Language, and the way it fosters various textures of vocal sound, is basic to choral music.
They've been unafraid to play with their keening vocal sound and take it in unexpected directions.
Slocombe and Zuberbuhler's study is the first experiment to show that vocal sound can carry meaning for chimpanzees.
The new songs performed here demonstrate the latest musical directions of Zap Mama, although "Swinging Sisters, " which is a new arrangement of a song from the group's debut, is a tribute to the group's original vocal sound.
The album is filled with the kind of uplifting melodies and sweet vocal harmonies that sound pleasant and unobjectionable, but the resulting songs sometimes sound treacly and are often quite dull.
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In humans the vocal tract acts as a filter on the sound from the source, and the "source-filter theory" held that the separate, fine control of the vocal tract to be the product of a long evolution in the development of the subtleties of speech.
"As a longtime member of the vocal quartet the Jordanaires, he helped to influence the sound of gospel, country and pop music with a unique and versatile style while recording with an impressive roster of artists, " said the Recording Academy in a statement.
And Maxwell didn't rely on AutoTune (the sound-doctoring software) to create these elaborate, Marvin Gaye-style vocal chorales.
It is similar to vocal cosmetics, but Nass notes that his technology is designed to make voices sound more pleasing to a specific listener, not more pleasant in general.
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