Changing 24 bit wav file to 16 bit wav file

I am new to Reaper and am experimenting with burning a CD from my 24 bit recordings. The Reaper manual states that any wav file must be in 16 bit format before burning to CD. Can anyone tell me the section number or location in the Reaper manual where the wav conversion instructions are located. Thanks in advance.....Bill

Just in case you have a bunch of 24-bit files you want to convert without loading up the Reaper projects again, you can use the FREE Voxengo R8brain, which will convert anything to anything.... and in batches!! (Note: going UP in bits does NOT increase the quality! Just in case you ask...)

Bah, Tim beat me to it. r8brain is perfect if you just have single files you want to convert. Reaper is sort of overkill for doing single files, but as others have mentioned, it can do it.

Reaper is great for converting files - you only need to drag and drop them into reaper plus "save project as". It is very fast and does a good job. However here is another question regarding 24 to 16 bit conversion: I have a project recorded in 24 bit, mainly with 5-20dB headroom on tracks (not on the same track - they have even a much bigger dynamic range). Now, after I make the mix I want to convert the whole project to flac 16bit, so I do not loose audio, but anyway save 8x the disk space. I do this in the "save project as" dialogue. But, converting a track that peaks at -20dB would be a downgrade in the signal accuracy, wouldn't it? What should I do in order to get it right?

Every time I try to post a question in an adequate existing thread, I get outdated answers to the already responded questions. So I'll start a new thread every time from now on. Sorry for that (I hate spamming) but it was a no go.