Long, long ago, like version 4 or 5 or something there was a bug in the "unused files" script and it was deleting anything not in the time line even if it was still used in the project, like if you had old takes hidden, hidden tracks... or stuff like that. I did the delete all unused files for backups and when I opened them from the archive a lot of stuff was missing. Didn't always happen but it did a few times. Sucked. They fixed it a long time ago I guess because It hasn't happed since and I use it all the time. But for a while it was frightening to me.jorsh wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:05 pmTHANK YOUNate Dort wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:05 am I always make sure to clean the project directory of unused files before archiving. No sense in keeping 30 takes of guitar flubs if you're never going to use them.
File>Clean current project directory...
Then I just .zip or .rar the directory and archive it to the cloud AND a separate physical drive.
Of course, this only works if you have all of your project files in the current project directory. Anything you pulled in from another directory will need to be copied. Like that sample of bird chirps or dogs barking or whatever.
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132when you're archiving a Reaper project that you may want to revisit down the road, do you prefer to render your tracks to stems or freeze them? just trying to think this through and get a system set up to save future headaches.
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133In the 25 years I've been doing digital recording (19 years with Reaper), I don't think I've ever created stems of a project for my own future personal use. Sometimes clients will ask for it, and I have no problem giving them a folder of their individual tracks with the plugins applied (but not run through the master bus).jorsh wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:24 pmwhen you're archiving a Reaper project that you may want to revisit down the road, do you prefer to render your tracks to stems or freeze them? just trying to think this through and get a system set up to save future headaches.
The only time I've ever cared about that for my own personal use is for MIDI tracks using virtual instruments, where I'd have trouble recreating that specific synth sound or whatever if I had to start from scratch. For any other analog source audio, I figure that if I'm going to revisit a project in the future, I'm going to completely remix it anyway, using the better tools I'd have access to in that future. I'd rather have the original audio as it was captured at the time.
If I've done a bunch of comping or editing, though, I'll definitely use the "glue" function to create a new .wav file of those edits.
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134All this talk about finalization processes for projects makes me realize, and feel a little ashamed, how seldom I consider anything “finished”
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135I'm (shamefully) the opposite and delete basically everything after 6 months.twelvepoint wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 8:12 am All this talk about finalization processes for projects makes me realize, and feel a little ashamed, how seldom I consider anything “finished”
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136I’m thinking we may still be in the “Artistic Crisis of Confidence” support group?
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137Exactly the same. I actually will Bounce synth tracks out as Audio when it is time to really mix once I'm happy with it and delete the midi track all together. I just mix the audio track. I burn bridges before mix time. For archive, I have in the past bounce out a track with effects or anything weird that I think might be hard to access later.Nate Dort wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:39 amIn the 25 years I've been doing digital recording (19 years with Reaper), I don't think I've ever created stems of a project for my own future personal use. Sometimes clients will ask for it, and I have no problem giving them a folder of their individual tracks with the plugins applied (but not run through the master bus).jorsh wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:24 pmwhen you're archiving a Reaper project that you may want to revisit down the road, do you prefer to render your tracks to stems or freeze them? just trying to think this through and get a system set up to save future headaches.
The only time I've ever cared about that for my own personal use is for MIDI tracks using virtual instruments, where I'd have trouble recreating that specific synth sound or whatever if I had to start from scratch. For any other analog source audio, I figure that if I'm going to revisit a project in the future, I'm going to completely remix it anyway, using the better tools I'd have access to in that future. I'd rather have the original audio as it was captured at the time.
If I've done a bunch of comping or editing, though, I'll definitely use the "glue" function to create a new .wav file of those edits.
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138I have a bunch of stuff I recorded at home that I'm bringing to a studio to re-amp, mix etc. They're going to be running Pro-Tools, anyone have a solid way to go from Reaper to ProTools? Otherwise I was just going to glue everything and dump the wavs, but I figure there might be crossfades etc. that the guy I'm working with might want to see/fix
I assumed it was a no go but looks like there are maybe some options but I'm sure some suck more than others
I assumed it was a no go but looks like there are maybe some options but I'm sure some suck more than others
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139Honestly, I'd just see if I could install reaper on the studi ino computer. If not. Just bounce stems or tracks out. Do your stuff and take files back into reaper. Bounce out at start of project or at a designated marker to align easily.TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:10 pm I have a bunch of stuff I recorded at home that I'm bringing to a studio to re-amp, mix etc. They're going to be running Pro-Tools, anyone have a solid way to go from Reaper to ProTools? Otherwise I was just going to glue everything and dump the wavs, but I figure there might be crossfades etc. that the guy I'm working with might want to see/fix
I assumed it was a no go but looks like there are maybe some options but I'm sure some suck more than others
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140that makes sense, thanks!Kniferide wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:54 amHonestly, I'd just see if I could install reaper on the studi ino computer. If not. Just bounce stems or tracks out. Do your stuff and take files back into reaper. Bounce out at start of project or at a designated marker to align easily.TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:10 pm I have a bunch of stuff I recorded at home that I'm bringing to a studio to re-amp, mix etc. They're going to be running Pro-Tools, anyone have a solid way to go from Reaper to ProTools? Otherwise I was just going to glue everything and dump the wavs, but I figure there might be crossfades etc. that the guy I'm working with might want to see/fix
I assumed it was a no go but looks like there are maybe some options but I'm sure some suck more than others