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    Thanks for listening
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    Just recorded it again! I think it's better what about you guys and gals?   https://app.box.com/s/snp2n22y25gkcnujqjgv4emvzf915pv5
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    I think it sounds very good overall   Now for the critique:   Sometimes you will back off too much on a phrase approaching a high note and that will cause you to grab. "And darling I will be loving you till we're seventeen" You are basically singing unsupported and falsetto-like here and when you need energy for "seventeen" you grab from the throat because you are disconnected from your body to start with. Singing at low volumes but supported at the same time is a very difficult skill...   You are often loosing closure in the higher range like @ 1:20: "Take me into your loving night"   A little tip for 2:16 "it's evergreen" - It's a little chopped up. Don't pause but try to connect "it's" and "evergreen" like it's the same word I think that would help you hit the higher note better. In other words keep it legato, chico!   Sometimes you overly modify your vowels maybe due to your SLS training? Like @ 2:35: "People fall in love" becomes "People fool in love" not the same thing haha   @ 2:50 "same mistakes" - I hear you going into a whiny "nay nay nay" kind of sound. It's not bad it's just that you are losing the natural quality of your voice here... but it does help your closure. Maybe progressions like "nay nay nay" to "no no no" or "nuh nuh nuh" would help you keep the closure and bite but with a more neutral larynx position.   Hope this helps
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    haha Bono that's very nice of you! I think I will record something in better quality soon
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      Sorry Bono I deleted it. Was not very good
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      Yezzir!
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    Vat's thanks for listening. I posted an other one the runs are better there!     Thanks Bono     Sorry I had to remove that one for security reasons haha. Was my second maybe third time singing the song. I have to sing it some more, especially since I like to improvise I better know the song well. Maybe I'll post it later
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      That movie's the bomb!     You are absolutely right... The thing is I hate recording myself as soon as I put headphones on I freak out!
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    Second verse:   https://app.box.com/s/poqumunhfx8hxye5lwblsryl3pmi45af
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    Here's an other one by Brian McKnight: "One last Cry"   https://app.box.com/s/foluevj33z76wwjr6f4y9rv3si7t3u7d
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      Sounds sexy thank you!     Actually when I sing light like this I have a hard time controlling my voice. My runs are much better when I'm singing more full on.
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    Just started working on this song today: https://app.box.com/s/vne5gtxoxfe5ln8rpo85g6knbytu9kci   What do you think?   I'm recovering from a cold so be nice!  lol  
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      Most men have a little trouble around C#4... Actually before you hit the passagio around E4 some ajustments need to be made. Some people call this upper chest, it's important that you don't start spreading the vowel there. If you get this area figured out the passagio will be less of a problem.     The main idea is to even out your voice in your lower/mid range and be able to sing there with consistent quality and set your voice up for the higher range. That's easier to do with a teacher but if you have a good ear and maybe record yourself it is doable.
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    Hey KillerKu thanks for listening   I'm not trying to copy those guys. I just wanna know if this tone sounds good that's all     Never learnt to control the voice like that... This sample feels like a restrained full voice. It's a little hard to control for me since I'm used to singing full out or in a totally disconnected sound. But maybe this is more my medium than my soft volume?
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    You can try ascending or descending 5 tone scales (C D E F G F E D C) in your comfortable range (up to about C4 or maybe D4). Lip rolls and other semi occlusives will allow you to balance your airflow and closure but when you do them you should also focus on keeping your tone even. After that, try different vowels or consonant/vowel combos that work well for you, make sure the vowel doesn't change as you go up.   If your chest voice is more centered you will sound more professional/polished and also more in tune. That should also help you with your passagio troubles.
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      Lou Reed is not flat he's just all over the place pitch-wise haha   Jeremy, I think I've said it before but your voice really fits that kind of music. On the technique side there's still some things you need to figure out in your chest range. You need to be able to sing with a consistent tone quality even if it is just in your chest voice. That means your tone should not change noticeably whether high or low in your chest voice, your vowels should be more equalized also airflow and closure must be in balance. Once you can do that you can begin to color the voice for style but you have kind of a "middle place" you can work from if that makes sense?
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    https://app.box.com/s/ttj6qc7p9ts25u22oumgzg1phtakli2s   Btw: would you guys call this a light mix? It's certainly lighter than how I'm used to singing. Feels very "held back"... Is this the way to go for Brian McKnight and Jamie Foxx type songs? What do you think: should I practice this sound?  
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    Hey Bono!   First off, watch your diction on "Shining, shimmering, splendid". I could not understand what you were singing.   You need more legato in there. The phrasing is a bit chopped in places...   0:34: "Wonder" - that's pretty much the only place you tapped into your full voice. And you still got more! You generally tend to back off your voice too much (like many SLS singers do). Especially the chorus is too light.   Sorry if I seem harsh. Some of it sounds really good
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      Seriously, his pitch is not that bad.
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    Only listened to the 1st example... You don't know how to use your voice. What you need to be focusing on is learning good technique, not pitch. Your pitch will most likely improve as you learn how to use your voice better.
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    Aravind,     Ok. In my opinion raising the soft palate is not the best way to go about this. Also, if you think about raising this, lowering that, tilting this etc... it all gets a little too complicated and you could easily end up with a sound that is fabricated and unnatural.   I would simply try to get the sound more relaxed and closer to the way you speak. Most likely you can just take the same exercises you are used to doing and move them one step closer to "normal". Let's say that on one extreme you have the very witchy and bright sound on the other the overly dark "dopey" sound. In the middle of those 2 there's your natural, "spoken" sound.   You could also exercise on vowels like "oo", "uh" and "oh" since those will tend towards a less forward sound. As a matter of fact I will often use "g" and "b" as consonants together with the "oo" vowel for nasal students.   Simply speaking the lyrics before singing them could also help. You should use the same voice for singing as you do for speaking. A lot of people go into "singing mode" and sound completely different.     You could also look for a good classical teacher? Since for males the technique is basically the same.
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    Hi Aravind,   This is what I hear: you are singing it with a whiny high larynx sound which might have helped you in the past thin out your voice and get to the high notes but the thing is this sound is tense. At least some of your pitch issues will be corrected as you find more relaxation in your voice. So maybe it's time for you to find a more relaxed sound closer to your speaking voice?   Do you work with a teacher?
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    Hey KillerKu,     I just wanna clarify that I am not talking about style, genre, sound color or anything like that here... In my opinion he could retain more of the beauty of his voice in the chorus when he's singing "and like a flood". I really think he would like that.       Also I don't want to start a debate on SLS vs other schools of singing... Yes I do know Estill and CVT. To me there's just good technique and bad technique...
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    KillerKu, if he sings this way by choice but at the same time knows how to sing it "correctly" we are fine. In that case it is a stylistic choice. But I'm not sure this is the case.   A lot of singers sing with bad technique and some people call it style. In my opinion it is still bad technique... Bono, I'm not saying you have bad technique btw   If he was to sing a song that lies more heavily in the E4-G4 range with that same approach it would not feel comfortable to him and not sound good to most people.
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      Chest voice is not some magical thing you need to find. I would need to hear you speak and sing some more to be sure... but from that little sample I heard you just need to get more "grounded" in your chest.   Most likely you already speak in your chest voice. So that would mean you are changing your natural voice every time you sing and going into "singing mode". Try to speak the lyrics and then sing them. Are you going to a different voice when singing? You shouldn't! Singing is just sustained speech.   Vocalize on open/wide vowels and hard consonants in your lower range. That means as low as you can to about an F#4. Use a short scale like CDEFGFEDC. You can try an "ah" vowel, "na na na", "ga ga ga", "go go go" or "no". The important thing is that you use your speaking voice and there is energy behind the sound. So say "no" like you mean it! After that pick a song that doesn't go high (no more than about Ab4) and sing it on an exercise that worked for you. Then you can try add the words but keep the feeling the same.   Also, consider taking some lessons. You will progress faster with a good teacher than on your own. Nobody can really help you through text...
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