Making the Podcast

Prepwork

1. Have Reaper installed, and have service's Mic 1 .wav available
2. Open the template project
3. Save as new for this week's sermon, name something like "20251102 Sunday"
4. Press Insert key and use the .wav on Channel 1

Trimming & Processing

1. Find a nice in point, just fine if there's a bit of music, add a short fade in
   • Channel one effect button (lower left) has a Slight EQ
   • Compresor has a slight auto makeup on the channel
2. Find a anice out point and add a fade
   • Typically after prayer and before alter call prayer.
   • Can also cut out other things like ads/mentioning a book. Etc.
3. Select all of channel one, right click, item processing normalize at -20db.
   • Have to select common gain if spliced
   • Normalize is a manual step. Hit ok.
4. Line up the outro audio clip, usually with a 3 second fade on channel 1. Fade already on outro clip.

INFO We have an Epidemic sound subscription for background audio, or misc effects and such.

Rendering & Uploading

1. Double click on timeline, select all, right click. Make region from selection.
2. Can put in metadata as desired
3. Right click region in region bar, render region. Save in folder for output.
4. Render out. double check the transitions.
5. Upload to Spreaker
   1. Copy the contact info from last week's description
   2. Click Add episodes, upload file, add description from YouTube & last week's contact info