ROUND 2: PokéCommunity Singing Contest 2005!

[Haruki Hanai]

First of all, I would like to congratulate the following people, the judges have selected that you have made it to the 2nd round! The results have been averaged out, and the following people have received the highest scores!
Top 10 Singing Contest Singers
mtvm
Amphros23
Eliana
baby azurill
P.K. Hammer 345
Pichusecretbase
Shuko
JigglypuffIsHot
Alexis9000
Tsukasa_Chan

In round two, people have to sing their way through. But there's a thing to it. Every week, someone has to...
Get voted off each week.
And this is all member votes!

Follow the rules, then sing to your desire. What do you need?
1) A good-quality microphone. One that we can get your sound from!
2) Family audiences preferably. No obvious swearing, flaming, etc.
3) No rap. People can obviously sing without that stuff.
4) 2:00 audio limit. You don't have to sing a full song.
5) Size and formats are limited. Don't bother with AC3 formats. You might be able to use WAVs, but MP3s are preferred.

Round two audits start next week!

[Geometric-sama]

Ahh, Anthy-chan, you're discriminating against rappers XD

[Haruki Hanai]

In what way, JA? :-p

Swearing? Sure, if it's heard in music videos then it's not too bad (To the Top 10: Excessive swearing in Round Two Audits will see the submissions REMOVED).

[Geometric-sama]

" 3) No rap. People can obviously sing without that stuff."

There's your discrimination XD *raps at you*

[Haruki Hanai]

Erm, that's not singing. XD
Honestly, do you see much rap in idol? :-p

[Geometric-sama]

Um... Yeah! Remember in the auditions? XD

[Spectrum]

Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder wha- *shot*

[Haruki Hanai]

It's not a singing round, and therefore won't be allowed in the Round 2 audits.

And yes, the Top 10 get to (finally) have a backing tune (but not a song).

Please don't SPAM, Tyler. ~_~

[Geometric-sama]

Tyler and I HAVE to spam. *points to sig* See, we're spam partners XD

[Haruki Hanai]

Do you two want a ban? ~_~;

[Geometric-sama]

Ummmm.... only if you want to ban us. XD :P *considers changing username to "Spambot JA"*

[ravenstorture]

XD! Yes, I take offense to the rap discrimination too.

[Spectrum]

Well sorry for attempting to sing a song. <.< Nothing to give a ban warning over. -_-

I was going to enter with that anyway, but I couldn't find my mic. o_o;

[Geometric-sama]

And my mic is too crap to record singing with XD

[Spectrum]

... Oh yeah, that's why I couldn't find mine. It was so crappy that I threw it out. XD

[Geometric-sama]

*giggle* Let's get new ones and sing-spam XD

[ravenstorture]

Wow, you two could be the first to sing spam! I would vote for you. XD

[Spectrum]

But we'd have to wait for the next contest. ;;

Ryan, you know you'd love to do it too. XD

[Geometric-sama]

Can we have a singspam contest?

[Spectrum]

Screw sing-spam, let's just have a spamming contest. :P

[ravenstorture]

We can sing WHILE we spam. I like that idea. XD

[Geometric-sama]

Oh yeah. Remember the good old days, back in mod lounge? XD

[Kyogre-chan]

We need a spam lounge or something. :P

[Geometric-sama]

Like at RXN. >_> XD You mFers stole it from us~

[ravenstorture]

Wow, I wonder if Jake would accept the spamsingers? XD

[Spectrum]

I could imagine the lyrics...

"hjksghuidgfyuifyuifddyugf
dhtguerduifopgyuiyuirg
hgfdyuiyuiyuisdfyuigf"

Sounds like fun. XD

But seriously, there wouldn't be much to sing. o_o

[ravenstorture]

Well, it has to be under 2 minutes, so I am sure it wouldn't be a problem. I bet we would get votes too. XD

[Spectrum]

You just sing "Ohmahgawd this is spam", and then bribe everyone to vote for you. :P

[Haruki Hanai]

No way, you SPAM-singers won't even be in the poll. =]

[Shuko]

It's not a singing round, and therefore won't be allowed in the Round 2 audits.

And yes, the Top 10 get to (finally) have a backing tune (but not a song).

Please don't SPAM, Tyler. ~_~

First of all, goodie! I get to sing another song! I likes singing! *droolz* Only problem is I gotta find a time that noone will be around the house, so I don't have to face the laughter and ridicule of my family for recording my fractured vocals. ;_;

Secondly, I'm confused. What do you mean, "it's not a singing round"? And could you clarify what you mean by having a backing tune that's not a song? Sowwy for my idiocy! *Puts on the baka cap and waits patiently*

[Starfish Prime]

WOOOOOO! I MADE IT! WOOOOO! XD

I can't believe I actually am in the top 10. o.o; All my friends IRL said I was a sucky singer. Haha. XD

I've already recorded about 10 songs of me. I just gotta figure out which one to use. XD

[Eliana]

We can sing with background music now, correct? ;3

[Thomas-san]

I MADE IT! YAY!..and Eli yes but not with the actually song in the background...i think

[mvtm]

nice news, ill try to work on something new , my terms test will start like in 2 weeks , so i doubt i submit something new , or emm dunno

I am out of ideas, congrats to all! , see ya there.

[EmeraldSky]

Aww man...oh well. At least I tried...

[KeeperEUSC]

I really cannot believe I made it.

So, am I allowed to strip vocals and then sing over?
That's my plan.
Unless otherwise told.

[Eliana]

I really cannot believe I made it.

So, am I allowed to strip vocals and then sing over?
That's my plan.
Unless otherwise told.
As in take out the vocals from a song? O.O you can do that?

[KeeperEUSC]

That's how I normally record for myself when I want background music, I don't know any other way.

[Shuko]

That's how I normally record for myself when I want background music, I don't know any other way.

Sometimes you can get karaoke tracks for the songs you sing. I try to only sing songs I can find Karaoke tracks for. I'm not very good with audio editing, lol! :P

[Haruki Hanai]

Allow me to clarify. You can have backing tracks, but no backing vocals. Either strip the vocals or use another song (karaoke, if you want).

There's no language restriction either. So if I wanted, I could sing "Challenger!!" (Karaoke). XD

The Round 2 audits end near the end of this month. Just stressing so because baby_azurill just got grounded and I feel she should get some time, ne?

[Mr Cat Dog]

If you feel more comfortable singing a capella, then that's fine, but if you feel more confident karaoke style or something, then that's also fine. We don't want to push you to do one or the other at a time and such

I hope that made sense...XD

[Tsukasa_chan]

Hey everyone. I just found out the good news. Way to go, for those of you who made it. I did too. YEA! LOL! :P Sorry to those of you who didn't. Maybe next time, ne? Well, now the gloves come off, it's time to get to work. Good luck guys!

I do have a question Tesuya-san. I want to do Suteki da ne, from Final Fantasy X...it's one of my favorite video game songs. Anyway, as long as there's none of Rikki's vocals it's ok right? Would that be a little wierd though? I don't think so, but still...I mean it's a girl song...well a girl sings it anyway, and well...last time I checked, I wasn't a girl, LOL! Anyway, that's it right, I just need a song, it doesn't matter about the vocals right...well I mean, no other vocals?

Ja ne,
Tsukasa

[musamusa]

That's how I normally record for myself when I want background music, I don't know any other way.
Way to go Jiggly, you're even cooler then I thought, will you marry me?
lol, we'll have to goto Amsterdam lol I still love you lol

[Geometric-sama]

No way, you SPAM-singers won't even be in the poll. =]
You're totally discriminating against us spammers now, you know :)

[Haruki Hanai]

[font=Tahoma]Hem-hem, the poll is meant for the Top 10 (and who will be kept in). Not the SPAM-singers. If you wanted to SPAM-sing, you should have done an audition. XD

Tsukasa_chan: It might depend on the gender the judge who listens expects. I don't mind a different gender singing a different-gender song (like me singing Chiisaki Mono). But who knows what the judges will say. They could encourage/discourage.

[Eliana]

End...of the month? XD;

I gotta go to sleep away starting June 28th -___-; Can I ask someone to upload the files for me? I really don't wanna have to be disqualified ;_;

[Haruki Hanai]

No one will be disqualified. Hey guys, if you want to submit entries, there'll be a thread around on Monday.

[Eliana]

Okay, thanks so much Jake! ^_^ I need to pick a song *runs off* XD

[Shuko]

Bah!!! I can't seem to get my voice working right! >_< Thank goodness I still have lots of time... It's hard picking just the right song. 9_9 I might even break down and sing an American one, lol!

[Starfish Prime]

End...of the month? XD;

I gotta go to sleep away starting June 28th -___-; Can I ask someone to upload the files for me? I really don't wanna have to be disqualified ;_;

Hey Jake...I'm leaving Sunday for a trip to D.C. Is this gonna be a problem? XD Do I need to just upload it after I get back or what? XD I should be back by next Saturday.

[Haruki Hanai]

Upload when you can. It'll work. ^_^

[KeeperEUSC]

Man, I'm having the hardest time getting a good recording out. I've been solid through a lot of songs, only to mess it up with one off note. Driving me insane. Currently I'm considering:
Lonely No More//Rob Thomas
Scars//Papa Roach
Picture (Kid Rock)//Kid Rock and Cheryl Crow
I Miss You//blink 182

[Alexis9000]

MADE IT!!! Passed to Round 2, finally, now I can relax a little, hehehe! :bandit: , just a little of course.

[Thomas-san]

Well I might be posting in the later part of the audition time. My voice has been a little off because of a cold I have. But I will do the best I can with it...

[Superiority]

Man, I'm having the hardest time getting a good recording out. I've been solid through a lot of songs, only to mess it up with one off note. Driving me insane. Currently I'm considering:
Lonely No More//Rob Thomas
Scars//Papa Roach
Picture (Kid Rock)//Kid Rock and Cheryl Crow
I Miss You//blink 182

no quesions asked,do i miss you,that song is the awesomest (out of those 3...)wait not...scars..yeah thats the best i love that song :classic: :P

[Alexis9000]

I agree, that song of Blink 182 is the best of all those 3 songs, the others songs I don't know, tough!

[KeeperEUSC]

I'm going to try to mix it sometime this week, I want to run it by to see if it's acceptable, or if the music is too much.

I've also been working on Christina Agulaira's "I am Beautiful"

If I submitted this song in this competition at any point, I'd laugh hysterically, because so much of it is out of my range.

[Shuko]

Well, I've posted mine. :P I hope a few of you have the bravery to sit through it and then comment on it for me. I know it's got problems, but I may yet go in and change it out. *Shrugs contentedly* Meh, I've had fun trying to pick a song I could sing. I was even considering Blues Traveler's "Hook" at one point, lol!

Let's see some more submissions, guys! I know you can beat my lousy voice! :P

[Eliana]

...
*Is in absolute shock*
When I heard your clip I thought you forgot to take the singing out of the clip...O.O I thought that was a celebrity or something O_O!!!!!!!!
You're amazing!
Okay I have no clue what to sing now o_o

[Shuko]

...
*Is in absolute shock*
When I heard your clip I thought you forgot to take the singing out of the clip...O.O I thought that was a celebrity or something O_O!!!!!!!!
You're amazing!
Okay I have no clue what to sing now o_o

Okay, let's not go overboard here, lol. You'll actually get me believing that malarky if you keep it up. :P

What kind of music do you listen to, Eliana? What songs in that kind do you feel the most comfortable with when you sing along? That's basically the ones I choose. For example, I have a wide range of music I listen to, and I rotate it all around during my commute back and forth to work. It takes me a good 45-50 mins. to get from one place to the other, so that's lots of time for me to sing along with my music. I have some where my voice sounds like a cat dying in a manifold, but I have others where I think it's not quite as hard to reach the notes. Basically, I'd say choose the ones that you think your voice doesn't have to stretch too far to sing. That's the timid way to go, and it's my method, anyway. :D Lol. It's not necessarily the best, but it works for me.

If you tell me what kind of music you listen to, I'd be happy to go back and listen to your voice again so that I could try to make a guess about what songs I think your voice would sound good with. :P I've never done that before, but what could it hurt? Lol.

[KeeperEUSC]

I'm really ill at the moment, hopefully I'll be able to get better to record.

[Shuko]

I'm really ill at the moment, hopefully I'll be able to get better to record.

Ooh, get better soon, Jiggly! *Feels bad* I hope it's nothing serious! ;_; Get lots of rest, and don't talk to anyone! Er... to rest your voice, I mean, lol... *Sheepish grin*

[Eliana]

Mostly Rock lol but I think I'm gonna post a choir song...;3 But you are amazing...see I think the mic screws up me voice ;;

[KeeperEUSC]

Hopefully it will end soon, I've got my biggest tournament of the year this weekend, and I"m expected to be playing full time, all games.

In the mean time, does anyone have any songs to recommend to me?

[Dark Sora]

Erm, that's not singing. XD
Honestly, do you see much rap in idol? :-p

They do have those. But it's those underground things. Like the one Eminem went to XD

[Shuko]

They do have those. But it's those underground things. Like the one Eminem went to XD

Could we possibly host a rap contest? There seems to have been so much support for it since we started the singing competition... We could have the first annual Pokecommunity Rhymez Contest! :D Huh? Huh? Lol. I dunno. It could happen. :P

[Alexis9000]

A rap contest????? Let me die! :(

[Thomas-san]

Yeah, I don't think that would be a good idea, but If a member wanted to start and independent one...that would be better.

Also, I have a question. I just recorded my entry but it is 13 seconds over 2 minutes...is that ok? And it was my best recording and I don't have a program to edit out any parts to make it shorter.

[Shuko]

Yeah, I don't think that would be a good idea, but If a member wanted to start and independent one...that would be better.

Also, I have a question. I just recorded my entry but it is 13 seconds over 2 minutes...is that ok? And it was my best recording and I don't have a program to edit out any parts to make it shorter.

Someone recommended Audacity to me, and it worked like a dream come true. :D Just go to www.download.com and search for "Audacity" and you'll find it. You can edit it with that, and you can do fades, and all that other neat stuff. :P But if they let you keep your recording then I guess you wouldn't need it, lol.

The thing is, the message board has an attachment size limit of 2 megabytes... so if your song is longer than two minutes, you have a good chance of going over the file size limit. I'd be willing to bet that's why they put the length restriction on there. :P

Edit: Oh, and if you do decide to use Audacity, and you have any questions, feel free to PM me or post 'em here. :D I'd be more than willing to help you with it. ^_~

[KeeperEUSC]

Seem to have gotten over the illness, voice is still a little iffy though.

I should make the deadline.

[Shuko]

Seem to have gotten over the illness, voice is still a little iffy though.

I should make the deadline.

Yay! Go Jiggly! :D I know you can do it!

What's up with the rest of you? :surprised Why hasn't anyone else posted any songs yet? ;_; You do realize that you have to have it up by the end of this month, don't you? Come on, let's get it in gear! Don't wait until the last minute, or you'll be caught with a cold! :confused:

*Sniff* I wanna hear more music. :(

[Haruki Hanai]

C'mon guys, Round 2 audits! I might or might not accept late audits!

[Alexis9000]

Well, looks like I'm the first, here it is my song!

[Shuko]

Well, looks like I'm the first, here it is my song!

That goes in the Audition thread, here (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=41274), sweetie. :P

*Goes to take a listen*

Oooh, this one's much better than your first one! Great job, Alexis! I hope you make it to the finals! =3

[Eliana]

OMFG O_O I think mine is terrible, *hyperventilates* o.o

[Shuko]

OMFG O_O I think mine is terrible, *hyperventilates* o.o

Rofl! :P It's not terrible! Don't get so stressed out about it. Hey, did you find a faster version of that song and sing it? It doesn't sound the same as the one I always hear on the radio. :)

[Eliana]

o_o Omg, it's bad *stresses out* XD
See my choir did it faster...o_o; I can slower it if you want...*freaks out* I flipping hate my mic >_>;

[Shuko]

o_o Omg, it's bad *stresses out* XD
See my choir did it faster...o_o; I can slower it if you want...*freaks out* I flipping hate my mic >_>;

Woah woah, calm down girl, lol! There's nothing wrong with it the way it is! I just wondered if you'd gotten your hands on an alternate recording that I'd never heard before. :P And anyway, I'm not a judge. Any advice I give you would be purely my own opinion... therefore not to be followed unless you yourself thinks it's good enough advice to warrant another recording. Anyway, as it is, you have until the end of the month to do another recording, if you ever think you'd like to try. And btw, there's nothing wrong with your mic that I can hear. It was all-around a very strong cut. ^_~

Now, if I were to offer some advice, I can tell you how I sing my songs. I kind of cheat a little, and listen to the song on my headphones as I sing along with it. I can sing with my own voice, and I have the original to keep me on the same timing. It's worked pretty well with me. ^_~

[Eliana]

Lol. I do that sometimes too, it helps me get into the song. ^.~

[Alexis9000]

You think it's better than my first one Shuko???Thankx!! Oh, and I also LOVED your song, how can you sing that difficult language(I'm talking about the Japanese)???My gosh, I'm impressed!!! :confused:

[Shuko]

You think it's better than my first one Shuko???Thankx!! Oh, and I also LOVED your song, how can you sing that difficult language(I'm talking about the Japanese)???My gosh, I'm impressed!!! :confused:

Lol... it's gotten pretty easy for me. I guess it just takes practice. ^_~ I've been listening to Japanese music for about as long as I've been teaching myself Japanese, and I started that during my senior year in high school... that would be about six years ago, lol. But thank you for the compliment. :P Now if only I could carry a tune better, it'd be great! :D

[Eliana]

Dude, you pwn!! XD

Gosh why are all of us singers so like down on ourselves!? O.O

[Alexis9000]

I think the contestants are not down, well at least I`m not, I`m optimist(but in most part of the times I`m a pessimist, really true, sorry about that-_-)! We have to think positive, always, right?

[Eliana]

I can't o.o I honestly think I don't stand a chance o_o

[Shuko]

I can't o.o I honestly think I don't stand a chance o_o
Grr... >:| *Whacks Eliana with the "Optimism" stick* Don't say such things! You have entirely the wrong attitude for this! The point of this contest isn't to say, "Yay, I have the best voice! All of you suxx0rz!" It's to enjoy the opportunity to sing some of your favorite songs and share your voice with others. So what if you don't sound like Mariah Carey, or Megumi Hayashibara? Your voice is part of what makes you an individual, and if you can't let yourself be happy with it, then how can you truly be happy with yourself? I think too many of you are taking this competition too seriously. :( Any time you enter a contest that takes skill, you have to be prepared for the possibility that you won't come out on top. We all have to face that possibility. But should that keep us from making our best efforts, and giving it our all? Heck no! If everyone was to let their fear of failing dictate their actions, we wouldn't get to hear anyone's singing! >_> It's the same with any other contest. If everyone was afraid of failure and didn't enter, what kind of fun would there be in even trying? I sure as heck don't wanna participate in a contest that no one else wants to participate in. :(

And I know I can't speak for the rest of you, but my definition of a good singing voice isn't necessarily one that can carry a tune all the time. To me, that isn't the most important part at all. >:[ It's the feeling you put into it that counts. If you're singing your heart out, and you're loving every minute of it, then it doesn't matter if you sound like Whitney Houston or Gilbert Godfried. It'll be there in your voice if you're having a good time. And that's what really counts. No one can tell me that because my voice isn't cut out to win me any record labels, I can't sing. And you shouldn't count yourselves out of it either. Singing is fun, and it should make you feel good all over. Don't let whatever misguided conception of a good singing voice you have ruin the experience for you. To me, everyone who's entered this contest, all the way up from the beginning, is already a winner. The fact that you've put your voice out on display for others to hear, despite your own misgivings about yourselves, is proof that you have enough joy in your hearts to devote it to singing. So in my book, you're all superstars. ;) So from now on, if I hear anymore disparaging remarks about any of the voices here - or the people that they belong to - I'm gonna whack the ones who said them with the Optimism stick! *Brandishes it menacingly and glares at everybody*

[mvtm]

I am in here guys , i would like to talk as much as Shuko or most of you.
I dont have time to do another song or anything , so ill guess ill enter with the old one , since i am in finals this and the next week and those dates are due to change perphaps by teachers.

So i am in .

[Eliana]

Grr... >:| *Whacks Eliana with the "Optimism" stick* Don't say such things! You have entirely the wrong attitude for this! The point of this contest isn't to say, "Yay, I have the best voice! All of you suxx0rz!" It's to enjoy the opportunity to sing some of your favorite songs and share your voice with others. So what if you don't sound like Mariah Carey, or Megumi Hayashibara? Your voice is part of what makes you an individual, and if you can't let yourself be happy with it, then how can you truly be happy with yourself? I think too many of you are taking this competition too seriously. :( Any time you enter a contest that takes skill, you have to be prepared for the possibility that you won't come out on top. We all have to face that possibility. But should that keep us from making our best efforts, and giving it our all? Heck no! If everyone was to let their fear of failing dictate their actions, we wouldn't get to hear anyone's singing! >_> It's the same with any other contest. If everyone was afraid of failure and didn't enter, what kind of fun would there be in even trying? I sure as heck don't wanna participate in a contest that no one else wants to participate in. :(

And I know I can't speak for the rest of you, but my definition of a good singing voice isn't necessarily one that can carry a tune all the time. To me, that isn't the most important part at all. >:[ It's the feeling you put into it that counts. If you're singing your heart out, and you're loving every minute of it, then it doesn't matter if you sound like Whitney Houston or Gilbert Godfried. It'll be there in your voice if you're having a good time. And that's what really counts. No one can tell me that because my voice isn't cut out to win me any record labels, I can't sing. And you shouldn't count yourselves out of it either. Singing is fun, and it should make you feel good all over. Don't let whatever misguided conception of a good singing voice you have ruin the experience for you. To me, everyone who's entered this contest, all the way up from the beginning, is already a winner. The fact that you've put your voice out on display for others to hear, despite your own misgivings about yourselves, is proof that you have enough joy in your hearts to devote it to singing. So in my book, you're all superstars. ;) So from now on, if I hear anymore disparaging remarks about any of the voices here - or the people that they belong to - I'm gonna whack the ones who said them with the Optimism stick! *Brandishes it menacingly and glares at everybody*
Omg you're so smart XDDDD
See, if we had this in real life I wouldn't be as depressed because I know for a fact I do sound good in real life lol
Don't mind me I just don't have any confidence lol

[Shuko]

Don't mind me I just don't have any confidence lol

Well quit it! XD

Lol. I hope you're not mad at me for whacking you with the Optimism Stick (Bleh... I'm just going to call it the O-Stick from now on, lol). But someone had to do it! :badsmile:

Welcome back, MTVM! I hope your finals go well! Study hard and get lots of sleep! :D

[Eliana]

Naw it's okay. I'm used to getting thwacked XD

[Thomas-san]

I think all of you guys did a great job. You all have a chance to win! Can't wait to hear the rest of you guys! :D

[Alexis9000]

Just wait for other contestants, and you`ll see their voices in the sky ;)

[KeeperEUSC]

Still ill feeling, I'm praying that I'll get better to submit something.

[Thomas-san]

I was feeling bad too when this thread was made and wasn't sure if I could sing, but luckily I got over it.

[Alexis9000]

Feeling bad???? I can't believe it!! You don't wanted to sing? What's up with u guys? C'mon, try to cheer up! ;)

[Eliana]

Lol yea we are the no confidence peeps...XD

Okay I just wanted to say again I will be going to sleepaway for a month as of tommorow and no there isn't internet there...so...XD;;;

[Alexis9000]

My gosh..., it won't work, I try to cheer up them, but, nothing... -_-

**Strikes an Aspegic baloon and the baloon hits JigglyPuffIsHot**

Sorry, I don't want to hurt u, but this is a special ball, that doesn't hurt, it makes u feel better :D!

[KeeperEUSC]

Well, it's up. Whether or not it sucked remains to be seen.

[Alexis9000]

Well, JigglyPuffIsHot, I'll pray for your success on recovering for that illness-_-!

[KeeperEUSC]

I need a quick decision here, because I'm truly worried about my fate in this competition. I know how well I can sing, and I'm sure other people saw it in my audition, or I would'nt be here right now. However, my illness had prohibited me from performing 100% thus far in this round.

I've gotten mixed reviews from people so far, but mixed might not be good enough. I quickly through this together, and I need to know by the deadline (tomorrow), whether you think that this is enough of an improvement to give me a better chance to be here for the next round.

[Shuko]

Jiggly, I think both of your performances were very good! :D I liked the first one better, because with the background music, I think it really gives us more of a clue as to what the whole song sounds like. But on the other hand, your second recording is much clearer, and much more eloquent.

And there's one more thing... I hate to bring it up, because I worry that this may also affect other entries... -_-; I can hear other singing going on in your original entry. Is that just backup singing, or is that the whole vocals for the original cut of that song? The reason I ask is because with the other singing in the background, it drowns your voice out a lot. :( If it were me making the decision, I'd just go with your second recording. :P Sure, it sounds cool with backup music, but if we can't hear your voice, then what's the point?

[KeeperEUSC]

It was me trying to cut the vocals to the song. However, it didn't co-operate like I would've desired. I'm glad that I'm getting some positive comments, because my comments from Alexis left me reeling for answers.

Also, I think the singing without the background music better shows off my vocals, rather than have the music to cover up the mistakes. Sure, I may slip up once or twice in the song, but overall, if it can leave that impression wihout music, then it's golden.

[Alexis9000]

Well, JigglyPuffIsHot, I'm glad that u got comments different from mine, and I hope you understand why I make that comment, it's to make you evolve even more, 'cause we can't learn without mistakes, imagine if mistakes doesn't exist, how could you get better than before? It's impossible, right? However, I already told u that this is only my opinion, I have not the right to judge, 'cause the judges are here to do that, right? I hope you understand what I said, but I trust you, and I feel that you can pass to the next round.

[blueguy]

It was me trying to cut the vocals to the song. However, it didn't co-operate like I would've desired. I'm glad that I'm getting some positive comments, because my comments from Alexis left me reeling for answers.

Also, I think the singing without the background music better shows off my vocals, rather than have the music to cover up the mistakes. Sure, I may slip up once or twice in the song, but overall, if it can leave that impression wihout music, then it's golden.

After listening to your clip I suggest keeping the music... I have my reasons...

[Shuko]

So how are people going to vote for this? Should there be a poll set up or something? Neee, Tetsuya-san? =3

I've changed my sig to make sure people vote! I made a pwetty but simple banner for it too. ^_~ If you wanna use my banner in your sig, be sure and save it to your own image hosting account somewhere before you use it. I've linked it back to this thread, but that might change if Tetsuya-san makes a separate thread/poll strictly for voting. =X

[Alexis9000]

It is an interesting banner, Shuko! I never tought that you guys would do so much publicity of this contest. :confused:

[KeeperEUSC]

I'd like to get some word on what's going on here...

[Alexis9000]

I don`t know what do u mean, I guess there is nothing who can bring trouble here, so I guess nothing is going on.
Are u talking about the publicity? If it`s about that I think Shuko is the only one who knows what`s going on.

[KeeperEUSC]

I'm talking about voting and everything, seeing as though since the end of the round no one really knows how it's going to be done

[Alexis9000]

Don`t worry about it, I think they got a plan, otherwise, they wouldn`t do this. ;)

[Shuko]

So... what's the deal, Tetsuya-san? Are people going to vote? How is this going to be done? And when? :P

[Alexis9000]

Well, I guess this contest needs some organization, unfortunatelly -_-"!

[Shuko]

Well, I guess this contest needs some organization, unfortunatelly -_-"!

Now now... I'm sure he has a good reason. Let's not jump to any conclusions until he responds. Don't forget that he's in charge of other things on PC too, you know. ^_~

[Alexis9000]

Alright then, I just hope all that work ends in success. ;)

[RyukoArabne]

I love singing but I dont vote...Maybe I just listen.. :P