not crashing on SMP systems (waiting to hear back from them on a potential better fix -- if you use TONS of Waves plug-ins in this version, you may not get ideal SMP action...)
Fixes to address some occasional but annoying recording positioning issues
Updated 10:18pm PST - fix for fluffy

REAPER v0.91 - March 13 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Better low latency playback support
Better looping playback (though more improvements to looping are coming)
Option for envelope segment editing controls
New editing functions (ripple w/ all tracks, insert/remove time, etc)
New color themes
More!

REAPER v0.89 - March 9 2006
Download: 1MB installer

New internal rendering architecture with SMP support
DirectX plug-in improvements (safer loading, fixes for certain fx, tempo map support, etc)
New UI/editing options (ripple editing, group ignoring, etc)
Bugfixes (record-monitored sends, drawing bugs)
More!

REAPER v0.86 - March 5 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Bypass fx for a track bypasses all selected track fx and vice versa
Crash fix for some systems (fluffy)

REAPER v0.85 - March 4 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Big improvments to DXi support, DX automation envelopes
FX window UI improvements (keyboard shortcuts, context menus)
New render options
Consolidate options for OGG/etc
VU meter improvments
Hideable envelopes
Better track selection when clicking media items
Better vertical zooming
More editing options, bug fixes

REAPER v0.84 - March 1 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Fixed .83 crash bug
Preliminary DXi support

REAPER v0.82 - February 26 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Fixes to sends when used with FX that have latency
VST latency compensation improvements

REAPER v0.80 - February 22 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Fixed a lot of non-1.0 item playrate editing/peaks/playback stuff
'Open copy' copies section to .WAV if supported and opens that
Media item channel-mode is now a per-take setting
Fixed loop inidicator drawing bugs

REAPER v0.79 - February 21 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Made consolidation automatically not write files larger than 2gb
Prettier/easier to see loop indicators on media items
Tempo envelope is now absolute rather than relative
Tons of grid/ruler drawing fixes for when using tempo envelopes
Ways of splitting while ignoring grouping
Possible fix for FX window bypass drawing on win98

REAPER v0.78 - February 20 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Preliminary consolidation/track rendering utility function
Faders should now display properly on Windows 98
Time display background flashes red when disk underruns occur
Better mouse cursor positioning
Peaks switch from peaks to waveform at peak cache resolution
Marker insertion happens at play cursor if play cursor visible, otherwise at normal cursor
.WAV reader pools its file readers, so that huge projects with lots of splits do not use tons of memory/open files.

REAPER v0.76 - February 19 2006
Download: 1MB installer

Improved track header UI (controls visible when in smallest size etc)
Added better ways of precisely tweaking volume/pan faders
Volume/pan tooltips
Mousewheel improvements
Critical bugfixes
Better support for switching projects on RME hardware

REAPER v0.74 - February 17 2006
Download: 1001kb installer

Better threading synchronization for more stable playback
Preliminary NINJAM session importing

REAPER v0.72 - February 16 2006
Download: 997kb installer

Fixed first-load FX bug
Made ASIO host clear buffers on stop/close (for RME)
Made major changes to track rendering/worker thread system (you should probably crank up your worker thread buffers, if upgrading)
Optimized .WAV file reader (though it needs more work)

REAPER v0.71 - February 15 2006
Download: 996kb installer

Project BPM setting on main window
Automatic view scrolling when making selections/moving markers
Markers can no longer be moved to before 0:00
Shift+clicking an empty area/timeline/marker can be used to make selections
Tracks that are not folders, have no receives no item and not record-armed will not run their effects
More item move modes move envelope points as well
Improved UI/display for when project has lots of small items

REAPER v0.70 - February 14 2006
Download: 995kb installer

Better fx latency dealing, dx plug-in fixes
Changed mute/solo behavior for sends, should be better now, but might not be 100% correct (we will see)
Project cropping now crops markers and adds envelope points
Phase invert setting for each track/send
Media item muting (alt+m if over the edit view)
Alt+m over track controls mute the selected tracks
Context menu items for setting modes of selected items
Ctrl+A is now aware of where the mouse pointer is for select all
Clicking on the edges/fades of media items now moves cursor (if enabled)
[bonus 8:56pm PST version] changed item/track clicking behavior
[MORE BONUS -- 11:30pm PST version] auto view scrolling, more!

REAPER v0.69 - February 12 2006
Download: 994kb installer

Made previously added option to move cursor on items click a default
VU decay configuration, more accurate
Made Alt+click do marquee selection when started on an item
"Open copy in editor" has option to prompt you to confirm filename(s)
Doubleclick on timeline between markers selects region and moves cursor to start of region
Ctrl+Shift+M now puts markers at both ends of the current loop selection
Cursor now moves to current position on pause
Support for multiple hardware outputs (mono and stereo) for master and all tracks

REAPER v0.68 - February 12 2006
Download: 991kb installer

[ and ] now navigate markers
New selection options (including marquee)
VU meter improvements/options
Lots of UI tweaks (see whatsnew.txt)

REAPER v0.66 - February 10 2006
Download: 989kb installer

Crash fixes
Prebuffering option
Better peaks display stability
Missing file resolution improvements
Auto track naming
Much, much, much, much, much faster times brining media back online after switching away
MIDI file reading options (which channels, etc)
Peaks building for multiple takes now works properly
EDL fixes
Made WaveOut default audio device for compatibility
More little things...

REAPER v0.64 - February 8 2006
Download: 988kb installer

Undo bug fix (rare, but annoying enough to justify a release)

REAPER v0.62 - February 7 2006
Download: 984kb installer

Support for multiple VST directories
Support for FX bypass automation even for effects that do not offer it
MIDI now gets routed through sends and to folder tracks
More stuff

REAPER v0.61 - February 7 2006
Download: 983kb installer

Automation envelopes for VST and JS (now DX) effects
Marker support
Project notes support
Support for reading 32/64 bit float WAV, writing 32 bit float WAV
EDL import track name guessing
Keyboard Shortcuts Help Window
Better VSTI compatibility
Better (but still very incomplete) MCU support (finally got a real MCU to test with)
Tons of bugfixes and small improvements

REAPER v0.60 - February 4 2006
Download: 973kb installer

Fixes and improves to VST and VSTi support
MIDI bugfix

REAPER v0.58 - February 3 2006
Download: 968kb installer

Shift up/down scales peaks view (project setting)
Completely redone automatic crossfades (should be vastly more usable)
fixed measure hiliting in some instances
option to store peaks files in a common directory (presumably on whatever fastest media you have)
smaller, vastly better sample project thanks to Stephen Boullion

REAPER v0.56 - January 31 2006
Download: 993kb installer

Loop information present in UI
Projects now have BPM/measure length associated with them
Optional grid display and snapping, with lots of customizability
Tracks can be marked as last track in folder
More hotkeys and useful updates
Fixes to post-fx send mode, and item playrates

REAPER v0.55 - January 30 2006
Download: 990kb installer

Big UI improvements - Hot tracked buttons, resizeable mixer and track headers
Project autosave options
What were called "Busses" are now called "Folders"
What were called "Auxiliary Sends" are now just called "Sends"
More scrolling hotkeys/mousewheel options
Hardware I/O outputs can have parameters associated with them like sends
Improvements to auto input monitoring modes
FX window updates (auto resizing, default track chains, etc)
Better support for empty events, "insert empty event" menu item
"Left Only" and "Right Only" media item modes
VST requires configuration in preferences before it will be used now, for people with tons of (problematic) VST plug-ins.

REAPER v0.54 - January 28 2006
Download: 983kb installer

Multiple take support
ASIO improvements
UI improvements (with more options)
Better zoomed-in peaks display
More! (this is a pretty major update)

REAPER v0.52 - January 25 2006
Download: 973kb installer

more fixes to audio configuration
fixed ctrl+shift+up/down
fixed mute/solo icon loading, updated icons
updated buttons for track controls
"tape style" auto input monitoring mode (monitors except when when playing)

REAPER v0.50 - January 24 2006
Download: 971kb installer

Fixed multichannel ASIO crash bugs
mono direct hardware output modes
vertical zoom keeps last selected trakc in view
parameters for auxiliary sends (right click a track's volume slider to access)
other bugfixes, tweaks

REAPER v0.49 - January 23 2006
Download: 968kb installer

made clicking below tracks remove track selections (and item selections as well)
made clicking below tracks remove track selections (and item selections as well)
added ctrl+shift+up/down to vzoom, at pipeline's request
added copy/paste to fx window (for easy fx duplication etc), removed clone button
added undo history maximum memory use configuration/display

REAPER v0.48 - January 23 2006
Download: 968kb installer

Fixed lots of aux send related bugs, new internals
Added multichannel ASIO output, hardware output selection for each track/master
Added master mute/solo controls
Changed splitting behavior to split grouped items

REAPER v0.46 - January 21 2006
Download: 963kb installer

Unlimited send/receive support for every track
Made track UI dim for muted/non-solo items
Changed arrow key functionality to be more useful for editing
Fixed copy/paste across instances when using relative pathnames
Added default option to close audio device when app stopped and not active
Added default option to set media offline when app stopped and not active
Optimizations to .wav writing, should have better multitrack recording performance
Improved waveout/directsound modes (bugfixes, better sync)

REAPER v0.45 - January 16 2006
Download: 958kb installer

OGG rendering support
MP3 rendering support if lame_enc.dll is installed
Vertical zoom on track height, new bitmapped faders, tons of ui updates
New features such as project directory cleanup
Preliminary MIDI control surface support
Automation envelope recording (via UI or control surfaces)
Projects can now have associated sample rates
MIDI bugfixes, and tons more (see whatsnew.txt...)!

REAPER v0.44 - January 10 2006
Download: 893kb installer

Huge improvements to playback/recording stability
Current cursor position shown in UI (which makes things a lot easier)
EDL .TXT import/export
MIDI improvements
UI improvements, bugfixes, and small updates (see whatsnew.txt in installer)

REAPER v0.43 - January 6 2006
Download: 886kb installer

Use of application data directory for configuration files
Effect improvements: VST/VSTi support, DX fixes, bypass support
Removed open files limitations (uses native win32 file i/o most places)
Preliminary MIDI support
Tons of fixes and updates (this list does not do it justice)

REAPER v0.42 - December 27 2005
Download: 870kb installer

dockable mixer window that has master mixer, can have bus and track mixers too
Forward/Rewind buttons (Home/End equivs)
bug fixes, tweaks to recording functionality

REAPER v0.41 - December 26 2005
Download: 850kb installer

UI cleanups (better snapping, autocrossfading, avoiding accidental item moves, changes to keyboard controls, etc)
Undo/redo history window
Envelopes can be moved with media items automatically
Option for intersecting recording with selection, for effective auto punch in/out.
Master track view for master envelopes
Master play speed envelope
DirectX plug-in multi-tab support
Internal improvements