Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chris82
2.0 PRO Posts: 594
Hey There Dudes and Divas!
I just got done with a vocal lesson and my instructor told me that I wasn't expanding my chest properly. I was expanding the top fine but not so much the bottom and she also pointed out that I tend to raise my chin a lot which stretches the vocal folds and puts unnecessary tension on them. She gave me some exercises to try and I noticed an immediate improvement! Sometimes it pays to have an experienced set of eyes on you while you're singing for sure. Here is my first attempt at a cover while attempting to apply what she taught me.
@Michael4000 @doc_ramadani @Vocality @Wigs @coffeecrank @shining @d1g2w3 @jmstanle @sjonrokz4u @Klaus_T @LumiMoon @maximgottmer @Gunnar364 @DogMeat
I just got done with a vocal lesson and my instructor told me that I wasn't expanding my chest properly. I was expanding the top fine but not so much the bottom and she also pointed out that I tend to raise my chin a lot which stretches the vocal folds and puts unnecessary tension on them. She gave me some exercises to try and I noticed an immediate improvement! Sometimes it pays to have an experienced set of eyes on you while you're singing for sure. Here is my first attempt at a cover while attempting to apply what she taught me.
@Michael4000 @doc_ramadani @Vocality @Wigs @coffeecrank @shining @d1g2w3 @jmstanle @sjonrokz4u @Klaus_T @LumiMoon @maximgottmer @Gunnar364 @DogMeat
Comments
I think overall you need more chest in your voice, it seems a bit thin,,, needs more "meat". Inhale all the way and give your sound more weight.
On the chorus, I think you should sing it like the original with the slide down on "feel" and "love".
The volume on your vocals is clipping and getting distorted, can you adjust that?
Overall nice job. I covered this a while ago, I think it's on the forum somewhere. I'll try to find it.
Michael
https://forum.kentamplinvocalacademy.com/discussion/10677/under-the-bridge#
@Michael4000 I really liked your cover version too!
my tip for setting the gain: sing the loudest part of the song as a test when setting the gain, make sure it does not clip, then reduce it a little bit more (when the red light is on, people tend to give a little extra, that's why you want to reduce it that extra bit. in a pro setup, you would also use an analog compressor/limiter to reduce peaks before going into the converter, to be extra sure.
if you record in 24 bit or more (as opposed to 16), you can actually lower the gain even more (after adjusting it as mentioned above) to be extra safe. it has got to do with the dynamic range of the digital recording: you want to have enough gain to be well over the digital noise floor, but still have some headroom, and avoid clipping. that's a bit of a balancing act at 16 bit with very dynamic vocals, but no big deal for 24 bit and upwards.
Also, do you ever sing anything by Counting Crows? I think your voice would sound great on their stuff, especially Rain King or Mr Jones.
Vocality
Really nice job! Only a little bit of clipping with the mic, other than that it's a great listen. Keep it up!
Many underestimate this vocalist, but this is my favorite vocalist!
It is very nice when people do covers on them, and you did a great job, I liked it.