21.7 Rendering a Finished Song
When rendering a finished song some of your output format choices are likely to depend on what your final destination is, e.g. for audio CD or the web.
Kind: concept (user-guide-section) Chapter: 21 Exporting Files, Mixing Down and Rendering Source: REAPER User Guide v7.70
When rendering a finished song some of your output format choices are likely to depend on what your final destination is, e.g. for audio CD or the web. There are also considerations that are applicable in most cases. Your recording might have a few seconds of silence before the song starts. If you do not wish to include this period of silence in your rendered material, follow these steps before rendering:
- Position the play cursor at the point where you wish the rendering to commence. Press Shift M to create a
marker at this point. Name this marker Start. 2. Position the play cursor at the point where you wish the rendering to stop. Press Shift M to create a
marker at this point. Name this marker End. 3. With loop points linked to time selection, double click on the marker line (above the timeline) anywhere
between the two markers. This selects the area between them. 4. From the REAPER menu, choose the File, Render command. 5. Select the required output format and other options as required, but be sure to include the option Time selection from the Render Bounds drop down list. 6. Select other settings to suit, including whether you wish to embed metadata (see Chapter 21.2.2). 7. When you are ready, click the Render 1 file ... button in this dialog box to render your file.