Sound Board: Recording Sermons

Introduction

We record sermons and other messages for archival purposes and transmission to those who cannot attend or have to occasionally miss.

Recording Sermons

  • Plug the headphones into the headphone icon in the dark output pane in the top right corner of the soundboard
  • Turn on the sound computer (the emachines PC on the left)
  • Remove the USB dongle from the bottom of the blue wireless mouse and plug it in one of the USB port on the front of the PC
  • If the PC launches a web page, go ahead and close it
  • Click the Reaper (x64) icon on the Desktop to launch the recording software
  • Click Insert>Insert track from template>FBC Recording
  • If you have a mic that is unmuted, have someone speak into the mic
  • You should see the yellow bars toward the left of the screen bounce with the vocal input
  • You should also hear the vocals in the headphones
  • Once the speaker is ready to begin the recording, click the red, circular Record button toward the bottom left of the screen
  • You should see soundwaves scrolling across the largest pane in the top right of the screen
  • Once the sermon is over, click the Record button again
  • Save the project by clicking File>Save As…
  • It should default to E:\REAPER Media\
  • Save it with the format MM-YY-DD
  • It will take a couple of minutes to save
  • In order to upload the audio to website/podcast/etc, copy the .wav file from the directory you just saved it to.
  • Close Reaper