I have been following this thread with interest. Good to see so many interesting perspectives. It is also very heartening to note that for the most part, the comments are very constructive in nature and the camaraderie is great! I am sure I can speak on behalf of all the participants here that it is very helpful to get your songs critiqued this way. So kudos to all the people who took the time to comment 👏. My responses below to all the people who commented on my singing.
Originally posted by: Bhaskar.T
1. Arun
Your rendition I would one of the best. Give bit more attention to the diction. Listen to the word Main when you saying Main Hakikat hu. Its Main but yu are saying Meinn. All the lines when you are ending its getting really nasal. Technically you are maybe the best but please get the feel into the song. The romantic feel was absent somehow.
Thanks for the compliment and very insightful feedback! I was worried that I will mispronounce haqeeqat as hakeekat and didn't pay attention to the preceding main! I have had problems with urdu diction which is an area I need to improve on. About going nasal, it is a valid comment for sure but I honestly don't know what to do about it. Any tips here are appreciated. That said, I am also not sure if it is necessarily a bad thing. The comment on lack of feel is also valid. I tried to do that in some places like ishq masoom hai but this song doesn't provide you any breaks especially without the music 😭 I will try better next time.
Originally posted by: rock&roll
Arun: Easily one of the best performances👏👏👏.Get better control on ur breath and try to avoid the slight nasal touch.Otherwise u sounded gr8
Thank you! I did have problems with breath control. I realized that I was holding the microphone too close to my mouth. Hopefully that problem will go away in subsequent rounds.
Originally posted by: SuhanaSafar
Arun Sampath
I really like your voice and the song choice. I didn't sense any technical problems at all, but the pronunciation of a few words could be improved. As Bhaskar bhai mentioned, at times when you say "main" it sounds like "mein." In addition, in the line "waqt insaan pe aisa bhi kabhi aata hai," the word "kabhi" sounds like "kabi" instead. Besides these minor details and maybe a slight lack of feeling, everything else is wonderful. Beautifully sung. I really enjoyed listening to it.
I hadn't noticed the Kabhi/Kabi part until you pointed out. Thanks for the great review!
Originally posted by: Rasny
1. Arun:
* Gud Voice.
* Have 2 control ur breeth 😛
* small mistake on 'ishque masoom hain....' ending note 😛
* Feeling is missing.
* Over all gud 👏
hmmm.......I am not sure about the mistake in the ending note above. It is different from the original but I don't think my notes are off there. That said, there a couple of other places where I do have tentative notes.
Originally posted by: kabhi_21
Arun sampath: Your voice quality is really strong. You were really good with the surs. I felt you sung the song well but could not sing the lyrics. Your voice remained strong through out the song, whereas a soft touch was required for few words like na jaa. That touch would have made the song a playback material. Overall very good.
Interesting analysis. Very helpful indeed! Thanks for the compliments too.
Originally posted by: Morgoth
Here's my feedback. I apologise if anyone finds it offensive
Arunsampath - Loved it. You need to work on your diction though. Some words were mispronounced in the antara.
Noted. No need to apologize. Comments like yours help us to improve our renditions. Constructive feedback is always welcome. So keep them coming!
Originally posted by: advil
Arun:
You have a great voice. Get a better grip on your breath control. You are breathing too heavily into the mike.You tend to go a bit nasal at the ending notes…try avoiding that. Overall, it was one of the good performances of this round.
Yup. Noted yet again 😉 ....And thanks for the compliments!
Originally posted by: 2smart4u
i'm gonna be giving stars too.
Arunji - ⭐️ u were just simply TOO GOOD!
Wow, so many stars! Thank you so much. Love the idea of the star rating.
Originally posted by: MiniRulz
arun
overall it was good.you were pronouncing Main as Mein.
the beat of the song was wrong,try to breath away from mike.otheriwse it was great.you have a powerful voice and would sound like a professional singer with music etc.
The song does start to a slower beat and ramps up later and finishes slightly faster in the end. I tried to maintain the same tempo throughout the song. I don't think my taal was off though.
Once again thanks everyone for the feedback. Though it is very tempting, I will refrain from providing detailed comments on all my fellow participants. But I will pick one of the renditions and will try to critique it in detail the best I can. Now whom should I pick ? 😉