Witti007

Hi Felipe,

ok, now I got it. I fully agree with you that there are some differences between the first and the second verses in regards to the way she feels the song. But I honestly doubt the standard listener will notice it. Good call. Thanks.

All the best

Robert

Hi Felipe,

thanks for the feedback. I didn't fully understand your issues with the first verse. When we recorded the vocals we started with the first verse. It could be that the vocalist started "feeling" the song as we progressed. Therefore the first verse might sound a bit stiff.

This track is finished. Therefore we won't be tweaking anything anymore.

All the best

Robert

Hi everybody,

here is a song I wrote for a 17-year old vocalist. I personally think this young lady has a beautiful and very versatile voice and this song is a great fit for her. It took a while to get the vocal harmonies to work. By the way, we didn’t need to use any pitch correcting software. What do you guys think? Feedback and critique is appreciated.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12166955

All the best

Robert

Great vocal performance! I really like the quality of your vocal recording.

All the best

Robert

Hi Ronws,

I've taken singing lessons but I still can't sing very well. I've given up trying. I can't read sheet music and I can't play an instrument very well either. I prefer to concentrate on what I do best which is songwriting. So I guess I'm pretty much like James Blume. I used to hire musicians, producers and singers to create demos of my songs. That's expensive, especially if you write 4-5 songs per month. I just couldn't afford it. So I started to learn how DAW software works and started producing on my own demos. On this track here I played all the instruments and sang all the vocals myself. My target is to create demos that I can send to publishers and labels. The better the demo is, the bigger your chances are to get the song signed. My question is whether or not my vocal performance is so bad that it leaves a sour taste when you listen to the song. You know, I've had a few people say to me "the song is good but the vocalist is terrible". I wanted to hear what you guys here think. Thanks!

All the best

Robert

Hi Keith,

oh...I understand. My singing is that bad.

Ok, I'll try to send you the track this weekend. Thanks for the offer.

All the best

Robert

I'm a songwriter and a novice producer. Often, when I record a song, I don't have a good singer available. In such cases I then do it myself, even though I can't sing. It then sounds like in this example. This is a song called "Why" that I wrote to go with lyrics I found in a forum. What do you think about my vocals? Are they good enough for simple demos or are they so bad that they have a negative impact on the demo?

All the best

Robert

Hey Scotty,

I'm glad you liked "Let Me Run". That track got Elisa on German television recently and that's the song she performed live in front of an audience of over 3500 people. Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it.

All the best

Robert

Hi Adolph,

thanks for the invitation. I signed up.

Take care

Robert

Hey SkyKnight,

your feedback is exactly what I was looking for here. I take it from you that you think she is a very talented vocalist.

If you listen to the backing vocals of "You're No Good" you will notice that she did leave her "comfort zone" and sang much higher. In that song she sang all the background vocals including the "ooohs" and "aaahs" that were sung in several voices. No pitch correcting software was used in that production.

Regarding the bass…the recording and the mix lost a lot of its quality due to the SoundClick format conversion. The original is far better.

Thank you very much for your post.

Robert

Hi Ronws,

thanks for the advice regarding the demo CD. I can confirm that most radio stations and record companies trash unsolicited demos. Believe me I already tried that. A few years ago I sent hundreds of CDs to labels, publishers and radio stations. These days you really need an accepted business agent or music manager.

You made a good point regarding selecting the proper market for her voice. We tried rock, pop and slow ballads and she sounds great in all these genres. She does cover songs too. She can cover Pink and Adele to perfection. I personally like her versions more than the originals.

I'm not her manager, just the writer of the songs she recorded. I have nothing to do with the booking of her gigs. But I'll pass your advice on to her.

Thanks again for your detailed input.

All the best

Robert

Thanks Foreigner. "You’'e No Good" was recorded by pure amateurs, but I do agree with you that the track does sound very professional.

Elisa can sing live too:

She started singing about 12 months ago.

Take care

Robert

Thank you Adolph,

I'm pretty new to this site. What is the Main Social Media Site? And how do I join the Main Site?

Best regards

Robert

Ok, I'm a songwriter and a semi-professional producer. I'm not a manager nor a vocal expert. I can't sing myself. Elisa found out that I write songs and we met. Shortly afterwards we recorded our first song together:

It's rock. I'm not sure how light it is. What do you think? This is basically what she wants to sing, not operas. When she's finished with high school she wants to study rock pop vocals. We recorded an EP together. Friends helped us with the production. The EP is available at iTunes and Amazon. To be honest with you guys, I don’t know where to go from here. We've got good songs, get production work and apparently someone who can sing live as well as in a studio. What do I do now? How can I get an A&R guy interested? Any tips or advice is very much appreciated.

That line you didn't understand is "They say that time will heal the wounds and someone new will come my way."

That"s more or less our story.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts so far.

All the best

Robert

Hello Adolph,

thanks for the kind comments. I love that video clip of "I Cry". I will tell Elisa that you are impressed and that she should post a few of her demos here.

All the best

Robert

Hi David,

many thanks for the detailed response. That's pretty much what i was thinking.

If you want to hear something completely different from her try this ballad:

Like I wrote above...no matter what genre we try, she owns it. Being a songwriter I just don't know what genre is the best for her.

Thanks again.

All the best

Robert

www.robertbaitinger.de

Hi David,

she sings all the lead and background vocals. Her voice here is 100% natural.The producer insisted on not using Melodyne. I analyized the vocal tracks with Melodyne and noticed the she was very much on target anyway. I saw her perform live and she hits each and every note to perfection - just like you can hear on this track. No matter what genre she sings, she owns it.

What I'd really like to know is, do you think that she's so good that we should do more serious work with her? Do you see potential that she could make it big time? Does her voice have something that sounds unique, any kind of recognition value? Like I said, I'm not an expert when it comes to vocals. I appreciate any kind of feedback you can give me. Many thanks in advance.

All the best

Robert

Thanks Sound26 for the feedback.

Hi,

recently I've been working with a 17-year old vocalist. I personally think she's pretty good, but I'm no expert. Here's a sample of one of my songs that she sang for me. How would you rate her performance?

Many thanks in advance.

All the best

Robert

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12087150

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

I'd love to hear what can be improved because we are recording more songs together.

All the best

Robert

I wrote "I Cry" a few weeks ago and recently recorded the vocals with Elisa, age 17. She started singing about a year ago. Since I'm not an expert when it comes to vocals I would like to hear what you think about her performance. I'm seriously thinking of recording an album with her.

Feedback is very much appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

All the best

Robert

www.robertbaitinger.de