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Ask Justin Frankel
No reasonable question unanswered since 2009!

Suggested topics: programming, music, sleep, coffee, etc.

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Question: Any special features planned for Reaper version 6.66? :0
Asked by Beto (177.228.208.x) on May 22 2022, 5:51am
Reply on May 23 2022, 1:46pm:

We don't think that far ahead, or at least I don't 2 Comments...

Question: What do you think about VST plugins?
Asked by Jesse (173.63.46.x) on May 22 2022, 1:09am
Reply on May 23 2022, 1:46pm:

Plug-ins are awesome! There's a very large gamut of quality, of course... Comment...

Question: Have you ever, for any reason, done anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you were with, or where you were going, or where you've been...ever, for any reason whatsoever?
Asked by Erin (75.15.159.x) on May 21 2022, 7:38am
Reply on May 21 2022, 11:18am:

Perhaps, one would suppose it would be possible Comment...

Question: Seeing that all "interesting" algorithms in Reaper use FFT, wouldn't it make sense to split all samples in to frequencies at the beginning before FX and then reconvert to output?
Asked by Ian the The (165.225.94.x) on May 20 2022, 12:03pm
Reply on May 20 2022, 7:14pm:

Probably not 1 Comment...

Question: As I noticed, that today is Reaper devday 6025...did you celebrate the 6000th?
Asked by Mespotine (212.122.61.x) on May 19 2022, 4:08pm
Reply on May 20 2022, 12:44am:

every reaper devday is a celebration! ;) Comment...

Question: Are there some "interesting" sound processing algorithms used in Reaper, that do not use FFT? I mean, that directly process the PCM sample data. (An "uninteresting" example I could think of would be phase inversion, where you just have to multiply each sample by -1.)
Asked by Xavier JFS (89.82.152.x) on May 19 2022, 4:02pm
Reply on May 20 2022, 12:44am:

Not really Comment...

Question: Where can I find some info about the Rrreeaaa algorithm? Did you implement using EEL2/JSFX? I love it, thanks.
Asked by John SFX (89.82.152.x) on May 19 2022, 2:39pm
Reply on May 20 2022, 12:45am:

I should publish it, it's very simple (a couple hundred lines).. it's based on the algorithm in the JSFX spectral hold plug-in. 3 Comments...

Question: Are you interested in going tot he HOPE conference in July in Queens NYC: store.2600.com/products/tickets-to...
Asked by Jesse (173.63.46.x) on May 19 2022, 1:18pm
Reply on May 20 2022, 12:46am:

Not sure I like being around lots of people these days heh but maybe Comment...

Question: I've created local GIT repository of my main Reaper installation (portable install). Now and then and with every Reaper update i create new commit. Am i weird or what? :)
Asked by zabukowski (89.142.62.x) on May 19 2022, 9:37am
Reply on May 20 2022, 12:46am:

hah nice 1 Comment...

Question: hi Justin, I've already tried many options but I haven't found a solution to the problem, it's what. I work in the reaper, on the old laptop (lenovo t510 i7 620m 8GB nvidia nvs3100m). now I have Windows 7 and Debian installed on different ssd disks, currently I work with a movie sound, in reaper uploaded video for playback during mixing. And on debian this video is very bad played, while on windows 7 everything is just perfect. and the problem is not only in video, even when processing music, the same proje
Asked by michael (109.252.91.x) on May 17 2022, 11:24pm
Reply on May 18 2022, 1:05am:

This belongs on the forums! Comment...

Question: Have you thought of packaging Reaper Linux as an Ubuntu Snap and Fedora Flatpak? If not, perhaps you could explain a little why not? Thanks.
Asked by bringkeys (70.190.185.x) on May 17 2022, 9:41pm
Reply on May 18 2022, 1:04am:

Not worth the effort. tarballs ftw 1 Comment...

Question: I copied your idea and made some changes: askjbc.com/
Asked by Jesse (173.63.46.x) on May 17 2022, 7:49pm
Reply on May 18 2022, 1:04am:

Nice but what's your question here? ;) 1 Comment...

Question: What kind of warm-up you do before starting your day with coding for most of your day?
Asked by Abhi (122.177.10.x) on May 17 2022, 4:19pm
Reply on May 17 2022, 4:55pm:

I don't think I code most of most days. But coffee and some things like the nyt spelling bee, framed.wtf, heardle.app, wordle, worldle, etc. Comment...

Question: Justin, can I somehow teach myself how to code (C++ ?) by examining the WDL code? I acquired so many books on programming but still do not get how to start making a music notation editor.
Asked by Pashkuli (84.9.31.x) on May 16 2022, 8:40pm
Reply on May 17 2022, 12:50am:

That would be a very difficult way to learn, it would like learning Hungarian from a menu at a restaurant... A music notation editor is a very complex thing! It's probably better to start with smaller tasks. 3 Comments...

Question: Thanks for the "Geeking out with" interview you gave us. I enjoyed a lot. You are an admirable person for sure.
Asked by JaviRamallo (195.235.163.x) on May 15 2022, 5:08pm
Reply on May 17 2022, 12:49am:

Thanks! Comment...

Question: I'm learning front-end web dev and feels like it's always something new re-inventing the wheel a little bit. Any advice for sticking to a single stack or career path or in life in general? Feels like "I shouldn't marry this framework/stack because something else will come out".
Asked by Beto (177.228.208.x) on May 14 2022, 6:03pm
Reply on May 14 2022, 9:01pm:

Definitely good to learn overall skills in addition to the specifics of a particular API/framework (the latter you can look up, overall skills let you know what you're looking for or how to find it) 1 Comment...

Question: Do you have kids
Asked by Alejandro Silva (98.174.248.x) on May 12 2022, 7:28pm
Reply on May 12 2022, 7:55pm:

I do not and I am planning to keep it that way Comment...

Question: Do you do the JS for Reaper for like the render graphs and or the web interface?
Asked by Beto (177.228.208.x) on May 12 2022, 6:02am
Reply on May 12 2022, 1:11pm: