[CKMel] Inochi no Namae

[CKMel]

As the title says, my cover of Inochi no Namae.
I have KitsuneSqueak to thank for introducing me to this song. ..
Her version is really really good, so if you haven't listened to hers, please do so!

I know I owe people things, and I'm sorry to be posting this now, but I promise, I'm working on those projects XD;;... Like seriously! RIGHT NOW. >D;;

Anyway! I'm actually pretty proud of this one! ... Like, really.
My voice really does seem to suit slower "pretty"-type songs. XD...
Now if only that static wasn't there... |D;;... I seem to be having problems with static these days XD;..
Anyway, here's the link.

Inochi no Namae (via SoundClick)

Sorry about those ss's... XD;;...
The echo made them even worse. T__T;;...
Sorry XD;

Still, I hope you enjoy.
Comments + Critiques appreciated. ^^

[YingFaStar]

My voice really does seem to suit slower "pretty"-type songs. XD...

HOW CONCEITED. (jk, jk~~)

Like I said before, pretty

And I like the sss's in the echo >>!

[Sheepmage]

I like the song, and your voice is nice, but the echo is far too distracting. I really think you should have done it without.

[chihiro]

wow. your version is way better than mine D:

well, they all are. But I like yours. it's just the echo. and the mic. :<

[yukie]

I love this song and I love the movie, this gives me so many memories.

You have a pretty voice, if I've never told this to you before. I know I don't comment on all your songs, but I do listen most of the time, and you've made a definite improvement from when you first started posting. You've mastered more singing techniques, and your pitch is still just as good as always.

You're right in saying that you sound nice in this song, but in my opinion, you sound just as nice in other songs too. But focusing more on this song, you adjusted to this ballad very well. Your voice is strong, but you did a good job having it flow more in this song. I would suggest softening your tone more to suit the mood of this song, and also watch out for those high notes. The pitch went slightly off when you hit them, and they sounded strained compared to your other notes, although they weren't really that bad at all. You do go a bit sharp in the chorus when you near or hit those high notes, but it'll come with practice.

This was very nice, it's a wonderful song, isn't it? -sigh- Nothing like a Studio Ghibli film, and their soundtracks are always so pretty. I'm glad you decided to do this song, thanks for recording and showing it to us~ Keep up your determination for singing!

[CKMel]

@Ying: Did you have to change the "CKMel" to "smelly"? D: ...
;O;... Conceited...? XP...
And thank you very much Ying. Glad you liked XD
... You and hhm... XD I still don't get the sss's thing XD

@Sheepmage: D: Was it really that distracting? I'm sorry. >.<...
Next time I'll put it up without echo XD;;
Thanks for commenting.

@chihiro: D: Don't say that!
Yours was totally cute X3... It was just your mic, if I'm recalling correctly. D: ..
I'm glad you liked though. XD; Next time I'll take out the echo, sorry. >.<..
=3 Thanks for the comment + listen!

@yukie: *O*... Your comments/critiques are always so full, and descriptive! Thanks in advance for commenting + listening and everything. XD

I agree with you >.>... I hit the song a little hard XD;;... Especially during the chorus. XP;... It was high, and when I headvoiced it it sounded all... Airy and stupid so I pushed out the sound a little more XD;... (Hence straining and off-pitchness |D..)
I'll work on my upper range so that doesn't happen anymore. >D...

Thank you so much, again. XD... And yeah! It's so pretty ...
Thanks for your encouragement. X3...

[Whatocean]

Really sweet singing.
You sound a little flat at the high part in the chori, but that may be just me.

[CKMel]

@whatocean: No, it's not just you XD... I was actually pretty pitchy in the chorus.. XDD... Especially with that highest note. >.<...
And thank you very much for listening + commenting! ..

[ICD]

Yukie said pretty much everything that I wanted to say.. xD So I shall write a 'was-gonna-be-long-but-shall-be-shortened-critique'

Crimmy you have SUCHHH a pretty voice <3

There are only a few things that I'd like to adjust...
1) Perhaps you could soften your voice a little bit in the chorus especially the high notes went high to suit the feel of the song a bit more because you were sort of 'belting' the high notes out instead of hitting them with grace =) as Yukie has mentioned already. (e.g. yureteta particularly stood out to me o_O)

2) Watch your pitch on the high notes. Pitch was good in general but the high notes were quite flat :/ Perhaps head-voicing them (or whichever would sound softer and more secure) would be better?

3) I demand more emotion in the verses! >O Because the notes are pretty low in the verses, in some bits, it almost sounded as if you were a tad bit bored. Just a tad bit. If you have seeen the movie, which I presume you have XD, you'd know how sad it is and how this song could bring out the emotions and whatnot. I would personally suggest you to crescendo through each line in the verse, especially in the repetitive lines like 'zutto doko made mo, zutto zuzuiteku'. I would perhaps sing it 'zuTTo doko made mo, *louder* zuTTO zuzuITEKU' to, you know, give it a more 'forward' feel, which will help enhance the emotion and stuff too =) The verses are so lovely, bring them alive! =D

4) Did you hiss-remove the tracks D: The static and echo were indeed a tad bit distracting but I guess it's harder with Audacity ><...


Bleh.. this still ended up pretty long xD Perhaps because I do know the song really well and that I love it a lot <3 Anyways... I hope I wasn't being too harsh or anything. You know how I feel about your singing though, don't you? ;D

[Yinzhao]

I loved this. It's really pretty.
I'm against echo tho XD.

Tho i liked your high notes you should watch them tho and like ICD said singing them in headvoice might be a good idea.. would sound really nice too I believe ^^