There's been some confusion about how to share a project amongst us using Reaper. I've come up with the method below.
Huge improvement in Filesize, 50mb instead of 500mb for a Project, with no perceivable quality drop...amazing.
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0. NEW DEFAULT PROJECT SETTINGS
File > Project Settings > Audio Settings > Audio format for new recordings:
Set to OGG VORBIS, and go with its defaults.
Click bottom right to SAVE AS DEFAULT PROJECT SETTINGS
1. EXPORTING A PROJECT
File > Consolidate/Export Tracks:
Ensure ENTIRE PROJECT is checked top left, choose CONSOLIDATE TO, and in the dropdown box, OGG VORBIS,
Leave at defaults (192khz etc).
In Output consolidated files to directory, click the Browse button, and choose or make a new Directory, maybe c:\audio\songname ... this will convert all individual tracks to OGG format, and also Save a reaper.rpp file, plus some peak files (not strictly needed, but OK to include).
Click the Process button.
2. ZIPPING & UPLOADING
To send on for mixing, close Reaper, and Browse to your directory c:\audio\songname ... highlight all the files there (Left-click once on 1st file, then hold down Shift key, and Left-click the Mouse on last file, all will be highlighted). Whilst they are ALL highlighted, Right-click once anywhere on the highlight, and choose SEND TO then COMPRESSED (zipped) FOLDER ... you will see the files being added to a ZIP file named like your files.
Go to -
www.sendspace.com
Click BROWSE there, find the ZIP file, click on it .. it appears in the box ready for Upload ... enter Recipients Email, tick box bottom left to agree terms, and click UPLOAD .... once done, a link is sent to the Recipient ready for Download, and also appears onscreen.
3. DOWNLOADING & IMPORTING A PROJECT
When Recipient has the File, he UnZips the contents to a Folder in his working Audio directory, then a simple left doubleclick on the SONGNAME.RPP file will load all tracks locally into his Reaper prog, maintaining all PAN / VOLUME etc settings, as seperate tracks.
All of the above also applies if you use the excellent FLAC format...just substitute FLAC in the dropdown menu instead of OGG ....filesize is roughly double that of OGG, but totally lossless.
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Hope this all makes sense ! As a Proof of Concept, here's my cover version of "Driver's Seat" project, play about with it as you wish, its at -
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ckf9ju
Huge improvement in Filesize, 50mb instead of 500mb for a Project, with no perceivable quality drop...amazing.
====================================================
0. NEW DEFAULT PROJECT SETTINGS
File > Project Settings > Audio Settings > Audio format for new recordings:
Set to OGG VORBIS, and go with its defaults.
Click bottom right to SAVE AS DEFAULT PROJECT SETTINGS
1. EXPORTING A PROJECT
File > Consolidate/Export Tracks:
Ensure ENTIRE PROJECT is checked top left, choose CONSOLIDATE TO, and in the dropdown box, OGG VORBIS,
Leave at defaults (192khz etc).
In Output consolidated files to directory, click the Browse button, and choose or make a new Directory, maybe c:\audio\songname ... this will convert all individual tracks to OGG format, and also Save a reaper.rpp file, plus some peak files (not strictly needed, but OK to include).
Click the Process button.
2. ZIPPING & UPLOADING
To send on for mixing, close Reaper, and Browse to your directory c:\audio\songname ... highlight all the files there (Left-click once on 1st file, then hold down Shift key, and Left-click the Mouse on last file, all will be highlighted). Whilst they are ALL highlighted, Right-click once anywhere on the highlight, and choose SEND TO then COMPRESSED (zipped) FOLDER ... you will see the files being added to a ZIP file named like your files.
Go to -
www.sendspace.com
Click BROWSE there, find the ZIP file, click on it .. it appears in the box ready for Upload ... enter Recipients Email, tick box bottom left to agree terms, and click UPLOAD .... once done, a link is sent to the Recipient ready for Download, and also appears onscreen.
3. DOWNLOADING & IMPORTING A PROJECT
When Recipient has the File, he UnZips the contents to a Folder in his working Audio directory, then a simple left doubleclick on the SONGNAME.RPP file will load all tracks locally into his Reaper prog, maintaining all PAN / VOLUME etc settings, as seperate tracks.
All of the above also applies if you use the excellent FLAC format...just substitute FLAC in the dropdown menu instead of OGG ....filesize is roughly double that of OGG, but totally lossless.
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Hope this all makes sense ! As a Proof of Concept, here's my cover version of "Driver's Seat" project, play about with it as you wish, its at -
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ckf9ju
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