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Question: I am a recent college graduate looking to get into the field of music technology. I have some experience with programming languages like JavaScript and Python, and am a musician. Would you have any advice on where to start? Thanks, David
Asked by David (68.129.0.x) on June 11 2020, 1:35am
Reply on June 13 2020, 12:18am:

Hard to say (it's been a long, long time since I was just starting out). Writing stuff in REAPER using JSFX and/or ReaScript can be very satisfying, though! 2 Comments...

Question: Cheers+Certainly is! - (could you tell it was programmed by a human though?) :)
Asked by 2020 (109.181.167.x) on June 10 2020, 2:33pm
Reply on June 10 2020, 8:42pm:

Not sure! 1 Comment...

Question: TWO QUESTIONS : 1. If you were never been a programmer, and hence, no REAPER software would be there, then in which DAW you would be making music today? (Sony ACID was your former DAW, right? But that is too out-dated now). 2. Do open source softwares run better in Linux than in Windows or Mac?
Asked by Winner Winner REAPER Dinner (182.64.186.x) on June 10 2020, 8:18am
Reply on June 10 2020, 8:41pm:

Hard to say for #1, I don't use them now so how would I know? and for #2 I think it depends on the software! Comment...

Question: I have an idea that you can develop. you will be interested in.
Asked by saeed pourdelir (77.99.71.x) on June 9 2020, 1:35pm
Reply on June 9 2020, 6:10pm:

Post it for all to see! Comment...

Question: What are your thoughts on Apple moving to ARM processors on Macs?
Asked by bean (67.189.210.x) on June 9 2020, 12:42pm
Reply on June 9 2020, 6:11pm:

I'm interested (we support ARM on linux). In general though I haven't seen a fast ARM system, at best they're only somewhat usable... Comment...

Question: Melody itni choclatey kaise bani !
Asked by zookthespook (110.224.58.x) on June 8 2020, 10:52am
Reply on June 9 2020, 6:12pm:

Hah no idea what that is 1 Comment...

Question: Hey!- you like robots? + drummers? will you check out my programmed drum mix? > newtube.app/user/ArtofLight/3v8UXPW (does link work? please+ty.)
Asked by 2020 (2.25.95.x) on June 8 2020, 12:02am
Reply on June 9 2020, 6:12pm:

Nice, though playing drums is fun for humans! Comment...

Question: So,you like bike riding? (i do too) but apparently we been doing it all wrong..heheh watch n learn,watch n learn :) (youtube.com/watch?v=tevsQr3UNHs
Asked by 2020 (95.148.58.x) on June 6 2020, 8:08pm
Reply on June 7 2020, 2:19pm:

Hah yeah Comment...

Question: So listening to some latest recordings you seem to have some type of drum machine running? why the switch..for variety,or??
Asked by 2020 (109.181.167.x) on June 6 2020, 12:10am
Reply on June 6 2020, 2:15am:

Been NINJAMming with my bandmates since the whole Coronavirus social distancing thing... 2 Comments...

Question: Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of features requests?
Asked by Potaito (83.81.253.x) on June 5 2020, 11:55pm
Reply on June 6 2020, 2:15am:

Nah, they don't have the same urgency as bugs 1 Comment...

Question: If I want lots of slow motions into my video, in which frame rate I must record my video?
Asked by Gold (182.68.69.x) on June 5 2020, 7:31am
Reply on June 5 2020, 6:24pm:

Depends on how slow you want to go! Normal is 30fps or so, so if you do 60fps that's good for half-speed, 120fps for quarter speed, etc. Comment...

Question: Microsoft Edge OR Google Chrome? Single partition OR multiple partitions of your HDD/SSD? Windows or Ubuntu for home/personal use? If you get opportunity to learn a creative hobby - digital painting OR 2D animation OR 3D animation? And finally - YouTube OR TikTok?
Asked by Edge (122.162.220.x) on June 4 2020, 6:54am
Reply on June 5 2020, 6:24pm:

Firefox! I have a dual-boot win/linux laptop and macOS machine (the latter only has one volume but can also boot other macOS versions via USB3) Comment...

Question: Do you get a chance to sungaze at either dawn or sunset?
Asked by 2020 (2.26.240.x) on June 2 2020, 7:51am
Reply on June 5 2020, 6:24pm:

I try to avoid looking at the sun 2 Comments...

Question: Whenever scammer bought the product and opened a paypal case without informing it to seller, Fast Spring refunds them and charge $20 from seller. Did you know that?
Asked by Hasaranga (104.248.147.x) on June 1 2020, 5:18pm
Reply on June 1 2020, 9:20pm:

Fraud/scammers are a problem with all payment methods unfortunately. We used to primarily use PayPal, but their lack of pre-purchase fraud filtering caused us to move (people seemed to be using PayPal purchases to test stolen credit card numbers, from what I could tell -- FastSpring at least prevents most of it from occurring in the first place, knock on wood). 9 Comments...

Question: Are REAPER functions guidToString() and stringToGuid() thread-safe?
Asked by helgoboss (2.207.58.x) on June 1 2020, 4:43pm
Reply on June 1 2020, 9:18pm:

Yes, they are basically sprintf()/sscanf(). 2 Comments...

Question: Hi Justin! How to calculate reaper marker rate with slope exactly? This working , but not every time exactly( double cur_marker = (N_stretchMarkerPos_Scr - stretchMarkerPos_Scr); double next_marker = (N_stretchMarkerPos - stretchMarkerPos); double pre_rate = (cur_marker / next_marker); double rate = ceil(100 * pre_rate) / 100; double rateLeft = 2 * rate / (1 + (1 + slope) / (1 - slope)); double rateRight = ((1 + slope) / (1 - slope) * rateLeft);
Asked by Chester (188.243.83.x) on May 30 2020, 10:07pm
Reply on June 1 2020, 11:13pm:

Hmm maybe send an email instead? thanks Comment...

Question: When was the last time you enjoyed/visited an ancient forest or woodland area?
Asked by 2020 (109.181.167.x) on May 28 2020, 3:07pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:40pm:

It's been a few months, sadly. 1 Comment...

Question: Link to the time where Jacob Collier talks about reaper: youtu.be/2bEiFEYZl-o?t=702:)
Asked by eubn (87.17.102.x) on May 28 2020, 1:32pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:40pm:

OK! Comment...

Question: When using SWELL/Win32 for REAPER plug-ins, is there some trick to make the controls look like the ones in ReaPlugs (e.g. ReaGate)? Especially the sliders (TRACKBAR_CLASS).
Asked by helgoboss (2.207.58.x) on May 27 2020, 10:19pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:41pm:

There's some userdata you can set to get it to have the threshold metering... but it's undocumented for a reason Comment...

Question: Can ShowActionList() be used to prompt the user to choose an action and then be informed about the chosen command ID? If not, is there another way to achieve that?
Asked by helgoboss (2.207.58.x) on May 27 2020, 3:20pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:42pm:

Not currently exposed but I suppose we could add that. 2 Comments...

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