I know its not good...

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RJMJ87 said:
Hi, I'm a gal myself, and wanted to let you know you CAN sing and do have a good voice, but I think you really sell it short by literally phrasing everything short. Meaning that your words don't always flow; it's almost like a sing/talk sometimes and when you get a vibrato or something going, you cut it short instead of letting it be smooth and seamless. I think they call it staccato? You have to let your voice ride out the transitions between words more. I think they call that legato. Does that make sense? But other than that you're on key and have a great voice, so I think if you just work on keeping your flow fluid you'll be great! Also, opinions are like a$$ O's....I agree that person sounds jealous. So go prove them wrong! :)
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That is the correct attitude right there!
 
RJMJ - Thank you for the advice! Listening to it again, I agree it is a bit of a talk sing. I'll try to smooth it out :)
Jimmy - I will try to get my confidence up. I think next time my "friend" comments on my singing voice, I'll sing a little louder!
 
quick question: my school's library has TASCAM DR-1 recorders available for student use... do you know anything about those? Its a field recorder not a mic, so would that not work?
 
Looks like we went to bed around this time lol.

The Tascam will certainly sound better than what ever mic you used. But yes, it is a field recorder. It uses to oppositely faced condenser microphones to pickup the surrounding environment. It could be fairly good for recording a choir in a nice church I suppose.
 
You say it's a talk sing, but often you can hear an individualistic character in such a performance. Try and listen for that in your own voice, and work on that aspect. Good singers are a dime a dozen - individualistic singers are rare.
If you like using your laptop to record, you can get pretty good, cheap external USB sound cards with ok mic pre-amps (like an "M-Box" (Avid, Digidesign), or M-Audio - a good pre-amp is as important as a good mic). These will usually be bundle with recording software packages. There are also loads of reasonable and cheap vocal condenser mics out there (Rode, Audio Technica, AKG, CAD - I could go on forever). When you go and buy one, have a listen to your voice, recorded and played back - your ears are the best judge as to what works.
Best wishes,
Brento
 
Thanks for the advice :) My goal is to have a somewhat unique sound, not the typical female vocal.
 
I listened to your voice. Where do I start? I think you might be having a problem because you like a style that your voice is not up to. If you're going to sing like your idols, get a ocal coach. Do NOT sing along with record. The voice on your CD makes you think you're doing good. You are right to record your voice. The recorder is the best producer. It doesn't care about your feelings, will not sugar coat anything, and always, always tells you the truth. So here's my advice: You need to project more; be fearless and give it everything you can to build your strength. You need a good vocal coach to help you train your voice correctly. I seriously suggest you consider writing your own material and key it to your type of voice. Listen to yourself. Forget the pitch or the words or the style and listen to the emotions that your voice convey. Then write for that voice and sing your songs your way. The world is littered with great success achieved by bad singers with bad voices (subjectively) Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Frank Zappa, Jeanne Ritchie, Many simply learned to sing on pitch and then accepted their voice as it was. You need to be sure of your pitch. Get the training and learn to hear your voice from the inside so you know it is dead on. Then, and this is only a suggestion, surround your voice with a full sound and sing into that full sound. A big sound, a lot of gusto and emotion goes a long way. All that and this is the most important part. your voice is not that bad. I've heard a lot worse. Good luck.
 
amk326 said:
Please give me some criticism and advice on how to improve my voice. I love to sing I just don't do it very well......
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From the little I hear on the clip, you're able to keep in tune which is a good start.
But it's hard to get a good sense of your voice because the recording itself has all kinds of surface noise, is too short and because there's no music to back up the vocal, it's sort of out of context. It also sounds somewhat tense and breathless and dare I say it, shy.
But as I said earlier, you're able to keep in tune. You need to work on breathing, holding long notes, running up and down your range, that is, work at mastering low and high notes and switch from quiet to loud. You sound like you could really do with letting go and belting out some stuff. Practice on a daily basis
 
It's pretty enterprising of you to buy a keyboard to learn. I reckon the three most important things for you over the next couple of years, as far as music goes, are to work on your voice, there's definitely something to work on there, learn to play that keyboard, even if only to a basic level {though it's better to push beyond basic} and thirdly, as Rod suggested, write songs. It doesn't matter what they sound like initially, just get used to expressing you through your own being. Trust me, it's great fun.
 
Sounds fine to me, I will say one that that will make you a better singer is attitude. You have to be confident and find your key and practice singing songs that will test your range. The more you do it the better it will be . . . Confidence
 
Yep, CONFIDENCE is likely the most important thing to have. If you don't believe in your singing, and feel what you are singing, then anyone listening, will not either.

Try to keep the arrogance down tho. It typically seems to go hand in hand with the majority of good singers I have worked with. The best, IME, are those who are willing to improve by criticism. Confidence should not be a power trip. Projecting the emotion of a song, without second guessing your talent, and the presentation of a particular lyric that relates to others, is what grabs a listener. It can come across as ego. There is a fine line there....

Keep working on it. You got the basic tool, that most don't have; Natural talent. Expand on that by pushing forward, and learning everything you can.

Then break up with a boyfriend, write 20 songs about it, and get rich. lol!

:)
 
Wow everyone, thank you so much for all of the feedback! I'll keep working on it. I posted a cover of A Team in another thread "Songs with a different sound" that is a bit longer and clearer so it gives a better feel for what I actually sound like. Thank you again for the encouragement and advice, I really appreciate it :)
 
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