Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers about using Sing & See

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Typical pitch variation

Question: Can anyone provide me with some info on how much variation around a particular note is considered “normal”? The wave displays as being centered on the note that I’m attempting to sing (so that’s good), but the peaks and valleys stray from that line more than I would have predicted (edging on being both […]

Windows 10 requires MIDI Synth

Update – we now have a new version of Sing & See that doesn’t have the MIDI opening problem on Windows 10. On the Sing&See menu go to “Help” and then “Check for updates” to download the updated version for your system. Update 2 – one person still had problems – it appears that some […]

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”. […]

Problem updating to Yosemite

Problem >> I just installed Yosemite OS X on my Macbook Pro and can’t open Sing and See. Answer When upgrading to Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) it is necessary to reinstall XQuartz. Download the latest installer from http://xquartz.macosforge.org and install. You may need to log out and log in again.  

Reinstalling Sing&See

Question I upgraded my computer and need to reinstall Sing and See. As I was trying to activate I received a message that I have already activated it. Please help. Kristen Answer The Sing&See registration system tracks when the software is installed. Upgrading your computer may mean that the system determines that the software is […]

Two mice

I use S&S on a secondary monitor, set up at some distance from my main desktop. To save going back to the desktop every time I want to play a note or alter things on the S&S screen, I just plugged in an extra USB mouse, and put it near the S&S screen. To my […]

Noise reduction button no longer available

Question: Some years ago I bought a professional version of Sing and See which has proved very useful in my private voice teaching. Reading through the manual recently I noticed a reference to noise reduction using a ‘filter’ button. This button is nowhere on my toolbar. How do I access this button – since it’s in […]

Pasting in the registration code on the Mac version

Even though you can’t use “command+v” for paste within the Mac version of Sing & See (a technical limitation of the Wine system we use), you CAN paste, by using “control-v” or right-click in the entry box.

Using Sing & See with Professional Audio Interface (ASIO)

A few people have reported trouble getting Sing & See working with their professional-grade audio interfaces. Generally these require some configuration options to enable Sing & See to connect. The underlying issue with all these products is that they don’t use the standard “Windows” audio system but a specialized audio standard that is specialized for […]

Can I restore Sing & See after reformatting my computer?

Greetings! I purchased your software on 08/06/11 And loved it. I recently formated my machine and no longer have it, where or how can I download it again? Thanks in advance. Jesus