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Jared

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  1. Inspirational you guys. I've been sick for the last week and a half so I can't even sing while at my desk let alone full out practicing. It's brutal.
  2. Guitartrek, thanks for the additional info. Steven, that's a great point. In the future if I can find a room that I can more or less dedicate/share to home recording I'll look into the foam panels. Ronws, I won't be stopping myself from singing. I'm not a pessimist, just a realist. I understand at this point in time I might not be very good technically but through practice/dedication/hardwork I can become a decent singer. I'm not destined to be a bad singer for life...just like I realized I wasn't destined to be a scrawny 135 pounds (at 6 feet) for the rest of my life (I'm not anymore). I think my worst self-limitations is respecting audio space...I don't want to annoy my neighbours so I just need to find a place to practice...and close enough that I can do it often.
  3. Guitartrek, that reflexion thing looks incredible. Definitely on my list of things to buy now. I always did the closet approach or hung blankets everywhere and made sure I was in a carpeted room. Thanks for the heads up, I am a bit of a gear junkie sometimes and that is really a cool piece of equipment. Is there any other home studio gear you'd recommend? I wouldn't get too excited about hearing my voice at this point ha...In Melissa Cross's terms, I have the fire down perfectly. I can do whatever I want with my voice for over an hour, every night if I need to. The problem is once I back off and I'm just doing heat, I'm finding it hard to stay in good pitch with high notes. So here I am, trying to learn everything I can to keep control.
  4. Thanks for the responses everyone. I'm a little hesitant to put out work-in-progress voice clips onto the never forgetful internet, but we'll see. I've never had teachers put me down. They've always been so encouraging to the point where I started to think it was a technique they use to keep me coming back. That's awesome to hear guitartrek. I have some recording equipment that I've used before. Real simple Luna condenser and a firewire 410 into garageband. It'd be nice to set up a dedicated room or space so I wouldn't have to drag out everything each time I wanted to try it. I heard some of your stuff in the Review forum. Definitely impressive and inspiring to get started with KTVA. Sounds like I'll give the DVDs a shot and maybe a Skype lesson with a teacher once in awhile. My only real issue now is I've recently moved downtown to a house apartment and got rid of my car. Where to practice!
  5. Hey everybody, I've had the pleasure of browsing some interesting topics over the last few days here. I have a question for all those experienced vocalists. Has self-learning made you into the singer you wanted to be? Ebooks and DVDs...have they made you improve rapidly and to an impressive point? I am all about self-help. I have invested in lots of marketing, photography, weightlifting, and tons of topics about becoming a better person...but all those had a visual measurable result. Am I getting more sales? Is my photographic process becoming tighter? Am I getting stronger and larger? It's very easy to look and see. I totally believe in the process but I'm wondering if it's the right solution for me as everyone knows what you hear in your head isn't really the best judge of vocal talent. How do self-help enthusiasts get around this...do you record your voice a lot? I think even with recordings of my own voice, I don't think I'd be able to properly judge the pitfalls and successes of it. I thought lessons would be the answer but I've had a really hard time finding a teacher who understood my goals and could help me. The best teacher I had was teaching SLS, and after reading here, it seems like it especially does not fit my goals. The best thing I've seen so far was Ken Tamplin DVDs which I'm highly considering purchasing. For those in Toronto who have a teacher they'd like to recommend, I'm all ears. Where I'm at is: I'm trying to develop my middle voice (in SLS terms? Or is it commonplace?) because if I understand correctly, I need to be able to hit the notes I want without strain before I can add heat to it to keep it in key? I'm coming out of a hardcore/metalcore background so protecting my voice is now very easy to me and I just want to back off the scream and into heat but keep those notes in key. Think Jonny Craig from Emarosa, Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, or Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.
  6. I'd say find a teacher that 'clicks' with you. I went to a couple before finding someone I can more or less trust. I think it's better to stick to one teacher...once you've found them.
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