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Old 10-16-2010, 06:57 AM   #1
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Default Inserting Wav. files into Reaper

Hey folks, I am trying to help a freind with his Reaper/Mac set up..

Problem we have is...when trying to load tracks ( recorded in Reaper,on a pc)
Reaper cant read them. I notice that immediately we import them into the Mac,they get converted to a mac format..m4 or something. Is this the cause of our problem and can I change this behaviour somehow?

If you have any ideas I would love to know.
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Old 10-16-2010, 08:56 AM   #2
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Are the .WAV files importing into iTunes, which is configured to convert to AAC format?

Are you moving the entire pc Reaper project directory with its .RPP, RPP-bak, repeaks and .wav files to the Mac? If any component is missing, Reaper can't load the project.
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Old 10-16-2010, 09:31 AM   #3
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Yes the wav files want to open in intunes ..if thats what youre asking?

In terms of your other question....no they dont have any reaper peak files etc with them but I would not have thought they were needed. They are wavs that were rendered in reaper so shouldnt they stand alone as that?

And thanks for getting back to me.
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Old 10-16-2010, 10:39 PM   #4
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Just a Bump if anyone's around that might have any ideas.
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Old 10-17-2010, 12:27 AM   #5
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If you would clarify on how you are importing them,
once might see what the issue is. You did say "after we
import them to Mac", what do you mean by that? If they
are on a USB key or CD, just copy the file, nothing gets
converted/imported, just plain copied. If it's an Audio CD
played by iTunes, than you should first rip them to .wav or
.aiff, Reaper can read both. Possibly you can skip this step
and rip them directly with Reaper through Insert media
dialog, but I luckily almost forgot what a CD is so I have
little experience with importing that medium.

Reaper itself does not automatically convert anything, so
dropping the file into reaper or importing it via Insert >
Media file or even Media Explorer will work as expected.

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Old 10-17-2010, 01:48 AM   #6
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Thanks Eric...there are four Single tracks of original Music. I produced and rendered them to wav files in Reaper. I then burned these wave files to CD.

I tried to import them into my friends Mac version of Reaper. Reaper said it could not read the files. They are wav. files and they play on my CD player, my ZOOM Hard disk, and in my PC.

I Cant understand it at all.
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Old 10-17-2010, 01:58 AM   #7
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As I said earlier, they files open in ITunes and play just fine. It is just REAPER that that will not Read them on the Mac. They show up on the Mac with a new extension ( created by the mac ) it was something or other... m4
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Thanks Eric...there are four Single tracks of original Music. I produced and rendered them to wav files in Reaper. I then burned these wave files to CD.

I tried to import them into my friends Mac version of Reaper. Reaper said it could not read the files. They are wav. files and they play on my CD player, my ZOOM Hard disk, and in my PC.

I Cant understand it at all.
Reaper cannot read the files from the CD?
From your Zoom HD?
From your mp3-player (attached as a USB disk)?

EDIT: Sorry, now I see this is the OSX forum, not at all my field. Still, those questions probably make sense, anyway...
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Old 10-17-2010, 03:08 AM   #9
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As I said, there is a difference between a data CD and Audio CD.
If the files play on your Music CD Player than you have probably
burned a Redbook audio CD standard, which has it's own format
of encoding audio data.

You have to convert/rip them to .wav/.aiff using iTunes first,
I'm not sure Reaper can do this even though it should have
import CD functionality if I remember.

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Old 10-17-2010, 03:42 AM   #10
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Brilliant information Eric, I think you may have "nailed it".

I will follow this up and see if I can do the same at this end.

Gid'day to you Fabian...I must confess I drank a number of VB's last night
We're a pretty classy bunch down here.
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Old 10-17-2010, 04:39 AM   #11
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Just checked out your "Redbook" link Eric, thanks.

Not sure still, why Reaper cant read it, I assume massive numbers of Redbook audio is out there,so is it just a licensing thing?

So I GUESS you are saying that I should burn it as a Data file or am I wrong?

I will try my ZOOM HD 16 manual on its burning formats and try and burn to something else. Again just dont understand Why a ZOOM hard disc recorder would burn a wav. that would not be recognised by many DAWs.

cheers fellow travellers,
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Old 10-22-2010, 11:31 AM   #12
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You don't "import" or try to open the files on the CD, just drag the tracks onto your harddrive, then in Reaper Insert>Media File.
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Or <Command-Option-X> to open the Media Browser window, find the volume/files and double click to import.


It should work with no hassle.
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Old 10-23-2010, 03:06 AM   #14
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thanks for this, I had tried to do this with no luck...but I will go back and try with your methods. Apreciated.
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Hi There,

Don't know if you found the solution but alternatively you could download this free application called SWITCH for Mac. Here is the link:

http://download.cnet.com/Switch-Audi...-10703967.html


You Just drag and drop the files from the CD into SWITCH, which will rip the files from the CD in just about any format you could wish for. Give that a try. It should solve your problems. After that you won't have any issues importing the files into REAPER.
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Old 11-12-2010, 06:41 PM   #16
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Thanks for this Class Act..we are reinstalling the Mac over the next week to try and get things happening. This looks like a beaut app, so I will download as a failsafe.

Again thanks very kindly.
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I came across this while looking for something else, and although it may be a bit late, I thought I'd chime in. In iTunes you need to specify what type of audio you want it to import as. To do this go to preferences/general preferences and click on import settings, then just select wav. I would avoid having to do this in the first place by not burning a redbook audio cd until you get to the final product you want to sell to the customer. Flash drives all the way.
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I'm trying to rip the WAV files off a CD and then import them into Reaper.

Can this be done?

Thanks!

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I'm trying to rip the WAV files off a CD and then import them into Reaper.

Can this be done?

Thanks!

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Yes, simply:

You need to know where on your Mac the WAV files will be written.

Then, in REAPER, open the Media Browser(<Command-Option-X>) and in the Browser sidebar(to the left) navigate to the folder containing your ripped WAVs.

Either drag or double-click the file(s) to place them in the REAPER Main Window.

You can shift-click or command-click to select multiple files which will then be imported to parallel tracks; IIRC, there is a window for choosing this, or sequential(single track) import.

When you save, you have the options to move or copy the source WAVs to a project directory. I usually do this for file-system tidiness.

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I'm trying to rip the WAV files off a CD and then import them into Reaper.

Can this be done?
Yes it can but there is no reason to. First of all, do not use iTunes for this. Insert the CD, and locate the CD contents in Finder. You will see a list of files (1 Audio Track.aiff, 2 Audio Track.aiff, ...). Select and drag them (=copy) to your project directory. Then drag them to your Reaper project (or import from within Reaper: Insert > Media File...).

For later, I would avoid using a CD for transfering files. A memory stick, external hard drive or Dropbox is a lot easier and faster, and doesn't squeeze the files to 16-bit.
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I guess I'm not making myself clear (sorry if I'm not,) but what I want to know is will Reaper RIP the WAV off the CD and import it directly FROM the CD or not?

I don't want to rip the track off the CD and convert them into mp3 and THEN import them into Reaper, however if there was a good free program out there that will rip the 16bit WAV and keep the data 16bit that would be an exceptible solution as well.
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I guess I'm not making myself clear (sorry if I'm not,)
Me neither, it seems...

Do NOT RIP anything, do NOT IMPORT anything from the CD, and do NOT CONVERT anything.

Instead, COPY the files directly from the CD to your hard drive.

If you drag the files from the CD location directly to Reaper, then yes, Reaper will copy them for you. But you will not necessarily know where Reaper puts them to. That's why you should copy them yourself.

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if there was a good free program out there that will rip the 16bit WAV and keep the data 16bit that would be an exceptible solution as well.
And as it turns out, that program is Finder. Comes free with every Mac.
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I finally rip the CD and converted the tracks to 32bit 44100 with
Express Rip.

After that I used Media Explorer.

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There was no reason for you to convert anything. There is always a risk of degrading audio quality when converting, even when converting to a better format.
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Right. The most painless way is to mount the CD, then in Media Explorer, find the tracks you want. To do this, find Volumes in the Media Explorer and navigate to your CD, then the files contained.

Reaper does the rest.
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Right. The most painless way is to mount the CD, then in Media Explorer, find the tracks you want. To do this, find Volumes in the Media Explorer and navigate to your CD, then the files contained.

Reaper does the rest.
I tried this but reaper doesn't see this CD format which is .cda
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I tried this but reaper doesn't see this CD format which is .cda
This is the Mac forum, and the discussed method works only on a Mac.

In Windows the audio files must indeed be ripped from the CD.

I didn't look closely enough either, I thought you were the original poster, but the thread seemed to have died in 2010.
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It's east also to use VLC to read a cd track and convert it to any format you want.
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This is the Mac forum, and the discussed method works only on a Mac.

In Windows the audio files must indeed be ripped from the CD.

I didn't look closely enough either, I thought you were the original poster, but the thread seemed to have died in 2010.
I didn't know it was a MAC thread, I just googled how to do this in Reaper and got this thread. I didn't think about looking to see if it was in the MAC forum! LOL
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