Rarity Voice-Acting/Singing Dub - Becoming Popular

[Rayna 44]

Hello! I've been MIA from this site in so long and forgot to respond to lots of replies to my previous dub practice. I got some good reviews on Rarity, so I decided to give her voice a go for a whole song and went for this one!

 

 

I didn't intend to sound exactly like Rarity's original voice, but more like practicing her character while singing

 

Hope you like it and thanks for watching. Any comments are greatly appreciated!

[Wayzer 1,418]

Well actually I quite like that dub of yours, I'll be listening to it more thoroughly later as I'm like super busy while writing it, but at a first glance it's quite appealing to me ^^! Keep up the awesome work!

[Dixie 21]

Wow, I was definitely not expecting this!

Awesome, awesome, awesome! I think you should be looking into actual voice-acting positions, voices like yours should never go to waste! Keep up the great work

[Rayna 44]

Well actually I quite like that dub of yours, I'll be listening to it more thoroughly later as I'm like super busy while writing it, but at a first glance it's quite appealing to me ^^! Keep up the awesome work!

 

Sure no worries, thanks for your time!

 

Wow, I was definitely not expecting this!

Awesome, awesome, awesome! I think you should be looking into actual voice-acting positions, voices like yours should never go to waste! Keep up the great work

 

Thanks very much! I really want to look into voice acting stuff but I just don't know how! Of course I'll need more practice too. But thanks so much for your comments again

[Dixie 21]

That's right, keep looking and start small. If you get together a demo-reel (or whatever they're called xD) and send it to, perhaps, a company that won't be too overloaded with auditions, you could work your way up from that, gain attention from well-known cartoon producers, and who knows? In time you could be one of those great-and-powerful Trixies professional actors!
 

PS: I had a look on your channel and I really really liked your impression on the other MLP characters, especially Twilight! It took me a few moments to realise that it was actually you who was speaking, and not Tara Strong herself! ^-^

[Null_account 144]

Wow! Amazing! You did very well!

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

I'll have to give this a listen later I'm in class right now, though, and can't, but I can't wait to hear it!

Edited May 14, 2014 by ghostfacekiller39

[Kay Dreamer 884]

Oh my gosh, your vibrato is absolutely gorgeous! Cherish that, good vibrato is a real gift. You either have it or you don't, and you totally do. 

 

Mind the tuning on a few of the 'every's. Those little 'forgotten' notes can be a bit wobbly because your attention is on targeting the ones coming after them. It's a common thing, and since your overall intonation is very solid, simply identifying and paying attention to them will fix that.

 

It sounds very good, well done! Where did you get the backing from? I'd love to try this sometime.

[Wayzer 1,418]

@@Rayna,

 

Listened to it some more and I've really got to admit you have got an amazing voice yeah. Just like the poster above me said. And heck I saw some of the other videos too, you are a really good voice actor! 

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

You actually have more of a pronounced accent than Rarity herself does when she's singing, hah. Not 100% Rarity but definitely more in the ballpark than most others I've heard. Strong voice too, diction's clean and tone's good. You do seem to fall flat on a few notes but you sound like you're an alto? Really liked it overall.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Sounds really awesome. 

 

My only gripe is that I feel your forcing Rarity's accent a little too much. Otherwise, nice job!

 

9.5/10

[Rayna 44]

 

That's right, keep looking and start small.   If you get together a demo-reel (or whatever they're called xD) and send it to, perhaps, a company that won't be too overloaded with auditions, you could work your way up from that, gain attention from well-known cartoon producers, and who knows? In time you could be one of those great-and-powerful Trixies professional actors!
 

PS: I had a look on your channel and I really really liked your impression on the other MLP characters, especially Twilight! It took me a few moments to realise that it was actually you who was speaking, and not Tara Strong herself! ^-^

 

Heard about demo reels, but truthfully they need so much thought and planning and I've just been afraid to try haha. Guess I'll have to do more research into demos and see what I can add in mine if ever I do one. Thanks for your comments ^__^

 

Oh my gosh, your vibrato is absolutely gorgeous! Cherish that, good vibrato is a real gift. You either have it or you don't, and you totally do.  

 

Mind the tuning on a few of the 'every's. Those little 'forgotten' notes can be a bit wobbly because your attention is on targeting the ones coming after them. It's a common thing, and since your overall intonation is very solid, simply identifying and paying attention to them will fix that.

 

It sounds very good, well done! Where did you get the backing from? I'd love to try this sometime.

 

Thank you! Although I should say that my vibrato wasn't there or natural from the start but the more singing I did, the more developed it became... I think haha. xD

 

I agree with the comment you made on the wobbly bits. I think it was because I was trying hard to reduce the "p" sound on the every(p)ony because otherwise it would pop on my mic so I guess doing that threw it off a bit since my attention was somewhere else. But I'll keep working on it, thanks! 

 

You can find the karaoke from the person I credited. They managed to cut out the vocals and leave in the backing track from the original song. Not completely instrumental, but they did a good job cutting out the vocals for the very least!

 

@@Rayna,

 

Listened to it some more and I've really got to admit you have got an amazing voice yeah. Just like the poster above me said. And heck I saw some of the other videos too, you are a really good voice actor! 

 

Thanks very much for your time! I'm glad you liked it!

 

You actually have more of a pronounced accent than Rarity herself does when she's singing, hah. Not 100% Rarity but definitely more in the ballpark than most others I've heard. Strong voice too, diction's clean and tone's good. You do seem to fall flat on a few notes but you sound like you're an alto? Really liked it overall.

 

Yeah, I did fall flat on a few notes, I agree... I wanted to do another take but all the other takes didn't sound "Rarity" enough because I suppose I was getting tired. I will do better for my next one, thanks For my range I would say I'm around alto-soprano(ish) (this was after I did a vocal range test by doing piano scales) And when I was in choir I was always put into soprano x__x Thanks for commenting!

 

Sounds really awesome. 

 

My only gripe is that I feel your forcing Rarity's accent a little too much. Otherwise, nice job!

 

9.5/10

 

Yeah, I got carried away doing the Rarity voice I guess cus she's just too fun haha. Thank you!

 

[Carbon Maestro 1,003]

Practice a lot, sing a lot, get and accept critiques alot. Those are my recommendations. Sing the same song with no vibrato, and sing it with vibrato. Listen to see if your pitch is on the mark for both. I think you'll do well with practice.
 

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

 

 

Yeah, I did fall flat on a few notes, I agree... I wanted to do another take but all the other takes didn't sound "Rarity" enough because I suppose I was getting tired. I will do better for my next one, thanks For my range I would say I'm around alto-soprano(ish) (this was after I did a vocal range test by doing piano scales) And when I was in choir I was always put into soprano x__x Thanks for commenting!

 

Well I'm totally wrong then. Well everyone hits a few flat notes every now and again. Still the best fan Rarity song I think I've ever heard from the fandom so far.

[Rayna 44]

Practice a lot, sing a lot, get and accept critiques alot. Those are my recommendations. Sing the same song with no vibrato, and sing it with vibrato. Listen to see if your pitch is on the mark for both. I think you'll do well with practice.

 

 

Yes, I've been doing those things for many years now ^__^ When I first started singing, I was pretty terrible haha, I had no vocal control and my voice was really weak. I think I've come a long way doing those magical things and I will continue to do so. Thanks for that suggestion for practicing a song with and without vibrato to watch my pitch. I'll do that next time when I practice a song. Thank you!

 

Well I'm totally wrong then. Well everyone hits a few flat notes every now and again. Still the best fan Rarity song I think I've ever heard from the fandom so far.

 

You were close though! xD Yes, flat notes are always a pain but I guess every singer ends up doing them all the time... And thanks very much, I appreciate that comment

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

 

 

You were close though! xD

 

Yes, because getting the wrong answer when there's only essentially two right ones is the definition of close.

 

And yeah of course, singing should be encouraged in this fandom, we really don't have enough.

[Rayna 44]

Yes, because getting the wrong answer when there's only essentially two right ones is the definition of close.

 

And yeah of course, singing should be encouraged in this fandom, we really don't have enough.

 

Well, you weren't wrong and were close because my range sprawls across alto to soprano since a vocalist's range can range across groups, not necessarily be restricted to one. ^^; Yeah, I wish I could see more singing covers on original MLP songs. The songs are really great and fun!

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

Well, you weren't wrong and were close because my range sprawls across alto to soprano since a vocalist's range can range across groups, not necessarily be restricted to one. ^^

 

Yeah, I know that much. Baritones OP.

 

What about fan songs? Do you have any sort of interest in those?

[Rayna 44]

Yeah, I know that much. Baritones OP.

 

What about fan songs? Do you have any sort of interest in those?

 

I like fan songs too and there are quite a few I would like to cover, although it is slightly more difficult since many of the songs I've liked aren't within my range (usually too low) or I've wondered about backing music, since not all songs have them. Sometimes I've wanted to just do them acapella but I didn't know whether that would be too plain or what for people to listen to. D:

Edited May 15, 2014 by Rayna

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

I like fan songs too and there are quite a few I would like to cover, although it is slightly more difficult since many of the songs I've liked aren't within my range (usually too low) or I've wondered about backing music, since not all songs have them. Sometimes I've wanted to just do them acapella but I didn't know whether that would be too plain or what for people to listen to. D:

 

You could always do a harmonization with yourself ala Lorde's style or the like. Heck, you should offer your services to fan musicians if you're interested. You'd definitely be a credit to new songs in the fandom. Especially since Feather's gone, there's been a dearth of good vocal talent.

[Rayna 44]

You could always do a harmonization with yourself ala Lorde's style or the like. Heck, you should offer your services to fan musicians if you're interested. You'd definitely be a credit to new songs in the fandom. Especially since Feather's gone, there's been a dearth of good vocal talent.

 

My harmonisation could use a lot of work, if I do say so myself haha. But I could try. I wanted to collab with many musicians since I like their work so much but I never knew how to approach them? Cus I've done so before but many of them just never responded to me. Oooh, who's Feather?  (EDIT: Just looked up her work. She has a lovely voice )

Edited May 15, 2014 by Rayna

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

My harmonisation could use a lot of work, if I do say so myself haha. But I could try. I wanted to collab with many musicians since I like their work so much but I never knew how to approach them? Cus I've done so before but many of them just never responded to me. Oooh, who's Feather?  (EDIT: Just looked up her work. She has a lovely voice )

 

Eh, it's always hard to start collaborating in the first place. What about the musicians on this site?

[Rayna 44]

Eh, it's always hard to start collaborating in the first place. What about the musicians on this site?

 

I'll have to do some scoping around and will try to ask them heh. I've not been on here for a long time so I have to re-discover them all again x.x

[Kay Dreamer 884]

Thank you! Although I should say that my vibrato wasn't there or natural from the start but the more singing I did, the more developed it became... I think haha. xD

 

Vibrato is a 'learned' thing, very true. But the speed and depth of a singers' natural vibrato once you've learned to do it is very, very hard to change. You have a lovely, quick vibrato. (It'd lend itself very well to classical singing, actually!) Mine is a bit slower. I don't think most casual listeners would even notice a difference, but singers certainly do. ;P

[Rayna 44]

Vibrato is a 'learned' thing, very true. But the speed and depth of a singers' natural vibrato once you've learned to do it is very, very hard to change. You have a lovely, quick vibrato. (It'd lend itself very well to classical singing, actually!) Mine is a bit slower. I don't think most casual listeners would even notice a difference, but singers certainly do. ;P

 

Thanks! I have tried slower vibrato when I was practicing how to better use it, but I think it just doesn't cut it for me, since it doesn't sound natural. I think it is because I've been trained in classical singing before for a few years and entered competitions for it but my teacher never really taught me how to use vibrato, it was self taught. But I think it was just the influence it did for me, I suppose. 

 

I would definitely like to hear your singing! ^__^

Edited May 15, 2014 by Rayna