I am still amazed by REAPER as a piece of software. First of all, it's only 12 megabytes of code. You can't fit a hello world in Electron in 12 megabytes, but here's a full fat DAW within that size.
Second, here's an excerpt from their FAQ about licensing:
>Q: What if I don’t want to pay for REAPER?
>
>A: REAPER will continue to function without restriction in Evaluation Mode, but you will feel bad. If you want to see the development of REAPER continue, purchase a license, otherwise you should uninstall.
Listens to Baroque while coding murder.exe :newt: /
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