Category: Writing
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What Level Should You Record Your Vocals?
Sound Engineer Kevin Alexander shares tips on getting the right level when recording vocals. KEVIN ALEXANDER Sound Engineer | Technologist | Co-founder of Singdaptive This week’s Tips from the Team are all about recording your vocals! Today, we hear from sound engineer, technologist and Singdaptive co-founder, Kevin Alexander, on what level is ideal to record…
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Tops Tips on Using Vocal Effects for Singers
Kevin Alexander shares his tips on terminology and turn-offs for vocal effects. KEVIN ALEXANDER Sound Engineer | Technologist | Co-founder of Singdaptive This week’s Tips from the Team are all about vocal effects! Today, we hear from sound engineer, technologist and Singdaptive co-founder, Kevin Alexander on some vocal effect terminology and turn-offs. Vocal Effect Turn-Offs…
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Digital Tips on Choosing and Using Vocal Harmony Processors
Kevin Alexander shares tips on vocal harmomny processors for perfomring vocalists. KEVIN ALEXANDER Sound Engineer | Technologist | Co-founder of Singdaptive This week’s Tips from the Team are all about vocal harmony processors! Today, we hear from sound engineer, technologist and Singdaptive co-founder, Kevin Alexander, on things to keep in mind when using a digital…
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Illness and Voice Lose – Dos and Don’ts for Singers
Advice on singing when sick to get healthy. If you draw from the swelling bank, you are going to have to put back into it – says Tom Burke. Laryngitis is one of the worst experiences a singer can face, but jumping back into vigorous singing activities too soon could prolong the hoarseness and loss of…
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What is Tracking Vocals All About?
If you’re new to recording you may not know the advantages of tracking It’s always great to know the recording jargon and where it comes from. So what is tracking? The term “tracking” is tossed around a lot when talking about recordings. To make it really simple, “tracking” is basically another word for recording. The…
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What Singers Can Learn From Lisa Fisher
Photo: Tore Sætre / Wikimedia Don’t knock performing barefoot until you’ve tried it -says Jaime Babbitt What can singers learn from Lisa Fischer? Everything. The End. Thank you. Have a nice day. Joking, but seriously, Lisa Fischer is one of today’s most under-the-radar superstars. Her shows are transcendent and sublime; if you discover that she…
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What To Do If You’re Losing You’re Voice!
Kathy Alexander and Jermaine Jones share their thoughts on how to sing when you’re losing your voice. KATHY ALEXANDER Music Teacher | Vocal Coach | Co-founder of Singdaptive JERMAINE JONES Singer-songwriter | Producer We asked Singdaptive instructors for some tips on what to do if you are losing your voice and you need to sing!…
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A recipe for extreme local eating
Freelance article written on December 3rd, 2011 A recipe for extreme local eating: pork and lamb shepherd’s pie with roasted brussels sprouts. Vancouver residents, Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon ate nothing but locally produced food for a whole year and wrote an award-winning book about it: The 100-mile Diet: a Year of Eating Locally. While…
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Play invites sympathy for ruthless murderer
Freelance Article – October 2011 Play invites sympathy for ruthless murderer Film director, Tim Robbins, may have done it in his critically acclaimed film, Dead Man Walking, but still, it is an audacious pursuit to ask an audience to sympathize with a ruthless murderer. Play director, Dr. Clayton Jevne, a cornerstone of Victoria’s theatre community,…