Produce a basic audio book in Reaper

This video is a practice task explained step-by-step on how to produce an audio book in Reaper which includes narration, SFX, and background music. The video explains steps such as basic audio editing, recording with a microphone, splitting and trimming audio, using effects such as a Compressor and a Limiter to achieve a volume level in line with broadcast or online streaming platforms. Index of steps 00:00 – Create a new project in Reaper 00:15 – Insert 3 New Tracks 00:22 – Name the tracks 00:36 – Arm a track 00:41 – Confirm audio device input settings in Reaper 00:59 – Evaluate input level of microphone 01:18 – Adjust input gain in Windows sound settings 01:28 – Do a test recording 01:50 – Record your narration 02:16 – Listen back to the recording 02:33 – Consider breath noises 03:24 – Hide/Toggle the Mixer to give more screen space for editing 03:52 – Turn of Snap to Grid 04:10 - Split and trim out breath noises etc 06:40 – Add a Compressor effect on the voice track (ReaComp) 06:52 – Set the Ratio of the Compressor FX 07:11 – Adjust Threshold of the Compressor FX 08:14 – Use Auto Make-up Gain to Boost the volume of the 09:33 – Add a Limiter to the Master bus (ReaLimit plugin) 10:18 – Add a loudness meter to the Master Bus to measure LUFS 11:00 – Consider opportunities to include SFX 11:19 – Download SFX from BBC Sound Effects Archive 12:26 – Insert Media File (MP3) into Reaper project 12:37 – Trim the SFX file 13:22 – Mix volume of SFX 14:47 – Download some Background Music (BGM) 15:29 – Insert Downloaded MP3 into Reaper Project 16:24 – Trim and fade out the BGM 16:42 – Render your recording as an MP3 for sharing 17:28 – Look at the loudness value (LUFS) and adjust Master limiter threshold 17:38 – Re-render your recording and aim for a value of around minus 14 LUFS