Reaper Audio Software Is Coming To Linux

If Audacity and Ardour aren't cutting it for your audio editing needs on Linux, there's another Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) option coming to Linux: Reaper.

Reaper is a high-end audio production software suite developed by Cockos Software. Reaper has been supported under Windows and OS X for this software that's been around since 2005. With the current development version, native Linux support is coming.

The Reaper 5.20 Beta 10 release brings a native Linux build for the first time. There's an x86_64 binary along with an ARMv6t2 build for use on the newer Raspberry Pi devices.

Reaper is great for professional DAW needs, but will set you back $60 USD for the basic license for $225 USD for the commercial license. More details on Reaper can be found via the product's web-site at Reaper.fm. The early Linux development builds for evaluation can be found here. There's some more background information via this forum thread.