Singing Success Vocal Technique (Archive #3)

Mix problem

feeds@yuku.com (Panarock) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:50:50 GMT

It seems that when i wake up from sleep and try to sing up and down the different bridges, am all connected, i can go high in mix and it will sound so full and nice, i can even reach down to a D3 in mix and it will still sound not that heady.
Will, in a few hours without even singing anything i try to mix again, and everything distorts, cracky frying mix, breaks everything from A to Z, happens. what is going on here? i suffer this problem like daily.

Dopey

feeds@yuku.com (achie) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:48:24 GMT

Hello everyone, can somebody explain to me what is a dopey sound ? Everyone talk about dopey sound and I don't know what it is. My first language is not english and I have difficulty to understand what this is all about.

Is there any example I can hear on internet ?

Thank you

What actually makes a note 'muscial' ?

feeds@yuku.com (six20aus) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:53:12 GMT

Sometimes I will notice that I start with nice full sounding note but as I ascend it can take on a ringy character and lose the tone. So whilst I can be on pitch it's not actually a 'pleasant' muscial sound. Depends on the pitch and vowel where it happens but what I am wondering about now is what is the specific difference ?

It's funny this is such a basic fundamental question and I feel like singing is two steps forward one step back all the time and that having...

how bad is it?

feeds@yuku.com (adambaritone) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:59:47 GMT

how bad is it?
I mean this whole damaging thing?
how bad is it to damage your voice becouse you shout or scream?

The thing is that I play bass and sing backup in a hardcore band!
when we made the songs I had no idea about vocal technique or anything so
I just did what I thought sounded Cool at the time.

Most backup lines is basically me shouting really loud aroud high B-C , and I have no proper technique so afterwards an often screwd in the voice!...

Stupid tongue

feeds@yuku.com (Chris) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:42:14 GMT

I found a good problem of mine that stops my mix. The root of my tongue is constricted. It's trying to help me out. I can't disengage it lol. Tips please?

Can the whistle register be "connected" to the rest of the range?

feeds@yuku.com (unspoken whisper) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:25:20 GMT

Hi, everyone! I was just wondering about this. In the past, I remembering reading that whistle register was disconnected from the rest of the range (and that's why opera doesn't consider it part of the range; if you want an F#6 to count, you have to sing it as a musical note). However, I've sung G6s on numerous occasions that were not completely in whistle. And I can hear the difference in my E6 depending on approach....

how real can that fry scream sound/ other screaming techniques

feeds@yuku.com (adambaritone) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:09:33 GMT

Hi all !
Lately I've been really fasinated by vocal screams!
My best friend is world class screamer, I'm not kidding is actually seperb!
He is actually not using vocal fry, BUt he has some sort of tech going on couse he's never sour or harsh, he can scream for houers without damaging hes folds at all!
so I thought we could discuss this !
what do you think

- is screaming so cool?
-what techniques do you think they use
- is it possible to...

A bit of a "problem".

feeds@yuku.com (Chris) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:52:12 GMT

I'm listening to my recordings, and I think my voice is kind of dull. Ya' know, as Brett would say it, 'mushy'. Any way to fix it and make it more dynamic?

some questions about the exercises

feeds@yuku.com (adambaritone) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:21:39 GMT

Hi all it has been a few days now with CD 3 and I'm enjoying it a just have some short questions about it

1.For now I experience more of a "chest to head" transistion than a
"Chest-mix-head" transistion on the exercises, will the mix come with time or am i diong something wrong?

2.the dopey sound , should it be done with the nose closed, like when you have a cold and cand breath through youre nose?

3. any general tip on how to find...

Just some thought : -

feeds@yuku.com (Panarock) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:42:29 GMT

will I've found out that when i lean on my larynx to get into the mix it realy sounds thick and i like it, the problem is, i can't realy do a low larynx without tensioning the muscles arround the vocal box and under the chin, when i try to sing relaxed the high larynx hits in althoug i get some mix there , but not as lound and is distorted.
I think SS is all about relaxing these muscles and developing a low larynx, this is the pathway to a relay high and pure mixed voice do u...

Changing Your Voice Male to Female- Is this Info Correct?

feeds@yuku.com (tanya1singer) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:34:28 GMT

Some of you guys may already know that I'm a Male- Female Transgender and I'm on hormones. I asked for some advice and I pretty got support instead- thanks anyway.

I've been googling trangender voice training and most of what I find is raising the larnyx, opening your throat(to some extent this is okay- SLS isn't perfect), "tightening the vocal cords", speaking in a higher register.

The FAKE falsetto method isn't recommended by the sources...

Please do help me out...

feeds@yuku.com (BenGIes) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:05:58 GMT

Hi, everyone! I have a question; I 'm currently using SS, when I'm still in the process of training am I suppose to stop on singing? Am I suppose to find my VOICE and my own Style before trying to sing songs? Thanks!

Where's everyone at? (progress)

feeds@yuku.com (Balphaus) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:51:16 GMT

People who have and are using the program (or are just training their vocals using whatever methods they like).. I was wondering, where are you all? Can tell me anything you like - CD number , which exercises, which scales, your range, your bridges (how good/bad they are) your tonal quality, and of course your remaining issues.

I basically wanna know where everyone is (AND how long it's taken ).

Had noticed alot fo singers do this but is it correct/required ?

feeds@yuku.com (six20aus) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:31:50 GMT

Just had a lesson with a new teacher to try and correct some stumbling blocks I have at the moment. He immediately pulled me up on the way I was engaging my upper lip incorrectly. Was worth the price of the lesson just for that alone because I hadnt realised I was doing it!

Anyway, I watched him sing a phrase and noticed everytime he sang his eyebrows raised. When I asked him why he did this his reply was that in order to open the mask for maximum resonation the eyebrows will...

I'm Transgender and On Hormones(Estrogen)-Advice on Singing?

feeds@yuku.com (tanya1singer) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:31:22 GMT

Okay,

Okay I'm 17 years old and I'm a transgender, male to female and I'm currently under transition. Right now I'm on Estrogen medication and on some Anti-Androgen(lowers testostorone).

I know about singing success and brett manning a lot. I know what Speech-Level Singing is and what not.

But I havent yet used Singing Success even though I have it for a long time(sadly)... I plan on starting seriously today.

A few things however do...

confused is confused

feeds@yuku.com (confused) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:21:06 GMT

Hello and greetings to the community!

confused is really confused right now. confused wants to know how to make notes "fuller" and "chestier" in the sense that it's a decently chesty medium volume. confused is not looking for squillo or loudness. All he is looking for is how to make notes, especially in the C4-A4 range chestier. Actually, confused would be satisfied if someone told him how to make just C4-F#4 fuller and chestier. confused has read a lot of...

vowel sensations, dropping of jaw.

feeds@yuku.com (strike123) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:33:00 GMT

Lately, as i'm experimenting with heavier sound, I notice that i'm instinctually doing something with vowels that I'm afraid is counterproductive. But if i don't do it, i can't bridge properly.

From D to G, I have to keep the sounds a bit compressed, under tight control. But once I get pass G, I HAVE to drop my jaw ever so slightly, or else I can't release into head voice. I was wondering if anyone can relate with this sensation?

Co-Ordinated chest where is it used ?

feeds@yuku.com (six20aus) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:04:44 GMT

Hi Dante (or others)

Where can I listen to good examples of this high/co-ordinated chest ? Is it only used in classical or is it used in contemporary music as well ?

I previously thought things like the chorus of "How you remind me" by Nickelback as one contemporary example had alot of chest in it and was sung loudly but now I am not so sure and think there's alot less chest in it than I had imagined....

Sustained Aahs

feeds@yuku.com (spidey009) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:51:08 GMT

.... is too difficult? How did you pros get the hang of it?

Question about air

feeds@yuku.com (strike123) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:03:40 GMT

Okay, so SLS insists that you should use less air as you go up in the range in head voice, because only 1/3 of the cord is vibrating. Is this idea obsolete now--that is, are there new scientific findings to oppose this thought? Would a mix actually involve more cord?