Singing Tip #2: Avoid feedback
Posted by chiliskaraoke on March 31, 2009
This post will be short and sweet.
Many times, singers will be standing close to a speaker, often times directly in front of it. All of a sudden, typically when there’s a musical break in the song, the entire bar is subjected to a loud, piercing screech. Everyone then stares to the KJ with looks of despair thinking, “What the heck are you doing to us?!”
The KJ didn’t do a damn thing. It’s the singer’s fault for holding the microphone close to/up to the speaker.
Be aware of your surroundings, please. If you are standing in front of a speaker, move. And do NOT point a microphone in the direction of a speaker. A lot of people do this on accident once they are handed a mic or while there is a musical break in the song. All you have to do is be mindful of the position of the speaker and everyone will have a grand ol’ time with zero feeback giving them a headache.
