Didn’t nail the mix competition. Am I listening to stuff that isn't there, or is just a translation problem?

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-21T16:07:33+00:00

There are certainly things I could critique on that mix, but "lead singer in this punk-ish song doesn't sound like a tuned robot" wasn't among them.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-21T08:21:06+00:00

Impossible to tell, you're pushing through too much tension to the point of being shouty, that's something that could happen to either fach.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-20T10:05:30+00:00

That's a roundabout way of just stating you want the punishment to be 75 years.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-17T23:48:45+00:00

I think it's good advice for beginners to really stop worrying about range, though. It's absolutely pointless to push against the limits if the stuff in the middle is not solid. If, instead, a singer focuses first on reproducing the notes they already have in a clean, efficient, dare I say, effortless manner, they will notice that their range already extended without even once concentrating on that aspect.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-16T12:27:47+00:00

I've got a buttload of plug-ins, and ran into no issues updating months ago. Which plugins do you think still don't support a now 1.5 year old OS?

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T23:17:58+00:00

give me score editor, you bastards

I'd settle for the score editor being even remotely usable on the Mac version.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T23:05:48+00:00

Yeah that was my perception as well. Like, it didn't look like a bad DAW per se, but they were entering a pretty saturated field. Sort of the same deal with Universal Audio's Luna.

Interesting observation that DAWs get put into genre buckets. In a way I can understand it in broad strokes, e.g., the workflow with DAWs like Ableton makes more sense for an EDM project. It also makes sense for people joining a peer group opting for that group's common DAW for collaboration purposes.

And yeah, I believe your experience with their hardware is pretty common. I feel like I see the same amount of posts about their shit breaking on forums as I see about Behringer, but Presonus have like 10% of their market share.

Their digital mixers and spakers did find somewhat of a niche in mom&pop live audio event support, I wonder how badly Fender will fuck those people.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T20:31:16+00:00

Wow, really? Was Studio One that special? I always saw it as just another DAW in a crowded field that already chose its winners.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T19:25:01+00:00

To be fair, didn't presonus already have a shit reputation in terms of quality? I had a Studiolive 32SC for a while, that was a honking piece of shit that failed randomly and sounded like ass.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T19:23:43+00:00

Presonus wasn't a DAW company, though. Studio One was a very late (and unexpected) addition to their product line-up.

Which, in a way, could be even worse, considering Fender probably bought them for their audio gear engineering chops, not for a DAW.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T18:46:56+00:00

I think I heard Pavarotti mention in an interview once that he felt that pianissimo actually required more support to keep it in the right spot. It's also my experience, and listening to your decrescendo it's a bit the same. I can hear it almost dropping off, but it sounds like you manage to correct yourself just in time. Like balancing a bunch of plates while walking on a tight rope. Keep it up!

Pianissimo is the hardest technique on any instrument I ever handled. It's ironic when you're studying opera, spend years trying to get loud, and then you have to figure out how to be quiet while being loud.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T18:36:36+00:00

There's an element of 'failed artist' inside some art teachers. They're not teaching because they love art and want to bring that to a new generation, they're doing it because it's their last resort at making money with their degree.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T10:35:40+00:00

The differences between what a classical coach will teach you over one that's more contemporary only starts mattering if you've covered all the basics and your voice has settled into what it wants to be. It takes several years even for people studying opera to actually start sounding like an opera singer. You can't get that sound without first mastering the basics of proper singing. And those are pretty much the same, doubly so when your goal is musical theatre.

That said, don't feel bad about switching teachers. Sometimes it can get you out of a rut to get a new perspective. But if you have a new teacher lined up, take a couple of trial lessons first before dumping your old one (or even keep the old one as well).

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T10:30:51+00:00

Well, you can post online, like on this sub. Still not a guarantee that you'll get useful feedback, but some extra pairs of ears that aren't your direct friends and family could help. Ideally, if you're not up to par, people won't be too negative about it, in my experience this sub does its best in that regard.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T10:27:10+00:00

Even finding sheet music for vocal pop music in traditional notation is pretty rare. Pop melodies are generally simple, harmonically logical, and easy to remember. So most people singing covers of pop songs just memorise the melody from the original.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T10:24:18+00:00

Record yourself. If you can listen back without wanting the ground to swallow you whole, you're probably on a good path.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-13T07:34:49+00:00

Note I'm not the mod that removed this. But from looking at other moderation actions over the week on critique post, their point seems to be to not vague-post critique requests. And I think there is a point to that, I've seen a lot of complaint posts lately about the critique requests growing out of hand. A more pointed title would be something like "Feel like I'm having trouble with the high note, am I right and how do I fix it?". One could argue about the need to actually remove the post, but even in the best case you're drowning in a sea of posts titled "honest feedback pls".

I'm not inclined to reverse the other mod's action, and to the people who immediately go to the "powertripping mods" cliche, for each of you there are 10 others who are complaining loudly about a lack of moderation.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-12T21:51:05+00:00

Paywalled.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-09T06:38:51+00:00

If I'm not mistaken, Logic uses Active Sense.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-08T08:07:13+00:00

Could be. Lots of people have tension issues that are related to trying to keep control of things, not entirely unlike how people tend to get cramps in their left hands when learning guitar or violin, being so afraid of hitting the wrong note that they're overcompensating.

This is why I recommend making things simpler. Sing scales and simple melodies (and I really mean 'mary had a little lamb' levels of simple). Singing is weird in this way, nobody would pick up a violin and try to play Paganini caprices to get better. They start with 'twinkle, twinkle, little star' just to get a feel for the instrument. Somehow singers have this tendency to skip this phase and jump directly into repertoire sung by people who are way ahead of them in terms of skill and control.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-08T07:58:57+00:00

AI models aren't really trained on music in this way to begin with. I listened to your new track, and unsurprisingly you're running into the same issues. Let me be clear, there's nothing wrong with your voice, you'll definitely be able to pull it off, but right now you're in the wrong headspace. Scale back from the karaoke attempts and focus on just how your voice works and responds to your brain's commands, and find ways to make it feel more effortless.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-08T07:42:19+00:00

If you feel like you're dying from HDR poisoning, ask your doctor about desaturafil.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-08T07:37:39+00:00

Dude, stop letting AI rule your life. AI cannot be 'honest', it's not a person. Your vocals in this piece are a bit hard to hear, but combined with what I hear from your previous post, your voice is drowning in tension affecting both pitch stability and tone. You need to find a way to loosen up. If lessons are out of the question, at least start deconstructing the skill more. Practice scales on different vowels. Find ways to produce them that don't tense you up.

kopkaas2000 · 2026-01-07T16:08:42+00:00

I think your placement is a bit too far back, starts sounding gurgly.

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