+1 - reaper is really bloody good. and that was put even more into focus yesterday. i had to use protools to pull up an old session and i was amazed at how clunky and horrible and SLOW it felt.
I haven't tried Beta v3 yet and don't plan on it anytime soon. I am still extremely happy with my current version. Reaper "as is" is more than fullfilling my needs.
i think the skinning is a really nice touch. i can just change it up when i get tired of looking at it. there are a LOT of great things about this program, for sure. k