Setup 03 – Install REAPER on macOS

Purpose

Install REAPER on macOS and confirm that the application starts without an installation error.

Before you begin

• The REAPER DMG downloaded in Setup 02A should be in your Downloads folder.
• If REAPER is already installed and working, continue directly to Setup 05.
• No audio-device configuration or project is required during this check.

Steps and key actions

1. Open Downloads in Finder and locate the REAPER DMG file.
2. Double-click the DMG and wait for macOS to open it.
3. Drag the REAPER application onto the Applications folder shown in the disk-image window.
4. Wait until copying is complete.
5. Open Applications and start REAPER.
6. If macOS asks whether to open an application downloaded from the internet, choose Open.
7. Allow microphone access if you intend to record directly into REAPER.
8. Allow access to folders needed for Kardango projects and media.
9. If the REAPER evaluation window appears, continue evaluating or enter an existing license.
10. Confirm that the main REAPER window becomes fully visible.
11. Quit REAPER completely before continuing.

Expected result

REAPER opens successfully from the Applications folder and is ready for the required extensions.

Common problems

• The version number differs from the film: This is expected and does not by itself indicate a problem.
• macOS warns that the application came from the internet: This is a normal security message; choose Open.
• A microphone permission dialog appears: Allow it if direct recording will be used.
• A folder-access dialog appears: Grant access to the locations used for Kardango projects and media.
• The evaluation window appears: It is not an installation error. Continue evaluating or enter a license.
• REAPER is left open: Quit it completely before installing SWS.

Next setup film

Continue with Setup 05 — Install the SWS Extension on macOS.