Recording and Processing Voiceover or Narration in REAPER

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  • @Jan-S-Simonsen
    @Jan-S-Simonsen 3 роки тому +44

    I'm a voice artist using Reaper every day, and I still learned something new. Thank you Kenny. You bloody genius.

    • @MrHugabum
      @MrHugabum 3 роки тому +5

      Kenny is goated. The man taught me so much about reaper. I have used it for thousands of hours and love it. Definitely a good choice of a DAW for the type of work you are doing with it. Even big game studios like blizzard use it!

    • @Jan-S-Simonsen
      @Jan-S-Simonsen 3 роки тому +3

      @@MrHugabum Kenny is King! Yes, Reaper is just awesome. I've used another DAW since it's Atari ST days, but Reaper is now DAW of choice here.

    • @SoComposed
      @SoComposed Рік тому

      Daily user, I have a question for you: Do you guys think it's even worth getting the NS1 plugin from waves? I was going to get it (I heard an Audition user talk about how much it helped him), but ReaFir seems to really take out ANY hum/hiss out, even while I'm speaking (which is what NS1 seems to be known for doing so well). Thoughts?

  • @ManasahGriot
    @ManasahGriot Рік тому +2

    Absolutely LOVE this guy! He is my "GO TO PERSON" when working with REAPER. He is detailed, and explains, while showing you what he is doing. He is such a wonderful instructor! Luv ya, Kenny!

  • @santoshkannada1139
    @santoshkannada1139 3 роки тому +3

    Dear Kenny, this world owes you a lot for your teaching. You are a real Guru of Reaper. I admire your teachings. Thanks a lot.

  • @LetsTalkAboutReaper
    @LetsTalkAboutReaper 3 роки тому +24

    I find it much more difficult to process spoken word when compared to music and singing vocals. Excellent video as always, my friend.

  • @DThompson55
    @DThompson55 3 роки тому +3

    oooh that mono button on the LUFS meter. I've missed that detail before. Always some good nuggets in these videos. Thanks again Kenny.

  • @paulengle5784
    @paulengle5784 3 роки тому +3

    Holy crap, this is so good. Between you and Booth Junkie, there’s so much underrated Reaper education out there.

  • @tomasvircik3742
    @tomasvircik3742 8 місяців тому

    Finally perfect processing of voice. Like the limits, separare frequencies and all. This makes the sound much better. Finally found someone explaining it on point. Thank you.

  • @robertdavenport7802
    @robertdavenport7802 3 роки тому +1

    I was just going over my fx chain for voiceover when this video dropped. Thanks!

  • @mikebubeck2880
    @mikebubeck2880 3 роки тому +2

    Love the new intros, especially that slap at the end. Lol.

  • @alexandrarebelheart
    @alexandrarebelheart 10 місяців тому

    Your content is PURE GOLD. Thanks for your videos so much.

  • @via_negativa6183
    @via_negativa6183 2 роки тому

    Easily the best most straightforward tutorial I've seen on this topic (And at this point I've seen alot.) For not only reaper but voice processing in general. Only thing I do different is use a downward expander instead of reafor or some reason it tends to give me bad "phasy" artifacted results. Thanks!

  • @MatthiasLenardt
    @MatthiasLenardt 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for sharing your settings for voiceover. Very interesting. So much things are possible in reaper. I also switched to reaper 1 year ago. I also use it mostly for voiceover.
    👍👋

  • @Laneth
    @Laneth 3 роки тому +2

    Kenny, seriously, thank you so much AGAIN for such a wonderful video! I'm gonna make sure this video tops the list of your "recommended viewing" videos that I give to each cohort of students that join our Audio Engineering for Voice Actors course :)
    Merry Christmas to you and yours mate - here's to a fantastic 2022 and beyond!

  • @donmeles7711
    @donmeles7711 Рік тому

    Wow this is so helpful! Finally a tutorial I can follow and actually understand what I am doing! Often I follow instructions without any explanations and have no clue, why it works.
    Here I know what you want me to do and I can actually adjust some settings so it fits to my recordings!

  • @CommonsenseIrl
    @CommonsenseIrl 7 місяців тому

    Lol! The video is awesome. But the outro was hilarious! Thank you for putting this together. Learn a lot.

  • @MoveUpMedia
    @MoveUpMedia 2 роки тому +1

    Great video. I’d recommend following these steps for podcasts as well.

  • @freebirdflyerin
    @freebirdflyerin 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much !!! You dont know HOW MUCH you helped me with this video! It changed my whole work process! Greetings from Germany!

  • @unclespooky
    @unclespooky 3 роки тому +2

    absolutely amazing. I was just closing up my vo shop for the holidays, and I asked myself, I wonder if it's time to revisit my FX chain, and then this popped up in my notifications. And sure enough, a couple of top shelf ideas I hadn't thought of (notably the 2nd eq). thank you for sharing the knowledge.

    • @REAPERMania
      @REAPERMania  3 роки тому +3

      Yeah. I didn't explain it but it's better to cut BEFORE compression and boost AFTER compression.

    • @unclespooky
      @unclespooky 3 роки тому +1

      @@REAPERMania it made perfect sense in the video though, but thanks for confirming. Merry Xmas to you and yours this season. I look forward to what awaits in the new.

    • @REAPERMania
      @REAPERMania  3 роки тому

      @@unclespooky Merry Christmas to you!!!

  • @AironExTv
    @AironExTv 3 роки тому +1

    Great starter method. This gives inexperienced operators a great way to start out and develop their skills. As a dialogue mixer I appreciate good education to improve the end product for as many people as possible. I will point to this in the future when asked for tips.

  • @mageprostudios4334
    @mageprostudios4334 3 роки тому +8

    Fantastic! It's been a long time coming. This works great for everything except for finding those technical sweet spots for audiobooks that seem to be the bane of many narrators. Getting that LUFTS and Peak settings just right can be a trial and error for each segment as the dynamics of different characters can be a challenge. Many narrators have their work rejected due to compression being too much or artifacts caused by their noise reduction. The difference I've seen in your presentation has been your application of the Xcomp. I would have loved to have seen you talk about how the Comp and Xcomp work together as well as the use of the limiter to reach desired levels of Loudness and Peaks. Is that scheduled for the next in the series?

  • @jordanvarela6180
    @jordanvarela6180 Рік тому +1

    Sir! This was excellent content. I learned so much and will utilize this to the fullest! Thank you. Blessings

  • @bubkasaurus
    @bubkasaurus 3 роки тому

    As always Kenny, another brilliant video. Detailed and direct. Easy to follow.
    I like to play around with a touch of reverb and or chorus to give the VO an even warmer or more ‘spacial’ feel (not a dull room recording) and find that tricky sometimes - but it can sound so pleasant and easy on the ears. Maybe as a companion to this video you can add how to do that a-la-Kenny style. Would love to hear how you approach that to find that sweet spot.
    Keep up the great work Kenny!
    Love your tutorials!!!

  • @paul-seager
    @paul-seager Рік тому

    Thank you Kenny for all your videos! You are truly a rockstar!

  • @ThePersistentRumor
    @ThePersistentRumor Рік тому

    This is easily the best explanation I've seen on how to create a chain for voice-over. Thank you. :-D

  • @shawnmiguel
    @shawnmiguel 2 роки тому

    thank you for this, i was searching youtube for a tutorial on this and none of them were as concise and understandable.

  • @JuanMariaSolare
    @JuanMariaSolare Рік тому

    Kenny is my overall favorite UA-camr ...question: would you add a subtle reverb to a voice over / speaking voice , and with which criteria? 😊

  • @RyanMcQuen
    @RyanMcQuen 3 роки тому

    I keep coming back to this like a song.

  • @tybrady
    @tybrady 5 місяців тому

    Thanks Kenny! - I'm using this video to learn how to record singing and guitar in one take on one mic.

  • @RevocerGM
    @RevocerGM 3 роки тому +3

    So helpful - I've been looking for a good tutorial on ReaXcomp and JS de-esser

  • @OnlineRadioSchool
    @OnlineRadioSchool 3 роки тому +3

    Cheers big man. I'm just getting my head around the software after 20 years of Audition - tits well weird at first. Most Reaper tutorials seem to be about music, defo needs more radio / audiobook / spoken words ones etc. Anyway - Tis Christmas Eve 23:33 in London and I'm drinking brandy :) Merry Christmas Reaper peeps - I've finally joined the Reaper family lol - Flipping beginners learning curve though! Thud zzzzz.

  • @jamesnspry
    @jamesnspry 6 місяців тому

    this is so good. learning Reaper for podcasting. thanks!!

  • @Chena_Pan
    @Chena_Pan 3 роки тому +1

    The video I've been waiting for ! Thank you 🙏

  • @jtn191
    @jtn191 3 роки тому +1

    Been doing this a while & multiband compression + your recommendations were still very helpful. Thanks!

  • @CreepyCat.
    @CreepyCat. Рік тому

    Few tutorials of this nature just straight up show you exactly what you were looking for. I wasn’t even specifically using Reaper in this case, just curious what people do =)
    Thanks!

  • @AnAnimalSpite
    @AnAnimalSpite Рік тому +1

    Kenny Gioia is a bespoke God.

  • @Karnas-fl9jk
    @Karnas-fl9jk 10 місяців тому

    amazing!!!! you deserve millions of subcriber. Just save my life. ❤

  • @dnashofficial
    @dnashofficial 3 роки тому +1

    as usual, i learned something, imma gonna use it, and i can't wait for next time

  • @MrHugabum
    @MrHugabum 3 роки тому

    This is a cool one Kenny. I have spent thousands of hours working with vocals and music- always kind of just did guess work when dealing with speaking in a non musical context.

  • @rogberube6422
    @rogberube6422 3 роки тому +1

    That, that's what I need. Thanks Kenny !

  • @StamatisKekes
    @StamatisKekes 3 роки тому +1

    As I plan to start tracking lessons and tutorials in my channel this is extremely useful as my voice is so harsh that I can not stand hearing it when recorded ...

  • @DemonCreep
    @DemonCreep 2 роки тому +1

    Appreciate the video man! I did one of your earlier tutorials - I still think it sounds great but I'm going to try this and see if it's any different. Just completed my first audiobook not too long ago.

  • @virtuoskommunizieren
    @virtuoskommunizieren 3 роки тому +4

    Wonderful tutorial 👍 Showing also, how good the Plugins of Reaper are. That being said, I (also a Voiceover-Artist) wouldn't use such an extreme chain. Especially when the material is meant to be used in a production in another studio

  • @orelanic4178
    @orelanic4178 2 роки тому

    Thank you for taking the time to show how you do this, very helpful.

  • @specialbeat
    @specialbeat 3 роки тому +1

    I suppose actually the same kind of chain structure can be used with vocals? Thanks Kenny. Really useful video as always.

  • @ThePersistentRumor
    @ThePersistentRumor Рік тому

    I've been struggling to add brightness and clarity to my low, muddy voice. You solved it. Thank you. :-D

  • @foreverud666
    @foreverud666 3 роки тому +2

    hai kenny could you also make a tutorial on your process for making videos ? Would love to know your take on how to make videos along with reaper(for audio) for UA-cam.

  • @serpantin_tv
    @serpantin_tv Рік тому

    Dear Kenny, thank you very much for your video and very clear explanation. I have been using Reaper for a couple of days, but still wasn't sure how to rec a voice properly and how to edit it afterwards. Thank you for your explanation. By the way, I have seen such VST Plugins such as Nectar, and there are many others, are they better than these ones you showerld in the video, or the functions are the same but the interfaces are different?

  • @rautshsale1948
    @rautshsale1948 3 роки тому +3

    is there a logic to add a deesser after the compressor (and even after the multiband comp in this case) instinctively i'd think that it should come before
    also, just based on the fact that you somehow covered this before, will you go over editing VO again? or are your previous videos still valid about this? (not sure how much of your workflow changed recently for this)

    • @REAPERMania
      @REAPERMania  3 роки тому +2

      You can put the De-esser almost anywhere before the last EQ.

    • @rautshsale1948
      @rautshsale1948 3 роки тому

      @@REAPERMania sry, but just to be sure, i'm assuming you mean "almost everywhere"?

    • @REAPERMania
      @REAPERMania  3 роки тому

      @@rautshsale1948 Yeah LOL

    • @rautshsale1948
      @rautshsale1948 3 роки тому

      @@REAPERMania appreciate it! merry christmas
      and bring back the pod!!! :D

  • @AndyCampbellMusic
    @AndyCampbellMusic 3 роки тому +1

    Is there a way to match eq using reafir. Say you had two recordings made on different mics or recorded at different times and you wanted to make them sound more similar?

  • @wcbc6679
    @wcbc6679 2 роки тому +1

    Hi, newbie here so I apologize if this is a silly question, but the render information (at 11:50) shows a peak of -0.2. Shouldn't the target be -3.0?

  • @Eliteguitarschool
    @Eliteguitarschool 3 роки тому

    Hey Kenny it's nice to see your mug!! Keep showing those pearly whites it's great to get to know you❤❤

  • @JuanMariaSolare
    @JuanMariaSolare Рік тому +1

    I also use white spectacles for playing piano 😅

  • @DemliMusic
    @DemliMusic 3 роки тому +2

    From Tukey hi again. You ara very helpful bro, very very

  • @solzenstein
    @solzenstein 2 роки тому

    Kenny you genius! Your videos are a great help! Thanks man!

  • @TheDavidfallon
    @TheDavidfallon 3 роки тому +1

    I tried this and with those setting on Reafir it completely scrambled the voice... There was very little noise anyway.

  • @KayKastum
    @KayKastum 2 роки тому

    Thank you! My final process for delivering is much better now.

  • @mumflaps9133
    @mumflaps9133 Рік тому

    Fantastic video. When I add a new track, I get a mastering widget at the bottom, which I don't see here?

  • @anonagain
    @anonagain 3 роки тому +1

    Here's a related problem in search of a solution... I have a mono track with two voices (think podcast or remote interview) where the source of each voice was different and each requires very different processing and repair. Is there an easy / automated way to split the mono track into two mono tracks - one for each voice so that each can be processed differently, without having to manually create split points and move each item onto a new track? I'm thinking it needs to recognize each voice by it's frequency profile then route one to another channel, possibly using an EQ. Any ideas would be appreciated.

    • @robertdavenport7802
      @robertdavenport7802 3 роки тому +1

      Not fully automated, but you could use dynamic split and then listen through, dragging down the second person's voice as it plays. Saves you the trouble of finding all the split points.

    • @anonagain
      @anonagain 3 роки тому

      @@robertdavenport7802 Thanks - I am going to try that as a start, but I suspect there will still be a lot of manual work since there are not a lot of pauses between the speakers and occasionally the two speakers overlap. There's probably not a good way to handle that without some kind of AI. Izotope - are you listening? :-).

  • @robertrichnavsky7772
    @robertrichnavsky7772 Рік тому

    Thanks for the video!
    When I use the Reafir EQ as instructed here it makes my whole audio sound muffled. What am I doing wrong?

  • @harrisfrankou2368
    @harrisfrankou2368 3 роки тому +1

    Kenny I am producing a spoken word album for a friend in a project, with my beats and midi jams and my guitars...and he is Big, he has a very resonant voice and does Radio, but at times when he hits certain subject matter he can become nasally, ( The Aussie accent ) I noticed you used the HPF do you ever do a LPF just to get the nasal tone more "mid like" ?
    It seems hard either too much or too little. Would parallel eq on an aux be viable for high frequency levelling or just be patience with the frequency adjustment?

    • @REAPERMania
      @REAPERMania  3 роки тому +1

      I would say just patience. A difficult voice is a difficult voice. Try different mics and just find the best EQ that you can deal with.

    • @harrisfrankou2368
      @harrisfrankou2368 3 роки тому

      @@REAPERMania Thanks yeah he is very varied, maybe just micro edit each section. The lows and Mids of his voice sit well then it's just not quite right.

  • @chrisogle001
    @chrisogle001 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing your experience. Great information.

  • @cmd_f5
    @cmd_f5 3 роки тому +1

    Another excellent tutorial. Thanks as always!

  • @jokersanonymous3166
    @jokersanonymous3166 7 місяців тому

    Came here to decide wether or not to switch from Audacity. This looks complicated. Do I need to do all this after every time I record or will settings apply to future recordings?

  • @paulschubert6422
    @paulschubert6422 Рік тому

    Does the order that the processing effects are put in matter?

  • @unclespooky
    @unclespooky 9 місяців тому

    Kenny, I've been using this channel strip on my VO in Reaper for the past 2 years. Depending on what I'm doing I either tweak the gate or the final limiter. Everything has been great, but there are a few plugins to monitor. in the past 2 years, have you come across a more streamlined version of your VO channel strip? or are there any new recommended plugins? Inquiring minds want to get slapped.

  • @Ilidan1985
    @Ilidan1985 8 місяців тому

    What am I aiming for when I change settings in ReaXcomp for those separate bands?

  • @filmserve
    @filmserve 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video. Many thanks.

  • @MaKeXiuShi
    @MaKeXiuShi 3 роки тому +3

    Never was happy enough with noise removers. So, I prefer to record voiceovers via SM7B+T-decor booster not to drive interface preamp too hard. As a result, no hiss is needed to be processed.

    • @MaKeXiuShi
      @MaKeXiuShi 3 роки тому

      @Steve H Russian custom Shop dynamic mic booster. Like Cloudlifter, for example

  • @smarter_in_5_mins
    @smarter_in_5_mins 3 роки тому +2

    Depending on a mic, an artist's voice, and a recording environment, the EQ usually needs to be more complex, esp. suppressing some ugly frequencies in the range of about 300-400 Hz (boxiness) and 1000-3000 Hz. Also, I'd recommend using a de-esser before a compressor.

  • @Ikawa123
    @Ikawa123 11 місяців тому +1

    Hello, I use reafir min 05:00 to reduce background sound, and it works, but when I play all my audio the voice is completely ruined and almost nothing can be heard... Any solution? :(

    • @paolamolinari5485
      @paolamolinari5485 4 місяці тому

      Maybe the background sound is too loud, at the same frequencies of the voice.

  • @SoComposed
    @SoComposed Рік тому

    Do you guys think it's even worth getting the NS1 plugin? I was going to get it, but ReaFir seems to really take out ANY hum/hiss out, even while I'm speaking (which is what NS1 seems to be known for doing so well).

  • @Jubinell
    @Jubinell 3 роки тому

    Thanks Kenny. Btw do you have the same video but for piano? I am struggling to process beautiful piano sounds from Reaper. I have an electric keyboard that produces MIDI inputs. The original texture from my keyboard is alright, but I want a more dreamy, crisp sound. I also want to get rid of hard-struck notes without having to process each MIDI notes' velocity separately. Thanks!

  • @robinmcgee-i7z
    @robinmcgee-i7z Рік тому

    Hello! I truly appreciate your video. I have been using Audacity and became frustrated with it! I just downloaded Reaper today and followed video step by step until I got to the REAfir. I noticed i do not have a VST list at all. Just a JS list fro the meters. There is nothing in my FX that has VST: Rea anything. It's all blank under Cockos tab and VST tab. What am I missing here??

  • @olexiisokolov
    @olexiisokolov 7 місяців тому

    Is there a similar video for a female voice?) I believe some steps may be very different. for example, the one where low frequencies need to be removed

  • @michaelkilinski2809
    @michaelkilinski2809 Рік тому

    Excellent video! Thank you!

  • @JayTDemi
    @JayTDemi Рік тому

    This helped a ton, thank you so much!

  • @antilles27
    @antilles27 2 роки тому

    I ran into a major roadblock with the "select a section to loop it" part. First of all it would only let me select in big chunks not smoothly like for you, and how do I loop it?

    • @Lombourdi
      @Lombourdi 2 роки тому

      Deselect the magnet symbol on the top left to smoothly select an area of items.
      To loop it, press R on your keyboard. It'll begin looping once it hits the selected area of time.

  • @SteveJoneshorror
    @SteveJoneshorror 3 роки тому

    Hi Kenny, could you say a little more about what you are looking for when applying multiband compression? Are you mainly looking at the meters (e.g. looking to boost as much as possible before it clips in each range), or are you just judging by the sound? I've watched dozens of tutorials on multiband compression, and they all just apply compression without explaining how to assess where to stop

    • @viktornagy3783
      @viktornagy3783 3 роки тому

      Exactly my question as well, that was the only point that remained unclear to me. Other than that, excellent video as always!

  • @JuanMariaSolare
    @JuanMariaSolare Рік тому

    Kenny, in a previous video (ua-cam.com/video/Ar4hIbqTzAY/v-deo.html, "Cleaning Up Voiceover in REAPER") you also mention "adding a noise key" [select audio, press D]. Now you ommited this possibility on intention because it is unnecessary, or just forgot?

  • @rokitrik6783
    @rokitrik6783 3 роки тому

    How do you determine that your final recording meets RMS requirements for an Audio Book?

  • @Getdwillvo
    @Getdwillvo 2 роки тому

    This has been extremely helpful thank you so much

  • @Bossfightmedia
    @Bossfightmedia 2 роки тому

    Amazing Video! Super helpful, thank you!

  • @sir_marlfox
    @sir_marlfox 2 роки тому

    Should I be using live monitoring from Reaper or from my Scarlett?

    • @Lombourdi
      @Lombourdi 2 роки тому

      I use Reaper, that way you can hear all the effects and what not. From Scarlett, you only hear what your directly inputting.

  • @MahmoudNader
    @MahmoudNader 3 роки тому +1

    AMAZING!

  • @damosedafa124
    @damosedafa124 3 роки тому

    🤝🏼 Grazie..... è possibile avere anche i sottotitoli in italiano?

  • @cupboardhomestudio971
    @cupboardhomestudio971 3 роки тому +1

    Thnx 1000 Kenny 🎼😉

  • @mamandapanda185
    @mamandapanda185 2 роки тому

    Hi, Kenny. I've gone over the settings for ReaXComp a few times to make sure that I'm doing it right, but it's making everything sound very muffled. Do you have any idea why? It's only happening with that FX enabled.

  • @heavyvibrationstudiopl3256
    @heavyvibrationstudiopl3256 2 роки тому

    Where is recording button in my Reaper?How to find it?Where is whole pannel?

    • @Lombourdi
      @Lombourdi 2 роки тому

      Should be on the lower left side of your screen and you can record by hitting Ctrl+R

  • @ksmit
    @ksmit Рік тому

    Seems like this chain might be also good for song vocals.

  • @JanJan-rc4zp
    @JanJan-rc4zp 3 роки тому +1

    always helpfull with your videos :)

  • @richbutnotfamous1158
    @richbutnotfamous1158 2 роки тому

    Hey man, really great video its helping me a lot! I have a couple of questions though:
    - I've seen other people use a noise gate instead of reaFIR to clean up noise/breaths/clicks, which method is better?
    - I've been conscious to record between -12 and -18 db but what level should my processed file end up at?

    • @tristengrant
      @tristengrant 2 роки тому

      Try both and see which ones gives you the best result. It may depend on the file.

  • @taleofthemanticore
    @taleofthemanticore 3 роки тому

    Thanks, Kenny. I always learn something new from your vids. I use Reaper a lot for VO. Occasionally clean vox will distort after the fact... it's a mystery. Have you ever experienced that? Like a spontaneous file corruption? Can be fixed by copy pasting to a new project and rendering, then re-importing - but I'd love to know what causes the problem in the first place.

  • @RyanMcQuen
    @RyanMcQuen 3 роки тому

    This is solid gold.

  • @diecody
    @diecody 2 роки тому

    gonna explain how to loop or make a selection?... like damn man

  • @EazerEbonezer
    @EazerEbonezer 3 роки тому

    Can you teach us inverse eq

  • @stephendverner
    @stephendverner 2 роки тому

    Well explained.

  • @HibzYT
    @HibzYT 11 місяців тому

    Thanks !!!

  • @wecology
    @wecology 3 роки тому +1

    I want to process my voiceovers to speakintriplets... likeyoudo, Bilbo.

  • @WHITETOWERSTUDIO
    @WHITETOWERSTUDIO 3 роки тому

    you´re the fuck....ing... master! thanksss for sharing all this knowledge

  • @theblizzardofoz3
    @theblizzardofoz3 3 роки тому

    Don't I need a GATE? I'm so overwhelmed. Kenny come over to my house please lol I'll pay you!