SELECTED VIDEOS FROM INDEPENDENT CREATORS
Optional YouTube guides, credited to their original creators. These are curated links, not Myriagon-produced lessons or required actor training. For delivery requirements, use the recording reference.
THE VIDEO LIBRARY
REAPER and Audacity are alternative ways to record. Pick the one you use. Scrivener references are for writers preparing scripts; performers do not need to own it.
Booth Junkie
Booth Junkie starts with the space around the microphone. A useful place to begin when your voice sounds distant or roomy.
Any recording app
Listen for reflections before buying more equipment. Soft furnishings can help reflections; they do not soundproof a room.
Video: Setting up your first "Voice Booth"
Source & context ↗REAPER Mania
Get comfortable with the input meter before recording a scene with quiet lines and loud ones.
REAPER · Mac / Windows; controls may differ
Record a representative loud line while setting gain. A track's playback fader is not the same as the interface's input gain.
Video: Proper Recording Levels in REAPER
Source & context ↗REAPER Mania
Start a project and understand where the session lives before the recordings begin to pile up.
REAPER 7 · Mac / Windows
Keep the project and its audio together. A saved session depends on the media it refers to.
Video: This is REAPER 7 - Starting a New Project
Source & context ↗REAPER Mania
A focused introduction to recording audio, from a track on the screen to a take you can play back.
REAPER 7 · Mac / Windows
Follow the recording steps first. You can learn effects and mixing when you need them.
Video: This is REAPER 7 - Recording Audio - Part 1
Source & context ↗Kevin Stratvert
Kevin Stratvert's end-to-end introduction gives you the basic recording and editing workflow in one place.
Earlier Audacity interface · check current menus in the manual below
For actor deliveries, use the recording and export portions. Apply processing only when the production asks for it.
Video: 🔊 How to use Audacity to Record & Edit Audio | Beginners Tutorial
Source & context ↗Scrivener App
The official introduction explains the binder, smaller documents, and the shape of a writing project.
Scrivener 3 · Mac demonstration; Windows menus can differ
Useful for preparing scripts. Performers reading a supplied PDF do not need to buy or learn Scrivener.
Video: Getting Started - An Introduction to Scrivener 3
Source & context ↗Keep the original. Save an untouched take before cleanup or processing.
Use the written spec. The default is mono, 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM WAV, without baked-in effects. Your written project brief takes priority.
Export an audio file. A REAPER or Audacity project is useful for editing; it is not the same thing as the WAV someone needs to play.
Keep the performance intact. A breath or pause can belong to the scene. Cleaner does not always mean better.
WHEN YOUR SCREEN LOOKS DIFFERENT
Some videos use earlier releases. Check the current documentation when a control has moved. For Scrivener, choose the Mac or Windows version you use.
Selected for practical use. Conversations and demonstrations are marked separately from software walkthroughs. Video details checked October 15, 2026.