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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:

Lanes:
- improve behavior when lanes contain multiple copies of the same source media with different take envelopes
- click unsynced media item button to copy edits to a new source lane (existing behavior)
- ctrl/cmd+click (or right-click) unsynced media item button to copy media items back to original source lane
- alt/opt+click (or right-click) unsynced media item button to discard edits and replace with source lane media
- improve behavior when comping looped media items with per-take automation
- action to comp into a new copy of lane automatically copies edited media items to new lane and re-comps
- action to minimize lane usage respects track edit grouping
- add action, menu item, mouse modifier to refresh out-of-sync comp areas
- add actions to exit fixed lane view, show only one lane, set small lanes, or set big lanes for all fixed lane tracks in the project
- add action to remove empty comp areas
- add selected-tracks versions of actions to delete comp areas, delete empty comp areas, delete comp areas including media
- add support for copying all edited media items back to source lanes, or discarding all media item edits and replacing from source lanes
- comping button on a razor edit in the comping lane containing no items will choose a suitable source lane rather than creating an empty lane
- delete unsynced comp areas before running action to minimize lane usage
- fix behavior of action to select item under mouse when lanes are collapsed
- fix comping into a new copy of lane with MIDI media
- fix re-syncing multiple media items when some items have source media in the lane immediately below and some do not
- fix some edge cases where comp areas un-sync when edges barely overlap
- respect track grouping when running action from unsynced comp area right-click menu
- support "Add comp area at time selection" when right-clicking existing comp area on track showing only one lane
- support comping media items with "auto-stretch at tempo changes" enabled

MIDI editor:
- account for media item left/right trim when sizing to fit contents
- display lane information in track list
- display media item position in track list if multiple media items share the same name
- display MIDI take names in Contents submenu
- do not list media items in non-visible, non-playing lanes in MIDI editor track list
- fix tooltip for "CC selection follows note selection" button
- sort media items in track list by lane
- when editor follows track selection, follow lane selection as well
- when switching active MIDI source, ensure the source is visible in the editor

ReaScript:
- action to open ReaScript documentation defaults to Lua view
- add support for GetSetMediaTrackInfo("P_LANENAME:n")
- fix TakeFX_Show container support
- GetSetMediaItemInfo("C_LANEPLAYS") returns -1 if media item is on a non-visible, non-playing lane on a non-fixed-lane track
- GetSetMediaItemInfo("I_FIXEDLANE") always returns 0 for non-fixed-lane tracks
- support GetSetMediaItemTakeInfo("I_TAKEFX_NCH"), to get/set the number of take FX channels

FX containers:
- fix loss of pin names and parameter mappings when pasting FX
- fix behavior of single-FX-chain mode when moving FX out of container
- fix various action support for FX in containers
- preserve mappings, parameter links, envelopes etc when moving FX to/from containers

Actions:
- add action to move edit cursor to left edge of visible arrange view or MIDI piano roll
- add action to toggle preference to limit media item edge edits to source media content
- improve logic of GR/LUFS metering toggle actions when tracks have mixed states

Linux:
- add drag/drop preview
- improve support for ini files which are symlinks

Metadata:
- clarify that MPEG 7.1C channel layout is equivalent to SMPTE 7.1
- correct descriptions of MPEG 7.1 channel layout metadata
- improve descriptions of channel layout metadata

ReaSurroundPan:
- add 7.1 non-SMPTE channel layout
- support up to 128 inputs

Toolbars:
- restore support for customizing both icon and tooltip
- restore previous tooltip behavior for various actions

Tracks:
- always change track selection when clicking lane buttons, unless modifier keys are down
- fix moving tracks above spacers when the spacer is above the first track in the project
- when preference enabled to change track selection when clicking track controls, ignore modifier keys when processing track selection

Actions window:
- reset/copy actions in alternate sections also reset/copy global override states

ARA:
- improve retaining edits through undo/redo
- Automation items
- improve edge point shapes and loopability for sine and parametric LFO types

CLAP:
- prevent misbehavior when preference enabled to flush FX on loop
- Default theme
- layout updates

Display:
- improve cursor paste location indicator on free item positioning and fixed lane tracks
- Dynamic split
- add action to immediately dynamic split items based on most recent settings

Editing:
- add preference to limit edge/crossfade edits to source media content for unlooped media items (checkbox in mouse modifiers preferences)

Empty items:
- improve performance with 'stretch to fit' and large amounts of text

FX:
- preserve parameter linking if applicable when copying/pasting FX

macOS:
- improve system memory use/free statistics in performance meter

Markers/Regions:
- support importing markers with negative time positions

Normalization:
- retain separate target values for peak vs loudness normalization in various dialogs

Preferences:
- improve help text for "automatically color" settings in Preferences / Appearance / Peaks/Waveforms

Razor edits:
- add action to select media items within razor edit areas

Regions:
- improve description of menu item to set loop points to region

Render:
- respect source track render channel request when rendering via master

WALTER:
- support setting/clearing custom controls via wildcards e.g. 'clear tcp.custom.*' or 'clear tcp.*'

Windows:
- use new authenticode certificate

API:
- allow plug-ins to register default-global keyboard assignments via gaccel_global or gaccel_globaltext