Collin571

7 minutes ago, KillerKu said:

 

You'd know your own strain better than I would. So I'd trust yourself. And to be honest, straining a little here and there isn't something to be that worried about. Everyone I know here has strained and lived to tell the tale.  

There is a shift in timbre up there so unless it's artistic choice it may not be optimized for you yet. It's practice man. I wouldn't be surprised to see you more technically skilled than a lot of folks here one day. If you've got the passion, you've got the drive, and are moving forward. There are certain coordination that will be more flexible and easier to use to navigate certain pitches. 

So there's like talk singers. I can love that. I'm the big Lou Reed fan here. But most everyone else had to have an open mind at some point and likely either consciously or subconsciously had to make adjustments.

Right, I really want to sound a certain way I think lately especially I've been compressing my sound a ton rather than using various resonances and different coordinations.  I want it to sound good to me but I don't want to be falling flat.  Also I notice this song that I could use a brighter configuration and perhaps a darker resonance or a more edgey/steely resonance to make it sound good and possibly fix pitch issues.

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

23 minutes ago, ronws said:

Quit speaking the words and sing them, You hung way to long on the r sound in "girl," for example. Listen to Brandon. He is not reciting, he is a musical instrument.

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

18 minutes ago, Jarom said:

work on floating on top of the pitch. I love the killers they are one of my favorites. 

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.

9 minutes ago, MDEW said:

This does seem like the kind of audience I get.

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.

9 hours ago, MDEW said:

Thanks for listening Collin, I kind of like Randy Newman. It could be worse and I could sound like Tom Petty.

Part of my issue is tone, The funny thing about tone issues is that you have to sound like someone and sometimes it is what it is, a matter of physical make up or it is about coordinations and resonance. What if I find out that i have everything balanced and I still sound like Randy? Or are just meaning the style of singing? A talky singy thing? This was first draft just getting an idea of how to approach the song and to have something to contribute to the BeeGees Challenge.

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.

21 minutes ago, Jarom said:

I accept your challenge!!!!! What are the rules? Is it backing track only, or acoustic, or maybe acapella? 

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!

13 hours ago, Gneetapp said:

Hi Collin, I think your voice suits this song well. However, it would sound much better, and also be easier for the guys to analyze it, if you recorded with a backing track. I think there is a link to a website where you can purchase backing tracks with a great variety of songs and styles. Cheers and keep on rocking!

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.