Members Sgt. Rock Posted May 4, 2012 Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 I have the total singing voice that comes from everything I have, then I have meek but accurate falsetto, then I have this other singing voice that's in between falsetto and full out singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members indytoons Posted May 4, 2012 Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 I have 2.....one is a bit shakey, inconsistent pitch, kind of a funky vibrato, not a ton of range...... Then there's the bad days......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have a different voice for every genre I do, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordBTY Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Pseudo-classical, punk, Grimey rap voice, pure head voice, twangy head voice, head voice that's not as twangy, chest voice, soft chest voice, Cockney indie voice, staccato 'crying voice, false vocal cord scream high and low, fry scream shriek/growl/mid, a fairly weak whistle voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted May 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 5, 2012 I usually just use one main type of voice. I occasionally use other types of voices, but I try to avoid it because it sometimes tires my voice quicker or throws my registers out of balance. Some voices I use: Rock grit, bluesy twang, operatic, soft croon, countertenor. My main voice is basically a mishmash of all those. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J.Paul Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have a soft whispery John Mayer type of thing and a whiny Billy Corgan type of thing that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Everything from jazz and twangy country to thrash metal. I sound like "me" when I choose to, but I also do reasonable impersonations of a lot of singers. Tonight, as part of my show, I did Louis Armstrong, Ian Gillan, James Hetfield, Lemmy, Rob Halford, Nat King Cole, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Don Dokken, Ray Charles, Dio, Sinatra, Sting, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, jimi, Jim Morrison, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hmm. Not really sure. I would LIKE to have more voices than I do, but I think I only have 2. The lower register which is I guess the "Karen Carpenter" style voice...and the higher register which is the "Kate Bush" style voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Masklin Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have one voice. So do all of you wankers claiming to have multiple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chamcham Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have one voice. So do all of you wankers claiming to have multiple. I have no voice and i can not scream....... :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted May 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have no voice and i can not scream....... :-( we're all still waiting to hear something from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrochrisso Posted May 6, 2012 Members Share Posted May 6, 2012 Everything from jazz and twangy country to thrash metal. I sound like "me" when I choose to, but I also do reasonable impersonations of a lot of singers. Tonight, as part of my show, I did Louis Armstrong, Ian Gillan, James Hetfield, Lemmy, Rob Halford, Nat King Cole, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Don Dokken, Ray Charles, Dio, Sinatra, Sting, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, jimi, Jim Morrison, etc. You do Lemmy, now your talking, or should I say singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted May 6, 2012 Members Share Posted May 6, 2012 You do Lemmy, now your talking, or should I say singing. Sunglasses? Check. Black cowboy hat? Check. Razor blades to gargle? Check. :omg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesfella Posted May 7, 2012 Members Share Posted May 7, 2012 I've always been wondering this. Can all the styles be learned by everyone? Like belting, screaming and falsetto's with an edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted May 8, 2012 Members Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think so...I have huge issues with belting, and don't know how to really do it, but everyone with standard vocal chords can technically use their voices in all those ways...falsetto, belting, screaming, growling, and so on...you just have to know the ways to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flagg Audio Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 27. A few only come out when I'm sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 I've always been wondering this. Can all the styles be learned by everyone? Like belting, screaming and falsetto's with an edge? Good question... since voice is a product of anatomy (which differs from person to person) as well as training... I would say a cautious "yes" but the quality may vary greatly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordBTY Posted May 13, 2012 Members Share Posted May 13, 2012 One voice. That's all any good singer needs. It's the amateurs who try to sing in multiple ways. When Johnny cash sings he doesn't sound like Prince, then Paul McCartney, then Frank Sinatra does he? Of course not. EVERY time he sings he sounds like Johnny Cash. 99.99 % of all successful singers sound like THEMSELVES. And 99% of that 99.99% sing very close to the same way, song after song after song after song. Amateur wannabes are different though. They try, in vain, to sing like their favorite singer in one song, then like another different singer in another song, then they hear someone singing high falsetto and they have to sing like that too, then they hear a great baritone so they have to sing like that too, then they hear someone singing softly with great success so they then must sing softly, but later on they hear someone singing loudly with great success so they think they then have to master loud singing etc etc etc. Pretty much all the famous, really good and successful singers ... sound like THEMSELVES, and sing in their OWN unique voice. This is partially true but is also completely wrong. A lot of the people you mentioned are amateur singers who happened to get successful. - The fact that these people are limited by their own sound/choose to only use their own sound means they have a distinctive 'brand' as a popstar. - As a session vocalist... well... versatility is a must. Good session vocalists are really far more professional than the people you mentioned - Johnny Cash in particular. Another point - Lana Del Rey is also quite successful and has at least 3 voices on record: high girly; low sultry and 'rap' voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Masklin Posted May 13, 2012 Members Share Posted May 13, 2012 I disapprove of y'all niggas' usage of the word 'voice'. Just lettin' niggas know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted May 13, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2012 I disapprove of y'all niggas' usage of the word 'voice'. Just lettin' niggas know. Of course there's only one voice. My voice sounds like MY voice no matter what I sing. But I think everyone is referring to vocal style and also vocal colour. The voice is capable of producing many different colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted May 13, 2012 Members Share Posted May 13, 2012 Of course there's only one voice. My voice sounds like MY voice no matter what I sing. But I think everyone is referring to vocal style and also vocal colour. The voice is capable of producing many different colours. ^this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Which is better, having your "own" voice, or having your "own" voice AND being able to adapt to sound like other singers too? The two aren't mutually exclusive, and I would say that one can learn a LOT about his or her own voice by attempting to duplicate the sounds of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordBTY Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Which is better, having your "own" voice, or having your "own" voice AND being able to adapt to sound like other singers too? The two aren't mutually exclusive, and I would say that one can learn a LOT about his or her own voice by attempting to duplicate the sounds of others. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 One voice. That's all any good singer needs. It's the amateurs who try to sing in multiple ways. When Johnny cash sings he doesn't sound like Prince, then Paul McCartney, then Frank Sinatra does he? Of course not. EVERY time he sings he sounds like Johnny Cash. 99.99 % of all successful singers sound like THEMSELVES. And 99% of that 99.99% sing very close to the same way, song after song after song after song. Amateur wannabes are different though. They try, in vain, to sing like their favorite singer in one song, then like another different singer in another song, then they hear someone singing high falsetto and they have to sing like that too, then they hear a great baritone so they have to sing like that too, then they hear someone singing softly with great success so they then must sing softly, but later on they hear someone singing loudly with great success so they think they then have to master loud singing etc etc etc. Pretty much all the famous, really good and successful singers ... sound like THEMSELVES, and sing in their OWN unique voice. I can sing anything from Journey to Marylin Manson...that makes me an an amateur?....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordBTY Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I can sing anything from Journey to Marylin Manson...that makes me an an amateur?....lol No - spending time on harmonycentral is what makes you an amateur I'm kidding but I think that guys view on anti-versatility is absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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