[Official Message] ayumi hamasaki 『Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017』

[EndOfTheWorld]

couple-
noun: couple; plural noun: couples
1.
two individuals of the same sort considered together.
"a couple of girls were playing marbles"
synonyms: pair, duo, twosome, two; More
informal
an indefinite small number.
"he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days"
synonyms: some, a few, a handful of, one or two
"I have a couple of things to do"

That is what google says about the term "couple".
To me, when someone says a "couple" years, it means at least 2 years. Not an exact time but a small amount.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

...y'all writing a dictionary, or...?

[RealLight]

I can't at y'all

[pedronekoi]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

...y'all writing a dictionary, or...?

I died.

[EndOfTheWorld]

I gave the dictionary definition so that it would put an end to the debate.

[thinkingoutloud89]

so what is she doing atm? Its kinda wird not to have a new album/song by now, although I also don't need her to rush

[truehappiness]

She is preparing for the new tour. I assume she probably has music to record too.

[YUKARI]

I need still alone to be performed!!! Why, oh why is it forgotten like this? Why she never did it live

Also I'd love to see Trust, SIGNAL, Hana, RAINBOW, full version of SURREAL without evolution, monochrome, And then, too late

[mizuki-7]

Strangely she has not yet posted pictures of her rehearsing for this upcoming tour ... I really wonder when it will start ?

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by YUKARI

I need still alone to be performed!!! Why, oh why is it forgotten like this? Why she never did it live

Also I'd love to see Trust, SIGNAL, Hana, RAINBOW, full version of SURREAL without evolution, monochrome, And then, too late

A piano version of monochrome would be awesome! Along the lines of Power of music.

[TeamAyu2004]

still alone would be fantastic!!!

[pedronekoi]

Probably this tour will start around June... It's taking so long to announce the dates.

[Aries]

Hi guys, do you know how many tickets I can buy for the tour being a TeamAyu member?

[kotora]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

still alone would be fantastic!!!

anddddd she NEEDS TO PERFORM ever free, but not just playing the song and have dancers for the song during the tour.


We really want to see her perform this song.

[truehappiness]

Given the personal reasons for making ever free, I don't think she'll actually perform it any time soon if she's been avoiding it for this long since it was released.

[EndOfTheWorld]

It's pointless to stress over the tour dates. She will release more details sooner or later. It's normal that things will be a little different for 2017/2018 because of the anniversary plans. She must be planning something special and so we have to just sit tight and wait. Things will be out of the ordinary this year. It looks like Ayu might be feeling more ambitious than any of her previous anniversaries.
Still alone is one of my all time loved songs, but I don't know how that song would sound vocally. I don't know if Ayu could sing it now. But I guess if she can still do kanariya she can sing any song.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Chris85

So you basically showed 2 performances with edited, pitch-corrected vocals? I don't think one can properly judge her vocals in this case.
Why didn't you show unedited ASFXX performance from last year's Music Station for example?

they can fix the pitch and sound, but they cannot edit her technique, the strength of the vocals, vibrato etc, stuff, that's recognizable to only someone who knows what they are looking for. If a singer has 0 training in vocals, you can edit the shit out of it and it will still sound like someone who was never trained to know what they are doing to someone who knows how it all works.
The random performances are not as easy to come across as you think they are. Plus i don't keep a list of performances that are purely unedited just laying around somewhere. I had to even dig for the MA one a bit before i finally found a working link.

[kotora]

omg ...

I think ayu would need a tour for someone who didn't like her current voice.

Ayumi Hamasaki instrumental Tour - JUST MY MUSIC -
1. THE introduction
2. Prologue
3. Interlude
4. Starting Over
5. Taskinlude + Taskebab + Tasking
6. Opening Run
7. Pieces of Seven
8. Taskinillusion
9. Wonderland
10. Kaleidoscope
11. Neverending Dream
12. Tasking
13. Are you Wake Up?
14. Taskinst
15. Bridge to the Sky
16. Disco-munication
17. Load of the Shugyo
18. Montage
19. Insomnia
20. Overture
21. Serenade in A Minor
22. Who - instrumental-

She will just dance without singing anything.

[EndOfTheWorld]

Originally Posted by artcika

they can fix the pitch and sound, but they cannot edit her technique, the strength of the vocals, vibrato etc, stuff, that's recognizable to only someone who knows what they are looking for. If a singer has 0 training in vocals, you can edit the shit out of it and it will still sound like someone who was never trained to know what they are doing to someone who knows how it all works.
The random performances are not as easy to come across as you think they are. Plus i don't keep a list of performances that are purely unedited just laying around somewhere. I had to even dig for the MA one a bit before i finally found a working link.

This is true.

It is purely a myth that Ayu's performances are edited with some sort of magic program or filter or processing. Yes there are technologies that allow you to manipulate vocals but they always leave behind some kind of evidence. Just like some of Ayu's past releases that have a robotic sound. They definitely did not have anything like that many years ago back when Ayu was a new artist. A performance from years ago will most likely be very minimally edited.
The reason that the 1st broadcast of Ayu's tours sound different compared to the re-edit and final DVD release is a few possibilities. There is only so much that can be done.
That being said, mixing plays a huge role in live recordings. After the first broadcast they are able to fine tune the mixing to make both the vocals and music sound better. It can really make a difference. The kanariya performance is a great example. It sounded much better after they reduced the distortion on her vocals.
The final DVD release may have additional mixing done if needed. They also may scrap certain vocal performances completely. Replacing them with vocals from another day that sound better or have the artist go into the studio to record a live performance of the song. They do what they can to then make the lips in sync.
They can also manipulate the vocals with pitch correction and things like that but it usually introduces artifacts or has very obvious robotic vocals.
Ayu's vocals for the most part, are what they are. Even edited vocals are not SO edited to where they aren't real anymore.
None of us truly know the facts of what goes on behind the scenes with Ayu's live performances.

[jbrat2219]

When I heard ayu sing live during MIJ, she sounded just fine. I'm not sure what magical voice she had back in the day that people yearn for so much but in my opinion she was always hit or miss.