To dive deeper into the technical nuances of these versions, the following resources are widely considered the gold standard:

The definitive manual provided by Cockos, which is updated frequently for every minor point-release.

This update made REAPER one of the first major DAWs to natively support CLAP (Clever Audio Plug-in) , an open-source alternative to VST and AU. This allows for better performance and multi-voice automation.

Better handling of retroactive MIDI record for multiple takes and improved keyboard handling for plugins on Linux and macOS.