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AllIveEverTouched

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  1. This is a relief! I see now that this likely has more to do with recording and electronics than vocal technique. Thanks again for the help!
  2. I know this is correct. But then again I perceive it as changing the voice too much. I use a compressor for volume control but I don't want to auto-tune myself. I understand that peaks and valleys are natural, but why are mine so pronounced at times? I would think it's because of poor vocal technique. Is there something I'm missing on why it would not be because of that? Just now I did some reading and perhaps this is what I'm missing: "If you hear an echo, your room won't absorb higher frequencies well. If you don't hear an echo, increasing higher frequencies might be one of the first settings to customize." My apartment does echo in many places, especially the room that I normally record in. Does this seem like the probable reason why I'm seeing exaggerated peaks or could it be a vocal technique problem? Thanks for everyone's help so far! This has been chewing at me for some time now.
  3. I don't use an equalizer. In the waveform I provided there is a recording of a YouTube video (the longer portion from about 17 1/2 til the end) and that seems to be fine.
  4. I'm not familiar with the technical terms for audio recording, but I'll do my best. I hold a cardiod mic (Audiotechnica ATR-20) in hand, angled 45 degrees upwards towards my mouth. (I've tried varying the angle but it doesn't seem to help.) The mic has a long cable which I usually let sit on the floor. It has a regular sized output which fits into my laptop's normal mic jack. I then record using Audacity, use a noise remover and then a compressor. The distortion shows up before using those 2, though.
  5. Alright, I made a recording of what I'm talking about. The recording was made with my Audio-technica ATR20 cardioid mic. In it I first vocalize the word "night" and then the eh vowel as in "hair." I also recorded a YouTube recording of Beyonce singing Halo through the same mic: http://soundcloud.com/allivee-1/singingdistortion I grabbed a picture of the recording in audacity to show what I mean about the top of the waveform being disproportionate to the bottom: I have a suspicion that this has something to do with my chest voice or velopharyngeal port or a combination of the two, but I can't figure this out. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks again for any help. edit: I may have figured this out! It seems I'm not closing my velopharyngeal port correctly. So perhaps the best question here is: What are some good ways to maintain (or visualize) proper closure while singing? It seems I've always thought of this as "up and back" but perhaps in my case "straight back" feels more appropriate. edit 2: Nope, that's not the problem. I'm still getting these unbalanced waves...
  6. I wish! I worded that poorly. I meant that I take a recordings of a professional singer singing (for example on YouTube) by playing the video and then recording the audio in Audacity. When I do this the waveform always come out even cyclically above and below the 0 line. I'll get together a recording of myself tomorrow so you can hear what I'm talking about. Maybe I'll add a recording of a professional at the end to give a comparison.
  7. Hi everyone. Been lurking here for a day or two. Unfortunately I've been stuck for a while on something. I'm hoping I can describe it (maybe post an example if needed) and get some feedback on what's going on. For some background, I've read tons of singing/vocal information online so feel free to use any terminology. My problem seems to center around vowels and the first formant/chest voice. The reason I believe this is because when I record myself singing vowels, the waveform more often than not has higher peaks than it does low valleys. In other words, the ratio favors the high part of the wave. I've tried everything from singing forward, back, head, vowel modification, tongue placement, larynx position, lip formation, velopharyngeal port closure, etc. and nothing seems to consistently get the waveform to be even. I've also noticed that when I record professional singers the waveform is typically balanced. What might I be doing incorrectly that would cause this distortion of tone? I'm all out of ideas! Thanks in advance for any advice anyone has. P.s. As it may have some bearing, I am a 28 year old male.
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