Imported MP3/WAV files sound 3dB lower inside Reaper (SOLVED)

Hey guys, when inserting a mp3 or wav-file into Reaper, Reaper plays the file about 3.2dB lower than it should. What am I doing wrong? I have yet to try it on my audio pc but this occurs on my macbook pro. Using Reaper 4.402 64bit

Any mastered files I import in Reaper have a meter reading of maximum -3.2dB althought the files went through a limiter with a ceiling value of -0.2dB during mastering before. I just wanted to convert the mastered wav-file (output -0.2db) and create a mp3 with the same level (-0.2dB) afterwards on the macbook but I had to raise 3.2dB manually in Reaper to compensate the -3.2 loss which occured during the import process. I can see it in the metering and you can hear the difference as well.

You're not putting it on a track in a folder, are you? Pan law? Perhaps you can post a short snippet here and tell us what its peak level should be, so that we can see what's (not) happening.

Id say its the pan law...try importing the same file into a track that you set to 0 dB pan law. My guess is that it will peak where you expect it to.

It was the pan law..thanks guys! Thought that the pan law only works in conjunction when the pan is used to the left or right.

It kinda is like that...think of a stereotrack as two monotracks panned hard, and it will make sense :) Its a consequence of Reaper not having dedicated tracktypes, most other DAWs have something similar to the default pan law in Reaper on mono-tracks, and 0 dB on stereotracks.

I see, thanks again! :)