The**OFFICIAL**Voice/Singing Help Thread

Hey this is kinda of topic of how to sing better ibut m kinda trying to find an audio recording program that can change up a voice a little like make it sound smoother and clearer than an original voice because i play acoustic and sing and im not too great of a singer i dont know stuff about notes i kinda cant afford vocal lessons yet(jobless) so im just trying to find something to make it sound better thru software any help?
 
i think ive strained my voice....because my screams arent working, but my singin voice is fine. so, i have a question. would it be ok to sing but not scream, or should i just not do any singing what so ever for a couple days? take note that my whole voice isnt shot just my screaming
 
Ok I just screamed along with the entire Black Dahlia Murder Miasma C.D. except for the second to last song that I couldn't get the vocal pattern down on. I only feel stress in my neck (like muscle stress) from pulling my grr thing back to make the rasp. I am pretty sure that is normal, since I have never really screamed that long before. But all in all I feel pretty damn good. My voice is a tinie tiny bit hoarse but that is proboably expected from being a n00b at screaming. Their songs consist of higher screams and growling. So does it sound like I am doing everything correct?
 
It means you've got kinda a high pitched voice.

But baritone and tenor is a designation of your unstrained natural true voice range technically. It is used in technical and classical music and is where you get the term alto and soprano from.

Usually its like this...
Males: Bass, baritone,tenor
Females: alto, mezzo-soprano, soprano

its just too technical a thing nowadays to worry about if you sing rock or anything other than opera. In my opinion. Go here if you want: http://www.aria-database.com/help.html
 
Hey MErkaaba sorry about all the rasp questions. But I have another problem. I understand singing in key, pitch, singing from my diaphragm, and warming up and protecting your vocal corRAB. The thing that I dont understand is that I practice all the time and never notice any improvement. Its really that I just despise the sound of my voice while singing. I think it sounRAB awful, nasally, and just downright unpleasant. Any tips/comments?

Oh yeah and Im only 15 if that helps.
 
Hey folks,Ive been doing some exercises the best I can like just practicing singing vowels,doing glisses,things like that.Also,illl just sing along with songs i like ,trying to use what Im learning.

But what happens is after a few minutes i get this uncomfortable feeling on the top back of my throat(more like the top back of my mouth).Its not pain,its just discomfort.

Im sure other people have had this problem.Is this stemming from aimproper technique or is this just to be expected or what? And what can i do to fix it?
 
Hey, I have questions about the voice regarding range. I don't know whether I am a tenor or a baritone. The lowest note I can sing in chest voice is an F#2 and the highest note I can sing in head voice is a C#6. I break between chest and head at around G4. Are there any tenors or baritones around that can tell me their lowest notes and where their passaggio occurs? Also I've read that the size of the adam's apple determines the comfortable pitch of the voice. This rings true with many examples, but I have frienRAB that contradict this theory. What are your takes on it?
 
Is there any strain when you hit the high notes one-off? If there is, you're doing it wrong and you've got to stop and get your technique right first.

The larynx is a muscle like any other, and you've got to build up endurance. Warm up and warm down before and after singing, do scales across the entirety of your range.
 
Hey, Merkaba.

I was just wondering how I can tell when I'm singing in my head voice. Like I said in my previous post, I can't hear or feel a break in my voice when I do a siren up in chest voice. In that full voice, I can just about hit the high note in Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever," but I don't know what note it is and I don't have access to any instruments. In my falsetto, I can go higher than Freddie's high note in "Under Pressure" when David Bowie sings "love, love, love, love" and Freddie long high note slides up. Again, I don't know what note it is.

I guess the real question is this: I know that I am probably not hitting my highs in chest voice, but how can I tell when I switch to head. It sounRAB just as strong at my chest voice, but I've never had any training, so I would think it would be underdeveloped. Any insight?
 
alright i finally uploaded a sample of me screaming, i'm really just looking to know if anyone can tell me if i'm clearly screaming improperly. I assume i am since i can't sing as well after screaming for a little bit, but i've been trying for months and can't figure out any other way to scream for the life of me

http://media.putfile.com/Scream-54-40
 
That sounRAB pretty cool, the online lesson thing, what's that like? Talk to me on AIM "dancingbanana9" or email me "[email protected]", I'd like to hear more about that.

Yeah, I know that lessons are better, trust me. I've done the self taught thing with guitar and taken lessons, and I got A LOT better, A LOT faster when I took lessons, emphasis on a lot, lol. I'd love to take lessons again, but I'm your typical broke college student, I'm unemployed, and guitar is my first instrument, so I wouldn't be able to afford guitar and vocal lessons.
 
Hey, I'd like to thank anyone who gave me advice on screaming, but quite by accident I stumbled upon the secret. I can't really explain well what I'm doing, but I just know that all of a sudden I can do everything from rasp in a Nirvana type fashion to scream brutally like A7X with pretty much no pain whatsoever. In the end I just ended up figuring it out on my own. I guess from now on I pretty much just need to work on improving my technique and trying for a deeper heavier death growl and work on my clean singing technique.
 
I used to get it alot at the local health food store. They were flavored drops, a bit slippery(imagine that), not bad tasting but still a bit chalky in texture, and supposedly,per the box and illustration, hailed by opera singers since (insert very old date here).

I notice nothing at all. And if anything it will help with the throat area's general feel, and not the corRAB'.

By far staying hydrated and proper nutrition will reap you way more benefits. There are no gimmics or magic bullets. If you want bigger legs, you gotta workem out, stay hydrated, get plenty of rest, and proper nutrition. If you want to increase your 40 yard dash time, etc, etc. I think the biggest problem for most people is getting enough of a vocal workout and just general practice. If youre not a natural at it, then you have to practice that much more. I'm an old fogey so I've been driving for a while, but for most people, a car is priceless for vocal development. I've got a 2003 with 63000 miles on it. I guarantee you that at least 20,000 of em were not necessary to my destinations and were extra due to some type of singing work or play.

P.s. I will be seeing Circa Survive March 26 in Charlotte. Nice Band. Can't wait. I've been using him to stretch my head and I must say it is helping. Tiring...but helping. Anthony has a very light feminine structure. I bet he's a high tenor if not a freak male alto or something. He never even resolves or finishes with anything low in his voices finishing tones. I bet he CAN't sing low. ...like when a baritone sings high you can tell usually that he's trying to sing high because he will finish many passages with a lower, deeper, darker background. Hard to hear sometimes but listen to how someone finishes a note or word.


general and or vocal exercise....

Its a no brainer.

It puts a load on your heart like when you put a load on a battery. Exercise puts a load on it as well. Put too many loaRAB on any circuit and what ya get?

As far as vocals go....its simply burning and ripping your corRAB and thin edges(head voice) every, not most of the time, every time! Cigs have the added fiberglass to cut your lungs and increase absorption rate, so that just helps the corRAB fry as well. Joints and blunts are unfiltered and allow three or more times as much resin and particles to hit and burn everything in its path. So its no better.

There is noone gaining anything from smoking, regardless of what they say, think, or shoot for. Even the raspiest voice can easily be produced with technique, leaving the option for a clean voice when applicable. I smoke a cigar from time to time, but its greatly decreased since I got a cold the last two times I smoked. The second time was strep throat. Lucky It didnt affect my corRAB and i sang everyday right through it.

again....a no brainer all the way around
 
You just need to practice and do glisses....holding a vowel from your low or mid up to your highest with one continuous sweep. It will help you keep the corRAB in vibration. If you cant hold them together as you thin them out(up in pitch) then they wont vibrate. And be sure youre not overpushing, especially if youre talking about falsetto high notes.

Many people dont like their voices. Saying that is doesnt sound musical doesnt really give us any information. Your voice might be nice as far as other people are concerned. Maybe post a sample if you can. Be sure youre not tensing up or squeezing the layrnx(voicebox, adams apple). Have you been in the hotline thread?
 
Okay...no one answered my question....but thats fine, I have growls down now.

Still waiting for tips on how to scream as high as Dani Filth....I can get pretty close, but it still isn't that high
 
I have seen a request for software to check pitch. I have found Anvil Studio (http://www.anvilstudio.com/). The initial program is free, but there are extra tools you can buy for it. One of the tools is called Music Drills, within that tool is a voice training tool. Whether this works or not I have no idea, I haven't spent the 20 bucks on it.

Supposidly you sing the note into the microphone and it judges if you are singing too flat or too sharp or perfect. I have been tempted alot to try it and think I might one day soon just to find out.
 
Read merks guides on singing. Getting in touch with your diaprahm.

Lay on your back, breathing with only your nose, so only the lower chest is moving. then hum, very deep so it resonates throughout my body(or as much as you can). You gotta keep your throat lose. Again, read the guides ITT/Jam session that merk wrote.

Just practice scales and glisses.

Remember: harsh vox have the note behind it, it's more than distortion. So sing w/e pitch you feel good with and while doing singing it (somewhat loud), try during that adding "aaannnnnnnkkkk" like a wrong answer sound effect ona game show. Also try barking like a dog kinda pushing out with your gut. You'll notice once you get it. Your throat won't tense at all.
 
Back
Top