I am the Prince of Despair, apparently. (Self-adaptation of “Destinare!” (DwD) to English)

You may or may not remember that, some time ago, I tried my hand at making a lyrical English adaptation of a Japanese character song. Well, today a blog comment from Moyatori on my previous post left me wondering what would happen if I tried to record it... So, I did that. Literally. I hopped onto … Continue reading I am the Prince of Despair, apparently. (Self-adaptation of “Destinare!” (DwD) to English)

Nightcore Update: “Je n’ai pas de Morts” Duet and Black Butler’s “Lacrimosa” Before and After

If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I've been contemplating and toying with the idea of making nightcore for a while now. I'm not quite there yet, because let's be honest, I only have the faintest idea what I'm exactly doing. "How high is it supposed to be? How fast? We're straddling that … Continue reading Nightcore Update: “Je n’ai pas de Morts” Duet and Black Butler’s “Lacrimosa” Before and After

In English or Japanese? (Shoujo sings Zoetrope?)

✿✿✿✿✿✿Hello, anime compatriots!✿✿✿✿✿✿ I've been playing around with Audacity again, and while I'm still debating various songs to practice and cover (including Sakura Kiss and You Raise me Up), I decided to throw another title into the ring. I didn't bother putting a backtrack with this sample, because I recorded it in a hurry (literally … Continue reading In English or Japanese? (Shoujo sings Zoetrope?)

Shoujo Sings?? (For real! With background music! Maybe!)

Pasta from PlainPastaandPlainRice gave me some technical advice! She told me how to add a backtrack to Audacity, and since she did I played around with it just a little bit and decided that a) THIS IS SO FUN, OHMYGOODNESS, and b) maybe I could actually record a whole song like this!! I mean, it's a … Continue reading Shoujo Sings?? (For real! With background music! Maybe!)