Overtone singing

[Veho]

Shut up and watch.

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Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing, is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the resonances (or formants) created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out of the lips to produce a melody.

The partials (fundamental and overtones) of a sound wave made by the human voice can be selectively amplified by changing the shape of the resonant cavities of the mouth, larynx and pharynx. This resonant tuning allows the singer to create apparently more than one pitch at the same time (the fundamental and a selected overtone), while in effect still generating a single fundamental frequency with his/her vocal folds.

Loosely translated: magic.


There are tutorials available online if you want to try and learn the spooky wailing. Just stay away from any passing exorcists.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Something something, blow job joke, something something.

That's...definitely interesting, a pretty cool look into what the human body can do.

 

[grossaffe]

I assume you were perusing Wimp?

 

[Depravo]

I'm more puzzled by the 'why' rather than the 'how'.

 

[Veho]

I'm more puzzled by the 'why' rather than the 'how'.

For the glory of Satan of course
Of the things you can do with yourself, this one doesn't need a refractory period
Because it's neat.

 

[grossaffe]

I'm more puzzled by the 'why' rather than the 'how'.

Because reasons.

 

[Gahars]

I'm more puzzled by the 'why' rather than the 'how'.

It's a great to way to prank those snooty jerks in the choir, sort of like this.

 

[Flame]

Depravo the quote below explains a lot with the why.

Last night I had a dream about you
In this dream I'm dancing right beside you
And it looked like everyone was having fun
the kind of feeling I've waited so long

 

[FAST6191]

Damn, slowly but surely I have been adding to my skillset of interesting things I have seen in youtube videos. I do not think I will be able to add this one though, mind you if I can learn to make my voice slightly less monotone that would be a good thing.

Edit.
Technology to the rescue

 

[Densetsu]

Pfffffff...they got nothing on Smooth McGroove.

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But seriously, this is pretty cool. If I could do that, I'd use my powers to sing chiptunes from the 8-bit gaming era