SELECTED VIDEOS FROM INDEPENDENT CREATORS
A useful reference.When you need one. 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 .
01 First session Find your way around and get a clean recording.
6 useful places to begin ↗ 02 Working smoother Make pickups, edits, and handoffs less of a chore.
8 useful places to begin ↗ 03 Go deeper Explore performance choices and more precise editing.
7 useful places to begin ↗ Here for something specific? THE VIDEO LIBRARY
What would helpright now? 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.
All Recording space REAPER Audacity Scrivener Performance 3 videos matching your selection
Clear filters Videos open on YouTube ↗ Audacity 38:27 · Walkthrough
Kevin Stratvert
Kevin Stratvert's end-to-end introduction gives you the basic recording and editing workflow in one place.
Mic input 4:12 ↗ Recording 8:42 ↗ Export 36:09 ↗ Earlier Audacity interface · check current menus in the manual below
A useful note before you start 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 ↗ Audacity 6:01 · Walkthrough
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
A useful note before you start 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 ↗ Audacity 6:25 · Walkthrough
Mike Russell
Mike Russell demonstrates spectrogram-based editing for more targeted repairs than treating an entire recording.
Audacity 3-era video · check current tools in the manual
A useful note before you start Work on a copy and compare against the original. A repair that damages the voice is not an improvement.
Video: Audacity's Secret Tool - Spectral Editing Magic
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.
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A second reference. 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.