u/Adam_Astra_Music

Librarian here. If anyone's curious about the difference between Libby and Hoopla, here's a rundown:

Libby - limited selection but better quality and more economical for the library. Libraries pay a publisher for a certain number of digital copies, which expire after a certain number of checkouts. Because of this, they are treated more like physical copies--thus the holds lists. I always check here first.

Hoopla - larger selection but a lot of junk. Not all junk though and there may be some overlap with Libby. Also much more expensive for libraries because they have to pay per checkout rather than per title. No holds lists tho*. I try to use it sparingly. For audiobooks I know I'll want to revisit, I use Libro.fm, which benefits my local bookstore of choice. I don't have anything to do with Amazon anymore (including using GoodReads...try StoryGraph instead).

Addendum: some users have reported waitlists for Hoopla titles. I haven't experienced this in my 10+ years of using it. My guess is that these folks are in very large markets where costs can quickly get out of control if too many people check out the same book at once.

Hi all,

I'm a singer-songwriter in my early 40s and I've never been able to access a falsetto 'head voice.' No matter what I do, I can't get any air through the cords. I have a deeper voice, range is about two octaves (roughly E2-E4). Mostly I make do and emulate singers with deeper voices, but sometimes I'm frustrated by the limitation. I once sought help from a voice instructor who tried to help me slip into it by making funny sounds, but it did nothing. After a few weeks of lessons she got frustrated, I got frustrated, and we parted ways. I've also tried exercises on my own singing scales and leaps with different vowel and consonant sounds. No luck. Any other tricks? Maybe I should try hypnotism next, ha.
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Hi all,

I'm a singer-songwriter in my early 40s and I've never been able to access a falsetto 'head voice.' No matter what I do, I can't get any air through the cords. I have a deeper voice, range is about two octaves (roughly E2-E4). Mostly I make do and emulate singers with deeper voices, but sometimes I'm frustrated by the limitation. I once sought help from a voice instructor who tried to help me slip into it by making funny sounds, but it did nothing. She got frustrated, I got frustrated, and that was my voice lesson. I've also tried exercises on my own singing scales and leaps with different vowel and consonant sounds. No luck. Any other tricks? Maybe I should try hypnotism next, ha.

Hi all! I'm new to Reddit and trying to determine which communities to join. I'm a writer and self-taught musician of the singer-songwriter/indie-folk persuasion.

Here are my primary areas of interest:

Home studios: gear, setup, recording, mixing,

Acoustic guitar: playing, recording, mixing

Songwriting: feedback on songs in progress

Promotion: growing an audience, releasing music

Collaboration: help with arrangements, composition

Thanks so much!