--- description: Review of REAPER Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: REAPER | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Audio Editing Software](/directory/4645/audio-editing/software) > [REAPER](/software/117903/reaper) # REAPER Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/117903/reaper Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/117903/reaper?page=2) > REAPER is an on-premise solution that helps small businesses and non-profit organizations streamline processes related to audio producing, editing, transformation, and customization. It enables staff members to overdub and record multi-takes or layered audio and MIDI in several formats and on multiple disks according to individual requirements. REAPER allows team members to utilize a drag-and-drop interface to import, move, split, re-seize, loop, crossfade, pitch shift and render audio files. It lets employees switch between multiple layouts and change colors, icons and toolbars. Staff members can intuitively handle changes across tempos, time signatures, pitch-shifting and varispeed. Additionally, it lets users embed plug-ins into track control and mixer panels, such as ReaFIR, ResEQ and ReaXcomp. REAPER comes with an application programming interface (API), which lets businesses integrate the platform with several third-party solutions. It is available on a perpetual license and support is extended via email, documentation, community forum, FAQs, video tutorials and other measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 60 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 60 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Cockos Incorporated ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$60.00 - **Pricing Details**: REAPER is available on a perpetual license, outlined below. It also offers a 60-days evaluation for free. Discounted License: $60 Commercial License: $225 - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Audio Capture - Audio Editor - Audio Manipulation - Audio Mixing - Audio Recording - Custom Development - Data Import/Export - Drag & Drop - Graphical Workflow Editor - Mastering - Monitoring - Multi-Channel Management - On-Demand Recording - Plug-in Integration - Synchronous Editing - Third-Party Integrations - Video Editing ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4645/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Audacity](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/117915/audacity) — 4.5/5 (464 reviews) 2. 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[Pro Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/117918/pro-tools) — 4.7/5 (92 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Reaper, when the community makes a daw great." — 5.0/5 > **Cristhian Josue** | *28 August 2021* | Design | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Reaper is the daw you always wanted if you are looking for a great community that will welcome you with open arms, in my opinion, the ability of the developers of this daw to listen to the community is undoubtedly the best of this software. despite its visual ineffectiveness, reaper is the right alternative for Linux users, because this daw bets for simplicity and compatibility with any operating system, leaving aside more visual or unnecessary aspects. > > **Cons**: Reaper can look intimidating, it looks like software from the '00s rather than a current daw, usually, people who want to give a chance to this daw are novices in the field of music production, so they might be overwhelmed by many aspects of this daw, either the poor quality in the visual aspect, the unpopularity of this daw in the mainstream or simply the prejudices that each person may have. ----- ### "Great software for independent artists" — 5.0/5 > **Benjamin** | *3 January 2021* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was free to try and there are tons of tutorials online and other people using Reaper to learn tips and how to use it. It's similar enough to the other programs I've used (Cubase/Protools) that I could jump in and learn from there. The EQ plugin interface is very nice as well. I find it is very convenient to use the waveform and move/change band points. > > **Cons**: The only problems I've run into have involved things that I overlooked or didn't completely understand. I have been able to fix them, easily though not always quickly. I can't say that I have anything I like least about it. It's great. > > I started using Reaper when I realized that my version of Cubase was obsolete. A friend recommended it and I tried it, band members started using it as well and now we can teach each other things. I use Reaper on Windows now and have not tried the Linux build but I think that's great\! I used to run Reaper on a laptop I found in a dumpster, the Windows build run through WINE in Ubuntu. I didn't have any issues, but I think I only used it for editing, maybe not for recording. ----- ### "Reaper - Best for the money\!" — 5.0/5 > **Tony** | *9 March 2021* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: The cost of Reaper is why it is so attractive. In the end if you are going pro you will need to spend more money. But you can purchase a user license extremely cheap and have most of the functions you need in a DAW to create and mix great music. > > **Cons**: It just wasn't "pro" level. But again, for the money there is nothing out there that has as much to offer as Reaper does. If you aren't trying to mix to a movie or do some other pro level recording with advanced work flow requirements this is the DAW for you\! ----- ### "Customizable DAW for College Dropout" — 5.0/5 > **Jon** | *23 February 2022* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Reaper is so easy to use and learn with lots of customizability for how you want your layout to look. I've mixed literally thousands of hours in the program and it's the only program I mix with now. > > **Cons**: The only downside of Reaper I can think of is that it doesn't come with a suite of cutting edge plug-ins or have an option to purchase different tiers of the program with elite plugins included. ----- ### "Reaper reaped expensive competitors" — 5.0/5 > **FLAVIO** | *11 March 2021* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Reaper is light, fast, cheap, effective, intuitive, fun to use\! I tried last 3 decades many other music production softwares, most of them are huge slow monsters, full of bugs. > > **Cons**: The online help is not as good as the software itself, but most of time I found on YouTube tutorials produced by the users which helped me a lot. > > During this pandemic era, I and friends played remotely and recorded some songs without getting together. Reaper made this much more fun and easier than using traditional heavy softwares such as Sonar and Cubase. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/117903/reaper?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/117903/reaper) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data