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[filkertom]

Reaper, the Windows-based digital audio workstation with eighty gazillion features and a three-MB installer, is at version 2.0. Uncrippled, pro license costs $225, noncommercial $50 (free upgrade if you paid for v1).

Any new cool music or music toys for you?

Comments

[phillip2637.livejournal.com]

I investigated and registered Reaper some months ago after one of your posts alerted me to it. It does MIDI ok, audio really well, and mixing/effects much better than I'm likely to ever need. :-) Thanks!

My one new toy is Kontakt 2. I picked it up during their pre-new-version discount sale so that I could move past soundfonts. I haven't got into it deeply, but it has been fun so far.

[raven-ap-morgan.livejournal.com]

Continuing the Native Instruments thread (virtually all of their stuff is cool), I recently upgraded my FM7 synth to FM8. Lots of nice improvements in an already nice synth.

Raven

[hms42]

Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro 2000) is going to version 3.0 within a few weeks. (I think Amazon said the release date is the day 10/29.) I use ver 1.5 for my audio editing and I find it fairly powerful. 1.5 DOES run on an intel Mac via Crossover. (Windows Emulation software).

The one thing I would find useful which they don't provide (of course) is a chart of features improved/new to compare it to the older version. :(

Also, 3.0 will NOT be released for a Mac. :( Their answer is - Bootcamp or Parallels which means you have to run a Windows partition to get it to work.

Harold

[knitmeapony.livejournal.com]

Speaking of music-related goodness... I remember some time back you published a quick policy on people playing your music on 'net radio and so on. I can't find it, though, could you link me to it?


Full disclosure: I'm going to be DJing 3-6 hours a week on a small internet radio station (the Games radio for Kingdom of Loathing) and I'd really like to play some tracks of yours -- I'm going to have an all-musicals hour so I want to play some Last Hero On Earth, and some of your iTom stuff that I've purchased for the rest of the time.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Right here (http://www.tomsmithonline.com/credits.htm).

[knitmeapony.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thank you kindly! Once my schedule is settled, I'll shoot you an email in case you'd like to tune in.

[sethb.livejournal.com]

Zoom H2, H4, and Tascam HD-P2. Much nicer than dat (though I'm sure the built-in mics on the Zooms don't match the B&Ks I use with the Tascam).