Singers must audition in person or by submitting a DVD video by mail.
Instrumentalists submit audio recordings, and they may send audio CDs or upload audition files to the Brevard server. If you are planning to upload your audition, here is some advice for making files that will work for you and work for Brevard Music Center. Ideally you will end up with mp3 files that are neither too large nor too compressed.
If you already have an audition recording, you only need to put it in a form that can be uploaded.
- If you already have mp3 files, then you're good to go.
- If you have an audio CD, you can rip the CD onto your computer using CDex, which is free software. CDex will rip directly (almost directly) to mp3 files, perfect for uploading to Brevard Music Center. If you use CDex to rip and transcode, be certain to set the mp3 options to "high quality" or "very high quality." CDex will output either a separate file for each track or a single file that aggregates all of your tracks. The single file option is simpler.
- If you happen to have your audition files on your computer in wav format, you can likewise use CDex (or any number of software programs) to make mp3s.
- If you need to edit your files or even make a recording from scratch, you might try the free audio software called Audacity. For simple cutting and pasting of files, Audacity works in the manner of many other music editors. If you configure the software properly, it will save directly as mp3.
- Please don't use iTunes to make audition recordings.
- The best solution is to engage a recording professional to work with you, creating an audition recording with excellent audio quality that will reflect your ability in an appropriate way.
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