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How to record your recitation for remote competitions: tips for participants
Simple steps to help you record a clear recitation that meets the conditions of remote competitions, from choosing the room to uploading the video.
Remote competitions on Athab Al-Tilawa require a video of your recitation, judged as it is. These tips will help you record clearly, so your performance comes through faithfully:
- Choose a quiet room: away from noise and echo, ideally with curtains or carpet to soften reflections.
- Keep the phone steady: use a stand or a stable surface, set the camera at face height, and light yourself from the front rather than from behind.
- Stay close to the microphone: about an arm’s length away. Make a short test recording and listen to it before the final take.
- Record in one continuous take: no cuts or splicing, and no sound effects or enhancement — the judges assess your natural voice.
- Check the track’s requirements: the allowed length, file formats and maximum size are listed on each track’s page.
Once uploaded, the platform checks the video automatically and verifies its length before letting you send your application. If something needs attention, you can choose another video.