Jingle Bells with a Bonus

In April of last year I found a website that features online karaoke, and went crazy making my own recordings:

http://www.singshot.com/user.html?userId=9CszAnQKOps%3D

You can even tell at what point I stopped using my laptop's built-in mic and plugged in an external one (the sound of my computer's fan disappears). After blogging one of my songs on Grab, I promptly forgot all about the website.

Then, when Allan got his new laptop this past weekend, I rediscovered the karaoke sites, including one that lets you film yourself with your webcam as you sing. Since Allan's new computer comes with a built-in webcam, I waited until he put his new toy down before seizing it and exploring those features.

Here's a little sampling, a duet performed by Todd and me: "Jingle Bells". It's pretty ordinary and nothing to clamor about, but the entertaining part comes at the end of the song. I had forgotten to hit the "Stop" button when we finished singing, and though the mic shut off, the webcam continued to record. What follows is several (silent) minutes of Todd and me playing with SingSnap's various video settings and having fun observing our recorded selves onscreen. My new turtle, Pistachio, features prominently in this (don't laugh. Okay, laugh-- but not too hard :-P)






(originally posted at: http://www.myspace.com/hellykwee/blog/345402522)