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@atasteforvintages 3 years ago

( In the days marking the beginning of November, posters begin to circulate. This would be an ordinary event with theaters all over London pushing the final stretch of their busy seasons, were it not for one extraordinary detail-

the posters made their way all over the Society's inner walls. Curiously, few of its kind were posted outside.

Is this a coincidence or a message?

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So I understand you guys have been asking about a musical based plot?

Ask no more! it begins now!

On the 24th, Victoria is planning a run through ( it's not really an audition. I know the poster said differently, but we don't judge here so go crazy- no matter how bad you think you are! )

In December, we have our big showcase! Post your voice claims singing! Post you singing! Anything goes as long as it's clean enough for a family to hear!

As far as the "packages" go, you/ your character don't have to post perform an entire chunk. You can stagger your numbers between acts to keep your raw talent fresh in the memories of the theatergoers. Anything goes!

And no, you don't have to post 19th century music. Continuity is nice, but it really limits your choices so sing the "Hamster Dance" if you want to! They are going to love it all the same!

Have fun planning for your big night :)

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Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

What a fantastic idea! Brilliant! :D

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

I thought we could use a lot of fun with the serious stuff going on, so I'm glad you like it!

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Sylveondream  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

It is a terrific idea !

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago • edited

In the wake of last night's election, I'm especially glad for something positive like this. (I need it...) Thank you for providing something with the power to bring us all together!

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

When I posted this, I wasn't aware of the events that were about to unfold. Now that I am, I'd like for this to be our act of rebellion. Put our women on stage! Let our trans/ fluid/ nonbinary characters wear whatever kind of costume they want! Let our gay kids sing love duets in the program! Show the ultra conservative totalitarians that they can't control us- even with threat of torture.

( PS. If any of you can find a cover of Meghan Trainor's "No" sung by your voice claim, you should totally persuade your character to sing it. )

... And also to bring us together in a happy way😃

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago • edited

As a fluid/flux individual myself, I really appreciate the sentiment. :)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

I love this idea! Also I agree with 1886 and this is a wonderful thing to look forward to in the month to come! Thank you! :)

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Awwww yisssss

* scowls at straight character* gosh darn it why you straight?!

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Wait a few years. You'll realize she's been secretly bi the whole time ;)

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Unfortunately no...

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

You say that now

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

90% sure Ally's straight as a (*trying to think of something you can't find not straight*) pole...? A straight one!

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

I'm just saying that I know people who said the same thing about their characters when they were your age. There was a mass change in sexualities a few years later.

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Yeah, yeah... XD

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Miss-Dreamerkat • 3 years ago

This is fantastic!

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ATasteForVintages  Miss-Dreamerkat • 3 years ago

you guys are fantastic!

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Miss-Dreamerkat  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

You are maybe over exaggerating with me but thanks!

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ATasteForVintages  Miss-Dreamerkat • 3 years ago

... mmmmmm nope! I'm pretty sure you're fantastic 😃

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Miss-Dreamerkat  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Sorry I'm not used to compliments!

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ATasteForVintages  Miss-Dreamerkat • 3 years ago

There's no need to be sorry! Just know you're really a really fabulous human being💜

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Miss-Dreamerkat  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

D'aww thank you !

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Sylveondream • 3 years ago

What those it mean by post your voice claim?

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ATasteForVintages  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

Oh that's the best part! that's what your character sounds like.

They are the voice actor that you can't afford to pay :)

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Sylveondream  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

To think about it, the one who will mostly fit William's voice is the character Woody from Toy Story.

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ATasteForVintages  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

Ahh Tom Hanks! Very earthy, nice choice!

I think he's got some postable singing clips out there :)

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Sylveondream  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

I hope I can find one but I do not now how to post a link here.

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ATasteForVintages  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

I found a couple! Tom is more of a comedian than a singer so he talks through his videos but ehhh close enough!

Posting a link is really simple. You just copy the address and paste it in your comment!

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Sylveondream  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Ok it might take a while to be honest:D

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ATasteForVintages  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

That's fine. I wouldn't worry about it until next month anyway. I'm just posting this as an FYItutorial/ Q&A type/ introductory RP for those who wish to do this completely IC

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Sylveondream  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

https://youtu.be/BRUILig_dAQ

here is one!

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ATasteForVintages  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

Yeah I saw that! You can DEFINITELY use it!

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Sylveondream  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

I was blown away when they started to use their characters.

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ATasteForVintages  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

That's the magic of a VA 😉

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Elaina Hyde  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

XD that's great!

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Sylveondream  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Thanks!

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Elaina Hyde  Sylveondream • 3 years ago

Eeheeheee

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chatterghosts • 3 years ago

(( B-- but ... I have two male characters ;__; ))

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ATasteForVintages  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

They can sing too! You have any voice claims?

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chatterghosts  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

(( Not yet, unfortunately. ))

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ATasteForVintages  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

It'll come to you :)

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

For the voice claims, I know we pick a person's voice for reference, but then what do we do? Do we just say, "Imagine [Song X] sung by [our voice claim]" or do we actually sing it ourselves, with the inflections we imagine our character would have if they sang it, and then say, "Imagine it in [our voice claim]'s voice"? I haven't done this before...and also have male characters.

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

Well, this doubles as an RP prompt, so at each session and especially at the night of the show, we narrate and put the song in where they start singing (Or type out the lyrics like a songfic for those who don't have a voice claim. ).

And the sex/ gender doesn't matter too much either. There's voice claims for all of them :)

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Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Well

I mean

Elaina sounds like me, and most of you have heard my voice.

I have no idea who Ally sounds like but she is NOT a singer.

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Elaina Hyde  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

She took up baking for a reason

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago • edited

Ally doesn't have to sing. Elaina's participation is mandatory ( only if you're comfortable ).

I mean, I'm totally going to do the thing and you've heard me a couple times. There's no limit!

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Mandatory? XD

I'd love to do this! I'm working on a parody of "me too" by Meghan Trainer (called it!) right now! But I don't know when or if I'll be able to record it.

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Well, I don't want to be a dictator....

...but yes ( she'll get a REEEALLY nice dress for her number(s) if she participates ).

...D'ya think you might have it done by Christmas Eve?

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Possibly! I'll try!

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

And if not, then you can dig up any of your recordings and use those!

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Poor Elaina would be terrified to sing up there though. All those people...

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Plot twist: she can't see the people.

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

XDD

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Seriously dude! Have you even been on a real professional concert stage? You can barely see inches in front of you, it's so bright!

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

I know, but I also know they're still there.

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

They are, but it's so easy to forget when they're all being washed away.

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Hm...

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago



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Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

((For Lewis, I'm claiming "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" and also "In the Ghetto" [unless the latter is too depressing for this venue] as sung by Elvis Presley.))

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

He can sing anything he wants! ( as long as it's not adult rated music. I'm looking at you explicit rap artists. )

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Cool! Assume he changes "Chicago" to "London" and "car" to "carriage" for "In the Ghetto". I was very happy to find someone who had the same timbre to his voice as I'd imagined for Lewis! Also, these songs don't have to be in the order I used here; whatever order works best for the musical program is fine by me!

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Here are the links to those songs:

"I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (it's exactly his range!)

https://youtu.be/vGJTaP6anOU

"In the Ghetto" (think of London's East End)

https://youtu.be/FJ-r0bilzhU

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

You'll have to repost those on the night of and maybe at the audition, but it's good to have them anyway!

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Elaina Hyde  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

(I love that song so much ;~;)

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Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago • edited

(YES!!!! I'M SO JAZZED FOR THIS!!! I'll have to start picking out songs now! I don't know if Alice will do it but I'll definitely try my hand...he he...oh boy will I sound like a dying walrus... XP Needless to say thank you so much for putting this on and I'm extreamly psyched about it!! :D

This will give me just the excuse I need to do a J+H Fire Water Burn parody I've been kicking around for a while! :D )

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ATasteForVintages  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

... Would Alice be persuaded if I told her that Jasper's totally going to be in it?

I look forward to seeing what you've been cooking!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

She might be! ;) *scribbles list of songs that Alice could sing* At the very least she'll be in the back clapping ...or I might be in the back clapping...I think I'll have to put her suffering on hold until after the 24th just so she can enjoy this more without being all mopey.

Oh I hope it turns out well as it's littering the margins of my math notes at the moment! X)

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ATasteForVintages  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

You should! It would do her a lot of good to at least have something to carry her through the darkness.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

I'll try to get her to do it then! :D

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chatterghosts • 3 years ago

So while I can't sing a song myself (not for them, anyways... I might pull something together, anyways, though.), I did go on a hunt for some voice claims! I haven't found any for Elias, but for Artemis, Uzo Aduba comes in very, very close (though think perhaps deeper):

https://youtu.be/bRauxwKiKJM

Update: I found a good video of her singing!

https://youtu.be/q2mcwfcXW50

(And bonus, because, Pippin.)

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ATasteForVintages  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

WHOOO! that's great!

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Elaina Hyde  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

I wanna listen to them but I caaaan't ;-;

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chatterghosts  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Ever watched Steven Universe?

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Elaina Hyde  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

Um

Yes?

All of it?

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Elaina Hyde  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

I listen to it though

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chatterghosts  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Bismuth' voice actress.

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Elaina Hyde  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

OH

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ATasteForVintages  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

Looks like you've got *half* your pieces picked out! Great choice for the VA too!

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chatterghosts  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Thank you!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

I LOVE Uzo Aduba's voice (as Vintages can attest to)! I can't wait to see what you come up with! :D

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Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

https://youtu.be/wXQx3WjflXU

I can't find anyone who sounds exactly like Ally but I found someone with the same level of bad XDD

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

If she wants to sing that, we won't judge > >

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

NOOOOO

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Tairais • 3 years ago • edited

(( I believe scattered throughout a couple of threads I've put a few songs with Richard's voice claim in them- I'll add a link to them again when I get home and away from school firewalls.

And I suppose this is as good and excuse as any to sing the parody (oh gosh I think it was) HJ that wrote it and if it wasn't I'm so sorry to whoever I just forgot) wrote. I may have a horrible voice but I do so love to sing. I'll probably try to find some piano accompaniment to learn in my spare time too maybe. Because thats another thing I do mediocre but have fun with.

Edit: Found one of my favorites. Richard'd just be much more softer and a little hoarser (inhaling copious amounts of smoke in a house fire when you're a child will do that)

Aside from that, the voice is spot on for when he's singing his native Lithuanian!

https://youtu.be/iAWshUatZ90?list=PL7C924F873D2A7972

))

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Tairais • 3 years ago

I remember you posting this song before when he was singing. (I really liked listening to it when I was reading the RP as it really added another level) Also you're going to sing my parody of Sweater Weather? *O* That's amazing!! Thank you!! If You're talking of a different parody don't sweat it then! We've got so many parodies up on here it's hard to tell who made what. ;P

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Tairais  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Ok so it was yours yeah ok.

But yes. Yes I am.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Tairais • 3 years ago

* Overjoyed HJ noises*   :D

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Tairais • 3 years ago

(( chatterghosts S-should.. should we do something with the Count of Monte Cristo? ))

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chatterghosts  Tairais • 3 years ago

(( ... wait, we?

Are you suggesting we perform something together? *o* ))

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Tairais  chatterghosts • 3 years ago

(( Yes. Please. Make my voice sound less bad with your voice. ))

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Wizardblizzard  Tairais • 3 years ago

((Curious, how would you go about recording/posting it? You, or anoyne else who's thinking of singing one themselves, I mean. Smartphones involved? Never done something like this before so explain assuming I know nothing at all, please.))

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Tairais  Wizardblizzard • 3 years ago

(( I usually use my phone, since the microphone quality is (marginally) better than the microphone built into my computer. I have a Soundcloud account, so I usually use the record and upload feature on there and post the links to share.

Though for any duets, I'd have to fiddle around with audacity. After somehow getting compatible files to mix together ))

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ATasteForVintages  Wizardblizzard • 3 years ago

You have a computer?

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Wizardblizzard  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago • edited

Yep, it's a smartphone I haven't got. I think I see what to do now. Not saying I will - not that I don't want to, just general circumstances - but maybe :-D Thanks everyone!

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ATasteForVintages  Wizardblizzard • 3 years ago

I'm just asking because with a Windows, you can hook up whatever quality mic and use that. Before I got fancy, I would record all my music with a cheap headset we picked up at RadioShack and the default sound recording program. My smartphone has the quality of a potato. I'd hate to see you have to resort to that.

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Wizardblizzard • 3 years ago

(I use my computer and audacity which is a free recording program that can be found on most computers if not you can download it for free. From there you can edit it, add background music, etc. You could also record it on your phone or other electronic device with a microphone. If you need any help with a program I or someone else with way too much experience with audacity, can help you put it all together. )

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Tairais • 3 years ago

(Screeeeeeeee!!!!! *O* )

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Elaina Hyde  chatterghosts • 3 years ago • edited

(WHAAAT?! YESSSSSSSSS)

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Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

I'm currently working on a cover of IAMX's "Volatile Times" with some of the lyrics changed to make it F-bomb free. I currently don't have a female character, but I do like to sing! Any chance I could put this anywhere? Or just say Lewis sang it, but in a lower register? I'm not sure what to do.

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chatterghosts  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

I've never met anyone aside from myself who likes IAMX, so, hello! Got a favorite song from them?

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Jekyll1886  chatterghosts • 3 years ago • edited

I like a lot of their songs, so I'd be hard-pressed to narrow it down. I will say "Volatile Times" and "I Come with Knives" are two of my favorites; I may add more later. (It kind of depends on my mood.)

Which are some of your faves?

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chatterghosts  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

(( Animal Impulses and Land of Broken Promises would be my chart-toppers, but those are both amazing choices! ))

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

I think the official spot to post these will appear on the 24th and this is just giving us time to prep, record, and edit our songs. I can't wait to hear you! :D

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Aww, thanks! :)

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

OOH! OOH!

How about Lewis sang it in falsetto?

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Aha! Brilliant! Thank you! :D I'm an alto; this could work.

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

Some of the best male Tenors aren't actually Tenors after all. They sing those high notes in falsetto. There's a YouTuber named Nick Pietra who has an UNBELIEVABLE one. There are also men with really small voices- contratenors. I'm 99% sure that Michael Crawford is one and Richard Horvitz would be considered one if he sang. It's entirely possible to have an opposite gendered voice :)

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Tairais  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

(( I loveeee IAMX!! Fire and Whispers and Animal Impulses are two of my personal favorite songs by them ))

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Jekyll1886  Tairais • 3 years ago

I've been working on "Volatile Times" all day and couldn't get it to my satisfaction. Then I did "Animal Impulses" on a whim and it turn out so much better. Life is weird...

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Tairais  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

Amazing, I love it!

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Jekyll1886  Tairais • 3 years ago

Hey, any chance you'd like to do Animal Impulses as a duet? (I'm not sure how that'd work, tech-wise, but my voice is willing.) I'm an alto and tend to blend easily with other people's ranges.

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Tairais  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

When I'm not under electronic house arrest, certainly! Hopefully that'll blow over before the event.

More details on the aforementioned house arrest when I can escape to school again.

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Jekyll1886  Tairais • 3 years ago

'Hope so (and I look forward to it)! "Electronic house arrest" sounds rather unfortunate...

Okay.

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Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

CATT

CATTCATTCATT

WE COULD SING A DUET

JUST BECAUSE

THAT WOULD BE FUN

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Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

I have four songs for Elaina. Is that too much? I'm trying to make them all pre-2013, since that's what time she's from

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ATasteForVintages  Elaina Hyde • 3 years ago

Not at all!

Obviously a whole album is overkill, but like 10 songs per person is great. More if you're duetting. You could probably perform an album as a duet and get away with it actually...

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Elaina Hyde  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

10? Oh, okay.

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Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Alright I've got Alice's songs picked out! Right now it's looking like she'll do The Scientist by Coldplay, Come Home by OneRepublic, and I'm not sure yet by Andy Langue...that is if they don't turn out horrible. XP

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ATasteForVintages  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

They'll be fine and we will love them completely 💕

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

>///< I don't know about that since it's been 8 years since I've sung...but thank you for the vote of confidence!

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ATasteForVintages  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

The core of good singing is good vocal production. Breathe from your gut, push your sound from your gut, send your sound to your palate, step carefully, and you'll be just fine!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely have to try that when I record the songs. :)

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Wow, we're in much the same boat!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

Yay! Maybe if there are two of us trying to bail out the water maybe we won't drown! ;)

(Last time I sang was for school and it was mandatory for all the children to participate in our underfunded music program.)

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Here, have a bucket! Let's get bailin'! :)

My best experiences with singing were in chorus (one you didn't have to try out for to be in), where our voices could all blend together and help each other. However, that was several years ago...

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

Thank you! *starts bailing water.*

Unfortunately the last chorus I was in was back during 4th grade (I believe I was 9 years old) and the instruction was very poor, I don't remember any of it, and we were all small children so they really didn't take the time or effort to teach all 30+ of us how to sing the notes in our 30min-45min class period. After that I dropped chorus in exchange for the piano and cello. What about you?

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

That's funny, I had piano lessons in middle school (I am very mediocre to this day) and (very briefly) attempted to take up the cello! (My health started to go south shortly thereafter; I could no longer lift the instrument or keep the right amount of pressure on the bow/strings. : I did, however, get to join that voluntary chorus for two out of four years in college--no instrument required! :)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

Wow! I hope your health has improved since then but it's interesting to hear that you and I both attempted and even played the same instruments at some point in time (though I have quit both by now). I do hope college chorus was an educational experience for you as it sounded enjoyable!

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

It is interesting! And my condition (fibromyalgia) hasn't gone away, but I do have it a lot better managed now, so I can do some things! College chorus was great! I made some friends and had a lot of fun. One thing I find humorous about the experience is that I went from being a mezzo-soprano/soprano my sophomore year to being an alto with a bit of mezzo-soprano range my senior year. (The notes they give you to sing as an alto are entirely different from the usual melody! I had to re-learn how to sing/not be distracted by the main melody.)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

I'm glad to hear you have better control over it now! Wow! That's crazy that you changed that much while being in chorus! Do you attribute the range change to you learning how to excising your vocal cords or do you think it's from something else? (I understand that! As a cello we had to basically ignore the violins, so they wouldn't throw us off, as we never had the melody but that never stopped us from playing like we always had the melody!)

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

I think it was just part of the maturation process, honestly; I'm the quintessential Late Bloomer. (Yes! Alto=cello, as far as function in the [women's] chorus! There's even a cool song called "Alto's Lament"

https://youtu.be/dSoR4zpWeyk

I think as a cello player you'll definitely know where she's coming from!)

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

That'll do it! (OH MY GOODNESS THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!! I totally know where she's coming from being a cello and all [we had one piece that had exactly 3 notes...]! The orchestra (when I was apart of it last year) consisted of 10 cellos, 7 first violins, 7 second violins, 3 violas, and 2 basses, so when us cellos decided to revolt and become the melody out of shear force of will even if we didn't have it the violins didn't stand a chance. By god we were going to be the melody of the piece if for the only reason that you couldn't hear any of the other sections! XD The Cellos and Bass(es) were a force to be reckoned with when I was there [it also helped that all positions of power were held by cellos too]).

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Jekyll1886  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Haha, that's awesome! Viva la cello revolucion! XD

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

( It's a good thing you're not a Barbershop Baritone. Bari notes are COMPLETELY different song and, depending on how evil the arranger feels, sometimes you'll see that dreaded "x" and you'll know that you have to switch melodies with the leads! )

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Wow! I'll be sure to count my blessings, then; that sounds atrocious.

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago • edited

I'll have to share one of the Bari tracks with you later. It is a pretty nasty part in general, but the Hallmark of Barbershop is that neato Barbershop 7. Without the Baritone, you don't have that special dissonance and there's nothing to resolve. ( You'll appreciate that C-F major progression MUCH more with a G7 thrown in between them. Trust me. )

All that aside, it still sucks to sing. You are very lucky to have a milder version!

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

If that's the part you have to sing, you definitely have my condolences!

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

Oh no, I'm a Tenor. We sing their part an octave higher ;'D

( We actually just post so Tenor is really just a boring part. Some arrangers like to pretend we're Baritones though. We don't appreciate Sarah Winchester steps. )

I just know what it's like because I do self quartetting and I'm close with one of our Baris. She can't ever put the paper down because those intervals are too tricky for long term memory.

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Oh, I see. By the way, what is a Sarah Winchester step?

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

That's what we call it when you sing a passage with a lot of tiny intervals that are close together on the chromatic scale. Like Gb-G-Ab-A ( These are the Tenor notes that come just before the tag in "Dream a Little Dream of Me" )

If you don't step carefully down the scale, you WILL go flat and miss one or several notes. It's effectively a musical staircase that leads to nowhere.

-like the ones Sarah Winchester had built in her home! :D

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Ah, I see! Tricky staircase indeed!

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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

It's not a real term, just one that my chorus invented. I think it fits all too well though. Naturally, you need to pay attention to your tuning always to maintain a good blend and ensure that your notes ring true. As an Alto/ Bari, however, your part consists largely of these Sarah Winchester steps, so the pressure is much higher.

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ATasteForVintages  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Seriously though. If you guys need some help, I'd be happy to oblige! I may not be a certified coach, but I've been around a few people who are and they taught me a thing or two about vocal production.

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago



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ATasteForVintages  Jekyll1886 • 3 years ago

That offer is definitely extended to you too! I'm here for all of you 😃

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Jekyll1886  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Thank you! :D

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

I might take you up on that offer depending on how badly I kill my microphone with this first recording. XP

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ATasteForVintages  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Let me know what you're struggling with!

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Hyde without a Jekyll  ATasteForVintages • 3 years ago

Will do! Thank you!

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Hastie Lanyon  Hyde without a Jekyll • 3 years ago

Relax, you'll be fine~

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Hyde without a Jekyll  Hastie Lanyon • 3 years ago

Thanks Hastie! >///<

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Alicia Ghast • 3 years ago

I got one done

Sigh

I have to have a special account for this stuff and it sucks

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Starry Eyed • 3 years ago

(HEY YO SEE Y'ALL IN A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK)

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Catt Hatter  Starry Eyed • 3 years ago

(Yay! :D )

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Starry Eyed  Catt Hatter • 3 years ago

(Hey are you doing anything for this? I'd love to hear your voice for real and not just the made up overly British one I've got in my head for you XD)

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Catt Hatter  Starry Eyed • 3 years ago

(If I can pick a song, I will be!

Oh gracious, you think I've got a British voice? I'm flattered! ^//u//^ But unfortunately, I have a very Canadian accent. Which is nowhere near as elegant.)

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Catt Hatter • 3 years ago

(Oh boy, I'm not sure how to pick a tune.[Especially since the only song that's been playing in my head of late is The Sound Of Silence.] There's so many options and creative directions I could take it! Should it be plot significant, or just a lark? Would it be too ambitious to try something from Phantom of the Opera?[aka, my favourite musical] Would it be safer to just pick a tune I learned as a child like Land of the Silver Birch, or The Cat Came Back?

I don't know what to do! Halp! DX )

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ATasteForVintages  Catt Hatter • 3 years ago

All of the above are good! I know a few Lodgers who are doing musical numbers with no real significance to the plot lines here, but I'd be willing to bet that there are some people who are totally going to read into it and pick something with meaning. Depending on what type of voice you have/ what kind of song you pick, PotO could be fun or it could be a disaster ( Christine's role is written for the trained lyric Soprano, so ALLL of her songs are pitchy. Also if you choose a song from there, I must warn you that "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" is going to be performed and one of us is doing "Music of Night". Multiple covers are more than welcome, however, and our "Erik" is open to duetting on their number so you're still free to choose whichever songs you'd like. ) Childhood songs are also great!

There's not a specific limit to the amount of songs you can sing, so all of the above is a VERY plausible answer!

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