I use a mic/headphones combo that was about $45. I think it could be the soundcard because the place where I do all recordings is the laptop.The big computer is Cary's and he doesn't share well at all,lol.
I'm going to invest in a better soundcard here soon.

The quality of the recordings was not that big of deal to me really, it was more about just singing and having fun. . I don't think my voice sounds that bad, just not as refined as it could and the recordings are a little crummy because I was too lazy to do all the editing necessary on the ends of them for the most part.

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once ya'll get up on your feet..radio shack has some good mics. A good soundcard for the laptop is the creative audigy 2 zs. I have one but havn't gotten to use it yet.
Your stuff sounds very good tho. I also like the songs/poems you wrote.

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Thanks so much! The mic I have is actually really good but I do definitely need a new soundcard. The speakers on my laptop suck sooo bad as it is. I can't listen to any media without it sounding shitty.

My husband has the cadillac of gamer's systems set up in his office but as afore mentioned it is his, he is very protective of it. It's got so many extras its a crime! I can only dream about how good my recordings would sound coming out of that set up.

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When he goes back to work...sneak on it!!




Or, if that fails, just tell him you're going to use it - and if he doesn't like it, then he won't be getting any...*ahem* bonuses. Until further notice. :)

*is evil*




Hehe, but seriously, you should just sneak on it when he's not there. ;)

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that's what i was thinking. sneak on it when he's not around. justmake sure you cover your tracks after you are done.

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I don't even know his system's password(by my request). I think if I ask him nicely he'll let me use it as long as I take all my recording software off when I'm done.

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Sick in my Skin

-Deinna Mello

I wrote this in about 10 minutes after a major feeling fat, PMS breakout day. Kinda an exaggered version of how damn
fed up I am with all the magazine fakeouts of perceived beauty.

Sick in my skin, wanna rip it away.
This shape that I'm in doesn't make me ok.
Perfection is everything but from those lines I stray.

Tragically blemished and so damn marred,
can't I be just as flawless as they are?
I don't wish to be real. It hurts to feel this way. All the time....


Sick in my skin wanna wash the reality away
Jagged blades of demons nails rip at every fiber and pore.
I peer in the mirror so often hoping I'll look different than before.

Insecurity is my enemy
Where is my reprieve from
all this beauty seeking

Sick in my skin, going under the knife again
can you tweek this, erase that.
suck a few more pounds of fat.

I'm looking for filler to replace what's missing
where it really matters.
If my outside is pretty will you care that my innards are
all in tatters.

I wanna be the perfection I see in every magazine
Wanna be the the new sensation of my block, you see

Sick in my skin, can you be my prescription
to cure what ails. Cut them demons' nails.
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Just wallowing in the old misery tonight, lol. Husbands can be very insensitive and this song is inspired by that, its kind of a work in progress.

Defeated
-Deinna Mello

Aren't you supposed to be the one who makes me feel
good about myself?
Aren't you supposed to say I'm wonderful everyday?
Aren't you the one whose supposed to be in my corner
instead of always putting me in my place?

Aren't you supposed to love me unconditionally
every piece and every part.
Body, soul and this breaking heart.

Chorus
Why can't I have the courage to stand up and say I quit
Why is it I've stuck thru it all, even the worse of it?
I don't expect to be worshipped or treated as some hero
But why is it so many times you make me feel less than zero?



Aren't you supposed to be my private cheering squad
Instead it seems like we are always at odds.
Nothing I ever do is right, or close to good enough.

Repeat chorus

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Thank you very much.

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Deinna, amazing voice. Simply . . . . amazing. .