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Question: Why does Reaper have an option for 39bit int? What is the significance or history of this bit depth?
Asked by Griffin (108.185.250.x) on April 1 2022, 1:10am
Reply on April 1 2022, 2:16am:

If you want to emulate certain other DAWs integer summing, you can. There's no reason to, though. It's all a subset of 64-bit FP. 1 Comment...

Question: have you written any glsl code? and is that code type suitable for converting to reaper's video processor? (having access to over 7000 current shaders)
Asked by 2022 (2.26.163.x) on March 31 2022, 11:11am
Reply on March 31 2022, 7:19pm:

Yeah, the last thing I wrote was a YUY2 shader for reaper's win/linux opengl output. Fun! Been pondering making reaper's video processors support GL, but haven't gotten around to it. 1 Comment...

Question: Do you type normally like most people or do you touch-type? As touch-typing is very beneficial for coders & developers.
Asked by Abhi (27.58.106.x) on March 31 2022, 9:29am
Reply on March 31 2022, 7:19pm:

Don't most people touch-type? Comment...

Question: celeb newsflash:: do you think recent slap by will smith / chris rock was justified? and do you think this leaves negative effects for highly suggestable,impressionable minds that idolize such "icons" of entertainment industry?
Asked by 2022 (2.26.163.x) on March 29 2022, 12:31pm
Reply on March 29 2022, 3:44pm (edited at March 29 2022, 3:46pm):

I can't think of any instance where violence, even symbolic violence like a slap, is an appropriate response to words. Not sure that's the best place to focus our attention, though: e.g. the mayor of the city I live in is sanctioning violence against those without homes. 3 Comments...

Question: A philosophical question: do you think, Reaper releases, that were replaced by the next release within a day are more prone to sadness and feelings of being neglected than releases that last weeks in the spotlight of the download page?
Asked by Mespotine (79.235.143.x) on March 28 2022, 8:10pm
Reply on March 29 2022, 2:56am:

I think all releases share a common consciousness and experience the spotlight simultaneously and communally. But I don't have evidence to back it up. Comment...

Question: Hi Justin! I was wondering if you have any stats (or a guess) on what percentage of REAPER users are male vs. non-male? Do you collect this type of data from users? (age, demographic, country of origin, gender)
Asked by IDDQDSound (67.68.160.x) on March 28 2022, 9:19am
Reply on March 28 2022, 3:33pm (edited at March 28 2022, 3:34pm):

No idea and we don't collect any info like that. We do know the country of billing address for purchases, and if I remember correctly about 55% was non-US vs 45% US. 2 Comments...

Question: Hey; I had a question about slow x87 code translation on M1 Macs. Have you given any more thought to writing a dynamic library that handles these incredibly slow instructions for Rosetta2? Wine users have complained about slow 32bit games on Macs since the first M1 chips came out and I imagine such a library would be a big help there too. Did your digging into REAPER performance give you any idea of how large of an undertaking this might be? Thanks, love REAPER.
Asked by yam99 (72.182.45.x) on March 27 2022, 8:17pm
Reply on March 28 2022, 1:45am:

I don't think you could do it, you'd have to rewrite rosetta2... apple could do it, if they cared, but they probably don't :/ Comment...

Question: Suppose if I want to create a software, game or anything, which requires coding. Are all the sources available on internet, let say if I stuck somewhere, from where I can get help? Any website or service do all this kind of help? For free or paid, doesn't matter. I am pretty sure you also talk help from stuffs, maybe from big fat books or manuals or some paid online courses or from some paid websites? And all other indie developers too. Right? If yes, then can you guide us a bit? About all the process?
Asked by Abhi (122.181.85.x) on March 27 2022, 2:18pm
Reply on March 28 2022, 1:46am:

There's a lot of good references, but references aren't the same as answers to your questions, which might be easily answered and might be unanswerable and might need to be solved creatively? so it's hard to say. 1 Comment...

Question: g'day- had a closer look at super8 today and it showed at sample rate of 48khz and project bpm @60 a final loop point of 76442ms and a created bpm of 100.5...question being: is there a simple way to increase that sampling length?
Asked by 2022 (95.148.58.x) on March 25 2022, 6:05pm
Reply on March 25 2022, 6:51pm:

You want it longer than 76 seconds? Could do it by reducing the channel count from 8, or modifying JSFX to allow larger RAM amounts per instance. 4 Comments...

Question: I am thinking in doing a script to sync tracks online using SetTrackStateChunk. Anyway, in my plan i would use a folder with all the files for the project (and a JSON file that I write Tracks Chunks for sync) and sync that folder online using something. I dont know what I could use to sync. I know there are some softwares that can do that like Google Drive but I think the refresh rate is not much fast (?). Anyway do you know/have any suggestions in what I could use to try do a realtime sync with the folders
Asked by Daniel Lumertz (186.210.29.x) on March 25 2022, 7:44am
Reply on March 25 2022, 6:52pm:

I'd use git, github hosts things for free too :) Comment...

Question: ReaStream ist very nice. An Update in the future?
Asked by Wt1986 (92.194.91.x) on March 24 2022, 9:10pm
Reply on March 25 2022, 6:52pm:

Not sure what, it'd be nice to open source part of it to encourage other software to integrate (e.g. OBS) Comment...

Question: hey- with jsfx there is an old 'trigger' function that not many people seem to use much now in newer jsfx.. is that a defunct option or can they still be usefull and creative today? (eg jsfx:: desc:Disco-Lara)
Asked by 2022 (91.110.225.x) on March 24 2022, 11:08am
Reply on March 24 2022, 4:26pm:

It's an easy way to create some UI buttons to do things, so it's useful still but also less fancy Comment...

Question: hey jayeff.. see a bit of bit of bike ride and read on ebike- so what type of locks you using there? dlocks..chain/padlocks/bike alarm.. and have you ever lost a bike or anything like that in the BIG (sometimes bad) apple?
Asked by 2022 (91.110.225.x) on March 21 2022, 4:18pm
Reply on March 22 2022, 2:51am (edited at March 22 2022, 2:54am):

Most of the time I use a Kryptonite New York U-Lock. Sometimes depending on the bike or location or timing I'll augment it with a second lock. Haven't had anything stolen yet (*knocking on wood*). Technique is important, as is perception. You want things to look worthless yet well-cared-for, and anything you can remove without a tool should probably be locked, unless its resale value is zero (for example, I have some cheapo REI panniers which were $20 new, but while still usable, are completely beat up -- I'll leave those unlocked on the rack and it's never been a problem). Try to avoid locking overnight if possible. Try to avoid a predictable schedule. 5 Comments...

Question: Are you using REW for EQ room correction? or something else? in addition I hate how acoustic treatment makes the room look in general i don't want it to be obvious its meant for mixing or anything
Asked by Emmm (185.94.193.x) on March 20 2022, 4:25pm
Reply on March 20 2022, 10:47pm:

No I don't bother Comment...

Question: Do you still wear normal non-smart watch? Or your phone or smartwatch can do that job too?
Asked by Abhi (117.99.174.x) on March 19 2022, 3:02pm
Reply on March 19 2022, 9:16pm:

Only wear a garmin watch when I run Comment...

Question: im sleep?
Asked by sebastian (172.58.139.x) on March 19 2022, 12:13pm
Reply on March 19 2022, 9:16pm:

I like sleep! Comment...

Question: Sport or Music?
Asked by gucco (165.231.67.x) on March 19 2022, 10:54am
Reply on March 19 2022, 9:16pm:

I'd rather watch music Comment...

Question: I think in your interview you mentioned the games inside reaper could open while rendering ? How can I do that or am I remembering it wrong ?
Asked by DdSL (179.104.165.x) on March 18 2022, 2:39am
Reply on March 18 2022, 12:49pm:

If you doubleclick or shift doubleclick or something, it opens the about box from the rendering status window 3 Comments...

Question: hey justin- do you actually know what 'happened' to whitetie© imperial v5 theme? (it was looking SO brilliant,just wondered what made that not appear?) any clues?
Asked by 2022 (95.148.58.x) on March 18 2022, 12:12am
Reply on March 18 2022, 12:55am:

What do you mean? 3 Comments...

Question: What are some of your favorite guitar / amp combinations. Bonus: do you like any amp sims or fx sims?
Asked by User41 (73.224.60.x) on March 17 2022, 4:29am
Reply on March 17 2022, 4:52pm:

Andy has a Fender Hotrod Deluxe which is awesome, especially so with his Strat. Not a huge fan of amp sims but I have a Strymon Iridium which isn't bad. Comment...

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