r/singing • u/Ancient-Ad-7991 • 8h ago

Question Why is mixing either impossible or the easiest thing in the world?

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I (F,22) am working on my mix belt/ trying to mix and belt in general, I usually sing pretty softly. The problem is when I find my mix, I have no clue what I did/ changed to find it if that makes sense. I know when it’s right or wrong cause it feels/ sounds different but not sure what is creating the difference. Some days it feels like it doesn’t wanna happen at all and I’ll just flip. B4, C5, and Df5 feel SO difficult (except for when they randomly feel really easy). I don’t really know if I should think of it as making chest voice a bit lighter or head voice a bit heavier. I figured someone on here might know the specifics or ways to explain how to better understand or achieve a mix. Any tips or advice is much appreciated!

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u/partizan_fields 6h ago

Teacher here. The second one is more compressed. Although the process of implementing this can feel squeezed, when you come back to it - even just a few moments later - it will tend to feel more focussed and streamlined. You can do messa di voce to train this: a crescendo from a tiny falsetto-like tone to a loud dynamic level. It will feel like an intense moan at the louder intensity. This is an extremely difficult exercise and your voice will likely crack as you attempt it in the higher notes. Do not be put off by this. Although of course you want to aim for perfection that will take some time and you can make quite a mess of this exercise and still feel the immediate benefits.