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.
REAPER Mania
Understand direct monitoring before changing settings at random to chase a delayed headphone signal.
REAPER · interface controls vary
Monitoring options depend on your interface. Hearing both direct and software monitoring can create a doubled sound.
Video: Direct Monitoring (Zero Latency) in REAPER
Source & context ↗REAPER Mania
Learn what rendering does and where the finished audio file comes from.
REAPER 6 screen · render controls may differ in REAPER 7
Match the production's requested format. A music master or an audiobook target is not automatically the right actor delivery.
Video: This is REAPER 6 - Rendering (Bouncing) (15/15)
Source & context ↗REAPER Mania
Punch into narration to replace a passage while hearing the lead-in that helps you settle back into the read.
REAPER · Mac / Windows
Keep an untouched session or take before replacing material. Check that the pickup matches the surrounding delivery.
Video: Punching into Narration in REAPER
Source & context ↗REAPER Mania
A voiceover-focused editing reference for the work between recording a take and handing it over.
Older REAPER interface · concepts remain useful
Keep natural breaths and performance pauses when they serve the scene. Preserve the original recording.
Video: Cleaning Up Voiceover in REAPER
Source & context ↗Brian Wiggins
Narrator Brian Wiggins demonstrates a repeatable way to recover from a mistake and continue recording.
Earlier Audacity interface · recording menus may have moved
This is an audiobook workflow. Keep alternate performances if your director wants a choice of takes.
Video: Audacity Tutorial: Audiobook Punch and Roll Recording
Source & context ↗Scrivener App
The official guide to writing in script format rather than manually formatting every line.
Scrivener 3 · Mac demonstration; Windows controls differ
Treat the formatting as a starting point. Use the production's script template where one is supplied.
Video: Scriptwriting - Scriptwriting In Scrivener
Source & context ↗Scrivener App
Start with the official quick introduction to Compile before exploring its more elaborate formatting options.
Scrivener 3 · Mac demonstration
Open the exported script and check its layout before sharing it. Compile settings differ between Mac and Windows.
Video: Getting Your Work Out - Compiling Your Work Part 1 - Quick Start
Source & context ↗Terry Berland Casting
Terry Berland and Nick Omana discuss voiceover performance from a casting and coaching perspective.
Performance discussion · any setup
The context is commercial voiceover. Bring useful ideas into dramatic scenes without adopting an advertising delivery.
Video: What Makes A Great VO Read? | IG Live with Terry Berland & Nick Omana
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.