v5.21repre11 - June 13 2016
+ Auto-arm: fix potential UI issue when using auto-arm selected tracks [t=37435]
+ MIDI editor: add default toolbar buttons to switch view mode
+ MIDI editor: improved CC120-127 handling in piano roll and list editor [p=1693768]
+ OSX: improve coreaudio device samplerate normalization introduced in 5.20 [t=177458]

 

v5.21 - June 16 2016
+ API: add GetSetTrackGroupMembership()
+ Accessibility: fix alt-key accessing main menu on Windows when arrange is in focus but mouse is elsewhere
+ Accessibility: fix generic slider keyboard support when slider mosewheels disabled
+ Actions window: improve resize drawing on OS X [t=177414]
+ Arrange: improve drawing performance when zoomed in on empty space between items
+ Auto-arm: fix potential UI issue when using auto-arm selected tracks [t=37435]
+ Automation: improve volume envelope panel tweaking behavior
+ FX: improve behavior when removing latent plug-ins from Monitoring FX/Record Input FX
+ FX: run automation for FX with open configuration panels on otherwise empty tracks
+ JSFX: support ctrl+click of edit button to recompile/reset [p=1688412]
+ MIDI editor: action to set note ends to start of next note will not shorten notes beyond the lesser of (grid size, 25% of original note length) [p=1688568]
+ MIDI editor: add default toolbar buttons to switch view mode
+ MIDI editor: add "show/hide track list" to track selection dropdown
+ MIDI editor: add action to select all notes at pitch cursor
+ MIDI editor: add action to select all notes starting in measure
+ MIDI editor: fix action to select all notes in measure
+ MIDI editor: avoid sending excess all-notes-off on stop [p=1685190]
+ MIDI editor: display notation data in a dedicated list view column
+ MIDI editor: disregard snap to key when in named notes (drum map) mode
+ MIDI editor: enable "size to fit" behaviors for notation editor
+ MIDI editor: fix disappearing events when using channel filter and list view [p=1685970]
+ MIDI editor: improve undo behavior with multiple context and various actions [t=136814]
+ MIDI editor: improve CC120-127 handling in piano roll and list editor [p=1693768]
+ MIDI editor: respect key signature when displaying pitch names regardless of snap-to-key setting [t=175742]
+ MIDI editor: optimize performance when navigating large MIDI items while using the MIDI filter
+ MIDI editor: refresh editor immediately on moving notes left/right via keyboard action in non-active MIDI item [t=136812]
+ MIDI: avoid duplicate note-offs on stop in certain instances [p=1684996]
+ MIDI: fix export/glue of 1-byte text messages [t=176427]
+ MIDI: fix incorrect tempomap rounding issue [t=175833]
+ MIDI: fix potentially corrupt note-off velocities [p=1686897]
+ MIDI: increase imported MIDI file source lengths using MIDI end-of-track meta event if present
+ Media explorer: fix tempo-match seek positioning for .wav with tempo information [t=176981]
+ Mixer: update track label number after duplicating track if not displayed in TCP [t=177395]
+ Notation editor: improve note editing when displaying paired staves and custom clefs
+ Notation editor: fix incorrect breaming in certain chord/time signature combinations [p=1688937]
+ Notation editor: fix missing ledger line when using custom accidentals [t=177061]
+ Notation editor: handle some common beaming/grouping rhythm exceptions
+ Notation editor: prevent autodetection of triplets if non-triplet notes exist within the triplet bracket
+ OSC: fix comments in Default.ReaperOSC
+ OSC: fix track bank selection bug for last track in session
+ OSC: send tempo change notifications during playback [t=159000]
+ OSX: improve coreaudio device samplerate normalization introduced in 5.20 [t=177458]
+ OSX: improve Audio Units keyboard support
+ Peaks: fix blank peaks on very-zoomed-out small items [p=1675758]
+ Peaks: improve various behaviors when rebuilding peaks
+ Peaks: fix incorrect REX peak drawing when using all-slices, looped [t=64970]
+ Playback: improve output latency calculation when using project playrate [t=175935]
+ RS5K: avoid potential reentrancy related crash
+ RS5K: do not offer RPP files in sample list
+ ReaControlMIDI: update log when opening UI [t=177071]
+ Routing: filter out invalid send-to-self on project load [p=1687479]
+ VST: avoid sending duplicate note-off/pitch-reset messages on stop/flush [p=1685190]
+ VST: improve keyboard handling with Native Instruments plug-ins
+ VST: support MIDI note names on multiple channels [t=176729]

 

v5.22pre1 - June 17 2016
+ Accessibility: improve label and tab ordering for ReaEQ/ReaXComp/ReaDelay/About/Project Settings
+ Automation: add new Latch Preview automation mode
+ Automation: avoid resetting latches when switching from Latch Preview mode
+ MIDI editor: fix possible crash when destroying midi item via undo/redo
+ OGG Opus: improve end of stream behavior when writing [p=1695410]
+ Theme: add track_env_preview, mcp_env_preview, gen_env_preview, global_preview images
+ VST3: skip non-automatable and plugin-internal parameters in the FX envelope dialog and FX parameter dropdown

 

v5.22pre2 - June 18 2016
+ Track routing window: improve behavior with multiple open windows [t=178275]
+ VST3: fix support for HALion 5 and other VST3 with more than 64 output channels
+ VST: fix display issue with bridged embedded UIs on Windows [t=178132]

 

Updated a bit (some changes taken from 5.22pre1 and 5.22pre2)

v5.211 - June 19 2016
+ MIDI editor: fix possible crash when destroying midi item via undo/redo
+ OGG Opus: improve end of stream behavior when writing [p=1695410]
+ 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 [t=178132]

 

Here comes new pre-version.
5.22pre1 has been changed a bit after 5.211 release

v5.22pre4 - June 22 2016
+ MIDI editor: fix inconsistent visibility/editability issues when using multiple MIDI editors at the same time
+ Notation: preliminary MusicXML export
+ Notation: set display quantize via dialog/slider
+ ReaNINJAM: use UTF-8 for chat on Windows to match macOS
+ Ruler: fix display issue during record with continuous scrolling and blinking edit cursor
# Notation: add "export as MusicXML" to MIDI editor file menu

v5.22pre3 - June 20 2016
+ MIDI editor: preview note edits during playback
+ VST: improve redrawing of certain bridged embedded plug-ins on Windows [p=1696624]
# MIDI editor: don't draw note edge if note extends beyond media item bounds
# MIDI editor: fix lost window focus when changing grid size in docked editor [p=1693393]
# MIDI editor: update track list in all editors when expanding/collapsing view in any editor

v5.22pre2 - June 18 2016
+ Track routing window: improve behavior with multiple open windows [t=178275]

v5.22pre1 - June 17 2016
+ Accessibility: improve label and tab ordering for ReaEQ/ReaXComp/ReaDelay/About/Project Settings
+ Automation: add new Latch Preview automation mode
+ Automation: avoid resetting latches when switching from Latch Preview mode
+ Notation editor: display quantization can be set per-project or per-track
+ Theme: add track_env_preview, mcp_env_preview, gen_env_preview, global_preview images
# Notation editor: add dialog for interactive editing of display quantization
# Notation editor: increase threshold for autodetecting triplets (reduce false positives)


P.S. I decided to post 1-2 large betas' changelogs per one post, or 2-5 small betas' changelogs per one post.

 

v5.22pre6 - June 27 2016
+ JSFX/ReaScript IDE: improve paste behavior with clipboard data that contains trailing junk
+ MIDI editor: update displayed note rows when recording adds a note to a hidden row [p=1699982]
+ Notation editor: fix vanishing note stems when zooming way out
+ Notation editor: insert notes on the staff under the mouse when staff pitch ranges overlap
+ Video: do not include monitoring FX in renders, update FX post-cache
+ Video: fix monitoring FX video processor bypass support
# Automation: fix separate config for write action transition time
# MIDI editor: fix vertical zoom when hiding note rows
# Notation editor: remove option to set page width for MusicXML export; let the receiving program handle this
# Notation editor: update toolbar button when opening/closing display quantization dialog
# VST2: set "inform plug-in when track channel count changes" compatibility setting by default for iZotope plug-ins

v5.22pre5 - June 26 2016
+ Automation: add separate configuration for automation write action transition times
+ Automation: improve behavior when auto-adding envelopes
+ MIDI editor: display note-off velocity properly in MIDI event properties dialog [p=1698784]
+ MIDI editor: preserve vertical zoom level when hiding/unhiding note rows [p=1698531&postcount=5]
+ Track routing window: improve behavior when modifying track volume and window open [p=1698267]

 

v5.22pre8 - July 1 2016
+ Automation: improve volume envelope panel tweaking behavior
+ FX: add per-plug-in option to avoid loading undo states when possible
+ MIDI editor: disregard snap to key when in named notes (drum map) mode
+ Notation editor: fix incorrect breaming in certain chord/time signature combinations [p=1688937]
+ Undo: improve behavior when doing high level operations (such as adding tracks) while UI for large VST plug-ins are open (Kontakt)
+ VST: default to avoid undo/redo state loading for Kontakt and EastWest plug-ins
# MIDI editor: action to set note ends to start of next note skips notes that start after, but end before, the current note [p=1689328]
# MIDI editor: allow user to delete text notation by editing the text to nothing, or rename the parent item to nothing [t=177643]
# Notation editor: fix potential freeze on opening project saved with 5.22pre6 [p=1701607]
# Notation editor: increase threshold for autodetecting triplets (reduce false positives)
# Notation editor: tweak some beaming logic

v5.22pre7 - June 30 2016
+ API: fix GetFocusedFX() item index
+ Video: add Equirectangular 360 panner preset
# Automation: clear latches when switching from latch preview to touch [p=1700197] image 3
# Automation: show existing automation during playback on latch preview of vol/pan/width/playspeed envelopes when not latched [p=1700197] image 4
# MIDI editor: fix vertical scroll when hiding note rows
# Notation editor: fix MusicXML export for multiple tracks
# Notation editor: improve appearance of beams when zoomed out
# Notation editor: restore vertical zoom on reopening project

 

v5.22pre10 - July 7 2016
+ Peaks: fix display issue with partially looped items
+ VST3: fix offline rendering notifications

v5.22pre9 - July 5 2016
+ API: fix MIDIEditor_GetActive function [t=178882]
+ Notation editor: fix note preview when changing pitch after drawing new note [p=1702145]
+ Notation editor: preview new inserted note correctly when display is not set to concert pitch [p=1702199]
+ Theme: fix OSX classic theme image fallbacks
# Automation: flip/invert latch image for fallback latch preview image
# Notation editor: fix deleting key signatures in certain instances
# Notation editor: support mixed voiced/unvoiced notes in the same measure for MusicXML export
# Notation editor: support percussion staff in MusicXML export

 

Sorry for delay. I didn't post latest rc1 and rc2 for 5.22 which included about 7 changes or so. Now it is useless to post them because we have final stable 5.22 release.

v5.22 - July 14 2016
+ API: fix GetFocusedFX() item index
+ API: fix MIDIEditor_GetActive function [t=178882]
+ Accessibility: improve label and tab ordering for ReaEQ/ReaXComp/ReaDelay/About/Project Settings
+ Automation: add new Latch Preview automation mode
+ Automation: add separate configuration for automation write action transition times
+ Automation: improve behavior when auto-adding envelopes
+ Automation: improve volume envelope panel tweaking behavior
+ Automation: obey new transition preference when using write current values for all writing envelopes actions [p=1704254]
+ Automation: put transition before cursor when using write automation to start of project, after cursor when writing automation to end of project
+ Crossfade editor: improve display behavior with large fonts
+ FX: add per-plug-in option to avoid loading undo states when possible
+ JSFX: improve paste behavior with unicode clipboard data that contains trailing characters
+ JSFX: fix modulus operator results with negative constants [p=1706135]
+ MIDI editor: display note-off velocity properly in MIDI event properties dialog [p=1698784]
+ MIDI editor: disregard snap to key when in named notes (drum map) mode
+ MIDI editor: fix inconsistent visibility/editability issues when using multiple MIDI editors at the same time
+ MIDI editor: preserve vertical zoom level when hiding/unhiding note rows [p=1698531]
+ MIDI editor: apply note edits immediately when editing during playback
+ MIDI editor: update displayed note rows when recording adds a note to a hidden row [p=1699982]
+ Notation: support separate display quantization settings per-project or per-track
+ Notation: fix incorrect breaming in certain chord/time signature combinations [p=1688937]
+ Notation: fix note preview when editing pitch after drawing a new note [p=1702145]
+ Notation: fix vanishing note stems when zooming way out
+ Notation: insert notes on the staff under the mouse when using multiple staves with overlapping pitch ranges
+ Notation: preview new inserted note correctly when display is not set to concert pitch [p=1702199]
+ Notation: support MusicXML export
+ Notation: set display quantization via dialog/slider rather than menu
+ Peaks: fix display issue with partially looped items
+ ReaNINJAM: use UTF-8 for chat on Windows to match macOS
+ Ruler: fix display issue during record with continuous scrolling and blinking edit cursor
+ Theme: add track_env_preview, mcp_env_preview, gen_env_preview, global_preview images
+ Theme: fix OSX classic theme image fallbacks
+ Track routing window: improve behavior when modifying track volume [p=1698267]
+ Track routing window: improve behavior with multiple open windows [t=178275]
+ Undo: improve behavior when doing high level operations (such as adding tracks) while UI for large VST plug-ins are open (Kontakt)
+ VST3: fix offline rendering notifications
+ VST2: support automatic detection of multiple track channels for iZotope plug-ins
+ VST: default to avoid undo/redo state loading for Kontakt and EastWest plug-ins
+ VST: improve redrawing of certain bridged embedded plug-ins on Windows [p=1696624]
+ Video: add Equirectangular 360 panner preset
+ Video: do not include monitoring FX in renders (matching audio behavior), update FX post-cache
+ Video: fix monitoring FX video processor bypass support
+ Video: support animated GIF with transparency via per-source option [p=1706127]
+ Windows: fix topmost pin positioning on Windows 7 with high DPI scaling

 

the current video about the updates would be nice

 

v5.23pre1 - July 16 2016
+ API: added APIExists() function, to test if a given API function exists
+ Big Clock: support images (including animated .gif) backgrounds for visual click mode
+ Envelopes: optimize moving envelopes across tracks for large projects
+ ReaComp: allow more than -150dB of gain reduction [t=179268]
+ ReaScript: allow Lua to access unknown reaper.* and gfx.* variables/functions [t=177319]
+ Send envelopes: do not reset size on undo/redo [t=175965]
+ Video: improve .gif preserve-transparency mode [p=1706823]

 

v5.23pre3 - July 22 2016
+ Automation: add actions to clear latch for all/selected tracks [p=1709294]
+ Command line: improve command line help, support -h on OSX [p=1709029]
+ MIDI editor: fix 14-bit midi CC lane-presence indications [p=1708541]
+ Mixer: improve cursor feedback when ctrl+dragging sends [t=179414]
+ OSX: fix -renderproject command line option [p=1709058]
+ Project settings: improve layout, fix samplerate label [p=1654415]
+ ReaScript: fix potential memory leak on error calling certain Lua APIs
+ Theme: add latch preview toolbar icon, update other automation mode toolbar icons
# Automation: allow touch state to be cleared in latch preview mode (should have no effect on behavior)
# Localization: fix grid display in quantize dialog [p=1581495]
# Localization: improved preferences/mousemap spacing [p=1650103]

v5.23pre2 - July 19 2016
+ Automation: ignore latch reset on looped playback option in latch preview mode
+ Notation editor: support pedal notation in MusicXML export
+ OSX: remove option for VST unloading
# ReaScript: do not populate reaper.* with a few uncallable functions

 

Just incredible, the pace at which this fantastic DAW continues to evolve.
No other DAW i know off brings out updates at this pace.
And making the DAW actually better and better, instead of taking 2 steps back and 1 forward.
I love Reaper.
I love their developers.
Reaper Rocks ! Peace.

 

love its mentality too

personally I've bought the licence instantly after watched the second video, they deserve it incredible DAW with incredible community don't want to loose them

 

v5.23pre4 - July 23 2016
+ Command line: improve handling of -cfgfile without paths, use default appdata path if non-portable install
+ OSX: use resource path of -cfgfile specified .ini file specified (match Windows behavior)
+ Super8: add x-fade shortened loop action
+ Super8: improved auto fades when recording
+ Super8: improved sample length control behavior (shift for fine adjustment)
+ 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

 

v5.23pre7 - July 31 2016
+ MIDI editor: add default toolbar button for step sequencing
+ Parameter modulation: fix application of parameter modulation when LFO/ACS enabled but with 0-strength
+ Parameter modulation: fix support for video processor parameter ranges
+ Snap to grid: more predictable behavior when snapping to non-grid points [t=179752]
+ Theme: allow WALTER layouts to position overlapping track index and bus-related buttons, if they desire
# MIDI Control: MMC goto/locate fixes
# Notation: fix transpose element in MusicXML import/export
# Notation: support harmony element in musicxml import
# Notation: support some note head elements in MusicXML import/export
# ReaComp: improve i/o metering for large blocksizes
# musicxml: faster importing of multitrack XML

v5.23pre6 - July 29 2016
+ Automation: fix issues with write automation to time selection and zero transition time [p=1712349]
+ OSX: fix possible incorrect timing of incoming IACbus MIDI events
+ REX: fixed potentially incorrect item group creation
+ ReaComp: improve GR meter behavior with large block sizes [t=96400]
+ Regions: when copying regions, create new media item groups if necessary [t=179763]

v5.23pre5 - July 26 2016
+ Actions: "Move position of item to edit cursor" respects item snap offset [t=179652]
+ MIDI Control: relocate cursor in response to MMC goto/locate command
+ Notation editor: preliminary MusicXML import
+ Notation editor: support custom stem/beam direction [t=179602]
# Theme: fix large layout track latch preview image, updated toolbar button
# Timecode: simplified project configuration storage of MTC timecode mode (projects saved with pre4 will revert to defaults)

 

REAPER has become my main DAW of choice. Sure, I use the other well-known ones (occasionally) but REAPER is the deal for me. The price is beyond reasonable, and their consistent (relevant) updates, makes using this DAW a no-brainer. Big kudos to Justin Frankel and associates for making REAPER numero uno in my book!

 

v5.23pre12 - August 5 2016
# Render: improve ordering of browse menu, add project path in addition to media path
# Render: improved macos render-finished notification with render queue, multi-region renders, subprojects
# Render: support relative render path set in preferences

v5.23pre11b - August 5 2016
# Render: fix relative paths with render queue

v5.23pre11 - August 5 2016
+ Auto-save: allow relative auto-save paths
# Render: auto-create preferences-configured rendering path if needed
# Render: improve handling of blank rendering paths when using preferences-configured rendering path
# Render: use project path for relative rendering paths

v5.23pre10 - August 4 2016
+ Accessibility: improve behavior with MIDI editor and media explorer buttons
+ Render: allow relative output directories
+ Render: improve handling of blank render path
+ Video: support auto-crossfade for images by default
+ macOS: include edit menu for modal windows such as file open/save

v5.23pre9 - August 4 2016
+ Render: display render-complete notification on macOS 10.8+
+ Render: improve recent render path menu
+ Render: include tail setting in output presets
# Snap to grid: more predictable behavior when snapping media items to media items on a different track

v5.23pre8 - August 2 2016
+ OSX: restored 5.1x and previous behavior for separate default audio input/output devices [t=177035]
+ Open item copy in editor: ignore limit-to-realtime preference [t=179851]
+ Parameter modulation: fix issue when manually entering LFO speed [p=1713856]
# Notation: fix phrase element support in MusicXML import
# Notation: skip unsupported staff/clef types
# Notation: support MusicXML import of scores that do not start with measure number 1
# Snap to grid: more predictable behavior when snapping media items to other media items [p=1713919]

 

v5.23rc2 - August 11 2016
+ ReaSurround: improve parameter names
+ ReaSurround: improved pan gain behavior, deprecated old behavior with 'Normalize multichannel gain' checkbox
+ ReaSurround: prevent context menu appearing when using marquee selection
# Render: allow lone drive letter for render paths on win32

v5.23rc1 - August 10 2016
+ Stretch markers: fix incorrect hit testing in inactive takes

v5.23pre13 - August 7 2016
+ MIDI editor: update internal state immediately on various API calls [t=180083]
+ Time map: fix behavior editing tempo marker which transitions to time signature marker [p=1715727]
+ macOS: change various OS X instances to macOS

 

Last edited: Aug 11, 2016