Ask Justin Frankel

justin = { main feed , music , code , askjf , pubkey };

Ask Justin Frankel
No reasonable question unanswered since 2009!

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

Note: please do not ask questions about REAPER features, bugs or scheduling, use the forums instead.

[newer questions]

[unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all]

[older questions]

Question: Good evening JF. I am curious about the future of 32 bit float native recording/interfaces. Zoom has a software call "mix control" that works with their interface. Do you foresee any interesting developments in Reaper (or other DAWs) regarding 32-bit float?
Asked by me dummy (98.97.22.x) on November 13 2024, 11:37pm
Reply on November 14 2024, 2:14pm:

Not sure, do they give the DAW 32-bit FP via ASIO/CoreAudio? if so, sweet. 2 Comments...

Question: Is syncing audio threads 99% of the difficulty of writing REAPER?
Asked by Will (73.137.176.x) on November 13 2024, 9:53pm
Reply on November 14 2024, 2:15pm:

Thread synchronization isn't usually difficult, sometimes you run into issues but it's rare (knock on wood). Most of the tedious work is UI and dealing with poorly-defined specs or specs that are not adhered to... Comment...

Question: If you were starting REAPER today would you handle threads the same way as it is now?
Asked by Will (73.137.176.x) on November 13 2024, 8:27pm
Reply on November 13 2024, 9:09pm:

More or less, yeah. Comment...

Question: How many threads does REAPER use or does it vary based on what is going on?
Asked by Will (73.137.176.x) on November 13 2024, 6:48pm
Reply on November 13 2024, 9:09pm:

It depends, but in general more than the CPU cores you have. Comment...

Question: Hi Justin, what is your favourite guitar that you own, and is it the same as your favourite to play?
Asked by Michael (1.145.134.x) on November 13 2024, 10:47am
Reply on November 13 2024, 9:08pm:

So hard to pick! I adore both my Fernandes Monterey and my Rickenbacker Comment...

Question: hey jf- is your mind the body,OR,the body your mind?
Asked by 2024 (165.120.114.x) on November 13 2024, 1:32am
Reply on November 13 2024, 9:08pm:

I do think the mind is the neural connections of your brain Comment...

Question: In REAPER, does the same thread that plays audio also update the meters, or are they two different threads?
Asked by Will (73.137.176.x) on November 12 2024, 7:55pm
Reply on November 12 2024, 10:01pm (edited at November 12 2024, 10:02pm):

All UI in REAPER happens from a single thread. The meter state is updated from an audio thread, though things like decay/held peaks/etc are from the UI thread. Comment...

Question: Hi Justin, + Crossfade editor: Add graphical crossfade editor. This function sounds great. Could you please tell me how I should use this function with a screen reader like NVDA? I can't find it. Also, could you explain how to use the newly added "playback support for rendered files" function? How can I control it with the keyboard? So far, I've found that I can use the space bar to play and stop. Are there any other controls, like fast forward, rewind, pause...? There's one more thing I don't understand
Asked by nicotomia (27.219.146.x) on November 12 2024, 3:12pm
Reply on November 12 2024, 10:03pm (edited at November 12 2024, 10:04pm):

This is all stuff that should be discussed in the pre-release forum, not here. But since I'm replying: Not sure how the crossfade editor will translate to screen reader use. As far as playing back via the render window, W/Home also go to the start, R toggles repeat. end of discussion though, please! Comment...

Question: What's the lowest and highest gcc version used for SWELL? I have used it up to 11 with no issues but 12 is a different story. Not in a hurry to move to a newer version but it would be nice to know which versions are being used during development. Thanks
Asked by Gio (79.130.163.x) on November 12 2024, 12:37pm
Reply on November 12 2024, 2:38pm (edited at November 12 2024, 2:39pm):

Pretty sure it should compile with 12 and 13, perhaps using make ALLOW_WARNINGS=1 to ignore any warnings. (probably should make ALLOW_WARNINGS=1 the default) 5 Comments...

Question: Fabrice Bellard agrees to work on Reaper for a few months. What task do you give him to solve?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on November 11 2024, 4:50am
Reply on November 11 2024, 2:31pm:

"whatever you feel like..." (which is how I roll anyway) Comment...

Question: Sometimes I come here and click randomly on your music files. I listened to 240919_v-2-Momentary_Critical_Mass and as the drums came in, it seemed, suddenly, that I had better headphones on. Can you describe how you achieved the separation of the instruments, particularly the drums? I'm a newb at mixing, so I appreciate your time. Thanks, me dummy.
Asked by me dummy (98.97.22.x) on November 8 2024, 11:13pm
Reply on November 9 2024, 12:59am (edited at November 9 2024, 1:01am):

3 tom mics (which are gated so they only affect things when a tom is played)
kick mic and snare mic which are panned center (each is compressed and EQed somewhat strongly)
two mics which are about 3' in front of the kit, and about 6' apart. They are (or were, at some point, lol, equidistant from the snare drum).

Those two front mics usually peak around -8dBFS, are each compressed (separately) using ReaComp at about 20:1, threshold around -20dB, and have a 264Hz hipass on the detector (so that the kick doesn't trigger the compression so much), otherwise default attack/release/knee. Following the dual-mono compression, there is a JSFX Mid/Side decoder, which gives it a pretty enjoyable stereo image.

1 Comment...

Question: Hi, please why did you call it "Jesusonic"? I learnt you are not religious but that name sounds religious. Also, do you hate religious beliefs?
Asked by Garby (102.176.75.x) on November 8 2024, 3:16am
Reply on November 8 2024, 4:46pm:

I'm not religious but Jesus had it right. Love, forgiveness, etc. Good stuff. 1 Comment...

Question: Hi Justin, If you were to define the requirements for a digital console, would it be a hardware version based on reaper or a whole new design?
Asked by Ron Coleman (72.178.195.x) on November 7 2024, 5:58pm
Reply on November 7 2024, 10:11pm:

Haven't thought much about the requirements for a digital console, shrug 1 Comment...

Question: Hi Justin, if it's not too personal a question, I just wanted to ask if you have a family (wife, kids)) or any pets?
Asked by Michael (1.145.186.x) on November 6 2024, 10:34pm
Reply on November 7 2024, 10:12pm:

yes wife, no kids, no pets. love dogs and cats though, but have chosen to put my responsibility elsewhere thus far. 2 Comments...

Question: What are your plans for reaper in 2025?
Asked by jason38 (90.9.43.x) on November 6 2024, 10:03pm
Reply on November 7 2024, 10:12pm:

more of the same! Comment...

Question: Finally you have changed the Windows logo in the Downloads page of REAPER website 😄
Asked by MSW11 (207.244.71.x) on November 5 2024, 5:36pm
Reply on November 5 2024, 5:48pm:

Hah yeah it does feel like MS lost their perspective though, lol 1 Comment...

Question: hi jf hope you're having a good week. in 2021 (askjf.com/index.php?q=5961s you said that the jsfx source would be lgpl'd eventually. did this ever happen? if not, can we still expect it to happen eventually?
Asked by lasers (199.188.121.x) on November 5 2024, 5:35pm
Reply on November 5 2024, 5:47pm:

Still planning to, keep finding stuff in it that is just too ugly, and there are some already-open-source alternatives that are pretty cool anyway. so not in a big hurry. 1 Comment...

Question: Do you use light theme in day and dark theme at night or light theme all the time or dark theme all the time?
Asked by Abhi (106.219.68.x) on November 5 2024, 5:17pm
Reply on November 5 2024, 5:47pm:

Whatever I had it last set to, usually... somewhat random Comment...

Question: Do you have any plans to add something similar to the Matrix View that is in Sonar? It is a very useful compositional tool and I'm sure you could make it even more functional than the Sonar version.
Asked by Michael (1.136.31.x) on November 5 2024, 7:02am
Reply on November 5 2024, 5:46pm:

Would have to take a look at that, which I might do at some point, but not sure. 1 Comment...

Question: A small cinema in my city showed "Civil War" (2024) as preparation for the election day. How do you prepare?
Asked by Sunblister (77.179.144.x) on November 4 2024, 10:12pm
Reply on November 5 2024, 5:46pm:

I've been practicing crying, we'll see if it will come in handy. (just kidding). I'm afraid to watch that movie though. maybe in a few months. 1 Comment...

[newer questions]

[unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all]

[older questions]