i sound very nasal when singing. help?

Question

and im going into the studio in 2 weeks to record. when i hold my nose and record myself singing --- i actually sound ALOT better and only sound nasal when i do M's and N's. but when i dont hold my nose i sound like my nose is stuffed up. help? how can u sing through your diaphragm and not your nose?

Answer 1

You probably have a swollen or constricted soft palette. Many people gargle with salt water to reduce the tissues.

Also, for your nose, try a saline nasal RINSE (not a spray) A full warm water saline rinse goes in one nostril and out the other. It draws out all the gunk and shrinks the tissue (like swimming in the ocean). I've been doing it at work too. It's not that gross and I hear a million times better.

The buffered salt doesn't 'sting' as much as plain salt water. You can use a new method like Nasopure, or the vintage, Netipot. The special bottle and salt is about $20.

You can do this a often as you like with no bad side effects.

You don’t need a prescription for this therapy. So if you live in a state like mine, they’ve pretty much “outlawed” sudafed medicine. Drug-free is really the way to go on a frequent-use basis. (I put in a link for “what” and “how” – there’s also some good info on wiki)

Answer 2

try breathing slightly through your nose, or the other way around. (The other way around being not letting any air circulate through you nose,) or stuff some cotton up your nose before you go to the recording.

Answer 3

You might want to call a singing coach i had your same problem and i got it fixed in 1 week!!!
!!GOOD LUCK!!