Adolph Namlik

Hi everyone,
I've always loved to sing but I've always been shy to show it to the world.
I had singing lessons in the past but once I started a university degree I stopped singing and focused on my degree.
I am now stable in my job but this passion for singing has never gone away.
Could you give me your feedback please?
Thank you so much, this means the world to me.
 
I have a youtube video singing a capella: 
 
 
And also some covers on SoundCloud: 
 
 
 
 

Hi Arj, sorry for the wait.
Nice sounding voice. 
Lot's of cry in your singing.
Why is there is no backing track? It would be better to hear you singing on top of the karaoke track, can you offer that for us to listen to?
Are you doing any training?  If so, what are you working on?  Any programs? Do you have a teacher?
Coach

You tend to default to a really good cry vocal mode, which can do amazing things for your voice. If you purposefully use the cry reflex throughout your singing, it can help immensely. (I encourage you to look up Robert's and my videos on Cry. Certain vowels and consonants seemed to knock you out of that beautiful cry vocal mode you kept finding your way back to. A big help for that could be touching your tongue to your upper molars while singing. This keeps your vowels on the tongue, resonating at the front of the soft palate or in the hard palate, while still being able to utilize cry behind it.
On higher notes, you want to be able to first sing it lightly without constriction or tension. Then you can learn to use what I described above to hold resonance and increase it (like a ball of sound getting bigger) from good appoggio/breath-support/sigh. Just going for it without first being able to control the fine-motor skills involved in lighter mass, you'll just end up yelling. Try light and whimpering at first, then slowly increase resonance the sound color of your liking - similar to a classical Messa di Voce exercise.
Most of your issues are from inconsistency. While the above will help, the only way to work that out is through a regular training routine. Are you a part of one of Robert's or my courses? If so, I can go much deeper into what to do.

Thanks for chiming in "kick".
Nice video edit.
I would like to see you get more athletic about your singing. Don't sit down, get on your feet for starters. And you need to move more energy; more respiration, more compression on the vocal folds, more resonance, more embouchure. The whole thing is lazy and too "kicked back"... More athleticism. 
I suggest that you train with an online course.
$20
http://bit.ly/TVSLiteCourse20

It is amazing to me how Bollywood manages to churn out these beautiful tunes. What genre is it?
(Sometimes, not understanding the language is a blessing. I am often disappointed if I see the translated lyrics. They are usually very average. )
Anyway, listening to you singing, I would say that you have good pitch appreciation (you may be  thinking, "of course", but it is a big deal for some beginners).
You do have some problems with execution as the pitch ascends (or occasionally as it fluctuates quickly), even though you seem to be aiming for the right notes.
It sounds to me as if this is mainly to do with breath regulation and is made more difficult with a genre of music that uses a lot of melisma and arpeggios.
I would recommend finding an appropriate diaphragmatic breathing technique. However, as I have not come across any coach or trainer of Western music who has correctly characterized the unique sound of this genre of singing,  I can't really say which diaphragmatic breathing technique will work well. Somehow the Indian singers manage to get a lot of "cry" in the upper range, while keeping the lower range mellow. Some Western trainers confuse this with breathiness.
In your singing, I think that the mellow lower end is going to come naturally. Breath control will be required to find the resonance in the upper range.
That's my two cents worth of opinion. 

WhatsUp Guys,
I want to know what is it that really actually happening to the singing voice and the high notes when singing publicly & spontaneously
I feel like These days we live in a Technology world that is near taking over our social life as human beings lol
so i just thought we should be more social to each other.
And an idea came up in my head, why not Practicing my vocals in a such enviroment!
Remember this is just a part of my Training Routine, so i'm glad if you give me alot of feedback!  Mash up with all the feedbacks you can get!
Peace!
 

Hey guys!
I posted a few tracks a few years ago and I got a lot of great, helpful feedback that has really helped me with singing, particularly using mixed voice.
I wanted to post a song I recently re-covered. I first recorded it a few years ago.
here is the new
here is the old: 
 
Hopefully you guys can hear a difference? And I’d love notes on further things I need to do to improve if anyon me has time? 
Thank you so much! 

Your pitch is good when you're relaxed. The higher in pitch you went, the more tense you got, to the point of almost yelling, rather than singing. Your vowels are too narrow in your upper range to resonate well. There are two main things I recommend for this.
First, try to get into cry mode. It's the same feeling in the soft palate as if you're crying or really excited to see someone. Whimper there a bit, to get a solid feel for it. Them try to isolate your upper pitches with that cry. It will also soften your your voice a bit in your lower range. Since higher pitches want to pull deeper into the soft palate, cry will help thin out the glottis better and help pull the voice into a deeper placement, so less pressure is required to sing those pitches. Also, once into higher pitches, you may need to add a bit more /ae/ (he vowel sound color of words like ash, cat, hat, etc) in order to keep a consistent sound color across your range.
Second, place much more emphasis on everything supporting good resonance. One great way to do this is using a /w/ as your onset. If you're using good  horizontal embouchure (smile/sneer), it will help lift your voice to the soft palate. If you sing from that lifted placement with a /w/ + /oh/, it gives you both good support and a defined feeling for good resonance. Once you feel that resonant energy on the front of your soft palate, towards the hard palate, or towards your nasal cavities, try to place all of your vowels and consonants in a way that supports that resonance. Singing is all about supporting that resonance, and the sound only moving outward from there.

Here it is recorded on Smule https://vocaroo.com/i/s0L56jlQ217k

A lot of what I mentioned in the Journey review applies here as well. However, I want to specifically address your distortion in this song.
What you're doing sounds throaty and compressed. On higher pitches, that type of distortion can be very harsh both in sound and wear and tear on the vocal tract. If you're in The Four Pillars of Singing, I suggest you work more with the lesson on decompressed overlay distortion. Otherwise, or perhaps in addition to, instead of squeezing that distortion out, try to bleed the glottis. That means allowing more air through without all the extra hyper vocal twang compression.
One way to help develop that is, while still trying to keep the voice lifted to the soft palate, and still utilizing cry vocal mode as described in my Journey review for you, try alternating between a spoken smoker's voice and singing clean at pitch above your bridge. At some point, while alternating back and forth, you'll feel like you can combined the two. Then, instead of squeezing for distortion and getting a throaty sound, it will feel like you're simply using more air than you need to and thereby activating the false cords for distortion.
If it hits your throat, you need to lift more, and move towards /ae/ sound colors. Again, this is similar to what I described in the Journey song review. 
If the distortion still feels like it's hitting your throat, rather than above the throat, spend more time trying to raise pulse/fry up in pitch, where it sits on top of the throat, rather than in it. That area is a good placement for distortion, especially if a lot of the vibration is then transferred to the soft palate.

@Draven Grey Thank you so much for your feedback! I will definitely utilize all of your tips and keep working to enhance my voice - especially the breath support, which has always been my achilles heel  Thanks again!

Since I'm already here for giving paid reviews, I thought I would go ahead and take a moment to review yours as well.
Great character and stylization! One great thing about getting over a cold is that, if you have a voice, it forces you to sing more correctly.
The lower/neutral larynx position you're using will hold you back once you get into higher pitches. It gives you a great sound color for this song though. I highly suggest a bit more breath support and volume (just a bit), and then try learning to sing more from a cry vocal mode - the same feeling you get in the soft palate when you cry or are really excited to see someone. Cry will soften and round out your voice to where you can get a similar sound color to what you're using the neutral larynx for, but also have a lot more control and flexibility because of being able to utilize much more breath support. It also neurologically places your body into a position it associates with extreme emotion, which can cause a much more emotional performance. Additionally, it adds very specific sounds colors to your voice that other people associate with extreme emotion. It can take some getting used to, but once you learn it, you'll hear just about every pro singer using it.

Hi everyone! So I'm having a bit of a crisis. For the past few months I've been dealing with a sinus infection. Although it seems to be cleared out, I'm now having doubts about my voice. I'm not sure if it's because I couldn't sing for a while or if I'm still not at 100%.

 I use to really like it, but I'm honestly questioning whether it's good or not. I know I could definitely use some training (i've never had any formal training) but that being said, what do you guys think?

If you guys could give me some honest feedback that would be greatly appreciated!!

With everything turned all the way up in my studio, I can t still only barely hear it, as if I have everything turned all the way down. Can you upload a new one that is louder? 

Welcome 'Brix',
Click on "Guaranteed Singing Reviews" on the menu above or click "Add to cart" (below). Our coaches, our singing experts, and our members will be pleased to help you.

Respectfully,
Adolph

Hey Bayloydi,
Sorry for the delay. I have been consumed with the Vocal Athlete Intensive here in Seattle. Thanks for your patience.
Great that you are videoing your singing.. you get more information and learn more that way. Don't put your hands in your pocket, it is bad form. you need your hands to express yourself and give you physical balance. It also looks super amateur when you do that. Do you want people to think your bored when your singing, or that your into it?  Get your hands out of your pockets! I like the way you maintain the resonance on your "with you"s... you maintain the compression through that phrase and that could be a part of the song that would give a lot of people problems, but you intuitively knew to maintain that narrowed position and keep resonating. VERY GOOD! Your rhythm and feel for groove is great. Your intonation is pretty darn good as well. A few spots are a hair flat, but overall.. really good. I don't have a lot of critique feedback for this other then pointing out what I liked. I think your a great singer and this performance was very well done. VERY WELL DONE BAY!
Are you from the Philippines ( just a hunch )?  Where are you located? Do you have a voice coach? What is your story? 

Hello,
Please review my singing:
 
 
My Favorite videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jxsuziK3t0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2DgIx1UOuI
 

Welcome No6h,
Click on "Guaranteed Singing Reviews" on the menu above or click "Add to cart" (below). Our coaches, our singing experts, and our members will be pleased to help you.

Respectfully,
Adolph

Wow, thanks for the feedback! Really appreciate the indepth analysis of my voice. I will definitely pick apart every tip and comment to improve myself. Regarding singing with music, it really depends on the song. Some are easier to sing a long with and I also tend to sing higher and more nasal ( and more from my soft palate) when I sing a long with music, also a little to increase volume, which make it sound a little whiny at times.
Thanks again for the personalized tips!

You have a nice, smooth voice. A bit pitchy, for sure, but singing acapella and staying in key will take time. I imagine you're more on pitch when singing with music. Am I right about this?
You need to be doing things to strengthen your TA musculature to help with better vocal fold adduction and dynamics. Glottal attacks can also help with this. But you'll need guidance to do both of those things correctly. For something you can do right now, in order to help improve your resonance, pitch, and adduction, place a finger on your bottom lip and try and lift your voice up and over it as you sing. Additionally, start to hum and buzz your lips through songs as much as you can stand it. This "semi-occluded phonation" will help you built better resonant placement, better cord closure, and start pulling you out of your throat while singing. 
Lastly, start doing this straw exercise a few times a day. It will help you build better balance with glottal and sub glottal pressure, better breath support, better resonance, and help you learn to relax your voice more while staying resonant.
 
 

I don't have time to listen to it, but I do want to comment on one thing. Don't ever let someone tell you that "you're not cut out for it", whether singing or anything else you would like to do. It's BS. If someone says that, then they're either being mean, are lazy and don't like working for what they want to achieve, or just plain ignorant about how things work (and too lazy to find out).

Hello. I've never had any sort of vocal training and so I believe that I've picked up a lot of bad habits and have a lot of things to improve upon, I just need to know where to begin. I used to cover japanese songs on youtube but quit after 3 years because although I love singing as a hobby, I grew frustrated with myself because I wasn't improving and I didn't like how I sounded. I want to start over, but not unless I improve, so detailed feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Raw vocals: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YBvc0ymH9emf7uvi7JNQCz7WhtLVvLJT/view?usp=drivesdk

Hello Reikoko,
Nice work... 
You need brighter harmonics in your formant tunings. These will be amplified more if you lift your soft palate more and sob harder into your singing. You certainly have a capable voice!  But you need training to take it to another level. Draven is correct, these phonetics are too speech like... you need practice learning how to articulate ( consonants and vowels/resonance ) for singing, not speaking. You simply can't "push" speaking phonetics into singing, especially the higher you go. It is a problem that everyone deals with.
Train your voice.
My training program is $49. It is permanently at a discount. It is way under priced.
Purchase HERE >>>
... and thats all there is to it. You have a lot of potential, but if you want to get better, you will have to commit to training and get more serious. If you choose not to, then this is about as good as you are going to get. The choice is up to you.
Thanks for your help Draven... 

@ReiKoko
Beautiful song. Good choice. I think your voice would open a quite a lot with training. The issue is that you're currently singing from a speech position, which is keeping your from resonating well. Your pitch is on, but your resonance is not. Speech vowels and singing vowels are in very different locations. Speech vowels and words tend to start in the throat and the add sound colors from there and up (bottom up), where as singing is top down. It's essentially like learning a whole new accent, perhaps even a new language. Knowing how to resonant in the soft palate and out from there will definitely smooth out your voice, and bring out your true singing voice.
For instance, the part where you sing...
...Your lower notes are dampening/dropping your larynx and completely changing your sound color. It can't be helped when you're in speech mode. However, place a finger on your bottom lip and sing "up and over" that finger, trying to place your vowel resonance in the front of your soft palate, rather than in your throat. The difference should be apparent immediately. 
I highly encourage you to check out The Four Pillars of Singing. It's by far the best singing course out there, and an amazing deal too.

Thank you coach!  I am very grateful for your encouragement and support. Your desire to watch us succeed is heart warming and greatly appreciated. I know with your guidance this process will be much easier and... FUN     Like you said, we cannot forget about having fun in the process.
 
 
 
That is a great idea and thank you!  I will make sure that the singing is not limited to this "training environment."  I have never done karaoke before but it has come into awareness several times over these past couple weeks. I will deffinitely take you up on that!  Have an amazing weekend!!
 
OZ