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I wouldn't worry about that. You have potential. The mood of your singing, here, is very different to that of the backing track. The backing track sounds more urgent and plaintive, while yours sounds more laid back and reflective, which is absolutely fine. It's all about bringing out what is...

ha!ha! you suck at uploading. The audio cuts out at a around a minute and a half. :facepalm: Anyway, that may be youtube getting the audio length wrong... "another place, where the faces are so cold. Drive all night" sounds out of pitch to me. And there are some other pitch issues in my...

It is not a processing question. So it goes in this forum. The important thing is that ashcat_lt says that it is not something to worry about; he has seen in on many male vocals. He also explained why it happens. As a result, I have been looking at the effect of mic position. :thumbs up...

Hi! I often notice when recording my vocals (using Audacity) that the dark blue trace is not symmetrical. Does anyone know what would cause this? Is it anything to do with centering the pitch? It would be really useful if I could understand the effect enough to be able to control when it...

Well, I've learned a bit more about singing M. M, and a couple of other consonants are special in that they can be sung with a distinct pitch (unlike, T or S for example.) That is obvious, but what I did not consider is that M can be sung with an underlying vowel. For example, by altering the...

My m's can get quite dark, and even boomy, which I find odd as I've never considered m to be a vowel. Does anyone have any ideas for controlling the base in mmm. Here is an example. Every syllable that contains m goes dark and "basey". http://soundcloud.com/kickingtone/mproblemcej003ln...

I am not hearing any problems in any of the areas. Diction/enunciation sounds fine -- clearly you are able to iron out any little lapses. I think that more breath support would make those higher notes sound freer. You've done a good job. It could be just a matter of, "keep doing what you are...

Were the vocals recorded in one take? I am hearing some overlap.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the resonance or the projection. A spectrograph of my tone shows heaps of mask resonance. I don't like twang or edgy or twangy tones, personally, and I don't plan to introduce much of it into my tone. It's just a question of personal preference. But...

A lot of what I am hearing is you breathing in. I think this should be quieter and more controlled, even when it is done for effect. Just my opinion. Stylistically, I am also not a fan of vocal fry (or deliberately cracking the voice for effect). Lots of good things about your timbre. A touch...

Thanks for your comments. :) Vocal tract shape and vowels is precisely what my main focus is right now. which includes resonance space. Few songs sung with "edge" or "twang" inspire me (I am not into rock, etc.), so the more neutral or "airy" sound is what I tend to pick up on. Edge and twang...

The whole of the phrase, from "your time..", sounds strained to me, and the word shine culminates in a glitch. I think the problems are multiple. It may be due to me trying to put colour into this part of my range. I have just been thinking that it needs a bit more "yawn". Which two would you...

uhm... pitch control and breath support! lol! I came across the appoggio technique about a year ago, and borrowed from that. It took my range from around E4 up to B4. Can you point out examples of where the pitchiness and wavering is that you are referring to? Thanks.

I've recently completed the absolute basics and have started to look at timbre. (Took 3 years as i have no musical background.) My mid range sounds very plain, at best. I have some really short clips of my entire range, and i would like comments on all of them and suggestions on what I may be...

I think you had the right idea emotion-wise (at least in the Youtube Vid, which is the one I listened to a number of times.) I think that some production glitches got in the way of the emotional delivery. If you sort those out, I think the emotional delivery will sort itself out. Although I do...