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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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by
 
on 2008-05-15 00:18:15 |
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Ack.... Pame's taken! Thats a quick one Minatsuchan! *pokes* Think I'll wait for Sakuraneko san's comments before choosing... though I'm afraid I won't be left with much choice then... @Hikari:: no need to feel inferior~~ *gives Hikari a great big slap of encouragement on her back*  |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-15 00:41:15 |
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I'm here, I'm here. I finally got the PC's internet to work properly. Soooooooo, I binged on this stuff tonight. It was chou~ lovely. So many different voices. I'm not sure how Pame would feel if I posted my comments straight out here on my own, but everyone's waiting, right? So I think I will.. just do that. (Hope you don't mind, Pame!) Sorry mine seem to be pretty.. long... I forgot we were judging multiples at once. Bear with me here; I really wanted to try and note on some places that could use improvements (well, in my opinion, right? o_o;; ). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ engel Oh.. an interesting song choice. Your vocals seem rather captivating around the chorus, although the instruments sort of drown you out a little, too! ;-; It took me a little while to adjust to your vocals themselves to this sort of song (I've never heard your singing before, but I just meant the style you were using). They pick up a certain strength as the song goes on. (I'd be a little careful about the soft-singing parts as they seemed to have a "nyeh~" sound. This isn't a bad quality, but too heavy on the soft parts could sacrifice that stronger tone in y your vocals.) So, I'm somewhat ambivalent about the match, but I can't say it's bad. ;D The technical quality isn't bad either, though you could use a bit of reverb (and the aforementioned balancing so your wonderful vocals don't get drowned out), I think, to soften it up just a bit; that's all just for effect, though and probably a personal opinion anyways~ I briefly caught an almost straying note around 2:40, though, but that was really all that I caught. o^o Good job!! This sounds like a tough song. @_@; ----------------- erkun Something that stood out was the quality of the instrumentals and the recording itself. Are you using sometihng vocally dampened? It can be a bit disadvantage in a sense, and destroy some of the kick and strings (guitar/acoustics). At times, the instrumentals seem to almost drown you out. Looking past that, you have a rather smooth voice, hahaha. Great for this sort of tempo, but I also feel you could have added more dynamic to the song~~~ ;3; My choice between the two: engel ********************************************************* miky Uwa, uwa~~<3 This song, this deceivingly difficult song. *-* So many singers with warming, smooth voices here. o.o; I can hear a sort of tender expression (or am I just listening way too hard?). And it isn't as though you were completely following through Utada's expressions, either. :'3 There was a brief moment where you sang "kyoi ni ochite mo" (between 1:11 and 11:13 and at 3:20 or so; when it was "koi ni ochite mo". I only know from being familiar with this song, haha. When your vocals start, I can sort of hear a slight, very, very subtle fizzing sound, but it isn't that big a deal, as the vocals overall are very clear. I did hear a brief bump sound somewhere near the beginning, though, but that didn't really distract me as much as I make it seem. There's also just the right touch of reverb, too. I'm impressed (because I seriously can't mix). The 2:36 "hyeah-y-yeah-y-yeah~" was pretty awesome. XD; Great job, overall. :3 ----------------- Shioyee ;3; Shioyeeeeeee... I've heard this song before. Of course your vocals have a different quality from the original, but they have their own playful flavor. I was almost doubtful at first. Almost. It's so easy-going. Very suited for this song-type. Nice addition of harmony and backvocals, too. o_o;; .. And energy... @_x; I should emphasize that the harmonizing you did in this song really gave it a nice kick. T-This song is hard, too. And catchy. You really put a different sort of life into this song and deviate from the original in a rather tasteful manner. (Slight, faint buzzing at the end of the song, though, but not distracting.) My choice between the two: Shioyee ********************************************************* Creed The first thing I noticed was the click and a certain "bzzz"... and then a slightly additional "bzzz" from your vocal track, I think? It's lightly distracting. (Wait, who's playing the piano? It kind of seems like.. it was recorded as someone was playing. I sort of wished they'd tell us where you guys are getting your instrumentals from so I'd know if it were live playing or something.) Moving on from that: deep, and powerful vocals. I've never heard "Last Song" sung in this manner, it's a very interesting experience to hear it in ballad form. But I would be careful about adding so much J-rock-stylizations into a ballad-type of song, even if it's derived from a J-rock-esque song. At 3:33, something happened for a split moment. That was odd. o.o; I'd be a little careful about the balance of the vocals as well. Usually I use Dynamic Processing of a sort to fix that on my own vocal tracks~ Your vocals are very strong and expressive, though. ----------------- Minatsuchan Ah, when the instrumentals came up, I was like: H-huh, this is a catchy, unique song. o_o; Excellent balance of vocals with the instrumentals, though sometimes the piano is pretty loud (with an edge to it). I think there's a certain effect with that. And impressive range, reaching the high notes and the lower. The beat and pattern of the song seem hard, relating this to an experience of mine singing a song with a sort of beat I had to keep with the syllables of the lyrics almost in brief, mild runs (and that can get messy if one doesn't keep some control there). Overall, it's pretty entrancing. Actually.. as I keep listening, it really has this Utada Hikaru flavor in general (the instrumentals and backvocals' style). I went and looked it up and I was right, hahaha. Utada songs are pretty hard to cover... nice job~ Though I can hear the Utada Hikaru-ness in it, your vocals overall keep your own style while meshing well with the song. My choice: Minatsuchan ********************************************************* Drather Huh, where have I heard this song before? You have a pretty unique-sounding voice, yet with that warm quality. It feels very homey, in a sense? It matches well with this song. Initially it felt like you were going to run out of air, but as it went on, that faded away. But when you add a little too much "umph" in your voice, it loses that gentle, homey feeling I sort of like. On the technical aspect, though a some points you almost seem as though you were going to be drowned out, it wasn't a problem. Clear vocals~~ There could be more feeling in this, though, and expressiveness. ----------------- Ryoko Uwaa, I've sung this song before when I was .. what.. 16? 17? I can't even remember, it was so long ago. You start off with a nice, soft (yet strong) tone, though suddenly you swapped to a belting, powerful-type without too much of a transition. *-*;; The first tone I heard would also be effective in expressing this song, but the power voice works as well so long as there's a transition. Nice addition of backvocals, by the way. And "mm"s at the end. XD; (Oh, there was a puff at 3:04. ;3; ) Choice: Ryoko |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-15 11:22:00 |
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Aweeee OMG already finals???? I knew that i couldn't make it against Shioyee, she's so damn good!!! *_* Thank you to all the judges!!! I had so much fun and it was an honor to compete with such amazing singers!!! Everyone did such a good job! oh well except me, mine was horrible hahaha!! ç_ç Congratulations to the finalists, wow this is the "creme de la creme"!!! OMG this is gonna be really tough, can't wait to hear all the entries!! Sakuraneko>>> Sankyu so much, i need so much practice to improve, i really lack on techniques... ç_ç mmmh... i didn't get the expression thing, sorry, i'm a bit dummy hehe! About the koi ni ochite mo thing, i noticed it before but i didn't have time to change it.. haha! Uh about that horrible fuzz... it's caused by my mic that has in automatic the reverb/echo effect, which causes the continuous bzz, hehe sorry for that! 
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-15 11:40:12 |
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lol, aww~ It's always a good opportunity to learn from the experience and improve! And as long as you had fun, I think that makes it rather worthwhile. I took a very long time to improve, so I can understand when it gets confusing or you're not so sure about what to do. And it's too bad that the "koi ni ochite mo" thing couldn't get fixed, since that sort of thing sometimes sticks out. Mmm~ lol, with that buzzing, you could open something like Audacity to take a sample of it (without any talking or singing in the background) and remove it from the rest of the clip. It does a decent job. (I'm overall less familiar with the function on Audacity, though, in comparison to Cool Edit). But you know? You're pretty good, still. |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-15 18:56:27 |
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OK... I think i'll choose Sakuraneko san... cause I like judges with more comments... :) Hmm... how does the helper judges work? Pame... think I might be singing a song I sung b4 again... sigh... cause I can't seem to perfect the new ones... too tired these days. WHen's the deadline? |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-16 00:14:24 |
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Awesomeness. Can't wait to see the Finals now. Go, all of you~!  |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-16 04:52:25 |
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OMG!!! Finals are so close!! *.* Minatsu!!! Ganbatte!! =D XD Good luck to everybody ^^'   |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-17 07:24:23 |
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Oh gosh! Thanks so much for this chance! I can't believe it, Miky is really great! Congrats to the finalists! I'm gonna choose Nano!!! |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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by zparticus27
on 2008-05-18 21:43:36
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congratulations FINALISTS! cant wait for the finals!Hahaha |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-19 19:15:57 |
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Yaaaayyy!!! good luck to the finalists!!! this is so exciting!!! wooohoooo   |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-20 21:04:54 |
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*shaking* what am I gonna do!!!! I haven't managed to record anything good!!! Pame!!! Where are you?! *run away in tears* |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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by
 
on 2008-05-22 14:22:56 |
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Do not fret my dear Engel! Deadline is June 1st-June 9th! Soooo go and record something in the mean time! Loove u all |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-23 04:19:27 |
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Ack!!! thats within my exam period (exam ends on 9th June) eeeeee... I'll try and record something.... if not... if not...... *sob* |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-23 05:08:36 |
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OMG Engel!! You have to record!! T_T Anything!! you are awesome!! *hugs* |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-23 20:43:16 |
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Yes DN... I'm trying very hard to record... something... anything!!! *sob* Btw Pame... you still haven't tell us what is our helper judge gonna do? |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-28 15:02:04 |
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You will find out how judges will help you once you have recorded your song! *winks PLEASE...SEND UR RECORDINGS BY JUNE10TH THAAANKS |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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by Ryoko no baka
on 2008-05-28 20:31:41
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SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!! *buried under a pile of apologies* I've been in another country, and following the thread. However, I could not log in for some odd reason (poor internet connection maybe?), so I've been watching... only. TT.TT I just got back, so will try my best from here on. I am glad that I made it into the finals, thanks everyone. I'm also relieved that the deadline has been moved back. By then, maybe I'll be able to get rid of the nausea and sore throat I caught on the way back. Anyway, I am ever so thankful to my dear Pame, LOVVEEEEE YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!! I always bring misfortune to you, GOMEN NEEEEEE!!!! It's really not intentional!!!! (flutters eyelids) Uh... for my judge *dashes around* WAH!!! All three will be awesome... I pick Lawson. ReasoN? Well, cuz he's the only guy? But I love all 5 judges! I want to hog all five!!! *grins and runs away* ps. Engel, GANBATTE! Both on exams and recording! That goes for the rest of you too!!! |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-29 02:32:39 |
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10th?! OK! I've got the 9th and the 10th (because is one day slower here then the Gendou time) to record.... Gambatte masu! ps: Ryoko... glad that you made it back in time! :) |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-05-29 19:45:00 |
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hi Ryoko!! good to have you back =D Ganbatte Everybody!! With the judges involve this is gonna be ultra interesting ;D |
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Re: Gendou singing Idol Death Match S.1 vs S.2!
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on 2008-06-07 10:21:45 |
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Yowza! it's Ryoko-san, welcome back ne!! oooohhhhhh *suspense* the next round is coming +__+ |