Reaper [shareware]

[Tami]

[url=\"http://www.cockos.com/reaper/\"]REAPER[/url] is a powerful Windows application for multitrack recording and editing of audio.

* Portable - supports running from USB keys or other removable media
* 64 bit audio engine
* Excellent low-latency performance
* Multiprocessor capable
* Direct multi-track recording to many formats including WAV/BWF/W64, AIFF, WavPack, FLAC, OGG, and MIDI.
* Extremely flexible routing
* Fast, tool-less editing
* Supports a wide range of hardware (nearly any audio interface, outboard hardware, many control surfaces)
* Support for VST, VSTi, DX, DXi effects
* ReaPlugs: high quality 64 bit effect suite
* Tightly coded - installer is just over 2MB

Editing features

* Tool-less mouse interface -- spend less time clicking
* Drag and drop files to instantly import them into a project
* Support for mixing any combination of file type/samplerate/bit depth on each track
* Easily split, move, and resize items
* Each item has easily manipulated fades and volume
* Tab to transient support
* Configurable and editable automatic crossfading of overlapping items
* Per-item pitch shift and time stretch
* Arbitrary item grouping
* Markers and envelopes can be moved in logical sync with editing operations
* Ripple editing - moving/deletion of items can optionally affect later items
* Multiple tempos and time signatures per project
* Ability to define and edit project via regions
* Automation envelopes

REAPER is available for download without technological limitations for evaluation purposes. Once you have evaluated REAPER, you should purchase a license:

* Purchase non-commercial license for $39.95 USD plus tax (via RegNow)
* Purchase commercial-use license for $199.95 USD plus tax (via RegNow)
* If you wish to upgrade a non-commercial license to commercial, just pay the difference in price ($160.00). Email licensing@cockos.com (including your non-commerical license info) and we will provide you with instructions.

Notes:

* Purchasing a license for REAPER v1.x entitles the user to use, on one computer at a time, past and future versions of REAPER up to and including v2.99.
* REAPER is provided with full functionality, and will not expire after any period of time. We trust that you, the user, will obey the license agreement and purchase a license if use continues.
* "Non-commercial use" as defined here, refers to the use of this software for the production of your own content, not for the purpose of making money.
* "Commercial use" as defined here, refers to any use that is not a non-commercial use as defined above, and shall include, but not be limited to either of the following uses: a) the use of this software for the production of other's content for compensation, or <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... shades.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'B)\' /> the use of this software by a business for any purpose.

Versions up to 0.99 are free. Version 1.0 and above are shareware, but have no limitations even after the shareware period expires.