Some Evergreen Songs (in My Voice)...

Anyone who is interested in Karaoke singing.

A small tip on Echo.
If you are using Audacity....
1) Highlight your voice (track)
2) From "Effect" menu choose "Echo"
3) Set "Delay Time (seconds)" = 0.2
4) Set "Delay Factor" = between 0.2 to 0.3 (depending upon the requirement in the song).
This will give pretty good effect to your voice and it is not seen (heard/felt) as excessive Echo

Another small tip on Pitch.
1) Upload the karaoke background track
2) Highlight the track
3) From "Effect" menu choose "Change Pitch..."
4) Shift the know at the bottom to left or right (respectively if you want to change the pitch of the background track to LOW or HIGH) which can also be seen in "Percent Change" in the same window. This is really Trial and Error.
5) set the Percent Change = to whatever suits your vocal range
Once set, you sing naturally (in your voice range) and the background Karaoke track will be suitable to your voice
This is helpful for those who may have difficuties in getting their vocal pitch to very high pitch or very low (especially if you are singing in the same pitch range of any legend e.g. Rafi, Lata, Talat; Mukesh, Kishore etc.)

Finally a very small tip
Other than "Echo", do not try to add extra "Bass" or "Change Pitch" of your original voiced track. Try to keep your own voice natural (no software manipulations to your voice track, And agian use "Change Picth.." only for the background Karaoke track).

Hope you find this helpful.
Sanjay

Anyone who is interested in Karaoke singing.

A small tip on Echo.
If you are using Audacity....
1) Highlight your voice (track)
2) From "Effect" menu choose "Echo"
3) Set "Delay Time (seconds)" = 0.2
4) Set "Delay Factor" = between 0.2 to 0.3 (depending upon the requirement in the song).
This will give pretty good effect to your voice and it is not seen (heard/felt) as excessive Echo

Another small tip on Pitch.
1) Upload the karaoke background track
2) Highlight the track
3) From "Effect" menu choose "Change Pitch..."
4) Shift the knob at the bottom to left or right (respectively if you want to change the pitch of the background track to LOW or HIGH) which can also be seen in "Percent Change" in the same window. This is really Trial and Error.
5) set the Percent Change = to whatever suits your vocal range
Once set, you sing naturally (in your voice range) and the background Karaoke track will be suitable to your voice
This is helpful for those who may have difficuties in getting their vocal pitch to very high pitch or very low (especially if you are singing in the same pitch range of any legend e.g. Rafi, Lata, Talat; Mukesh, Kishore etc.)

Finally a very small tip
Other than "Echo", do not try to add extra "Bass" or "Change Pitch" of your original voiced track. Try to keep your own voice natural (no software manipulations to your voice track, And agian use "Change Picth.." only for the background Karaoke track).

Hope you find this helpful.
Sanjay

Sanjay, thanks 4 these very helpful tips. You make a g8 guru.

Noorie

@omkar, thanks! I have indeed added echo. But adding echo is like a ceiling fan. It is either too fast or too slow! I have spoiled many a songs by putting too much echo. I do it the hardware way, need to learn using to so it with a software.

I'll def. share the karaoke track in the next 24 hrs. Currently I am busy preparing for our colony musical programme that happens during Ganpati festival. I have to sing 4 songs (2 solo and 2 duets)

cyborg has explained incorporating the esnips part here

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=38889

@venkat, thanks! BTW, I have no guitarist! It is a track by Nupur Audio. I also have the track by Vale Music, and background music wise, I think Vale is better. But the problem is the music played at the time of vocal is so loud, it mars the vocals. I'll upload both versions of 'Pukarta' in the Rafi section.

My biggest problem is my sense of timing and rhythm. So I had absolutely no option but to choose a song that is simple on the beats. Recently, at a programme I was to sing 'Mana Tadapata' but simply could not fit in the taans in the time cycle, so was forced to change to 'Dil ka Bhawar Kare Pukar'

I feel privileged that you thought I am good enough to even think of comparing with the great one!

KR

Omkarji, where exactly have u put it up on HF? Can u give me the URL?

I can then look at the code and tell you where the problem lies. I have learnt it the hard way, remember my first attempt didn't succed?

I had done the same mistake.

try replacing

res0.esnips.com/escentral

by

static.esnips.com

I mean

Mind blowing!!!! Coool stuff!!! I am now planning to upload lot many songs now!!! THANKS YOU SOOOO MUCH MUCH

Well, Well who's MARATHI now!

You're ACE Matey, I've never heard this song before so apols in advance, Music sounds like Khayyam Ki Rubbayyee , since this is the first time I'm listening to this song, as far as I'm concerned this song is yours...........WAH WAH kya smooth gaya hai……how Romantic

You must make a separate topic/thread so all can appreaciate you, I will definitely be looking forward to hear lots more from you

Got a new mic stand. For just Rs. 190. Never knew it was so cheap! Immediately recorded a song. Since I don't have the karaoke track, this is without music. But could not resist. One of my favorite numbers

Insaaf Ka Mandir Hai Yeh
Amar
110 kbps
2.41 mins