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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 flat and sharp). I’m wondering if this is typical.
Thanks guys
BJ
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 flat and sharp). I’m wondering if this is typical.
Thanks guys
BJ
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 audio software may disable the inbuilt Windows MIDI Synth. The best alternative in this case (or if you want to experiment with changing the sound fonts used in your in-built Synth) is to download and install the VirtualMIDISynth program from the coolsoft website below. There’s a donation button on the site to help the developer of that software.
Download VirtualMIDISynth from http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth
On the webpage there are some “SoundFonts” that contain the actual MIDI synth sounds for each key. Any of these should work, however one of the smaller ones is TimGM6mb.
Some of the other sound fonts (e.g. the FluidR3_GM which is also good) require you to also download and install a decompression program called sfArk.
By the way, you might want to copy the extracted sound font file (e.g. TimGM6mb.sf2 or FluidR3_GM.SF2) to somewhere safer than the Downloads folder.
Then, install virtualmidisynth and run the Coolsoft VirtualMIDISynth Configurator program. You need to add a sound font file, so select the one you just saved above:
Click on Apply, restart Sing&See, and, hopefully, Sing&See will now play notes!
VirtualMIDISynth has other cool features such as the ability to add more than one sound font and choose which one you want to use at any time.
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 audio software may disable the inbuilt Windows MIDI Synth. The best alternative in this case (or if you want to experiment with changing the sound fonts used in your in-built Synth) is to download and install the VirtualMIDISynth program from the coolsoft website below. There’s a donation button on the site to help the developer of that software.
Download VirtualMIDISynth from http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth
On the webpage there are some “SoundFonts” that contain the actual MIDI synth sounds for each key. Any of these should work, however one of the smaller ones is TimGM6mb.
Some of the other sound fonts (e.g. the FluidR3_GM which is also good) require you to also download and install a decompression program called sfArk.
By the way, you might want to copy the extracted sound font file (e.g. TimGM6mb.sf2 or FluidR3_GM.SF2) to somewhere safer than the Downloads folder.
Then, install virtualmidisynth and run the Coolsoft VirtualMIDISynth Configurator program. You need to add a sound font file, so select the one you just saved above:
Click on Apply, restart Sing&See, and, hopefully, Sing&See will now play notes!
VirtualMIDISynth has other cool features such as the ability to add more than one sound font and choose which one you want to use at any time.
2015 Nail Every Note Vocalist Scholarship
Adrienne Osborn, voice coach in Denver, is giving away a year of voice lessons to one lucky person anywhere in the world. I’ve added a copy of Sing & See to the package, and it also includes resources from Tom Jackson Productions in Nashville, Leanne Regalla of Make Creativity Pay, Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR, John Oszajca of Music Marketing Manifesto, Performance High Vocal Training Studio, music business consultant Katey Laurel, and career consultant Justin Leighton Long.
Total value over $5,000. Applications due June 30.
See http://bit.ly/2015NENScholarship for details.
The 2015 “Nail Every Note” Vocalist Scholarship
Adrienne Osborn, voice coach in Denver, is giving away a year of voice lessons to one lucky person anywhere in the world. I’ve added a copy of Sing & See to the package, and it also includes resources from Tom Jackson Productions in Nashville, Leanne Regalla of Make Creativity Pay, Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR, John Oszajca of Music Marketing Manifesto, Performance High Vocal Training Studio, music business consultant Katey Laurel, and career consultant Justin Leighton Long.
Total value over $5,000. Applications due June 30.
See http://bit.ly/2015NENScholarship for details.
The 2015 “Nail Every Note” Vocalist Scholarship
[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
Using Sing&See in Harmonica Playing
Singandsee is not just for singers! It is the perfect for harmonica players as well!
Without getting to involved in the technical aspects of harmonica playing (yes it can be quite technical) most harmonicas are 10 hole diatonic instruments – seven pitches. However, to play Blues requires ‘bending’ (altering the pitch) of notes and, for a beginner, this can be a real challenge but with Singandsee you can practice (and practice and practice) and see when you have it just right – not to mention playing it back and listening to the ‘cool blues’ that you are playing!!!
But wait there’s more; a diatonic harmonica can be played as a chromatic instrument as well (this is very advanced). Chromatic meaning 12 pitches each a semi apart – this requires advanced techniques, and a lots of practice. Once again with the Singandsee you can see the notes on screen and, equally important, use the playback for aural training and confirming when you have the scale and/or song just right.
Glen
Gold Coast
Australia
Singandsee is not just for singers! It is the perfect for harmonica players as well!
Without getting to involved in the technical aspects of harmonica playing (yes it can be quite technical) most harmonicas are 10 hole diatonic instruments – seven pitches. However, to play Blues requires ‘bending’ (altering the pitch) of notes and, for a beginner, this can be a real challenge but with Singandsee you can practice (and practice and practice) and see when you have it just right – not to mention playing it back and listening to the ‘cool blues’ that you are playing!!!
But wait there’s more; a diatonic harmonica can be played as a chromatic instrument as well (this is very advanced). Chromatic meaning 12 pitches each a semi apart – this requires advanced techniques, and a lots of practice. Once again with the Singandsee you can see the notes on screen and, equally important, use the playback for aural training and confirming when you have the scale and/or song just right.
Glen
Gold Coast
Australia
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.
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.
New website launched
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