Tutorial - Vocal Subharmonics (How to Sing Subharmonics)
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2020
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TL;DW: Sing a note, slightly move toward vocal fry while staying on the same note, boom - SUBHARMONIC.
In this video, I will show you how subharmonics work without getting too technical. Keep in mind that this is technique is easy to obtain, but hard to perfect.
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Thanks,
Thou
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This mans voice is already an octave lower than mine
lol
nah, it's a whole 88 keys lower.
Bruh I'm sayin 😂
i want to learn subharmonics so i can reach your speaking notes.
Same. This guy's voice is so low, I would need subharmonics to speak like him.
@@sebastianwendl603 honnnnestly
THIS is the video we all needed. This will bring world peace
This will cure everyone’s corona.
Now you can make fnckin beeeaaaannnnnsssss
@Ryandal Gilmore but you're lame
Holy shit I thought I commented your comment because of your profile
This comment didn’t age well.
This is legit the best video to demonstrate and teach how to do this. I’ve literally spent the last five years trying to figure this out (did it by accident while singing with my brothers for Christmas and couldn’t figure out how to replicate it again), and during your paper/finger tutorial, the way you explained it just clicked and I managed to finally do it. Five years man, and you made it so easy. Great teaching and explanation. Thank you so much.
Thank you and enjoy! Plenty of videos here regarding subharmonics and voice.
Yeah, maybe you got it because you have years of study, but it was explained like ass. "don't mix the voices but make them work together" that's the same thing.
Me watching this: Oh🤔
Him: Add vocal fry
Me: OOHHHHH💀
How do you just “add vocal fry” it doesn’t work and I’m sad
Thank you for the simple explanation. This was the final piece of the puzzle.
Just dropped to a C1 and held it for the first time. 😁
I've been practicing for just 6 day and my lowest chest note is D2 and i can get really clear(I think so) subharmonic C2 and fry-subharmonic G1. I'm 16 and my natural voice isn't deep.
UPD: I'm from 27th january 2021 and now my lowest chest note is C#2 and now i can pitch around my subharmonics from A1 to D1
UPD: Greeting from 04.13.2022! Recently I hit my highest note without narrowing my larynx - G#2.
Now my full blending sunbarmonic range is C#1-G#2.
My control is pretty decent when it comes to switches:D
@@rtsbass7829 I can go down to an Eb1 and go up to an A2
Nice dude! Gratz! C1 must be sooooo dope to hit
@@rtsbass7829 it hurt for me the first time i did it
@@rtsbass7829 I love the updates man. Great comment.
not gonna lie, I've been trying to figure out how to sing subharmonic for about a month now, this is the first video that makes me think I actually did the technique right, thank you for this
Glad I could help!
In the morning, I can sometimes hit B1, but I’m usually stuck with a lowest of D2. I finally figured this out, and well, it worked lmao
You sounds like Geoff, WoW
Tutu ;-; That’s true
Ikr
@@kfclit1199 look who's here
Elijah Adr. what is your natural range
When I heard his voice, I immediately scrolled to the comments to mention this lol
I used subharmonics in a high school production of addams family. I was playing Lurch (a zombie) so even if it popped a little bit people just assumed it was me doing a character voice. They worked like a charm as I was miced so the sound was really powerful
I was just Fester in my high school's production of The Addams Family! My voice was dropping while working on The Addams Family, and my vocal range went from F3 to F5 to A2 to Bb4 in the span of 2 1/2 months! It was a wacky time
I'm actually here for the same exact reason, lol. No way I (high tenor) am hitting an Eb2 without using subharmonic
So happy to see im not the only lurch 😭😭😭
The speaking voice reminds me of Geoff Castellucci - just 1 to 1 alike.
Now I can sing from the subharmonics register to the whistle register. I basically have a full piano range 😮😮!!
You have changed my life! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am a low baritone and I have always DREAMED to reach those beautiful low notes, with no success. But now I have followed your explanation attentively and after a couple times I finally found that hidden low frequency in the octave higher without varying the pushing of the air. It's been like rediscovering the potential of my own voice!!! Again, thank you very very much! From now on I will be practicing this ;)
There is an extended technique on stringed instruments like violin and viola called “subharmonic playing.” It is where you drag the bow harder than normal (causing a disturbance, like the tuning fork touching the subwoofer) and that causes the note to pop down an octave. It’s amazing how this phenomenon can be performed across many different mediums! I also believe that polyphonic playing in bassoons and pedal tones in brass are also the same concept. It’s so cool how this phenomenon can be used to create music.
I like to make a “cow moo” on my C-string by doing this
@@WilliamFord972 cello?
My lowest chest note is a B1 ( an A1 on a good day ) and this actually helped me get down to a B0! Thank you!
Glad it was able to help you!
Let's hear it!
Stop, you're giving me hope 🤣 I'm a baritone naturally but I've been trying to get my voice lower. So this is part of my journey! Thank you very much!
Your subharmonic tone sounds phenomenal! Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you for this video! I just started getting the hang of subharmonics. I've been able to do bass growls like tim foust for a bit but bc I'm a choral singer I wanted to prioritize subharmonics. I recently finally started to be able to make coherent notes with it, my natural chest voice usually can reach a C2 confidently and quite loud any given day, and I've actually sang a C1 with subharmonics a couple times while practicing this past week
was able to make my first subharmonic sound using this and even made it sound decent. Thank you so much and I will continue to practice this is the future to hone in this skill to sound as good as you do.
Long-Awaited!!!
This real help answer some questions for myself trying to learn how to sing with subharmonic notes. Thanks
Well done! I just figured out how little fry is necessary to make this work.
After watching tons of videos on subharmonics, this is the video that actually helped
Same!!!
This man blew my mind when he said applying vocal fry to your chest voice lowers it an octave. It sounds simple, but I couldn't really understand what was actually happening. When hesang the example and I heard the transition, it immediately clicked. Though it probably helps that I've done some beatboxing and doing throat bass feels very similar.
Appreciate this video, my chamber choir is doing a piece with notes none of us basses have. Might give my director a nice surprise!
I sung an a1 and a g1 today with subharmonics, these things are like magic, I'm a baritone and I can sing low now 👌
This is a very good explanation video. I have just recently started learning to use subharmonics in my vocals. On a good day, I can sing an F1 using this technique. However, I am having control issues and am getting a lot of that "fail-safe" sound that you discussed. Thank you.
Can’t thank you enough for doing videos like these, appreciate it more than you know.
Thank you so much for this! It's what keeps us going! Appreciate it!
I watched this and then ended up singing B1 after 30mins-hour of practice. The "touching the fry" thing really made it click for me. This is completely mad, my lowest clean note normally is A2! I guess the next step is trying to make this more than a party trick for me and turn it into a usable singing register.
just touch the fry
@@markhaglund1565 👉🍟
Touch the fry!
@@markhaglund1565 french fryy
Touched the frying pan and burned myself
I've been trying to do this for months. The way u explained it, I hit the note right after
Awesome - glad it is working out for you!
Very clear and concise. Thank you.
I've been trying to work out how to do it for a few weeks and haven't been successful, after watching this I just took my lowest note from B1 (only ever hit once) to D1
Granted, I am not good at it at all yet, but *I did it* now thanks to this video
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Very good explanation! Sometimes people ask me about subharmonics, but I don't use it ... so I can recommend your video now! :-)
Thanks! Always enjoy your videos as well - keep 'em coming!
Hahaha this is so cool, I paused it after your bit with the f3 and piece of paper and got it in like 10 seconds, this is awesome. I've recently gotten Mongolian throat singing so this is another cool technique to have
Haha same, I accidentally learned to throat sing while trying to learn subharmonics
@@benson3955Idem bro❤
I cant do it consistently at all, but this is the first time ive ever successfully sang a subharmonic note! Thank you so much!
You are welcome! I am glad you are getting success! 🔥
Hands down the best instructional I’ve seen of how to do this
Thank you! Glad it is working and helping those who are learning about it.
I'm surprised that it kind worked when I tried it. thanks for the simple explanation, hopefully with some more practice I can get it a bit more controlled and usable.
This video was decisive in helping me to create my first subharmonic. Three months from then, my subharmonics became quite sonorous, but I stumble over the surprising fact that the lower ones are easier. I can create F#1-B1 stable and then it becomes cracky so I have a hole until E2 which I can sing with normal voice..
THANK YOU SO MUCH. My friend's have done this for a number of years, so I've always wanted to to know how. This tutorial came to the rescue and i was able to learn how!
Very well explained my friend!
Usually my range allows me to go down to a B1 on most days, and a C2 always, both in cheat voice.
Thanks to this video, I just hit a G1, after two minutes of practice. Its fairly clean, and easy for me to hit, and my tuner picks it up right at a G1.
I'm going to practice more, and see how low I can go as well as how easily I can access these notes, as I still have to slowly transition myself between a regular chest note and a subharmonic.
So thanks for that, this may be a big discovery for me.
You are welcome and thanks for watching! Keep making music 🎶 🎵
This guy is such a beast!!!
OH so this is what I was doing! I have been very confused why my voice has "flicked" between two very different notes once in a blue moon. I will have to be mindful of vocal fry in the future.
Awesome video, dude. Earned a fan out of me for sure
Sick, it worked perfectly!! Great video and explanation!!
Omg thank you, my lowest chest voice is around c2, b1 but i could reach c#1 with this technique
I still can't really hit subharmonics. I need to work on vocal fry and controlling that. I don't even know what has been different about your video, maybe the examples, but it actually made sense to me what I'm supposed to be doing. Thank you for the video.
omg this helped me immediately! thank you!!
I've been watching videos on this technique for quite some time but never really got it down until one day in the shower I tried singing Vespers op 37 by Rachmaninoff (that one low note at the end - I can barely reach it in my chest voice - ) and it just clicked, so for the time I kept explaining the technique to myself in the same way as you did, as a rather narrow passaggio between your chest voice and vocal fry. Now I just need to really nail that place in order to hit it with precision.
Thanks for the video, I know I'm rather late for the party, but this one was the clearest explanation for it.
You are welcome! Rachmaninoff is the true test of a bass in a choir, indeed.
Thanks for watching!
That voice u got is soo delicous *-*
Baritone / tenor 2 my lowest (comfortable) chest note is a f# 2 i was able to hold a f# 1 comfortably this was the only video that really helped
you my firend are a bass-baritone
I can reach f2, so basically we talk the at the same note😎
@@ReBorNxTacTic that is not what makes someone a bass-baritone. Don’t use terms when you don’t know what they mean.
@@boundary2580 lol
Me at 14 yo 🗿🗿🗿 (I can hit D2 in chest voice)
Awesome video man this a great tutorial how to do this brilliant I will certainly be practicing that technique
for me it is pretty easy to reach these subharmonics on the first relatively high note by now example, but when i go to the second example i'd say it becomes about 3x more difficult to actually engage the vocal fry, also the note gets a weirdly jittery texture and i feel like i dont actually hit it correctly all of the time. also doing an 'O' sound and slightly pinching my throat helps with engaging them consistently for me.
Nice explanation！ I'm new to this as of this week, but I could actually produce a subharmonic tone briefly. It's finesse. Thank you for explaining not to force it. This is something I can practice daily and see if I can work into something useful, and also teach my English conversation student, who has a lovely baritone voice.
Fantastic! Thanks!
Wonderful video sir. Have a good day and be safe.
this is actually great!!!
Thing I've found (as a listener at least) subharmonic notes don't even need to be 'loud' to be heard at the back of the room! They just cut straight through all other ranges and just put tingles down the spine!
This is very true - great observation. The balance of the normal sung octave and perfect 5th above that is what really allows it to stay full. And since you have not compromised on any of the upper harmonics (specifically singer's formant in the 2kHz range, it comes through nicely).
Assuming it was executed well, of course, haha.
Thanks!
i love you. Thank you master1!
Great voice...
Well explained sir 🙆
Best Guide EVER
That was the best tutorial i've ever seen! Thank you
Thanks for watching!
I am a string player and always heard the tartini note as annoying noice in the background because it sound distorted and beat-like. Discovered subharmonics a while ago and now my mind can process those sounds produced by my violin(when playing 2 strings at the same time) as real sounds lol
Also a cool trick is mess with the tongue like when people teach overtone singing, and you can easily shift the harmonics of that lower note
tried this
my mom thought i was posessed
At first, I thought I learned nothing, cos the second note you tried had no work for me, but when I tried it a bit higher and checked the board- wow, I was impressed! I am mezzo, and my usual lowest note is somewhere in E3 -F3, But I reached B2-C3, I could never..! It's a kind of flex now - to know that you really can reach 3 octaves somehow, even if it's not completely usable, etc.
Awesome! It takes time if you want to make it usable. Glad it worked for you!
Finally I understand !!! Thank you!
This voice is an absolute treasure
Thanks!
@@bass2yang sure thing dude! If you aren't already, you seriously need to get into voice over work
great video man, helped me out a lot!
You are welcome!
best explanation ever
great speaking voice, man!
Yes, he definitely has, so do you!!
thanks for this video
You are welcome!
un capo
un genio
you're the best
I look at it like finding overtones and undertones within the tones I sing... and it's fun stuff because Mongolian throat singing is similar
Finally able to hit C-15. Thanks man
Damn the way you can just activate vocal fry that easily is crazy lol I have such a hard time doing that but I don’t practice nearly enough
I LITERALLY JUST LEARNT HOW TO DO THIS WHILE WATCHING THIS VIDEO OMFG I AM A GODDDD
I found out about subharmonics today morning and wanted to do them... I literlly only watched 2 videos and now I can do it omfg
Hey Thou! I can't believe the day came that you finally teach this platform how to do it right! Thank you for the video and i hope that in these times, more great content like this will shine through RUclips. Quick random question, where are you from originally? Like what are your roots ethnicity-wise?
Thank you! It is hard to do some of these videos while teaching full-time. These recent events however have given me just a bit more time to work through these videos.
I am Hmong (Southeast Asian Ethnic Group, related to Chinese, but the language is not mutually intelligible). There isn't a country or area that is specifically named/outlined for Hmong people.
Thanks again!
@@bass2yang Oh ok, thanks for clarifying it for me. Also, i posted this comment before watchig the video in it's entirety and i have to say, i didn't expect you out of all people to have bad days with subharmonics. I mean, it's human to have bad vocal days, no matter the vocal level you are at, but still, it fascinates me. But if i had to ask one question regarding this technique, then i'd probably ask:
1) how do i unlock more notes on my subharmonic range, since i seem to always bottom out at an F1. (i've reached an Eb and one time a Db in the Facebook group, but that was a VERY lucky day for me) I've talked in RUclips comments with the guy behind this video, ruclips.net/video/OW9IhvzzKGE/видео.html, Josh, and he told me that to unlock a note (specifically an E1, just one freaking semitone underneath, that's all i'm asking lol) i need to basically "own" the fundamental above it, basically have the clearest and fullest E2 i possibly can to be able to produce the E1 below. Is that completely true and is there anything else i can do to unlock lower notes?
2) And finally, i simply want to get the right tone in my subharmonics. I find myself having a lot of volume sometimes and even enough projection, but unfortunately, my notes never seem to produce a clear tone such as this video from Jay: ruclips.net/video/iuJVkJyt5SQ/видео.html&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0-Yw2LWLJj3Nfalm1H8mIBxyNBQFOzM1V0yOX3Ew4wf9-QyU9ijMy08UY My subharmonic loses it's colour under an F#1 and it becomes kinda "hollow" but not toneless. You can clearly hear the tone i'm producing when doing so. I'm guessing that my problem is that i'm going nearer the Fry department as you showed in this video and less on the Full Voice, basically forgetting about the fundamental and focusing too much on the octave below.
I don't really know what to do with these 2 things and how i can overcome them with practice. Still though, thank you a lot for taking your time to read this. Best wishes, George.
I understand your concern. Yup - there are bad days - and what I mean by bad is usually just not having sufficient time to find where the subharmonics are in my voice, especially durinf a performance.
Josh is correct in that you do need to own the E2 before you can sing a subharmonic E1. One thing to be aware of is that for bass and baritones, there is a "passagio" that occurs right around F2. This is where you need to sing wih a brighter, thinner vowel. Try singing "neeyeah" with a lot of nasal resonance (very bright and pretty much as annoyingly as possible). Start with a comfortable note and then go down to the E2. From there, sing the same word and sound but this time, layer the vocal fry over it to produce the subharmonic.
It may be thin sounding but it should get your there pitch-wise. You can slowly open up the other areas of resonant spaces by modifying the vowel shape and pharynx.
Another way is to use the 2nd level subharmonics (I will have to demonstrate in another video - David Larson already has something about this up).
My suggestion is to sing with different vowels and find one that works best for your voice. Keep the integrity of that vowel and slowly blend it with other vowels.
A lot of times, the lack of warmth comes from the lack of pharyngeal space (imagine a hot fry that you are trying cool off that is already in your mouth - that's the pharyngeal space. Sometimes people use the phrase "lift your soft palate" - you are essentially giving your pharyngeal space).
I hope this helps a bit. Every situation is different so I am sure you will find what you need on your journey. Sing healthy!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@bass2yang Thank you a lot for your advice Thou, i'll try it and see what i come up with. I'll also try to post anything soon in the group since i haven't in a few weeks and see where i'm at. Talk to you soon and stay healthy of course!
I’ve used subharmonics in a choral setting down to D1, but the sweet spot seems to be between F1-Bb1 for me. Although I have been able to go as low as A0, not that there is any use for it haha
Good to hear from you, Cody! Yeah, it's the same here. I haven't had a need for D1 - only E1 (sort of E1, since the choir went down a 1/4-ish step) for Bogoroditse Devo. Hope all things music are going well with you!
Bass2Yang Thank you! I sang the All-Night Vigil with the Charlotte Symphony Chorus in an Eastern Orthodox Church and it was magnificent. At the end of almost every movement we had gone at least a quarter-tone flat, some a full semi-tone. I’m glad we had a pianist, otherwise our baritones might have had trouble singing their parts!
sry im a little late! i'm a baritone, i can reach without force my voice an D2 (full chest), when i wake up i have a lot of vocal fry, and i try to do my baritone exercise (my teacher let me this exercises to do) but in that exercise the lower note that him discribed me its an A2 when i practice this i loose my vocal fry and i have to concetre a lot to reach again.
i can do your bass excersice to try to expand my range whit out damage my voice?
pd: im a light baritone.
My recommendations are to always do what your voice teacher asks first. They know your voice best and work with you directly. You can bring up some ideas to your teacher and ask, but always default to your voice teacher.
My focus is usually on the basic mechanics of singing so it is a good starting point. You are welcome to share this resource with them but again, my advice is always go with your voice teacher first (assuming they approach the voice in a healthy, efficient way that works best for you).
Thanks!
Thank you so much! I can only get this to work decently sometimes. How do you stop it from sounding too crackly and not like one solid note? And how do you increase your projection?
Try closing your mouth when doing subharmonics so you can feel where it is popping up the octave (is it a space issue, a vocal fold issue, a vocal fry issue, etc.). Sometimes, I put my tongue up against the roof of my mouth and directly on the top front teeth (as if I was singing the sound of the letter "L"). This will give you a "point" of focus and keep the tongue out of the way. It could also be that you are going too far into the fry side.
Come to the dark si-
I mean... Make sure you aren't going too far into fry - keep the full voice strong and healthy, making sure you have efficient breath energy (which gives you a solid, full bodied sound with good core).
Haha sorry - my son and I have too many Star Wars references going on at the moment.
Thanks! Hope this helps (sorry I can't help more unless I hear you in person to give you a better response).
Truly amazing. This isn't necessarily related to subharmonics, but how does one speak with a relaxed voice such as you do? Also, given your knowledge on acoustics and the anatomy/function of the human voice, how does one maximize power of the voice? Or rather projection; hitting that vocal output ratio opera singers have mentioned. Besides physiological aspects that determine one's size of voice, how does one maximize their vocal output? In addition, to tie this question and this video together (which again proved crucial to finally understanding and embodying proper ability in subharmonic singing) how does one maximize their subharmonic projection? Thanks very much for all you do!
Thank you! I'll try to answer all your questions in order.
1. I always try to speak the same way I sing - on the voice, never forced, and in a way that is healthy.
2. To maximize your power, you maximize your breath energy and focus on the natural resonances in your voice. The "singer's formant" which is around 2-4kHz lives in an area that is sensitive to our ears - this area is above the orchestra's sound. By capitalizing and investing in the dark/bright singing (chiaroscuro) and maximizing that part, you use your entire voice efficiently. This is why I love opera - especially great singers with amazing technique.
3. Maximizing vocal output also means that you minimize straining and overexerting areas in your voice. Singing too dark to imitate a different fach or singing with too much breath pressure to compensate for vocal weight. This destroys the overall output that your voice could have.
4. Maximizing subharmonic sound becomes easier once you understand how to do it with your full voice first. The hard work is already done so all you do is add that important "layer" over your full voice and you will have an optimized subharmonic sound. People run into issues because they try to press, force, or control subharmonics. At this point, subharmonics is almost as natural as vibrato. I just go to that point/area and allow it to do what it is suppose to do - "distort the soundwave to where it imitatws the octave below and maintain it until the music no longer needs it."
I hope this helps and hope I was able to answer them! Thanks - great questions by the way.
@@bass2yang That was all very very helpful, thank you so much!
10/10 best asmr
Man speaks subharmonics regularly! :D
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Thank you for the clear explanation, time for me to explore vocal fry! One question, does this work the same in women's voices?
Yes, women can sing subharmonics just like male voices.
This is crazy I sing and use fry to fry scream but never realised I could use my vocal fry to drop so much this was such a good explanation thank you 🙏🏻
I haven't yet worked with or heard an Operatic bass use subharmonics in a live performance. All the basses I know are just low chest voice monsters, most don't even use fry at all.
Last time I sang Die Zauberflote, the bass who sang Sarastro marked In Diesen Heil'gen Hallen down the octave, in chest.
Same here - it is most useful in choral and some contemporary singing. Opera has a demand for consistent vocal color which subharmonics would not be best suited for. In a choral context, it is all about color and how it mixes with the choir - subharmonics definitely do well in that aspect.
Thanks!
for 2 weeks of practicing subharmonics in lower register, no improvement. I can sing subharmonics but on a rather higher note, and when I try singing in lower note the subharmonics show but sound the same as my higher note subharmonics. any tips?
ps: if I forced it it just sounds like more on the vocal fry side.
Very good tutorial , thanks for your work. I have been watching you for quite long and i practice at that technique for almost 1 and a half year or 2 years , can't remember exactly. I can't still have a flawless sound but i'm working on it , i practice about 2 times per week cause i started voice lessons for right vocal position and health control of my voice , i am chanter at a church and i always get cracks on my voice and tired cause i ve been singing in a wrong way so that's why i started lessons to control properly my voice plus i have a healthy voice checked by my doctor. How long will it take to control properly the subharmonics in your experience ? i use that technique in ison ( there are chunters and the isons who keep the tone ) but i can't for long period of time cause after that my voice isn't good and i m forced to stop for my own good.
Thank you!
It didn't take me long to get the subharmonic down - what took a long time is to get it to work on command and under pressure during a performance. I've been doing this for around 10 years now and around year 2-3 is where it started to stabilize. It may be different for you.
What I focus on is making sure I have a healthy and efficient sound in my normal range. This is especially helpful for doing ison because you (as the bass) control the harmonic foundation for the soloist or melodic chant that occurs above.
Think more "laser-beam" in terms of focus for subharmonics. Sing with brighter sounds (not louder necessarily). It also depends on where the subharmonic is. If it is higher like around C2-E2, be mindful of your larynx position. If it is in a sweet spot like G1-B1, relax a bit more and allow your voice the resonant space it needs. As you go lower than G1, it may feel like you have to focus a bit more of your sound (not much, but there is something that changes there).
It may be slightly higher or lower for you so focus on mastering your normal voice as well. The subharmonic sound will grow along side with you as you practice healthy singing.
Thanks!
Does subharmonics feel like applying pitch to your vocal fry? When you use vocal fry as merely a tool at the very beginning of a phrase, we often don't ever think of it as something that's actually a part of our range. This is what I've done that sounds as close to it as it currently can be: you use extra breath support on your vocal fry (which most people don't) with a little extra tightness (not tension, similar thing for whistle voice) on your throat to create a much more consistent tone within that register and just start trying to hit and stabilize each pitch you go for. Is this correct?
Great points. I think so long as the approach gets you the desired sound, it is a correct way of looking at it. For me, it depends on if I am using a voiced consonant or vowel that requires the fry-full voice interaction to be immediate. The fry first just needs to be really quick to give the impression that the note started on the same pitch as the subharmonic (let's say the word is "virtue" on a G1, I would start with fry and the G2 on the "v" sound immediately so that it sounds as if I am starting on a G1. If I start with full voice first, I end up with a G2 "v" sound and then a "pop" down to G1 when the subharmonic shows up.)
I suppose you could say that leading with fry first may work well and definitely better than starting up the octave and then applying the fry. One issue would be that the pitchless fry may not interact well when the full voice note comes in - it may get stuck or you may lose some integrity of tone by it sounding too much like fry instead of a fuller voice kind of sound; going for immediate "interaction" of both full and fry together to get the subharmonic is the main goal.
I can sing sometimes B1 with chest so would subharmonics allow me to sing B0?
Would that be even audible?
For any of y’all trying to learn how to scream, this tutorial can also be helpful. That kind of breaking point between the two octaves, if you put more pressure into that, you can achieve those lower false chord/fry screams
At least, that’s how I do it
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can you explain excatly what is happening in the vocal folds in the subharmonic register? didn't quite understand how it works
thanks for the video!
I go through it slightly more in depth on my blog (there are some research papers as well - I think there is one that has been recently published. If I can get mg hands on it, I'll be sure to talk about in a future video).
What happens is that your vocal folds become slightly asymmetrical (one longer than the other, one thicker than the other, etc.). The vocal fry setting in your voice is where the vocal folds become thicker and shorter, and they are fully adducted (meaning the vocal folds are completely together). When you sing with this offset, the pitch created is a subharmonic due to the vocal folds' pitch periodically "meeting" at certain points. These points that are plotted are very similar to the points of the note that is an octave below, which gives us the perception of singing down the octave.
If you do a search of "Mari Kimura subharmonics", she has a wealth of knowledge and research on subharmonics (and notation as well for subharmonics).
Thanks!
do u know if u can get subharmonics on a fried chest note bc i can get my voice to pop down to a C1 (very briefly) on most days or a D1 on worse days for my voice and have gotten my voice to pop down to Bb0 on really good days (again extremely briefly) but idk if thats a good indication of chest voice bc for me its hard to tell when i transition from chest to fried chest bc ive always just kind of used it and not realized it
Could you please provide a link here to the video where you explain the technique with the finger and strip of paper? Thank you!
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This is the way haha thanks for watching!
I’m a low tenor and I’m just looking to add this to my bag of tricks😂
I've been doing this when I'm bored and didn't know it was an actual thing. I can't figure it out all the way but it's cool. I suck at singing so I probably shouldn't do this
Can you do the octave higher?
Thank you.