IMPORTANT! DON’T FORGET! Here are our expert recommendations to ensure that you have a smooth remote recording session ...

For Your Environment

• You MUST use a laptop or desktop to record.

• Mobile phones are NOT supported

• Check your WIFI connection.

• Close browser tabs and applications not in use. Close ZOOM, GoogleMeet, MicrosoftTeams and any other microphone enabled application.

• You MUST use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Brave as your web browser to record

• Silence phones, notifications, central air, and other unwanted sounds

• Do not wear bracelets, big rings, jewelry, etc. that produce unnecessary noises. Keep your hands and feet calm preventing yourself from creating tapping noises

For Your Voice

• BEWARE! Wired headphones with a microphone that can brush against your shirt is not allowed.

• Sit up tall and speak as if an interested crowd is listening. They soon will!

• Keep a water cup nearby to help with throat dryness. 

• Use a coaster to dampen cup sounds.

• Keep a consistent distance between your mouth and the mic 

• Do your best not repeat words such as 'umm' and 'like'

• Practice this tongue twister to warm up your vocal chords and improve your enunciation:

  • “Black background, brown background, Brown background, black background, Background background, black, black, brown, brown.”

• Good starter microphone - https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/

• Great professional setup - https://www.rode.com/microphones/studio/nt1-ai1kit

Troubleshooting

• Inside the recording room, there are options in the call settings to toggle your microphone, speakers, and/or camera. If you are unsuccessful in being heard and/or seen by others in the recording room, then it is advised that you shut your computer down, wait 10 seconds, reboot the computer, and try again.