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Question: Do you play Rubik Cube?
Asked by Abhi (117.207.136.x) on September 14 2018, 4:29am
Reply on September 14 2018, 11:51pm:

I don't think I've ever succeeded at one Comment...

Question: What would you be willing to pay for Winamp in 2018?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on September 14 2018, 12:49am
Reply on September 14 2018, 3:18am:

Not what I sold it for, that's for sure Comment...

Question: Would it be possible find out how much they demand? "They" will not talk to us! (Sent many e-mails - never got a reply)
Asked by Peter (84.166.122.x) on September 13 2018, 10:10pm
Reply on September 14 2018, 3:17am:

They haven't responded to my emails either Comment...

Question: Hey, can you kindly post a block of JS that pulls the programs and banks from *.reabanks? TIA
Asked by ThorRakarok (68.36.189.x) on September 12 2018, 6:59pm
Reply on September 13 2018, 12:07pm:

Hmm no idea Comment...

Question: Any chance for a Winamp "Reloaded" version soon?
Asked by Peter (84.166.116.x) on September 12 2018, 12:41pm
Reply on September 13 2018, 12:07pm:

Not unless the current owners want to sell it Comment...

Question: Which media player is the best; Foobar2000 or Winamp?
Asked by MS from Sweden (77.218.241.x) on September 11 2018, 8:12pm
Reply on September 11 2018, 9:12pm:

Best is subjective -- I prefer Winamp (though I rarely use any media player anymore, REAPER ends up getting used the most for me). Comment...

Question: Just want to say THANK YOU for Winamp! Still using and loving it. Checkout the brand new skin called "Quinto Black CT" :-)
Asked by Peter (84.166.123.x) on September 11 2018, 1:51pm
Reply on September 11 2018, 9:12pm:

Hah, you're welcome! Comment...

Question: Do you think portable softwares are better than installer? Because we don't have to install them. When will all softwares stop making their installers and start making portables only?
Asked by Abhi (59.89.122.x) on September 10 2018, 4:50pm
Reply on September 10 2018, 8:31pm:

Hmm I think having the option for portability is good, but installation also has its benefits. Comment...

Question: How do you plan and prioritize Reaper features? Is there a lengthy roadmap or do you implement new ideas as you think of them/as the need arises? Do you use any external tools to track and organize the things you're working on (trello, todo lists, text files of random notes, etc)?
Asked by fmap (47.55.182.x) on September 10 2018, 2:18am
Reply on September 10 2018, 1:36pm:

Mostly I use the I Ching. Comment...

Question: Is black background with white text, better, or white background with black text? Android phones shifted from former to latter, btw. Or maybe, they just copied Apple phones, haha.
Asked by Abhi (106.223.3.x) on September 9 2018, 5:30pm
Reply on September 10 2018, 1:36pm:

Hah it depends what you feel like I guess. Comment...

Question: Will we ever see bluetooth midi support soon?
Asked by Carlos (66.68.226.x) on September 9 2018, 11:35am
Reply on September 9 2018, 3:35pm:

At some point I think we'll integrate that win10+ MIDI wrapper, so maybe? Comment...

Question: How did you come up with the name Reaper?
Asked by MS from Sweden (77.218.241.x) on September 8 2018, 10:58pm
Reply on September 9 2018, 3:36pm:

I felt I wanted something to reap the creative output I had... and then I figured out a backronym for it... Comment...

Question: Do you know what part of a computer can make a slight high pitch noise from inside the computer when an audio interface is in use. Sounds kind of like morse code. Note: This isn't a reaper question so hope it's allowed.
Asked by Dream Of Sleepin (90.214.39.x) on September 8 2018, 7:10pm
Reply on September 8 2018, 7:38pm:

I've seen this too, not sure what it is.. something not shielded or grounded properly perhaps? Comment...

Question: Are Music Theory and Color Theory related?
Asked by Abhi (106.199.71.x) on September 8 2018, 3:57pm
Reply on September 8 2018, 7:38pm:

Not that I know of but I'd be curious if there's any discussion of that... Comment...

Question: Re: spoiler tag – HTML5 has developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
Asked by arst (46.105.118.x) on September 6 2018, 5:47pm
Reply on September 6 2018, 6:44pm:

ah nice Comment...

Question: What was your reaction the first time you heard that someone had cracked Reaper just to remove the nag screen?
Asked by Lokasenna (198.48.166.x) on September 6 2018, 1:54am
Reply on September 6 2018, 11:52am:

They have?!?!?! *GASP* *faints*. Comment...

Question: re: Colin - What is the paying user to downloads ratio for a typical update cycle?
Asked by Ian with a longe (57.79.10.x) on September 3 2018, 12:13pm
Reply on September 4 2018, 3:43pm (edited at September 4 2018, 6:22pm):

I just looked at the ballpark estimates and it looks surprisingly (reassuringly) (edit) high! Of course who knows how many cracked versions are in use, or how lazy people are about updating (probably the latter is a bigger factor). Comment...

Question: Hello Justin! I have a question.... when you code new features for Reaper do you have to absolutly seperatly rewerite this feature for Unix, Windows, Mac or there is some compiler that do some automation for you? Do you also have to rewrite everyting for x32 & x64 platforms? (sorry not a programmer here, just a wonderer)
Asked by Georgy (172.250.71.x) on September 2 2018, 10:00pm
Reply on September 3 2018, 8:12am:

No, we write new features once and it goes to all platforms (assuming it doesn't require anything OS-specific, which most new features do not... some things do, but those are larger and rarer things). Comment...

Question: Your sites do not have [ spoiler][ / spoiler] tag, it's useful also to hide descriptions, pics, long logs and codes, so posts take less space. You don't like it?
Asked by Pooooooooony (94.230.206.x) on September 2 2018, 9:18pm
Reply on September 3 2018, 8:25am:

yeah that could be cute, maybe there should be a HTML <spoiler> tag... Comment...

Question: In the REAPER forum, the available themes are Cockos, v1, v2, v3 and v5. Not v4! Why? And why v3 theme is default?
Asked by Abhi (117.197.6.x) on September 2 2018, 9:35am
Reply on September 2 2018, 10:15am:

Making forum themes is a pain... hmm i thought v5 was the default, will check that... Comment...

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