Yes, Another Prescreening Recording Thread for Voice

College Majors Music Major
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<p>Yes, I have searched many forums/websites for suggestions on the microphone and placement. But I would like to ask for myself: What would you suggest in this realm, would a Flip Camera Recording suffice or is a slightly better audio quality suggested. I will not go into a studio but would buy a relatively cheap microphone (100 ish).</p>

<p>Suggestions?</p>

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<p>Try a Zoom Q3 or Q3HD. The video quality is so so, but the audio quality is good.</p>

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<p>I heard it is best to have the microphone a few feet away from you. That gives the sound a little room to develop. Watch the balance between you and your accompanist.</p>

<p>Remember, this is your one chance to Wow them to get the audition.</p>

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<p>This is not an area to skimp on- if you don’t get through the pre-screens, you don’t get an audition, it’s that simple. For the most part, singers come across better in person than on a recording, so you need to make the best possible impression for those few minutes of the recording.</p>

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<p>I second the notion that skimping is not a good idea for pre-screening. Colleges receive hundreds of applications, and I’ve been told that they can tell a lot within the first 30 seconds of the video. Good luck!</p>

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<p>FYI: A lot of churches have nice sound/recording systems for posting services on the Internet, etc… If you belong to one of them, they are usually more than happy to let you use it. Just give the sound system guy a tip for his time.</p>

<p>If they have a good video system, then you should be set. Otherwise, bring your video camera, and replace the sound track on the video with the audio track from the CD you get from them. It takes some video editing skills, but you will need that anyway to produce an Audition DVD.</p>

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<p>Rent or borrow a good quality video camera with an external mic and record in a church. Makes all the difference in the world and I agree the above posters - this is not something you can afford to skimp on. You will use this for all apps and competitions in the near future so do yourself a favor and do it right the first time.</p>