There's a particular IOS app I've used for interviews that has worked great when creating mp4 or mp3 files. Dropbox 'em over to the Mac and right into Reaper and edit. Now I want to do something where I desire the quality be slightly upped, where the intros and etc. beg to sound a little better than these end up. So I flipped the settings to wav and for a VO was pleased with the result and difference. But the files won't import into Reaper (or a few other audio apps I tried). They're headerless. Oddly, Quicktime plays them fine, no problem lacking header. Maybe it's just smart enough to fill in the blanks, because what would be header info is there in the media info.
The only way I can get Reaper to see a file is to load it into SoundHack and put header in. Sadly, this end result now can be imported into an audio app but the quality takes a hit, which is puzzling to me, as it would seem to be not converting, just putting it where it actually is to be recognized. Any audio app that would import the original version as a raw audio file just makes a file of hash noise, nothing I can do anything with by changing settings.
WTH is the deal with this? I've tried this same routine with another IOS recorder app and didn't run into this, but everything else I prefer about the app I had used (Awesome Voice Recorder X). But am mostly curious what the deal is for the knowledge of how to finagle it should it happen when something is already recorded.
Thanks