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Hey guys, I did a vocal cover of detox, its not really good, but hey check it out if you'd like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fafuZrqpZ4k
any comments or criticism is welcome

Now with underneath the waves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5e2Mfg8Ug
and in about 30 minutes vocal cover of planet smasher

Edit: aaaand verry bad planet smasher.... nyah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elRGAK-qRhI

I forgot to comment that: sounds pretty awesome actually. Tried to search fan's projects subforum for instrumental covers to sing over? There may be handful of songs like Suicide or Regulator done there - could be nice to hear your singing without original vocals underneath.

Hey thanks man, Originally i was just doing it to dick around because in my opinion I'm terrible and I decided to just upload the detox one for the heck of it, but after i did my little vid for planet smasher and I recorded like two tracks for each part I've i've been considering looking for instrumentals to do it over, but I havent had much luck. But then again I've mainly been searching youtube so thats probably why im having troubles, If I can find some I'll give it a shot

Good job man! Yeah it would be cool to hear you without backup so to speak. But from whats audible it seems you've got some great roars in you

thanks a lot dude, Yeah I know what you guys mean, I tried to turn the actual songs down as low as i could without it being just me screaming like a dummy to nothing but I agree with what you are saying. I need to work on my voice a lot though, like I used to be able to sing alrighty with some control, but then I started trying to learn how to scream and I kinda fudged up my voice completely. Like for a while I was able to do alien type vocals (the growls and high pitched screams) reasonably well, to myself at least, but never the city type (I guess a little less high pitched?) but then I stopped for like a month and forgot how and when I tried again i could kinda do city type but I cant do alien vocals at all anymore, additionally I cant do any type of clean singing anymore haha. Oh and I think it would help if I got something better than the built in iMac microphone, anyone have any suggestions?

2fat2furious wrote:thanks a lot dude, Yeah I know what you guys mean, I tried to turn the actual songs down as low as i could without it being just me screaming like a dummy to nothing but I agree with what you are saying. I need to work on my voice a lot though, like I used to be able to sing alrighty with some control, but then I started trying to learn how to scream and I kinda fudged up my voice completely. Like for a while I was able to do alien type vocals (the growls and high pitched screams) reasonably well, to myself at least, but never the city type (I guess a little less high pitched?) but then I stopped for like a month and forgot how and when I tried again i could kinda do city type but I cant do alien vocals at all anymore, additionally I cant do any type of clean singing anymore haha. Oh and I think it would help if I got something better than the built in iMac microphone, anyone have any suggestions?

Shure sm-7, best microphone on the planet imo. If you want something cheap go for a Behringer XM8500, it's basically a copy of the sm-57.
Dude i must ask. I've been trying to sing like this many times but i only end up hurting myself. Could you do like a vocal lesson or anything?

I've only had awesomeness with the AKG C214

mEh! wrote:

2fat2furious wrote:thanks a lot dude, Yeah I know what you guys mean, I tried to turn the actual songs down as low as i could without it being just me screaming like a dummy to nothing but I agree with what you are saying. I need to work on my voice a lot though, like I used to be able to sing alrighty with some control, but then I started trying to learn how to scream and I kinda fudged up my voice completely. Like for a while I was able to do alien type vocals (the growls and high pitched screams) reasonably well, to myself at least, but never the city type (I guess a little less high pitched?) but then I stopped for like a month and forgot how and when I tried again i could kinda do city type but I cant do alien vocals at all anymore, additionally I cant do any type of clean singing anymore haha. Oh and I think it would help if I got something better than the built in iMac microphone, anyone have any suggestions?

Shure sm-7, best microphone on the planet imo. If you want something cheap go for a Behringer XM8500, it's basically a copy of the sm-57.
Dude i must ask. I've been trying to sing like this many times but i only end up hurting myself. Could you do like a vocal lesson or anything?

Thanks for the advice on the microphone, do you know what else id need to record it/ plug it in to my mac though?
Uhh I guess i can try to record a vocal lesson or something later, i dont know what im doing but maybe i can explain it in a way that will make sense to everyone

2fat2furious wrote:

mEh! wrote:

2fat2furious wrote:thanks a lot dude, Yeah I know what you guys mean, I tried to turn the actual songs down as low as i could without it being just me screaming like a dummy to nothing but I agree with what you are saying. I need to work on my voice a lot though, like I used to be able to sing alrighty with some control, but then I started trying to learn how to scream and I kinda fudged up my voice completely. Like for a while I was able to do alien type vocals (the growls and high pitched screams) reasonably well, to myself at least, but never the city type (I guess a little less high pitched?) but then I stopped for like a month and forgot how and when I tried again i could kinda do city type but I cant do alien vocals at all anymore, additionally I cant do any type of clean singing anymore haha. Oh and I think it would help if I got something better than the built in iMac microphone, anyone have any suggestions?

Shure sm-7, best microphone on the planet imo. If you want something cheap go for a Behringer XM8500, it's basically a copy of the sm-57.
Dude i must ask. I've been trying to sing like this many times but i only end up hurting myself. Could you do like a vocal lesson or anything?

Thanks for the advice on the microphone, do you know what else id need to record it/ plug it in to my mac though?
Uhh I guess i can try to record a vocal lesson or something later, i dont know what im doing but maybe i can explain it in a way that will make sense to everyone

I think it's possible to line the XM8500 into the direct microphone input if you get a XLR female to a 3,5 male adapter and just use garage band or the default recording software inside the mac, but i'm not sure. Someone knows for sure if it would work?
Otherwise if you want to go bigger you will need a USB interface and a recording software. You have a mac so you can go with garage band. Otherwise get Logic.
http://www.thomann.de/se/maudio_fast_track_pro.htm is a cheap interface that should do the trick, just go to your local music store and ask if they could recomend a usb interface for you.
The interface is a external soundcard that replaces the one in your computer, it's (in most cases) more powerful and have inputs made for microphones and instruments and not just headsets like the soundcard inside the computer does.
So you go Microphone - XLR cable - usb interface - usb cable - computer - recording software.

Hope it helped

Dude that would be great

oh man guys, I ve been trying to record videos the past hour, but everytime I realize I dont know what the hell im doing and I cant describe it, I have a video but its not very helpful, I guess I can upload it but it prob wont be very helpful guys, I guess ill upload this one and you guys can tell me whats wrong with it what im leaving out and ill keep updating it, collaborative effort. ok its up but still processing, ill post the link once its done
Edit: terrible.... just terrible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvfpqOSeb8k

2fat2furious wrote:oh man guys, I ve been trying to record videos the past hour, but everytime I realize I dont know what the hell im doing and I cant describe it, I have a video but its not very helpful, I guess I can upload it but it prob wont be very helpful guys, I guess ill upload this one and you guys can tell me whats wrong with it what im leaving out and ill keep updating it, collaborative effort. ok its up but still processing, ill post the link once its done
Edit: terrible.... just terrible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvfpqOSeb8k

Dude i think it's fine, i'll practise tomorrow.

this is unrelated to any of my goings on in this thread, but i would have felt dirty putting this in the processional tab thread
a quick clip of me playing starchild
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOfspeqh ... r_embedded

Edit:wtf why is my video all hella zoomed on my face?!!

Too much emphasis in the cover. It sounds like you're trying to force his raspy voice, and that kind of affects it for me. Not horrible, not even bad, but just not quite Devin. It's a high standard, but I think you could have done better. You kind of have to let the yelling come natural, instead of forcing it out like it seemed you were doing.

bassbait wrote:Too much emphasis in the cover. It sounds like you're trying to force his raspy voice, and that kind of affects it for me. Not horrible, not even bad, but just not quite Devin. It's a high standard, but I think you could have done better. You kind of have to let the yelling come natural, instead of forcing it out like it seemed you were doing.

I couldnt agree with you more, I think thats where my whiny bitch tone comes from, still trying to get around it