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Note: please do not ask questions about REAPER features, bugs or scheduling, use the forums instead.

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Question: There's a big noise happening in the world of metronomes. Wanna chime in? forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=219440(addendum: question is related to joining the thread, not about REAPER bugs or features) xd
Asked by John (93.138.51.x) on April 9 2019, 8:29am
Reply on April 9 2019, 4:35pm:

Nah. Comment...

Question: Are such things memorable to You, like first post on REAPER/Winamp forums (winamp had forums? :) ) or maybe even nickname of first visitor?
Asked by Pooooooooooooony (78.152.169.x) on April 9 2019, 6:19am
Reply on April 9 2019, 4:36pm:

Nothing comes to mind sorry heh Comment...

Question: The font size of " do not ask questions about REAPER..." above is small. That's why, maybe, people can't read it properly and ask you about features, bugs or scheduling :P okay, a proper question - Do you go to gym or prefer workout only at home?
Asked by Abhi (117.197.2.x) on April 9 2019, 5:40am
Reply on April 9 2019, 4:36pm:

Ah good point. I prefer outside! Comment...

Question: Is LV2 plugin support scheduled for REAPER on Linux?
Asked by Harold (89.99.199.x) on April 8 2019, 8:49pm
Reply on April 8 2019, 9:40pm:

It is contemplated (but *cough* see above...) 1 Comment...

Question: Do you use a software for automatic testing?? i just found this macrocreator.com/and it looks like life saver ... it is based on AutoHotKey scripts.
Asked by zabukowski (89.142.58.x) on April 8 2019, 9:57am
Reply on April 8 2019, 9:40pm:

Not really, but thanks! Comment...

Question: I have just start using Microsoft Visual Studio. And made some simple programs like calculator. Is it possible to make a full-fledged software (like REAPER) just with only Visual Studio, without using anything else? Or do I need something else also?
Asked by Abhi (103.66.142.x) on April 8 2019, 5:55am
Reply on April 8 2019, 9:40pm:

Visual Studio is probably all you need, but I'd imagine you'd use various third party libraries to make things easier. Comment...

Question: In most of the Kenny's videos, in the last, there are two animations, one with REAPER logo and another of Cockos logo with an animated winking cock. Who made these beautiful animations? :)
Asked by Abhi (103.66.143.x) on April 7 2019, 8:08am
Reply on April 7 2019, 1:27pm:

White Tie :) 1 Comment...

Question: If REAPER ever become open-source (as you said before that it may, right?), then what will be the pros and cons of it? Tbh, I find open source softwares less stable & buggier than the proprietary softwares
Asked by Abhi (117.197.7.x) on April 6 2019, 5:26pm
Reply on April 7 2019, 3:47am:

It would become open-source before it would ever be abandoned ;) 5 Comments...

Question: Do you like/watch Game of Thrones ?
Asked by Pony (94.230.194.x) on April 4 2019, 5:40pm
Reply on April 4 2019, 11:01pm:

It's a little too fantasy for me, but I do watch it. 1 Comment...

Question: 1. I'm currently working on a GetTracknumberByGuid-function for my API and noticed, that Breeder's GetTrackGuid-function from SWS returns a different guid for mastertracks(one with only 0 in it) than the "official" one. I want to make the function work 100%, so: how safe is it to take a guid returned by Breeder's function with all 0 in them? Is there a chance that such a guid will be given to another track at some point(even if it's unlikely)? 2. I also try to figure out, how to use the Render-Queue for re
Asked by Mespotine (195.37.187.x) on April 3 2019, 4:53pm
Reply on April 3 2019, 10:51pm:

Better to post this in the developer forum 2 Comments...

Question: What bands are you into right now?
Asked by Prizmaxic (96.3.195.x) on April 3 2019, 1:40pm
Reply on April 3 2019, 10:51pm:

Umm the last few albums I've listened to were from Mogwai, Radiohead, Donovan, and Midlake... Comment...

Question: While making software with a large user base, do you ever get tired of the constant feature requests or do you welcome them?
Asked by Martin (89.11.158.x) on March 27 2019, 5:48pm
Reply on March 27 2019, 8:31pm:

Both, I guess? :) Comment...

Question: Do you have experience with win virtual machines? Seeing how many plugins and other stuff are there to install etc...one wonders if it would be viable to have it all on virtual machine which would enable you to run it on any machine. Million dollar question is 'what's the overhead in term of CPU, latency etc...'. Do you think modern day technology is ready for this approach?
Asked by John (93.136.28.x) on March 25 2019, 6:48pm
Reply on March 25 2019, 7:31pm:

I don't think a VM for plug-ins is a good idea 2 Comments...

Question: Do you have any type of brand loyalty when it comes to music gear or to any other aspect of your life? If yes, what are those brands?
Asked by Prizmaxic (96.3.195.x) on March 25 2019, 1:32pm
Reply on March 25 2019, 7:31pm:

Hmm not really, probably grew out of that at some point. The biggest thing I can think of is that I've had a ton of canon (D)SLRs, but that's more about lens compatibility than loyalty... Comment...

Question: Doesn't seem like anyone's mentioned it in a while... Have you given VCV Rack any more attention? The dev seems like your kind of cat, and the program is great. I've been obsessing over it. I really want to integrate it into my Super8 template.
Asked by Fernando (136.49.96.x) on March 24 2019, 2:53pm
Reply on March 25 2019, 7:30pm:

Nope Comment...

Question: Have you seen Blankfiles themes (Concerto, Hydra, Logic) ? He has extremely good aesthetics, maybe it’s possible to have a collaboration for V6 party? =)
Asked by inarisound (108.185.102.x) on March 24 2019, 10:57am
Reply on March 25 2019, 7:30pm:

Maybe, but that'd be more work Comment...

Question: How is it possible that in most advanced DAW there is no basic feature to drag FX on multiple selected tracks/items?
Asked by Itotsuki (207.148.90.x) on March 23 2019, 9:21pm
Reply on March 24 2019, 2:33am:

See above 1 Comment...

Question: LICE provides functions such as WritePNG that are useful but not listed in reaper_plugin_functions.h. Can plugins load these via REAPER when LICE_PROVIDED_BY_APP? (Perhaps as hidden functions, similar to the CoolSB functions?)
Asked by Julian (51.15.56.x) on March 23 2019, 8:32pm
Reply on March 23 2019, 9:18pm:

REAPER doesn't include PNG writing support, so you'll have to add lice_png_write.cpp (and pnglib) to your project yourself! Comment...

Question: Hi justin! do you think users that ask for Area/range selection in reaper is a consequence of their lack of their skills to use reaper or a feature that is missing in reaper?
Asked by deee (180.249.116.x) on March 20 2019, 5:16am
Reply on March 20 2019, 1:11pm:

I don't know (but also: see above) Comment...

Question: Justin, i just watched an interview with you about Reaper and felt obliged to write on this board, that you are pure inspiration for a developer. You are like an icon for software developers(at least to me). You are the Jake Gyllenhaal of programming :) Seriously, seeing how down to earth and humble you are is very uplifting. The code bits you've published on 1014 have been very helpful and will continue to be to a lot of programmers(post more). Why aren't other high profile software developers like you?
Asked by cloverfield (89.215.248.x) on March 13 2019, 9:28pm
Reply on March 13 2019, 10:34pm:

Thanks, I'll take that as I'm like JG from Nightcrawlers! Hah. Why aren't other software developers more like me? Maybe they are out there and we don't know about them? *shrug* Comment...

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