What's New In REAPER 6.0 - new theme, embed plugins in tracks, MIDI CC Envelopes and more

REAPER 6.0 and this video I'm giving a brief overview of the major features and changes. While I was working on this video v6.01 has already come out mostly to squash some bugs.
00:00 - start
01:36 - Defaults: enable track record monitoring on new tracks by default

02:43 - Theming: new Default 6.0 theme with theme adjuster script
layout DPI translation for HiDPI/Retina displays

05:23 - Windows: HiDPI awareness and display improvements (auto-rescale more UI when running HiDPI aware)
macOS: Retina display arrange, ruler, MIDI editor, etc
options in Preferences/General/Advanced to disable Retina support & disable Retina for non-Retina theme elements

07:07 - Menus: very lightly refresh main file/edit/view/insert menus 
default MIDI toolbar updated

08:22 - Main window: support positioning track control panels on right side of arrange
08:55 - Modal windows: remember window positions
(configurable option in preferences/general/advanced to tweak behavior)

10:34 - FX: display FX list on right side of FX chain window
display add/delete buttons above list in FX chain window

11:42 - Tracks: support positive or negative playback time offset without affecting PDC
action to bypass track playback offset
user preference for max MIDI playback speed to catch up to negative track playback offset

13:26 - Dynamic split: preset support
overhaul and improvements to algorithm and gate handling

13:40 - FX: allow embedding some plug-in UIs into
track and mixer control panels
support embedding UIs for ReaEQ, ReaXComp, ReaComp, ReaSurround, and graphical JSFX

15:39 - Routing: track wiring view

17:22 - MIDI editor: display and edit CCs as linear and curved envelopes, similar to track envelopes
default CC event and CC lane mouse modifiers more like default envelope behaviors

18:21 - MIDI editor: display and edit velocity as dots and lines
option to display note length in velocity lane

19:06 - MIDI editor: combine note properties and event properties into one modeless dialog

19:42 - Notation editor: support customized staff and note context menus

20:04 - Media import: properly adjust length of imported media with embedded tempo when crossing project tempo changes
Media items: "Beats (auto-stretch at tempo changes)" timebase

21:06 - Render: support embedding tempo into AIFF files
when enabled, embed exact tempo of rendered item/time
optionally embed transient information into WAV or AIFF files 

21:36 - Import: handle WAV and AIFF (Apple Loops) files containing transient information similarly to REX files
action to convert embedded source media transient information to transient guides
optionally create transient guides on import for media with embedded transient information

option to ignore all embedded slice and tempo information
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[kaliensmashingatoms]

Thanks, brother for explaining everything in non-condescending yet extremely to understand directions. I've been dealing with a disability for almost 20 years now and I'm trying to turn everything around. So tutorials like yours mean a great deal to a measly alien like myself

[cmd_f]

Reaper for life. It was a great day when I began using this amazing DAW. There's already a .01 update that fixes a few keyboard bugs. Love how many bugs they squash and the overall power of this thing. Always impressed.

Cheers man

[robertrenatomusicb]

MIDI Envelopes! Yeeey finally, been suffering from them bars for ages :D

[swingset]

I wasn't even 1/4 of the way versed with the 5.0 features, now I have dozens more to try to memorize. Great DAW, no doubt, but god damn you have to live in this software to get the most out of it.

[VultureCulture]

You are the most awesome dude. Thank you for everything you do.

Now let's hope for an updated FX browser. Hope is the last to die!

[futumama]

Many very important new feature....like time ofset..etc. And well amazing tutorial !

[Niowiad]

I didn't see myself using the new embed-gui feature, but the idea of using it on ReaSurround is very very interesting. Thanks

[therealjackfisher]

I am a dedicated Cakewalk user, but I am starting to look in to this Reaper software everyone talk about. I like the fact that it is small and loads turbo fast and it contain insane ammount of great features. Totally customizable. I have 7 DAWs installed and Cakewalk seem to outdo them with its Pro channel features, but I installed Reaper today, and it is so customizable I might not need a pro channel. Over all it looks great. I Stick to cakewalk for now for work, and have fun with Reaper to learn it better.

[cedricsimonakafrozenjazz]

Thanks for pointing out all these new small things that I did not see when trying 6.0!

[bleach]

Amazing update. They should use your setup for midi editor as default

[mabian]

Cool video, thanks. Just one note, you inverted the definition of modal and modeless Windows 😊

[TadDoylemusic]

Wow, so much stuff. Mind blown. Thanks Jon!

[deltavistastudio]

Excellent work and great info. Thanks again Jon!!

[eranddroory]

Great work man. You just got a new subscriber and a future Reaper user. I got a lot to learn from you. Thanks :-)

[alejandronieto]

Thanks for this video. The part on the plugin embedding was useful.

[bubkasaurus]

This is a really good video. Thanks for doing this brother!

[jeffbobbin]

This guy on YT said he emailed reaper to report a bug, they sent out an update the same night bug fixed. Best daw ever made.

[georgemorrison]

Finally, I've been waiting for this video. Thanks!

[olymoon]

Thank you very much, it's a great video explaining a lot new useful things in reaper 6.
I'm surprised to see that embedding plug-in UI cannot be done in track AND mixer at the same time though.