Sending Reason Songs to a Friend

[BornToMac]

I use Reason/GarageBand/Logic/ to make music, for what it's worth. What is the best way to send my songs to my friend in NY? Compressing them is still to large to send.

[mikes70mustang]

Did you export it as a MP3 or M4a?

[BornToMac]

He wanted me to send them as aif's. I can export in a lot of different file formats, so I guess my question is, what is the best way to compress(?) and send larger files specifically to my friend?

[jackerin]

You can use lossless compression like FLAC if he insists on full quality (though that will only get it down to about half the original size, max); if the issue is that it is too big to send by email you can use a temporary hosting like Rapidshare or Megaupload.

[Fishrrman]

RE:
"I use Reason/GarageBand/Logic/ to make music, for what it's worth. What is the best way to send my songs to my friend in NY? Compressing them is still to large to send."

Well, I would think that the _best_ way is to burn a CD and sent it via "real mail".

Are you sending _completed_ songs, or "works-in-progress" for your friend to alter and return?

If you want to send completed songs, why not just convert them to CD-compatible .aif files, burned to CD? They are compatible with everything.

If you are sending works-in-progress, and your friend has Reason/GarageBand/Logic, send the entire project files (may require a data DVD to contain them, depending on their size).

That's the "best" way.
No compression, nothing mucking with your source material.

- John