Thank you for a very informative video. I used Magix Audio Cleaning Lab to record my first audiobook. I starting receiving error messages after uploading three files. Someone suggested I use Audacity and of course the same thing happened. An article on ACX suggested Reaper. I wanted to learn the basic 101 on how to record and edit, but your tutorial showed what plugins to make the audio file compliant for ACX standards. Thank you again for all your help.
Thanks for the extremely helpful video. I just started production on my first audiobook and it's a bit overwhelming. This certainly clears up somethings about the plugins and getting the volume to a reasonable level.
Thank you Theo! Excellent and thorough primer. I was searching for info on making sure the noise floor conforms to ACX standards of -60db but your focus was on overview...I'm sure I'll find that elsewhere but appreciate your thorough and professional video here, I made lots of notes and picked up some good tips, much obliged.
ACX peaks should top out at -3 db, not -.3db as you stated. I was hoping that the video would be about using the built-in items for Reaper rather than spending more money on more plugins. Thanks for doing all you did though.
@@vincentberardinucci5368 I use as many Reaper plugins as needed, but there are some that I don't use because there are better plugins for a specified purpose. EQ, Compression, are about all that's usually needed. Sometimes, they are used more than once in the chain from the Wave to the Track to the Master. IN all cases, they are light touches and not ham-fisted. Depending on your environment and your own uneditable vocal issues, will determine what other plugins you may need. Dealing with Mouth Clicks, nasty breaths and obnoxious background noise to get your room tone under that -60db level may require things that are not natively in Reaper. I find the best thing to do is to treat on an as-needed basis. But, on the Master, I always put the JS: Audio Statistics at the end to meet stats. Noise reduction is specific. So far, I've only found RX Mouth De-Click to work for me. I've tried a few different ones from Waves. The best was RX. The Spectral Noise Reduction of RX is fine tunable more than Waves NS1. Maybe, someday, I'll do a video. But, there are so many good ones out there, I feel those deserve the attention. Plus, tech keeps moving forward and I'm not moving as fast anymore. LoL
@@thomasmachin-mageprovo2638 Wow thank you so much for your answer. There's lots of great info there. I was getting pretty good at getting my sound just right for acx on Audacity and then decided to switch it up to Reaper. I like a lot of things about Reaper but am starting to think that it might be easiest to move back to Audacity especially since all I'm doing with it is voice over work. Also, I'm going to try to find a good basic audio production and engineering course. I want to know what I'm doing rather than plugging my stuff into a formula that just usually works. Again, thanks.
Do you equalize or adjust thresholds or use a de-esser or use rea-X comp? What are some of the other ways that you get rid of mouth breaths and plosives and sibilance without messing up the settings that ACX requires?
Thx for vid, What if the person were to use reacomp and the other rea plugins that are included in Reaper. I would love to hear an alternative part of the video covering if one were to use those fx rather than the ones you have that are not included in Reaper.
I used to bounce and then check in audacity, but you can also find some meter plugins (free and paid) around the web - like this one: hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u/
Excellent, having watched way to many Reaper videos that got too technical too quickly, I eventually found yours and have done a demo audio book recording. I am using a Rode mic and the recording levels are very low, any idea how I can increase them?
Hi! Thanks for reaching out! You should first try increasing the compression level. Set a lower threshold and increase the output gain (again I recommend the RVOX because it's fairly straightforward and has a gate, but use what you have!) - Then there's another great plugin from WAVES called the L2 Ultramaximizer. It's affordable and does a great job of increasing the RMS (audible volume -- not just the peaks!) to get your levels up to a "loudness" that is acceptable for ACX. I'll try to make a follow up video addressing this and some of the other notes I've gotten. Thanks again!
Clicker reminds me of the movie with John Wayne, the clicker given to soldiers on D-Day. Sounded just like a German Mauser rifle loading a round on the bolt-action rifle. Not a good idea. Mouth noise is what I use. No hands, or you can pop your cheeks, but only if you are young enough. hee hee. Great video, a bit too quiet though. . . . Cat Farting? Thank you for the information.
This video plus ripple editing is a perfect match :) Thanks for doing this, good sir!
This was the most thorough and understandable vid yet. Thank you sir!!!
Thanks for your very helpful video tutorial.
Thank you for a very informative video. I used Magix Audio Cleaning Lab to record my first audiobook. I starting receiving error messages after uploading three files. Someone suggested I use Audacity and of course the same thing happened. An article on ACX suggested Reaper. I wanted to learn the basic 101 on how to record and edit, but your tutorial showed what plugins to make the audio file compliant for ACX standards. Thank you again for all your help.
Thanks. Very helpful tutorial. Very inspiring
Loved this! You've answered several questions and pointed me towards some wonderful plugins. Thank you!
Thanks for the walk through!
Very positive review. Thank you.
Thanks for the extremely helpful video. I just started production on my first audiobook and it's a bit overwhelming. This certainly clears up somethings about the plugins and getting the volume to a reasonable level.
VERY helpful tutorial. Just what I needed. Nice, concise presentation. Thank you, Theo.
Thank you Theo! Excellent and thorough primer. I was searching for info on making sure the noise floor conforms to ACX standards of -60db but your focus was on overview...I'm sure I'll find that elsewhere but appreciate your thorough and professional video here, I made lots of notes and picked up some good tips, much obliged.
Hey I found this video SUPER helpful. Thanks for taking the time. Set me on the right path with ACX
Many thanks, very helpful. (oh, and 'cat farting' cheered me up and made me chuckle)! Thank you again.
Thanks for the helpful video!
Awesome tutorial!
ACX peaks should top out at -3 db, not -.3db as you stated. I was hoping that the video would be about using the built-in items for Reaper rather than spending more money on more plugins. Thanks for doing all you did though.
Hey, it's been 2 years since you wrote this but have you actually found this information anywhere? I'd also really like to know.
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I use as many Reaper plugins as needed, but there are some that I don't use because there are better plugins for a specified purpose. EQ, Compression, are about all that's usually needed. Sometimes, they are used more than once in the chain from the Wave to the Track to the Master. IN all cases, they are light touches and not ham-fisted.
Depending on your environment and your own uneditable vocal issues, will determine what other plugins you may need. Dealing with Mouth Clicks, nasty breaths and obnoxious background noise to get your room tone under that -60db level may require things that are not natively in Reaper. I find the best thing to do is to treat on an as-needed basis. But, on the Master, I always put the JS: Audio Statistics at the end to meet stats. Noise reduction is specific. So far, I've only found RX Mouth De-Click to work for me. I've tried a few different ones from Waves. The best was RX. The Spectral Noise Reduction of RX is fine tunable more than Waves NS1. Maybe, someday, I'll do a video. But, there are so many good ones out there, I feel those deserve the attention. Plus, tech keeps moving forward and I'm not moving as fast anymore. LoL
@@thomasmachin-mageprovo2638 Wow thank you so much for your answer. There's lots of great info there. I was getting pretty good at getting my sound just right for acx on Audacity and then decided to switch it up to Reaper. I like a lot of things about Reaper but am starting to think that it might be easiest to move back to Audacity especially since all I'm doing with it is voice over work. Also, I'm going to try to find a good basic audio production and engineering course. I want to know what I'm doing rather than plugging my stuff into a formula that just usually works. Again, thanks.
@@vincentberardinucci5368 Hi! I just hopped on Reaper. Are you still using it for audio books?
Do you equalize or adjust thresholds or use a de-esser or use rea-X comp? What are some of the other ways that you get rid of mouth breaths and plosives and sibilance without messing up the settings that ACX requires?
Thx for vid, What if the person were to use reacomp and the other rea plugins that are included in Reaper. I would love to hear an alternative part of the video covering if one were to use those fx rather than the ones you have that are not included in Reaper.
19:15 Rendering
Is there a way within Reaper to check the RMS level of the exported file, or do you use a 3rd party app like Second Opinion?
I used to bounce and then check in audacity, but you can also find some meter plugins (free and paid) around the web - like this one: hofa-plugins.de/en/plugins/4u/
10:54 ACX requirements
Thank you!
Excellent, having watched way to many Reaper videos that got too technical too quickly, I eventually found yours and have done a demo audio book recording. I am using a Rode mic and the recording levels are very low, any idea how I can increase them?
Hi! Thanks for reaching out! You should first try increasing the compression level. Set a lower threshold and increase the output gain (again I recommend the RVOX because it's fairly straightforward and has a gate, but use what you have!) - Then there's another great plugin from WAVES called the L2 Ultramaximizer. It's affordable and does a great job of increasing the RMS (audible volume -- not just the peaks!) to get your levels up to a "loudness" that is acceptable for ACX. I'll try to make a follow up video addressing this and some of the other notes I've gotten. Thanks again!
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Clicker reminds me of the movie with John Wayne, the clicker given to soldiers on D-Day. Sounded just like a German Mauser rifle loading a round on the bolt-action rifle. Not a good idea. Mouth noise is what I use. No hands, or you can pop your cheeks, but only if you are young enough. hee hee. Great video, a bit too quiet though. . . . Cat Farting? Thank you for the information.