Members RobertHouse Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hey guys, it has been awhile. Here is my first song with my new recording equipment!The song is "My Heart will Go On" by Celine Dion from Titanic.I made this video in memory of my dog, B. D. I cry every time I watch this.(Please ignore the small part that went off timing during rendering) JP4uw9yvQ70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 Wow Elena, this is very, very good! I'll probably get flamed for this, but I'm a closet Celine fan New mic sounds good as well. My only critiques are the vocal is really dry, maybe add a touch of verb to it, and it'll pop. But that's more of a recording critique. The only other thing is you are consistently flat on the choruses. The words "wherever" and "opened" are what I'm talking about. Second chorus was better, then the key change on the last chorus, same areas, "nothing" and "safe" are a bit off. Nothing a little more practice can't fix! Once again, this was very good Sorry about your dog too, that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 This is great! You already know I think your voice is excellent... I'm so sorry about B.D. It is one of the hardest things to go through in life, losing a beloved pet-family member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beach1 Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 Great job on this! I agree with what Staticsound said about adding a little reverb and also the flatness of the notes during the chorus parts. Still, very nice. I'm sorry about your dog. B.D. looked like a sweetie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobertHouse Posted September 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks guys. My Mom cries every time she watches the video too. Since the equipment is new I don't even know how to add reverb yet. The DAW, Ableton Live 8, came with compression and other add-ons and I haven't even added them. I don't even know what they will do for my voice in the recording. I did experiment with adding a track and singing in my head voice on top of my chest voice. That may have caused that "a little off" sound on "nowhere" and "safe" staticsound mentioned because that is where I did it. I'm learning. Any one know how to add reverb in Ableton Live 8? That software is the hardest part of the new equipment. Elena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted September 13, 2011 Members Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yeah, uh...to add reverb you go over to the left side, and you find the Audio Effects (I think), and scroll down to Reverb or something similar...and there are several different ones. I use Forest something or other. It's the 4th or 5th down...maybe. lol Sorry, I don't have it open in front of me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted September 13, 2011 Members Share Posted September 13, 2011 I've heard so many people doing this song that I thought I was pretty jaded about it. But this was very sweet, and I actually listened to the whole thing. You have a nice voice, and I think the fact that this has a lot of meaning for you comes across very well. And I'm sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted September 13, 2011 Members Share Posted September 13, 2011 On a related note, I have two teenage daughters who are both singers/musicians, and I help them with recording projects from time to time. It's nice seeing something similar going on with you and your dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobertHouse Posted September 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2011 @EightStringWhat are your daughters YT channels? I'd like to check them out. Mine is http://www.youtube.com/user/NaraleeTheElf Thanks. Elena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted September 24, 2011 Members Share Posted September 24, 2011 @EightString What are your daughters YT channels? I'd like to check them out. Mine is http://www.youtube.com/user/NaraleeTheElf Thanks. Elena Hi Elena, I'll send you a PM with some links to some of my daughters' music and videos, and I'll forward your links to them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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