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Question: Hello , i installed the Touch OSC template Beto5alpha , it is working well with Reaper , do you know of a template that remote controls the parameters inside NInjam ? here is a public NInja from last friday ; youtu.be/NJg_b747se8
Asked by Bernd Keul (87.78.89.x) on September 16 2025, 10:56pm
Reply on September 17 2025, 5:42pm:

hmm yeah I suppose it would be nice if reaninjam exposed a lot of parameters, but alas it does not yet Comment...

Question: Are you related to the double mint twins?
Asked by John (174.221.23.x) on September 16 2025, 7:24pm
Reply on September 16 2025, 8:24pm:

hah not that I know of Comment...

Question: As a longtime fan of Winamp, I was inspired back in the ’90s to get into coding. Would you ever consider making a post in the future that shares some behind-the-scenes stories from your heyday at Nullsoft? I’d love to hear about the challenges you faced, as well as any crazy or memorable office moments from when Winamp was experiencing its explosive rise.
Asked by Bill (162.201.122.x) on September 16 2025, 4:06pm
Reply on September 16 2025, 6:19pm:

office moments -- there was no office before AOL heh. will think about that though. Comment...

Question: I don't understand why I should do anything else than "Normalize true peak at -0.05" when exporting my stupid 2-tracks guitar songs. I'd like to have your personal perspective on this, and also what do you use when rendering your own music (LUFS or none at all?). Cheers and thans
Asked by longer name (31.37.8.x) on September 16 2025, 4:02pm
Reply on September 16 2025, 6:18pm:

normalization controls the peak volume, whereas what you might want is a particular perceived loudness... I usually using the RMS power and aim for -14dB RMS or so, when mixing. 1 Comment...

Question: Hi. I want to apologize in advance, but I don't want to create a separate topic for such a small thing on the forum and litter it... Protection against accidental clicking of "Save as default project settings". For example, the window that appears "Are you sure?". Because in order to return to the original factory settings later, you need to run a full configuration reset from the Start menu... Thank you.
Asked by Andrey (171.25.193.x) on September 16 2025, 12:57am
Reply on September 16 2025, 2:18am:

forum is definitely the better place for that 2 Comments...

Question: Hmmm... I don t have a phisical address anymore.. So the check will be sent.. Where? In space? Rolf and flip/tablem.it seems the way i write, considering i am who i am...triggers tech.. Like crazy. .. Why have you... Forsaken moi?....
Asked by Brk_ (90.167.86.x) on September 15 2025, 8:59pm
Reply on September 15 2025, 9:22pm:

ok enough really Comment...

Question: Did Chamath Palihapitiya actually have an impact at Winamp or did he just come in at the end?
Asked by Noah (135.180.32.x) on September 15 2025, 2:03am
Reply on September 15 2025, 2:39am (edited at September 17 2025, 3:46pm):

IIRC he joined the bizdev side well after we were acquired by AOL. If he had an impact it was not a positive one. He would be in the category of people who helped drive it into the ground via making shitty deals and preventing us from doing things we wanted to do (though whether it was a significant impact or it was other people who were ultimately responsible for that, could be debated, and also my memory of it could be wrong, was a long time ago). 3 Comments...

Question: on my birthday MS will finish supporting Win 10... pondering the jump to Linux. What's the easiest way for an old (c64 - Amiga 2000 - Win 95 - 10) git like myself?
Asked by Ian the The (193.5.233.x) on September 14 2025, 6:40pm
Reply on September 14 2025, 6:49pm:

Ubuntu is a pretty easy way to get started I think, but it will definitely be a period of adaptation for you 1 Comment...

Question: Will you keep writing code? And until when?
Asked by yooo (218.59.37.x) on September 14 2025, 5:24am
Reply on September 14 2025, 5:20pm:

sure, until I can't? Comment...

Question: i used the reaper demo to make music to go with a vocals zip a female radio artist sent, she wants it to play everywhere but i'm having trouble getting messages back from anyone. what happens now?
Asked by sohmmm (73.181.182.x) on September 14 2025, 12:33am
Reply on September 14 2025, 5:20pm:

shrug I guess if it gets played a lot then you'd want to send a letter demanding credit/royalties/etc? Comment...

Question: Interesting.... When should I expect you to contact me about...reparations? I m running out of time real fast....
Asked by Brk_ (90.167.94.x) on September 12 2025, 9:08am
Reply on September 12 2025, 1:25pm:

the check is in the mail lol 1 Comment...

Question: I read here that you record at 48khz 24-bit. I prefer 44.1khz 16-bit simply because the resulting files are smaller, but I'm wondering why you prefer higher sample rate and bit depth. Cheers
Asked by justout (31.37.8.x) on September 12 2025, 8:39am
Reply on September 12 2025, 1:26pm (edited at September 12 2025, 1:28pm):

3 Comments...

Question: Which artist is your favourite recent music discovery?
Asked by SpoiledHobo (78.51.241.x) on September 11 2025, 5:00pm
Reply on September 12 2025, 12:34am:

GOAT, maybe? 1 Comment...

Question: You say "Vampire", I say "no, it s strigoi"...how about now? Rolf
Asked by Brk_ (90.167.94.x) on September 11 2025, 4:49pm
Reply on September 12 2025, 12:34am:

I say "Not Vampires" Comment...

Question: do you need the users of reaper to politically allign with you as well or that doesn't matter?
Asked by Rano (103.182.107.x) on September 11 2025, 2:52pm
Reply on September 11 2025, 3:54pm:

obviously I have no control over that, but I'd hope that people would be kind and decent to other people, even those who have beliefs and values different than their own. 2 Comments...

Question: How many dead or lingering branches does the REAPER repo have? Do you sometimes see one of those old branches and think “hah, this could be doable now!” ?
Asked by humanboi (104.28.98.x) on September 11 2025, 7:50am
Reply on September 11 2025, 3:57pm:

 % git branch -r|grep -E '(wip_|hold_)'|wc -l
     128


support lane buttons on the left when tcp is on the right. not worth it!

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Question: Hmm so heartbreaking your answer.. from all tech ppl... Happy bday to me, I guess..it s not like I have much choices, as re@p3r ppl delete my SMS too..fr0m @ll p30pl3.. I w0nt m3ss@g3 u @nim0r3..s0rri 2 b0th3r y@..by3... :"+(
Asked by Brk_ (90.167.95.x) on September 10 2025, 2:28pm
Reply on September 10 2025, 11:36pm:

the signal to noise ratio in your posts is basically zero - you don't have any actionable requests, it reads like spam. think about it. you have to actually ask for something. 1 Comment...

Question: have you listened to "him"?
Asked by not justin (2.147.58.x) on September 10 2025, 2:06pm
Reply on September 10 2025, 11:36pm:

not sure who you speak of? 2 Comments...

Question: Is accepting checks and money orders to your PO BOX worth the hassle in 2025? Doesn't everyone have a credit card or paypal these days?
Asked by Will (99.100.219.x) on September 9 2025, 10:14pm
Reply on September 10 2025, 2:00am:

It's a very small percentage but those who use it appreciate it, afaict Comment...

Question: have you done any multi-day fasts before? apparently autophagy promotion is good?
Asked by rilkean (193.32.249.x) on September 9 2025, 5:00pm
Reply on September 10 2025, 2:01am:

Not really, but I unintentionally fasted for about 5 hours on the last 15 miles of a 100k trail race and that was a little rough. Comment...

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