If you’ve been converting and normalising your audio files one at a time, there’s a much faster way.
In this video I demonstrate how to use the often-overlooked batch file conversion feature built into Reaper to process large numbers of audio files automatically.
Rather than relying on separate conversion software, I explain that anyone who already owns Reaper has access to a powerful batch processor capable of converting multiple audio formats in a single operation.
The step-by-step tutorial covers:
- How to access Reaper’s hidden batch file converter.
- Importing individual files or entire folders.
- Converting mixed audio formats into MP3.
- Recommended settings for internet radio and podcast production.
- Normalising audio to -16 LUFS.
- Applying a True Peak brick-wall limiter at -1 dB.
- Trimming leading and trailing silence using a -90 dB threshold.
- Saving your favourite settings as a preset for future use.
I also cover why broadcasters should remove unnecessary silence from the beginning and end of music tracks to achieve cleaner transitions during automated playback.
The video concludes with one final piece of advice: once you’ve found settings that produce the sound you want, save them as a preset so every future batch conversion is just a couple of clicks away.
