Recent content by WiscRcdr

I wouldnt necessarily say a specific song, but instead, walking into a music store and having some kid play loud, obnoxious, distorted music that has no beginning, ending, form, function, melody or semblence of any particular song. Just made up noise, and typically not even in tune either...

Go to church. Seriously.. go to a local church that has a good choir, talk with the choir leader and see if they'll help you with singing lessons. Otherwise, find an instructor and concentrate on learning to sing from the diaphrahm (chest), and to not push the notes/tones up into your nasal...

Vocally I thought it was alright. Be careful with your pronunciation, intonation so that you don't come across as whiney and too nasally. But for the most part, I thought the vocals were fine. As for the mix, it was ok for most of it, but, seems like the guitar parts went down in a few...

I'll keep experimenting with the mics and mic placement. I've got some other mics I can try, and maybe even a Sm57. I know I have a sm58 and some other mics collected over the years. I haven't tried micing behind the cabinet yet. I can certainly try some of the ideas you guys have mentioned...

I'm sure this topics been hit plenty of times, but what the hell. I've been working on recording some guitar tracks in the home studio and I'm not happy with the sound thats being recorded. The sound within the studio sounds exactly like I want, a certain amount of thickness, sustain...

I always used very warm, almost hot water when practicing vocal exercises, and during live performances. Properly training your diaphram, throat muscles goes a long way towards avoiding burning out your vocal chords. Id recommend getting an annual vocal chord exam my a doctor (theyll snake a...

Wow Wow.. I listened to both of those demos, and damn, that was some nice singing. I think if you went into a studio, you'd have no problem. Those are some decent vocals and they make what I've seen so far on American Idol look rediculous. Seriously.. keep pushing it, theres something there...

Hmm.. interesting. Would I call it great singing, no. If you want an honest assessment: -youre pronounciation is kind of slurred. Concentrate on pronouncing the words and distinguishing them or else it sounds like your drunk and slurring. -tonal inflection.. meaning, you kind of get into a...

I think you could sing that song if you've got the range. That original singer isnt using falsetto for that section you have in bold. The part in bold youre talking about, the singer is pushing it more as you can tell by the sudden jump in volume. As someone else mentioned, if its out of your...

I'm luckily enough to a have a specific home studio room where I can shut the door for quiet, but, I've got two black labs that think that their play time is whenever I'm in that room. (I made the mistake of playing ball with them when playing in there one day and now they think my time is...

I've written a ton of songs, and some of them make sense, and some make absolutely no sense. Not all songs are meant to tell a story. Sometimes its stuff that just comes to mind that you write down when emotions are swirling or theres stuff going on in your life. I'll echo some of the other...

Given that I sang in bands, live, etc.. Ill give you my two cents, and realize that its just an opinion, nothing more. Im a purist and I enjoy more old school style singing thats from the chest vs the falsetto. Anyway, I think you've got a nice tone when you're singing in the lower register...

Introducing myself Hey, Im Spart (thats the nickname Ive used for decades)... Anyway, I started out playing drums when I was a kid, then gravitated to guitar in my teens and Ive been playing multiple instruments ever since..which is over 35 years..heh. Yeah, Im an oldie. I played in a few...