Hi,
I posted a file to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vocalist- temporary/files/ called strohbass.wav. This is the sound I mean when I'm talking about Strohbass. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I *think* this is what it is. It used to be a much fuller sound - I haven't sung this way in years (now that I sing in a totally different range).
I'd like to hear from the singing teachers out there to see if this is really Strohbass, I've been going on that assumption for quite some time.
From what I understand, Strohbass is very "clicky", pressed and thin. It projects OK, due to the upper partials, but it doesn't give the same full-sounding ensemble support of a true profundo (like the one in the SF ensemble, Chanticleer). I used to sing in a college a cappella group, and of course the ability to sing very low notes was highly prized, so I focussed on this kind of singing for several years.
I use this sound from about G1 through Bb2. Down to about B2 I can use my "normal" speaking voice.
Tako Oda
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