Is it, right, do you know what they say is weak about it? I do know in a lot of cases, the themes don't affect the arranger that great. They tend to get everything else great and the media browser and arranger seem to be sub par to me and even sometimes the midi editor.crimsonwarlock wrote: ↑21 Dec 2021In the Reaper community, the sequencer is perceived as one of the weaker parts of Reaper.Creativemind wrote: ↑20 Dec 2021I'd say Logic or Reaper have the best sequencer / arrangers myself.
For me, what I like about the arranger window and track control panel are the linked items (clips) and automation and the fact that once the item is linked, you simply drag the right or left edge to loop it, quick, easy and automation can be hidden. Simply hitting S to slice by edit cursor I use extensively, track folders and volume and panning on the track control panel I use a lot too. I also love being able to apply effects to the item itself too. So there are 3 ways to add effects in Reaper, all having there own uses. I also like (and it's just something so small and simple) that if loop is on, when the song reaches the last part of the last item (clip) that it loops back to the start of the project and continues playing. Something else so simple and easy, if you drag an item down to where there is no track currently, it simply creates one (midi or audio respectively). The next logical step for me would be that if it was a midi item, that it created a new track automatically but with the same devices on the track too. I would've said time markers but they are a bit small and naff looking for me, even changing themes or certainly the good dozen I've tried don't seem to put much effort into time markers. The arranger seems to not be as top notch as the other elements for me on a lot of themes (including markers) and also the media browser too seems often to be not on par with the icons, tcp and mixer. Sometimes even the midi editor. I've yet to find a theme that covers every single base beautifully but stuck with Blankfiles Logic 3.80 (and yes I know 3.90 is the latest I think) for now.