# The clean input checklist

**I AM CHOIR workflow · Prep**

**Use it when:** Results sound glitchy or unclear. Ninety percent of fixes start here.

## Settings to start with

| Choir | Mic | Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Any | Any | Off while testing |

## The system

1. One singer, one part. Remove reverb, delay, distortion, doubles and harmonies from the input.
2. Use an original dry recording, not a vocal separated from a finished mix.
3. Healthy level, no clipping. Raise quiet audio with clean gain, not heavy limiting.
4. Gentle pitch correction only where needed. Hard tuning can sound less natural once harmonized.
5. Trim long silence and shorten the phrase.
6. Test the main choir with layers off, then add layers one at a time.

## You nailed it if

- A short clean phrase converts well before you try longer ones.

## Skip this

- Non-English characters in filenames when a file will not load. Try Vocal01.wav.

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