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  1. I just do the rasp however it comes out. I can't really describe how I do it because I don't know how but I just do them.
  2. You can do them with both, but the vocals cords get damaged by it. The false vocal cords are things above the real cords that can't produce a tone by themselves, but they can do raspiness. So if you can add that raspiness to normal singing, your real vocal cords will be much better off.
  3. 1) Will the vocal fry exercises give me the desired “grit” that I want over time? I’m talking about where it sounds like your yelling on pitch. I can distort my voice in head fairly easily, but it seems like more work trying to get the same effect in chest. To give you an example, I consider Layne Staley (Alice n Chains) one of my biggest influences and I don’t want to mimic him, but I do want to get that deep chesty “growl”.

    Question 1 – grit and raps is subjective to each singer. How you want to sound will different from each person. Grit and Rasp are also hard to control if you can’t do it naturally. Find the right amount of grit in chest voice starts with the sound you make when you clear your throat with your mouth closed. Not a cough thing but that internal little “ehm ehm” we do to clear the voice of phlegm. Get that little internal “ehm ehm” sound going and stretch it out for 1-2 seconds. Now open your mouth and keep doing the “ehhm” sound. You should hear a raspy/gritty sound. The vibration should sit above your vocal cords right in the back of the throat – not down low in your throat. Experiment with this sound and feeling. Don’t let the growl sink down into your throat – try to keep it high in the throat near the back of the tongue. This is vibrating the false cords which are little blobs of flesh above your actual vocal cords. It’s safe to vibrate these blobs of flesh and not blow your voice. It should NOT hurt to do this. If it hurts you’re too low.
  4. Well I'm singing with a lot more rasp now because of my throat. Either I sing a song with very high notes but restrained in a way, or I sing very low. Tne screaming may only be used once or twice, and not for any longer than maybe 30 seconds in total. Because I couldn't do any more than that.
  5. Well, I'm not a vocal coach so I guess I shouldn't be talking too much.
  6. It's alright, the more I can take on board with me the better. Hell, if I didn't know from here and various other places, I'd have blown my throat out by now.
  7. How much water do you drink? I try to never feel a dry throat.

    I wonder if we're scaring Thibaut or if he's gonna say hi.
  8. I am saying "HI" but that is a too technical discussion for me I'm afraid
  9. Say G'day Thib!!! We'll talk about something else if you wanna stay around.

    I drink lots of water.
  10. Originally posted by Thib6992I am saying "HI" but that is a too technical discussion for me I'm afraid


    Well, I think I could handle two things at a time if there's something else to talk about. Wzup?
  11. Nothing that much interesting actually, but still I HAD to come here saying a little hello !
  12. Originally posted by drewhigginsSay G'day Thib!!! We'll talk about something else if you wanna stay around.

    I drink lots of water.


    I do as well, water is awesome! I'm glad I've learned to drink loads of it, has a lot of positive effects
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