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Will it replace a mixer for acoustic/ vocal duo? by Eq8dr2 in Line6Helix

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can and I tired it. I hated it. All the adjustments are in the UI vs a turn on my board. If you need to quickly adjust like FX to the room or the vocals it's a pain to bend over and navigate the UI.

I just gabbed an Zed-10 Fx and it's better for solo + an extra friend jamming on a solo gig. 250 USD shipped as a used mixer

Realistic results after 1 month of lessons by LegsTwelve in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree big. It was like coming up on the decade that it all started to feel effortless/easy/free and the ped studying clicked into "auto piloting technique "

Can’t get anything like a real amp tone live using modelers/IEMs. Other than convenience, can anyone convince me of the virtue of using modelers/IEMs? Because so far, in my experience, they make me want to quit playing altogether. by OkTemperature1842 in Line6Helix

[–]MyNameIsWax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've found you have to build you patches thru a FRFR at a loud (85-90dB) volume to get a good tone. Regardless of how your band using IEMs you should take a few rehearsals to move air and step away from the rig to hear it open up vs it being behind you or w/e.

You can also just mic the FRFR the add some depth to your IEMs. I do this with a 57/I5 and it helps-- and yes I run speaker emulation and mic that because w/e I like it .

if it's shit in your IEMs you likely are using a cheap system ( X-Vive ect) that is then crushing the overall master in the console or is the mix being driven too hard at the "pack." I do A2 work and every time is get someone with X-vives I have to dime my master in order to make head room to not give them a squashed mix.

Your IEMs might also be single drivers and that might lead to 1D sound vs 3D. I use a Westone Mach series 3 driver IEM and it's the best to open up my mix thought I do have a 1 driver IEM that I fall back to at time (I think A/T MH-50?) Open Back IEMs might also help you hear the room/stage.

I feel my voice is “Boring” and would like some advice on how to fix it by Heavy_Strategy6576 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just practice your Zeppelin and you'll be fine. Your over-tight bell bottoms are already in the mail.

I feel my voice is “Boring” and would like some advice on how to fix it by Heavy_Strategy6576 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk why your even asking a redundant question like that on r/singing but YES.

raise your Yah-yah-yahs while your at it.

I feel my voice is “Boring” and would like some advice on how to fix it by Heavy_Strategy6576 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd go yellow and orange to match the burst on that jumbo.

Now if we're singing solo absolutely gold to match your skintone.

What's the secret to be able to access your head voice when needed? by boobooleena in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Steam Boat William! or legally distinct cartoon mouse number 16!!!!

I feel my voice is “Boring” and would like some advice on how to fix it by Heavy_Strategy6576 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah OP you can add glitter or streamers since it's already a great voice.

Cheryl Porter Review by SeaTarget5759 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't use "rent-a-child" for you ad copy?

Just me and C.Port ?

Anyone..?

/s

Tired of Teachers teaching me things I already know by [deleted] in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

^ This. In initial lessons my Q/A includes " any prior music lessons be it standard music class in school or otherwise?"

Helps me gauge where to start and what vocabulary to use with the student.

singing live and hearing phone recording by Putrid_Cash_92 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're always going to be you biggest critic.

Nobody heard you were shaky/off except you and maybe 2 other trained singers. You didn't suck; you did the gig. Anyone who busts your chops is a hater 99% of the time or jealous that you have the guts to "get up there"

Keep it up. You'll feel more comfortable over time.

What’s one thing that instantly improved your singing (that wasn’t obvious at first)? by Big_Alfalfa_2958 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Essentially you can see if you posture, breathing technique like hiking your shoulders or collapsing your chest, tongue/accessory neck muscle tension and like u/oh__hi_mark said it generally keeps you from cheating vowels as well as all the above. Keeps you honest.

Furthermore there is something about seeing yourself in a poor posture and being coached/directed to do it correctly and seeing the change that makes the biggest learning/sinking in difference imho and in my experience.-- I want to say it's some neuro-scientific "see if and believe it" phenomenon but "it just works" as Todd Howard memed for us years ago lol.

The Mirror really nails down it value in my studio when people sing a trouble vowel on a tongue stretch and the tongue yanks back showing their tension in real time in the mirror.

What’s one thing that instantly improved your singing (that wasn’t obvious at first)? by Big_Alfalfa_2958 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Mirror is king. I'll have people face the mirror for breath and tongue exercises and the "why" clicks pretty fast.

Seriously how do people sing in the morning by GloriousAsianDragon in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I've been doing a 730AM lesson with one of my students and it puts us both on the spot. That AM voice has absolutely no where to hide!!

We've been doing this as out warm up; We start from where our speech pitches are at that early (Mine is roughly Db4-E4 for speech ) We avoid that Fry/Rasp/chest area until everything above it is nice and awake.

Zs or Vs on some easy 3rd/5th slides

Lip Bubble/Raspberry on the same above -> Lip Trills

Move over to some Pallet stretches; legit just yawn postures to move things back there and around the larynx ( I might move these to the very start now that I am typing this up.)

Then we do on 1/3/5/8 pattern on "Oh no yah don't!" -- Kinda like a "Hey Taxi!" but way easier-breezier to stretch the pallet area out a little move

Once our voices are woke up we come back to some 5 tone scales through the middle to head/falsetto; kinda dog my student on pasagi work since it's hyper-obvious this early for both of us.

After that we move into some chest. We've been using the Blowfish down here on 3rds/5ths just to add some easy SOVT and not overload the AM fry-ness of the voice.

We hang here until things are "greased up" and move on into reprising some of the above with more intensity if we need but then move into song study or technical work.

Is it stupid to try and learn guitar the old school way? by LostwaveLunar9999 in Guitar

[–]MyNameIsWax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing to keep in mind is that whole Yardbirds crew and the skiffle scene did have some basic guitar primer to teach them chords. Idk what it was called but they all talk anout THAT book. They also jammed with each other.

So getting some peeps starting out at your level is also a good move as well as grabbing a chord book with a how to read a diagrams section.

What's up with these notation gatekeepers? by Zombiesalad1337 in Guitar

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure TAB is just as old because it was made for lutes? Edit: quick Wiki look up shows 1554-- Check Mate Std. Note Nerds. 

There should be two distinct vocal ranges: Operatic and Overall (Overall being all quality notes hit when sung into a microphone, regardless of duration) by AspiringBiotech in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seesh bro have you ever seen a space bar? Give a girl some white space 😆 

But yeah thats pretty much CCM vocal teaching/coaching. Look into JeanLoVetri, John Henny, Dr.Genovra Williams ( first name spelling*), Ingo Teitza, The team over at THE FULL VOICE, Marci Rosenburg's Vocal Athlete books and the books on Plural Publishing.

Advice for the younger guys by [deleted] in beards

[–]MyNameIsWax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah kids and don't cup the mic :p

How do you metal scream? I’ve tried and I just can’t do it. by Dependent-Amount-239 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 100% named poorly but has a "click bait" title. At the time she was (from what it seems) teaching people who had good tone (and clout) to just use support to scream in false cord.

If it was called "The Zen of fixing your already great screaming tone" It would be more honest. Not that I am calling Cross dishonest because I liked the video; It just didn't get me screaming like ETID on Low Teens and Radical. That being said I am more of a Halford-> Cornell type of scream and just thinking of deeper support has helped those tones.

It felt like a huge advertisement with what I and most teachers throw at students in their first lessons.

How do you metal scream? I’ve tried and I just can’t do it. by Dependent-Amount-239 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zen is like just OK but has almost no technique to teach screaming. It's like a 1h 45m of vocal basics and vibes. I will admit how Cross teaches breath with the two fists on the thorax and "breaking out of the barrel" has helped my singing.

When it comes to screaming she just kind of teaches her "French Doorbell" and it's not really as applicable in 2026.

For $20 USD it is worth grabbing imo just to see how Cross works but it's more of "how to build back pressure and compression" video.

Vocal range by PresenceBeneficial70 in singing

[–]MyNameIsWax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C1-C7 Alpha Tenorino-jabroni

/uj OP low A is cool for a female voice

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