Does Reaper's Price Tag Really Mean Anything?

[abaga129]

Im really considering buying reaper. I've been playing around with it and it runs so much smoother on my system than Cubase 5. So far it seems like a very capable little daw.

I cant believe it only costs $60...

Is there a reason it's so low? are there things that other daws do that it simply cannot?

Mainly just want some opinions on it. I also noticed that it is upgradeable until version 5.9.9 which is a plus.

 

[AntonioPetrole]

Reapers discounted license is only $60 if

"You are an individual, using REAPER only for personal use.
You are an individual or business, using REAPER for commercial use, and the yearly gross revenue does not exceed USD $20,000.
You are an educational or non-profit organization.".

The full commercial license is $255 if you are making money full time with it basically. It is the most versatile DAW I have used and i love it over PT and Cubase. The only downside is that the plugs with it aren't as powerful as other DAWs, but with the amount of awesome freeware out there etc. it really doesn't matter too much

 

[oroinvictus]

^ yup

 

[abaga129]

I've been trying it out over the last few days and i am astounded that they can deliver such a great DAW and such a low price. Im absolutely in love with it. Seems 10x more stable than cubase, less cpu intensive, and the workflow has been much smoother so far. Plus it's customizable too an extent that one can only dream of Puttin some money in the bank and buying it tomorrow!