I wrote lyrics to song, but I can't sing?

[Fawfulthegreat64]

So I wrote my own words to Parry Gripp's song "Neon Pegasus" and removed the vocals from the song, but I was shocked when I tried to sing it, as I repeatedly went out of sync and my voice faltered horribly a few times. What should I do? I want to record this song since it is something important to me that I want to send to someone but how can I do it if I can't sing? Should I get someone else to sing it?

 

[Duskull]

The fact that you tried to sing it should make it special enough.

 

[Fawfulthegreat64]

I know but I personally don't want to send her a terrible recording. I want it to sound great.

I guess I need to practice. My mom is a musician so she'll help me.

 

[Duskull]

Practice makes perfect, but remember you are your biggest critic

 

[SpinyMaster347]

Try to sing your version over the original version to match the rhythm and pitch. When you think you can do this well, record yourself over the instrumental version

 

[YoshiMonsta]

You can get great instructions, and I was in a choir for a while. First step: Do not sing a pitch too high for your range (if you don't know your range try and figure it out, but you can lower the pitch in the song) Second Step: Drink a lot of water before and after singing Step 3: You need to remember not to wear out your voice, there is a fine line between singing and screaming. Step 4: Just try, some people aren't the best at all types of singing. Find your comfort zone. Step 5: Good luck!

 

[fantanoice]

If you're heart-set on recording yourself, then having decent recording equipment will work wonders. A directional mic is best but they can cost quite a bit, but a decent Skype-mic could work if it sounds clear enough. Record in a quiet room without much echo (recording-hack: you can stick a bunch of egg cartons on the wall to help if you have a really echo-y room, because the sound bounces off the sides of the carton and gets trapped). Don't use a laptop or webcam mic because they suck.

To help with pitch, you can use Autotuning software, or you can record your voice heaps of times and edit them together in a way that sounds kinda decent.

If you really don't trust your singing, you can always hire a singer (maybe you have a muso friend who sounds alright), or maybe try something like Vocaloids (computer-generated singers).

Best of luck!