Come to think of it, it sure helped many of those who I have got the privilege to talk to, either through assurance or from encouragement.

I liked this post. Thanks for writing it out. 🙂

People like you make people with blockages and limitations want to rise above their own difficulties.

You’re just the best, truly.

Walter

I’m so busy, so rushed, so tired… I sometimes only sleep 4 hours per night… then, I try to do some recording, and the “magic” just isn’t there.

The rare times that, maybe if I’m all alone, and can just sing with no deadlines to meet, no chores… that is when I sound my best, and realize that under all the muddle, I really have one gift that I can count on.

I’ll share one more thing… and, this helps to enjoy your own singing on a more psychological level.

2 or 3 years ago, I became an “effects addict”.

Like, when I’d start recording, I’d want the limiter brick-walling my voice… reverb on.

Well, one day recently, which at first, I was actually upset about… the effects system on my computer was messed up.

So, I start trying to record… no reverb, no compression, etc. , for the first time in years.

I had forgotten how much I missed just that “real” sound! It made things flow a lot more smoothly than they had been.

Now, of course, I still add the effects on playback… but, lately, the only effect I use for live recording is a noise gate (my 2 dogs sneeze and sniff a lot LoL)

But, my point is, you can also lose sight of the importance of your own voice in the midst of all of these electronics. Because of the compressor, I had forgotten how to control my own dynamics, which I’m slowly re-learning.

Sorry for rambling away, I just have a lot to say on this subject.

Singing is a very spiritual relationship with your self

And, how closely can you connect with it, if there are too many things getting between you and your voice?

What you said about emotional disorders is what really made me teary-eyed… I don’t know how many times I’ve been trying to sing, and instead of focusing on the song or how much joy it may bring someone once the recording is made… my mind will be distracted with worry, fears… and, I end up with a headache. It’s always the same thought, of, ‘Where am I??’

This post has given me a new direction to think of, next time i’m recording… that it means something to someone else’s life, and that should be my focus in that moment.

Okay, thru blabbing. LoL

Walter