Talking in rock band...

[Stealth_Pirate]

Hey everybody,
I do lead and sometimes vocals for my band...I'm pretty good at singing and can usually combo a song I know on hard...but the problem is talking! Where there's no pitch and you just say it. I ALWAYS fail at it, and it aways takes my combo down.

Sabatoge is a nightmare, as you might guess... and for some of the parts, like in "The Kill", it's a scream. Do I have to scream too? Anybody any help with this...? Thanks!

[FallenAce]

In the 30 Seconds songs, I've found if I scream, it doesn't work well. I scream on pitch and the pointer continuously registers and fails to register multiple times a second, as if the mic can't consistently register the sound. I recommend dropping out of scream-mode and singing it in your falsetto.

Unless you're like me; I don't care about the score so long as I feel like a total badass and think it sounds right.

And for some reason, my tone-deaf brother can do Sabotage with what we call a "Flawless Victory" (imagine Shao Kahn's voice when you think it). It might be because he really likes the Beastie Boys, and therefore has great timing on that song.

[dblduece]

What I've found works for me is during the "talkie" parts, move the mic away from your mouth a bit further than when ur actually singing. Also, try to start saying the phrase just a split second before the arrow actually hits it. By the way, I've 5 starred both Sabotage and Epic on Expert. Hope this helps.

[Thee Production]

I've found that I score higher on sabotage if I talk the whole song in falsetto.

[Stealth_Pirate]

Thanks everybody...I'll try falcetto, Shao Kahn, and holding it away from my mouth.

On a lighter note, I was singing in a few round of BWT, and Sabatoge came up...I just wound up screaming "I HATE THIS SONG SO MUCH" To everything...I got most of the phrases. XD

[ewokspy]

I find Sabotage to be a very difficult song for me to get. I mean I always end up 92-96% of the phrases, but Strong phrases just don't cut it.

I found out that singing in a sticatto manner (which sounds absolutely horrible) ends up getting the phrases more, unless the words have a hold portion to them. Then I just can't get them. "I'm out and I'm gone" is almost always a messy phrase.

Even When You Were Young gets me. I rarely if every Awesome the talkie phrases. I say the words almost precisely as the singer, but it seems almost for those isn't enough. I get Strong or messy and stare at the screen wondering what I need to do. Even with the improved mic still seems no better.

I need a cheat sheet to figure those parts out, and listening to the song 50 times hasn't helped :P