Hi,
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum.
Quite a while ago I switched to from GarageBand (and, to an extent, Reaper) on a Mac to Reaper on PC.
I never thought that I could convert the loops on the Mac to .WAV or any other format that I could use in Reaper (the native wrapper for these loops is .caf).
However, I came across a 2017 thread on one of the Cockos Reaper forums (link below) in which someone had used a program called 'Easy CAF Converter for Logic Pro'. One of the people on the thread I was reading here used this successfully, but someone else could not get the program to work.
I cannot seem to find this program any more, and I also am not sure that the conversion would work for GarageBand even though GB is Logic's little brother.
I also found out that NCH Software's 'Switch Audio File Converter Software' can, apparently, convert .CAF to .WAV, but I am a bit suspicious of using NCH Software stuff because of all the bloatware that usually comes with all of its programs.
There is also an online option for converting sound formats; this is called 'CloudConvert' - I would prefer to avoid using this if possible.
Someone on another forum suggested that Sox might work, but the reviews I have read show that is not reliable and that there are some problems with using it.
So, my questions are:
1. Can I convert .CAF to .WAV?
2. If so, how?
3. Can I perform this conversion on a PC?
(My Mac now has a very old OS, and it is also difficult to hook my Mac up to the net, so it would be easier for me to copy the loops across to a PC and do the conversion on the PC).
4. Has anyone here successfully used NCH's 'Switch Audio File Converter'?
5. If you have used Switch successfully to convert .CAF to .WAV, does it also convert all of the file's metadata?
I would be grateful for any help that anyone can give with this.
Many thanks.
2017 'Apple Loops in Reaper' Thread on Cockos's Reaper forums, mentioning the Easy Caf Converter program
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Online options:
'CloudConvert'
Pricing | CloudConvert
'Switch Audio File Converter Software'
NCH Software - Free Software Downloads and Installs
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum.
Quite a while ago I switched to from GarageBand (and, to an extent, Reaper) on a Mac to Reaper on PC.
I never thought that I could convert the loops on the Mac to .WAV or any other format that I could use in Reaper (the native wrapper for these loops is .caf).
However, I came across a 2017 thread on one of the Cockos Reaper forums (link below) in which someone had used a program called 'Easy CAF Converter for Logic Pro'. One of the people on the thread I was reading here used this successfully, but someone else could not get the program to work.
I cannot seem to find this program any more, and I also am not sure that the conversion would work for GarageBand even though GB is Logic's little brother.
I also found out that NCH Software's 'Switch Audio File Converter Software' can, apparently, convert .CAF to .WAV, but I am a bit suspicious of using NCH Software stuff because of all the bloatware that usually comes with all of its programs.
There is also an online option for converting sound formats; this is called 'CloudConvert' - I would prefer to avoid using this if possible.
Someone on another forum suggested that Sox might work, but the reviews I have read show that is not reliable and that there are some problems with using it.
So, my questions are:
1. Can I convert .CAF to .WAV?
2. If so, how?
3. Can I perform this conversion on a PC?
(My Mac now has a very old OS, and it is also difficult to hook my Mac up to the net, so it would be easier for me to copy the loops across to a PC and do the conversion on the PC).
4. Has anyone here successfully used NCH's 'Switch Audio File Converter'?
5. If you have used Switch successfully to convert .CAF to .WAV, does it also convert all of the file's metadata?
I would be grateful for any help that anyone can give with this.
Many thanks.
2017 'Apple Loops in Reaper' Thread on Cockos's Reaper forums, mentioning the Easy Caf Converter program
404 Not Found
Online options:
'CloudConvert'
Pricing | CloudConvert
'Switch Audio File Converter Software'
NCH Software - Free Software Downloads and Installs