That bass at 3:18! (several YTL)
June 2, 2022 9:06 PM   Subscribe

 
Yo, that solo voice a 1:00. He is either a gifted contra tenor, or has one of the best falsettos my untrained ears have ever heard.
posted by Popular Ethics at 9:14 PM on June 2, 2022 [1 favorite]


Well my first assumption until proven otherwise is that he's likely using octave-up (for the aforementioned solo) and/or octave-down (for the bass in the title) features of the magic box he's singing into. I mean, it's still a fantastic and talented performance, no question; but I think tech is doing a bit of work to cover 4+ octaves.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:00 PM on June 2, 2022 [2 favorites]


If you're into this, you should check out Marc Rebillet!
posted by higginba at 10:21 PM on June 2, 2022 [1 favorite]


sounds like he does some overtone singing in this cover of teardrop, too
posted by Clowder of bats at 11:50 PM on June 2, 2022


Wow this guy is completely incredible! Thanks for sharing.

Well my first assumption until proven otherwise is that he's likely using octave-up (for the aforementioned solo) and/or octave-down (for the bass in the title) features of the magic box he's singing into. I mean, it's still a fantastic and talented performance, no question; but I think tech is doing a bit of work to cover 4+ octaves.

I disagree. I actually can't hear the bass at 3:18 (will have to listen later with headphones), but the soprano solo sounds like 100% natural voice to me. It wouldn't sound that good if it were pitched up. And I say that as someone with two degrees in classical voice.

As far as tech goes, I'm not hearing anything other than reverb and maybe some compression. This guy is the real deal.
posted by Ben Trismegistus at 6:52 AM on June 3, 2022 [1 favorite]


I hear five octaves, from a basso profundo F# to a treble F#.

I regularly have four-plus octaves of vocal range. The melody here ends on a C# with ornaments above to D and below to B. Today I can comfortably sing that figure in all four octaves, from below the bass clef (with a fair amount of fry) to the middle of the treble clef. I can (today) touch that basso profundo F#. I can’t touch it reliably, and it’s tough to tune, and it’ll be gone later in the day. You couldn’t hear it from a stage, but it could sound pretty rad with the right microphone overdriving it. My falsetto turns into something ghastly and uncomfortable somewhere between that treble D and his treble F#, and I have nothing like his control in the countertenor section.

I totally believe it’s his own voice and his own range.
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 12:31 PM on June 3, 2022 [1 favorite]


his 'battle' with saro is fun! :P
posted by kliuless at 12:12 AM on June 4, 2022


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