LuckyLHio
Chapter 28: Recording

“Don't be happy too soon, we have a lot of things to do.” said Sydney looking at Melody who looks very happy.

Melody nodded with her determination. “I'll do my best.”

“good then. Let Ava teach you. Good luck.” Crystal said as she patted Melody's shoulder with an encouraging smile. Normally he would train privately with Ava, but this time he handed the position to Melody.

Melody was a bit confused at first, but she saw Ava standing upright waiting quietly. Having already been told that he should train with Ava, Melody approached Ava excitedly.

“Each ?” asked Ava to look at the spirited trainee.

Melody nodded confidently and determinedly. “Ya!”

“Good, now look to glass.” says Ava. “Listen well, we will train very hard this time. Remember to always focus.”

Melody stared at the shadow on the glass and nodded back.

Ava began instructing some small exercises to get Melody used to it before starting to choreograph. While training Ava this time there was hardly a break of more than ten minutes.

“You have to memorize the choreography today.” Ava said. She wants Melody today to focus on remembering the choreography so that tomorrow she can dance with the others. “Now, straighten your back. Don't be too soft. Let's just say you're a weak princess but also not weak.”

Ava continues to give some criticism until Melody develops the attitude and aura that Ava herself wants. After a few hours Melody finally learned after from the choreography, she was sweating very profusely.

“Good break first.”When Ava let him rest. He immediately collapsed onto the floor and gasped.

The others approached them and gave them a water bottle. “Good work.” Said Sydney cheering Ava who was equally tired. He was both sweaty and not much different from Melody.

This moment of rest is used by them to communicate and get closer to each other.

“Are you usually also practicing this hard?” melody asked after drinking the water she gave.

“Actually no, this is because we are running out of time, so you need to train harder.” Sydney said. “But usually we will continue to repeat until can no longer stand.”

Melody could only silently hear him. “Until can not stand ?”

“It's just a parable, don't scare him like that.” Chandie pushed Sydney and sat down next to Melody calmed her down. “Don't worry, just follow Ava. He is most reliable in teaching people.”

Melody glanced at Ava. He remembers that he learned from Ava a lot and he improved a lot after that.

“I'll do my best!” Melody became excited to learn again. He stood up again preparing to repeat the movement of his own koreo without Ava.

Melody had managed to learn all her choreographic moves but her movements were still lacking in aura. Besides Melody who was dancing the others were watching while sitting.

“It looks like Melody still has to practice more.” said Sydney saw the movement Melody is still lacking.

“She has also not learned to rap.” Crystal said with worry.

“I heard in two days we will go recording the song.” said Chandie. They were equally worried, with the progress of their group.

“Let's take some time, you also need to fine-tune your moves.” says Ava telling them to practice more. “The most important thing is to focus, rest if tired, do not lose focus.”

The others nodded and started looking for lyric paper and practicing. Those who are still lacking in choreography will practice again with Ava in the training room.

Ava herself trained Melody all day. Starting from the choreography, when tired, they will rap. Ava explained patiently and as much as possible to let it grow even slowly.

“Good. You improved during these two days.” said Ava nodded. “Let's rest first.”

Ava is just as tired as Melody is now. She performs dance exercises and even chants with other members while others rest. The point is that he has almost less rest time than the rest of the members.

Ava occasionally felt regret and thought about finding a way to get her out of the program. But if he came out now, it would be hard to finish this song. Though this song is also one of the songs that he likes and working on it takes quite a long time. So he could only complete this mission first and rethink it again later.

In two days, Melody finally finished her teachings. Especially Rap, Ava gives a lot of lessons and they hardly stop at all. Everyone in the group was very tired due to the high intensity of the exercise.

On the third day, they had to go to record in the afternoon. So Ava allows everyone to rest and take care of themselves, especially drink warm water to maintain the quality of their voice. Their dormitory room became quiet as everyone appreciated the infrequent amount of sleep they had.

Ava who used to get up early woke everyone up for lunch first and practiced for the last time before they went to record a song.

“Are we going to meet the composer LuckyONe ?” ask Sydney while eating her food.

“Entah, if not wrong, it should not.” said Chandie. “If it's not wrong, he has someone else helping record his song.”

“I heard that too. LuckyONe seems to have a lot of people helping her as an intermediary.” Crystal said.

As trainees they have some information about the great composer and some of the criteria of each composer. Especially the great composer.

Ava who was the original composer could only watch and listen to them talk about it. Ava is not happy to meet more people because it is too inconvenient to do it all by herself. So he prefers to hire people who can be trusted to help him handle things like the recording process and other processes.

“But I wonder why the results are still good even though it is not LuckONE who did the recording.” said Yoal. He sighed every time he heard LuckONe's songs.

“Maybe they have twice the recording.” said Sydney. That is the truth. Ava did do two recordings, to make sure the song was good.

“I'm getting a little excited to record a song soon.” said Chandie. He is very confident with

“I'm scared right now,” Melody said. He's afraid of messing up and not doing well. Moreover, he was somewhat lacking in terms of basic skills.

“Just do it like a workout, don't be too scared.” Ava said casually. Perhaps only he really did not feel bothered at all with the recording in the afternoon. “Let's go to training once again before leaving.”

All took a breath and nodded in agreement with Ava's suggestion to practice again. They quickly sped up their lunch and went to the practice room to practice again.

After eating full, they begin to have more energy and can sing more powerfully. They sang once before Ava started giving them a little more advice again.

“when singing this part, try to sing in a happy voice. Make it a little short and carefree.” said Ava gave a hint to Chandie.

“Then for this part try to do with less energy, we start gently but it is better if you put some energy while singing.” Ava said again.

“For Melody parts. Keep singing like you do.” said Ava continues to give many clues to them in singing it. They did not comment much and noted the small details Ava told them. How to sing it.

After that, they rushed off in a vehicle that had been prepared by the staff and went to the recording site. Ava recognized the location of the tape, because her partner was here.

They immediately went down and greeted the composer in charge of recording the song.

“Hallo.” greet them one by one while bowing respectfully to the composer named Sam Tood.

Ava at the back also greeted like her friends.

But Mr. Tood was silent for a moment when he saw Ava. More precisely stunned. Ava shook her small head and signaled that she would not divulge and shut up.

Mr. Tood who had been given a sign immediately realized and herded them into the recording room.

“So you guys are in charge of singing the song Fly.” said Mr. Tood with a smile. “Do you like the song ?”

They excitedly nodded.

“Very good. The classic music strains make the song very majestic.” said Sydney. It is this element that stands out the most from the rest.

Mr. Tood smiled and secretly glanced at Ava at the very end. “LuckyONE is definitely looking forward to this song. He said, this is one of the songs he likes the most from all of his songs.”

The other five eyes looked sparkling and excited in their hearts. The song they will perform is a song that the composer likes himself. They cannot be disrespected.

“Have you guys split parts each ?” ask Mr. Toods.

“Then who played the vocals ?” ask Mr. Toods.

They pointed at Ava. Mr. Tood could not help but smile to see the vocalist of this song is the composer himself.

“Then can we start now ?” ask Mr. Tood wanted to speed up their activities. They all nodded obediently. “Then let's start from Main vocal.”

Ava nodded and got up to her feet going to the recording boot. Ava put down her lyric paper and started warming up the sound first before turning to face the mic.

Nearby is a glass that connects him with Mr. Tood in the previous control room.

“We will start if you are ready.” said Mr. Tood passing speaker sign.

Ava took a breath and nodded at Mr. Toods. The music is turned on and Ava starts singing. He sings the most difficult part of all.

No words are just a murmur with a tone that needs to be carried wholeheartedly so that it sounds beautiful. Ava closed her eyes and started singing with all her emotions trying to bring a very beautiful start.

This section is not long and only lasts a few seconds. But enough to make Mr. Tood and his friends in the control room goosebumps hearing him.

Mr. Tood smiled happily and immediately said, “Very good, next.”

The sound and atmosphere that Ava was bending in her recording was very good. Mr. Tood didn't even give much advice and let Ava explore on her own. In addition to recording her parts, Ava also does a lot of add-lib to enrich the atmosphere of the song.

“Are you okay with this much add-lib ? You have to sing it live while performing.” said Mr. Tood's a little worried.

“No problem.” Ava replied briefly and continued singing activities until it was finished.

Ava took less than an hour to complete the entire piece before exiting the recording area. His team-mates gave him a thumbs-up sign because he was working hard. Ava just smiled lightly and did not say anything more.

Sydney did the recording after Ava. Although she is as talented as Ava, Sydney has never reached the stage of recording a song. So as soon as he walked into the recording room, he became nervous. Just like Ava, she started recording from the beginning of the song, but due to the nervous effect, her singing became not as good as usual.

Mr. Tood noticed it and began to calm Sydney down. “No need to be nervous, take your time to comfort yourself.”

Sydney nodded and repeated. But still not as good as usual. Sydney took a few rather frustrating times because it was still not what she wanted.

Mr. Tood was very patient, he explained and advised Sydney in the midst of his anxiety. This is why Ava asked Mr. Tood to be his intermediary. Besides being professional, Mr. Tood is also very patient with beginners.

Because it continues to be wrong, finally the beginning of the song will be recorded at the end. Sydney got better after letting go of a barrage of failures. He sang so well that Mr. Tood nodded and smiled in praise.

“That's great.” praise Mr. Toods.

The praised Sydney became very happy and her passion for singing became even more burning than before. In the end Sydney finished after an hour longer, but still left the early part.

Ava approached Mr. Tood and suggested. “Try playing the recording of my initial part. Let Sydney listen to it and try it again.”

Mr. Tood nodded and followed Ava's advice. “Sydney let's try the first part again, I'll play the Ava part. Listen and try singing again.”

Ava gave a sign to Mr. Tood so he can talk to Sydney. Mr. Tood pressed the button and let Ava speak. “Sydney, try to imagine when we practice choreography. Listen to the music and the singing, sing with the taste you feel.”

Sydney in the recording room nodded and concentrated. The initial song along with the sound of Ava singing was clearly heard in his ears. Sydney imagines when she practices koreo with Ava and feels the nuances they used to create while practicing. Finally, he sang with all the feelings he had and managed to sing it very well.

Ava who sat watching with the others smiled happily. Sydney who finished the final part also felt very happy. He returned to the control room feeling tired but also smiling happily.

Ava gave him a clap of the shoulder with a proud smile. “You did very well.”

Sydney heaved a sigh of relief after she finished recording her part.”I'm so relieved now.”

The next one to do the recording is Chandie. Just like Sydney, she was nervous when she saw the mic hanging in front of her. But after a few false times, he adjusted his mentality and sang it according to Mr.'s instructions and advice. Toods.

Others have fewer and less difficult parts like the Sydney and Ava sections. But they still need to use the skill of interpreting the song and the right tone while singing.

Previously, Ava had told them first about how they should sing and advised them on the tone they should emphasize while singing.

So even though they're nervous, it's all so smooth that Mr. Tood nodded and smiled with satisfaction while looking at them. Their recording went on for quite a while, they reached dinner in the recording room while waiting for the others to finish.

Ava occasionally helps calm her teammates and gives them other advice to keep them calmer. While Mr. Tood who became the one who was recording secretly felt happy because his task this time was easier. Because LuckyONe itself gives directions. So he only gave a few small suggestions and let the trainees explore with satisfaction.

The recording was completed at almost 9 p.m. They were very tired, and returned to the trainee dorm with tired bodies. Adhesives can not not not feel sleepy, but they are very happy because they can experience the experience of recording.

Ava did not feel that way, once she returned to the dormitory, she was the first to go to the bathroom to clean herself up and go straight to bed. He's too tired. Everyone on the team understood so they didn't speak anymore and went straight to sleep.

A good break after working hard is the best. The next morning, although they were still tired, they got up for breakfast first. Ava's in charge of waking everyone up and asking them to go for breakfast.

Apparently not only did their team become tired, the others also equally displayed tired faces and came up with sleepy faces. The gloomy atmosphere encompassed the cafeteria room, a scene that was very rarely seen this time around. Almost all trainees become like zombies.

Even so, Ava still pulled her teammate to practice choreography again in the practice room. Obviously they didn't want to go to training, but basically they couldn't resist and still go with Ava.

This time, they practiced choreography in full to see their cooperation. Ava dances while continuing to look in the mirror to evaluate her friends. After one round of training, Ava was finally able to feel relieved.

“Pretty good.” says Ava brief.

Sydney and the others looked happy, finally Ava said they were pretty good. Obviously this is very rare. Their drowsiness instantly disappeared as Ava praised them. But their training continues. This time they tried it while singing.

This time it was a bit chaotic, Crystal and Melody being two people who were still unstable. So they kept practicing until the two got used to the group cooperation. In the middle of training, Ava will give a little evaluation to her friends so they can improve it again.

“Chandie you don't have to smile too wide, just use your eyes to talk.” Ava said. “For Yoal, try to sound more stories as you sing.”

“Crystal, Melody try to familiarize your breath.” says Ava.

They continued to train until suddenly there was a staff who came and asked them to gather in the other training room. Ava gave a water bottle to her friends so they could catch their breath first.

“Why are they suddenly asking us to go to another room?” ask Sydney for wonder.

They were still sweating and clearly looked tired.

“Is there an announcement ?” Crystal started guessing.

“Maybe.” says Chandie.

After everyone drinks water and breaths. Finally they both went to the training room referred to by the staff. Sydney led the line and entered the room. But he was very surprised when he saw there was a long table and there was already a coach and a few others.

They could only greet and sit on the other side of the room and wait for what really happened.

“Why is there a coach here?” melody whispered nervously.

“Entah, let me ask the others.” said Chandie and poked the shoulder of another trainee in front of him to ask. “Do you know what we will do here ?”

The trainee that Chandie asked turned around and replied, “It looks like an evaluation. To see how much our development.”

Chandie nodded then thanked him.

“Evaluation.”

“Why suddenly once ?” melody asked nervously. He felt he had not trained enough lately and he was also still lacking in basic terms.

Ava could only pat Melody to make her calm down. “Let's relax, it's better to be wrong here than wrong on stage.” Ava said

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