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你手上有一台用了好幾年的 Windows 電腦,開機就要等一陣子,記憶體只有 4GB。最近想學錄音、做點簡單的音樂,裝了某套知名 DAW,光是開專案就卡到不行,更別說掛幾個效果器就開始爆音。你只是想錄吉他、編個 MIDI 鼓組、把混音導出成 MP3,不想為了這件事換電腦,也不想每個月付訂閱費。

一般人遇到這種狀況,直覺是去裝功能最齊全的大廠 DAW,但那些軟體預設就吃資源、介面複雜,對老機器不友善。另一條路是找免費軟體,但功能往往缺東缺西,錄到一半才發現某個需要的基本功能沒有。這類工具的切入點是:用輕量級的程式核心,把錄音、編輯、混音這些基本盤做好,再把擴充空間留給使用者自己決定要裝什麼、怎麼安排介面,而不是一開始就塞給你一堆用不到的東西。

01REAPER 到底能做什麼?

它是一套數位音樂工作站,涵蓋錄音、編輯、混音、後製。可以同時錄多軌音訊和 MIDI,支援非破壞性編輯,也有鋼琴捲簾視窗、MIDI 路由、自動化音量與效果器參數。匯出時可選 WAV、MP3、FLAC 等格式。另外支援基本影片剪輯,方便幫影片配樂或對嘴。

02它跟 Cubase 或 Pro Tools 比起來差在哪?

主要差在內建內容。REAPER 沒有附虛擬樂器和音色庫,也不像 Cubase 有完整的 MIDI 編輯工具,官方資料也承認 MIDI 編輯不如 Cubase 細緻。它把核心放在錄音、混音、路由和自訂流程上,音色和樂器要靠外掛補齊。如果你需要開箱即用的音色庫,它會讓你多花時間找素材。

03舊電腦跑得動嗎?

官方資料說它對 CPU 和記憶體需求很低,1GHz 處理器、4GB RAM 就能跑,安裝只要 100MB 空間。實際順不順要看專案規模和掛多少效果器,但比起其他 DAW,它在老機器上的負擔小很多。如果你只是錄幾軌、掛幾個基本效果器,舊電腦通常撐得住。

04它支援哪些外掛?

支援 VST、VST3、AU 和 JS 格式的外掛。VST 和 VST3 是 Windows 上最常見的格式,所以市面上絕大多數第三方效果器和虛擬樂器都能用。AU 是 Mac 版才支援,Windows 上不需要。JS 是它自家的腳本格式,可以自己寫或下載別人寫的效果器。

05可以拿來錄音嗎?MIDI 編輯好用嗎?

錄音是它的強項,可以多軌同時錄音,錄的時候可以設定輸入來源、監聽、緩衝大小,官方建議用 ASIO 驅動的介面來降低延遲。MIDI 編輯有鋼琴捲簾、MIDI 路由、支援 MIDI 控制器,基本功能齊全,但官方資料自己說 MIDI 編輯工具沒有 Cubase 那麼精細。如果你主要是做細緻的 MIDI 編曲,可能要考慮其他選擇。

06什麼樣的人適合用這套軟體?

適合預算有限、電腦不新、想要高度自訂工作流程的人。它的授權費比主流 DAW 低很多,而且輕量、可攜帶,可以裝在 USB 隨身碟上帶著走。也適合喜歡自己研究、動手調整介面和快捷鍵的人,因為它支援 Lua、EEL、Python 腳本,可以寫腳本自動化重複的工作。

07完全沒用過 DAW 的人適合嗎?

可以,但要有心理準備。官方資料說它的學習曲線比較陡,預設介面偏陽春,不像一些 DAW 打開就有漂亮的配色和引導。不過基本錄音流程不複雜:開新專案、新增音軌、按下錄音鍵、匯出,照官方教學走一遍就能上手。如果你想要開箱即用、介面好看,它會讓你覺得有點吃力。

08它跟其他 DAW 比起來便宜很多嗎?

官方定價是折扣授權 60 美元,商業授權 225 美元。折扣授權適用於年收入低於 2 萬美元的個人和小型工作室,商業授權給超過這個門檻的專業人士。比起 Cubase、Pro Tools 這類軟體,價格確實低不少。但要注意,它沒有內建音色庫,如果你要買第三方音色和外掛,那筆錢要另外算。

09什麼情況不該選它?

如果你需要內建虛擬樂器和音色庫,它不適合,因為官方資料明確說它沒有這些內容。如果你習慣了 Cubase 那種精緻的 MIDI 編輯工具,它會讓你覺得不夠順手。另外,它的介面預設是深色主題,但外觀偏老派,如果你很在意介面美觀,可能要花時間找主題來換。

10它有沒有內建音色和樂器?

沒有。官方資料說它缺乏內建虛擬樂器和循環素材,需要靠外部外掛來補。這代表你買了它之後,還得另外找 VST 樂器、音效庫或取樣素材,才能做出完整的音樂。如果你不想花時間蒐集這些東西,它會讓你覺得少了什麼。

11它的介面是不是很陽春?

預設介面是深色主題,走樸素實用路線,官方資料也承認預設外觀需要自訂才會比較現代。不過它支援自訂主題,可以上網找別人做好的主題來換。介面本身可以高度調整,軌道面板、混音器、工具列都能改,但這也代表你要花時間去設定成自己順手的樣子。

12試用期過了會怎樣?

官方提供 60 天免費試用,試用期內功能完整、沒有限制。試用期過後,軟體還是可以繼續用,但官方期望你購買授權。也就是說,它不會突然鎖住功能,但如果你要長期使用,照官方規定應該付費。實際要不要付、付多少,以官方網站公告為準。

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What's new in this version:

- API: TrackFX_AddByName/TrackFX_GetByName/etc can take VST2:/VST3:/VST:/AU:/JS:/DX: prefixes
- API: add ReorderSelectedTracks()
- API: SetEnvelopePointEx() will propagate envelope item changes when not modifying point time and nosort=false
- API: SetTrackSelected() notifies various windows of state change
- API: Undo_EndBlock() with empty string uses first item in block if available
- Actions: fix selection behavior for various "Item edit: item under mouse cursor" actions
- Audio Units: improve compatibility by resetting/re-initializing plugins only from main thread
- Automation items: allow pasting of points into existing items [t=205161]
- Automation items: avoid setting point shape to square when FX is offlined [t=206454]
- Automation items: improve behavior when copy/pasting overlapping media items [t=206767]
- Automation items: create a new automation item when pasting points in AI-only mode
- Dynamic split: fix corner case where audio is muted when the gate should open [p=kenny]
- Envelopes: clear old point selection when duplicating points via mouse modifier [p=1987813]
- Glue: do not round glued MIDI to audio samples [p=1991071]
- Live FX multiprocessing: improve performance with folder tracks that have PDC [t=169675]
- Live FX multiprocessing: process receives similar to folders
- Live FX multiprocessing: remove old logic for reducing worker threads when not using anticipative FX processing
- MIDI editor: 14-bit CC editing fixes [t=201025]
- MIDI editor: allow screensets to save/load editability of individual media items
- MIDI editor: allow scroll-left actions to scroll past item start but not project start
- MIDI editor: avoid double-drawing many updates
- MIDI editor: change default editor selection link options, may change options in existing installations
- MIDI editor: do not include end-of-item all-notes-off in list of channels that contain data [t=185555]
- MIDI editor: faster updating when using hand scrolling
- MIDI editor: fix 14-bit CC editing in event properties [p=1991134]
- MIDI editor: fix drawing issues at extreme zoom/time combinations
- MIDI editor: fix various issues with show only used/named notes
- MIDI editor: fix maximize state incorrectly being reset
- MIDI editor: fix next/previous note navigation/selection issues [t=206404]
- MIDI editor: fix pasting to secondary editable items that are looped
- MIDI editor: fix pasting to secondary items that start before active item
- MIDI editor: fix restore of macOS menu after renaming note [p=1984944]
- MIDI editor: fix secondary editor zoom inconsistency with different PPQN settings [p=1985602]
- MIDI editor: fix zoom-selection with secondary items at earlier time [p=1983153]
- MIDI editor: improve behavior with multiple pooled items as secondary editable items
- MIDI editor: improve copy/paste behavior with multiple contexts editable on multiple tracks
- MIDI editor: improve start position accuracy when quickly painting new notes [p=1991890]
- MIDI editor: improve undo messages on various lane edits
- MIDI editor: improve behavior when opening multiple items at once
- MIDI editor: improve behavior with hidden parent tracks
- MIDI editor: when loading note names from recent list, merge with current note names when holding shift key (feature lost in v5.0) [t=178560]
- MIDI editor: properly enable menu option for cut/copy with CCs/Text/SysEx selected [p=1986463]
- MIDI editor: fix adjacent note deleted on paste bug [t=200489]
- MIDI editor: prevent event sorting from sometimes destroying notes [t=205082]
- MIDI editor: fix potential deadlock issues with crop/delete active take and MIDI editor open
- MIDI recording: auto-add of time-selection length MIDI items obeys new MIDI item looping preference [t=206748]
- Meters: fix incorrect clip indicators with +0dB maximum range [t=196950]
- MusicXML: set doctype correctly on timewise export (which is not supported by many programs) [t=206120]
- Paste: fix paste with more than 32 empty tracks between items (existed since 2005) [t=206222]
- Performance: make automatic worker scheduling mode slightly more aggressive
- Performance: reduce underruns when repositioning the edit cursor soon after stop
- Preroll: improve position calculation logic
- ReaEQ: fix arrange view updating when removing bands that have automated parameters
- ReaEQ: fix automated band behavior for first block after stop [t=206702]
- ReaEQ: fix undo when removing bands that have envelopes [t=206363]
- ReaEQ: support NamedConfigParm BANDTYPEx and BANDENABLEDx
- ReaSurround: add edit modes to move selected inputs directly towards or away from a specific speaker
- ReaSurround: add per-input channel controls to reverse (mirror) edits [p=1968511]
- ReaSurround: add relative speaker influence mode
- ReaSurround: change default 9.1 channel order to match SMPTE (existing projects are not affected)
- ReaSurround: hold down control key to override reverse/mirror edits when moving inputs with the mouse
- ReaSurround: hold shift key for faster edit, control key for slower edit
- ReaSurround: in relative mode, prevent bleed into speakers at opposite edges of the space
- ReaSurround: initialize arrangements with speakers closer to the edge of the space
- ReaSurround: restrict edits to the visible space
- Render: fix render preset dither when loading all settings [t=207024]
- Ruler: allow mapping double-click to no action [t=206937]
- Snap: improve snap/grid consistency with snap/grid settings linked [t=206160]
- Spectral editing: fix storage/application of very low compression thresholds
- Take envelopes: fix snap behaviors when inserting new point via shift+click [p=1990858]
- Take envelopes: transform MIDI take envelopes when modifying time map [t=206703]
- Undo: coalesce send volume/pan automation additions via action [t=206064]
- Undo: defer undo point for single-click media item selection
- Undo: flush any latent undo states before project save
- Undo: improve cursor position undo point behavior
- Undo: notify MIDI editor/Project Bay from various item selection change actions when item selection undo is disabled [p=1987752]
- VST: add compatibility setting to flush VST3 buffers with hard vs soft reset [p=1946500]
- VST: fix state saving for bypassed/take FabFilter VST3 [t=182827]
- VST: when forcing VST3 bus channel count, immediately reinitialize plug-in I/O
- VST: improve compatibility by resetting/re-initializing plugins only from main thread
- VST: prevent hanging notes when resetting plugins on loop [p=1932726]
- Video: re-open peaks when re-enabling audio for video item [t=206646]
- Virtual MIDI keyboard: pass through most shift-modified keys to main window [t=194984]