singing

[Canned Heat]

Hey there.  So, I'm not really a new player but someone who is new asked me the best way to place natural pauses and elongated vowels into their songs.  I was just wondering if anyone had some good suggestions, beyond just adding extra letters to the word or elipses as shown below

• Soooooooo
• So......

Appreciate any feedback

[jcortrig]

Well this isn't specific to singing (at least in my opinion) but I read those as two different things.


So..... is just like saying:   So (dramatic pause)

Whereas

Sooooooooooo actually draws out the sound of the O.

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

Grammatically,  eclipses are only ... long. And there are spaces between them and the words.

[Kevo]

I suggest using the - symbol. This isn't dogma, just a suggestion, because I think it looks nice, and I grew up singing hymns (to horses and birds, yes, but whatever).

Examples:

Stretching one tone out

He sings,
"Soo-"

(repeating the letter to express length in seconds)

"Soooo-"

(lifting the voice one octave)

"Soo-OO"

"Soo-O-O-O (this is where it just keeps going up)

(Down)
"Soo-oo"

Just my suggestion, but since this is text, not everyone will read it as such.

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

I like that. Looks good.

[Canned Heat]

I like that as well.  Thank you Kevo-O-O-O-O-O

[Clanboardwatcher]

Please don't sing, that you've been through the desert on a kank with no name.
This is all.

[hyzhenhok]

Please don't sing, that you've been through the desert on a kank with no name.
This is all.

How about Bad Bad Amos Brown, Meanest Gortok in the Whole Damn Town?

[Lizzie]

I Left My Heart in Mantis Valley....