this is why PLAYTIME has been mentioned in the first page of this topic, which breaks this limit https://www.helgoboss.org/projects/playtime/ and Reaper can play projects from multiple opened tabs (ooops there are no tabs in Live) in synch so u can try different variations easily, also has subproject feature (quite fun) searching... >

ps. there is item fx too, also missing from Live

ps2. supports VST3, has notation editor, can handle multiple takes, has universal tracks so u can put MIDI/samples/videos(oops can handle videos too) to the same track in the same time so handle multi clips too...

so

sample clip with own fx and automation and MIDIs(for MIDI note triggered fxes) can be put to the same track (not just two any number), has VCA fader too man and can handle MIDI channels inside/between tracks(ofc audios MIDIs can be routed between track freely), huuge limitation in Live which can work only with one MIDI channel, feedback looping also working

 

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Playtime isn't officially part of Reaper. And still, Reaper's workflow isn't intended for this kind of music.

 

if u need the Session view Live will be better, but otherwise

ps. forget the end step of the macros, so the source knob can be assigned the a mixer-track control (yes Reaper has mixer-track control knob too) its name can aliased and automated

better than in any DAW (execpt Bitwig but that can't use multi-track macroing)

 

Last edited: Jul 23, 2016