Looking to leverage the real power of recording voiceover in a true DAW (like Reaper or ProTools)? Anthony Gettig put together a great video explaining his template for ProTools. George Whittam thought it was great saying, “[N]ow THIS is what Pro Tools is made for, not just a single mono ...
Over time, audio files in your projects begin to take up an incredible amount of space on your drive. But, not all of these files are needed. Your project directories are probably littered with files referring to old flubs and bad takes that really should be deleted. It’s time to do some spring clea...
We’ve all been there… Recorded the job, got it edited, rendered to MP3, and ready for upload. And then, at the last moment, you realize that your file is a 96 kbps VBR file instead of a 192 kbps CBR file.
Setting up your own custom Render Presets in Reaper can help put a stop to this frustration...
We’ve all done it. We’ve set the play head for a new Punch and Roll take and we just hit record. Later, we notice that there is a small click at the boundary between the old and new takes. And, we want to know what makes that click and how to avoid it.
What we need to do is to remember to make all...
Like most Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), by default, Reaper is configured to produce music. It can be configured for voiceover by following the steps outlined below:
File Management
Reaper creates many files during the course of a session. Let’s set it up so they save with sensible names and...
Usually, when someone is looking for a free software package for Vocieover work, people tend to recommend Audacity. And, for good reason, Audacity is a mature and well-supported opensource project. It gives you access to a wide array of tools. And, it runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux Operating Syst...
If you are using my AppleScript that adds Punch and Roll to TwistedWave and want to assign a Keyboard Shortcut to the script, follow the steps outlined below. Any image that has been reduced in size to fit the page can be enlarged by clicking on it.
1. In your Applications folder, double click o...
Download the TwistedWave – Punch and Roll script here.
Two months ago, I put together a Punch and Roll script for Audacity. It was a bit clunky, but it worked. I’ve since modified it, and broken it out into separate parts (move audio, run pre-roll, etc), and I have found it much more useful.
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So, it turns out, that after doing some pretty thorough research (see last week’s article), I do in fact indeed need a Vocal Isolation Booth. And, with all of the choices on the market, it seems like a good idea to document the process.
Question #1: Do I want to permanently transform part of my ...
Even after using almost every advanced DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) out there, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Audacity.
It’s a wonderful piece of open source software that can handle an incredible number of common audio editing tasks. One reason that people sometimes leave Aud...
Over the last few weeks, I have completely rebuilt GaSP (both the front and back ends).
It is now fast, secure, and intuitive, while keeping the source code easily readable (Hey, I spent too many years as an educator for that not to be one of my goals). All of the changes inspired me to buil...
After a short stint of a few months with Drupal, you may have noticed that, once again, this site is running GaSP.
Drupal is wonderfully powerful but was “getting in the way” instead of fascilitating creative expression.
So, I have resurrected the GaSP project. I am still doing a bit of cleani...
It may seem a bit counter-intuitive, but since Mac OSX is based on BSD, you open programs (including web browsers) like you do on other UNIX derivatives. In Preferences, under General, you will find Web Browsers. Add a new browser. Name it anything you like. Put /usr/bin/open into the Loca...
From My Scripts for Pomodoro Desktop | Steven Jay Cohen:
To follow up on my scripts for Pomodoro Desktop, here are some Adium versions of the same scripts:
Start script:
set timeStr to time string of ((current date) + (25 * minutes))
set Pos to offset of ":" in timeStr
set timeStr...