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Summary: Holding the microphone correctly is key when rapping live. Learn how to hold the microphone when rapping in this free video on rapping live.
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Questions & AnswersPETTIDEE: What's up? This is Pettidee from Soldier Sound Records with Expert Village, and I'm going to give you tips on performing live. Now, let's talk about the most important way to hold the microphone when performing. When performing, always hold the microphone at a V shape. When you're holding a microphone at a V shape, you can clearly speak into the diaphragm and it gives you a better projection. When you're resting, always hold the microphone at an L shape. When you hold the microphone at an L shape, it's a shorter distance from your mouth, and when you get ready to do your next verse, there is it that big loud swoosh when you swing it like...and you actually get a different--depending on what kind of microphone you have, if you hold the microphone down here and swing it up, you'll going to hear a swoosh from the air, so--and here you don't want to knock your teeth out, like I almost did at one time. So, when you take a rest, take a rest at an L shape, perform at a V shape. It's very extremely professional, it makes you look good, and definitely do not hold it at your waist. When you hold the microphone at your waist, you gotta do that just to get rid of what you want to say. If you look at the camera, you'll notice how aggravating that can be at a time. If I had it at a V shape, I wouldn't have that problem. Also, another reason why it's not good to hold the microphone at your side is because of feedback. When you hold the microphone to your side, you're extremely close to the monitors and it will give you real ugly unprofessional feedback. When you hold it at an L shape when you're resting, you don't get as close to the monitors as you do when you're holding it to your side. This is at the L shape, and this is about your side, so definitely do not hold the microphone to your side. Always hold it when resting at an L shape, when performing at a V shape, and you'll sound good.
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