Yeah breath management is super important if you're doing more complex stuff but you can always punch in and out for stuff like that if you need to. The stigma about punching is also b.s. because almost every rapper does it when doing a studio recording. So don't ever feel like you have to do stuff all in one take or you're not genuine or whatever

Glooks, what's ur advice on how to avoid straining ur voice

What's the best way to go about punching in vocals ? I tried doing it before but I had trouble keeping getting the vocal to match the rest of the vocals flow and tempo

first, warm up before you sing. everytime, especially if it's a hard song for you

When you need to access higher notes, drop your jaw to provide more space for the not to come out. Every extreme note high or low needs space. You need more space for all that oxygen flowing through from the pressure of hitting that note.

If you feel discomfort, you can always lower the key too.

I'd also advice strengthening your head voice, as it will help you access higher notes with ease.

you should have an idea of how the entire verse is supposed to flow before you go about doing punches. and then just do as much as you can in one take, if you mess up, cut it there and dial it back a little bit and record over the last couple words you said while continuing the verse. then cut the overlapping part and repeat

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anyone got any tips for autotune

im running a dogshit computer so i cant hear the input before i record so im not sure if i have to sing off pitch or on pitch idk

tryna get that really lathery sound

i already knw about using amps to sim vocorders but i want to know more tips

Thanks bro, I'm not too knowledgeable about head voice, but how would u strength that, just exercises and what's the difference between head voice, chest voice and diaphragm voice

Chest voice is the voice you talk with. It's your "normal" range, especially for most men. When you talk put your hand on your chest and you feel it resonating there.

For head voice, it's the same, but inside resonance. When you go wooh" high pitched near the top of your range, you lose that groundedness you have in your chest voice and you feel it into your head. Some feel it in their forehead, I feel it up in my forehead and lower head voice notes behind my nose. It's much lighter and a much easier feeling, but it's naturally weaker than your chest voice since you don't use it nearly as much.

To strengthen your head voice just do scales up there. And slide through your whole range from the bottom to the top and vice versa. I'd also advise you to just do some "who woo woohs" up there just to get used to that feeling.

Now that "break" in your voice in between chest in head is just gonna take time to get over. I recommend lip trills and sliding through your whole range and honing in on that one small part when you can find the exact spot where it breaks. If you can't understand fully, think of when you strain your voice. It's supposed to be a "seamless transition" to the higher notes, but sometimes it's a little too high and you crack. That's where your break is. I should say that it might actually be a few semitones lower then that cuz sometimes you can push as much as you can until your voice lets out lmao.

For some YouTube voice teachers to watch, I like Tara Simon Studios cuz she does a bunch of lessons on technique and explains it easily an makes the lessons fun. Another one is Sam Johnson. Sma does more of reaction videos but he does talk about technique in all the videos and he does have a few lessons to watch. Hope this helps, even though it was really long lol

Glooks bro u drop some gems going to have to try all of this out

Nas
R kelly
Biggie
Future
Future
Future
Jay Z
Usher
The Smiths
Marvin Gaye
Stevie wonder
Wayne
Jodeci
Babyface
Chuck Berry
Missy Elliot
Amy Winehouse
The Weeknd
Sade
Drake
Kanye
Pac
Thugger

I put Nas number one for a reason. He’s technically the best ever. But when it comes to pop rap and r&b, look to those guys for how to create subject matter.

This thread is great

i dont even understand a lot of this but even the left white box seems cool as a start

My vocals have improved drastically since this thread but feel like it's still lacking by a lot in terms of expression and delivery. Feels like my vocals too flat and monotone

Anyone know what I can do to improve on this

How do you get rid of Highs, lows, mids? I don’t understand that part of mixing lol

I used to have this problem also but I just started using different cadences, delivery and flows honestly… as long as it was different from what I was doing

I dont really have a technical answer myself, I just try and re-record takes and see what makes it sound more "full" & natural

Not a forced "rap voice" you could say (if its rap)

In terms of mixing, it comes to preference when its on the equalizing part, how u want the highs, mids, lows to be

The straining part is real just in a few months I've noticed my range has decreased, like I can barely sing my older songs tbh it's scary

I also used to do this but didn't want to strain my vocals so I relax with it lol, but idk maybe what i was doing too exaggerated

Don't forget Em. King of cadence

One thing you can do is look at the lyrics and choose 1 word from each line to emphasize. Also if you have a verse with say 8 lines, maybe the 7th or 8th line change the rhythm slightly to add some variation so it doesn’t sound like the same thing over and over.

If you are singing the same note over and over, no one wants to hear that. So accent each word and add some emphasis on each word/syllable to make a difference

You can always change the key to sing it more comfortably. If Bruno Mars wants to sing a Mariah Carey song, he’s gonna sing it in a lower key to fit his range better. You gotta do the same thing, or you’ll sound like you’re yelling. You can’t get away with it when you’re young but constant abuse on your vocal cords will result in damage

word this makes sense, ik exactly what u mean with the yelling part that doesnt sound good, jus the reality of it all is i gotta find my range and stick to it

you’ll figure out your range eventually too. one of the greatest lessons my teacher has to constantly remind me of is just to be patient and appreciate your progress! it just takes a really really long time for these skills to bake in