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2016/04/19 16:32:22 (permalink)

A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice

Very interesting stuff!

http://www.tandfonline.co.../14015439.2016.1156737

"Analysis of six interviews revealed a median speaking fundamental frequency of 117.3 Hz, which is typically found for a baritone voice. Analysis of voice tracks isolated from full band recordings suggested that the singing voice range was 37 semitones within the pitch range of F#2 (about 92.2 Hz) to G5 (about 784 Hz). Evidence for higher phonations up to a fundamental frequency of 1,347 Hz was not deemed reliable. Analysis of 240 sustained notes from 21 a-cappella recordings revealed a surprisingly high mean fundamental frequency modulation rate (vibrato) of 7.0 Hz, reaching the range of vocal tremor. Quantitative analysis utilizing a newly introduced parameter to assess the regularity of vocal vibrato corroborated its perceptually irregular nature, suggesting that vibrato (ir)regularity is a distinctive feature of the singing voice."

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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/19 18:55:25 (permalink)
So, was he good?
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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/19 19:24:52 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby craigb 2016/04/20 23:57:08
I knew there was something special about his voice.

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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/19 19:46:35 (permalink)
bapu
So, was he good?


He was good. But he was no Justin Bieber. And that's the truth.

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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/19 20:04:44 (permalink)
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bapu
So, was he good?


He was good. But he was no Justin Bieber. And that's the truth.

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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/19 20:52:21 (permalink)
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bapu
So, was he good?


He was good. But he was no Justin Bieber. And that's the truth.

Thank goodness.
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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/20 02:48:58 (permalink)
And now you tell me!!
In my opinion his voice did lack depth, though.

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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/20 23:42:06 (permalink)
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Re: A scientific study of Freddie Mercury's voice 2016/04/21 20:58:02 (permalink)
Hi,
 
If you can find it, gotta see the "Behind the Music" with Queen, which had footage of him putting together their last song, before he passed away ... and it was a magnificent song and he was still singing it, despite being obviously sick!

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