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Question: Why does WDL use the "square buttons" on macOS?
Asked by KDDLB (152.172.177.x) on February 13 2022, 10:31pm
Reply on February 13 2022, 11:18pm:

It improved the relative sizes of things... but it can be changed on the fly by the app (REAPER has an option for rounded buttons). 1 Comment...

Question: I guess money is really not a goal or an end now, considering your past software endevours. So I'm wondering what REAPER is for you, is it just a hobby/love project with no real end goal for it (be the top industry dog with all cusotmization, features, blah blah) but just a platform to code (which you love id asume) and well of course the product side and service for audio peoeple out there with the side of inventing a thing.. Idk, it's curious to me, I love reaper since it helped me really find freedo
Asked by alex (187.213.114.x) on February 13 2022, 10:05pm
Reply on February 13 2022, 11:24pm:

People often use "hobby" as a diminutive description so I'd stay away from that word.. It's a project. It's not that money isn't a goal, it's that money isn't the _main_ goal. For example: I run a lot and enjoy it. It's really useful to have a certain level of fitness -- you can go certain places, have experiences you wouldn't otherwise have. But the fitness itself isn't the goal. Anyway, REAPER's a project which I find valuable, users find valuable, sustains a business, etc etc. It's pretty simple in that respect? 1 Comment...

Question: After working some years with lua what are your thoughts on it and would you have (have you) used it when you were younger?
Asked by nixon (109.250.160.x) on February 13 2022, 1:35pm
Reply on February 13 2022, 11:19pm:

I like Lua, though if it were as easy to integrate I'd probably choose something like JavaScript instead... Comment...

Question: Do you personally like marihuana comsumption or are you more into wine? Does any of the two affect your creative output?
Asked by Albi (77.8.228.x) on February 11 2022, 3:53pm
Reply on February 11 2022, 5:18pm:

I have appreciated marijuana via vaporizers in the past, but it's been a few years. I do also like a cold beer or cider on a hot day. Unsure of the effects of either. 2 Comments...

Question: Since over a decade many REAPER users wonder why muted tracks and item colors can't be changed. Is it a deliberate choice, or is it difficult and risky to implement, or has it just not been a priority yet?
Asked by Blackout (95.250.70.x) on February 11 2022, 12:39pm
Reply on February 11 2022, 5:18pm:

Not a priority more than anything Comment...

Question: Fan of Daft Punk? Random Access Memories is such a great album. Recommend!
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on February 11 2022, 12:21am
Reply on February 11 2022, 5:19pm:

I've heard that but never given it a proper listen! Remember having a few mp3s of theirs back in the 90s :) Comment...

Question: Why when I get high REAPER colors are brighter and happier ? Is this a bug or a feature?
Asked by Garopaba (177.124.149.x) on February 10 2022, 8:26pm
Reply on February 11 2022, 5:19pm:

Hah nice, no idea Comment...

Question: Why Word is blue, Excel is green and PowerPoint is red?
Asked by Abhi (182.68.122.x) on February 9 2022, 5:45pm
Reply on February 9 2022, 9:12pm:

I feel like there's a joke in there somewhere, where is the flower humor these days? 1 Comment...

Question: This is a wildcard question. You can answer anything you want.
Asked by wasereb4 (93.206.15.x) on February 8 2022, 6:36am
Reply on February 8 2022, 8:12pm (edited at February 8 2022, 9:02pm):

Despite really preferring warm weather, I do think that climate change is almost certainly a bad thing for us to be causing :/ Edit: re: part 2 of your question: Breakfast Burritos. Comment...

Question: What makes the font in R's IDE look different on the different OS? Much more readable on macos and I would love to have that on Linux...
Asked by Albi (77.10.163.x) on February 7 2022, 10:55pm
Reply on February 8 2022, 12:17am:

Different font I imagine, could experiment with that and try mapping Courier New to various fonts using fontconfig Comment...

Question: hello, i am making my first winamp skin ever, i have been using your software since 2004. i hope you are doing well, thank you for all of the software you have made that i have used my entire life
Asked by gpox (71.167.168.x) on February 6 2022, 6:58pm
Reply on February 7 2022, 5:13pm:

Hi, ah nice thanks! Comment...

Question: favourite car brand? is mercedes always a good go to?
Asked by Hello (109.123.74.x) on February 5 2022, 6:11pm
Reply on February 6 2022, 12:54am:

When I last had a car I had an Audi, but I drove like an inconsiderate asshole, so I dunno. Whatever works, the driver being careful is what is important? Comment...

Question: are you able to create a cymatic jsfx visualizer? with a feedback regenerator? would you find it useful analysis or just a fun tool?
Asked by 2022 (91.110.225.x) on February 5 2022, 12:07pm
Reply on February 5 2022, 5:54pm:

One probably could yeah, or they could do it as a video processor which would allow you to render it 1 Comment...

Question: I know you love Linux the best. But why do you like Mac more than Windows? Is Windows that much worst?
Asked by Gebrasy (27.57.102.x) on February 1 2022, 6:12am
Reply on February 2 2022, 4:29am:

Windows usually ends up annoying me for one reason or another. I don't mind using my old Windows 7 box... 1 Comment...

Question: hey- do you think the apple m2 chips might really change the game? making many other chips and peripherals obsolete?
Asked by 2022 (91.110.225.x) on January 30 2022, 4:49pm
Reply on January 31 2022, 9:58pm:

I don't think anything really changes any sort of game at this point, it's all small incremental stuff. The M1s are nice from a power standpoint, but only a bit nicer than the alternatives... I think that'll continue. Comment...

Question: Is what REAPER calls 'Block size' the same thing as what most other DAWs call 'buffer size'?
Asked by IDDQDSound (67.68.160.x) on January 29 2022, 1:32pm
Reply on January 31 2022, 9:58pm:

Probably 1 Comment...

Question: Magst du Bratwürste?
Asked by Wolfgang (185.75.72.x) on January 29 2022, 12:03pm
Reply on January 31 2022, 10:00pm:

Ich fresse du Bratwürst 2 Comments...

Question: If there is only one option to choose either music or coding, what will you choosl I guess coding? Because that's your job, no?
Asked by Saudade (182.69.107.x) on January 29 2022, 9:46am
Reply on January 31 2022, 10:00pm:

Thankfully I don't have to choose! Comment...

Question: Have lots of hobbies but only one passion & no addiction (of anything). Do you agree?
Asked by Abhi (27.58.191.x) on January 28 2022, 5:04pm
Reply on January 31 2022, 10:00pm:

Hmm one addiction (caffeine), lots of hobbies, a few passions Comment...

Question: Another reascript question (sorry!) : What does GetTempoMatchPlayRate do? (I do not understand from the doc description) What are the srcscale and the mult variables? Thanks!
Asked by amagalma (91.240.243.x) on January 27 2022, 6:24pm
Reply on January 28 2022, 5:37am:

It calculates the playrate to match the source's embedded or inferred tempo to the project tempo 5 Comments...

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