REAPER 4.15 Update

With nearly a month between updates we weren’t sure if we should be worried or excited. Today we got a big update with tons of fixes and little features. I don’t see any big features mostly refinements to make the current ones work even better.

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REAPER 4.15 Changelog
The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

• Track manager:
  • double-click track number to scroll track into view
  • MIDI column (double-click to open all track MIDI in editor)
  • action to delete selected tracks (via menu or delete key)
  • changing record-arm state clears track auto-recarm
  • doubleclick on toggle columns works properly
  • drag tracks in manager to rearrange tracks in project (optional)
  • fixed remembering previous window location on OSX
  • if track MIDI is already open, double-click MIDI column to close
  • mute/solo/record-arm changes respect grouping (shift held overrides)
  • option for filter to hide child tracks only if the folder parent is hidden
  • option to auto-scroll to selected track when mirroring selection
  • right-click FX column to open individual track FX
  • right-click header to show/hide columns
  • set last touched track when selecting from the track manager
  • set track colors
• Region manager:
  • delete key removes regions
  • display time in project timeline format
  • edit region/marker names in place
  • optionally display project markers
  • right-click header to show/hide columns
  • seek when selecting a marker or region (optional)
• Project bay:
  • fixed action to force refresh
  • list offline FX
  • option to zoom/scroll to selected items when mirroring selection
  • right-click header to show/hide columns
  • usage menu selects and scrolls to media items
• ReWire:
  • updated to ReWire 2.6
  • OSX and Win64 now install ReWire libraries if necessary
  • support for loading 64 bit ReWire devices
  • support for running 64 bit REAPER as ReWire slave (requires 64 bit host app, for now at least)
• API:
  • added simple functions to safely access take and track audio
  • extensions and ReaScript can store/restore simple global state (GetExtState, SetExtState, etc)
  • extensions can add functions to ReaScript
• Bridging:
  • avoid unnecessary delays when bridge process failed to launch
  • OSX support for bridging/firewalling 64 bit VST/AU
• Memory metering:
  • improved Win32 memory meter accuracy
  • option (enabled by default on 32 bit) to warn when memory use is high
• Parameter modulation:
  • fixed switching between tempo-synced and unsynced LFO
  • no minimum or maximum for typed-in LFO speed
• ReaScript:
  • Python loading improvements
  • separate custom path preferences for 32-bit and 64-bit REAPER
• Render dialog:
  • remembers last window position
  • saves changes even if window closed without rendering
• Screensets:
  • update track manager when switching track views
  • save/load TCP visibility with track views
• TCP/Mixer:
  • immediate feedback when sweep recarm/mute/solo controls across multiple tracks
  • sweeping mute/solo/record-arm respects grouping (shift held overrides)
  • sweeping record-arm buttons clears track auto-recarm state on mouseup
• Track templates:
  • support for saving envelopes in templates
  • option to offset imported template items (and envelopes) by edit cursor
• Windows:Actions: relative item positions are preserved when moving item start or end
  • 64-bit build now compiled with ICC
  • better ASIO device selection when running both 32-bit and 64-bit REAPER on the same machine
• AU: fixed wet/dry control on default pin mappings
• Auto recarm: faster changing of recarm state when operating on many tracks
• Config import/export: UI improvement, added sections for chanmaps, scripts, menusets
• Control surfaces: don’t create undo points when any surface has touch state set
• Envelope editing: fixed envelope point selection following time selection when option disabled
• Filters: support for NOT and OR keywords (upper case, ORs have lowest precedence, so a b OR c d NOT e means (a and b) or (c and d and not e)
• Freeze: fixed actions to freeze through last selected FX
• Media item properties: immediately update properties window on apply
• MIDI editor: fixed hang when entering grid size of zero
• Mixer: action to show/hide children of selected folder tracks
• ReaTune: clear/update analysis on demand in the manual correction tab
• Regions: improved timesignature handling when duplicating regions
• Take lanes: option to display empty lanes is now global, not per-project
• Track recording settings window: fixed potential crash under certain instances
• VST: fix for saving presets for plugins with non-automatable parameters