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This option adds a small (VERY small, i.e. -300dB) DC offset and/or nyquist noise to signals. It uses a tiny bit more CPU to do this, and is slightly less precise, but can have big performance advantages. It is recommended that most users leave this option enabled. | This option adds a small (VERY small, i.e. -300dB) DC offset and/or nyquist noise to signals. It uses a tiny bit more CPU to do this, and is slightly less precise, but can have big performance advantages. It is recommended that most users leave this option enabled. | ||
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Revision as of 15:50, 1 June 2007
Main Page > REAPER Documentation
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General
Which OSs does REAPER support?
REAPER has been developed and extensively tested on Windows 2000 and XP. REAPER also runs on Windows 98SE and ME, as well as Vista. Some people have reported successfully running Reaper on Linux using WINE. It has also been reported to run fine on Windows XP x64.
Which soundcards does REAPER support?
Pretty much every sound card should work well in Reaper. Reaper has been tested with a wide variety of sound cards, from very low end ones (laptop integrated sound cards) to high end ones (RME, Motu, etc...).
If you are undecided about what hardware to get, the REAPER developers are using Motu 896s and are EXTREMELY happy with them :)
There is an ongoing discussion about working soundcards here: [1]
My soundcard Just Doesn't Work - What do I do?
Well - start from the beginning.
- Go through the instructions for your soundcard again (I know, you did already) paying particular attention to the "before you start" section. Does it say you need a particular service pack or version of Windows?
- Use the ASIO driver that came with your card, if there was one. Use ASIO4ALL if there wasn't one.
- Fix one thing at a time. Don't think of firing up REAPER until you have your sound card playing system sounds and playing CDs.
- Audio recording is a CPU/Memory/Disk/Resource hog. Accept that you may have to dedicate a PC to use just for recording.
- Try a clean install of Windows, don't install all of the supplementary cool looking drivers and things that came from the manufacturer of your PC. Install as little as possible, then get the soundcard working for system sounds and CDs, then the get soundcard working with REAPER.
- Once you have it working you can start to install other s/w you need. Test at each stage. Be prepared to go through the whole thing again if something stops your soundcard working.
Usage
How do I use my VST effects? How do I record my VSTi instruments?
Follow the instructions on the Effects page.
Why Can't Reaper find my VST effects?
Go to Options > Preferences > VST Plug-ins, and point REAPER to your VST effects folder. Then, click on 'Clear cache and rescan directories'.
What does the "Preferences/Plugins/Reduce Normalization from Plugins (recommended)" box do?
This option adds a small (VERY small, i.e. -300dB) DC offset and/or nyquist noise to signals. It uses a tiny bit more CPU to do this, and is slightly less precise, but can have big performance advantages. It is recommended that most users leave this option enabled.
A detailed explanation of this process, also know as Denormalization can be found here: [http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2