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lasso · 27th July 2004

Am I the only one that's fed up with super over-airy vocal sounds? I have just heard a song on the radio with so much sizzle in the vocals that it hurt me ears. Take the "new" Cardigans album....."Fssssszzzzzzz" ouch!!!! Sometimes it almost sounds as if the singer has got an extra hole in their throat.

Sssssszzzzfffff.....Lasso.

grahluk · 27th July 2004

Just seems one of those trends that has become over emphasized and over used. Of course that's how everyone wants to sound and maybe what a lot of people want to hear. I can only guess at it's origin. Let's see, maybe because of cute pop singers who can singsong a tune but lack real lungs or control between blowing hard and whispering. Gotta make it work though. AE uses top notch mics, pres, and then compresses to all hell so you can hear their nose hairs whistling between takes. Mixed up front, with a hair of delay and/or reverb for space. Make a hot video, show some navel and 6 million sold. Next.

Add this to the CD loudness compression wars and movie SFX where a pencil or magazine dropped on a desk has the impact of dropping a dumpster from a 5 story building.

It all makes me think that the ideally created listening perspective is that of a fly. Everything is HUGE!

grahluk · 27th July 2004

Just another thought. There does seem to be singers who really can sing flat footed such as Christina A or Maria Carey. They even get the treatment. Such is fashion.

bdunard · 27th July 2004

They generally can't belt so what you have is a soft sung female singer and tons of compression which really brings all of the breathy "air" right up front. I'm with you, it drives me up a wall! What happened to belters in pop music? Makes me really appreciate the Heart albums.

Jules · 27th July 2004

""Fssssszzzzzzz" ouch!!!! Sometimes it almost sounds as if the singer has got an extra hole in their throat.

Sssssszzzzfffff.....Lasso."

27th July 2004	#1
lasso Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 585 Thread Starter	air slutz Am I the only one that's fed up with super over-airy vocal sounds? I have just heard a song on the radio with so much sizzle in the vocals that it hurt me ears. Take the "new" Cardigans album....."Fssssszzzzzzz" ouch!!!! Sometimes it almost sounds as if the singer has got an extra hole in their throat. Sssssszzzzfffff.....Lasso.

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Jules Gearslutz.com admin Joined: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK Posts: 17,808 1 Review written	""Fssssszzzzzzz" ouch!!!! Sometimes it almost sounds as if the singer has got an extra hole in their throat. Sssssszzzzfffff.....Lasso." __________________ Jules Add your reviews to the new reviews area! Gearslutz on Facebook Follow my GS picks on Twitter

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27th July 2004	#2
grahluk Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 554	Just seems one of those trends that has become over emphasized and over used. Of course that's how everyone wants to sound and maybe what a lot of people want to hear. I can only guess at it's origin. Let's see, maybe because of cute pop singers who can singsong a tune but lack real lungs or control between blowing hard and whispering. Gotta make it work though. AE uses top notch mics, pres, and then compresses to all hell so you can hear their nose hairs whistling between takes. Mixed up front, with a hair of delay and/or reverb for space. Make a hot video, show some navel and 6 million sold. Next. Add this to the CD loudness compression wars and movie SFX where a pencil or magazine dropped on a desk has the impact of dropping a dumpster from a 5 story building. It all makes me think that the ideally created listening perspective is that of a fly. Everything is HUGE!

27th July 2004	#4
bdunard Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2003 Location: nashville Posts: 725	They generally can't belt so what you have is a soft sung female singer and tons of compression which really brings all of the breathy "air" right up front. I'm with you, it drives me up a wall! What happened to belters in pop music? Makes me really appreciate the Heart albums.