Alumina (TV size) + ~Inori~ You Raise Me Up

[HelloYumi]

First post for me. Yay.

Don't know what kind of response this will get, but I figured it couldn't hurt. Hopefully, lol.

I lowered the key about half a step, since my voice has about 0% range. My speaking voice is lower than my singing voice, so I figured I'd do listeners a service and try bring it down some, haha.

Just a warning though; my pitch flies everywhere. Lol.

Anyway, if you're interested.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=812199&content=music

(I also uploaded a short clip of me singing Inori - You Raise Me Up from RomeoxJuliet...it's pretty random and yeah, a bit high for my taste.)

Also, as far as the quality of both songs go, I have no idea how to mix/or whatever (and I know I messed up some of the lyrics) so those clips are basically raw-ish and I used one of those free, gray mics that came with my computer. Hah. Hope it's somewhat decent.

Comments are quite welcome as well. :"D

[Sapphire]

Wow. You sound beautiful. o.o

Real good job! Only complains is I think you should fix the volume of the instrumentals in the both so you can be heard clearly~

[andy ichigo]

You have a fantastic voice~
Just fix the volume levels so we can hear it. :)
Can't wait to hear more from you. We should do a duet soon.

[HelloYumi]

Pam: Thank you for giving me feedback on my work. ^^; Yeah, I realize now that the volume of the music was a bit overpowering in both songs. I will fix that for future recordings. :]

Andy_Ichigo: Thank you for the feeback as well (about the volume controls and such!) And, I'd be glad to do any type of collab. with you! I'm up for anything really (as long as I won't have to sing insanely high. ^^;)

[HelloYumi]

*Nudges*

Any more feedback? =0

[BigTUnit1]

I think you have a great deep voice. It has a lot of presence behind it. The only bit of criticism I want to give is that your notes were to soft at first. In a rock song, you want to sing each note with a emphasis on the note start. Sing with more of a "Tah" or "Tat" instead of a "sah" of "hah". I hope this makes since, because it's a little tough to explain. It's was really great stuff though, and I hope to hear more:D

[HelloYumi]

BigTUnit1: Ah, yes it makes perfect sense actually. :D More of an accent (in concert band terms, I guess?) on the beginning of each note. :D Yeah, my only problem is that I'm using that gray mic on the stand, so it picks up everything...including the puffs, spit sounds (yeah gross) or air, and me hitting my face on it. >_< So I can't get too close, which is why I think my emphasis on the beginning of the notes is a little soft. >_< But I'll definitely work on it, thank you!

[MaNa Shuffle]

Despite sounding soft and the music overpowering mixing. You have a nice sounding voice and I'm sure you'll mixing will improve. <3

4/5

[Sirius]

Ooohh, you have a really lovely voice that suited the song nicely. It's always refreshing to be impressed by fresh meat. >3

So let's see, the audio level thing has already been mentioned, but it honestly wasn't -that- bad. To get really, really nitpicky, it felt like you sliped off beat a few times, mostly at the beginning, but then the next instant you were right back on it so... I don't know. It might have even been just my imagination. xD

The only other suggestion I might make is that when you make it to the chous, you put a little more power in your voice. Not, like, overly dramatic or anything, but for the entirety of the song you had this nice smooth even sound, but the chorus could use an extra punch. Just enough "umph" to seperate it from the bridge.

I look forward to hearing more from you, I really do!

[yukie]

You have a beautiful low voice! I really, really enjoyed both of your songs. Those low notes in Alumina sounded especially awesome, and I really like the tone you approached Inori with. The two are so different, but you managed to capture the mood of each perfectly; I really enjoyed them *_*

Thanks for sharing them with us! If you want, I can mix for you next time~ My mixing isn't the best, but I'd be glad to help, just give me a nudge anytime. Hope to hear more from you!

[HelloYumi]

Mana: Thank you very much for listening, I will definitely try to improve. :D

Sirius: ^^; I was slightly off tempo I now realize...thanks for poiting that out to me! I usually don't have timing issues, but I guess singing is a lot different than playing the piano. And about the strength of the chorus bit, I totally agree with you...I lack a bit of energy. T_T

Yukie: Ahh, you're too nice...I wasn't quite sure if I had gotten the emotion right for either song. ><; And thank you for offering to mix my songs...I'm sure anything you're able to do is 100x better than what I can do. :D

[andy ichigo]

Ohhhh. I luv your version of Inori as well. =D

[HelloYumi]

andy_ichigo: ><; Thx. <3

[Ciel]

First off! Welcome to the VAA, HelloYumi! =D

Uwaa~ I REALLY, REALLY enjoyed both of your recordings! *0* You have such a lovely voice, and emotion was very nice, indeed! Especially in ~Inori~ You Raise Me Up! Your voice flowed very nicely, and you carried it smoothly throughout the entire song! Perhaps just a little bit more power will make your singing sound even better! ^_^

With the exception of the sound quality and the mixing (which wasn't really all that bad to begin with), I thoroughly enjoyed listening to these songs!

I definitely see A LOT OF potential in that beautiful voice of yours~
Please post more whenever you have the chance ^_^

[HelloYumi]

Ciel: Ahhhh. D: People on here are way too nice...thank you very much for your kind words. I will take the advice you gave to heart for my future recordings...I'm really hoping to improve my singing, so thank yoooou. ^^: