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[q+a] Singing Tips & Recording Questions Post any questions regarding tips for improving singing or recording.

#1201 User is offline   AMIbunny 

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Posted 04 June 2007 - 06:41 PM

ugh Audacity hates me. -__- i WANT A NEW PROGRAM!! Lol

What else do you guys use that is FREE?? :]
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 07:26 PM

QUOTE(cindy-yang @ Jun 2 2007, 08:36 PM) View Post
i have that too, or use to. But i dont know if there is a thing as middle voice but im guessing that was my middle voice
i started to sing with my chest voice and i think thats been helping me not sound like a kid anymore. like if you listened to the first song recorded on my soundclick it sounds like a kid, then the newer one doesnt cause i was using my chest voice. have no idea if this works but i did for me
sorry i STINK at explaining

does anyone know how to get a powerful voice when singing for the high notes?
i can only sing an oactive x_x (or i might have a falsetto)so i need to make my voice have a bigger range but when i sing the high notes it not powerful at all and sounds not that great to me x_x


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i have the same problem as you. i cant reach high note. or i can but i dont know lol
but just sing a song that is a little bit higher then what you can sing. as for the breathing i do both so i dont know x_x sorry.


To stop "sounding like a kid," it helps to drop your jaw when you sing. Your jaw has to be very relaxed. Sounding like a kid might be because you're only using your head voice. When you sing, check if you mouth feels "full" when singing the vowels. That usually helps incorporate chest voice. You're really supposed to use a mixture of head voice and chest voice, which creates a deep rich sound~ this is the mixed/middle voice. If you only use head voice, your voice might sound thin and this may be what makes you sound like a kid.

When singing high notes, you're supposed to use less air (assuming you're controlling your air flow with your diaphragm). If you're singing them in head voice, be conscious of your chest voice as well. This is supposed to make the voice sound fuller. I'm not sure if this will really help the power of your voice though...

Don't worry, this information isn't from me, its from the many sources I found online (who's websites I would post if I saved them. . .)
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 08:36 AM

Hi~~ I'm so happy i found this thread =P

Question on recording.

1) In those original songs, you can kinda hear that their voices have this 'echo' effect, if u get wad i mean. Is there a specific way to make my recordings sound like that too? Instead of letting it sound so..home-recorded. With Goldwave, preferably.

2) When i hit high notes, my mic goes 'zzzzzzzzzzzzt', as if it's gona explode or sth. I tried using 'reduce noise' and compressing it and all but it's all still kinda there, making my recordings sound so....VERY bad. Is there a way to fix this? Or should i just get a better mic? My mic is the kind that you use to chat, is that why my recordings turn out bad?

Thanks in advance ppl. =)
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 12:16 PM

is there any tips to clear my voice?
gargle something ?
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 07:46 PM

^ I heard that lemon is good for clearing your voice, but I'm not sure, but you can try if you want ^^;;
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Posted 07 June 2007 - 12:28 PM

QUOTE(open_notes @ Jun 4 2007, 09:41 PM) View Post
ugh Audacity hates me. -__- i WANT A NEW PROGRAM!! Lol

What else do you guys use that is FREE?? :]



Same here...

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Posted 08 June 2007 - 12:57 PM

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Drink herbal tea throughout your day to clear your voice.
You can put a little honey in it because that will help.
But don't just have honey alone. Just put the honey in your herbal tea. ^^;;
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Posted 09 June 2007 - 01:41 AM

QUOTE(cjsedthat @ Jun 6 2007, 04:16 PM) View Post
is there any tips to clear my voice?
gargle something ?

gargle apple cider vinegar mixed with water.
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Posted 09 June 2007 - 08:11 PM

i use a program called goldwave , it's free. but it's kinda not userfriendly i'm still not getting the heck of it. i miss cool edit pro. but anyways gold wave is another program you might like to try out. ^^
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Posted 10 June 2007 - 04:11 PM

I think I have a small vocal range; I can't sing songs that are a bit high or loud with my chest voice (I start going into headvoice which is airy sad.gif). I've been trying to stretch my range and recently I've found that if I flex my stomach, then it becomes easier to insert more power in my chest voice. Is that a bad thing to do? unsure.gif
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Posted 10 June 2007 - 04:38 PM

i need help x_x

how is your mic suppost to record?
i plugged it in, but its basically dead.

Maybe im just being dumb, but when you plug the mic in, is it suppost to automatically record?


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Posted 10 June 2007 - 04:48 PM

^Usually it is.
Unless it comes with software.
I dunno. T_T
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Posted 10 June 2007 - 07:54 PM

mm what are some free programs u guys recommend?

around what price range can i find a decent mic?

=) thanx
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Posted 10 June 2007 - 10:00 PM

how can i possibly hit higher notes?? do i have to practice everyday???

oh, and how do i take care of my voice to make it better??

i need a good mic for home studio use. what should i look for in a good mic??? price range? thnx


does good posture improve your voice or something??
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Posted 10 June 2007 - 10:33 PM

QUOTE(mayo @ Jun 11 2007, 01:00 AM) View Post
how can i possibly hit higher notes?? do i have to practice everyday???

oh, and how do i take care of my voice to make it better??

i need a good mic for home studio use. what should i look for in a good mic??? price range? thnx
does good posture improve your voice or something??


To hit higher notes, you have to practice your scales. ^^
It's not necessary that you have to practice everyday
but don't go two days without singing is what I read from somewhere. ^^

To take care of your voice, don't shout too much I guess. ^^
Just don't do things that might damage it I guess.

And yes, good posture is a very BIGG part of improving your voice.
Standing is the best. =)
Don't lock your knees & stand about shoulder width apart.
And relax your shoulders. ^^
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Posted 10 June 2007 - 10:45 PM

QUOTE(사랑競文 @ Jun 10 2007, 08:38 PM) View Post
i need help x_x

how is your mic suppost to record?
i plugged it in, but its basically dead.

Maybe im just being dumb, but when you plug the mic in, is it suppost to automatically record?

Hm..I'm not sure if yours is like mine or not, but it's worth a try? Try going to your taskbar and click on the volume button. Make sure the master volume isn't on mute then go to Options>Properties>Playback and then check "Microphone" and such. Then do it again, but go to "Recording" and check "Microphone" and whatever needs to be checked off and click ok then it'll show the recording control box and just check "microphone" and turn the volume up. Don't forget to turn up arrange the volume for microphone in the master volume box too. x:

But yeah, sort of confusing. It actually didn't take me long to figure out how to work my mic. No one told me and I just tried it out myself and it worked. XD Not sure if yours is like that or not, but just try it out just in case? x:
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Posted 11 June 2007 - 12:11 PM

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but:



I have goldwave and i was wondering how you make instrumentals using regular mp3's?
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Posted 11 June 2007 - 02:53 PM

QUOTE(suejin115 @ Jun 11 2007, 01:11 PM) View Post
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but:
I have goldwave and i was wondering how you make instrumentals using regular mp3's?


1. Open the mp3 file.
2. Go to Effect (or tools?) in the menu bar and click reduce vocals.
(You can also find this button in the toolbar... its an icon of a mouth with a 'x')
3. Adjust the settings however you want it to sound. You can preview it by pressing the play button in the reduce vocal window.
Usually leaving it at the default setting is good.

It's not really an instrumental, because you can usually still hear the echos of the voices and whatnot, but they're good enough (:
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Posted 11 June 2007 - 04:33 PM

I'm really confused on which program to use when it comes to recording. I want a program that I use to make instrumental, and be able to record myself singing along with it [you know what I mean?]

I was thinking of using the Super MP3 Recorder Professional 6 but now I'm not quite sure. Everyone here seems to use different ones. Soooo, should I just Super Mp3?
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Posted 12 June 2007 - 05:50 PM

how do you make your voice stronger?
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