How Loud Should I Be Singing??
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My conclusion from this vid, and from my own experience lately, is that there usually isn't (or shouldn't be) THAT much of a loudness difference between my different notes and articulations. I used to think I have to be pretty loud to get the higher notes, even when using mixed voice. As I've gotten quieter, I also feel I've gotten qualitatively better.
Good take away man. I would agree
Same, and I suspect because to be louder you have to use much more air (force), so controlling how you want to ‘color’ your sound becomes much easier if you soften it up some (ie go quieter)
Thanks for that! It's hard to get a feeling for loudness when watching youtube videos so stuff like that is just helpful.
This was so helpful I have never seen anyone explain this so clearly
Love the topic! I’ve been complimented for my ability to “project” and “fill up a room,” but I instinctively don’t feel this is always good, and it definitely limits my agility if I push too much. Great to hear an experienced pro with an actual good voice isn’t needing to blast the world away to get that sound. I’m curious to what decibel point do you feel is clearly too loud or unsustainable for you? Would help put it in perspective.
Also: tons of people around me getting a long upper respiratory tract issue - you’re not alone!
Appreciate the content 👊
Thanks, a very helpful video!
Thank you for doing a singing volume video, for the longest time I was singing so much louder than I should've and my voice would get tired sometimes after a song or 2. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why because I've been singing for many years, yep!! I was way too loud and pushing too much air, I sorta had to start over and learn basic techniques to get past this. 😊 great video
Could be volume or your attachment to your neck and throat muscles but… yeah.. many of us need to settle the fuck down haha. Too loud. 😊
@@SterlingRJackson totally makes sense, a few factors, 1 using a good mic vs singing with whatever room acoustics your dealing with, 2 seeing your favorite band live and they have a giant PA system, 3 watching someone like yourself on YT singing for us and not being in the room to hear exactly how loud you are. I figure if I have all my bases of singing covered then volume can always be turned up a hair, just not 100% out the gate, that's a good way to blow out your voice, singing a hair louder than speaking volume might be a good start? I'll start working on this 😊 thanks Buddy 🤘
I was singing Teenage Dirtbag (for the first time in a while) just minutes before I saw your video. Of course, one should sing the chorus as loud as humanly possible! ; )
And as nasally
Hi! Thanks for your videos and explanations. I've been singing in metal and hardcore punk bands for 25 years with no real knowledge of how to properly sing, . My voice has always been exhausted pretty quickly - I'm not getting hoarse and nothing hurts, it's just that I run out of steam after approx 45 minutes, and it REALLY freaks me out. Apart from the lack of technique, I feel that I use wayyyy to much power - so I was curious about that particular video (which kinda confirmed my assumption). Yet I feel like I have no proper toolset with me to control/improve. Will try though! Thanks again!
As with many it might also be your attachment to your neck and throat muscles. That along with being loud and you’re gonna wear out pretty fast. When you feel your neck or jaw engaging try to use that as a reminder every time to divert that tension to your diaphragm or upper ab wall instead. This doesn’t fix everything but it’s a good habit to form. Push more from the stomach and loosen the neck and throat.
My mom hit me with the remote when I was practicing screaming like you showed.
She was probably jealous that she couldn’t do it.
The fry scream part was sick
Hey Sterling, love the videos. Much Respect! What program are you running your mic through to add reverb and delay?
I use pro tools 😊
I seem to be in your ballpark, volume wise, but I've always thought I was loud. What DB level would you consider on the dangerous side of loud and probably unsupported/harmful?
For me, I can feel it but with this decibel thing I’d say when I’m getting close to 115 and over I’m starting to get into a place that’s harder to sustain and not great to keep holding on to. If that makes sense.
Would be interesting to know if you go even louder when playing with a loud band
That’s sorta why I made the video. It’s all about doing these things enough to where you start knowing the correct feelings and limits. Then you can recognize, even singing live, when you’re pushing that threshold. You’re most certainly going to many times but, gotta find things like in ear monitors that help you achieve balance.
@SterlingRJackson thanks, but you would consider these levels the correct feeling for all environments? Have noticed it can be difficult being heard over amps and drums even with the mixer's gain turned all the way up on an SM58, so the "correct" sound would seem to be louder in that environment...
@@pitchygroans So you're implying that you have a shitty mixer and your band doesn't care so you need to sing louder. Doesn't seem very sustainable. Musicians can turn their instruments up and down. The human voice is not something you can simply turn up and down like that. So, in short...get better equipment and learn how to sing. Your response also is telling that you might not have spent enough time on stage yet to get a feel for how these things work and balance themselves out. All in time. But again, no...you don't sing louder on stage and try to compete with electronic instruments.
@SterlingRJackson was just curious if those db levels you are getting sitting alone were representative of how you'd sing in loud rehearsals or on stage, or if you went for more twangy cut in those situations etc.
Not much live experience and rarely much control over the equipment! I think I'm rather loud acapella so great to get these levels from a pro to evaluate what's normal if this is the volume you're using while avoiding instrument bleed through the vocal mic etc. Thanks!
@SterlingRJackson tried it, and got about the same 110 - 120 db mix/belt range when keeping my spoken at 80 db. Good to know that's normal!
Just weird when some singers can be heard better through the same mic and instrument levels
Your MIXED VOICE sounds just like VEDDER!! LOL
Okay? Super famous rock musician respected and loved around the world. That’s cool with me 👍
I was thinking his mix sounded very reminiscent of Chris Cornell specifically his audioslave stuff! RIP to one of the greats.
I would also like to add, if you ever do a vid like this again… please scream “get off my lawn” when you do your screaming about stuff segment 😂