Nadia Cole
Nadia has spent twelve years coaching singers and cutting session vocals for touring acts. She writes about technique, vocal health and the craft of a great take — in plain language, no conservatory required.
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10 Vocal Warm-Ups Singers Swear By
Ten quick warm-ups that take five minutes and make every take you record sound better.
Recording Clean Vocals on Your Phone: The Complete Guide
Room, distance, breath, take count. Small choices that make a phone recording sound like a studio.
The 10-Minute Daily Vocal Routine
Ten focused minutes beats a two-hour Sunday binge. A minute-by-minute daily routine covering breath, range, agility, and application.
5 Autotune Settings Every Beginner Should Know
Autotune isn't a magic slider. Here are the five knobs that decide whether you sound polished or plastic.
How to Sing Quietly and Still Sound Big (Apartment Singers, Rejoice)
Thin walls don't have to mean thin vocals. Placement, twang, and close-mic tricks that turn quiet singing into a big record.
Runs and Riffs: A Practice Plan That Actually Works
Runs aren't talent — they're vocabulary. Learn small cells, drill them slow at 60 bpm, and build speed you can trust on record.
Falsetto vs. Head Voice — and When to Use Each
They live in the same neighborhood but they're different instruments. How to find both, tell them apart, and pick the right one.
Red-Light Fever: Conquering Recording Nerves
You sang it perfectly until you hit record. Here's why the red light hijacks your voice, and the routine that takes it back.
Writing Melodies With Your Voice (No Instrument Required)
Your voice is the oldest melody instrument there is. Mumble tracks, five-note limits, and a capture habit that never loses an idea.
Mic Technique When Your Mic Is a Phone
Distance, angle, room, and gain: the four decisions that make phone vocals sound like studio vocals — with exact numbers.
Harmonies for Beginners: Your First Vocal Stack
A step-by-step path to your first harmony stack: find the third, record tight, and make three voices sound like one big one.
Singing and Rapping in the Same Song Without Sounding Like Two People
The trick isn't switching voices — it's keeping one voice and changing gears. Placement, pitch pockets, and transition moves that glue it.
Vocal Health for People Who Record Every Day
Daily recording is a workload, and your voice is the equipment. Hydration timing, dose management, and the warning signs that matter.
How to Sing on Pitch (So Autotune Has Less Work to Do)
Autotune polishes; it doesn't teach. Train your ear and your onsets so correction becomes seasoning instead of surgery.
Breath Control: The Skill That Fixes Ninety Percent of Vocal Problems
Pitch drift, cracking, running out of air, shaky tone — most of it traces back to breath. Here's the fix, with actual numbers.
How to Find Your Vocal Range in Ten Minutes
A ten-minute, no-piano method to map your lowest note, highest note, and the sweet spot where your voice actually lives.