REAPER v5.99 - November 29, 2019
I would like you to do us a favor, though
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG, notarized for Catalina)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• Cursors: restore 5.984 ibeam cursor for arrange empty areas
• Directory cleanup: fix Ctrl+A/Cmd+A in various circumstances ^.
• Enterprise support: support installing files from (exe path)/REAPERConfigTemplate or (on macOS) /Library/Applica
• Glue: fix incorrect timing information/transport state reporting/sample accurate automation for take FX [t=22298
• macOS: safer handling of first responder chain when hiding/destroying child windows
• MIDI export: fix exporting tempomap when project time offset is negative ^.
• Metronome: fix setting project custom beat pattern if the project contains measures that are longer than the pro
• Mouse modifiers: use marquee cursor for marquee+time selection combination
• Mouse modifiers: improve execution speed of actions to change default mouse modifiers ^.
• Tempo map: improve behavior of insert measure from loop selection at high/low tempos ^.
• ReWire: allow enabling of 32-bit rewire on Mojave via rewire_allow32=1 in reaper.ini
• Ripple editing: fix items becoming ungrouped when editing with ripple-per-track enabled ^.
• VST: support setting all VST3 MIDI programs even if the plugin reports a program count of zero ^.
• Web interface: fix hung connection if requesting a directory path on linux/macOS ^.

REAPER v5.986 - November 18, 2019
Flaming Globes of Sigmund
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG, notarized for Catalina)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• Envelopes: ensure that newly inserted points get the default curve shape ^.
• Linux: add DDP and cue/bin writing support
• macOS: notarized application for macOS Catalina
• MIDI: avoid potential deadlock when recording into pooled items ^.
• MIDI: support editing file-based MIDI when multiple instances exist in the same project ^.
• Mixer: fix possible crash when inserting new tracks in mixer ^.
• ReaScript: fix reading mono channel modes in mono with take audio accessors ^.
• Tap tempo: require at least 3 clicks before changing tempo
• Video: fix gfx_keyedblit() with odd-sized inputs
• Zoom: fix marquee zoom when starting on a track that is collapsed into a folder ^.

REAPER v5.984 - October 12, 2019
Ken Enjoyer
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• API: fix Windows WM_COPYDATA when using prefix and filename containing # character ^.
• ARA: improve handling of projects with missing media
• ARA: preserve edits when copying media items within time selection via action ^.
• ARA: support plugins that read audio from multiple threads
• Actions: add action to set media item playrate from user-supplied source media tempo
• Actions: add meta-actions to set relative CC value based on next action toggle state/armed state
• Auto-crossfades: fix behavior when duplicating or moving items ^.
• Automation items: fix volume envelope display preference affecting automation item playback ^.
• Batch converter: log files will warn if FX were not loaded
• Fades: prevent race condition from causing playback glitches during rapid item movement/size/split ^.
• Freeze: fix unfreeze of duplicated folder tracks or tracks with frozen receives ^.
• Freeze: update routing buttons for all tracks on freeze/unfreeze
• Linux: fix VST 8-pixel sizing issue ^.
• macOS: re-enable rex2 support on Mojave ^.
• macOS: remove builtin Mojave tab actions from view menu
• macOS: workaround Mojave bug that causes crashes with certain menu customizations ^.
• MIDI: fix incorrect CC marquee selection corner case ^.
• MIDI: fix text events displayed in arrange view with non-1.0 playrate ^.
• Media item properties: do not modify phase when adjusting volume for items with mixed phase ^.
• NINJAM log reading: avoid crash with zero-length OGG files ^.
• Peaks: fix spectral peaks on items whose folder parents prohibit spectral peaks ^.
• Stretch markers: improve timing when using 0ms fades and elastique 3 soloist or 2.28 efficient/soloist modes ^.
• Undo history: improve context menu state to indicate which actions are available
• VLC: fix VLC 3.x crash with certain colorspace sources ^.
• Video: fix render configuration from API ^.
• Wet/dry knobs: improve mouse-up and double-click behavior
• Windows: uninstaller now respects silent flag passed from command line

REAPER v5.982 - August 17, 2019
Sincerity is the key to success. Once you learn to fake that, you've got it made.
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• AIFF: support 8-bit uncompressed Amiga IFF files
• AIFF: support reading FP files encoded with inconsistent bits/sample field
• ARA: disable undo integration (should improve stability for Melodyne)
• Actions: fix potential rounding error in actions to trim or remove selected area of selected items ^.
• Actions: faster screen updates when processing actions triggered by MIDI messages
• Batch converter: fix command-line output filename generation ^.
• Batch converter: fix converter visibility being set by command line render
• Batch converter: support OUTPATTERN in command-line configuration chunk
• Command line: add -nosplash and -splashlog options
• FX: avoid resetting FX from audio thread after undo/redo
• FX: improve reliability of SetTrackStateChunk() API when setting FX state ^.
• JSFX: fix gfx_showmenu() coordinates on macOS retina displays
• Jump to time: allow jumping to times relative to track/item by using tXiY prefix
• Jump to time: mX and rX can be followed by whitespace and a time offset
• MIDI: don't reset previous quantization for unselected notes when quantizing selected notes
• macOS: automatically rescan MIDI hardware on device change notifications ^.
• macOS: fix GetUserFilenameForRead() ^.
• macOS: improve memory use calculation ^.
• Marquee: fix drawing glitches after interrupted marquee selection
• Media explorer: faster item navigation via arrow keys with large databases
• Media items: add actions to force (persistent) offline of item media, inactive take media
• Media items: add support for per-item beats ruler
• Media items: if MIDI or click source has custom tempo/time signature set, use it for media item ruler
• Media items: fix ruler color with certain themes ^.
• Navigator: improve behavior when continuous scrolling is enabled
• Notation editor: fix rounding issue when auto-detecting triplets ^{. .}
• Project load: warn of low TLS/FLS slots when plug-ins failed to load
• ReaScript: fix two small IDE issues when attaching to already-running scripts
• ReaScript: fix gfx_showmenu() coordinates on macOS retina displays
• Ruler/Transport: allow choosing primary and secondary display units separately
• Scrub: do not include (previously incorrectly-rendered) take FX when scrubbing
• Windows: fix topmost pins with certain multimonitor arrangements ^.

REAPER v5.980 - July 11, 2019
Sincerity is the key to success. Once you learn to fake that, you've got it made.
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• ARA: handle ARA state load error without interfering with extension state loading ^.
• Arrange view: avoid excessive redraws during some mouse edits
• Envelopes: don't preserve relative differences between points when editing via action ^.
• Envelopes: fix inconsistency when loading projects with bezier envelope points
• Envelopes: fix time selection edits that start at the beginning of a media item ^.
• Envelopes: improve UI performance when recording send volume/pan automation ^.
• FX: fix potential crash on macOS/Linux when auto-switching visible FX chain ^.
• FX: fix ReaTune per-take FX tail issue ^.
• Jump to time: add support for jumping to relative time in earliest selected media item
• Localization: improve alignment of various auto-resized controls when arranged in columns ^.
• MIDI editor: handle converting multiple selected events between 2-byte and 3-byte messages ^.
• MIDI editor: support copy/pasting events between CC lanes and channel pressure lane ^.
• macOS: fix system Services menu ^.
• macOS: use standard Window/Help menu ordering
• macOS: add osx_max_open_files= reaper.ini tweak ^.
• Media items: add optional per-item ruler display
• Mixer: fix slowness when opening mixer ^.
• Mouse modifiers: fix preference to ignore targeting media item lower half ^.
• Mouse modifiers: improve handling of empty take lanes when targeting media item lower half ^.
• Notation editor: fix chasing key signature changes when displaying multiple tracks ^.
• Notation editor: fix chasing clef changes when media items overlap ^.
• Nudge: fix issue with calling nudge-by-settings-slot before opening nudge window ^.
• Peaks: do not set all media online after building peaks ^.
• Peaks: fix bug in waveform drawing with some themes and settings (5.979 regression) ^.
• Performance: improve low-latency behavior by avoiding destroying media buffers from audio threads
• Performance: fix live FX multiprocessing issue with folder tracks causing media buffer underruns
• Performance: reduce audio device underruns when pausing
• ReaScript: simplify display of line numbers in IDE error messages ^.
• ReaScript: improve Python compatibility with unicode strings
• Ruler: in frame mode, display one tick mark per frame when possible
• Render: add option to render selected tracks via master
• Render: improve use of $item wildcard when rendering project regions
• Render: support $item and $track wildcards when rendering selected media items via master
• Render: when rendering selected tracks or media items via master, also render children and receives ^.
• Toolbars: improve automatic button images for various Set: actions
• VST: limit preset dropdown to 512 presets of each type
• VST: improve support for VST3 MIDI program change messages

REAPER v5.978 - May 11, 2019
Up and away, got a big day, sorry can't stay
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• ARA: improve behavior when copying ARA plug-in to another track via drag and drop
• ARA: improve selection/undo history behavior when adding ARA plug-in to existing FX chain ^.
• Automation items: fix issues with bypass envelopes and PDC ^.
• Linux: use realtime for reaper_host_xxx if REAPER running realtime
• Linux: implement memory use warnings, memory use in help text
• macOS: improve behavior when closing file/directory browse windows
• Notation editor: improve phrase handling when notes are filtered out ^.
• Theme: fix save/load of grid line draw mode on macOS/Linux
• VST: use VST3 enum steps for generic parameter UI
• Windows: fix potential memory error when performance meter is open (thanks Gabriel Ivancescu)

REAPER v5.976 - May 3, 2019
Up and away, got a big day, sorry can't stay
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X Intel - Classic Toolchain (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel - Classic Toolchain (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• Automation items: copying AIs copies extension state ^.
• Envelopes: fix default bezier tension when adding automation item to otherwise empty envelope ^.
• MIDI: fix diamonds/triangles peak view for very low numbered MIDI notes ^.
• Media explorer: improve performance with large databases ^.
• Mousewheel: add undo points when changing track volume/pan/width via mousewheel ^.
• Project bay: always display position/length in time for time-based media, beats for beat-based media
• ReaScript: SetEnvelopeStateChunk() updates envelope panels ^.
• Stability: fix potential crash when renaming tracks and SWS auto-layout is used ^.
• Stability: fix project bay automation item-related crash ^.
• Stretch markers: permit adding markers on audioless video items ^.
• Transport: improve jump to marker/region menu ^.

REAPER v5.974 - April 6, 2019
Up and away, got a big day, sorry can't stay
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X Intel - Classic Toolchain (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel - Classic Toolchain (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• ARA: support preview audio while editing ARA per-take FX
• Actions: add actions to set media item start, end, or both to match source media ^.
• Automation items: add customizable per-automation item transition time
• Automation items: add option to chase non-FX envelopes to automation items when underlying envelope is bypassed
• Envelopes: automatically rename send envelope control panels when renaming tracks
• Envelopes: when editing curve envelope segments, avoid rendering curved segments as many discrete linear segments
• Envelopes: optimize edits that delete many points at once
• Item notes: optionally display image notes in full height mode
• Item/track images: detect changes in underlying image when manually loading images ^.
• Item/track images: add preference for controlling still image item thumbnail display mode
• Item/track images: add preference for default length of imported still images
• macOS: improve CoreAudio MIDI hardware input timing when using only CoreAudio audio output ^.
• MIDI: display linear tempo transitions in MIDI editor timeline similar to arrange view timeline
• MIDI: optimize edits that delete many notes/CCs at once ^{. .}
• MIDI: fix minimum note length behavior when snapping disabled ^.
• MIDI: obey editor toolbar preference for CC following notes when quantizing notes only ^.
• MIDI: add per-item option to chase MIDI CC/pitch/program before take start offset (in MIDI source properties, defaults to enabled for new MIDI items)
• MIDI: fix export of unnamed project markers in type 0 MIDI files ^.
• Markers: fix issues with selected markers in marker manager introduced in 5.972 ^.
• Media item properties: after closing window via action, do not automatically reopen on startup
• Notation: better handling of edits that extend the media item to the left ^.
• Notation: fix chart clef spacing in continuous view mode ^.
• Notation: fix inconsistent behavior when editing notation in non-active media items ^.
• Notation: improve behavior when moving notation between tracks ^.
• Notation: fix multicontext issues when using project tabs ^.
• ReaNINJAM: fix saving sessions to UTF-8 paths ^.
• ReaScript: fix various UTF-8 IDE editor issues ^.
• ReaScript: optionally show ReaScript paths in actions window
• ReaScript: add GetSetAutomationItemInfo_String(), ThemeLayout_GetLayout()/ThemeLayout_SetLayout()
• ReaScript: add GetSetProjectInfo(), GetSetProjectInfo_String(), primarily useful for manipulating render settings
• ReaScript: add MIDI_DisableSort(), to improve script speed by disabling sorting for all MIDI insert, delete, set functions, until the next call to MIDI_Sort (which must be called when edits are done!)
• ReaScript: allow querying envelopes via Get..Info_Value() by using P_ENV:<ENVCHUNKNAME
• ReaScript: allow querying tracks and envelopes via P_* from Get..Info_Value() functions
• ReaScript: fix CSurf_OnScroll() Y-axis bounds checking ^.
• ReaScript: fix macOS behavior when calling MIDIEditor_GetMode() on a window that has been closed ^.
• ReaScript: properly validate Linux HWNDs for Dock*() functions
• Recording: add $recpass filename format wildcard (global recording pass counter) ^.
• Recording: add action to reset global recording pass counter
• Render: fix persistence of render tail setting in certain cases ^.
• Render: add action to render using most recent settings, then automatically close render dialog when finished
• Render: do not render media during render tail, only FX ^.
• Ruler: enable seeking to markers/regions even when markers/regions are locked ^.
• Stretch markers: fix peak display glitch when resizing left edge of looped item with stretch markers
• Tempo envelope: do not create unnecessary tempo markers when pasting tempo envelope points ^.
• Track grouping: respect grouping-disabled setting when swiping mute/etc in TCP/MCP/track manager
• Track grouping: allow chaining of VCA groups ^.
• Undo: update send/receive list in track routing window when undoing
• Varispeed: do not obey preserve pitch in audio items setting when gluing/applying FX to items ^.
• VST3: do not show non-automatable parameters in last-tweaked menu ^.
• Video: add option in Prefs/Media to allow video items to be set offline
• Video: do not report sample rates for audio-less videos and image files ^.
• Windows: installer will not try to overwrite Reavura.otf unless it has changed ^.

REAPER v5.972 - March 7, 2019
Up and away, got a big day, sorry can't stay
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X Intel - Classic Toolchain (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel - Classic Toolchain (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• ARA: add FX menu action to align media to detected grid
• ARA: improve interaction of FX menu items to import notes, tempo, and time signatures
• ARA: remove menu actions to export tempo and notes and MIDI (instead, import to the project and then export if needed)
• ARA: set minimal undo state saving by default for Melodyne
• ARA: support linear tempo transitions
• Actions: fix action to create measure from time selection when there is an existing tempo marker at the end of the selection ^.
• Free item positioning: create a blank lane if there are no existing overlapping media items when enabling free item positioning
• Free item positioning: more parsimonious vertical spacing with multiple overlapping items
• Media explorer: fix measure-aligned tempo sync dropouts
• Notation editor: fix PDF export when using percussion clef ^.
• ReaScript: add get_config_var_string()
• Render: support rendering only selected regions in an existing region render matrix ^.
• Routing/grouping/render matrix: hide children of compacted folder tracks
• Routing/grouping/render matrix: show track and region colors
• Theming: add [track|mcp]_recarm_[auto_]norec images
• Theming: add color blend/alpha for grid lines, MIDI editor grid lines
• Theming: add color configuration for CC lane add/remove buttons
• Theming: add color configuration item for MIDI piano pane background
• Theming: add theme items for MIDI editor CC horizontal lines
• Theming: improve text contrast colors
• Theming: support complex rules for mcp.size and mcp.master.size
• Theming: obey meter text colors alpha field (0-255) if theme version is 6 or higher
• Transport: auto-arrange rate label/field if less than 2:1 aspect ratio

REAPER v5.97 - February 21, 2019
Up and away, got a big day, sorry can't stay
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X Intel - Classic Toolchain (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel - Classic Toolchain (17MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux aarch64 (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• ARA: support for ARA2-compatible plugins
• ARA: support for importing notes and tempo from plugins into project, or exporting as MIDI
• Actions: allow removing FX chain actions
• Automation: handle empty automation items more gracefully ^.
• Automation: fix crash when duplicating empty automation items via region copy ^.
• Control surfaces: add action to reset MIDI control surface devices
• Control surfaces: actions for next/previous track update control surface offsets ^.
• Joysticks: fix joystick support ^.
• Linux: do not show (unused) video output colorspace options
• Linux: fix crossfade window glitches ^.
• Linux: fix project bay menu issues ^.
• MIDI editor: allow resizing right edges of notes down to note insert size if lower than grid size
• MIDI editor: fix possible crash when editing notation
• MIDI editor: obey note insertion length when in measure-grid mode ^.
• MIDI editor: event filter fixes and tweaks ^.
• OSC: fix support for s/track/x/name setting
• OSC: fix unreliable setting of marker/region information by timeline-index
• OSC: support modifying/creating markers/regions by ID, using /region_id/@/time and /marker_id/@/time etc
• OSC: support writing marker/region values
• Performance meter: auto-resize text areas to configured view options
• Performance meter: optionally display video load
• Project bay: add position column for source media and media items
• Project bay: allow dragging complete (not trimmed) media into the media items tab
• Projects: add actions to save copy of project (optionally prompting for new filename)
• ReaComp: add pre-fader feedback detector mode
• ReaComp: deprecated non-fully-functional AA support, hidden when not used
• ReaComp: improve ratio/attack/rms slider curves and display precision
• ReaScript: fix MIDIEditor_GetSetting_int ^.
• ReaScript: EEL2 scripts support //@gmem=sharedMemorySegmentName starting line in first 100 lines of code (also shares with JSFX)
• ReaScript: add reaper.gmem_attach()/gmem_read()/gmem_write() to Lua for interacting with JSFX/Video Processors/EEL2 ReaScripts gmem[] segments
• ReaScript: support UTF-8 characters in os.remove()/os.rename() on Windows
• ReaScript/JSFX: add gfx.a2/gfx_a2 for creating transparent images
• Stretch markers: add new "transient-optimized" and "no pre-echo reduction" stretch marker modes
• Stretch markers: add project setting for stretch marker mode
• Stretch markers: improve timing of timestretch ramps with elastique and Rubberband Library^.
• Track FX drag: update mouse cursor when changing modifiers
• Tempo map: fix importing initial time signature from MIDI tempo map
• Theme: fix retina vs HiDPI inconcistency relating to label margins
• VST: do not deactivate VST3 plugins before changing IO buffer information
• VST: flush VST3 buffers on stop without resetting other plugin state
• VST: inform plugins of project loop selection regardless of playback state
• VST: report loop points to plugins even if project repeat is disabled
• VST: restore pre-5.9x reset-on-stop default behavior for ET-200, FA3, Vienna Ensemble
• Video: sort and reorganize preset names into categories
• Video: add new presets including Color Peeker, Decorative Oscilliscope, Decorative Spectrum Analyzer, RGB Histogram, Resize to Project Settings, Screensaver, Frame Rate Decimator, RGB Shadow/Midtone/Highlight, Apply Track FX Only Where Track Has Video Items ^., Vertical Wipe
• Video: improve various built-in presets
• Video: improve Chroma-key presets, add separate RGB/YUV versions
• Video: add JSFX video sample peeker which can provide audio samples to Decorative Oscilliscope/Decorative Spectrum Analyzer presets
• Video: add experimental performance tweaks and information to video window menu
• Video: add experimental decoder prefetch support (improved multiprocessing, improved reverse video playback performance when enabled)
• Video: add option to show green frames for underruns, rather than previous frame
• Video: add option to disable rendering cache for all media/video FX (can be used for low latency interactions)
• Video: avoid re-rendering video frames when tweaking parameters during playback
• Video: better preview behavior when slip editing items
• Video: improve monitoring FX performance during underruns/seeking, playback recovery after CPU overutilization during normal playback
• Video: improve preview behavior when scrubbing backwards continuously
• Video: always force rendered videos to be even in dimension
• Video: do not process any video when rendering audio-only
• Video: do not run video processors in monitoring FX chain while rendering
• Video: increase maximum parameter count to 24
• Video: parameters can now be specified without indices for convenience
• Video: add processor support for gfx_a2, which can be used to control RGBA alpha-channel writing
• Video: add processor functions: gfx_getpixel(), input_get_name(), on_parameter_change(), time_precise(), ui_get_state(), fft()
• Video: improve gfx_evalrect() (can take flags to process right-to-left, vertical, third source for 3-way blends, initialization code, returns -1 on error, add restrictions to processor code)
• Video: improve input_info() to not clear project_w/project_h if they are passed as parameters and input is not present
• Video: support //@gmem=sharedMemorySegmentName (also shares with JSFX's options:gmem=)
• Video: fix RGBA chromakeyed blit ^.
• Video: improve internal colorspace management logic (reduction of excess colorspace conversions)
• Video: improve knob behavior relating to mousewheel, step sizes, and undo/redo
• Video: fix VLC decoding to RGB ^.
• Video: fix ffmpeg hang when seeking some old miniDV .avi files
• Video: improve VLC/ffmpeg decoding behavior near end of file ^.
• Video: improve DirectShow output performance
• Video: fix refresh issues with linux or Windows/BitBlt() output
• Video: optionally send CC events on video window mouse drag (once option enabled, right click in MIDI learn window to assign)
• Video: output colorspace preference no longer affects processor rendering pipeline, only final display stage
• Virtual MIDI keyboard: do not adjust center position in response to UI sizing ^.
• WALTER: fix HiDPI extended mixer mode setting ^.
• macOS: switch to newer development toolchain for release (improves video playback on large monitors and fixes AUv3 issues on 10.14)
• macOS: removed PPC bridging support
• macOS: workaround for NSWorkspace race condition when launching external editors after open-copy ^.

REAPER v5.963 - November 23, 2018
Excelsior!
Downloads:

Windows (10MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (15MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (17MB DMG)
OS X Intel, New Toolchain (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel, New Toolchain (16MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (9MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (8MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• VST3: fix potential crash with plug-ins that support IContextInfoHandler/IContextInfoHandler (e.g. VocAlign) ^.
• VST: fix misreported output latency ^.

REAPER v5.961 - October 19, 2018
fools.doc
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)
OS X Intel, New Toolchain (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel, New Toolchain (16MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (7MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• Linux: improve ALSA underrun handling
• MIDI editor: fix hit testing on looped items with partial start offsets ^.
• NINJAM: fix clipsort.log import
• Notation: fix actions to insert note at nearest C, etc ^.
• ReaEQ: fix phase calculation error, improve phase display range ^.
• ReaEQ: alt+click band to remove, ctrl+mousewheel to fine-adjust band width
• ReaEQ: doubleclicking an empty area adds a new band/notch/shelf/hipass/lowpass
• ReaEQ: hold ctrl+shift when adjusting point for fine adjustment of bandwidth
• ReaEQ: notify parameter change when using mousewheel to adjust bandwidth
• ReaEQ: options to increase band handle size, use 3dB or 4.5dB/octave slope on analyzer
• ReaScript: fix incorrect playback following updating item state via GetSetMediaItemInfo() ^.
• ReaScript: fix double-character return from gfx.getchar() for some keys (e.g. F10) on Windows ^.
• ReaScript: fix ownership issues when using SetMediaItemTake_Source() from EEL/lua ^.
• ReaXcomp: fix UI glitch on macOS/linux
• ReaXcomp: doubleclick band handle to bypass, shift+doubleclick to solo
• ReaXcomp: improve band insertion behavior, insert band on doubleclick
• ReaXcomp: options to increase band handle size, use 3dB or 4.5dB/octave slope on analyzer
• VST3: fix color byte ordering for plug-ins that use IContextInfoHandler ^.
• VST3: revert to 5.95 behavior relating to latent VST3 parameter changes and state saving

REAPER v5.95 - September 10, 2018
I am Gnomon. I abhor endings.
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)
OS X Intel, New Toolchain (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel, New Toolchain (16MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (7MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• API: add ArmCommand(), GetArmedCommand(), [Take|Track]FX_CopyTo[Track|Take](), [Track|Take]FX_Delete(), [Track|Take]FX_[Set|Get]Offline()
• API: calling TrackList_AdjustWindows() now updates scrollbars/ranges
• API: fix LICE_FillCBezier() definition for reaper_plugin_functions.h ^.
• API: improve SetOnlyTrackSelected() to set last touched state and support inactive projects ^.
• API: improve input FX control surface notifications, add CSURF_EXT_SETFXPARAM_RECFX
• API: improve input FX support for GetFocusedFX() and GetLastTouchedFX()
• API: improve control surface notifications for FX paste
• API: support GetSetMediaTrackInfo*(B_HEIGHTLOCK)
• API: update documentation for various Get.._Value() functions to include pointers that are gettable
• Actions: allow arming action via right-click menu in actions window
• Actions: add disarm action, arm next action meta-action for use in custom actions
• Actions: fix explode multichannel audio when application is inactive ^.
• Automation: copying/pasting and duplicating time selection include all automation of tracks with items within time selection
• Automation: fix automation items start offset issues relating to tempo changes
• Automation: improve behavior of automation pasting with differing tempos ^.
• Automation: prevent pasting of envelope points into envelopes that are automation item-only
• Automation: avoid adding redundant points to envelope when moving points to new automation item ^.
• Automation: improved automation item selection behavior when copying/moving/pasting/auto-splitting/duplicating
• Automation: fix automation item positioning glitch when duplicating multiple automation items that partially intersect the time selection ^.
• Automation: fix rare hidden points at start of some automation items ^.
• Automation: use media item duplication preference for automation item pooling when duplicating regions from ruler
• Automation: trim any existing automation items when pasting/duplicating items that have any automation
• Automation: avoid hiding default setting envelopes when copying media items to other tracks ^.
• Automation: improve auto-cleanup of redundant square points
• Automation: improve cleanup of unnecessary automatically-added envelope points when moving media items
• Automation: prevent creation of automation items in tempo envelope on paste ^.
• Automation: update transport when setting loop selection to automation item
• Elastique: update to 3.2.7
• Glue: only force items to exact samples when project setting to force beats to samples is enabled ^.
• Heal splits: preserve item fade-out shape/curve ^.
• JSFX: fix mdct() concurrency issue (bug dated to 2004, diagnosis thanks to Lauri Liinat)
• Linux: add OGG Opus support
• Linux: implement ReaScript reaper.ExecProcess()
• Linux: use fontconfig for font mappings (if you have a customized libSwell.colortheme, will need to change the default font)
• Linux: file browser shows dot files/directories (toggle via context menu or Ctrl+H)
• Linux: fix possible crash on startup from processing keyboard events before fully initialized
• MIDI devices: allow sorting by device name, ID, or state
• MIDI devices: provide separate options to show warnings for non-present MIDI devices vs devices which could not be opened
• MIDI devices: improve handling of hung MIDI devices on Windows
• MIDI editor: support armed toolbar commands in CC lanes, lane resizers
• MIDI editor: avoid deselecting notes on click when toolbar armed
• MIDI editor: improve selection preservation when duplicating notes
• MIDI recording: fix preview display offset in record input mode after tempo changes ^.
• Mixer: fix incorrect channel info tooltip for hardware outputs ^.
• Notation: prevent double-opening text edit window ^.
• Notation: always paste multi-track notes into the active track and any tracks below
• Notation: clicking in staff view sets active context
• Notation: fix move edit cursor to mouse cursor action ^.
• Notation: fix possible incorrect note previews when dragging notes ^.
• Notation: move edit cursor to mouse cursor also activates context under mouse cursor
• Notation: pasting/inserting events via action goes to the selected track context ^.
• Notation: support armed toolbar buttons
• Opus: add options to encode 3-8 channel audio as discrete channels, bitrates specified per-channel
• Opus: fixed peak generation when recording direct to Opus from non-48khz source
• Preferences: tweak help text sizing for macOS
• ReaNINJAM: display border between vol/pan faders ^.
• ReaScript: fix flicker when resizing script windows
• ReaScript: add usecliprect parameter to gfx.deltablit()
• ReaScript: remove size limitation and improve memory use for various APIs including Get*StateChunk(), GetSet*Info_String(), GetProjExtState(), GetSetProjectNotes(), MIDI_GetAllEvts()
• ReaScript: prevent undefined behavior with GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String()/GetSetMediaItemTakeInfo_String() on non-string values
• ReaScript: GetSetMediaItemTakeInfo_String() and GetSetMediaTrackInfo_String() can now be used for GUID (as {guid_string})
• ReaScript: add GetSetMediaItemInfo_String() for use with GUID and P_NOTES
• Recording: improve existing group behavior after splits from recording
• Ruler: fix incorrect MIDI start offset handling when copying/reordering regions
• Tempo map: various item/automation item partial measure support fixes
• Toolbars: better arming indicators across multiple toolbars
• Video: add gfx_evalrect(), preset for slow vertical edge detection
• Video: fix issues with LFOs on video processors
• Video: fix possible Windows crash following resume with multiple monitors ^.

REAPER v5.94 - August 3, 2018
I mean, it's one banana Michael. How much could it cost? 10 dollars?
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)
OS X Intel, New Toolchain (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel, New Toolchain (16MB DMG)
Linux x86_64 (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux i686 (8MB .tar.xz)
Linux armv7l (7MB .tar.xz)

Changes:

• Control surfaces: send active-sensing messages for HUI mode
• FX: do not default to square envelope points on parameters that have a large number of steps defined ^.
• FX: improve win32/mac plug-in filename parsing for projects saved on linux
• Glue: do not re-open MIDI editors for items whose editors were hidden
• JSFX: add rate control for spectrograph plug-in
• JSFX: gfx_getchar(65536) returns special window information flags
• Linux: add ALSA MIDI support, do not show MIDI-only devices in audio configuration
• Linux: add system hidpi detection, can disable using ui_scale_auto=0 in reaper.ini, or override using ui_scale=
• Linux: reuse existing REAPER instances when opening files from desktop environment (use -newinst command line parameter to override)
• Linux: improve appearance, include libSwell.colortheme (copy to .config/REAPER/libSwell-user.colortheme to override)
• Linux: rename main executable reaper (from reaper5)
• Linux: fix control surface support
• Linux: fix external editor support
• Linux: fix file association icons
• Linux: simplify desktop integration to only add a single item to applications list
• MIDI devices: add retry button to audio/MIDI device error window
• MIDI devices: warn when a previously-enabled device is not connected (you may see new warnings about MIDI devices from your past)
• MIDI devices: show previously-connected devices in device list, allow forgetting those devices
• MIDI devices: allow changing the device ID of input/output devices to enable I/O consistency between multiple computers
• MIDI devices: rescan when opening MIDI device tab or resetting (may depend on specific driver/OS behavior)
• ReaScript: fix validation of PCM_source parameters ^.
• ReaScript: gfx.getchar(65536) or gfx_getchar(65536) return special window information flags
• Video: add ffmpeg 4.0 support
• Video: add Colorize preset
• Video: gfx_procrect() can take mode=1 to apply Y values to U/V (colorization mode)

REAPER v5.92 - June 21, 2018
If It Breaks, Kenny Broke It
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Automation: do not auto-clear/disable armed invisible envelopes ^.
• Grid: prevent possible crash with very very small grid sizes and high zoom levels ^.
• MIDI: import time signature messages incorrectly exported in instrument tracks ^.
• MIDI: fix possible incorrect 14-bit message pairing
• MIDI: rename "MIDI note name" menu/load/save/undo strings to "MIDI note/CC name"
• MusicXML: improve error handling for failed XML import
• Project notes: prevent fallback to default project behavior for 'show notes on open' ^.
• ReaSurround: fix potential crash when duplicating UI while channel name editing ^.
• ReaSurround: improve keyboard navigation and copy/paste when editing channel names
• ReaScript: correct track state documentation for I_SOLO and I_RECINPUT
• ReaScript: add ShowPopupMenu() API
• Render: queued renders use original project filename for BWF tags ^.
• Render: improve handling of samplerate changes with online rendering ^.
• Ruler: support drawing ruler by measures, snapping to grid by measures
• VST3: restore multichannel bus notifications to 5.90 behavior (default to enabled)
• VST3: default to stereo-safemode for Steinberg plug-ins (e.g. HALion)
• Video: .ini file setting for experimental video processor multiprocessing
• Video: improve processor updating of TCP parameters

REAPER v5.90 - May 24, 2018
If It Breaks, Kenny Broke It
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• 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 ^.
• Automation items: avoid setting point shape to square when FX is offlined ^.
• Automation items: improve behavior when copy/pasting overlapping media items ^.
• 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 ^.
• Glue: do not round glued MIDI to audio samples ^.
• Live FX multiprocessing: improve performance with folder tracks that have PDC ^.
• 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 ^.
• 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 ^.
• MIDI editor: faster updating when using hand scrolling
• MIDI editor: fix 14-bit CC editing in event properties ^.
• 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 ^.
• 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 ^.
• MIDI editor: fix secondary editor zoom inconsistency with different PPQN settings ^.
• MIDI editor: fix zoom-selection with secondary items at earlier time ^.
• 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 ^.
• 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) ^.
• MIDI editor: properly enable menu option for cut/copy with CCs/Text/SysEx selected ^.
• MIDI editor: fix adjacent note deleted on paste bug ^.
• MIDI editor: prevent event sorting from sometimes destroying notes ^.
• 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 ^.
• Meters: fix incorrect clip indicators with +0dB maximum range ^.
• MusicXML: set doctype correctly on timewise export (which is not supported by many programs) ^.
• Paste: fix paste with more than 32 empty tracks between items (existed since 2005) ^.
• 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 ^.
• ReaEQ: fix undo when removing bands that have envelopes ^.
• 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 ^.
• 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 ^.
• Ruler: allow mapping double-click to no action ^.
• Snap: improve snap/grid consistency with snap/grid settings linked ^.
• Spectral editing: fix storage/application of very low compression thresholds
• Take envelopes: fix snap behaviors when inserting new point via shift+click ^.
• Take envelopes: transform MIDI take envelopes when modifying time map ^.
• Undo: coalesce send volume/pan automation additions via action ^.
• 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 ^.
• VST: add compatibility setting to flush VST3 buffers with hard vs soft reset ^.
• VST: fix state saving for bypassed/take FabFilter VST3 ^.
• 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 ^.
• Video: re-open peaks when re-enabling audio for video item ^.
• Virtual MIDI keyboard: pass through most shift-modified keys to main window ^.

REAPER v5.79 - April 16, 2018
Mission Accomplished!!!
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)
OS X Intel, New Toolchain (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel, New Toolchain (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Actions window: refresh after duplicating custom action
• Audio Units: improve support for AU that use multiple buses but do not support channel-configuration (e.g. Addictive Drums AUi) ^{. .}
• Automation items: fix crash when pasting to a track with more than 127 automation items (5.78 regression)
• Envelopes: do not clamp written volume envelope automation to visible envelope maximum
• Free item positioning: order items by timeline position if they were split from the same original recording
• Glue: round start/end times to project samplerate ^.
• Keyboard: pass through spacebar in various windows to main window
• Localization: improve routing window organization ^.
• Localization: various fixes ^{. . .}
• MIDI editor: double/halve note length actions update pre-quantized state
• MIDI editor: fix possible crash when closing project tab ^.
• MIDI editor: fix potential hang when text/sysex message list is left out of order by ReaScript ^.
• MIDI editor: improve multi-context grid quantization behavior ^.
• MIDI editor: in source beats piano roll view, show edit cursor position relative to source
• Multiprocessing: allow autodetection of up to 32 cores/threads
• MusicXML: fix importing voiced notes ^.
• Notation: fix autoscroll issue when opening with out of range zoom levels ^.
• Notation: if auto-zoomed-in when switching to notation view, ensure edit cursor visible
• Notation: improve accidental positions on displaced notes and clusters ^.
• Performance meter: optionally show xrun counters
• ReaScript: prevent buffer overflow if very long string entered in Python path/libname in preferences
• ReaScript: GetTrackEnvelopeByName()/GetTakeEnvelopeByName() search english names before localized names
• Solo: improve receive behavior when folder track and child track soloed ^.
• Undo: fix undo history compacting ^.
• VST: support wantsChannelCountNotifications canDo
• Video: add presets to invert colors, rotate to normal zoom/pan
• Video: add absolute difference and other YUV blend modes to script
• Windows: fix potential accessibility related crash ^.

REAPER v5.77 - March 9, 2018
Where Dreams Come, to Come True
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Arrange view: highlight the track with horizontal move guides when moving media items
• Arrange view: show move guides when dragging media into the project
• Automation items: add action to convert all project automation to automation items
• Automation items: delete selected automation items when deleting media items
• Automation items: split selected automation items when splitting media items
• Envelopes: when moving or copying an unpooled automation item to a mute envelope, convert all points to square shape ^.
• FX: add support for assigning shortcuts to insert specific FX or FX chains
• FX: optionally show assigned shortcuts in the Add FX dialog (Options/Show in FX list)
• FX: fix bypass automation issues on plug-ins that use PDC ^.
• FX: fix updating bypass checkbox in floating window when bypassed from FX chain window ^.
• macOS: fix magnify gestures respecting preference for mousewheel to target window under cursor or window with focus
• MIDI: add options for displaying CC lanes in arrange view: no lanes, first lane visible in MIDI editor, one combined lane, or multiple lanes
• MIDI: draw thinner arrange view notes/CC, lighter CC shading, avoid drawing overlapping PC/sysex
• MIDI: preserve notation data when exploding items by pitch or channel
• MIDI: add themeable fill mode for chased MIDI CC data in arrange view
• Notation editor: fix "delete clef" menu action ^.
• Preferences: improve UI for adding/removing VST plug-in search paths ^.
• ReaSurround: fix automation of knob-based controls ^.
• Ruler: fix grid drawing inaccuracy when zoomed in and grid set to triplets ^.

REAPER v5.75 - February 17, 2018
Where Dreams Come, to Come True
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Automation items: do not automatically extend automation items that match the time selection (to enable time selection autopunch behavior) ^.
• Automation items: fix automation items being left behind when key modifiers change during media item edit ^.
• Batch converter: avoid possible glitch at end of conversion for items with take FX
• Batch converter: fix incorrect sample rate used when processing item with take FX
• Control surfaces: do not auto-close http/OSC control surfaces when inactive
• Envelopes: when using "preserve edge points" mouse modifier, prevent unnecessary left edge point if previous point shape is square
• Extensions: do not load project template after successfully importing a project via extension ^.
• FX: ensure no feedback loop created when building multichannel routing on a folder ^.
• FX: fix channel behavior when loading FX chain via SWS resources ^.
• FX: fix looping PDC automation issues near loop point ^.
• FX: fix wet/dry automation issue with PDC ^.
• FX: use variable I/O for Audio Unit plug-ins that do not support kAudioUnitProperty_SupportedNumChannels
• FX: list newly scanned plug-ins in the "New" category for 24 hours
• Grid: display arrange view grid lines and ruler markings more consistently with linear tempo changes ^.
• Grid: optionally divide arrange view vertically by measures
• Groups: allow theming of colors for groups 33-64
• Install: do not update last-modified timestamp on unchanged InstallData files (such as JSFX)
• MIDI editor: fix CC lane drawing issues with looped items
• MIDI: improve pixel accuracy and overall display of notes and CC in the arrange view ^.
• MIDI: add preference to display multiple CC lanes in the arrange view, and/or combine all CC data into a single lane
• MIDI: treat type 0 files with meta-events as multichannel files on import; if configured, prompt to import meta-events and channel MIDI as separate tracks ^.
• Media: when replacing source media, reset start offset if it is no longer within the source media length ^.
• Mouse modifiers: new modifier to add or toggle media items or MIDI notes to selection, and set time selection to selected items or notes
• MusicXML: fix manual quantizing after import ^.
• OSC: allow setting /track/monitor mode directly (rather than just cycling) ^.
• ReaControlMIDI: support sample-accurate automation playback
• ReaScript: TrackFX_GetNamedConfigParm() can query pdc, input/output pin names
• ReaScript: allow very small sizes for custom UIs
• ReaScript: fix incorrect sample rate used when processing take FX via audio accessors
• ReaScript: improve syntax highlight of non-typical Lua function calls ^.
• Recording: latency-compensate input-FX delay ^.
• Regions: copy regions without splitting the original media items ^.
• Regions: fix some envelope issues that arise when copying/moving regions ^.
• Solo: improve behavior with routing and folders ^.
• Subprojects: add action to save project and render RPP-PROX for non-subprojects
• Subprojects: add option to prevent automatic subproject rendering
• Subprojects: add option to prompt on background subproject rendering
• Subprojects: copy markers/regions when moving track to subproject
• Subprojects: copy grid/framerate settings when moving tracks/items to subproject
• Super8: improve edge trimming
• Take FX: fix issues when rendering take FX as new take ^.
• Take pan: produce stereo output when rendering mono items with pan or pan envelopes
• Tempo envelope: add action to insert tempo marker at cursor, without opening the tempo edit dialog
• Undo: avoid over-compaction of undo history ^.
• Video: add (otherwise undocumented) refresh_ms= ini file tweak
• VST: do not update VST3 preset list in response to parameter names changing ^.
• VST: inform VST3 plug-ins of multichannel context even if the plug-in does not adjust its I/O configuration in response
• VST: prevent VST3 multichannel plug-ins from running in mono on stereo tracks ^.
• VST: avoid incorrect offline-processing notifications on plug-in load
• Windows: fix topmost pin state remembering when using non-latin pathnames ^.
• Windows: show top-level expand/collapse button in Add FX dialog
• macOS: preserve track I/O window position when auto-resizing

REAPER v5.62 - November 7, 2017
Farcical Aquatic Ceremony
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Automation items: duplicate automation items on send envelopes when duplicating tracks ^.
• Arrange: show tooltip when editing markers/regions/loop/time selections
• Config import: improve import behavior on macOS
• Control surfaces: pass through Faderport footswitch commands to action bindings as a note-on
• FX browser: allow adding FX to master track when opened via action ^.
• Localization: fix validation of strings ending in %%
• Localization: improve note/key localization ^.
• Localization: localize articulations/ornaments
• Localization: localize jsfx UI
• Localization: various fixes ^{. .}
• Media items: group items correctly after moving within time selection ^.
• Media explorer: fix missing context menu items ^.
• Notation editor: improve stem drawing
• Notation editor: suppport themeable colors
• Preferences: remove UI lazy updates option, always use UpdateWindow on Windows
• ReaSurround: fix automation behaviors for LFE and speaker output levels ^.
• Routing window: fix accessibility support (regression in 5.61)
• Solo: 5.6/5.61 behavior fix ^.
• Startup: remember size of project selection window
• Startup: prevent new windows from being initialized with offscreen titlebars
• Undo: improve undo history context menu with ability to look at .RPP differences
• VST3: make Console 1 obey solo-in-place preference ^.
• Video: fix potential memory errors with certain video processors
• macOS: check for GL shader support when opening video window rather than from video thread
• macOS: disable word-wrap in various text windows

REAPER v5.60 - October 24, 2017
Train Kept A Rollin
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Automation items: add option to disable envelope outside of automation items (automation-item-only mode) ^.
• Automation items: support preview in media explorer
• Automation items: support various context menu actions from media explorer
• Automation items: fix potential hang when populating submenus ^.
• Automation items: add automation item double-click mouse modifier to load saved automation item
• Envelopes: add option to always create new automation item when writing automation (always enabled in automation-item-only mode)
• Envelopes: change bezier curve smoothness calculation so that curves are less sensitive to changes in surrounding points (existing projects are unaffected)
• Envelopes: add theme color for unselected automation item
• Envelopes: fix activating receive envelopes from envelope dialog ^.
• Envelopes: fix end point behavior of action to insert four points at time selection ^.
• Envelopes: generally restrict mute envelope points to on or off state
• Envelopes: respect "ignore mousewheel on track panel faders" for envelope control panels
• Envelopes: show move guides for automation item edits
• Envelopes: in automation-item-only mode, chase previous automation item value on seek ^.
• FX: fix ID collision in quick-add FX/FX chains menu ^.
• FX: allow VST plug-ins to override escape key, spacebar via effEditKeyDown
• MIDI editor: add actions to navigate by channel, voice, staff ^.
• MIDI editor: obey mouse modifier setting to select/deselect other notes when inserting note on single click ^.
• Mouse modifiers: fix actions to set default mouse modifiers for newly-added contexts ^.
• Peaks: add display settings option to rectify peaks/waveforms
• Peaks: add display settings option square-root-scale peaks
• Pitch shifter/timestretch: add new menu system for parameter modes
• Pitch shifter/timestretch: add Rubber Band Library
• Pitch shifter/timestretch: support loading extrashifter.dll/.dylib for developers
• Preferences: move various solo/mute options to Audio, Mute/Solo tab
• ReaEQ: optimize parameter updates ^.
• ReaScript: improve behavior of fade shape setting via SetMediaItemInfo_Value() with C_FADEINSHAPE, etc ^.
• ReaScript: add GetUnderrunTime() API
• Solo: improve hardware send behavior when soloed track sending to another soloed track ^.
• Solo: improve solo-in-place behavior for receives on folder tracks
• Solo: improve solo-in-place behavior when both sides of a send are soloed ^.
• Solo: add option for unsoloed master/parent send when a soloed-in-place track sends to another soloed track
• Spectral editing: clear spectral edit selection on item click
• Spectral editing: separate controls for fade in/out/low/high rather than just time/frequency
• Spectral editing: shift+drag of edge adjusts fade of that edge
• Take FX: improve handling of PDC changes ^.
• Take FX: improve handling of PDC with master playspeed envelopes
• Tooltips: show correct tooltip when track muted due to envelope
• Undo: prevent storing many duplicate empty state blocks in history
• Undo: support more efficient encoding of track configurations in history (new undo histories will not be loadable by 5.50 or earlier)
• Windows: improve support for application/user paths with non-latin characters

REAPER v5.51 - September 29, 2017
The Price Is Right
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Automation items: improve threadsafety when removing/reordering automation items
• Automation items: improve editing multiple pooled instances of the same automation item at once via action or envelope control panel knob ^.
• Automation items: prevent unintentional edge edits when automation item is very small
• Automation items: fix action to copy/cut automation when multiple automation items selected ^.
• Automation items: support muting individual automation items
• Automation: fix potential incorrect memory access in write mode
• Batch converter: improve browse button default path on Windows
• Configuration import/export: allow toggling checkbox state with space key
• Elastique: enable Soloist speech mode
• Elastique: update to v3.23
• Envelopes: fix changing envelope point shape after media item edit ^.
• Envelopes: avoid potential bad outcome when deleting all envelope points and automation items within time selection ^.
• Envelopes: fix snap behavior for doubleclick insert point mouse modifiers ^.
• MIDI editor: label channel pressure messages consistently ^.
• MIDI editor: preview note in key on first mouse down when key snap enabled ^.
• MIDI export: avoid creating two tempo change events at the same time position ^.
• Media explorer: improve measure-synced tempo matching behavior for some tempos/blocksizes ^.
• Notation editor: improve localization ^.
• Peaks display settings: fix UI glitch when items have spectrogram enabled ^.
• ReaTune: fix longstanding UI/audio thread locking performance issue
• ReaTune: improve manual edit appearance, use MIDI editor theme colors
• ReaTune: use arrange-view mousewheel mappings for manual edit window when possible
• ReaTune: obey horizontal zoom center preference when zooming via mousewheel
• Region manager: properly import regions defined in absolute frames ^.
• Routing matrix: support horizontal-wheel scroll
• Routing: increase destination track channel count when configuring multichannel send ^.
• Undo: fix envelope point selection state undo/redo ^.
• Undo: improve mute envelope automation recording behavior
• VST: prevent plug-ins from sizing window from other threads
• Web Interface: add More Me Personal Monitor Controller (more_me.html)
• Web Interface: allow /more_me as a shorthand for /more_me.html, etc
• Windows: obey mousewheel focus preference for horizontal mousewheel when possible
• Windows: improve support for logitech horizontal mousewheels

REAPER v5.40 - March 24, 2017
The night is dark and full of terrors
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Anticipative FX: improve behavior when stopping
• Anticipative FX: reduce memory use when smooth seek enabled
• Grid: support swing grid in arrange view, optionally synchronized with MIDI editor grid - video
• Grid: allow grid/snap window to stay open if enabled in advanced preferences
• Grid: move grid appearance options from grid/snap window to preferences/appearance
• MIDI: allow absolute MIDI CC control of swing grid strength
• MIDI: create new take on "open item copy in built-in MIDI editor" action ^.
• MIDI: set MIDI clock properly when exporting to .mid file ^.
• MIDI: support ".midi" as an importable file extension, in addition to the usual ".mid"
• MIDI: fix "paint straight line of notes" mouse modifier when grid is set to greater than or equal to measure length ^.
• Media explorer: fix folder icon display error on macOS 10.10
• Notation editor: automatically scroll view when entering lyrics
• Notation editor: ignore muted notes in PDF and MusicXML export
• Peaks: add spectrogram display mode, per-item spectrogram option - video
• Peaks: improve support for editing media items containing .wav files which are being recorded in a separate tab
• Project load: add recovery mode checkbox to optional choose-project-on-open dialog
• ReaVerb: support TrackFX_SetNamedConfigParm and similar API functions with ITEMx, DONE
• ReaSamplomatic: support TrackFX_SetNamedConfigParm and similar API functions with FILE, FILExx, -FILExx, +FILExx, -FILE*, DONE, RSMODE, MODE
• ReaScript: add Track/TakeFX_Get/SetNamedConfigParm
• ReaScript: include latent preset changes in Undo_EndBlock() ^.
• Theming: support item_*_hidpi.png on Windows/HiDPI themes
• Theming: use common dialog font for various elements in envelope, send windows
• Theming: allow themes to override global UI scaling using rtconfig.txt global_scale line
• Theming: better logic for knob large/small background selection
• Undo: improve undo behavior for various editing actions
• VST: fix resolving VST3 by UID on first scan
• macOS: fix reading slider zero-line colors from theme ^.
• macOS: add retina support for track panels/etc using beta HiDPI/Retina theme
• macOS: improve handling of large theme fonts
• Windows: improve ASIO cleanup after initialization error
• Windows: improve HiDPI support (including Windows 7 DPI detection), support beta HiDPI/Retina theme

REAPER v5.34 - February 24, 2017
Mr. F
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: GetTrackInfo/GetTrackState functions include TCP/MCP visibility flags
• Envelopes: prevent possible crash when clearing FX parameter envelope while envelope list is open ^.
• FX: adjust parameter aliases when removing ReaEQ/ReaXcomp/etc bands
• FX: fix bug where offline plugins could have their first/second parameter automation converted to bypass/wet automation
• FX: preserve parameter aliases when offlining plugins ^.
• Heal splits: fix potential crash when healing take automation ^.
• macOS: improve drawing CPU use on Retina displays
• macOS: improve 10.11+ mouse event filtering
• macOS: remove UI-update options, always use most optimal update mode
• MIDI editor: fix pasting or duplicating events when the media item has a start offset ^.
• MIDI editor: fix quantize behavior when grid is a full measure or greater
• ReaScript: prevent potential crash from Lua scripts that create excessive recursive tables ^.
• ReaScript: update GetFocusedFX() to include take number ^.
• Render: add $samplerate wildcard
• Smooth seek: improve anticipative FX behavior and performance when seeking
• Snap: improve behavior when adjusting a cut point and only one item is selected
• Undo: add undo point when extending time selection via shift+click ^.
• Web control: fix bug using GET/TRACK/x/B_PARM etc
• Video: improve YUY2/YV12 filtering

REAPER v5.32 - January 17, 2017
Laterally Stiff and Vertically Compliant
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Actions: ignore item/track/envelope focus in 'Item: Select all items' ^.
• API: add PCM_Source_GetPeaks, GetMediaItemTake_Peaks
• API: add an additional sorting step to MIDI_Sort and other functions that sort MIDI from API ^.
• Automute: fix auto-mute detection on high channels when multichannel track metering is enabled
• Configuration import/export: support web interface pages
• Free item positioning: reposition items after dragging in new media items or gluing ^.
• JSFX: improve retina/hidpi support for various analysis plug-ins
• MIDI: add action to set length for next inserted note to grid
• MIDI: add mouse modifiers to insert note ignoring scale/key ^.
• MIDI: add option to edit velocity only when mouse is within velocity bar ^.
• MIDI: add some notation actions to piano roll note context menu
• MIDI: better support for cut/copy/paste of MIDI events from/to multiple tracks
• MIDI: display notation meta-events in a lane in the piano roll - video
• MIDI: edit text/sysex events on right-click, rather than deleting
• MIDI: faster loading of very large .reascale files
• MIDI: fix display of captured CC event value
• MIDI: fix various cases when note edits extend the media item
• MIDI: ignore double note-on or note-off messages when opening editor
• MIDI: improve .ins (patch/bank) file reading ^.
• MIDI: respect event filter and mark selected events in raw MIDI viewer window
• MIDI: show toolbar button feedback for actions to set next note length
• MIDI: support loading custom CC names from note name map
• MIDI: don't play back notation for muted notes
• MIDI: preserve muted events during glue
• Metering: add preference for pre-fader track metering with action to toggle
• Mouse: add option to improve knob behavior with pen/tablet/absolute pointing devices
• MusicXML: fix parsing of elements containing HTML entities ^.
• Notation: add "remove" button to tuplet dialog
• Notation: add action to identify chords on grid
• Notation: add support for manually entering chord notation
• Notation: include user-defined chords (loaded from MIDI editor key snap dropdown) when identifying chords
• Notation: add support for more note ornaments, techniques, types of slur, and per-note text notation
• Notation: reduce clutter when drawing voiced notes, rests, ties, and ornaments
• Notation: actions to change or select note voice affect tuplets ^.
• Notation: fix chord notation sometimes not being visible immediately after entering
• Notation: fix crescendo/diminuendo that spans multiple rows
• Notation: fix erratic tuplet bracket positioning on grand staff ^.
• Notation: fix potential hang in MusicXML export ^.
• Notation: fix setting one half of grand staff to +/- 8/15 va/vb (up or down one or two octaves)
• Notation: hopefully less intrusive edit cursor drawing
• Notation: improve tuplet autodetection
• Notation: increase space between staves
• Notation: note notation events may follow notes rather than preceding, may affect user scripts/plugins that read notation messages, best script practice would be not to assume any ordering
• Notation: prevent grabbing the note edge when the note is very small
• Notation: support "chart" clef (no notes, just beat markings and chord/other notation - video
• Notation: support copying/dragging notes to another staff row or track
• Notation: support track notation that applies to a length of time (drag right hand edge of notation)
• Notation: tuplet dialog remembers previous settings
• Notation: when creating tuplets in a voice, set selected note voice to match even if not modifying note positions ^.
• Peaks: add optional spectral peaks display, colored by pitch/tonal content - video
• Peaks: add peaks display settings window
• Peaks: add sinc interpolation display option for sample-level peaks
• Peaks: fix issue where rebuilding peaks would not rebuild when multiple peaks files are present
• Project tabs: allow setting media online when switching tabs and background projects are playing
• ReaFIR: add new improved default quality mode (previous behavior is now legacy 2007-2016 mode)
• ReaFIR: decreased CPU use
• ReaScript: allow up to 32M memory slots for each EEL script
• ReaScript: ensure IDE is not completely offscreen when opening
• Recording: fix issue when recording in background tab and record preroll in the active tab
• Recording: fix varispeed item recording quirks
• Recording: fix corner case with time selection autopunch recording ^.
• Transport: do not apply unedited text fields when enter is not pressed ^.
• Transport: improve behavior when adding tempo markers from BPM field ^.
• Undo: include modified envelopes in undo states when modifying time map ^.
• Video: improve behavior of video processor bypass automation
• Video: include fullscreen state in screensets
• Video: restore fullscreen state on re-open if window not docked
• WavPack: upgrade to WavPack 5.0
• WavPack: improve large file reading support
• Windows: support configurable HiDPI behavior in prefs/general/advanced, new default behavior prevents plug-ins from enabling HiDPI
• Windows: fix knob issues on Win10 HiDPI displays ^.
• Windows: improve knob behavior when adjusted from touch input

REAPER v5.31 - December 26, 2016
Laterally Stiff and Vertically Compliant
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• FX: ignore monitoring FX windows when cascading other FX windows
• Lyrics: fix display in web remote with multiple lyrics per beat
• Lyrics: fix initial size of lyrics.lua window ^.
• Lyrics: increase font size for current lyric in lyrics.lua
• Lyrics: reduce lyrics.lua CPU usage
• MIDI editor: update snap-to-key checkbox when switching MIDI items ^.
• ReaScript: support ending multiple submenus at once ^.
• Render: support $namecount wildcard when rendering media items ^.

REAPER v5.29 - November 26, 2016
It's Got What Plants Crave!
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• ASIO: support device names up to 256 characters long ^.
• Automation: obey beats timebase when moving or pasting multiple envelope points ^.
• Development IDEs: (ReaScript, Video Processor, JSFX)
• Development IDEs: improve context-sensitive function information in top line
• Development IDEs: show function list on right click in some IDEs (Ctrl+right click for watch behavior)
• Development IDEs: allow peeking values via Ctrl+K
• Development IDEs: user configurable colors (in theme tweak window, though not theme dependent)
• Development IDEs: highlight known API functions, variables
• Development IDEs: allow searching APIs via watch filter
• Development IDEs: doubleclicking item in watch list copies name
• Development IDEs: improve performance of Lua IDE syntax highlighting
• Development IDEs: show errors and highlight source code error when applicable when saving via Ctrl+S
• JSFX: add __denormal_likely() and __denormal_unlikely() optimization hint metafunctions
• JSFX: add new analysis effect gain_reduction_scope
• JSFX: avoid heap fragmentation when using PDC+pin mapper on multichannel tracks
• macOS: fix 10.12 text drawing when showing some modal windows (such as project load warnings)
• MIDI editor: add option to display note name and velocity information on secondary media items ^.
• MIDI editor: improve velocity lane behavior with non-zoom-dependent CC density ^.
• MIDI editor: smoother velocity lane editing ^.
• Mixer: fix double-click to add track when the last visible track is a folder, tracks in folder are hidden, and folder is closed ^.
• MusicXML: export hollow and filled diamond noteheads properly ^.
• MusicXML: fix vertical positioning of exported dynamics ^.
• MusicXML: properly export mixed accidentals ^. and enharmonics ^.
• Notation PDF export: fix detached flags at certain zoom levels
• Notation editor: fix detached flags at certain zoom levels
• Notation editor: add option to position dynamics below the staff by default
• Notation editor: prevent copied phrases from spanning multiple tracks ^.
• Notation editor: properly undo edits on secondary tracks ^.
• Notation editor: support two articulations plus one ornament per note
• Playback: fix potential hang issue with 'flush FX on loop' option enabled ^.
• Playback: improve anticipative FX corner case on loop with sends and PDC
• Playback: fix potential glitch when changing track channel count or flushing FX on loop
• Reascript: add MIDI lyrics viewer script, action to launch it
• Stretch markers: improve auto-add of markers on tempo map edits, moving across tempo changes ^.
• VST: fix soft takeover with bridged plug-ins ^.
• Video: avoid flicker when using monitoring FX and repositioning edit cursor
• Video: improve behavior changing FX presets (restore scroll, reposition cursor)
• Video: improve edge case handling of various presets
• Video: improve render frame timing ^.
• Video: add tempo/time signature processor access (project_tempo, project_ts_num, project_time_qn, etc)
• Virtual MIDI Keyboard: fix keyboard behaviors ^.

REAPER v5.27 - October 20, 2016
It's Got What Plants Crave!
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Automation: fix take envelope paste with take playrates ^.
• Comps: clear all comp/group names when creating new project ^.
• Comps: improve handling of comp names with undo and cut/paste ^.
• Comps: respect grouping when loading comp or moving active comp to top lane ^.
• Comps: preserve comps when splitting items ^.
• Comps: various bugfixes
• FX: add menu item to copy FX with automation, bound to ctrl+alt+C
• FX: support drag and drop copy with automation via shift+ctrl+drag FX
• FX: add Copy/Paste to mixer FX context menu
• Groups: improve handling of item group names with undo and cut/paste ^.
• macOS: avoid attempted mkdir /Volumes/... when path does not exist
• MIDI: reduce Windows MIDI hardware output jitter
• MIDI: import type 1 MIDI files with channel data in the tempo track ^.
• MusicXML import: improve support for MIDI channels ^.
• MusicXML import: handle multitrack/multichannel import similarly to MIDI import ^.
• Notation: support PDF export
• Notation: add various minor improvements in appearance
• Peaks: fix preview display with channel conversion while building peaks ^.
• Project bay: improve handling of empty takes
• Ripple editing: fix potential hang when using locked items and "locked items interrupt edits" ^.
• Ripple editing: improve locked item behavior when inserting/removing items
• Take lanes: include selected+grouped takes when switching takes via lane ^.
• Undo: rewrite undo history when renaming file via media item properties ^.
• Undo: process any latent FX notifications when calling Undo_EndBlock() via API
• VST: fix VST3 UI issues with various plug-ins
• Windows: improve handling of certain malformed paths

REAPER v5.25 - September 20, 2016
We are great programmers, folks. We make the best software. Really terrific software. Everybody says it's the best. (applause)
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Actions: support importing/exporting OSC bindings to ReaperKeyMap files
• Automation: improve point paste edge case behavior ^.
• Control surfaces: fix potential MCU crash when managing selection state
• Dynamic split: improve handling of existing stretch markers
• FX: add option to ignore FX chain keyboard shortcuts and send keys to main window
• FX: increase channel count as needed on copy/paste of FX, FX chains
• FX: increase channel count as needed on drag and drop FX to item take FX
• FX: improve bypass checkbox positioning ^.
• FX: store comments in FX chains, copy/paste ^.
• JSFX: add fft_real/ifft_real (thanks Tale)
• JSFX: fix used-channel detection for MIDI-only processors
• JSFX: update many stock plug-ins to define their I/O
• MIDI editor: draw events at their precise integer MIDI tick location in piano roll view ^.
• MIDI editor: fix CC display with multiple overlapping channels ^.
• MIDI editor: prevent drawing zero-length MIDI notes
• MIDI editor: fix resizing CC lanes when many lanes are displayed
• MIDI editor: fix duplicate messages when editing bank/program event channel ^.
• MIDI editor: fix marquee selection drawing when many CC lanes are displayed ^.
• MIDI editor: improve move cursor left/right actions for items which do not start on grid ^.
• MIDI editor: properly round event position when editing via list view or event properties dialog ^.
• MIDI editor: restore track list, notation, and other displayed data when bringing file-based MIDI online after switching focus away ^.
• MIDI: improve behavior when stopping overdub/replace recording with held notes ^.
• MIDI: fix overdub/replace recording to MIDI items that ignore project tempo
• MIDI: restore 5.1x behavior of preserving overlapping notes that have different selection/mute states
• MIDI: add option to export project markers as either MIDI cue or MIDI marker event type ^.
• MIDI: support export of tempo/time signature information to type 0 MIDI files ^.
• MIDI: on multitrack import, do not import events from the header track into the first imported media item
• MIDI: allow resizing pooled MIDI via API using PCM_SOURCE_EXT_SETSIZE by using flags
• MIDI: fix copy/paste of notes with large PPQN values
• MIDI: fix incorrect parsing of multiple note-ons in a row ^.
• Media import: if imported media contains title information, use this to name the track rather than "title - filename" ^.
• Notation editor: add actions to explicitly minimize or un-minimize ties for selected notes ^.
• Notation editor: add preference to minimize ties for all notes by default ^.
• Notation editor: automatically position digits for beamed tuplets, improve bracket positioning for non-beamed tuplets ^.
• Notation editor: change voice for selected notes if appropriate when creating/modifying tuplets ^.
• Performance meter: fix some display arrangement issues when changing view options
• ReaSurround: allow adjusting speaker parameters en masse using ctrl+alt+slider
• Render: clear transport button state when rendering ^.
• Take lanes: add option for clicking take lane changes active take for multiple selected items ^.
• Timestretch: fix potential glitch on source loop ^.
• Timestretch: improve media explorer timestretch behavior with looped preview
• Tracks: improve reordering of tracks when dragging tracks upwards in place ^.
• Transient guides: avoid adding duplicate stretch markers to self, grouped items
• Undo: do not add undo point when dragging does not result in reordering tracks ^.
• VST: fix udetection of used channels
• VST: improve behavior when initializing resizeable VST3 UIs ^.
• Wave: support reading incomplete .wav files with 0-length data chunk
• Windows: improve behavior of single track send, media item properties windows with large fonts/scrollbars

REAPER v5.23 - August 14, 2016
We are great programmers, folks. We make the best software. Really terrific software. Everybody says it's the best. (applause)
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: added APIExists() function, to test if a given API function exists
• Accessibility: improve behavior with MIDI editor and media explorer buttons
• Actions: "Move position of item to edit cursor" respects item snap offset ^.
• Auto-save: allow relative project auto-save paths
• Automation: add actions to clear latch for all/selected tracks ^.
• Automation: fix issues with write automation to time selection and zero transition time ^.
• Automation: ignore latch reset on looped playback option in latch preview mode
• Automation: optimize moving envelopes across tracks for large projects
• Automation: do not reset send envelope panel size on undo/redo ^.
• Big Clock: support image (including animated .gif) backgrounds for visual click mode
• Command line: improve command line help, add macOS support for -h ^.
• Command line: improve handling of -cfgfile without paths, use default appdata path if non-portable install
• MIDI editor: add default toolbar button for step sequencing
• MIDI editor: fix 14-bit midi CC lane-presence indications ^.
• MIDI editor: update internal state immediately on various API calls ^.
• Mixer: improve cursor feedback when ctrl+dragging sends ^.
• Notation editor: MusicXML import
• Notation editor: support custom stem/beam direction ^.
• Notation editor: support pedal notation in MusicXML export
• macOS: change various OS X instances to macOS
• macOS: include edit menu for modal windows such as file open/save
• macOS: fix possible incorrect timing of incoming IACbus MIDI events
• macOS: remove option for VST unloading
• macOS: restored 5.1x and previous behavior for separate default audio input/output devices ^.
• macOS: fix -renderproject command line option ^.
• macOS: use resource path of command line -cfgfile specified .ini file specified (matching Windows behavior)
• Open item copy in editor: ignore limit-to-realtime preference ^.
• Parameter modulation: fix application of parameter modulation when LFO/ACS enabled but with 0% strength
• Parameter modulation: fix issue when manually entering LFO speed ^.
• Parameter modulation: fix support for video processor parameter ranges
• Project settings: improve layout, fix samplerate label ^.
• REX: fix potentially incorrect item group creation
• ReaComp: allow more than -150dB of gain reduction ^.
• ReaComp: improve GR meter behavior with large block sizes ^.
• ReaScript: allow Lua to access unknown reaper.* and gfx.* variables/functions ^.
• ReaScript: fix potential memory leak when calling Lua APIs with incorrect syntax
• ReaSurround: brighten grid/influence lines
• ReaSurround: improve parameter names
• ReaSurround: improved pan gain behavior, deprecated old behavior with 'Normalize multichannel gain' checkbox
• ReaSurround: increase zoom range, Z-axis scaling
• ReaSurround: prevent context menu appearing when using marquee selection
• ReaSurround: fix UI issue when displaying high speaker banks ^.
• ReaSurround: correct speaker influence field display height
• Regions: when copying regions, create new media item groups if necessary ^.
• Render: allow relative output directories, improve handling of blank render path
• Render: display render-complete notification on macOS 10.8+
• Render: improve recent render path menu
• Render: include tail setting in output presets
• Snap: more predictable behavior when snapping to non-grid points ^.
• Stretch markers: fix incorrect hit testing in inactive take lanes
• Super8: add x-fade shortened loop action
• Super8: improved auto fades when recording
• Super8: improved sample length control behavior (shift for fine adjustment)
• Theme: add latch preview toolbar icon, update other automation mode toolbar icons
• Theme: allow WALTER layouts to position overlapping track index and bus-related buttons, if they desire
• Time map: fix behavior editing tempo marker which transitions to time signature marker ^.
• Timecode: add option for incoming MTC to be treated as 23.976ND/29.97ND vs 24/30fps
• Timecode: improve display of LTC/MTC start offset in ND modes
• Timecode: support sending 23.976ND/29.97ND as 24/30fps MTC
• Timecode: relocate cursor in response to MMC goto/locate timecode command
• Video: improve .gif preserve-transparency mode ^.
• Video: auto-crossfade images by default (requires use of video processor preset for actual fades)

REAPER v5.211 - June 20, 2016
We are great programmers, folks. We make the best software. Really terrific software. Everybody says it's the best. (applause)
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• MIDI editor: fix possible crash when destroying midi item via undo/redo
• OGG Opus: improve end of stream behavior when writing ^.
• VST: fix support for HALion 5 and other VST3 with more than 64 output channels
• VST: skip non-automatable and plugin-internal VST3 parameters in the FX envelope dialog and FX parameter dropdown
• VST: fix display issue with bridged embedded UIs on Windows ^.

REAPER v5.201 - May 24, 2016
We are great programmers, folks. We make the best software. Really terrific software. Everybody says it's the best. (applause)
Downloads:

Windows (9MB installer)
Windows x64 (11MB installer)
OS X Intel (14MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (16MB DMG)

Changes:

• Metronome: fix project metronome pattern not applying immediately, regression from 5.18 ^.
• Notation editor: fix potential crash when entering lyrics outside the bounds of the media item ^.
• VST: better behavior when manually re-scanning shell plug-ins

REAPER v5.18 - April 5, 2016
Things for People
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: GetSetTrackSendInfo() support I_AUTOMODE
• API: add GetTrackEnvelopeByChunkName()
• Action window: fix display glitch when removing key/MIDI assignment
• Audio status: properly display ampersand characters when showing record path ^.
• Automation: add action to write current values to entirety of actively-writing envelopes
• Automation: improve descriptions for actions for writing envelopes (actively-writing rather than latched)
• CD burning: restore cdrecord.exe burn method for DAO writing on win32 (removed from 5.12)
• CD burning: support writing CD-TEXT for cdrecord method on Windows
• CD burning: use valid gracetime parameter for cdrecord on Windows
• Click source: fix non-automatic synchronization mode (broken in 4.78+)
• Envelope window: better alignment for non-armable envelopes
• MIDI: fix explode item to channels when using tempo maps and project time offset
• MIDI: fix peaks display with certain item channel settings
• MIDI: improve split behavior for items with start offsets and non-1.0 playrate ^.
• MIDI: optimized handling of very long looping MIDI items
• Metronome: fix incorrect modification of tempo map when changing metronome pattern ^.
• Peaks: fix possible incorrect peak display with reverse stereo enabled ^.
• Pitch shifting: prevent hang when using extremely large pitch-up with E3 ^.
• ReaScript: add GetMousePosition()
• ReaScript: add gfx_clienttoscreen/gfx.clienttoscreen and screentoclient
• ReaScript: support gfx.getpixel() with Lua
• ReaTune: fix manual mode display inaccuracies
• ReaXcomp: avoid generating infinite gain using expansion and feedback detector ^.
• Stretch markers: fix stretch marker handle drawing and possible hang issue ^.
• Super8: add per-channel Record Delay Compensation adjustment
• Super8: visual click support
• Super8: take click count / project time signature in to account when calculating BPM
• VST: fully unload win32 VSTs on exit, partial revert of 5.16 changes ^.

REAPER v5.16 - March 3, 2016
Fully Leapt
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: add Envelope_FormatValue, TakeFX_GetEnvelope, TakeFX_* which mirror TrackFX
• API: add TrackFX_AddByName, deprecating TrackFX_GetByName
• API: add TrackFX_GetIOSize, TrackFX_GetPinMappings, TrackFX_SetPinMappings
• API: extend TrackFX_* to allow access to Record Input FX and Monitoring FX
• API: fix CreateTrackSend for hardware outputs, improve validation/return value ^.
• Action list: improve auto-wide layout
• Action list: prevent scroll of action list after action assign/delete
• Arrange: improve vertical scroll behavior when resizing arrange ^.
• Docks: improve docked FX chain behavior when switching project tabs
• Docks: improve docked MIDI editor behavior when switching project tabs
• Envelopes: better handle edge points when copying regions, moving time in project ^.
• FX: include selected JSFX in the browser Cockos view
• FX: improve floating FX windows focus behavior when restoring from project/screenset
• Freeze: fix stability issues when performing complex freeze operations ^.
• Glue: avoid generating filenames from take names that are too long for filesystem
• Glue: obey recording preference for maximum file size ^.
• ID3v2 reading: fix possible crash reading long UTF-16 strings
• JSFX: improve screen layout for graphical scripts, add support for disabling metering, options:no_meter
• JSFX: add General Dynamics gate/compressor/expander
• JSFX: add Spectral Hold
• JSFX: improve Graphics Analyzer and Oscilloscope plug-ins (thanks Tale)
• JSFX: improve envelope step sizes for enum parameters with extended ranges
• JSFX: fix PDC glitches on playback start/latency changes/wet-dry change
• JSFX: fix potential deadlock when opening pin mapper
• LAME: allow configuration of quality/speed settings, more sensible default setting
• MIDI: fix bugs when humanize used from the list editor, better support for humanizing multiple contexts
• MIDI: added option to always prompt when importing MIDI with simple tempo information
• Marker/region manager: do not seek on sort by column ^.
• Media explorer: do not prompt for tempo map import of MIDI items when using tempo matching
• Mixer: improve mouse cursor feedback when alt+drag used to move FX/sends ^.
• OSX: fix mouse issues after certain popup menus (such as docker menu)
• Panning: optimize pan law calculation, improve rounding
• Project: prevent writing user-entered newlines into project files
• ReaPlugs: improve gain display of ReaEQ/ReaXcomp spectrum analyzer
• ReaScript: increase image/font handle count limit for gfx_* in Lua to match that of EEL
• ReaTune: remember the exact key set by user, rather than just the valid notes
• Recording: fix automatic import of recorded .mid files (issue since 5.11) ^.
• Recording: option to use alternate keyboard section also affects MIDI, OSC devices ^.
• Recording: improve position/length of looped MIDI overdub recording ^.
• Render: improve handling of non-latin characters when inserting wildcards ^.
• Render: always skip process of muted tracks when rendering and using full-speed render ^.
• Sends: fix tiny glitch at playback start when using newer pan modes and a non-0dB pan law ^.
• Undo: improve added undo point on project undo history load ^.
• Undo: fix undo point addition when moving FX via mixer ^.
• Windows: properly display F13-F24 in actions list ^.

REAPER v5.12 - January 21, 2016
Warm, Considering
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: add SetProjectGrid(), SetMIDIEditorGrid()
• API: add AddRemoveReaScript(), custom_action_register_t for reascripts
• API: add ValidatePtr2()
• API: fix AddProjectMarker() unique index creation for regions, auto-numbered markers
• CD burning: fix CD burn support on 64-bit OSX
• CD burning: fix possible incorrect error message on completed Windows burn
• CD burning: remove old pre-XP cdrecord.exe burn method
• Consolidate/export tracks: allow configurable channel count rather than simply mono/stereo
• Control surfaces: fix DM2000 HUI issues, improve HUI configuration window
• Cues: fix unique marker/region indices for cues imported to project
• FX: remember last preset name for offline FX
• File copy: do not show status window for very short renders (also affects apply FX, many other actions)
• Freeze: obey tail preference
• Glue: restored 5.1 channel count glue behavior, added new actions to glue with increasing channel counts
• Grid: Add action to use the same grid division (ignoring swing) in arrange view and MIDI editor
• Installer: cleanup of installer, make most functionality required
• JSFX: fix gfxanalyzer frequency labels, phase display ^.
• JSFX: support UTF-8 in strings in IDE
• JSFX: increase slider control refresh rate
• JSFX: support adding and loading JSFX from project_path/Effects/
• JSFX: show any project-local JFSX in browser, may require F5 refresh after project load/switch
• JSFX: improve super8 performance with low latencies and long loops
• Managers: remember last view sort settings
• Managers: allow sort by color in marker/region manager
• Media Explorer: always allow close of window via Esc key when undocked ^.
• Mouse modifiers: fix shift+drag mappings for arrange view
• Project bay: add FX offline support (menu item, or shift+click bypass button)
• Project bay: improve display of offline/bypass FX
• Project bay: include input FX
• Project bay: fix FX parameter sort order with FX that share names
• Project bay: fix muting of items from item group view
• Project bay: improve performance with large numbers of FX parameters
• ReWire: improve behavior when using both bridged and unbridged devices
• Recording: add support for FLAC/WavPack writing arbitrary bit depths between 16 and 24 bits (encoded as 24-bit)
• ReaPlugs: re-send bank/program/CCs from ReaControlMIDI in response to samplerate/block size changes
• ReaPlugs: improve analysis accuracy in ReaXcomp, ReaEQ
• ReaScript: support UTF-8 support in IDE
• ReaScript: allow executing other ReaScripts via actions
• Render: fix tail option for full project renders
• Render: improve channel count detection when using render selected items/render regions
• Sends: fix mute envelope bugs when stopped ^.
• Subprojects: fix loss of certain sends when loading parent projects that need a subproject render
• Take FX: do not increase effective channel count when using non-audio FX
• Tracks: fix cmd+select multiple tracks with certain options enabled on OS X
• Undo: optimize undo point adding for large plug-in configuration blocks
• VST: give status when scanning VST2 shell plug-ins
• VST: improve name format of bridged shell plug-ins
• VST: more detailed splash updates during shell plug-in scanning
• VST: obey VST unload preference on OSX scan, exit
• VST: improve detection of toggle parameters
• VST: improve VST3 UI feedback for preset/program selection
• VST: improve VST3 bus-disconnected notifications on stop/reset/channel count change
• VST: safer VST3 initialization sequence
• Video: add YUV multiplier/desaturation preset
• Video: add cheap brightness/contrast preset
• Video: add gfx_procrect channel-processor
• Video: allow gfx_mode 0x80000 for treating gfx_r/gfx_g/gfx_b as YUV values in non-RGB mode

REAPER v5.11 - December 25, 2015
Sir Hound
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: make TrackFX_SetPresetByIndex support factory and default user presets
• API: extend OscLocalMessageToHost to support actions/fxparm bindings, simple state (current track, etc)
• Audio Units: fix Cocoa UI display issues
• Audio Units: improve generic UI scroll-resize behavior
• Audio Units: do not show scrollbars for non-generic UIs on OSX
• Batch converter: fix support for Audio Units
• Batch converter: fix support for MIDI in FX chains
• Batch converter: support MIDI-to-audio conversion in FX chains
• FX browser: add option to clear folder view on close
• FX browser: faster initial load after reboot
• FX browser: fixed video processor/ReWire default preset issues
• FX browser: scroll selected tree item into view when restoring view state or resizing
• FX browser: improve keyboard behavior in search field, add select all key
• FX browser: properly restore view state when viewing VST folders
• FX: put effects in a temporary offline mode when loading projects in recovery mode, do not require manual online of all plug-ins before saving
• FX: allow controlling/modulating FX parameters with track MIDI events/monitoring via parameter modulation
• FX: improve support for Waves plug-ins on OSX
• FX: improve handling of frozen take FX on save-as with copy and trim
• General: increase default track panel width on new installs
• General: fix crash when clicking last mixer hardware output and MIDI output enabled ^.
• General: use time selection when inserting SMPTE/click sources
• General: better handling of non-looped take start offsets when reversing takes
• General: improve display update during mouse drag/move/scroll wheel on OSX 10.11
• General: improve various display issues on Japanese editions of Windows
• General: support up to 64 worker threads (up from 32)
• Glue: better support take FX on multichannel tracks
• Glue: generate audio when a MIDI item has take FX that can produce audio
• MIDI editor: add CC/mousewheel action to adjust swing grid strength
• MIDI editor: add actions to set grid division preserving grid type ^.
• MIDI editor: add actions to set grid type (straight, dotted, triplet, swing)
• MIDI editor: fix previews when stopped and 'run FX when stopped' is disabled ^.
• Media explorer: add context menu item to remove selected files from database
• Media explorer: add custom/editable database tag
• Media explorer: apply tempo match and pitch settings when dragging mutltiple files to the project bay, arrange view
• Media explorer: allow drag and drop of files and directories to database shortcuts
• Media explorer: obey the option 'Enable looping when inserting selected portion of media' on drag and drop to project bay, arrange view
• Media explorer: obey preserve pitch settings on drag and drop (render) to the arrange view
• Media explorer: adjust minimum docked width based on customized left pane size
• Playback: improve output accuracy when stopping playback at end of loop selection
• Playback: fix stop playback at end of region when playing regions in region manager
• Playback: only send MIDI clock for active project
• Playback: fix ReWire looping related issues in master mode
• Subprojects: support embedding projects within projects
• Subprojects: add action to move tracks to subproject
• Subprojects: add action to move items to subproject, effectively non-destructive glue
• ReaPlugs: fix ReaControlMIDI slider feedback for incoming channel pressure messages ^.
• ReaPlugs: improve ReaSynth tuning at high octaves, make old style tuning optional, off by default, on in legacy presets
• Recording: disable default fades when gaplessly switching recorded files
• Recording: enable auto-new file switching for background recording projects
• Recording: fix filename format not always being used when recording ^.
• Recording: obey synchronized tab playback option when starting recording
• Render item as new take: added new 'Render items to new take' action which improves handling of MIDI and channel counts with take FX
• Render item as new take: renamed previous 'Render items to new take' to 'Render items to new take (preserve source type)'
• Render: fix $user and $computer wilcards with non-ASCII characters on Windows
• Render: allow control of full-project render area with markers named =START and =END
• Render: allow encode of literal =START/=END cues into files using \=START and \=END
• Render: optionally embed tempo for rendered items that have constant tempo, even if the project contains tempo changes ^.
• Render: options to include tails when rendering
• Render: transform rendered cues by project playrate
• Render: use stereo/multichannel stem rendering when encountering take FX on mono items
• Stretch markers: fix peak display inaccuracies
• Stretch markers: improve behavior of 'Loop section of audio item source' with stretch markers
• Stretch markers: improve behavior of linear transitions when reversing takes
• Stretch markers: stretch markers affect item media cue/regions
• Tempo map: fix behavior when cropping during a linear tempo change
• Tempo map: fix snap to grid following a linear tempo change that does not fall on a grid division
• VST: improve VST3 channel count negotiation
• VST: improve VST3 resize behavior
• VST: improve VST3 preset support
• VST: support VST3 preset files in FX preset API
• VST: improve OSX Cocoa UI resizing behavior
• VST: improve generic UI scroll-resize behavior
• VST: improve plug-in UI drawing behavior on Windows
• VST: improve bridged/embedded UI drawing behavior on Windows
• VST: do not show scrollbars for non-generic UIs on OSX
• Video: add image overlay preset
• Video: improve video processors to allow colorspace override, alpha channel use in RGBA
• Video: support FFmpeg 2.8.x (v56), remove support for outdated v52
• Video: default sinks to project dimensions
• Video: fix crash when encoding .gif from RGB sources
• Video: fix potential crash when using video processors and resizing video sources to preferred video size ^.
• Video: fix various multichannel file issues with mono/force stereo playback ^.
• Video: fix end-of-video flush when using ffmpeg/libav encoding
• Video: improve LCF accuracy, add LCF render support
• Video: improve support for start timestamps as stream start when using VLC
• Video: improve timing accuracy when writing high-framerate GIFs

REAPER v5.04 - October 1, 2015
Mistake Not...
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: add ClearConsole()
• Audio Units: fix compatibility with various plug-ins
• JSFX: fix double-click selection in IDE ^.
• JSFX: improve handling of tabs, indentation, and line endings in IDE
• MIDI editor: prevent invalid position/length values in note/event properties
• OSX: fixed combo-box related issues in 10.10+
• ReaScript: fix double-click selection in IDE ^.
• ReaScript: improve handling of tabs, indentation, and line endings in IDE
• ReaScript: add preference to clear console before running script
• Render: add $timelinecount wild card, to number rendered items in timeline order ^.
• Render: correctly support limiting rendering to realtime when rendering subsequent regions
• Render: show overall realtime/estimated time statistics when rendering regions

REAPER v5.02 - September 22, 2015
Mistake Not...
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• Actions: make solo and mute actions obey grouping
• API: add EnumerateFiles and EnumerateSubdirectories ^.
• API: add GetProjectTimeOffset, GetMediaSourceParent, IsProjectDirty
• API: add OpenColorThemeFile, GetLastColorThemeFile, OpenMediaExplorer
• API: enable MIDI_SetEvt for channel messages ^.
• API: enable GetSetMediaTrackInfo and related function support for P_MCP_LAYOUT and P_TCP_LAYOUT (get/set track layout names)
• Audio Units: improve handling of plug-ins with variable channel counts
• Control surfaces: make mute and solo obey grouping
• Control surfaces: add MCU surface option to ignore global surface offset
• Envelopes: add action to manually edit envelope point at cursor
• FX: optimize/harden parameter automation notification code
• HMSF: correctly handle negative HMSF project offsets when parsing HMSF strings
• Items: fix weird volume knob appearance on very small media items
• JSFX IDE: detect/prompt to reload JSFX that have been modified externally
• JSFX IDE: use Ctrl+R for open import lines, fix tab insertion
• JSFX IDE: update selection/cursor when indenting block text
• Lua: support popen on OSX ^.
• MIDI: detect and convert legacy Latin-1 encoded text events on export
• MIDI: export text events using UTF-8, Latin-1, or ASCII
• MIDI: fix Latin-1 string filtering bugs with UTF-8 codepoints U+100-U+7FF
• MIDI: convert Latin-1 text events to UTF-8 on .mid file import ^.
• MIDI: fix truncated events in list view editor when source MIDI extends beyond enclosing media item bounds
• Preferences: fix option 'Show splash screen on startup' being ignored in certain instances
• Project settings: rename "use cursor" to "set 0:00 to cursor", make behavior closer to that of REAPER 4.x
• ReaComp: support manually editing envelope points with proper formatting ^.
• ReaScript: fix Latin-1 vs UTF-8 character set issues in console
• ReaScript: use Ctrl+R in IDE for open EEL import lines
• ReaScript: fix tab insertion for EEL editor
• ReaScript: detect/prompt from IDE to reload scripts that have been modified externally
• ReaScript: update selection/cursor when indenting block text in IDE
• ReaScript: allow editing scripts with external editors
• ReaScript: encode HTML entities when generating ReaScript documentation
• ReaScript: sanity check Undo_BeginBlock/Undo_EndBlock and PreventUIRefresh
• Selection: fix marquee item/envelope point selection not obeying some locking options
• Selection: fix actions to select all tracks/envelope points not obeying some locking options ^.
• SoundTouch: update to 1.9.0, allow stretch rates up to 1000x, up to 64 channels
• Time display: fix measures/beats time display when in preroll before time 0.0
• Track manager: improve selection state tracking when reordering tracks
• Track manager: fix auto-scroll when adding tracks on Windows ^.
• Track manager: fix scroll issues with reordered columns on OSX ^.
• Track manager: prevent flashing selection state when reordering tracks
• Track manager: support sorting by custom track color
• VCA: fix reset of master envelope when applying single-point volume envelopes to slaves
• VLC: fix native decoding to RGB/YUY2
• VoiceOver: always allow VoiceOver fader/knob changes even with new 5.0 default ignore-mousewheel setting
• VST: improve keyboard support
• VST: send VST2 note-off velocities
• VST: convert MIDI channel pressure messages to VST3 aftertouch
• VST: fix numpad keyboard issues for certain Windows VST3 ^.
• VST: REAPER Extension API made available to VST3 plug-ins
• VST: support VST3 plugins that implicitly detect sidechains ^.
• Windows: support more UTF-8 characters in various combo/edit boxes

REAPER v5.0 - August 12, 2015
Mistake Not...
Downloads:

Windows (8MB installer)
Windows x64 (10MB installer)
OS X Intel (13MB DMG)
OS X 64-bit Intel (14MB DMG)

Changes:

• API: added Envelope, Tempo Map, Project Extension State, improved MIDI and Toolbar APIs
• Actions: added propagate take and propagate item actions
• ASIO: support for up to 512 channels of input and output
• Automation: increased automation recording speed by 3x
• Automation: internal changes and performance improvements to FX parameter automation
• Automation: more consistent behavior when changing FX preset
• Automation: new volume envelope mode that mimics track fader scaling
• Performance: updated default worker thread scheduling logic for lower CPU use
• Performance: disabled anticipative FX processing on tracks with open MIDI editors, by default
• Performance: automatically disable anticipative FX in routed-to tracks for open MIDI editors
• Configuration import/export: optionally include media explorer databases
• EDL: support for VIDEO media type in Vegas EDL TXT
• FX: per-take FX automation and MIDI learn support
• FX: browser smart folders (filter-folders)
• FX: browser options to view JSFX by description and/or filename
• FX: support for parameters with inverted ranges
• FX: VST3 support, including sample-accurate automation
• FX: inform VST plug-ins of offline rendering state, by default
• FX: duplicating Take FX copies channel counts
• FX: user-adjustable parameter modulation LFO phase
• JSFX: sample-accurate automation support
• JSFX: added support for inverted slider ranges
• JSFX: editor improvements (scrollbars, multiple editing panes, Ctrl+Mousewheel font size change)
• JSFX: fixed potential crash from gfx_circle() with bad parameters ^.
• Localization: language packs can specify scale for dialog windows using (for example) 5CA1E00000000000=xsc ysc
• Localization: all codec (wav, video, mp3, etc) dialog boxes and related strings can now be translated
• Localization: new template LangPack
• MIDI: do not automatically enable MIDI vol/pan faders when creating MIDI-only sends/receives ^.
• MIDI: note-off velocity support in piano roll and list view editors
• MIDI editor: added mouse modifiers to edit note edges ignoring selection
• MIDI editor: changed default note edge mouse modifiers to match default media item edge modifiers
• MIDI editor: optionally display project tempo and time signature markers in the ruler
• Media Explorer: added option 'Play through selected track'
• Media Explorer: search in subfolders
• Media Explorer: improved accessibility/tabbing navigation
• Media Explorer: fixed various UTF-8 issues on Windows ^..
• Media Explorer: fixed issues when using preserve-pitch and tempo-match options
• Media Explorer: fixed MIDI/OSC action binding
• Metronome: configurable beat patterns
• Metronome: improved count-in behavior/quality
• Mouse: ignore mouse wheel on all faders, by default
• Multichannel media: support Ambisonic WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE .wav files
• Multichannel media: improved zero crossing navigation
• Multichannel media: improved tab-to-transient behavior
• Multichannel media: improved support for chained OGG Vorbis files
• Opus support: full decode/encode support for OGG Opus files
• Project Bay: new tab for managing FX parameter envelopes, modulation, and MIDI learn
• Project Bay: fixed replace FX in project ^.
• Project Bay: fixed source/item/fx deletion and undo issues ^.
• ReaPlugs: improved touch-automation behavior for various check/combo/edit controls
• ReaPlugs: improved ReaInsert behavior in many real world scenarios (PDC, looping, heavy load)
• ReaScript: integrated development environment (IDE) for running, editing, debugging scripts
• ReaScript: IDE supports syntax highlighting, multiple editing panes, watch lists, structure matching, and more
• ReaScript: integrated Lua 5.3 scripting support
• ReaScript: EEL and Lua scripts can query various information (incl. MIDI/OSC input values) via get_action_context()
• ReaScript: EEL/Lua graphics/UI API (gfx*) extensions
• ReaScript: toggle state support (script toolbar buttons can have on/off states)
• Ripple editing: removing time in one-track and all-track mode better respects timebase:beats preferences for markers, items, and envelopes
• Ruler: improved display for frame grid and HH:MM:SS:FF
• Ruler: absolute frames time display mode
• Stretch Markers: improved behavior when changing tempo map/moving items across tempo maps
• Default theme: extra fancy new theme
• Default theme: many layout choices for different uses (small, large, meters, live recording, media, item)
• Default theme: better track panel and item tinting appearance
• Theming: added theme tweak window (and removed outdated preferences pane)
• Theming: improved theme color tinting support (requires 'version 5' in rtconfig, themes can override tint/peaks preferences via rtconfig 'tinttcp' and 'peaksedges')
• Theming: scrollbar_2 and scrollbar_3 images can override scrollbar images for arrange and MIDI editor respectively
• Time Map: better behavior when changing time signatures
• Time Map: improved behavior when inserting/removing time in project (fixed auto-create of new time signature markers)
• Time Map: improved time signature behavior when moving/copying regions
• Toolbars: up to 16 general and 8 MIDI toolbars
• Track grouping: VCA slave track group setting
• Undo: options to include envelope point selection in undo state
• Undo: improved FX envelope undo behavior
• Video: massive improvements to video support
• Video: allow user configurable video decoder priorities with per-file-extension controls
• Video: configurable video output display latency
• Video: dockable video window
• Video: per-source option to not decode audio for video files
• Video: pooled audio decoders, reducing RAM use for heavily edited videos
• Video: project framerate is used instead of media framerate to determine display timing
• Video: projects can now specify preferred video width/height/colorspace, resizing options
• Video: real-time programmable (EEL) effect processors insertable as track and item FX
• Video: support for AVFoundation video encoding/decoding on OSX 10.7+
• Windows: fixed color picker potentially appearing offscreen