Needs more aggresion and masculinty to voice.

[THOA]

I have had comments that my vocals sounded a little too whiny for the music I do. I'm always up for improving things about my music, so are there any tips for putting more aggresion to vocals?

 

[yellowStrat]

hey

hi, im a vocalist too. Last time i used to have the same probs too. A lot of ppl said that my voice is too poppish and has no power. Some kind like whiny too. I learned that to make it more aggressive, u shld project ur voice from the tummy. For an eg. you have to breathe in and then let it out with your voice. When u let it out, ur throat shld not feel strained, or else u will develop a sore throat.

 

[THOA]

Thanks for the tip. Actually it is something that I keep forgetting to do. Not trained to have it on auto. How do you train yourself to be unconscious about it and deliver?

 

[unsane]

Thanks for the tip. Actually it is something that I keep forgetting to do. Not trained to have it on auto. How do you train yourself to be unconscious about it and deliver?

practice. force yourself to push from your stomach every time you sing. the first few times i did that i actually experience sore stomach muscles afterwards. you'll get used to it.

i highly recommend this DVD, the zen of screaming.

www.melissacross.com

she's a vocal coach who trains vocalists from lamb of god,shadows fall,god forbid,slipknot etc. i find it to be a really good "real world" instructional video for rock/metal vocals in general, unlike other instructionals more geared towards softer genres and more classical vocal techniques. dvd only costs like 40 odd bucks with shipping, well worth the money.

 

[THOA]

Cool! Thanx man!

 

[yellowStrat]

hey

hey interesting DVD... may I know where to get that DVD???

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

I suggest you listen to people like Mick Jagger and Bon Scott... those two just have got the tone, babay!

 

[unsane]

Re: hey

hey interesting DVD... may I know where to get that DVD???

on the website

 

[swatteam2k]

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smoke and drink alot!

 

[seekz]

I agree with swatteam2k.. haha

just checkin any of you not in a band yet ?

 

[3notesAbar]

Wah lan eh Seekz..Bad influence hehe.

Don't forget to look fierce and sound like its coming from a fierce person Couple of things too la. Sometimes if you listen carefully, diction (pronounciation) and vocal phrasing (how you 'slang' your notes) is very important. If you 'drag' some notes, better for heavier, mid/slower tempo music. Other times, if you shout / sing loudly certain words in short notes (stacato), it brings more aggression. Alot of ways... experiment!