REAPER

An affordable, powerful audio workstation.

  • Paid

What it does

REAPER is a full professional DAW with a generous evaluation period and a low-cost personal licence. It is popular with game audio designers.

Highlights

  • Full multitrack recording and editing
  • Very lightweight
  • Huge plug-in support
  • Affordable personal licence

Is it right for me?

Skill level
Intermediate, Advanced
Useful for
Game jams, Indie developers, Students, Hobby projects
Game jams
Better for longer projects than a short jam.

Pairs well with

Audacity

Audio & music

A free, open-source audio editor for recording and cleaning up sound.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

OpenGameArt

Game assets

A community library of free art, music and sound for games.

  • Free resource
  • Good for beginners

BeepBox

Audio & music

Make chiptune music in your browser in minutes.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

Bfxr

Audio & music

Generate retro sound effects with a click.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners