Saving Your Project with REAPER

• Click on File > Save Project As
• Select save location (your USB, or one of the computer's local folders like Documents)
• Name the File
• Use File Format .RPP
• Select "Create subdirectory for Project" to give project its own folder
• Click Save

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Render an Audio File - (combining all tracks onto one file)

• Click on File > Render
• Source should be "Master Mix"
• Select an option in the Bounds Menu to stipulate length of audio file
• Select save location in directory
• Give File a name
• Select output Format (WAV or MP3 - see the following section to decide which to choose)
• Click on Render

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Rendering separate files for each track is unnecessary unless you've done some editing, as REAPER automatically creates a WAV file for each track when it is initially recorded.

• Select Track(s) by holding CTRL and clicking on the tracks you want to Render
• Click on File > Render
• Source should be "Stems Selected Tracks"
• Select an option in the Bounds Menu to stipulate length of audio file
• Select save location in directory
• Give File a name
• Select output format (WAV or MP3)
• Click on Render file(s)

• WAV files are larger, but retain original audio quality.
• MP3 files are smaller, but they are compressed.

Tip: If you will do further editing on your project, save it as a WAV file, as every time it is compressed it loses audio quality. When you are finished all editing, you can render it as an MP3 if a smaller file is desired.

• .RPP files will only open with REAPER software.
• Every time you finish recording a take and hit stop or spacebar, REAPER will prompt you to save before continuing. It will save each track as its own WAV file. As a result, you will not need to later render these tracks separately unless you edit them. You will need to Render a master mix if you want to combine all tracks onto one file.