So don't laugh, it's me.. A Capella "Smile Smile Smile"

[Forza SoundFire]

Wondering if my voice is good enough to try an a capella version of the song?
I can hold a tune, I just have a terrible sounding voice...

[vladnuke]

Dudelon Brokowski, your track would be fine, but that overdriven reverb and delay make it sound like you've got something to hide. If you're gonna process vocals, you want to be a little more subtle. If you got FL, you might have Newtone, and there are other vocal processing units out there, some very expensive and very nice(Melodyne, Auto-tune) and some free and ok-ish (gvst gsnap).

Also, if your school has a choir, take the shit out of that class. It is literally the best way to get sounding good in a safe environment. You learn with lots of people, and everyone's singing so you don't feel too pressured. If you mess up, you can blend in and rejoin. It teaches you breath control, pitch control, intonation, and live performance techniques, as you guys will most likely get to sing for groups.

TL;DR: Get GVST Gsnap and get some practice, lay off the reverb/delay.

[Alycs]

Check out Antares, they have a section on their site (you have to go digging a lot) where they have their old software up for free download. You can snag some nice Autotune, chorus, and vocal processing effects from there.

Just remember, less is more.

[Forza SoundFire]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

Dudelon Brokowski, your track would be fine, but that overdriven reverb and delay make it sound like you've got something to hide. If you're gonna process vocals, you want to be a little more subtle. If you got FL, you might have Newtone, and there are other vocal processing units out there, some very expensive and very nice(Melodyne, Auto-tune) and some free and ok-ish (gvst gsnap).

Also, if your school has a choir, take the shit out of that class. It is literally the best way to get sounding good in a safe environment. You learn with lots of people, and everyone's singing so you don't feel too pressured. If you mess up, you can blend in and rejoin. It teaches you breath control, pitch control, intonation, and live performance techniques, as you guys will most likely get to sing for groups.

TL;DR: Get GVST Gsnap and get some practice, lay off the reverb/delay.

Ha. Yes. I'm certainly hiding something; my harsh tone. I've done plenty of practice... and I still have a bad sounding voice, although in tune. =/ Oh well..
The reverb is actually a stereo IR I custom recorded in an old church.


AS far as auto-tuning goes, I really prefer to hit the notes right and just slightly 'purify' the tone a touch with it. Just my instinct as a 'prap'r musician'...

I don't know who Dudelon Brokowski is, either...?

Check out Antares, they have a section on their site (you have to go digging a lot) where they have their old software up for free download. You can snag some nice Autotune, chorus, and vocal processing effects from there.

Thanks for the info, I'll go see if I can find the Antares free stuff ^^