Lisette’s Singing 
Masterclass Setup Guide 
This guide is for setting up your home studio in order to sing for Lisette’s Masterclass. 

Internet 
It’s very important to check your internet speed. Zoom needs 2.5mb/sec ​upload bandwidth​at the 
minimum. It’s recommended to have 2-4x the amount available for the most secure connection. I 
recommend a minimum ​10mb/sec for upload​
! Go to ​http://speedtest.net​to check your 
speed. 

Camera 
We want everyone to look fairly similar in the shots and setup and Lisette will need to see most of 
your body in order to help you. If you are using a phone, try to set the camera up at least 
waist-height. 

 
  

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Use books or tables or whatever you need to get the camera stable and waist height. 

Audio 
In order for you to sound the best possible, we will need you to test your audio before-hand. On 
the computer and on phones, there is an option for “​USE​​ORIGINAL SOUND​” We need to enable 
this in order to get the best quality audio. 

iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook 

1. On the Zoom app, if you’re on the phone, click on ​Settings -> Meetings -> Use Original 
Sound​to enable the setting.  

 
  

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Computer, PC, MAC 

1. If you’re using Zoom from the computer, click on ​Zoom.US (or File) -> Settings (or 
Preferences) -> Audio -> Advanced -> “Show in-meeting option to “Enable Original 
Sound” from microphone.​” Also, ​Disable echo cancellation​and enable ​High fidelity music 
mode​.  
 

 
 
2. Then, when you get in the meeting, you have to click the button in the top left corner of 
your screen. You have to do this ​EVERY TIME​you start Zoom. When you click the 
button, it should say “Turn ​OFF​Original Sound”. 

 
 
3. If you have a computer and are planning to sing using external microphones, please make 
sure that you have your gain set correctly. This way it won’t clip the sound on your loudest 
notes! I generally shoot for ​-6db​in your level meter for your biggest notes.   

 
  

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It’s very important to sound check yourself first before you join the masterclass. Test 
record and listen. We will do our best, but it’s up to you to help us hear the best you! 

Accompaniment 
Use an external speaker to play the accompaniment in the background. It’s important to have the 
speaker fairly loud, but not so loud that it doesn’t compete with your own sound on the recording. 
Please test and replay the audio and video of yourself to check your levels.  
Use the ​Appcompanist​for a good background track. Otherwise, you can find some ​orchestral 
accompaniments here​.  
 

Lighting 
Please make sure that you are 
brightly lit, grab whatever lights in 
the house you can and put them in 
front of you (but not blocking you if 
you can help it) It’s important that 
we get a very good brightness in 
order to see everything.