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Ask Justin Frankel No reasonable question unanswered since 2009! Suggested topics: programming, music, sleep, coffee, etc. Note: please do not ask questions about REAPER features, bugs or scheduling, use the forums instead. Name: Ask: Human (enter yes): [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

Question: Does the @gfx of JSFX depends on monitor's refresh rate? A jsfx plugin has some lightning fast movement of boxes serving as highlighters, their fast movement causes some vertical tearing like old TV, but loading same plugin in YSFX vst has no tearing. So it got me wondering if the native @gfx kind of depends on hardware refresh rate or frame rate? Asked by @gfx (102.176.65.x) on August 26 2025, 9:43pm Reply on August 26 2025, 9:55pm: In short: no. But: what OS? 1 Comment... Question: I just launched onenightband.net, its a network, Think "LinkedIn meets Tinder for musicians." a tool for finding the right musical collaborators. care to take a look, give feedback/guidance/mentoring/help/support? thanks Asked by aombk (109.178.222.x) on August 25 2025, 9:34pm Reply on August 25 2025, 11:26pm (edited at August 25 2025, 11:30pm): cool, send me an email. Tried to create an account, the "Confirm your mail" link gave me this error: "Authentication failed: no_code. Please try again." (edit: though I was still able to log in after) also would be nice to tag the password field in such a way that I can have my browser generate a password when creating an account... :) it's a pain I know 3 Comments... Question: I've heard that you use RME with Ubuntu? If so would you provide a link for the RME/Ubuntu drivers? Thank you Asked by cemster (45.11.200.x) on August 25 2025, 3:09pm Reply on August 25 2025, 5:55pm: I use my old HDSP on Debian, which Ubuntu is based on. The drivers are in the kernel by default I think, maybe install the alsa-firmware-loaders and alsa-tools-gui packages? the tools you run start with hdsp* Comment... Question: I know you run and bike, how do you like rowing? Asked by cavill (194.110.115.x) on August 25 2025, 12:24am Reply on August 25 2025, 5:56pm: never rowed a real boat I don't think, I don't mind the ergs though maybe it's too rough for my back these days. Kayaking isn't bad. SUP feels the best though the least efficient obvs. Comment... Question: In JSFX if you are syncing to host like the ff, should be at the @sample or the @block, which one is ideal? play_state & 1 ? ( host_sample_pos = floor(play_position * srate); beat_counter = host_sample_pos % (samples_per_beat * steps); ) : ( beat_counter = 0; ); Asked by Syncing (197.251.240.x) on August 24 2025, 7:55am Reply on August 24 2025, 1:08pm: @block should probably do the initial calculation, then @sample can count where it is relative to the block start 1 Comment... Question: HELP ME...SOS SOS SOS SOS SOS SOS..NOT A JOKE, NOT A BOT, I M A REAL HUMAN, PLEASE ANYONE Asked by BRK_ (90.166.225.x) on August 23 2025, 7:16pm Reply on August 23 2025, 8:13pm: sorry this is not the right venue to ask for help, there's no specific ask either so yeah what can you do? Comment... Question: here is a 360 video of a session where we used (for the first time ) p2p Sonobus and Ninjam in paralell , both in private rooms , with the use of the brandnew separate outputs , youtube.com/watch?v=F74qscY_Q1A, How can we make the VDO Ninja sync ? haha ... Asked by Bernd Keul (85.197.6.x) on August 22 2025, 10:16pm Reply on August 23 2025, 12:48pm: very cool! 2 Comments... Question: Im looking for the access for the wacup project and on the wacup site it's not working to get part of it. Wanna look around over the code and when i have some time i would love to integrate some lines.i even say learn reading and writing for programming stuff. Fun fact. Asked by James Minter (61.8.130.x) on August 22 2025, 2:10pm Reply on August 22 2025, 3:49pm: I haven't touched any of that stuff in like 20 years, sorry Comment... Question: Who pops into your mind when you hear this? 😂 I know this might get you upset, lol, but hey it’s a question. reddit.com/r/funnyvideos/s/LLGI52cF54 Asked by Looool (197.251.240.x) on August 21 2025, 10:22pm Reply on August 22 2025, 12:56am: exactly what you think, lol 2 Comments... Question: A previous response from you, "The EEL2 language is turing complete, so really anything you want you could implement (unless you need too much RAM...)". How much is too much RAM usage for a JSFX plugin, KB MB GB? Is there a RAM limit for JSFX plugins? Asked by Enquiry (102.176.101.x) on August 21 2025, 6:05pm Reply on August 21 2025, 6:57pm: about 1GB (128 million 8-byte doubles) 2 Comments... Question: "You previously mentioned that Reaper has hundreds of thousands of paying users. What led you to adopt this pricing model, and what are your thoughts on it? Many users might think: ‘Since I can already use all features fully without restrictions for free, why bother paying?’ Do you believe adopting a model where users must pay to fully unlock all features would attract more users? Will you change your pricing approach in the future?" Asked by nicotomia (39.88.194.x) on August 21 2025, 2:40am Reply on August 21 2025, 5:24pm: I'm happy with the current model; if we had features locked up, then we'd spend more of our time on stupid copy protection stuff, and as it is now we don't really have to do that, which is nice. Comment... Question: HI. I VE ALWAYS DREAMT OF MEETING YOU...YOU ARE SUCH A VISIONARY!!!! YOU BLEW MY ENTIRE WORLD WITH THE SKINS...THE ENDLESS POSIBILITIES..... Asked by BRK_ (90.166.225.x) on August 21 2025, 12:39am Reply on August 21 2025, 5:24pm: hah thanks Comment... Question: Purely curious why you don't upgrade your phone? Life is short brother 😎 Asked by Will (99.100.219.x) on August 20 2025, 5:23pm Reply on August 20 2025, 5:44pm: I will when the time comes, as it is now I don't have to worry about it much, if it gets wet nbd, I wash it under the tap anyway... if I fuck up and it ends up at the bottom of the hudson, it'll be time for a new one anyway 4 Comments... Question: Hey, I'm at the University of Oslo working on DHIS2, open source healthcare software that nearly all low- and middle-income countries rely on. I am also a Reaper user ("Dear Screen" under the moniker agitDDos), I'm from Utah, and have been interested in your approach to sustaining Reaper. We need a new financial model in the post-Trump world, and it's my job to figure it out. Would you be interested in chatting? Asked by Mike Frost (84.208.180.x) on August 19 2025, 5:11pm Reply on August 20 2025, 12:55am: Send me an email! first name at corporation domain etc Comment... Question: What are you using as mobile phone currently? Asked by wasereb4 (95.91.77.x) on August 18 2025, 3:00am Reply on August 18 2025, 12:40pm: a very old iPhone 11 Pro. I've had the battery replaced, but it's overdue for a new one again. Comment... Question: How is REAPER forum trending over time? Would you say it's losing or gaining in popularity and usage? Asked by nikolalkc (80.216.2.x) on August 17 2025, 8:45pm Reply on August 17 2025, 9:13pm: no idea! Comment... Question: For high dpi windows applications, should I use multiple png files or svg image for gui elements? Asked by Ruchira (111.223.177.x) on August 17 2025, 6:37pm Reply on August 17 2025, 7:01pm: svg is probably more flexible, if you have the rendering capabilities! Comment... Question: Hey Justin! Long time Reaper user and recently I've developed an Extension that I think is really cool (I can go into further detail if you are interested). But the thing is that I'm a REALLY broken lad and I was just wondering: what are the odds of Reaper acquiring it? I know this doesn't seem like the best place to try selling a product but hey, it's an open channel with you, so worth a try! haha. Thanks! Asked by _progboii (186.240.189.x) on August 16 2025, 11:48pm Reply on August 17 2025, 1:35am (edited at August 17 2025, 1:49am): pretty close to zero, lol, we just like making stuff. but if you release it and it is so mindblowingly cool, I guess anything is possible? 1 Comment... Question: Can I live with you for a week? Asked by Truancy (104.247.238.x) on August 16 2025, 10:07pm Reply on August 16 2025, 11:17pm: Hmm gotta say no to that one ;) Comment... Question: How do you track which features are rarely used? Asked by Will (99.100.219.x) on August 14 2025, 5:25pm Reply on August 14 2025, 6:28pm: In the case of the previous answer it was conjecture, but judging by the amount of pushback from having removed it 14 years ago (nearly none) I think it has proved correct. Comment... 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