Customer Reviews
Nice and Helpful 
2008-06-25
This is a fun singing coach and it has features that really helps. I really like that it can graph your voice and how high or low your voice is. It tracks the notes you are hitting while you sing into a computer microphone.
I'd recommend you read a good book on how to sing along with using this program:
Singing for Dummies
This program touches on info like how to exercise your voice, how singing works etc. but if you'd like lots more detail or another perspective this Singing for Dummies Book is a good one.
No service from technicians when there is a problem 
2008-06-16
[ASIN:B0006SE5BQ Singing Coach Unlimited]
I purchased Singing Coach Unlimited on March 08. In the meantime my computer crashed and the only program available was Windows Vista, which was already on all the new computers. I was told that Windows Vista, which is the program on my new computer, would be compatible with Windows 98 programs. (Not so) I contacted a technician for Singing Coach Unlimited. He said the reason the program would not load is because it is not compatible with Windows Vista but that there was no problem. They would send me a disc immediatly at no extra cost. I waited until Mid May. It never came. I e-mailed. No reply. I phoned and left messages. My calls were not returned. Finally I got someone on the phone and they said they would send the disc at once. I am still waiting a month later. I have e-mailed more. No answer. No reply to my calls. It is now too late to return the product to Amazon.com and it appears I have no way of getting this disc from the manufacturer. I am deeply disappointed and wish there were some way of getting that disc. I bought this for my musical, but special needs child as part of her therapy.
This is a word of warning to anyone whoever requires service from this company. It is simply not there
Where's the 9/8 time signature? 
2008-03-28
Maybe I'm musically inept. But I wrote a MIDI file in 9/8 time and when I import it using this program, it comes out sounding all wrong. It seems it's unable to compose or import anything in 9/8. Can someone help me out please?
Since there's no forum for this software, I had no choice but to post here.... Feel free to email me at JacobsJeff@gmail.com
I've only owned this program for a day, so I'm not fit to write a propper review yet. I love what I see so far, except that annoying no 9/8 thing.
Not impressed 2007-11-28
I bought two of these from Circuit City - one for myself and one as a Christmas gift for my step-daughter. I installed it on my desktop, which is running Win XP Pro. After dealing with the lousy installation instructions that didn't make sense, and trying many times to get my computer to recognize that I had plugged in the microphone already, it finally recognized it and installed the program.
I got the program running, but no sound was coming out of it. I thought maybe it was a problem with my computer, so I installed it on my laptop, which is running Win XP Pro as well (maybe that was the problem). I had the same problem there - I couldn't hear the characters talking and I couldn't hear my voice or anything else for that matter.
I called the support number on the box but that turned out to be support for ONLY the microphone. The guy told me that Sony was responsible for the software and I would need to contact them. He gave me the website address carryatune.com and told me I would be able to find what I needed there. I found a phone number there and called them. After listening to their annoying automated phone system, I was transfered to their customer service department. It rang and rang and rang and finally I got this guy's answering machine. He was away from his desk. I left a message but he never called me back. (It's the next day as I'm writing this.)
After some screaming and crying, I got fed up with it, decided that it was crap, and took it back to Circuit City. Technically, you're not supposed to return software that has been opened, but I called ahead and explained the situation. I think the lady could feel my frustration. Either that or they must get a lot of complaints about this product, because she was willing to let me return it for a full refund. Thanks Circuit City! (I'm sure Amazon would have done the same. I love Amazon.)
Singing Coach unilimited 2007-10-30
I bought the "regular" edition and upgraded to the unlimited. If you don't have perfect pitch, this program helps you to know when you are on pitch. and give you exercises to help you to develop your ear and voice. Excellent for new singers.
Keep Original Packaging!!! 2007-07-18
Imagine singing along with friends and family, joining the church choir, stepping up to the microphone at karaoke, or even competing in a singing idol competition. Learn to sing like a star even if you have never sung a note in your life.
Great,... but falls a little short 2007-05-16
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.
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.
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).
In the products defense, they did make it fairly easy to write your own scales and songs (time consuming).
And best of all, it's FUN! 2007-04-08
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
Singing Coach Unlimited 
2007-04-05
It is really geared for children, and is not really flexible to allow someone to customize it for their own needs, - at least so far, it is too pedestrian
Terrible support 2007-03-31
After loading this program I cannot open it. I contacted the company with this issue and received a form letter type email about shutting off my firewall and virus protection and updating all of my drivers. That didn't work. I have now tried this program on 6 computers in all and none of them can open it. The Carry-A-Tune support solution? Ignore me. I have not heard back from them in a week and a half, after I told them I tried everything they said and it didn't work. I wasted around $100 on this program and the best they can do when it doesn't work is to ignore me. Please, do not take the chance and waste your money like I did.
