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I'm pretty new here - just found this thread very recently. What a treasure trove of information you have contributed, Merkaba. Here's a HUGE thank-you to you for putting all this stuff out there. I'm definitely going to work a lot of your advice and exercises into my plan.

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guys make me stop smoking cigarettes its affecting my screaming again

Bad Pope put down the cancer-stick... Yeah if it's going to ruin your singing voice why do it?

Because nicotine is daaaaamn addicting.

That falsetto scream is basically just... a mix of making my voice raspy with the soft pallet and singing in falsetto, right? And, if I want to do that scream, I just have to learn to "open" my throat more to get more air through it using my diapragm, right?

^that seems to make sense. I wouldn't quite know from experience because my faltsetto is pretty shitty. but hey, in theory, you seem set!

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okay as some of you may know theres kinda a love triangle goin on with dark-chan otaku and i and i need your help making a decision plz help me choose

[QUOTE=rachelgreen;17523922]That falsetto scream is basically just... a mix of making my voice raspy with the soft pallet and singing in falsetto, right? And, if I want to do that scream, I just have to learn to "open" my throat more to get more air through it using my diapragm, right?[/QUOTE]

If you know how to add rasp, add rasp on a falsetto note. Thats the falsetto 'scream'. Also its not a typical breathy falsetto tone. Don't have the vocal cords as separated as you would with breathy falsetto, its somewhere much closer to the cord closure of full voice.

Try to stay relaxed, make sure you're using the right stomach pressure, keep your larynx neutral, and if it hurts then stop of course.

Wow...this thread still lives...relatively

[QUOTE=Adrienne Osborn;17237708]I'm pretty new here - just found this thread very recently. What a treasure trove of information you have contributed, Merkaba. Here's a HUGE thank-you to you for putting all this stuff out there. I'm definitely going to work a lot of your advice and exercises into my plan.[/QUOTE]

You're welcome!

Hey Merkaba, what are some good muscle memory exercises to help with retaining breath? I know i'm suppose to keep my tummy pushed out or something but it feels so unnatural and uncomfortable to do so.

Hey, you really seem to know your stuff and I am pretty desperate for advice. I am a screaming/growling vocalist for a metal band and at every practice or show, I sound great. I growl and scream always on pitch, always with plenty of power, and never strain my self. I guess you can say I know I'm doing it "correctly"
But whenever my band enters the studio I just lost it all. It's like I totally forget how. No matter how much I focus I just can't scream like I'm used to.
The differences of course is normally I am holding the mic, and I'm hearing myself through a PA. Whereas in the studio I'm standing in front of the mic (no hands) and only have headphones (Obviously it is an isolation room). Any potential reason for this, Or do I just have anxiety of some sort that crippling me?

Yeah, I had that too for a while. One thing is that it feels awkward and you try to hold back and give it all at the same time. And if you have to scream or growl in front of a mic, but you don't have anything to hold on to, you probably tend to not assume the aggressive posture that you normally do when doing vocals. I'd say try to not stand entirely still while recording vocals. Use your arms to express yourself. It's what voice actors do as well. It might help you get that extra bit of aggression and voice crack out.

And I have a question as well actually:

When I scream or growl, I'm not hurting my voice and I can go on for quite some time, but when I sing, especially when heading into falsetto, I tend to hurt my voice and my throat starts to produce so much mucus I can't scream properly afterwards. What am I doing wrong? I did a vocal warmup before I started.

Repost as I didn't get any response in here:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370155&page=71

[QUOTE=hismajestythepope;17431205]Because nicotine is daaaaamn addicting.[/QUOTE]

If you want your nicotine switch to chew. But you'd be better just quitting. Also cigs are easier to quit than dip.

[QUOTE=Phobophile;17932862]Hey, you really seem to know your stuff and I am pretty desperate for advice. I am a screaming/growling vocalist for a metal band and at every practice or show, I sound great. I growl and scream always on pitch, always with plenty of power, and never strain my self. I guess you can say I know I'm doing it "correctly"
But whenever my band enters the studio I just lost it all. It's like I totally forget how. No matter how much I focus I just can't scream like I'm used to.
The differences of course is normally I am holding the mic, and I'm hearing myself through a PA. Whereas in the studio I'm standing in front of the mic (no hands) and only have headphones (Obviously it is an isolation room). Any potential reason for this, Or do I just have anxiety of some sort that crippling me?[/QUOTE]

Take off one side of the headphones to get the room sound. Hold a live mic just for effect if you want. Or do what Tommy from BTBAM does and do the whole hands and fist thing.

Hey guys, im new here and ive seen the topics on screaming from the first post, but what i want to only scream once in a awhile in a song, like Tim Mcllrath from Rise Against does. Only once and awhile, but i want that "tone" like at 3:00 in this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr3ER9fAplQ

let me know if that made any sense please

How do you hit the high notes?

Oh crap. I really need help and you (Merkabas) seemed like my best bet for help, you know a lot of stuff.

I want to be a singer, and for a while I have thought that I was pretty good actually! I joined my school's Chorus to get better and everything!

But now... today I decided to try recording myself and... I SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:( This is really depressing to me. When I am singing, TO ME it sounds pretty good, but when I play it back it is not good at all!!!! It's like I am tricking myself or something. Can you please help me? Do you know anything about this? How can I sound like how I do in my mind?

Sup, Merakaba?
Remember me? I kinda remember me whoring my Animal Cruelty/Battle Mech Version Of Jesus Christ songs to you over AIM years ago. Times have changed, and I now write, ummm, post-grunge/rock songs? Funky title I know, but point is I don't scream anymore. I sing.

I'm afraid my voice is shit now because of the way I USED to scream, or yell. Constantly, always, live shows and recordings, many takes. And, just being honest, I've had 2 OD's on opiates, to where I needed to have a tube down my throat. Again, twice.

I feel that when I sing lately, my voice cracks in an undesirable way, even for the rough "grungy" sound I'm looking for. Then again, I feel like I've never properly learned how to sing, or warm up. Sometimes I rule when singing, I have a very high voice, almost like Thom Yorke.

So, the questions I have, rephrased, are, do you think my voice could be screwed from the tubes down my throat (scratching or scars, you know)? Or even from smoking heavily? If I continue to smoke, is it practically impossible to sing well, clean?

And, I have some ideas of warmups, but I haven't looked any up online or talked to a teacher of some sort. Should I just hum, or sing, a basic scale? Or do the weird word thing (doh reh blah blah)?

I think my problem is lack of practice and warming up. But I'm also scared I've screwed my voice after years of smoking, screaming, and the other stuff I mentioned. What do you think?

And are you making music lately? Just curious to hear it if you are.


P.s. sorry if I missed the first posts links, I have a crappy phone as my internet lately, so its hell to go to some sites. I appreciate it in advance for a simple reply.

[QUOTE=Magicaltroll;18234980]Sup, Merakaba?
Remember me? I kinda remember me whoring my Animal Cruelty/Battle Mech Version Of Jesus Christ songs to you over AIM years ago. Times have changed, and I now write, ummm, post-grunge/rock songs? Funky title I know, but point is I don't scream anymore. I sing.

I'm afraid my voice is shit now because of the way I USED to scream, or yell. Constantly, always, live shows and recordings, many takes. And, just being honest, I've had 2 OD's on opiates, to where I needed to have a tube down my throat. Again, twice.

I feel that when I sing lately, my voice cracks in an undesirable way, even for the rough "grungy" sound I'm looking for. Then again, I feel like I've never properly learned how to sing, or warm up. Sometimes I rule when singing, I have a very high voice, almost like Thom Yorke.

So, the questions I have, rephrased, are, do you think my voice could be screwed from the tubes down my throat (scratching or scars, you know)? Or even from smoking heavily? If I continue to smoke, is it practically impossible to sing well, clean?

And, I have some ideas of warmups, but I haven't looked any up online or talked to a teacher of some sort. Should I just hum, or sing, a basic scale? Or do the weird word thing (doh reh blah blah)?

I think my problem is lack of practice and warming up. But I'm also scared I've screwed my voice after years of smoking, screaming, and the other stuff I mentioned. What do you think?

And are you making music lately? Just curious to hear it if you are.


P.s. sorry if I missed the first posts links, I have a crappy phone as my internet lately, so its hell to go to some sites. I appreciate it in advance for a simple reply.[/QUOTE]

I remember this!

Yes the tube couldve damaged you. The cords are very fragile in comparison to other areas. Having a plastic tube jam around them can't be good and if it scared one side or another slightly your cords are not going to zip up smoothely. Smoking of course doesn't help. Some people can smoke like a chimney and sound sweet. Some can't. Life isn't fair!

True warmups for those recovering or with an issue can be very long. Like I know I said before, I know I've read of pros warming up for an hour. YOu have to warm up the are and Buzz off excess mucous. Just the other day I had another instance where my voice was shit, then I sneazed (alot of that lately) and my voice instantly improved.

And yes my voice has gotten weaker too! Due to stress and not singing probably,and I think the new house I moved into, the previous owner had pets, and the carpet I think keeps me with mucous issues. EVERY morning I wake up and sneaze at least 10 times and have to blow my nose, etc. I don't really scream as much as I used to, no band, still thinking about doing some music though. I don't sing or practice like I used to because back in the day My work schedule had me in the car and I always sang for a certain period of time. Usually at least an hour a day. Now, not so much. To everyone else, I might try to log in more often and do more replying. This forum was one of my first haunts and part of a very special time for me. :wave:

hey i need some help. to the point:
I seem to always have unwanted buzzing in my voice. it's a high frequency buzzing which can be loud or quiet, but its always there. It feels like mucous sometimes, but sometimes its just uncontrollable vocal fry and I can't feel any mucous there. It always resonates on the left of my vocal tract, which also makes me doubt that its just mucous. I used to fry scream for a couple years so that might have done some damage. If I use that fry technique, I can push my larynx to the right with my hand and get a gritty falsetto sound resonating on the left, but if I push the larynx to the left, I just get a really dull, low frequency choking resonance on my right. Sometimes instead of buzzing I just get a hissing sound airy sound like I don't have full cord closure. I can feel this on the left of my larynx. the problem isn't necessarily that it's uncomfortable to sing (sometimes it is), but because I can't get a clear tone and I get paranoid that my technique is bad.

It basically feels like my left vocal cord is working harder and might even be injured while my right doesn't seem to be pulling its weight. I know that might not be possible because they both need to vibrate to produce a sound, but that's honestly what it feels like. Does this sound like anything you know?

I'm a pretty average singer, I'm in tune for the most part with a couple of bum notes here and there. My problem is my singing gets better the louder I get, as if I really have to force the notes. I prefer singing full voice but with the house I live in it's not always possible.

Is there any reason why I would find it easier to sing louder? Or if not easier it certainly improves my performance. I smoke, I also smoke cannibas, and I drink more than I should amongst other things. However a lot of people I know do the same things as me and it doesn't affect their voice in the slightest... any suggestions on what I could do? Besides the obvious stop smoking.

Hi, I'm new to this forum stuff, so if am braking any rules, please let me know...

Ok, so im 14 years old and just started up a band with my friends, everything was going great, I'm doing rythm guitar for the band, and the only thing we needed was a singer, but we were discussing this in class one day when a girl sayed to the other boys in the band that i was a good singer, i had always had the old dreams of being on stage singin but i know im not the best singer, i can sing some fall out boy stuff, and the script, but to be honest i hate the script. I woudnt mind singing in the band, to be honest i would love it but i dont have the confidence to sing infront of anyone for a start, i want to sing some pete doherty stuff, or some of The courtneers stuff, im from scotland so i like the view and i love how kyle falconer sings, if anyone has any tips on how to take my singing from fall out boy to some of that stuff, if i could sing every song in the same voice, i would be ok, but i just can't! cheers for the help!

Hi, I'm new to this forum stuff, so if am braking any rules, please let me know...

Ok, so im 14 years old and just started up a band with my friends, everything was going great, I'm doing rythm guitar for the band, and the only thing we needed was a singer, but we were discussing this in class one day when a girl sayed to the other boys in the band that i was a good singer, i had always had the old dreams of being on stage singin but i know im not the best singer, i can sing some fall out boy stuff, and the script, but to be honest i hate the script. I woudnt mind singing in the band, to be honest i would love it but i dont have the confidence to sing infront of anyone for a start, i want to sing some pete doherty stuff, or some of The courtneers stuff, im from scotland so i like the view and i love how kyle falconer sings, if anyone has any tips on how to take my singing from fall out boy to some of that stuff, if i could sing every song in the same voice, i would be ok, but i just can't! cheers for the help!

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Thanks for the help. I just discovered something new about myself. If I turn off the TV and play some music, then I find A voice to match. Its a new concept for me, but so far working. Maybe something new will develop.