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whhattisthiss · #76 Post by **whhattisthiss** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:06 am

I just recorded like 9 songs, but none of them are good enough. Mostly cause I was goofing off

I'll get one in hopefully tomorrow.

Kugetsu · #77 Post by **Kugetsu** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:48 am

Haha, same thing here. I've done a few songs... over and over again, but I can't bring myself to actually sing the song, because it will be fairly loud and I live in an apartment,and I am right next to a wall heater that directs noise to my neighbor's bathroom. xD So I end up not being very loud and end up monotonous.

I'll be doing and finishing mine tomorrow, however.

Good job, Robin.

Sigh · #78 Post by **Sigh** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:58 am

lol, please, for the love of god...
DON'T BE AFRAID TO SING YOUR LUNGS OUT
people sound so much better when they put a little soul into their music.
also, another hint:
try smiling when you sing.
not full on grinning, just a nice small smile will work. It will improve the tone of your voice ^^

blueZ · #79 Post by **blueZ** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:59 am

Dear contestants
just a side note, i realized that your recordings would be A LOT bigger if you save it in WAV rather than MP3

so i suggest contestants saving in MP3 format, because its a lot smaller and you can put it on your ipod, and it'd be easier for the judges to download.

in order to save in MP3 with Audacity, just download http://www.webhostxpress.net/%7Emitiok/lame-3.96.1.zip, and extract "lame_enc.dll" anywhere on your computer, and you will be able to save in MP3 format

although its not mandatory, its just a suggestion.

and now, i would like to post my entry =P
Donny Hathaway - A Song For You
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=108785
backup:http://files-upload.com/139288/asong.mp3.html
(for files-upload.com, the download button is kinda tricky to find, scroll down and look at the ads section, its camouflaged at the bottom there)

the high note at the end is dreadful but ahhhhh well....

Matterbug · #80 Post by **Matterbug** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:25 pm

Aww, I wish I had a mic, this looks so fun!

Good luck everyone.

Uncle Xyzzy · #81 Post by **Uncle Xyzzy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:18 pm

Standing.. by Deas Vail.

That's the entire song; it's short.

whhattisthiss · #82 Post by **whhattisthiss** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:53 pm

http://www.ksolo.com/whhattisthiss

ROFL, okay so NONE of those are my entry, but listen to the first one on there.. Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf. I got feedback as "lovely voice".. meanwhile half of the song I did as Towlie from South Park meets whatshisname from AC/DC and I skipped most of the song (hence my goofing off)

I promise promise promise I'm gonna get my entry in soon soon. Tonight or tomorrow, srsly.

Kugetsu · #83 Post by **Kugetsu** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:14 pm

Anyone have any sort of tips on how to make it so that I can actually hear something through the mic while I'm recording? I've put the mic volume all the way up, but I almost have to scream to even hear anything in it (even then, it's barely audible).

It was fine a few days ago, but I've recorded about 5 different songs today, and each time I can barely hear a thing when I play it back (with the volume nearly up)

Jasujo · #84 Post by **Jasujo** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:24 pm

I cannot get the wikiupload songs to work. :/ I click "download file" and enter the code it says and click "get file", but then it opens my WMP and I get a message that says it can't play it. O.o

Matterbug · #85 Post by **Matterbug** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:26 pm

Jasujo wrote:I cannot get the wikiupload songs to work. :/ I click "download file" and enter the code it says and click "get file", but then it opens my WMP and I get a message that says it can't play it. O.o

Yeah, I can't get it to work either.

Tymaporer · #86 Post by **Tymaporer** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:29 pm

Okay, I should've expected this, but I tried to do an entry yesterday, and I just couldn't do it.

So I'm pulling out now. I hope it's not too short notice.

blueZ · #87 Post by **blueZ** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:53 pm

Kugetsu wrote:Anyone have any sort of tips on how to make it so that I can actually hear something through the mic while I'm recording? I've put the mic volume all the way up, but I almost have to scream to even hear anything in it (even then, it's barely audible).

It was fine a few days ago, but I've recorded about 5 different songs today, and each time I can barely hear a thing when I play it back (with the volume nearly up)

if theres a volume adjuster on your microphone, try turning it to max.
if you use Audacity, look under the panel of icons(pause, play, stop...etc)
you should see 2 lines with and "+" and "-" at each end, try adjusting both arrows to the right(the "+" side)

Jasujo wrote:I cannot get the wikiupload songs to work. :/ I click "download file" and enter the code it says and click "get file", but then it opens my WMP and I get a message that says it can't play it. O.o

that seems to happen in Internet Explorer, but it works fine on Firefox
i will figure out a solution....there must be an option somewhere to turn off the option of playing the file.
but for now, i have uploaded Uncle Xyzzy's entry on
http://files-upload.com/140264/standing.mp3.html

Tymaporer wrote:Okay, I should've expected this, but I tried to do an entry yesterday, and I just couldn't do it. So I'm pulling out now. I hope it's not too short notice.

this is really difficult for me, i dont want to force you, but i dont want you to quit neither. c'mon Tymaporer!!!! just do it girl, just submit anything
even if you cant hold a note, you have made a commitment, so fulfill it with the best ability you can, thats all i ask.
at least get eliminated gracefully than quitting in shame.
please please reconsider.

Tymaporer · #88 Post by **Tymaporer** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:39 pm

Okay, well, thing is, it's really really hard to get my mouth to open...I feel really self-conscious on my own, but Emma wants me to do a duet with her, and I think I could do that, so I'll "withdraw my withdraw".

whhattisthiss · #89 Post by **whhattisthiss** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:13 pm

Kugetsu wrote:Anyone have any sort of tips on how to make it so that I can actually hear something through the mic while I'm recording? I've put the mic volume all the way up, but I almost have to scream to even hear anything in it (even then, it's barely audible).

It was fine a few days ago, but I've recorded about 5 different songs today, and each time I can barely hear a thing when I play it back (with the volume nearly up)

What I do, is I plug my headphones into the speakers, and fiddle with the volume, with the microphone turned on. It's mostly the wave volume and mic volume.

Rissa · #90 Post by **Rissa** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:19 pm

This is exciting. I love hearing everyone sing! I can't wait for the next one.