Cheap Singing Coach Unlimited (Software) (Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000) Price

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Keep Original Packaging!!!
I run WinXP Pro. this program is not compatible. And when you e mail customer support for assitance, all you will get is a automated mail telling you to. Turn off any anti-virus programs and lower your internet browser security setting to low. After 4 days, many e-mails, phone calls, and alot of waiting I can honestly say they were worthless. <
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>People who have trouble installing should. (it just can't be me!) <
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>1. remove the current shockwave player and go to their web site and install a fresh copy <
>2. Install program. <
>3. Wait for singing lesson section start then freeze <
>4. Return CD in packaging <
>5. Thank Amazon for having a easy return policy

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Great,... but falls a little short
I have tried several of the voice recognition types of software in both the phone and music industries. There are many nuances that play a part. <
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>The Singing Coach software is one of the best I have tried for accuracy and transition tracking. The graphical representation of the voice is the best I have seen. <
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>I did not like the classes section at all (I found it infantile). They really could have put more time into the practice area (prepared more scales and intervals). <
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>In the products defense, they did make it fairly easy to write your own scales and songs (time consuming).

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And best of all, it's FUN!
For would-be professional singers or even "American Idol" wannabes there are superior singing programs out there, but this sure seems to be the one that provides the most fun. This package is ideal for people who perhaps have never had a singing lesson ever and who have a hankering to improve their singing while having some fun in the process. <
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>The software adjusts to each individual's vocal range, and the program begins with some valuable warm-up exercises. The interface employing a talking microphone, a singing squid, and the cute-and-sassy "Carry A Tune" female student character is clearly geared for children, but it's certainly fine for teens and adults, as well. <
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>The lessons start VERY easy, and gradually work up to more demanding tasks about halfway through. Yes, it's a bit hokey to begin with "Hot Cross Buns," but the point here is that one must crawl before one walks or runs, and the use of very simple tunes allows singers to concentrate on getting just a few notes right before moving on to more complex note sequences. <
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>The theory behind the lessons is that by providing an onscreen guide to notes that tracks the actual frequencies associated with the singer's voice, the student can learn to control the notes through a kind of self-adjustment feedback process. There are no miracles promised here, however, and if a person has an inborn tendency to waver or wander off key, I really doubt that the twenty lessons provided in the program will totally eradicate these problems. <
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>However, seeing where and how one has a tendency to miss notes is, in fact, helpful, and the learning process can be augmented through slowing down the inherent beats of songs. Once one masters the note changes while singing slowly, the metronome speed can be gradually increased. This is a very useful feature! <
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>What makes this package even more enjoyable is that the program doubles, essentially, as a vehicle for karaoke. One can download up to twelve free MIDI with lyrics songs from the program's own website. These files are set up in the same way as the lesson tunes, i.e., with words on screen and a tune/pitch guide that the singer follows as he or she sings the song. The choices of free songs is pretty limited, but fortunately, there also are links to a few MIDI karaoke resources where there are hundreds of additional songs available. These can be purchased at what I think are reasonable prices, and this way a user can establish as large a library of singalong while training files as one likes. <
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>Yes, the microphone headset provided is cheap, but it's actually quite adequate for the task at hand (and as an environmental science teacher, let me assure people that the "lead hazard" warnings are a kind of pro forma thing; only if you chew on the microphone are you likely to have any chance of experiencing ill health effects here). The sensitivity of the microphone is not impressive, but it's good enough for training purposes, and one can always purchase a higher-quality mike if need be. <
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>Overall, I think this program is a terrific value. It provides some real vocal training for beginners, turns itself into a kind of self-contained karaoke machine, and best of all, it's FUN! Highly recommended <
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