Reaper for Voice Over

Name: Reaper for Voice Over
Rating: 4.2 (21 reviews)

Learn how to use one of the best DAWs for voice over.

Created byTrevor O'Hare

Last updated 7/2021

English

What you'll learn

How to record voice overs in Reaper

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 46m total length

Introduction4:13
Discover how Reaper, a digital audio workstation, streamlines voiceover work with a customizable interface, affordable cost of 60 dollars, and ready-to-use plugins and effects.
The Main Reaper Interface Elements7:54
Set up your audio device in reaper by selecting the system and driver to enable microphone input. Learn the main reaper interface—arrangement window, tracks, mixer, and transport—for voice over recording.
Recording Audio5:31
Record your first audio in Reaper for voice over, arming the track and selecting the microphone input. Edit with trim, ripple edit, normalize, and add basic effects.
Adding Effects4:36
Add effects to voice tracks in reaper via the track window or mixer, using high pass filters, a compressor, and gates; explore Rikyu EQ presets for vocals.
Customizing the Reaper Interface for Voice Over2:45
Customize the Reaper interface for voice actors by switching to minutes and seconds and enabling punch-in with a metronome pre-roll to match timing.
Keyboard Shortcuts5:54
Master keyboard shortcuts in reaper for voice over, including markers, normalization, and snap to grid. Create custom actions, assign shortcuts, and leverage ripple editing for edits based on time selection.
Rendering Your Audio7:26
Render your audio in Reaper using the render window to export selected media items with tail length, sample rate, wild cards, and mono or stereo wave or mp3 exports.
Extra Tips: Sidechain Compression and Timed Audio Sync6:47
Learn side scan compression in Reaper for voice over by routing vocal as auxiliary input to a music bed compressor, then set up video timing for narrating to on-screen content.
Additional Resources1:49
Access additional resources to deepen your Reaper skills, including the Reaper six playlist, video editing basics, and multi-track recording guidance, plus voice over tips from Booth Junky.

Requirements

Have the necessary hardware to record your voice (microphone, audio interface, computer, etc.)
Have a basic understanding of how to use the recording equipment.

Description

REAPER for Voice Over covers a variety of topics, and will help you use Reaper to quickly and easily record high-quality voice over content.

REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.

REAPER's full, flexible feature set and renowned stability have found a home wherever digital audio is used: commercial and home studios, broadcast, location recording, education, science and research, sound design, game development, and more.

REAPER supports a vast range of hardware, digital formats and plugins, and can be comprehensively extended, scripted and modified. This course will specifically cover how to modify the software to streamline your voice over workflow.

Topics Covered

Learn the Reaper Interface
Recording Audio
Adding FX/plugins
Customizing the Interface
Keyboard Shortcuts
Rendering Audio
Organizing Files Automatically
Sidechain Compression
Timed Audio Sync
Where to Find Additional Help

About me:

Hi! I’m Trevor.

I’m a full-time, professional voice actor. I create narrations for radio and television commercials, explainer videos, audiobooks, and much more every single day. Some of my clients include Alibaba, Ingenico, and Orange Theory Fitness (just to name a few.)

I also help aspiring voice actors take control of their freelance careers through effective coaching and mentorship. Whether it’s setting up your studio space, dialing in your sound, or fully producing your next voice over demo, I’ve got you covered.

Check out my course today to get the guidance you need to succeed. I look forward to working with you.

Who this course is for:

Voice actors