I made quite a few recordings, really. Different tempi, different styles. Mind you, my girlfriend was away, being a witch and all that, so I had the house for myself and could go wild! My neighbours had a pitying look when I met them later though…
I learned to appreciate the singing skills of Yoko Ono, as she is much much MUCH better than I am.
Even Florence Foster Jenkins was better, so that’s that!
I lack these talents:
I can’t play soccer (the real football!) … or any sport that needs a round ball
I can’t open wrapping of sweets, much to the amusement of my girlfriend, as she has to do that for me. I’m like a dumb monkey that tries to get a banana out of a box with a hole that is too small…
I can’t wash dishes that involve anything made of glass
My girlfriend calls it “Neo Hilflosigkeit”, which is basically “deceptive incompetence”.
I must say that my actions are not consciously deceptive, but I’m pretty sure that it’s an unconscious way to avoid tasks.
She finds it adorable how such a big guy can fail at such small tasks (sometimes she stands next to me, watching me doing the dishes, just to feel her power and superiority, while I feel clumsy and like a little boy), so all is good
Also: she assigns other unpleasant tasks to me that match my capabilities…
OK, played around with Melodyne a little more.
The UI really s#cks, but I could improve pitch per syllable a little and - more importantly - the rhythm.
It’s not perfect yet, as I have have words that need a very short shot/staccato-like start, ie “Atme!” (= breath), where the “A” is short and hard, and while the “tme” is a little softer and longer.
Also the general tone of my voice does not match the tone of the song, as I’m not somebody who raises his voice, ever (I don’t have that mindset)… and this song asks for a more punk-like approach.
Shorten/lengthen the syllables, position them exactly on the grid (or not), split them when the detection fails … all that. Again, I need to correct the rhythm of my vocals, and those vocals fail often on syllable level.
But maybe my Melodyne version is too limited to do all I want?
Anyway, I use my vocal track now to practice, in case I need it for the vocals of my girlfriend or some other singing girl I have yet to meet…
I really learned to appreciate the vocals of the park punk girl I worked with last year even more!
