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Title: Any singers?
Post by: apple pie on August 09, 2011, 04:45:55 AM
Post by: apple pie on August 09, 2011, 04:45:55 AM
There was an "any singers?" thread in the FtM forum so... what about the girls :)
I like to sing, though I have some trouble improving it significantly beyond the current state. If any of your girls sing, some advice would be nice!
I want to take some singing lessons too, but I'm not sure if they specifically teach a male voice to sound female...
Here are some samples of my singing, I know they don't sound the best (especially the higher notes, since I've mostly focussed on sounding female in the lower range) but well...
(sorry neither of these are English, not many English songs suit my voice / appeal to me)
This is me trying to sing a short section of a male song in a girl-like voice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MpWE96b15Y#)
This is me attempting to sound cute singing a children's animation song (transposed the song three semitones down to fit my voice) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW6CrWnzKEE#)
PS I'll take these samples off in a few days...
I like to sing, though I have some trouble improving it significantly beyond the current state. If any of your girls sing, some advice would be nice!
I want to take some singing lessons too, but I'm not sure if they specifically teach a male voice to sound female...
Here are some samples of my singing, I know they don't sound the best (especially the higher notes, since I've mostly focussed on sounding female in the lower range) but well...
(sorry neither of these are English, not many English songs suit my voice / appeal to me)
This is me trying to sing a short section of a male song in a girl-like voice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MpWE96b15Y#)
This is me attempting to sound cute singing a children's animation song (transposed the song three semitones down to fit my voice) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW6CrWnzKEE#)
PS I'll take these samples off in a few days...
Title: Re: Any singers?
Post by: AbraCadabra on August 09, 2011, 06:11:49 AM
Post by: AbraCadabra on August 09, 2011, 06:11:49 AM
My ADSL "broad band" is too "narrow" loading clips for ever, so I can say.
I still love to sing but by now my voice is shot, mostly due to age.
It's good enough for my daily chores but no more enjoyable to listen to. (only sing in the car on my own)
I also played the guitar --- same issue there to :-) ... and can't ply THAT in the car.
Axelle
I still love to sing but by now my voice is shot, mostly due to age.
It's good enough for my daily chores but no more enjoyable to listen to. (only sing in the car on my own)
I also played the guitar --- same issue there to :-) ... and can't ply THAT in the car.
Axelle
Title: Re: Any singers?
Post by: Renate on August 09, 2011, 06:17:22 AM
Post by: Renate on August 09, 2011, 06:17:22 AM
You sound pretty good, Apple Pie.
Both of those songs hit a Bb. That's a pretty good range.
Both of those songs hit a Bb. That's a pretty good range.
Title: Re: Any singers?
Post by: apple pie on August 09, 2011, 08:18:29 AM
Post by: apple pie on August 09, 2011, 08:18:29 AM
Hey Axelle! Those two clips should load pretty quickly actually, because there are no actual video images, just my voice (the original files were just 635 KiB and 3.89 MiB respectively)!
Renate, thanks! Actually both do reach C (one C in the first one and one C per stanza in the second), and C5 is my effective sustainable upper limit during singing at the moment. I can do quite a few notes higher still but I can only do a few of those in each song, and they not only sound absolutely terrible but also strain my voice (not to mention I always feel like I don't quite have enough power in my lungs to push the notes out), so I generally keep it lower for more control (that's why I lowered the second song by three semitones before singing it, as it originally reached E♭5)... Anyway, I am more keen to make it sound better at the moment while keeping that range, so any advice would be welcome :)
Renate, thanks! Actually both do reach C (one C in the first one and one C per stanza in the second), and C5 is my effective sustainable upper limit during singing at the moment. I can do quite a few notes higher still but I can only do a few of those in each song, and they not only sound absolutely terrible but also strain my voice (not to mention I always feel like I don't quite have enough power in my lungs to push the notes out), so I generally keep it lower for more control (that's why I lowered the second song by three semitones before singing it, as it originally reached E♭5)... Anyway, I am more keen to make it sound better at the moment while keeping that range, so any advice would be welcome :)
Title: Re: Any singers?
Post by: azSam on August 09, 2011, 08:50:08 AM
Post by: azSam on August 09, 2011, 08:50:08 AM
Well you sound female! You seem to be on note! Nothing more to say ;D
Title: Re: Any singers?
Post by: apple pie on August 09, 2011, 08:25:53 PM
Post by: apple pie on August 09, 2011, 08:25:53 PM
Thanks Samantharz! :)