Issue importing ableton files

[Visible Cow]

I'm having an issue and hope that I can describe it clearly. I've been trying to import files recorded with Ableton into Reaper but every file that I pull from my Ableton folder comes out normalized in Reaper.

Also, when I rename a file in the Ableton browser and then try to pull it back into Ableton it comes back normalized as well and with the old name.

It's a bit embarrassing, I've been an Ableton user for years....so far I've had no luck with the (usually very helpful) manual.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Sam

[Warrior Bob]

What exactly does "normalized" mean in this context?

[Visible Cow]

Hi,
Normalized in the sense that the track is much louder and eats up all available headroom.

It seems I have found my problem. I've been using the consolidate function the same way I would use a merge function in a DAW. After reading through the manual again I see that when you consolidate a track it becomes normalized. My bad, I just assumed it kept the level as-is (although ableton does compensate for the normalization).

I'm now using the bounce all tracks option which seems to solve my problem.

[Warrior Bob]

Oh good, glad you got it all sorted out.