Originally Posted by BIG JIM MERRILEES
Mark I think I answered your question in a previous post.

It is not just the quality of the recording that makes a song radio ready but the quality of the mixing and production not to mention mastering.....most people just do not have these skills and the plugins needed cost thousands. Anyone who spends thousands on plugins and fx etc etc etc is not worryiong about a freebie like Reaper.


Again. You haven't answered my question. First I asked what the difference in audio quality was, you didn't answer. Then I asked what Logic or Pro Tools or Cubase or any program that costs hundreds of dollars can do that Reaper can't. You still didn't answer.

VST plugins/instruments/master suites can be used in any host that supports them, so if that's your answer, you're incorrect. Somebody who buys Reaper because it's cheap is smart, they aren't missing out on anything.

You keep changing the argument, if you're saying "radio ready" has to do with mixing, engineering, recording space, good ears, good hardware, good VST plugins, experience, etc then you're absolutely right. No argument at all. But you still haven't answered me as to how Reaper somehow records audio differently than Pro Tools or what those programs have that Reaper doesn't, which makes it incapable of producing "radio ready" quality.

Saying people who invest thousands elsewhere "don't worry about a freebie like Reaper" just sounds ignorant. I'd say after investing thousands in hardware I'd be looking to cut costs on my software grin

Mark Smith
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