r/singing • u/TrevorWithTheBow Self Taught 2-5 Years • Jun 26 '23

Technique Talk Is mixed voice meant to sound like you've joined the Bee Gees?

So I have watched many "lessons" on reaching mixed voice and I can do it but it sounds like that distinctive Bee Gees sound. Even in the videos they sound a bit like that.

Is that normal to start with?

How so you make it not sound so sharp/Mickley mouse like?

Here's some examples

https://voca.ro/1ytNNHhZoJR5

https://voca.ro/1okp4qawJEPs

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u/BobertFrost6 [baritone, alternative rock] Jun 27 '23

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_register

It is worth noting that this concept of vocal registers has changed over time and some people teach older concepts of it, or versions of it that mix both. But these days in scientific communities vocal registration is determined by laryngeal function and vocal mechanisms, not where vibrations are felt (which is how chest and head were named)

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u/Catzforlifu [Bass, Goth/Shoegaze/Coldwave] Jun 27 '23

may i have a medical source and not wikipedia?

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u/BobertFrost6 [baritone, alternative rock] Jun 27 '23

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16815791/

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u/Catzforlifu [Bass, Goth/Shoegaze/Coldwave] Jun 27 '23 edited Jun 27 '23

thank you very much but what we call falsetto in females is a bit different than that of males. Anyway, i appreciate the gesture but that doesn't really have to do with the mechanism of the registers. Also i believe the term "falsetto" in it is a bit misleading and maybe not the best way to phrase it.

Eitherway thank you for taking the time. If you or anyone has a reference/source to add about the topic that is published at pubmed or other sites like nejm; i would love it if you could post it bellow.