I’m 72 and took up singing by joining a local Barbershop Chorus a little over a year ago with no experience or training. (Something to do in retirement!) Being a long time techie guy, I loaded myself down with all the appropriate tech tools I could find in despartion. Sing & See was one of those. Progress has been slow, but they haven’t kicked me out yet, so I guess that means something. Anyway, I have found that Sing & See is the program I use most frequently – usually in conjuction with other programs. It’s the only one I have found that is able to record my efforts visually with any degree of usefulness. It has helped me to at least be acceptible. Pavarotti need not rise from the grave to defend his status, but Tiny Tim definity would. While there are some improvements I would like to see, it is worth the $. I know it seems relatively expensive, but I’m of the old school – you get what you pay for. I have no complaints on that score (pun intended).
By: Bill Nott
Author Archives: Guest
Técnica vocal com so SING&SEE
Meu nome é Rodinei A. Galvao, sou brasileiro nascido em Bom Repouso no estado de Minas Gerais. Começei a aprender o canto com um maestro e agora estou estudando violão e teclado. O SING&SEE me ajuda muito a definir os tons corretos no canto pois nas aulas de violão utiizamos o canto como auxilio para aprender a correta troca de acordes no violão e o Software me auxilia a colocar a voz no tom correto da música. As músicas principais são as serteneja e MPB.
Recomendo a todos a utilização do software para melhoria e conhecimento do seu tom vocal.
Rodinei Aparecido Galvao – Brasileiro, estudande de Matemática e Filosofia e amante da música ( Canto, violão e Teclado )
By: RODINEI APARECIDO GALVAO
Meu nome é Rodinei A. Galvao, sou brasileiro nascido em Bom Repouso no estado de Minas Gerais. Começei a aprender o canto com um maestro e agora estou estudando violão e teclado. O SING&SEE me ajuda muito a definir os tons corretos no canto pois nas aulas de violão utiizamos o canto como auxilio para aprender a correta troca de acordes no violão e o Software me auxilia a colocar a voz no tom correto da música. As músicas principais são as serteneja e MPB.
Recomendo a todos a utilização do software para melhoria e conhecimento do seu tom vocal.
Rodinei Aparecido Galvao – Brasileiro, estudande de Matemática e Filosofia e amante da música ( Canto, violão e Teclado )
By: RODINEI APARECIDO GALVAO
[An Indian flute player] Quite an interesting product
I am a classical bansuri (Indian bamboo flute) player from India. I had bought this product couple of years ago after much thought and interaction with William and have been quite happy with its performance. It helps me at least know about the modulation level in my flute and sometimes I also use it for training my vocal cords. I am quite happy to use it and hope the continuous product improvement will increase ones ability to learn music in a much better way. I think it can have applications in speech therapy, leadership training (as voice is an important factor for leaders, watch The King’s Speech). It could help people who have stammering problem and are afraid to speak on the stage. I wish William a great luck and best wishes from the land of The Buddha! I will pray for his success.
Siddhartha Priya, Alumnus – IIT Kharagpur (B. Tech.), IIM Ahmedabad (MBA), ESSEC (France), Solvay (Belgium)
By: Siddhartha Priya
I am a classical bansuri (Indian bamboo flute) player from India. I had bought this product couple of years ago after much thought and interaction with William and have been quite happy with its performance. It helps me at least know about the modulation level in my flute and sometimes I also use it for training my vocal cords. I am quite happy to use it and hope the continuous product improvement will increase ones ability to learn music in a much better way. I think it can have applications in speech therapy, leadership training (as voice is an important factor for leaders, watch The King’s Speech). It could help people who have stammering problem and are afraid to speak on the stage. I wish William a great luck and best wishes from the land of The Buddha! I will pray for his success.
Siddhartha Priya, Alumnus – IIT Kharagpur (B. Tech.), IIM Ahmedabad (MBA), ESSEC (France), Solvay (Belgium)
By: Siddhartha Priya
S&S Pro
After using S&S student successfully for some time, I’ve recently upgraded to Pro – with the spectrograms – to help me further with vocal development (I am that dreaded beast – an amateur dramatic tenor). I’ve been needing help with getting reliable singers’ formants, and also with getting a purer tone, free of “rough edges”. These become very clear with the spectrograms. If you heven’t seen these – there’s a sliding “Fourier” trace, clearly showing the harmonic zones, and also a plain frequency/ amplitude display, to show you which harmonics are present.
With the Fourier trace, many of the things that teachers tell you become crystal clear: drop your soft palate, and bang go the formants; do careless consonants, and you can see the pitch-slide at the start of the vowel, if you have any “gurgle” in the note, it shows as a fuzzy outline on the trace (and irregularity on the amplitude display) – and lots more.
This sort of feedback is a very efficient learning aid – far better that just recording a few notes and playing them back. You can “see” immediately what your voice is sounding like, and correct it almost in the same breath.
I don’t necessarily think that it’s a complete substitute for your (good) teacher’s feedback of how you are sounding, but just at home in my own studio, I think it’s a “secret weapon”. Absolutely bravo – this is splendid software.
Incidentally – I run it on a desktop machine with a second monitor set up at my standing eye-level, so I can sing straight at it without crouching over a screen – this makes it much more “real”
By: Don Taylor
After using S&S student successfully for some time, I’ve recently upgraded to Pro – with the spectrograms – to help me further with vocal development (I am that dreaded beast – an amateur dramatic tenor). I’ve been needing help with getting reliable singers’ formants, and also with getting a purer tone, free of “rough edges”. These become very clear with the spectrograms. If you heven’t seen these – there’s a sliding “Fourier” trace, clearly showing the harmonic zones, and also a plain frequency/ amplitude display, to show you which harmonics are present.
With the Fourier trace, many of the things that teachers tell you become crystal clear: drop your soft palate, and bang go the formants; do careless consonants, and you can see the pitch-slide at the start of the vowel, if you have any “gurgle” in the note, it shows as a fuzzy outline on the trace (and irregularity on the amplitude display) – and lots more.
This sort of feedback is a very efficient learning aid – far better that just recording a few notes and playing them back. You can “see” immediately what your voice is sounding like, and correct it almost in the same breath.
I don’t necessarily think that it’s a complete substitute for your (good) teacher’s feedback of how you are sounding, but just at home in my own studio, I think it’s a “secret weapon”. Absolutely bravo – this is splendid software.
Incidentally – I run it on a desktop machine with a second monitor set up at my standing eye-level, so I can sing straight at it without crouching over a screen – this makes it much more “real”
By: Don Taylor
Every flaw stands out –
Sing and See is great! You can SEE and hear every flaw, The beauty is that you can see everything and you have a means of feedback so you can correct what you hear. Example, If I let too much air go, I can see it, as the wavering around the note begins, same with supporting notes in the higher register. I can then add additional breath support or correct as necesssary. Fortunatley I don’t have a problem staying on key. You can also see any glotal shock – and through feedback, soften accordingly. Everything you do – right or wrong stands out to be analyzed and corrected. I love it! Its like bringing your singing coach home with you 
Cindy
By: Cindy Klenk
Sing and See is great! You can SEE and hear every flaw, The beauty is that you can see everything and you have a means of feedback so you can correct what you hear. Example, If I let too much air go, I can see it, as the wavering around the note begins, same with supporting notes in the higher register. I can then add additional breath support or correct as necesssary. Fortunatley I don’t have a problem staying on key. You can also see any glotal shock – and through feedback, soften accordingly. Everything you do – right or wrong stands out to be analyzed and corrected. I love it! Its like bringing your singing coach home with you
Cindy
By: Cindy Klenk
