Is Smule Worth it??? (Popular Singing App Review)
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00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Review
12L40 - Bad Singing Ft. Charlie Puth
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Stick to the end of the video to see your life's worst Singing! Or skip to that using the chapters below in the description… I don't care; do what you want.
Signing videos have always been a staple here on YouTube. From the early days of Justin Bieber to Music videos being the dominantly viewed category on the site, it's always been here. Lately, on the platform, I've seen videos of people singing together with a crazy number of views. It turns out that this is from social media and the karaoke app Smule. Today, I take that challenge by doing sixty days of Smule to become a better signer. Thanks to @EmmaDloke for mentioning this on my channel. Leave any product comments to review, and I will do it. [sing] Let's get to signing.
[Jack Jenkins Intro]
Smule is an American-based Karaoke and social media site that has gone viral. The app lets you pick a song from over fourteen million options and create a duet. These duets can include video from your camera, which leads to these viral moments. While you can sing songs by yourself like a regular karaoke app, it's not really made for that. Dueting with other people is the primary purpose of this product and is really the only thing you can do for free. These recordings are then posted to your page for followers to watch and duet with you.
First, you must create an account with what songs you like and your birthday so Smule can sell your information. On top of that, there is an annual subscription for the site for fifty dollars or ten bucks a week. That subscription gives you No Ads, the ability to start duets, play songs without it being a duet, the VIP icon on your profile, and more. Smule is pretty shady because it doesn't provide the price right on the website without signing up. Of course, you need to get that email address before you give that price point. You get a free seven-day trail once you sign up, which is what I stuck with, and then you use the exclusive duet portion for the rest of the sixty days.
Once you enter the app, you get five options from the list below. First off is the Feed. The feed acts as the social media side of things. You can see videos from people you are following and friend recommendations. I hate social media as a nearly thirty-year-old man, so this section was ignored. The explore section shows you viral moments on the app, artist invites, songs you can sing with the artist, and recommended recordings. This is a good tab to try and find some new duets to sing if you want to increase your follower count. It's really the only thing people care about nowadays, so good luck in the real world!
Sorry… I hate social media. Lucky for me, the middle tab is where the karaoke kicks in with the songbook. This is where you can sing songs in the app from categories you chose or from popular and trending songs. This is where you will spend most of the time just looking in awe at all the songs available in the app. While other apps like Sing have the company publish songs, Smule allows everyone to publish, leading to a much larger catalog. Sure, there are the official company-published songs, which are just the instrumentals. Still, usually, the full version is uploaded by someone else. Everything from obscure tracks by the Mountain Goats to Taylor Swift's full albums are on this thing. No matter what, you can pretty much find it.
Once you pick a song, you get to pick whether you want to create a duet, a group of singers of more than two, solo sing the song, or join in on an existing duet. If you are on that free plan, you can only join an existing duet.… how sad. Once you are in, you get ready to sing. As anybody can create a track, the quality ranges wildly for the song. Sometimes, it's a crystal-clear recording, while other times, it's recorded through a 1950s tape recorder. The quality of the karaoke lyrics and pitch cues are also wildly varied. Sometimes, you get lyrics. Other times, you get the pitch, but it's off. Sometimes, there are only two bars, and the rest of the song is blank. It's the wild west out there in the app. For the company-provided songs, they are pretty spot on.
Once you are finished recording, you can put vocal effects on, try out different video effects if you turn on your camera, adjust the pitch speed, and more. It's honestly impressive how detailed you can get on track. I also love how this app provides your actual singing track recorded to unlock other apps like Sing. This is a must-have feature that so many instructional music apps miss. It's ridiculous. Once you finish editing your track, it gets posted on your wall.
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