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Accoun:
I hardly ever make photos, so I was browsing F-Droid (A FOSS Android repo) out of curiosity to see what's there and downloaded OpenCamera.
It works. Only wanted a different one because the original is connected to the image browser I had no use for and wanted to uninstall (QuickPic is far better). This was literally the first one available and since it's in FOSS repo, it was sure to be ad-free.
Amazing_Grace:
I really, REALLY want to sing covers. I have half a million already recorded on my phone, a Capella, and I think some of them sound really gosh darn great!
Next hurdle: actually recording them on my computer with good sound quality.
Does anyone know of a good microphone to use? And while I'm on that, is there some sort of program or tool that cover artists use? Like, to get the background music and the voice to sound well, and not like you just played the music on your computer and recorded it from those speakers into a microphone?
Basically, I want to know how to sound as professional as possible. XD Anyone here know anything about that?
altuixde:
Make sure to buy from a store with a good return policy when getting a microphone. Sometimes a microphone can pick up interference from the devices that it's connected to, and so a hum appears in your recording. If that happens, you can return it and get a different one. A bluetooth microphone would avoid that possibility altogether, but it may not be worth it because they're more expensive.
I'm not sure what program cover artists use, but Audacity can record your voice, and after you've recorded your voice Audacity can mix the resulting voice track with the background music. You can download it and try it out to make sure it does everything you want it to. When you're singing, I guess you should use headphones to listen to the background music so it doesn't get included in the voice track.
Good luck with your recordings! 8)
Amazing_Grace:
--- Quote from: altuixde on April 22, 2014, 09:41:38 pm ---Make sure to buy from a store with a good return policy when getting a microphone. Sometimes a microphone can pick up interference from the devices that it's connected to, and so a hum appears in your recording. If that happens, you can return it and get a different one. A bluetooth microphone would avoid that possibility altogether, but it may not be worth it because they're more expensive.
I'm not sure what program cover artists use, but Audacity can record your voice, and after you've recorded your voice Audacity can mix the resulting voice track with the background music. You can download it and try it out to make sure it does everything you want it to. When you're singing, I guess you should use headphones to listen to the background music so it doesn't get included in the voice track.
Good luck with your recordings! 8)
--- End quote ---
That helped a lot, actually! Thank you! ;D
Hopefully I'll be able to get going on singing soon (after I actually get money for a mike :P). iM@S COVERS. WOOHOO.
altuixde:
You're welcome!
However, scratch what I said about Bluetooth microphones. Not many seem to exist. I must've been thinking of this (which I don't recommend for singing, it probably doesn't capture enough dynamic range).
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