Crunchyroll Chorus FAQ

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CRC's Official FAQ! Here we have some questions that you may have, accompanied with a satisfying answer XD

SO here's how it works. There are 4 types of questions. General, Singing, Group, and Mod.
Ctrl+f is your friend here (For Windows XP, Vista, and 7 users)
Ctrl+f is the hotkey that opens search.

Find your question, then Ctrl+f the number.
Eg. If my question was "How do I sign up as a singer?", I would go to Singing questions, find my question, type in
"2b" (In this case) and then search it!

OR just go the old fashioned way and search endlessly, straining your eyes!


1.General Questions

1a. What is this group?
1b. What is Nico Nico Chorus?
1c. What kind of music do we sing?
1d. What do the mods do?
1e. What do the singers do?
1f. Can I be a mod?
1g. Are there certain rules?
1h. Is there a logo?
1i. Any mascots?


2.Singing Questions

2a. How do I send my lines/part?
2b. How do I sign up as a singer?
2c. How do I sign up/audition for a song?
2d. Are there deadlines?
2e. Will/Do we have other group songs?
2f. What are "fever night" songs?
2g. Can I post up solo songs?
2h. How do I request a song?


3.Group Questions

3a. How many singers are there?
3b. How many mods are there?
3c. If I can't sing, mix songs, make videos, or make avis, can I still join?
3d. Is there a website?
3e. Is there a blog?
3f. Is there a Youtube account?
3g. Is there a Facebook page?


4.Moderator Questions

[purple]VIDEO MOD[/purple]
V4a. What do I do?
V4b. What software is required?
V4c. Recommended?
V4d. Is there a specific format for the videos?
V4e. Can I add a splash of my own taste? (eg. special effects, etc.)

[purple]AVI MOD[/purple]
A4a. What do I do?
A4b. What software is required?
A4c. Recommended?
A4d. What style should the avi be?
A4e. Should the content relate to singing?
A4f. Am I allowed to make the avi match the season/holiday?
A4g. Am I allowed to have the avi's content to be advertising our latest release?

[purple]FORUM MOD[/purple]
F4a. What do I do?
F4b. Is knowledge/prior experince required?
F4c. What's a sticky?
F4d. What's a "closed" thread/topic?
F4e. What is a "locked" thread/topic?
F4f. When am I allowed to edit posts?
F4h. When am I allowed to delete posts?



General Questions

1a. What is this group?
This group is a singing group, or "chorus" made up of users of crunchyroll, who wish to sing. We are like, the Crunchyroll version of Nico Nico Chorus!

1b. What is Nico Nico Chorus?
Nico Nico Chorus is a singing group made up of Nico Nico Douga users (Nico Nico Douga is like the Japanese Youtube). They sing anime songs, JPop, and Vocaloid songs)

1c. What kind of music do we sing?
We song many genres. At the moment, we have only sung Vocaloid songs, but we plan to do Anime OPs and EDs, Touhou, JPop, KPop, of course more Vocaloid, and pretty much anything! But don't worry, we do English songs too! But if you sing in any languages you are free to post your solo songs in our Solo Song thread. Or, if we do an album (Christmas, Valentines Day), you can post a song in any language!

1d. What do the mods do?
There are three types of mods anyone can be:
Forum Mod~ Organizes the forums, in charge of closing auditions, sticky important topics, update the rules, and just deals with anything posted in the forums in general.

Video Mod~ Makes and puts together the videos, that our songs will be on. The video will have everyone's picture and name, and their picture will be highlighted when it's their part to sing.

Avi Mod~Makes our beautiful avatars, or display pictures. Simple, fun, but important!

1e. Can I be a mod?
Sure! Why not? Applications are open, here's where you can sign up!>>https://crunchyrollchorus.forumotion.co.uk/t3-mod-sign-up

1f. What do the singers do?
Well, this one's pretty obvious. They sing! They make CRC what it is!

1g. Are there certain rules?
Why of course! Follow them or I will be happy to ban you.
Here they are>> https://crunchyrollchorus.forumotion.co.uk/t17-crunchyroll-chorus-rules

1h. Is there a logo?
Yup yup. Here it is (Words by me, Design and prettiness by Aqua)


1i. Any mascots?
Again, yup yup. But they are still being worked on at the moment, but keep an eye out for them.

Singing Questions

2a. How do I send my lines/part?
If you get accepted (after audition), email us your finished product!
email~ CrunchyRollChorus@gmail.com

*****Some important requirements*****
~A mic (connects to computer)
~Have deleted the karaoke
~Have it ready for download
~A Youtube account

2b. How do I sign up as a singer?
Here>> https://crunchyrollchorus.forumotion.co.uk/t2-singer-sign-up

2c. How do I sign up/audition for a song?
Just go to the thread/topic, labeled with "[AUDITION]" and it interests you, fill out the card with necessary info, Aqua will listen to it, and see if ya get accepted!

2d. Are there deadlines?
Yup! It should be posted, if not, just ask Aqua!

2e. What are "fever night" songs?
These are songs that we do as a big group, without auditions! Just provide the download and you're set!
These songs are a series of many songs, that are similar in a way, sung by different Vocaloids.

2f. Will/Do we have other group songs?
Yes, we certainly do! We had our special Halloween Special song (Kakome Kakome) that was held the same way as fever night songs. We also have albums as well!

2g. Can I post up solo songs?
Yes ya can!!! Right here>> https://crunchyrollchorus.forumotion.co.uk/f4-solo-songs
These songs don't have to meet our group specialties. They can be mushy American love songs if ya want (Which I luv <3)

2h. How do I request a song?
Just post the song you want (The title, link to the song) in this thread!
http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-656318/song-requesting

3.Group Questions

3a. How many singers are there?
At the moment 14. But disregard this number, because our numbers are increasing!

3b. How many mods are there?
Five avi mods, three video mods, two forum mods, one legend(mods everything), and one inventor(Creator)
Disregard these numbers (except the last two), because again, our numbers are increasing!

3c. If I can't sing, mix songs, make videos, or make avis, can I still join?
Why of course! It's nice to have fans and supporters as well!

3d. Is there a website?
Yes, there is!
Here it is>> https://crunchyrollchorus.forumotion.co.uk/forum
Well you are on it...

3e. Is there a blog?
Yes, there is!
Here it is>> [url]http://crunchyrollchorus.blog.com/

3f. Is there a Youtube account?
Yes, there is!
Here it is>> https://www.youtube.com/user/CRChorus

3g. Is there a Facebook page?
Yes, there is!
Here it is>> https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_161063297260168&ap=1[/url]

4.Moderator Questions

VIDEO MOD

V4a. What do I do?
Makes and puts together the videos, that our songs will be on. The video will have everyone's picture and name, and their picture will be highlighted when it's their part to sing!

V4b. What software is required?
Whatever can make videos.

V4c. Recommended?
Well, here are the top 10 Video Editing programs I found on Google.
1. CyberLink Power Director
2. Corel VideoStudio Pro X3
3. Adobe Premiere Elements
4. MAGIX Movie Edit Pro
5. VideoPad
6. Pinnacle Studio HD
7. Roxio Creator
8. Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum
9. ShowBiz DVD
10. Corel DVD Movie Factory

V4d. Is there a specific format for the videos?
Something a long the lines of this>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cavvghc2IXE
Check out our finished videos for an idea
>> https://crunchyrollchorus.forumotion.co.uk/f1-completed-projects

V4e. Can I add a splash of my own taste? (eg. special effects, etc.)
Yes, that is welcome, as long as you are able to see our names and pictures!

AVI MOD

A4a. What do I do?
Makes our beautiful avatars, or display pictures. Simple, fun, but important!

A4b. What software is required?
Anything that can make nice presentable display pictures. And if you're talented enough, heck maybe MS Paint! (not recommended)

A4c. Recommended?
I highly recommend Adobe Photoshop, but GIMP is good as well, and so is Photoscape. GIMP and Photoscape is recommended for beginners, or softcore avi makers. And there are those cool editing websites too!

A4d. What style should the avi be?
Eye-catching, but not overdone.

A4e. Should the content relate to singing?
Yes, actually that's required. It makes sense, right?

A4f. Am I allowed to make the avi match the season/holiday?
Of course! That's really cute!

A4g. Am I allowed to have the avi's content to be advertising our latest release?
Sure, why not. That's creative actually!

FORUM MOD

F4a. What do I do?
Forum Mod~ Organizes the forums, in charge of closing auditions, sticky important topics, update the rules, and just deals with anything posted in the forums in general.

F4b. Is knowledge/prior experience required?
Not at all required.

F4c. What's a sticky?
A topic that will always be at the top of the page. Important topics are the kinds that should be stickied.

F4d. What's a "closed" thread/topic?
[Note the closed section is only available on the Crunchyroll based forum. Here rule breaking threads will simply be deleted. And closed auditions will be deleted once it is completed.]
I topic that is unable to receive replies, and is removed from the main forum into the closed section. Closed Section=the Recycling Bin(on computer) of the forums. Auditions that have closed go here. Useless topics, pointless, spam, or any violation of rules topics go here. (Here it is>> http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumcategory-485659/closed-crunchy-roll-chorus)

F4e. What is a "locked" thread/topic?
A topic that can't receive any replies. Only topics that are being held on the website will be locked.
But here on the website, Aqua and I will decide when a thread gets locked.

F4f. When am I allowed to edit posts?
When some one posts porn.

F4h. When am I allowed to delete posts?
When someone spams, harasses, or posts porn.

Hope this clears things up. The official questions thread will open soon, but for now use the one on the Crunchyroll based forum, or ask away here.

Your friendly neighbourhood moderator,
~Taku