How to Add Narration to Video in Descript

Learn how to record narration or voiceover in Descript with pre-recorded footage. I give you a simple guide on how to record a voice narration in Descript, even after you've already inserted B-roll. This tutorial helps you explore Descript’s scene creation, audio recording and gap clip manipulation features, highlighting how you can add narration without disrupting or replacing your existing video footage. However, it's important to consider Descript's limitations as it does not play footage while recording, so you will need to have knowledge of the video content you're narrating. I also look at a few quirks and traps in recording and using the layers and scenes in Descript. If you're not careful, Descript will replace your gap clips with your recording, will jump the recording to the wrong scene and more weirdness. So tread carefully! Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Understanding the Project and Scenes 01:41 Challenges with Recording Narration 02:52 Demonstration of Recording Narration 03:23 The Problem with Recording on a Separate Layer 04:13 The Solution: Using Gap Clips 05:03 Understanding the Role of Gap Clips 05:55 Recording Narration into the Script 08:04 Dealing with Descript's Scene Placement 11:59 Final Thoughts and Additional Resources You're invited to my Media Makers Club, a membership where you get: Access to the community to ask questions, interact with other editors Free access to all of my courses and mini courses (all of them!) Free access to live webinars and Q&A Sessions Early access to ad-free YouTube videos and experiments Free downloads (Camtasia assets, music, templates) 1-on-1 Coaching Session Discounts Join here: https://www.mediamakers.club Learn one-on-one with Cristi: https://cotovan.com/training/coaching I have many more Descript tutorials here:    • Descript Tutorials   Subscribe for goodies, tips, live webinar announcements, early access and more: https://cotovan.com/newsletter Are my tutorials useful? Buy me a coffee! I LOVE coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cristi -- SOFTWARE I use and recommend * -- Camtasia (includes 10% OFF coupon: CRISTI10): https://cotovan.com/camtasia Snagit (includes 10% OFF discount code CRISTI10): https://cotovan.com/snagit Transcription and Captions: https://cotovan.com/descript Remote recording: https://cotovan.com/riverside Audio clean up and processing: https://cotovan.com/auphonic Disclosure: Some of these links take you to my website and some of them are affiliate links where I will learn a small commission if you make a purchase. This is at no additional cost to you and they help support my work. Thank you! #descript #cristicotovan