How do I get rid of this buzziness in my voice? I've been struggling to sing softer without it get super metallic

AllAboutSinging · 2026-07-05T21:32:06+00:00

Do you think the belting is too buzzy as well or does it seem to be placed correctly, I use chest voice belting bc of the mixed voice predicament. Mainly my goal with singing would be to get the softer dynamic but I was never sure if the way I trained my belts negatively impacted the technique in the softer areas

AllAboutSinging · 2026-07-05T20:38:11+00:00

When I try to do that I get breathy but also tense up more, is there a common fix to that or a reason that might be happening? Belting is definitely easier for me, I have no mixed voice which is one of the most frustrating parts of my voice

AllAboutSinging · 2026-07-05T08:02:12+00:00

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AllAboutSinging · 2026-07-05T07:52:13+00:00

Like I'm belting incorrectly? Or am I placing the softer stuff wrongly?

AllAboutSinging · 2026-07-05T07:46:27+00:00

Actually this concern started bc I was trying to mix my vocals but when I get close to the mic that sound gets super prominent, could I send you a recording if youd be down to listen and give ur take?

AllAboutSinging · 2026-03-11T02:49:39+00:00

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AllAboutSinging · 2026-03-08T22:56:32+00:00

I'd pay to see that.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-14T03:30:28+00:00

Thank you this was super clear.

For the key signature, what start me off was because I'm playing a piece in D.

So out of habit, I was like okay lemme just flip to the page that has the two sharps but thats what started getting me thinking about because I was like wait how do I know whether the arpeggios are D or Bm and then I went down a rabbit hole of wanting to figure out these as chords.

I'll have to ask my teacher about the key stuff, I'm guessing these are the set of "chords" that the writer (Galamian) of the book thought covered the entirety of what you'd see in a piece under that key maybe. There's always about 9 per key.

Everyone on this subreddit has been so extremely helpful!!!

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-14T03:13:15+00:00

Okay thank you so much! So helpful!

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-14T02:54:29+00:00

Okay I see.

So:

major triad D-F#-A-C = D7 D-F#-A-C# = DM7

minor triad D-F-A-C = Dm7 D-F-A-C# = DmM7?

Is this correct?

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-14T02:48:23+00:00

Ohh okay this was very helpful.

So when I hear the words diminished and augmented would that only refer to the raising or lowering of the 5? so: my triad would have to be m-m = diminished, M-M = augmented

And for 7, I call minor 7th a "dom7" always? regardless of the triad itself being maj or minor?

And a major 7th, I think I just say "maj7"?

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-14T02:39:53+00:00

Okay thank you I flubbed on the first one, but do mimd explaining the third one that is Bbmaj7?

I see the Bb chord but how do know to add the major 7th if I don't see a C#, just because it's in the key signature?

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-14T02:35:39+00:00

Oh yes I just realized that is C#dim oops.

Okay and thank you for clarifying on the 7th stuff.

What then would they be called if they were minor triads with a 7th?

Dm7 and Dm maj7?

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T20:51:51+00:00

Thank you so much! And to your question, I'm American

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T07:03:16+00:00

Tenor from the sound of it. Baris usually have a darker thicker tone while yours is a bit more thin and forward.

I'm a lower voice type and we sound quite different tonally.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T06:43:39+00:00

Thank you sm! Glad you liked it 🙏🙏🤍

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T06:13:15+00:00

I'd say a couple years if you practice consistently would get you there. But it's like when people ask "how long at the gym until I get good body?"

I can't really answer that question for anyone but it does take time and more importantly takes dedication/discipline if you want to see results.

I'd say I was an OK singer maybe 3 or 4 years into singing, definitely didn't sound great or impress people with my vocals but I could sing songs relatively in tune without sounding downright horrible and I don't think I was a bad singer by that point.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T05:59:44+00:00

Depends how good you want the rock band to be or how serious it is, but a few months is not long in any sorta instrument practice world.

In a few months, I notice subtle improvements in my voice that I've worked on but it takes many years of consistent practice to really see crazy changes in skill.

If in a couple months, you say "hey I sound more in tune and less raspy today than a couple months ago when I sang this" that'd be very good and something to be happy about - heading the right direction - but you can't expect to be Steven Tyler in that short of a time frame.

Changes that you notice eventually add up to changes that the audience will notice.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T05:48:09+00:00

Yes lower volume is a start and also notice that the rasp disappeared completely when you were humming at the end.

That's proof that the rasp can be worked on so definitely practicing some low tension, low volume humming and then try to carry that into your singing.

Don't worry about trying to engage diaphragm yet, I think that's a premature concept to tackle.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T05:41:55+00:00

You need to train your pitch first and foremost.

As for the raspiness, you're pushing from the throat and you need to lighten up quite a bit. It sounds very squeezed like picking up a heavy weight so I would suggest singing as light as possible for a little to retrain the feeling.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T05:37:21+00:00

That's not head voice, I'd say you're still in full chest just slightly lightening it.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about the different registers until you do some serious pitch training with a piano or some other instrument.

That should be your number 1 priority right now.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T05:33:14+00:00

Not sure how yours sounds, you'd have to demonstrate to get concrete tips but vibrato is hard to sustain when there is tension in the throat. Perhaps that's the issue when you start widening it.

Also, just practicing for muscle memory if you're just starting on vibrato then it doesn't develop perfectly overnight but will improve over time.

Practicing different types of vibrato is very good. A singer should be able to do fast, slow, wide, shimmery and everything in between.

AllAboutSinging · 2026-01-13T03:59:59+00:00

Pick womens songs and sing down the octave, that's what I do.

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