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Yeheeey thank you @lgusa @lgusamobile Fed Ex bring this LG Tone Studio this afternoon and thank you to Smule also!!cause I cannot participate with out using their App🎤🎶 also thank you to Singtopia for encouraging us to join 😍 this one cost $299.00 if I’ll buy it in the store plus tax... so it’s gonna be more than $300.00 And I got it for free by winning the YouTube Category #lgusamobile #singwithnick #singwithlg #smule #singtopia

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5 Ways to Just Start Singing ... And Get the World Party Started!

You have a gift. You’ve had this gift ever since you were able to speak and may not have even known about it. You can sing!

This post is the first in a weekly series we're dubbing "How To Sing! Properly." They're designed to get you warmed up and on your way to channelling your inner Sinatra or Rihanna. We created this series because so many of you asked us for tips and tricks on how to make the most of Smule's Sing! app. So grab your phone, fire up Sing! and let's get the party started! 

Singing is one of the greatest things that humans have ever been able to do. Some of us sing a little, some of us sing a lot, and some have never even tried to sing at all. But we all can sing. We sing in the shower, we sing in our cars. We hum little tunes to ourselves at work and in school. Some people like to sing in front of complete strangers. Some of us are terrified to. But you shouldn’t be.

Since all of us are able to sing, why not share that gift with others who have the exact same gift? I know, it’s scary. You can sing to yourself all the time, but not for other people. What if we were able to take away that pressure? What if we gave you the tools to share your voice with people all over the world, without even having to leave the comfort of your home?

Just download the Sing! app, and keep an eye out on this page for even more tips in the coming weeks on how you can achieve instant rock star (or pop star, or rap star, or country star, or soul star!) status. Let’s get you going with these easy tips to make the most out of your gift.

1. Choose a song that fits your range and style.

From high clear voices, to bassy rumbles, find a song that fits who you are, and is easy for you to pull off, without feeling like you’re stretching your range. It’s good to challenge yourself, but let’s get you in the zone first. Smule’s Sing! app has many song of all types and genres, from golden oldies, rock classics, and current hits to satisfy all types of singers.

2. Use headphones.

Sing! works by recording your voice as you sing along to the words and melody coming from your device. If you don’t use headphones while recording, then Sing will not only record your voice, but itself as well, causing a muddled and unclear recording. Headphones isolate your voice from the music while recording, so you get a clear performance everytime.

3. Minimize reverb, reverb, reverb...

Reverb is that echo-y sound that you hear when you yell out in a big room, or in a room with a lot of uncovered surfaces, like a bathroom, which reflect your voice around the room. If you were to record in these types of rooms with Sing!, you would not only record your voice, but the echo-y bits from your voice as well. You want to record your voice without any interference, so you can clearly hear yourself when you play back your song. You can minimize reverb and echo by recording in a smaller room or a carpeted room. Some people even sing in their closet or car! Don’t worry, if you want that big room sound, we have ways to do that for you with effects. More about this in an upcoming post, so watch this space.

4. Shhh! We’re recording in here.

As well as trying to minimize reverb, you want to try and minimize any other noise. We want to hear you -- not the cars outside your window, or the TV in the background. This is helpful, especially when singing duets and group songs. Your voice should be the clearest thing in the recording.

5. And that’s a wrap!

You picked your song. You sang in a quiet room with your headphones on. You got a recording that you are happy with. You’ve reviewed what you recorded. And maybe you even applied some effects to your voice. Guess what? You’re done!

Now, you now have a decision to make. You can save your song and make it private, which means that only you and a select few people that you choose can hear your new masterpiece. Or you can share your gift with thousands of people on Sing!, who, just like you, wanted to share their gift with the world. Don’t be shy. This is your first step to realizing that even though anyone can sing, only you sound like you. We are going to help you not only get better recordings, but help you become a part of one of the largest and most dedicated groups of singers in the world. We got your back, so show us who you are!

-- Keith Houston, Smule QA Engineer and Karaoke Host

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The Largest Online Community of Sing!ers Turns One! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGTOPIA!

March 2014 marks a very important time in the history of the Smule Community. Smule’s largest online community of Sing!ers known as Singtopia! Singtopia was founded one year ago this month! They are a vibrant, world-wide community of people supporting each other in their creative endeavors and providing all sorts of fun new ways to interact, collaborate, and share the joy of making music. The story of this group is a classic tale of a few individuals banding together to create, develop, and sustain a vision that has strengthened over time to help make Sing! Karaoke what it is today!

The History of Singtopia

Maria Limperos (Maria66), Nikki Nemeyer (NikkiSongs), and Adrian Sings (AdrianSings) met while creating performances in Sing! Karaoke during the second half of 2012. After many months of singing together and discovering a ton of other Sing!-happy people, their absolute love for the app drove them to want to do something different and spectacular and give back to the Sing! community. This common interest led to the birth of Singtopia, which couldn’t be a more fitting name.

Since the group was founded, a few other key members have stepped up to help support the group as official admins: ElyssHARMONY, iAm_Vince_Encore, iMezlopes_PGS, KingRR, swtsndzz.

If you hop on over to Singtopia feel free to introduce yourself to them :)

What Makes Singtopia Special

It is impossible to sum up the Singtopia community (which now has over 1,300 members) in a single blog post. What started as a simple Facebook group has expanded beyond its single group origins and is now essentially a mini-empire of Sing!ers spread across the internet. But as far reaching as it is, this group manages to stay true to its roots and maintain its ability to act as an enhancement of the Sing! Karaoke app experience.

I connected with Maria (who is known as the face of Singtopia) to help me create this post and try to distill the group into a few of its parts.

Singtopia’s Mission

“Our mission was simply to be all-inclusive and to provide a fun, interactive place for Sing! users to collaborate with each other, share performances, learn about the Sing! app features and updates, interact within the community and the app and overall just to have fun and enhance the Sing! experience” - Maria

Singtopia Programs and Affiliated Groups

Singtopia is home to a variety of programs that keep the group fresh and members feeling welcomed, engaged, and connected. One of the programs, my personal favorite, called Singtopia International, is a series of collaborations sung in many different languages including: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, German, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Korean, Arabic, Tagalog, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian. The International program really drives home the fact that music is a universal language, and reflects the core mission of Smule to connect people around the world through music. I HIGHLY recommend checking out some of the performances that SI has generated!

Singtopia has also spawned a number of spin-off groups that address more specific musical interests, making sure that there really is something for everyone. One such group called Singtopia Vocal Skills Workshop is for people who want to learn and grow as vocalists. People in this group share tips on how to be a better singer, provide constructive criticism about each other’s performances, and there have even been free vocal lessons from some Sing!ers who are professional vocal coaches!

Sounds of Singtopia

Considering the group is centered around making music, I asked Maria to send me a couple performances that are representative of the group. Here’s a few songs that represent the various facets of Singtopia!

Japanese Collaboration and first Singtopia! International Feature

First Singtopia group song - celebrating the group reaching 150 members

Dedication to one of Smule’s greatest emerging artists, Guy Lockard!!

TrebleX (group formed out of Singtopia) singing in sympathy of a family of member

Largest Singtopia International Collaboration

Just plain awesome. Mashing up Bollywood with Justin Timberlake

Happy Birthday!

Of course this is just a smattering of some of the cool things Singtopia has been up to over the past year. For me personally, watching Singtopia’s progress has been an absolute pleasure and I’ve been delighted and inspired on a daily basis by the awesome stuff coming form the group.

So happy birthday Singtopia! We look forward to all of the things you produce in year two!

Join The Community

If YOU would like to join in the fun of Singtopia, feel free to join the group on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Singtopia and check out some of their favorite performances by searching for the hashtag #SingtopiaTurns1 on Smule.com or in the app. Happy Singing!