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Originally Posted by Knifeboy
Reaper is really quite good.. Especially considering the price  |
Disagreed. Remember that you need to consider what Reaper is actually offered for. Reaper has an unenforced trial period, but you are required to purchase a license after that trial has ended. For commercial use, Reaper is $225 for a feature set that's comparable to the middle-tier DAW software packages.
Both Sonar 8 Studio and Cubase 5 Studio are only $300, Tracktion 3 Ultimate is $250. Adobe Audition 3 is relatively steep by comparison at $350, but you have to remember that Audition only comes in the "full" option. All of those have distinct advantages/disadvantages when compared to Reaper, just like any software.
Once you move away from the "big name" DAW software packages and into the lesser known ranks (where Reaper really should be considered), Reaper seems downright overpriced:
energyXT is less than $200 (after conversion from the Euro), MU.Tools 2 is less than $150 (after conversion from the Euro), n-track Studio 6 is only $64, and Bram Bos' Tunafish 2 is only $30.