[kfr3sh]

hmm.. i've tried doing that before though im not very good at it. do you know if i usually go 3 up or 3 down? im a girl btw if that helps. thanks though!

hmm.. usually you would sing 3 up but that really doesn't matter, its whatever sounds better... it really doesn't matter if you sing 3 down or up, do what works for you.. and theres a saying "if it sounds good, it is good" ....gotta catch the base note first of what your trying to harmonize and work on it.. im sure if you practice you will get better in time...

[kfr3sh]

I have a question about recording with a shure microphone. it's a unidirectional dynamic microphone..

i'm having a problem how to set everything up. it comes with an xlr adapter but what am i supposed to do with it?? how do i record my songs and transfer it into my computer? PLEASE! I AM DESPERATE...

you would need a recording console, like an mbox. It will catch your analog sound and digitalize it into your computer using protools which comes with the mbox anyway. I suggest if you or anyone is really interested in recording yourself get one. Its industry standard for recording. you can make pro quality demos at home with it. once you have that , its so simple to set up, its usb connected so all you have to do is install, plug in and start recording..

[punkrocker2829]

you would need a recording console, like an mbox. It will catch your analog sound and digitalize it into your computer using protools which comes with the mbox anyway. I suggest if you or anyone is really interested in recording yourself get one. Its industry standard for recording. you can make pro quality demos at home with it. once you have that , its so simple to set up, its usb connected so all you have to do is install, plug in and start recording..

thank you for replying... where can you purchase an mbox? can you buy them at any electronic store?

is it expensive?? i'm kinda poor....

[Scy91]

i have a pretty deep voice but i still have a weak chest voice/lower register. is that possible? or am i singing with wrong technique.

[cindy-yang]

Hi guys.. I just suck at singing and I really want to get better

heres my problem

my low notes are not controlled...

my voice sounds nasalish especially going up high

how the heck do you "breathe with your stomach.." <-- even when my clarinet teacher tells me to use my stomach i feel like im doing it wrong...

how do i improve.. i want my voice to sound decent... does listening to music help...

(i recorded my voice with my mp3 and it sounded real BAD of course without any music in the background....)

PLEASE can someone help me~~~

about the controlling your voice just practice
when they say breath with your stomach(diaphragm) it means that when your breath in your stomach expands out words (your shoulders shouldn't be moving)
to improve just keep singing (when i started singing again i STUNK but now i got a bit better ^^)
for wanting to reach higher notes sing a song that is a bit higher then your range and just practice till you can reach the notes
you should record with a mic instead of your mp3 player

[PecanPie02]

^^ hhheeheh thanks for your help~~

Practice Practice Practice ^_______________^ ... okie ~~ thanks again~~

[kfr3sh]

thank you for replying... where can you purchase an mbox? can you buy them at any electronic store?

is it expensive?? i'm kinda poor....

well you can go to digidesign.com, they are the creators of the mbox/protools system. I have a mbox 2, but they have lower models. I'm not sure exactly how much it is cause i got mine for free from school, but i'd say you should be looking around 300-400 dollars for the system, maybe cheaper for other models but, yea its not cheap. you can also get them at like music stores like sam ash or guitar center.

[lovemickytobits]

i heard some people say that.. singing is just.. hmm, talking with melody? is that true? i dont know how to say, but someone told me.. use your voice to talk to sing? is that true?i heard some people say that.. singing is just.. hmm, talking with melody? is that true? i dont know how to say, but someone told me.. use your voice to talk to sing? is that true?

[jenny~]

hey.
I thought this page might help some of you out:
http://www.vocalist.org.uk/voicetraining.html

i've been practising with it, and I think I have improved.

[jiyuhnn]

im like incredibly tone death.. but people say i have a good voice .
grr. and i have like NO time for vocal lessons..
what to do ?!

[thesweetestkrn]

Alright so here's my problem
I have a problem keeping pitch at times
i've tried, closing off your ear thing, i sing with my stomach, but still i'm slightly off

also .. another problem
i'm naturally loud .. when speaking and singing; it seems almost as if i'm yelling even i'm not
how do i ... soften my voice but still keep powerful?
understand what i'm asking?
o.O?

[babiepooh]

here's my problem - i've been practicing mariah carey love takes time and evanessence my immortal. I can match the pitch and harmonize with the song but when i listen to my recording, there seem to be no feeling to it. I have tried putting feelings to it but it still doesnt sound like it. Any suggestions?

[starforme]

Reflecting on the lyrics helps me.

Sometimes all it is is that you've sung them so many times they make you go to sleep. Not literally or anything. It's just that you've been singing the songs so much that you simply 'do it' without thinking too deeply since you know you've already 'mastered' them.

Sometimes what I do is not sing the song for a while and then go back to it. After that the words/meanings are refreshened in my mind and I can give whatever it is that I felt I was lacking from before.

[Raix]

Nasalness...again. I read that it's to do with the passages or something being cut off and the key to stopping it is relaxing. Any hints on that? xD

[sikkony]

Nasalness...again. I read that it's to do with the passages or something being cut off and the key to stopping it is relaxing. Any hints on that? xD

Other way around.

[Raix]

^ Say what? O___o xD Don't relax?

[sikkony]

^ Say what? O___o xD Don't relax?

Nah lol, "I read that it's to do with the passages or something being cut off".

[IATEYOU]

how do you know when you are singing from your stomach, not the throat?
is your stomach supposed to hurt?

sry if this is a stupid question
i just have been wondering this for a long time.

[thesweetestkrn]

^ you can feel your stomach tighten .. almost as if your flexing

[starforme]

Sometimes when I feel like I'm being really nasally what I do is I take my fingers and pinch my nose and try singing the song/a verse/chorus like that. Pretty much, you can truly judge how much you use your nose that way since you'll hear and feel when you're sending your air and voice up there, etc.

I don't know if that's a good or bad thing to do, but it helps me understand my voice when I don't want to analyze it through just listening and it helps calm me down from my frustration with nasalness.