I’m not sure if you still need help with this, but (very) recently, I left some tips for hitting higher pitches here: http://utaite.wikia.com/d/p/3147298464858349632
If you’d like me to elaborate more or offer more specific details, I’d be glad to try and help!
I personally think your voice is very pleasant, but if you’re looking to sound more relaxed (if that’s what you’d call it) on the higher notes, I have some tips that may or may not help you.
Some trainer singers use a teqnique where they sing while dropping their larynx. It makes for a more full and open sound, and can also make your singing sound more carefree and effortless at the same time. Here are the basics of it:
• Try and keep your vocal chords, larnyx, and muscles all as relaxed as possible.
• Make sure you’re breathing from your diaphragm.
• If at any point when you’re trying this out, you
feel a tightness under your chin, then that’s not what you want.
• Singing with a “yawning” effect will hopefully open up your range more, as it’s a way of vocalizing. This is a way of dropping your larnyx.
I hope that helped, and if you need time to elaborate on anything, please let me know!
(sorry for the late response)
Hey guys! I’m finally back from my long-ish break, and I’m (kind of) looking for something to do around here.
Long story short, if anyone has any singers or songs (that already fit the requirements) and want me to help them make a page, link me their YT/NND (or the link to the song).
If you have links to their NNDs, then I'd definitely help you with that!
I’m not sure if you have the link already (or need it), but he has a YouTube channel as well.
I’m not sure if this is the Jiro you’re referring to, but here are the user page and mylist links:
sp.nicovideo.jp/mylist/34545067
(This is the Jiro from Exit Tunes’ START album)
Cool! Good luck on working with it! I’d love to hear it when it’s done!
Not a lot of people find it easy to be confortable with their natural voice. Personally, it took me a while to get over my own. I’ve been told by almost everyone I know that my voice is rather smooth and the way I pronounce words is a bit feminine. My tone and range are both low and right where they should be, however.
I’m assuming if you were thinking of changing your voice, you’d try and speak lower. Producing sound from lower in your throat, though it may sound more “manly” and deep, can really harm your vocal chords. If you do artificially lower your voice this way, that would be the cause of a sudden hoarseness/roughness to your voice, and you may even lose it. Speaking and singing in a way that’s not natural can potentially lead to injuries, if the change is notably drastic.
Think of it this way. Lots of people gravitate towards, or at least notice, sounds they haven’t heard before/don’t commonly hear. So embrace it! Just remember that even if you don’t like your own voice, somebody else will. You’ll get used to it eventually, it just takes time.
With Amatsuki’s PONPONPON, he may have (from what I can tell) used vocoder. The effect tends to make vocals a bit robotic. If you’ve ever heard Cher’s “Believe” or Daft Punk’s “One More Time”, that’s the effect they use. I know you can create this effect on Audacity (I’m sure they have it on most programs, it’s actually a pretty common effect). (If you want another example, I think KanzentaiCell used it in his PONPONPON as well).
Everything I know has just been picked up from experience and an endless mass of confusing books and tutorials, so it just takes some time to get used to.
I’m not quite sure about how to make acapella tracks, but there should be an effect called “Vocal Reduction/Isolation“, so you may want to try that one out.
My email would be astertataricismemory@gmail.com.
Feel free to email me if you need any questions answered!
Well, Kusare Gedou to Chocolate is both very fast and, if sung in the original key, very high (depending on what vocal range you have). For the speed, just reading the lyrics and practicing should get you going in no time at all. If you’re listening to the song on YT, you can slow it down and keep increasing the speed until you’ve got it down. Pitch wise, if necessary, you can lower it to wherever it suits your range best. You can get more comfortable range, but you can’t natually change it (there are certain surgeries and pills, but I wouldn’t go there).
Raspberry*Monster is also very dependent on a good range. Nailing some of the higher notes might be harder if you have a more prominent low range. If you’re going to try to go for the high ones, then make sure you’re using good breath support. Don’t try to tackle those with your chest voice (it could potentially cause some injuries).
When it really comes down to it, most songs are hard because of either the range, rhythm/speed, or both. Of course, there can be more factors, but these are two big ones you’ll encounter, especially in VOCALOID songs.
If you want me to elaborate/if you have any more questions, don’t be afraid to ask me!
I don't have Audition (I mainly use Audacity), but I can give you some basic mixing tips.
The three big effects you should be applying on (almost) every cover are Reverb, Compression, and Mastering. I'm sure you can find a place online that tells you where to find these things on CS6. Of course, you can always add more, depending on what you think will fit best with the cover, like a limiter effect or ambience. If you don't necessarily need AutoTune but just want the effect, you can use the GSnap tool (it works just as well).
If you haven't tried panning, that would be another great thing to do while mixing. Panning is when you dictate which speaker (L or R) the sound plays out of. Maybe you'd want your harmonies a little more to the right, or maybe there's a section that should just be heard in the left ear. It isn't necessary, but it does make it sound much more professional and well produced. Just don't overdue it.
I think it's cool that you're trying to get better at mixing. That's a step a lot of people tend to overlook! If you want me to elaborate more or if you have more questions, please let me know!
Finally, the solo and mute buttons (just above the volume and panning sliders). The solo button will let you listen to the track you have selected and block out all the others. The mute button blocks out the track you're on.
If you want to adjust the sound on each track, it's the top slider here (with the + and -). The second slider will dictate which side of your headphones/earbuds/speakers the sound will play from: left or right. These will be on the side of each track. The main sound and panning can be adjusted on the sliders next to the tools (you can see it 2 images up).
It's this one.
The move tool to adjust them can be found in this area.
Then, you'll add in the rest of your files the same way (I only have two in this image). As you can see, the sound alignment on them is a bit off.
I couldn't get a shot of the "Import" button, but it shouldn't be too hard to find once you select "File". After you've imported your first sound file, it should look something like this.
Here's the toolbar. "File" is the first one (at least it is on my computer). That'll be right up at the top of your screen.
