Board Thread:Beginning Singers/@comment-104.205.237.208-20150814194211/@comment-5290733-20150821130111

I really don't know how to go about on fixing this aside from warming up my voice and practicing everyday. I'm just worried about developing bad habits.

Also first attempt on mixing and I sound too quiet on my end...

You already know what to do, then! Warm up (find all the warmups video you can find and use one that you like. There's no perfect warmup) and practice as much as you can. The way you chase away bad habits is by recording yourself and listening to yourself and taking notes on where you messed up - this is the stage where you gotta be harsh on yourself. Off by a 16th of a pitch? Write it down! The rhythm is kinda funny or you barely managed to cough out the words? Write it down! You sound tired? Write it down! You are your best critic and your best coach. Record the same thing until and listen as it gets perfecter and perfecter. Listen to the same recording multiple times. It gets tiring sometimes (at which time do something else, like learn a new song!) but it really helps you to grow as a singer.

Since this song would by and large be considered with a more "acoustic background instrumental" then yes, your voice should be a bit louder as opposed to having a more heavy background instrumental. Mixing with light instrumentals is hard! It requires a good mic, unfortunately, and/or a good mixing program. Look up a bunch of youtube tutorials, click a bunch of buttons, find out what works for you! You can't learn to mix the same way you learned the times tables, unfortunately.