Members grace_slick Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 So? C'mon people, let's be honest here. I'm sure we all do SOMETHING that we know makes our voices potentially suck, but we can't help but do it still? For me, it's 1. Smoking 2. Drinking dairy-based things immediately before singing (I know. STUPID! But I get hungry at the same time I tend to get free space at home to sing, and always crave dairy cause it's filling but low fat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Smoking for me mainly....and alcohol of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted September 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Do you recall, my dear friend, several months (if a year) ago, we both declared we had quit smoking? What the hell happened!? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 I know right?...I have no willpower. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted September 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Me neither. Sucks, don't it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Smoking for me mainly....and alcohol of course Wait, what? Alcohol is bad for your voice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CountRobula Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Well, I've stopped drinking and I mostly smoked when it was illegal for me to do so, so now the worst thing I do is drink dairy immediately before and during my vocal "practice".. I just love milk, man.. I'm so hard core.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 I stopped drinking years ago, and it helped. I'm still guilty of an iced mocha habit... caffeine and milk being a double no-no. However, I notice no detrimental effects from the mochas, and even drink them during 5hr gigs, so I must be resistant/immune to vocal dairy/coffee issues. One thing... I CANNOT eat popcorn within about 24 hours of a gig. If I sing after eating popcorn, it introduces coughing fits. Talking is fine, but singing? Popcorn REALLY jacks me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CountRobula Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 I stopped drinking years ago, and it helped. I'm still guilty of an iced mocha habit... caffeine and milk being a double no-no. However, I notice no detrimental effects from the mochas, and even drink them during 5hr gigs, so I must be resistant/immune to vocal dairy/coffee issues. One thing... I CANNOT eat popcorn within about 24 hours of a gig. If I sing after eating popcorn, it introduces coughing fits. Talking is fine, but singing? Popcorn REALLY jacks me up. Popcorn, huh? That's rather peculiar, if I must say. Another thing to avoid, I guess. lol I think I've trained my voice to sing decently even after consuming things that'd be detrimental to my vocal health.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Popcorn, huh? That's rather peculiar, if I must say. Another thing to avoid, I guess. lol I think I've trained my voice to sing decently even after consuming things that'd be detrimental to my vocal health.. Yeah, I can eat salty chips, basically just about anything, but no popcorn. Strange thing is, I can drink water afterward all I want, and I still have the coughing problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Masklin Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 At parties, I find dancing boring as fck unless I can sing my heart out. And, my technique being what it is, I tend to get hoarse in about two songs. Still do it everytime, because of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 At parties, I find dancing boring as fck unless I can sing my heart out. And, my technique being what it is, I tend to get hoarse in about two songs. Still do it everytime, because of reasons. Please post video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesfella Posted September 25, 2012 Members Share Posted September 25, 2012 I didn't know that coffee was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted September 25, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 25, 2012 Not practicing as much as I should.. Should make a point to practice at least an hour a day. But would end up doing things like practicing 20 mins or practicing 3 hours straight then skip a day or two. Oh yeah, eating late is another one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted September 25, 2012 Members Share Posted September 25, 2012 I didn't know that coffee was bad. Caffeine is a diuretic, so it has a dehydrating effect, including the voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted September 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2012 I eat late. I tend to have my nightly snacks around 9pm - 10pm and then go to bed around 11pm. So that's another thing I do wrong, heheh. Wow, popcorn, eh? I find when I eat popcorn, my lips get REALLY weird. Like all tingly and almost numb. They feel like they've gone prune-like, like how your fingers do if you're in the water for too long, you know? And yet eating salty chips doesn't produce this weird prune-lip syndrome. Maybe popcorn has some sort of unique thing in it that causes prune-lip and cough-sing syndromes. It must. Masklin, "because of reasons". Love that. LOL Edit - and you know what? It's now a couple of hours later, and I am eating peanut butter and then I'll practice singing some of the songs I'm doing for a gig in Second Life in a week or too. PEANUT BUTTER is not good when you're singing. ANOTHER bad thing I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted September 25, 2012 Members Share Posted September 25, 2012 I eat late. I tend to have my nightly snacks around 9pm - 10pm and then go to bed around 11pm. So that's another thing I do wrong, heheh. Popular misconception - late night snacking/eating in itself is not bad, unless it means you are eating *more* than you would normally consume in a given day. Calories in vs calories burned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy57 Posted September 25, 2012 Members Share Posted September 25, 2012 Popular misconception - late night snacking/eating in itself is not bad, unless it means you are eating *more* than you would normally consume in a given day. Calories in vs calories burned. This is true. Eating before bed doesn't cause weight gain. Most believe that because you are eating and not working it off you gain weight. What actually matters is not what time you eat but total calorie intake in a 24 hour period. Eat more than you need and you gain whether you ate it at noon or midnight. People seem to worry about eating and not working it off because they're sleeping but never consider that they're also not eating for eight hours while they sleep. I'm not sure if Grace was saying eating before bed was bad in general or bad for the voice though(?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grace_slick Posted September 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yeah, well I barely eat anything between waking and dinner. Then between 6.30pm and bedtime I eat more than I do the entire day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted September 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 26, 2012 The main reason why I consider late night eating bad is because it might cause acid reflux while you sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FmxPaul Posted September 28, 2012 Members Share Posted September 28, 2012 Well, I do drink beer and some coffee, but the biggest thing was (notice I said was) smoking. It's been 5 months and my voice has not been this clear & strong in 15 years. It's what keeps me going with music again. Ditching those overpriced sticks of leaves & paper was the best thing I've done for my voice, my wallet and my life. Hooray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Well right now I'm smoking, so I guess that. Although I only buy a pack maybe once every couple of months or so these days (and then smoke it all in a day ). And I'm never really properly hydrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobertHouse Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yeah, I can't give up smoking and drinking!!! LOL The hardest thing for my is CHEESE. I sing everyday and I'm not supposed to eat cheese for hours before singing. Well, I sneak some all to often. But I wash it down with a beer and a cigarrette to balance things out. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chamcham Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yeah, I can't give up smoking and drinking!!! LOL The hardest thing for my is CHEESE. I sing everyday and I'm not supposed to eat cheese for hours before singing. Well, I sneak some all to often. But I wash it down with a beer and a cigarrette to balance things out. ;D Beer and cigarettes at 13 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Masklin Posted September 30, 2012 Members Share Posted September 30, 2012 Trolololol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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