Dean FH Macy wrote:
> The sound of a chorus is unique because most
> people in a chorus do not have perfect pitch. If they did, the
> resulting sound would be dull/flat sounding. The members in a chorus
> sing on pitch and somewhere between the lower edge and upper edge of
> pitch. This sound, the 'detuned' chorus, sets up harmonies, call it a
> natural vibrato, which yields a rich, full sound.
This important phenomenon is not "vibrato", but rather the "chorus
effect". It is the same phenomenon that allows us to distinguish the
sound of one violin from that of a violin section.
John Link
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