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> A vocal timbre can also reveal economic and cultural background. Some singers...were encouraged to either accentuate their timbre...or to abandon what occurre
by tech_ken 2y ago
> A vocal timbre can also reveal economic and cultural background. Some singers...were encouraged to either accentuate their timbre...or to abandon what occurred naturally for them
Vocal timbre is a big identifier of different rap subgenres and artists, seems like. Certainly seems like much of the vocal delivery on a track explores fluctuation of the timbre, even when the pitch is constant or has little dynamics.
It's interesting to think how the timbral effects of a regional accent would interact with the beat construction/development. Is the trap hi-hat a result of the Southern drawl?
- midiguy 2y agoThe reason I hate heavy autotune in recent hip-hop is because it destroys all of the interesting timbre that could be there, and reduces it all the same annoying voice
- tech_ken 2y agoDepends on the usage for me; I think the point of the article was that timbre isn't something that's orderable, there's lots of different timbres and processed vocals are their own thing. Sometimes their texture fits really well into the palette of the song, IM personal O. Thinking of like "Lollipop"