How to sing REALLY low. A short Tutorial.

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  • @Mer134
    @Mer134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26562

    *Sings really deep
    That was neat. How did you do that?
    *Speaks with the deepest voice I have ever heard.
    Maybe that explains a thing or two..

    • @artlover5060
      @artlover5060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

      CorpseHusband: *Sike*

    • @Equitine
      @Equitine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +773

      @@artlover5060 well he has the advantage of having asid reflux fucking up his voice.

    • @artlover5060
      @artlover5060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@Equitine Yeah that too...

    • @jonathanpenyak700
      @jonathanpenyak700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +496

      @@Equitine I mean it’s cool and all to have a deep voice but I wouldn’t call have GERD an advantage...

    • @Equitine
      @Equitine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@jonathanpenyak700 got a point there lmao.

  • @smithranger3291
    @smithranger3291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11892

    "Girls talk in a higher pitch around guys they're interested in!"
    Girls talking to me:

  • @DropDaStrings
    @DropDaStrings ปีที่แล้ว +1245

    You just explained metal screaming a lot better than most people have on this platform.

    • @KorZen10
      @KorZen10 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hate to break it to you, but these two techniques are both absolutely not what metal singers use. They're both very quiet and there is no way you can scream with them. Metal vocalists use some different wacky shit to do what they do.

    • @DropDaStrings
      @DropDaStrings ปีที่แล้ว +256

      @@KorZen10 hate to break it to you but I’m a metal vocalist and these are the bases for learning how to scream and preparing for a scream

    • @THE_Mirage
      @THE_Mirage ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@KorZen10 bro 💀

    • @dirtyandnasty9011
      @dirtyandnasty9011 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@KorZen10 It really depends on the singer, some really scream and have such a low voice that it sounds like a growl (Glenn Benton), some actualy simply scream just soft enough to not hurt their throat (Tom Araya, Chuck Billy when he does extreme vocals etc.). There are so many ways to do metal vocals... Some (mostly modern metal) just use a tiny vocal fry and that sounds always the same and it's pretty terrible imho. There are also the reverse growl piggy grindcore lads 😄 (low volume too) So many different styles.

    • @Wylie777
      @Wylie777 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am not good at breath retention when I exhale growl but I can inhale scream and growl really well. 🤘🏼😎

  • @stephenconroy7370
    @stephenconroy7370 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Love the "*Figuratively" flash when he said "literally"!!! Excellent!

    • @huldradraco
      @huldradraco ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hahah, yeh he's said it's one of his pet peeves when people say literally when it's not literally, so he actually had to correct himself for doing it 🤣🤣

    • @stephenconroy3603
      @stephenconroy3603 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@huldradraco well Geoff and I share that pet peeve!

  • @ninjabluewings
    @ninjabluewings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9281

    This sounds like the voice you would imagine a centuries old oak tree would use if trees could talk

    • @shelbyjackson6903
      @shelbyjackson6903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +345

      "Is takes a long time to say anything in old entish and we ents never say anything unless it is worth taking the time to say"

    • @maximelecardinal1309
      @maximelecardinal1309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@shelbyjackson6903 oh i see a man of culture ;)

    • @shelbyjackson6903
      @shelbyjackson6903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@maximelecardinal1309 yes indeed, I see you're of the cultured variety as well

    • @nainwalgaurav
      @nainwalgaurav 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      That explains the timbre of his voice!

    • @homevalueglass3809
      @homevalueglass3809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Lol, good one

  • @DaveyJay.
    @DaveyJay. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5789

    He's lying, it's all in the hair...the longer the hair = the lower your notes. That's why Geoff, Tim, and Avi have long hair.

    • @doji-reacts
      @doji-reacts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      lol

    • @ryanfletcher9982
      @ryanfletcher9982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      You’re on to something... Alright it’s decided I’m growing out my hair

    • @gabumonboys
      @gabumonboys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Can't beat that logic.

    • @viablespade
      @viablespade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What about Vince Neil? 😂

    • @charliehaley96
      @charliehaley96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      My hair is down to my ass. Everything suddenly makes sense.

  • @monicaluketich6913
    @monicaluketich6913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    I'm a female alto but hearing your voice, I found out that I can sing lower than my teacher thought I could. Your techniques are really cool! Thank you!

    • @mijalheinrich4331
      @mijalheinrich4331 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Another alto/contralto here! How low can you sing. My lowest good note is a C3. I'm so sick and tired of all the people celebrating the very high notes (I have no chance at all to hit), I started to evolve my low notes, even if nobody notice it is difficult too. So I can expand my vocal range on the other end and have the possibility to sing the tenor songs, without any strain, even if it sound somekind of weird an wrong (it's still a female voice). Because there are nearly no good songs for contraltos in musicals or films.

    • @mijalheinrich4331
      @mijalheinrich4331 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Another alto/contralto here! How low can you sing. My lowest good note is a C3. I'm so sick and tired of all the people celebrating the very high notes (I have no chance at all to hit), I started to evolve my low notes, even if nobody notice it is difficult too. So I can expand my vocal range on the other end and have the possibility to sing the tenor songs, without any strain, even if it sound somekind of weird an wrong (it's still a female voice). Because there are nearly no good songs for contraltos in musicals or films.

    • @monicaluketich6913
      @monicaluketich6913 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mijalheinrich4331 My range is from about F3 to E5, but I'm in my 60s now and don't have time to practice. I know I can go lower, but I really haven't done that too often. There is a place,"musicnotes" that you will find helpful. It has all types of music and you can change keys and see the range. Cher is a great alto to listen to.

    • @aryarainflower
      @aryarainflower หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@mijalheinrich4331 YESSS!!! I can hit a G2 comfortably without these tricks - so going into this video, I am STOKED to keep expanding my range down!! 😁
      Exactly like you said, we get it - singing high is impressive. But I've been playing in the whistle tone range since I was in about 2nd grade. Singing *low* however? I didn't figure out until I turned 30!!
      Not to mention - how many female vocalists do you know who can sing the low registers? Not *nearly* as many as can figure out the high notes. 😁

    • @Tesh3934
      @Tesh3934 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I found out I was a contra alto mostly thanks to Geoff overall

  • @schudogue
    @schudogue 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Besides valuing the info given, my "like" was for the honest, humble style in which Geoff presented the techniques.

  • @Blank-zn2zk
    @Blank-zn2zk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3750

    Geoff: **Says to clear throat**
    **Whole Earth vibrates**

    • @MinecraftCreepMcTv
      @MinecraftCreepMcTv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Big johnson shakd

    • @angelacavon7305
      @angelacavon7305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's like an earthquake. XD Literally. XD I can do everything else but the growl. I guess I have a good excuse for not being able to go that far, because I'm a female and I don't really want to go THAT low. I'm really proud of myself for getting this low though. Thanks Geoff! :)

    • @obe22099
      @obe22099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I dropped my headset and now it vibrates on really low bass sounds, every single word that came out of his mouth shook my skull.

    • @PuzzledMonkey
      @PuzzledMonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is throat singing. They do it in Mongolia, Tuva, and Tibet.

    • @obe22099
      @obe22099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PuzzledMonkey I will automatically assume there is a slight language barrier and misinterpretation of the original comments context.

  • @Genie06
    @Genie06 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3506

    Do you guys wanna be able to sing low?
    Jeff: yes
    Geoff: *yeos*

  • @jameswilson9512
    @jameswilson9512 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    For anyone who was wondering, the subharmonic technique works like this: sound is made up of vibrations, slower vibrations make lower noises. When he is using the vocal fry, the hum is a slower vibration, making the note deeper. Hope this was helpful!

  • @ScottishWoman24
    @ScottishWoman24 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm so not a singer, in any way, shape or form, but I am in constant amazement at how you are able to make your singing voice go so low!

  • @thebigfellacole3757
    @thebigfellacole3757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2935

    “How to sing really really low.”
    Geoff: Literally just speak

    • @chriskendall4755
      @chriskendall4755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @zlopezzz
      @zlopezzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup lol

    • @masterreaper115
      @masterreaper115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "How to sing really REALLY low"
      Geoff: *walks on stage* "Just fucking do it." *leaves*

    • @veronicao2958
      @veronicao2958 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😆😂😂

    • @migueldelacruz4799
      @migueldelacruz4799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm baritone I don't think I can do what he does it all.

  • @maxcormier7821
    @maxcormier7821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6778

    How to sing really low
    starts speaking
    oh. okay. LOL

    • @christianpate7786
      @christianpate7786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Max Cormier that’s what I was thinking.

    • @miladsohrabi180
      @miladsohrabi180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Exactly 😆

    • @teokarlsson305
      @teokarlsson305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same

    • @viridianloom
      @viridianloom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Lol I scrolled down to the comments as soon as he started speaking

    • @guntherjoho6199
      @guntherjoho6199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Like...wtf? 😅😂

  • @Angel-Vianne
    @Angel-Vianne 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I'm so glad I found you. As a female with a natural deep voice since I was a child it's not expected of me to sound so low and most tutorials are to sing high notes. I'll be practicing. I also would love to throat sing. Thank you from the Scottish Highlands 😎🤘

  • @seangarner8210
    @seangarner8210 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you so much for these tips as they are concise and practical, I can now pitch down from falsetto to my lowest register in the same sustain. You are truly a rare talent and inspiration to the rest of us.

  • @joeythebeast5893
    @joeythebeast5893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4440

    Avi: (long hair)
    Tim: (long hair)
    Geoff: (long hair)
    How to sing in a low voice: (grow long hair)

    • @dreugh424
      @dreugh424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      Lowest note is around a G1, and I have hair down to mid-back. Can confirm!

    • @kristianeskelund4420
      @kristianeskelund4420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I said it somewhere else, but:
      **cries in austin brown**

    • @phanepacc5065
      @phanepacc5065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Matt? He doesn't have long hair

    • @chillinqueen9380
      @chillinqueen9380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      When Girls have also Long Hair: Is this a Joke?
      Seriously.. I want my Voice to be Low but nope

    • @DragoonZell
      @DragoonZell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Im sensing a Smason and Delilah story going on

  • @isobelrobson2228
    @isobelrobson2228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +988

    Why am I watching this?... I'm a soprano 😂😂😂

    • @GnerGamer
      @GnerGamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hasdusudada

    • @sum41foreverown
      @sum41foreverown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Now I kinda wanna hear you use subharmonics lol

    • @eilisf5795
      @eilisf5795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same 🤣

    • @kingcrimson6304
      @kingcrimson6304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      lol im soprano too but its fun to watch bass xdxd

    • @Hitman-47
      @Hitman-47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      So, welcome to the world of earthquakers.

  • @heiwamjollier7434
    @heiwamjollier7434 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "How do sing really low?"
    Says the guy who sounds like landslide, calmly.

  • @divinegreed8252
    @divinegreed8252 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As a beatboxer, I think there was a way to sing deeply, it requires a perfect mix between your singing voice and vocal fry, and of course, you have to sing low, while what Geoff said about the growl, is basically like mongolian throat singing, or in beatboxing terms, the throat bass, or the vibration bass

    • @giabaonguyenxuan2853
      @giabaonguyenxuan2853 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Late to this, but the growl that Geoff was talking about, in beatboxing terms, is chest bass.
      Since Mongolian throat singing, aka. throat bass/vibration bass (the subharmonic version of throat bass), uses the arytenoid cartilages to create the vibration by overlapping with our normal voice, while the growl, aka. chest bass, uses the epiglottis to vibrate, which does not include our voice.
      That's why you can vocalise the growl/chest bass in order to have, in beatboxing terms, vocalised chest bass, which is well-known for being used by Bass Ventura, Colaps, Sxin, etc.

  • @___Bruh__
    @___Bruh__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1847

    Says he’s terrible at subharmonics, but... Oogie Boogie...

    • @natesharp8448
      @natesharp8448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So true

    • @expandingbrain1625
      @expandingbrain1625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao

    • @colefountain1030
      @colefountain1030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He hits the same E1 from the Oogie Boogie song at 5:29

    • @DividerLP
      @DividerLP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You forget that is pre-recorded with multiple takes most likely and definitely been through some software. This is coming from my own experience on the same stuff.

    • @marcgasser2010
      @marcgasser2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg yes😱😱

  • @DanTraa
    @DanTraa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3011

    Not gonna lie but, Tim is the king of Growls. But you're the king of Subharmonics

    • @alebormio4842
      @alebormio4842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      Yes, you're right! He's just too humble to admit he's the king of subharmonics!

    • @alebormio4842
      @alebormio4842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@joshuaoziegbe2227 yes, you're right too.

    • @prestonfhahn
      @prestonfhahn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I personally think Avi kaplan is a better singer and geoff is a better bass and tim is idk growl notes prolly as you said

    • @salvab_music
      @salvab_music 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@prestonfhahn all basses are beasties xd, because ins't usually had that voice

    • @mjolinger
      @mjolinger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Tim - Growls
      Geoff - Subharmonics
      Avi - Overtones

  • @terryashorn198
    @terryashorn198 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I have sang bass in choir for my 76 years and never knew there was a way to develop low singing. I always thought it was the voice God gave you and did not not know you could develop or improve it. I throughly enjoy your singing. You have been given a great talent and improved on it. Keep up the good work.

  • @patrick4979
    @patrick4979 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Wow! These techniques take me back to my choir days in high school. I was mostly a baritone but I slid down to bass depending on what I was required to sing. I had a crazy range when I was 17. I could go to low base up to tenor and sometimes higher. Thank you for taking me back to my younger days.

    • @noahshupenko2816
      @noahshupenko2816 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m in that situation now. It’s nice

  • @AleksandarIvanov69
    @AleksandarIvanov69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1047

    0:36 - "How do you sing really low"
    "Be born a bass"

    • @warfwogclipsandmusic8225
      @warfwogclipsandmusic8225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      this is made by natural low voice gang

    • @yopawpaw7408
      @yopawpaw7408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Be hit by the 200 wheeler called puberty

    • @bflandragon90
      @bflandragon90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am not a fish....(just a joke)

    • @sniper7269
      @sniper7269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *wise choice*

    • @SingBetterIn3Days
      @SingBetterIn3Days 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not "just a bass" a true Basso Profundo. Amazing!

  • @GammaDeKuiper
    @GammaDeKuiper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4010

    "How to sing low"
    Me, as a girl: Oh cool!
    Geoff: *says one word*
    Oh.

    • @loganvelez6795
      @loganvelez6795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      l0l

    • @angelinabartz3062
      @angelinabartz3062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah pretty much 😂

    • @maxwelledison9954
      @maxwelledison9954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Stolen comment

    • @Tocinos
      @Tocinos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try inward bass singing

    • @datGuy0309
      @datGuy0309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Im not a girl, but my voice is decently higher than his and I can get a very inconsistent and out of tune a1

  • @brucemaguire2757
    @brucemaguire2757 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think it’s incredible you can go that deep. I’ve been following your videos and singing for a short while now and continue to be impressed

  • @Julie-vz1id
    @Julie-vz1id ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow you have a very beautiful bass voice, even when you speak , such a deep, full, clear, warm and trained sound😻💠✨

  • @beverlyf6603
    @beverlyf6603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +726

    My father-in-law uses the "growl" to put babies to sleep. Its basically magic, he can take any crying baby, hold them to his chest and do the "growl" and they just put their head down on his shoulder and quietly fall asleep. Best party trick ever.

    • @Ibrahim.l20
      @Ibrahim.l20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I want to be able to do that cuz it sounds cool

    • @wyattwilliams2457
      @wyattwilliams2457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Ibrahim.l20 it ruins your vocal cords, don't

    • @AB-tl4er
      @AB-tl4er 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@wyattwilliams2457 worth it

    • @Shadowarfare117
      @Shadowarfare117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@Ibrahim.l20 P.S. It doesn't ruin your vocal chords. 😉

    • @michaelm.2736
      @michaelm.2736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@wyattwilliams2457 if you do it right and with moderation, it doesn't

  • @Americafirst7
    @Americafirst7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +960

    You and Tim are the best bass because y’all compliment each other

    • @mayauppstad9883
      @mayauppstad9883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      word

    • @smadar2511
      @smadar2511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Plus Avi

    • @christianhenry4173
      @christianhenry4173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Melvin Franklin, and Tim Storms can go deeper than Avi.

    • @smadar2511
      @smadar2511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@christianhenry4173 yes, but also avi has been known to blow out speakers and he uses overtone, which i dont believe either him or tim can do. So all three are talented

    • @Americafirst7
      @Americafirst7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      christian henry omg Tim storms is a legend he’s literally has the deepest voice in the world. Avi doesn’t have to much of a range.

  • @Railgun_Punk
    @Railgun_Punk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You know, people have always been telling me I could be a bass, but I never believed it. Then I see your videos and realize, while I have the advantage of a lower voice, getting where I want is training, and patience. Thank you for the motivation to do work towards something I've only ever considered a fantasy. Your songs are just absolutely amazing.

  • @tubeo94
    @tubeo94 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a mixing engineer, i love how you set your monitor perfectly in line with your ears

  • @myrrhe2010
    @myrrhe2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    Me, after Geoff first showing the growl technique: “wow, that’s really low!”
    Geoff: “once you get on mic and you cue the air out of it”
    Geoff: “ *_seismic demon sound_* ”

    • @x_Star.Saber_x
      @x_Star.Saber_x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My headphones literally rattled

    • @dogtoothedlamb9964
      @dogtoothedlamb9964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ok I saw your comment and was like, oh ok so like, a growl ya know. Like he demonstrated previously. But holy fUck

    • @nathanwahl9224
      @nathanwahl9224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EQ the air out of it. Use an Equalizer on the mic line to eliminate high frequencies like moving air.

  • @AnymMusic
    @AnymMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1820

    "it's gonna hurt like hell"
    "if it hurts, take a break"
    hmm

    • @xyianderson635
      @xyianderson635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      you only do it for a few seconds each time then wait to do it again ,rinse and repeat until success

    • @thatnike2604
      @thatnike2604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      So to summarise, take a break

    • @lucifermorningstar3451
      @lucifermorningstar3451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I am gonna be honest I didn't listen now my throat hurts like hell

    • @xescdelarosa3328
      @xescdelarosa3328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      i took a break, grew up and now i can do it, thanks

    • @johnwest6690
      @johnwest6690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@xescdelarosa3328 I think when he says "take a break" he means like, 30 mins or something LOL

  • @devongrey4135
    @devongrey4135 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I find this quite inspiring. Your speaking voice sounds like mine, and I always thought that singing was not really something I could ever become good at, because everything was out of my range. It's great to see you turning a particularity into an asset like this.

  • @eandcgaming3240
    @eandcgaming3240 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thank you so much Geoff! I've been using this "tutorial" to expand my bass voice as well. I have been practicing for about 6 months now and I've gotten pretty good at it. I came back to this video to check my progress and I can do most of it except the "growl". I can finally hit the bottom of the scale that you sang at the beginning of the video.

  • @swapnil988
    @swapnil988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1649

    His normal voice blows my mind. Forget lower. Now I have lost any ambition of being able to sing with bass. All the bass in the world is with this guy. None is left for me

    • @vidarhjal
      @vidarhjal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Check out Venus Theory. His talking voice is quite mind-blowing, too.

    • @wyattwilliams2457
      @wyattwilliams2457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vidarhjal JD sumner, no more

    • @RegulareoldNorseBoy
      @RegulareoldNorseBoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Fuck ! I wish I had a manly voice like his

    • @chasemiller7974
      @chasemiller7974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Phil Anselmo also has a voice that can be measured by a seismograph.

    • @Phentex2192
      @Phentex2192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vidarhjal I think I got some. My voice is still getting lower and I can sing a D2

  • @zborman8598
    @zborman8598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +774

    Geoff: “If it hurts, you should stop.”
    Also Geoff: “It’s gonna hurt like hell the first 500 times you do it.”

    • @HopefulEarthling
      @HopefulEarthling ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂😂

    • @ChaoticDumbassWasTaken
      @ChaoticDumbassWasTaken ปีที่แล้ว +25

      basically, at first, take lotsa breaks

    • @jcgardner5852
      @jcgardner5852 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If hurts you're doing it wrong.

    • @512Squared
      @512Squared ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It will dry your chords, both vocal and false, it you put the fry in the wrong part of your throat, so aim to make the sounds above your chords and use the throat shape to create the harmonics and resonance. And have good by breath support, as if you were preparing to belt. When you first find where to make the sound and how you are not using your main vocal chords, it is surprising as hell 😄

  • @sethgreen5407
    @sethgreen5407 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Impressive, really enjoy to hear you as well as voice play you guys are so good 👍

  • @FlippingMiner
    @FlippingMiner ปีที่แล้ว +8

    After about a year and a half of practice with subharmonics (after learning them from this video) I can now semi-consistently vibe in the first octave. Thanks for helping me with this, and can’t wait for your next song!

  • @helenamcdonald5042
    @helenamcdonald5042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +870

    "If your voice starts to hurt, stop" "there's no way around it, the first 500 times it's gonna hurt like hell"

    • @pyrkhatlangtiewsoh1177
      @pyrkhatlangtiewsoh1177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Very underrated comment my friend 😂

    • @nyxx5357
      @nyxx5357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Seems like the type of thing that needs to be practiced once a day, every (or maybe every other) day.

    • @ramon_Huft
      @ramon_Huft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      What he means is that growls do hurt in the beginning and they really do, but if you continue to do it while your Throat hurts, you can seriously really fuck up your vocal chords, And what we was saying with this was to not rush it, practising stuff like this takes time, so if your throat starts to really hurt, "take a break and try again later"

    • @MrClaeb-lf7mp
      @MrClaeb-lf7mp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Bruv i tried growling 3 times and im coughing my toes out rn

    • @lindathetford3776
      @lindathetford3776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrClaeb-lf7mp coughing my toes out 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @superconron94
    @superconron94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    My jaw literally d r o p p e d - no one has ever explained and demonstrated sub-harmonic technique so clearly, holy crap

    • @colefountain1030
      @colefountain1030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Connor Bruley David Larson goes very into detail, you should check him out if you haven’t already

    • @agnidas5816
      @agnidas5816 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@colefountain1030 he's a hack ...

    • @awkwardukulele6077
      @awkwardukulele6077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agni Das in what way? He seems to know what he’s talking about. He’s not an expert, but he doesn’t claim to be, and the points he does know he explains about as clearly as Geoff does here.

    • @boundary2580
      @boundary2580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@agnidas5816 I would not say he’s a hack. He’s a very clear lyric baritone that taught himself to sing lower through shear willpower and throwing stuff at a wall. He honestly is the best subharmonic singer in the world (not that big of a selection lol).

  • @rabedaberpess
    @rabedaberpess 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow. It works. It freakin’ works😊 Thank you forever, Geoff!!

  • @micheleguzzinati5472
    @micheleguzzinati5472 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi Geoff, best greetings from Italy!
    I play bass guitar and your advices are helping me to play better bass lines and really feel the notes I play; your tutorials are also useful to improve my English!

  • @SirSethery
    @SirSethery 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1355

    His normal talking voice is like an octave and a half below mine, so I'm already off to a bad start.

    • @Clasteau
      @Clasteau 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Can I get an Amen?

    • @raphaelkelly861
      @raphaelkelly861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I honestly have no clue scientifically how much ones speaking voice correlates to their singing. I'm only a 15 yr old learning bass and i speak right in between the 2st and 3rd octave which would make me more speak in an average baritone even though I know for a fact I'm a bass singer. I guess I can't say much about it until I grow much older since everyone's voice is always maturing, especially basses. But yeah, i don't know how much one's speaking voice correlates to their part. Probably has a lot to do with age

    • @maxwelledison9954
      @maxwelledison9954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@raphaelkelly861 I speak around an g2 and I'm a baritone

    • @themriron2391
      @themriron2391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I’m a 17 year old bass baritone and I speak between G2-E2 sometimes too - my earliest recollection of my vocal range was D2-A3 and now I’m topping at A4 in full voice and I’m put in the choir’s tenor section because I can, largely thanks to mixed voice. I know a tenor only a year ahead of me who can hit C2s (and he is definitely a tenor, he’s just practiced his lows a lot and he also likes getting into vocal fry too) too.
      Vocal types are really broad so it’s all about your speaking voice and your natural timbre.

    • @mateoteoteo753
      @mateoteoteo753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@themriron2391 Same here, I talk between a E2 and G2, my lowest It's a D2, in a good day a C2, and my highest (in chest) is a G4 (I'm not saying I can belt that high everytime, normally is an E4 ), I'm 16.

  • @brassbucket1998
    @brassbucket1998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1357

    Everyone after this: sings metal
    Me: *Far over, the misty mountains cold*

    • @worthy1936
      @worthy1936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Lol same

    • @sterlingsamson9104
      @sterlingsamson9104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Hahaha, both for me. 🤣

    • @maxwilson7001
      @maxwilson7001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yesssss

    • @GregAtlas
      @GregAtlas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Two dungeons deep~ and caverns old~

    • @maxwilson7001
      @maxwilson7001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@GregAtlas We must away, 'ere break of day

  • @acg8161
    @acg8161 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much!!! This is what I've been missing this whole time!

  • @ReventiX
    @ReventiX ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your voice is amazing!

  • @CaliburovX4
    @CaliburovX4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1350

    Sees title: “Oh, cool, this should be interesting!”
    Geoff: Has a voice low enough to hi-five Satan
    Me: 😐

    • @chasmkek
      @chasmkek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      You mean to "low five"? ;D

    • @TheSilvergriffyn
      @TheSilvergriffyn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@chasmkek no hi five, thats what makes it even more impressive XD

    • @user-jo8yb4uf7e
      @user-jo8yb4uf7e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      His voice is lower than my physics grades

    • @That_Guy5575
      @That_Guy5575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ....and I was 666th like 😅

    • @puckspirit2573
      @puckspirit2573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      His regular speaking voice is somwhere around the very lowest note i can hit with vocal cords..

  • @6thchance995
    @6thchance995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +720

    Step 1: Have a deep ass voice.

    • @dv4740
      @dv4740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeas that's Talent

    • @unknown_baldy9432
      @unknown_baldy9432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Step 2: have long hair

    • @SpicySpiritual
      @SpicySpiritual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have it but normally i use higher notes to speak, but when it comes to imitate Elvis Presley or Leonard Cohen it becomes rly funny. But i want to hit a lot lower notes, but i have no place to train this :(

    • @SpicySpiritual
      @SpicySpiritual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I speak also with deep voice as normal, but i love to switch my tones and notes while speaking so i can speak higher but my base voice note is much lower ;)

    • @paganathiest6349
      @paganathiest6349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      haha jokes on all of you i have both a deep ass voice and really long hair, and apparently i just tested i can naturally drop the register into subharmonics

  • @gcong2
    @gcong2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just found your channel. GREAT video, Geoff! You helped me a LOT on the the tips for me and the groups I sing bass in. I'm ALLways looking for tips and tricks for better quality both high and low.

  • @FTEAMJSMT
    @FTEAMJSMT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That helps me insanely. You're just unbelievable great at explaining how to do it.

  • @blackfyre1351
    @blackfyre1351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1143

    Why am I watching this? I'm a tenor.
    Why am I saying that? I can't sing.

    • @Glorfindel_117
      @Glorfindel_117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      At least he knows.

    • @ThePlanemadness
      @ThePlanemadness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is the lowest note you can hit?

    • @blackfyre1351
      @blackfyre1351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ThePlanemadness I don't know, an F2 maybe

    • @ThePlanemadness
      @ThePlanemadness 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackfyre1351 pretty much same as me then. I have hit a d#2

    • @blackfyre1351
      @blackfyre1351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThePlanemadness I can hit lower notes but it's shakey as hell.

  • @nadel-fu4wz
    @nadel-fu4wz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2799

    His normal voice is a pure ASMR experience. I could listen to his voice all day.

    • @Albert-nv9qg
      @Albert-nv9qg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      U gay man.

    • @melrobertson2743
      @melrobertson2743 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It's very soothing

    • @Solitude11-11
      @Solitude11-11 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      He does audiobooks

    • @thpwrbttn5454
      @thpwrbttn5454 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Solitude11-11 he does what?!?! which ones????? *goes to dig through audible*

    • @Solitude11-11
      @Solitude11-11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@thpwrbttn5454 Lol, on his channel

  • @joshdaniels2363
    @joshdaniels2363 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That last piece of advice has really been the key insight in my own singing journey. I find that as I've gotten better at using the middle parts of my voice, the extremes have likewise gotten easier to manage, without even focusing on them.

  • @moyelboy3523
    @moyelboy3523 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I've never gone below D#2 before, but thanks to that subharmonic trick I just hit G1. This video was immensely helpful

  • @pajamas_the_emo
    @pajamas_the_emo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1838

    *does it perfectly*
    “I’ve been doing this for two years, I’m terrible at it.”
    *does it perfectly again*
    Geoff, you don’t give yourself enough credit

    • @saxrendell
      @saxrendell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      he didnt do the E1 perfectly, it came out flat which if anything is actually even more impressive

    • @phillpauley6672
      @phillpauley6672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I've never met an artist of any kind that gives themselves the credit they deserve. That's what makes a successful artist. They're always trying to get better at their art.

    • @richarddobos264
      @richarddobos264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it took me 2 weeks to hit c1 with nice clear tone... we are just built differently bro. insted its been a 3 years struggle for me to hit higher notes, some progress, yes.. But i just cant go high and it dosnt matter how mutch i want it. i mean my headvoice starts at b2.. Yes im in headvoice, B2! and its F#####in impossble to hit c4 without going into falsetto.... yes, c1 sounds frikking awesome to hit, and how it resonance.. feels pritty damn good. yes. But thats also pritty mutch it.. a few awsome notes thats almost never really used.... Guess how many songs i can sing with a range from e2 and c4, maybe d4.... its like 10 songs.. i wish i could be a barritone or any other range for that matter. Yes, obviously some lower bass singer hits barritone easily. But trust me, Geoff range, and his vocal skill. Its like comparing a 100m olympic runner with a amature highschool 100m runner that is best in his school. few people can do what he can do. few! in my experience, if your talking voice isnt around f2 b2, ish. +- 3 tones.. something like that... its deffinatly not impossible, ive heard a guy with a very high speaking voice and i guess is like treble, maybe even tenor. but he hits c1d1e1f1 even subhormnic perfectly.. soo, who am i to say what can or cant be done... but if you tried for 2 years, then either there is something wrong with how you practice, idk. then something can be done. othertwise. maybe you should practice to hit notes thats more comfortable for you insted? just saying. i will never say to anyone, "you cant", all im saying, 2 years bro.. 2 years.. maybe its time to change strategy?

    • @richarddobos264
      @richarddobos264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@saxrendell que? flat e1, more impressive? how? no, bruh.. just. no.. like huh`? are you serious? flat e1?`more impressive then e1on pitch? a nice clear note? bruh. no. nononononononononono.

    • @richarddobos264
      @richarddobos264 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phillpauley6672thats the trick.. or, i would rather say, that the key for sucess, dosnt matter in what field. everyone who is successfull has the same personal trait in them. wich is as simple as they want it more then anyone else... nothing else matter as mutch.. sure natural gifted, good suport and all that is very important. but at end of the day. the one who wants it the most will end up on top. its just a matter of time. its actually at the same time, sad. becuse to achive something great also demands a little bit crazy.. success always comes with a huge price. you have to give up to achive, and for someone to pay that price for a maybe in ten years i could be that 1% that actually makes it.. yes, its a obsession. yes its mental.. yes yes yes..

  • @LukeCrusher1
    @LukeCrusher1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    "How to sing low:
    Have low voice"

  • @autonomousreviews2521
    @autonomousreviews2521 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very candid and frank. Thank you for sharing! I've experimented with throat singing and overtone singing. This was useful and meaningful alongside that.

  • @RetiredVDI
    @RetiredVDI ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You can tell from his speaking voice, he just has a natural low register. Nature is the one that decides how low you can go.

    • @huldradraco
      @huldradraco ปีที่แล้ว +6

      true, that is a huge factor. Geoff has however also practiced since highschool days to get his voice even lower than he naturally was, so practicing does help. it may only be a few notes, but every note makes a difference 🙂

  • @elitaylor8710
    @elitaylor8710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +967

    The growl is literally one of the steps for Mongolian throat singing

    • @stevewells5493
      @stevewells5493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I’ve heard true Mongolian throat singing and that sounds painful! 😱

    • @mushumushushoe
      @mushumushushoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@stevewells5493 it's actually not, it's like any muscle or tendon - strengthening and stretching

    • @Real_Petty
      @Real_Petty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      There's a throat singing asian rock band that's pretty great called The Hu

    • @Tosti_bakker
      @Tosti_bakker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@joza5623 Hello there! Fellow Hu-fan!

    • @Tosti_bakker
      @Tosti_bakker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Real_Petty SUGAAN ESSENAAAAA

  • @foulesttoaster597
    @foulesttoaster597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    Nobody:
    Geoff: Casually hits G1 within the first 3 seconds of the video

    • @colefountain1030
      @colefountain1030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Niranjan Rajesh subharmonic

    • @hai965
      @hai965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Niranjan Rajesh subharmonic

    • @allistercrow2405
      @allistercrow2405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'll rephrase it.
      Nobody:
      Geoff: Casually hits a B1 and then subs a G1 in the beginning of the video.

    • @gidster192
      @gidster192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Niranjan Rajesh well well well, what have we here?

  • @beddy_tear
    @beddy_tear 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've been listening to this guy's stuff on Spotify for like two years now and I had no idea he was in a band or had a TH-cam channel.

  • @Athainian1973
    @Athainian1973 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Impressive as always, thank you for the explanation. It was was fascination.

  • @dmmusicstudios7413
    @dmmusicstudios7413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1170

    I am a voice coach and I am a tenor. I have a student who is a bass singer and this video has been amazingly helpful and beneficial. Truly. His range is reaching new lows that he didn't know was possible. Thanks.

    • @tyricegadson7699
      @tyricegadson7699 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Reaching new lows. That made me laugh. Thank you

    • @Holei94
      @Holei94 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      One of the few times where reaching new lows are actually desirable

    • @starshot5172
      @starshot5172 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I personally think tenors and bass voices are a myth. With the right practice, you can do both

    • @user-ze5nw4ks5t
      @user-ze5nw4ks5t 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@starshot5172 ahahaha 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

    • @dumaass
      @dumaass 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@user-ze5nw4ks5t We had a guy in our church choir singing tenor for like years and some time ago he switched to bass. It was pretty bad in the beginning, of course, but he really improved in the span of like two hours. I definitely thought of him as just a tenor.
      Could be that some people just have a larger vocal scale by default, but I'm pretty sure it's about training. I am a baritone, so I've naturally had to train my voice to go all kinds of places (because of lack of songs I can comfortably sing in the proper key) and my vocal range has improved a LOT, be it bass or tenor.
      Please do share your opinion on the issue (you can write in Russian, I can read it).

  • @lowkeybuckley
    @lowkeybuckley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +984

    Me as a soprano trying to do the growl technique is absolutely hilarious.

    • @super_siri
      @super_siri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      SAME...

    • @jessibaet5828
      @jessibaet5828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You chicks better stay away from bass range register!

    • @lowkeybuckley
      @lowkeybuckley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@jessibaet5828 dude im just messing around. I know I can’t hit these notes.

    • @jessibaet5828
      @jessibaet5828 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lowkeybuckley 🤨

    • @dadyrocks49
      @dadyrocks49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Post Vid of that. Your public would love to see it!

  • @lunaplateada911
    @lunaplateada911 ปีที่แล้ว

    Geoff, you have a wonderful voice...you are a very talented man...your videos are great...the best!!!! ❤️

  • @davenilaya
    @davenilaya ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Geoff! Fantastic tips!!!

  • @sebastiankroneder2774
    @sebastiankroneder2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    "As you relax your voice you'll slip into your subharmonics"
    The only thing I slipped in was silence xD

    • @sebastiankroneder2774
      @sebastiankroneder2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Alexandria Hauser Wow. 😂 Hello darkness my old friend...

    • @sebastiankroneder2774
      @sebastiankroneder2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Alexandria Hauser Wow that's nice of you.
      But did you know why I was getting it?
      Because a vision softly creeping, came to me while I was sleeping for 5 minutes.

    • @sebastiankroneder2774
      @sebastiankroneder2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Alexandria Hauser Within the sound... of silence?

    • @sebastiankroneder2774
      @sebastiankroneder2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Alexandria Hauser Aww thanks. ^^ I often have dreams where I walk through narrow streets of cobblestone.

    • @redlophix5670
      @redlophix5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I enjoyed reading this comment thread

  • @joannahernandez9472
    @joannahernandez9472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1150

    lord knows what a soprano is doing watching this but here i am

    • @prestonjones1653
      @prestonjones1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      He's making an offer you couldn't refuse (I know that's Godfather but idk any other mafia jokes).

    • @tarian3669
      @tarian3669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lmao, same

    • @hannahnabors1259
      @hannahnabors1259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I'm watching it jus to listen to him talk if I'm being honest

    • @hannahnabors1259
      @hannahnabors1259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@wilsonclaire3352 no. Hes jus got a nice voice. Lol

    • @morningrose428
      @morningrose428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Fellow soprano, just enjoying getting my brains buzzed via my eardrums 😉

  • @diablobaal8738
    @diablobaal8738 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Even when you talk your voice is extremely deep. This is not normal, believe me, you was gifted :D

  • @robertkumm8480
    @robertkumm8480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your voice is amazing. I found myself humming along with you.

  • @xM0nsterFr3ak
    @xM0nsterFr3ak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    even his normal voice is bass boosted XD

    • @angelacavon7305
      @angelacavon7305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL

    • @graystar8151
      @graystar8151 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should check out corpse husband he makes songs

  • @samuelkim8222
    @samuelkim8222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1114

    Geoff: *Gives us a detailed explanation of his methods of singing*
    Geoff's Adam's Apple: ⬆️
    ⬇️
    ⬅️↙️➿↗️

  • @flyhightowers
    @flyhightowers 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Please make more music using wider ranges of your voice. Your voice is awesome and I feel like you're depriving me of even more beautiful sounds!

  • @giuliapenzo912
    @giuliapenzo912 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am IN LOVE with your voice, man.

  • @andx4024
    @andx4024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1156

    2. Growl 0:57 1:43
    3: Fry 3:00
    4. Sub-Harmonics 3:48

    • @jakedebagel4073
      @jakedebagel4073 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      your a godsend ty

    • @andx4024
      @andx4024 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@jakedebagel4073 thank you.God bless you

    • @tyricegadson7699
      @tyricegadson7699 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank you, you amazing stranger!

    • @thechh8297
      @thechh8297 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What was 1?

    • @vastro921
      @vastro921 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@thechh8297Just having a low voice already.

  • @saadinhalf
    @saadinhalf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    “My name is Geoff”
    We found him

  • @alholz7836
    @alholz7836 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been trying for weeks and just hit my first few subharmonics. I can hit all of 2 notes, F and G. Thank you so much!

  • @accousticdecay
    @accousticdecay ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You have a special and rare gift. I am a frustrated BASSO PRETENDO, several decades older than you. Since I heard JD Sumner as a young teen, I wanted a bass voice, and tried hard to achieve... nothing. From middle C to G I sound like a heavy, powerful bass, but my volume and timbre fall off below that. Thanks for the pointers; I shall try again! Thanks for the advice at the end; pitch, intonation, articulation, projection, and breath control are more important than low notes. I am sharing your video with a couple of proteges that are up and coming, with ranges that are lower than mine. Perhaps they can employ your techniques. As for me, I thank God that at my age, I can still sing in a large church and not need a mic.

  • @kaydenbush
    @kaydenbush 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I like how he prefaces some of the points by saying "you're gonna suck." Stuff like that genuinely keeps my expectations realistic and makes me respect the teacher.

  • @wyattgutierrez1904
    @wyattgutierrez1904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +696

    "How to sing low"
    Geoff: Starts talking
    Me: Got it

    • @Tim_ArtistName_Tallent
      @Tim_ArtistName_Tallent ปีที่แล้ว +11

      😂😂

    • @Iloveavitodeath
      @Iloveavitodeath ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yet he calls himself a baritone

    • @wyattgutierrez1904
      @wyattgutierrez1904 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Iloveavitodeath yeah..... he's a bass. I think he's just being modest

    • @Iloveavitodeath
      @Iloveavitodeath ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@wyattgutierrez1904 I think that too. His timbre is surely that of a bass.

    • @wyattgutierrez1904
      @wyattgutierrez1904 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Iloveavitodeath yeah definitely. Bro can has hit a F1 chest so.....yeah

  • @Rob_BBX
    @Rob_BBX ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I combine the "growl" (mongolian throat singing) and the vocal fry, to create something similar to vibration bass, I can also do the growl breathing in, it's called inward bass, watch Remix's tutorial for more.

  • @dingoniner5528
    @dingoniner5528 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey, excellent video. Very matter-of-fact. Thanks for this!

  • @RadButShook
    @RadButShook 4 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    Geoff: it’s gonna hurt like hell
    Me: no way
    *loses my voice in 10 minutes*

    • @alexlozanov7640
      @alexlozanov7640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Honestly there's a better way to learn it. There's a different way but it's from the beatbox community. We call it "throat bass" and there's plenty of variations, such as vibration bass. The basses can warp, such as evil bass, alien bass and such, but they won't be what you're looking for if you want to do bass singing

    • @MartineH1
      @MartineH1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hahaha yes, I´m a girl and tried too hahaha in some minutes I was sounding like a dog hahaha

    • @gamalielbontilao3679
      @gamalielbontilao3679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alexlozanov7640 Ah yes, a fellow beatboxer

    • @rosethvrn
      @rosethvrn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I already can sing low and high lmao

  • @tyty101696
    @tyty101696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    Geoff: It sounds gnarly in the air.
    ** puts mouth to microphone.
    ***Mirrors rattle off of my truck because of the bass.
    Me: Ah. I see.

    • @maxwilson7001
      @maxwilson7001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually laughed out loud haha.

    • @MDW001
      @MDW001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      While you're on vacation and your truck is still at the airport

    • @brendanoneil3489
      @brendanoneil3489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But he could hit the gas and belt it like a death metal growler no doubt, same techique, different results.

  • @BeatriceTaylor-lb4ue
    @BeatriceTaylor-lb4ue 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you sir. I appreciate your humility 😊

  • @marianadzus3027
    @marianadzus3027 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Now, this is very interesting. For a long time, I (60) thought I was a mezzo-soprano. However, I began to feel so much more comfortable singing lower and lower. I noticed a comment here from another female singer who is trying out your techniques, Sir. I will do that too!

  • @54321blader
    @54321blader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    If you'd like to know the physics behind why the subharmonics work: the pitch you want, say a G1, will have the same frequency as the intersection of its fifth, a D2, and its octave, a G2. When you relax your voice in that very specific way you allow your false cords(the ones used for fry) to resonate at the fifth while you simultaneously use your primary cords(the ones for the majority of singing and speaking) to produce the octave.
    A similar effect can be achieved with two separate instruments playing at the same interval. It's all just in the nature of the sound waves.

    • @matthewdockray9745
      @matthewdockray9745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes essentially. Here’s some more explanation I wrote a while back with a bit of maths.
      Every time you go up an octave, the frequency of the note is doubled (eg. A4 = 440hz, A5 = 880hz, A2 = 110hz etc). Let’s take the note A2 (110hz). Let’s use A2 as the fundamental to produce an A1. A perfect fifth above A2 is E3 (roughly 164.814hz). We know the vocal cords during subharmonics vibrate in a 3:2 ratio. The ratio between a tonic note and a perfect fifth is about a 3:2 ratio (give or take). So the ratio of E3:A2 is 3:2 (110hz = 2, so 55 = 1, therefore 3 = 3 x 55 which is 165, so E3 = 165 (roughly). This means when doing subharmonics, your vocal cords vibrate to relax at a 3:2 ratio, meaning they’re basically vibrating a perfect 5th apart. I would assume this also means you can also hear a bit of an E3 in the the subharmonics while you’re doing this. As for why singing in a perfect 5th produces an octave undertone? I don’t know. I’d assume it’s because the vocal cords are physically in contact with each other for less time as they’re vibrating at different speeds, so I would assume the fact that they are in contact with each other less frequently, let’s say they’re only in contact with each only 55 times a second (55hz = A1) instead of the usual 110 times a second like a normal A2 is (110hz), produces that octave drop below the fundamental.

    • @54321blader
      @54321blader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@matthewdockray9745 The short behind why is sounds as the undertone is, as far as I understand, because our human ears are not terribly smart. Every note produces overtones in its harmonic series. So if you get a big, bass-y A1(Thanks Geoff) that note is actually sounding as an A1, 110Hz, and then decreasingly loud like an A2-220Hz, E3-330Hz, A4-440Hz, etc. Because of this natural phenomena, the brain is already accustomed to hearing the harmonic series when a note is truly produced so hearing that same series the brain helps to make it sound a bit more normal by filling in some gaps.

    • @leopirdas6577
      @leopirdas6577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Minor detail you missed, it's actually your normal cords doing this, left chord and right chord... The frequencies have a triplet pattern, and our ears only really hear whenever both chords hit at the same time.

    • @chrismartinez144
      @chrismartinez144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leopirdas6577, how could your true vocal cords produce two notes at the same time? I always hear people say that your singing two notes at the same time, to me it seems more like the vocal cords are only actually making contact half the number of times that they're supposed to and that's why the note is an octave lower. And then your brain for some reason fills in the original note so you end up hearing two notes when in reality you're just singing one
      Would you agree?

    • @leopirdas6577
      @leopirdas6577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@chrismartinez144 partly. It's like this, your right chord vibrates 220 times a second, the left goes 330 times a second, but they only hit 110 times a second, so we hear the 110 hz. However, that note doesn't technically exist (it won't really show up on those pitch graph thingy ma dolly whoopers). That make sense?
      My whole argument is that it's only your normal vocal folds vibrating, your false folds aren't vibrating in *this* subharmonic technique. Your false folds are engaged whenever you're doing kagyraa or throat singing/throat bass

  • @arcanos4167
    @arcanos4167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    Alternate title: Treebeard shows you how to be one with the earth itself

    • @siegfriedkleinmartins7816
      @siegfriedkleinmartins7816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      L OOOOOO L...MY GOD
      BEST COMMENT !!!

    • @hexenkonig7074
      @hexenkonig7074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it still blows my mind that Treebeard was voiced by the Actor of Gimli

    • @vdyre3846
      @vdyre3846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The best part is, if you have closed captions on for Oogie Boogie Song, when he says "man" at the end, the CC says "subterranian" lol

  • @michael2350
    @michael2350 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy shit, that last technique using the vocal fry completely blew my mind. It doesn't feel like actually 'singing' that note, but it sure sounds like that lower octave note.
    Never been able to reach notes that deep, completely mindblown, thx 😂😂🤯

  • @TadTheTinker
    @TadTheTinker ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this!!

  • @FaerieEmmy
    @FaerieEmmy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Even being a female soprano I love watching videos like this, I absolutely love learning about every voice part

    • @aRAf7382
      @aRAf7382 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His voice is ASMR to me tho

    • @Lay_ray
      @Lay_ray ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same! I'm in choir, and even though I'm female and my part is soprano, it's still nice to watch these tutorials anyways

    • @fennecfo
      @fennecfo ปีที่แล้ว

      Same!

    • @TacetPotentia
      @TacetPotentia ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Being female doesn't prevent from learning subharmonics. This tutorial is a great help for me, it introduced me to certain aspects of my voice that I wasn't aware of and I never learnt in my coaching lessons. I managed to produce my first subhamonic notes and they're insanely low for me as a woman (used to be a high soprano, but remain to be an alto after 3x Covid). And, using vocal fry, I can quite hit low bass notes just as Geoff does, instable and with little variety but nevertheless. It's incredible.

    • @OlderThanTime09
      @OlderThanTime09 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My voice is also a mile away from this stuff, but it is so interesting, and the growl thing worked so perfectly! I dunno where I would EVER use it my higher pitches though. haha

  • @KjeldvanKeulen
    @KjeldvanKeulen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    The speakers on my phone couldn't produce the growl at 2:53. I literally only heard a little bit of air moving. I had to switch to my headphones to even hear it. Insane.

    • @swaggyp2823
      @swaggyp2823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gotta be a Samsung

    • @rudarud3849
      @rudarud3849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@swaggyp2823 my Samsung does well with bass :p

    • @rudarud3849
      @rudarud3849 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wear headphones!!!

    • @KjeldvanKeulen
      @KjeldvanKeulen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rudarud3849 That's literally what I said I did....

    • @KjeldvanKeulen
      @KjeldvanKeulen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@swaggyp2823 It's a cheap phone, a Vivo. I'd rather spend my money on other things.

  • @thesambongodragon1057
    @thesambongodragon1057 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learned some new words but I will practice this guy is the real deal

  • @JuanAlvarezMusic
    @JuanAlvarezMusic ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, awesome. Thanks for sharing!

  • @naplam3978
    @naplam3978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    How to sing REALLY low. Presented by a man with a natural voice which is deep af lmao

    • @Avaisme123
      @Avaisme123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Literally

    • @cheeks4429
      @cheeks4429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's like corpse giving a tutorial on how to sing low

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hey, even a soprano's gotta work on their whistle range.

    • @mariodiaz2911
      @mariodiaz2911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doesnt count lol

    • @stellanhughes2549
      @stellanhughes2549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is more of how to sing extremely low when your voice is already really low

  • @aelzim01
    @aelzim01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +896

    Oh, just a soprano attempting bass notes over here.

    • @radkahavlikova5231
      @radkahavlikova5231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here!

    • @PogueMahone1
      @PogueMahone1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      CAUTION: if at any time you feel your ovaries descending, STOP IMMEDIATELY!
      Put on some Celine Dion, lie down, rest, and allow the poor girls to return to their original, upright position.
      Also, any hard, Adam's Apple-like growths that may develop on your neck or throat area deserve prompt medical attention.

    • @highgroundproductions8590
      @highgroundproductions8590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Oh, just a bass attempting soprano notes over here.

    • @miahb2560
      @miahb2560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same ;w;

    • @imfine7645
      @imfine7645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here but at least I can do a few subharmonics😂

  • @omitl1376
    @omitl1376 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The explanation of clearing your throat is helping me a lot ❤ thank you Geoff 😅

  • @thetjdman
    @thetjdman ปีที่แล้ว

    Like your videos. Always been a bass myself and have recently learned false cord use. Introduced from The Hu and throat singing. Once I learned the technique, I noticed my metal growls deepened as well. Now I'm on this journey of how deep can I register and stumbled upon you, naturally. Insane the level of control you have.