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Question: Hi Justin. How do you organize your personal music recording files? Do you have a system for categorizing?
Asked by jstolt (76.179.101.x) on March 1 2022, 4:58pm
Reply on March 2 2022, 12:28am:

I have directories by year/date/project, it's up to about 2.3TB... Comment...

Question: I know VC6 build Reaper was dropped from last year, but how you tackle annoying VC2005 SxS runtime dlls (and so in VC2008) without need to vcredist? Static lib runtime or any tricks? Also do you actually use Intel IPP library in conjunction to ICC compiler?
Asked by Thiekus (36.82.99.x) on February 27 2022, 4:57am
Reply on February 27 2022, 2:44pm:

For VC2005 we use static linking, plus a slight mod of the static library to disable FLS usage (since many Windows versions are very FLS slot constrained) Comment...

Question: virtual controls or HWND controls? And why?
Asked by ruchira (123.231.107.x) on February 26 2022, 5:12am
Reply on February 26 2022, 2:45pm:

a windows system can only have a finite and rather small number of HWNDs, so an app shouldn't create more than a few hundred of them at a time Comment...

Question: Worried about the war Ukraine Russian war?? What have you thinking about this?
Asked by Not Putin (186.210.29.x) on February 25 2022, 8:35pm
Reply on February 25 2022, 9:41pm (edited at February 25 2022, 11:19pm):

I wish the people of Ukraine well (there's probably a better way to put it, but ugh)! And the anti-war protestors in Russia, damn. :( Comment...

Question: Should WDL_VirtualStaticText respect newlines characters? The use case would be to draw first line regularly then when you do a dblclk display the full formatted text in a msgbox. Right now I feed full text on mousemove to get something similar... nothing particularly fancy just an idea...
Asked by Gio (94.70.19.x) on February 24 2022, 5:23am
Reply on February 25 2022, 3:13pm:

Could add support for that, a separate alignment mode to allow multiline... Comment...

Question: Are you following Windows on ARM? Do you think it's time for a native REAPER Windows on ARM version soon?
Asked by wasereb4 (87.167.91.x) on February 24 2022, 12:45am
Reply on February 25 2022, 3:12pm:

Not yet Comment...

Question: What's the actual reason from moving master branch to main? It caused some surprises which never occurred in the past, certainly not a big deal but it was unusual. Hope it is not something political related... :)
Asked by Gio (94.70.19.x) on February 19 2022, 10:54am
Reply on February 19 2022, 8:48pm:

A lot of repositories use main, so moving to that for consistency (also its fewer characters) 1 Comment...

Question: Do you use a robot vacuum?
Asked by RobRob (77.64.160.x) on February 18 2022, 10:36pm
Reply on February 19 2022, 8:48pm:

Nope 1 Comment...

Question: do you find there a need for more left handed cursors! ?
Asked by 2022 (91.110.225.x) on February 18 2022, 10:45am
Reply on February 19 2022, 8:49pm:

I haven't noticed Comment...

Question: How can we know that the valuestrNeedBig returned by reaper.GetSetProjectInfo_String(0, "RENDER_STATS", dry_run_action, false) is the current and not the previous one? Retval is always true even if the dry_run_action failed to run and the function returns the previous results in memory.
Asked by amagalma (194.150.167.x) on February 17 2022, 11:36pm
Reply on February 19 2022, 8:49pm (edited at February 19 2022, 8:50pm):

Hmm good question, why would a dry run fail? But perhaps a failed dry run should clear that string... 2 Comments...

Question: Hi Justin. Me and a couple of friends are having live streams where were discussing and live coding JSFX. Its me Arya from IDDQD and Leandro Fachinetti thats hosting and providing content for the streams. Thus far we've had Geraint Luff, Theo Niessink (saike + Martinic plugins) Justing Johnson (nitsuj ReEQ) on to discuss audio plugins. We would love to have you on to talk JSFX? Please say yes :) /danerius
Asked by danerius (37.120.153.x) on February 16 2022, 9:20pm
Reply on February 16 2022, 9:29pm:

Sure, send me an email (justin at cockos) 1 Comment...

Question: Phones must be small as much as possible and laptops / computers / tablets must be as large as possible. Do you agree? Another question - These days, compact phones means 5.5 inch. Back then 4 inch phones were so perfect to handle. If we get a great 4 inch phone these days with all modern features, will you replace your current phone with that small screen compact phone?
Asked by Abhi (223.177.0.x) on February 15 2022, 5:15pm
Reply on February 15 2022, 6:13pm:

Laptops I like medium-sized, I'm on a M1 air and it's great. I would like a iphone SE with all of the amenities of a larger one, sure. but I don't mind the regular-sized iphone 11 pro I have... 1 Comment...

Question: What do you prefer to say among these words - softwares, programs or apps?
Asked by Abhi (223.177.0.x) on February 15 2022, 3:56pm
Reply on February 15 2022, 6:14pm:

software (without the s) for the category or maybe program or application (but not app) 1 Comment...

Question: Which plugin format (AU, VST or VST3) do you recommend to use on Mac that has proven to be more stable, more efficient CPU consumption and less buggy i.e. more compatible with REAPER?
Asked by Mitae (186.106.185.x) on February 14 2022, 2:51am
Reply on February 14 2022, 3:47am:

It's entirely dependent on the plug-in implementation Comment...

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...

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