.bun file in SONAR is...??? to Reaper?

[changeng]

Been a SONAR user for years and looking to jump ship for Reaper - BIG question that I can't find the answer to:

In SONAR, when you're finished with a project, you can save it as a .bun file (short for "bundle"), which grabs all your final takes into a "final" multitrack version of the song. Then you can delete all the bum takes and reclaim lots and lots of harddrive.

I assume Reaper also has this function, but... where is it?

Help? Please?

Many thanks,

Stuart

[yhertogh]

Originally Posted by changeng

Been a SONAR user for years and looking to jump ship for Reaper - BIG question that I can't find the answer to:

In SONAR, when you're finished with a project, you can save it as a .bun file (short for "bundle"), which grabs all your final takes into a "final" multitrack version of the song. Then you can delete all the bum takes and reclaim lots and lots of harddrive.

I assume Reaper also has this function, but... where is it?

Help? Please?

Many thanks,

Stuart

In Reaper the philosophy is a little different: you typically create a directory per project, and after you're done you run 'clean current project directory' under the file menu.

Yves

[changeng]

Thanks, Yves. How do you save your final version of the multitracks? Just create a new file with the name of the final multitrack and stick it in there? am I answering my own question?

I'm missing something here, or I'm just too tatooed with SONAR for years to understand. ( a dumb guy icon would come in handy right about now...)

[tls11823]

Even when using Sonar, I never used bundles. There were too many horror stories about them becoming unusable and people unable to extract from them. Per-project folders always worked fine for me, so this translated nicely to the Reaper mentality. With that, you have everything related to the project in one place, making for easy backups or archival.

[changeng]

now that you mention it, lately after I save to a bundle and reopen it, it SkeeROOS with my soundfont player. booms! bangs! hisses!

sounds like it's just a matter of discipline then.

thanks!

[changeng]

so let me see if I have this right:

1) create a file with the project name

2) work on a song, occasionally hitting save (this IS windows)

3) save the song when I'm done.

4) come back the next day, create a NEW file to save the project in

5) work, work,work

6) when I'm done, hit save.

7)THEN delete the folder from the previous day, and all my WAV files I need are in the new folder. and the removed stuff is on it's way to Valhalla.

is that right?

[tls11823]

Maybe I'm missing your goal here. The work flow is probably more like:

1. Create a folder that represents your new project
2. Create a new project in that folder
3. Work on the song, saving occasionally (optionally turning on automatic saves every xx minutes)
4. When you're done, exit Reaper and make a backup of your project folder
5. Come back the next day and continue working where you left off, in the same folder with the same wave files
6. Occasionally run File-->Clean project directory to remove dead wood

[changeng]

oh SNAP ! Clean Project Directory - AWESOME ! not used to that in SONAR 4!

[G-Sun]

Originally Posted by changeng

oh SNAP ! Clean Project Directory - AWESOME ! not used to that in SONAR 4!

That's because there is not such option in Sonar..
One of the things I love about Reaper