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Also I'm pretty sure I was using alot of glottal compression.

That certainly gives me alot of stuff to work on, I know it sounds like I'm speaking the song but I was trying to keep my timbre the same throughout my range, I didn't strain at all during making this I belted some but I supported and made sure that I let go of whatever strain when I felt it come on.

I'm going to try applying your advice to a short excerpt from another song. Please tell me if this is what you meant! http://vocaroo.com/i/s0GMT3GWXWaL It starts at 0:25 and 1:10-1:15 is very screechy on that high note I need to lighten up somehow

I'm gonna try, what I think you mean is hold more breath back and use a more steady stream of air.

The killers are freaking great. Hot Fuss is one of the best albums ever. Also yeah I'm trying to hold those pitches but without getting too airy so I've got a lot of crackly distortion or turbulence or whatever you want to call it. Good advice though thank you!

Did this recording today, I think it could use some deeper undertones and more expression throughout. While recording I was mostly focused on keeping the tone as clear as possible.

POS crowd XD

some of the notes could be held a little bit beter and some parts needed to lighten up so the sound can really come out, perhaps add more nasality or use some weird vowel mods that feel unnatural but better suit the pitch being sung.

I think the resonance doesn't shift enough, it sounds like you're using alot of twang and leaning on that is probably why it seems not varied enough. But you could still vary it with the twang if you make subtle adjustments and add some portamento. at 5:09 when you sing clear the resonance is unstable but that mix sounds like it would be more natural and less twangy if you could find the right vowel mods airflow and tract formation to sustain it.

It's a good first start, I know with more recordings you'll maximize it's potential for beauty! Can't say what you should do different other than keep going at it!

You kind of sound like Randy Newman, maybe you could try adding more glissando to get a better intonation. 1:45-2:00 was the most pleasant intonation to my ears.

Also lmao! Stop the presses everyone water is wet.. you crazy ron.

The quality is terrible. I almost hear two voices is the louder one you? If so not bad, lots of room for improvement but I like that style of voice.

What I've noticed recently is my speaking voice varies quite often, and I've been trying to incorporate it into my singing to sound similiar to what I sound like when I speak. Also I've been working on speaking from my diaphragm to make my voice sound more attractive lol. I get what you're saying about singing being different from speaking but I was purposely relaxing my vibrato in certain areas to make it sound more like speaking. During the chorus I was trying to get a whiney sort of inflated sound and I was trying to have my voice crack as I approached eyes it worked pretty well at 1:38. I get what you're saying about the ah going closer to an oh because it feels more rounded. I'll take that advice though and apply it for improvement.

The first Chorus gave me goosebumps just a little bit, but after that the choruses didn't excite me as much until the end. Perhaps you could have really gotten into it with a passionate inflection on those choruses, like hell yeah it's alright now okay. I liked the verses alright 0:28-0:35 was my favorite variation of your vocals, personally I would've preffered to have heard a deeper timbre throughout similar to the first line. The high notes are fine but I wish they would be stressed and then relaxed instead of just pressed like they're being rushed. Overall that was a good take on the song

Awesome! Anyone else is also welcome to join in and make this a full on battle royale.

Niceee!!! Let's go with backing track only! We can have the community critique our versions and choose their favorite, what do you say to a full week to prepare?

Who wants to challenge me to a friendly competition to see who can record a better version of Death of a Bachelor by Panic at the Disco! This song has a killer chorus that is really fun to sing but easy to mess up so if anyones up to it this could be fun. I'd also be happy to accept any challenges on members favorite songs!

Thanks bro! I was putting on a slight punk rock accent for the fun of it. Please tell me how do you record songs usually? With headphones on and the track playing? Or if I have a nice enough mic can I isolate the sound of my singing while playing music in the background to sing along to?

I like it and it suits it's genre, but if it was improved some it might be something I'd listen to continuously. So yeah I'm probably not your target audience but I'm excited to witness your progression. Oh yeah and sorry if my first comment was more offensive than productive my friends tell me I have a douchey way of saying things XD.

**Explicit Material** here's my tribute to billy joe, some day soon I'm gonna learn how to back tracks but I hate singing with headphones on. Also I look 16 but I'm actually 22. All criticism is welcome!

Hahaha I hate that song XD. Currently my favorite song is 7 by Catfish and the Bottlemen. I like aspects of the song, my criticisms are meant to be constructive.

Your voice is very expressive, but the song is kind of slow and the lyrics are somewhat bland. Of course this is my opinion but it would've been nice to have some mystery, intrigue or shocking material thrown in there.

That was good, it sounded kind of nasally up until the chorus. I'd love to hear an unedited/unenhanced version of your singing.

It doesn't sound like the original and that's a good thing, the verse from 1:15 to 1:35 is particularly moving especially the way you sing 'you let me burn'.