Some people told me they missed the volume charts from ABC Voice Model V1. So here you can find and download them as an add-on: bobsmeenk.com/abcdl/ Enjoy! If you want to go more in-depth with the ABC Voice Model, you can sign up for the free ABC Voice Model Masterclass here: www.bobsmeenk.com/abc
Question: in the Prince* track Adore, is Prince using a to-the-and-slightly-past Mode C as described here in some parts of the vocals? Would it be correct to say that Prince is using Mode A with true falsetto and Mode C interchangeably throughout the song? Please elaborate if you have a chance. Thanks!
"To stay in mode B and C above our break pitch, we need to limit our airflow." WHAT THE HECKING HECK THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING WHERE WERE YOU IN MY LIFE WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS BEFORE MY LIFE CHANGES NOW CAUSE I NOW KNOW EVERYTHING AND THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING ME-
Wow this is gold! I started my journey a couple years ago, have checked out dozens on online and podcast instructors before narrowing down to a a small set who give advice I can physically connect with. Wish I had your videos a year ago. What you referred to here as "color" (which others call by other names) is a murky topic; so many instructors explain it with an endless chain of metaphors and never connect it to anything that I know how to control physiologically. "What do you mean by a 'dark' tone?" -- "Well, that's the opposite of a light tone." -- "Ok, what do you mean by a 'light' tone?" -- "Well, that's the opposite of a dark tone." I am very much hoping that at some point you dedicate your skills to breaking that down into something concrete.
Thanks! I most definitely will. It's one of the videos on my to record list. Don't know when yet, as there's other stuff I think will be really valuable as well :) Quick tip: one of the mechanisms to make your sound colour darker (more classical), is to lower your larynx while singing. You can physically do that by yawning (and then making a sound), or by pretending to sing like a caricature of Elvis Presley, Pavarotti, etc. To make it sound lighter (more like musical theatre, or a small kid) you can raise your larynx. You can do that by swallowing (and then making a sound). You can also do it by singing like a younger version of yourself, or pretending to sing like any random toddler. Hope that helps :)
Dude this is the best guide to singing I've seen so far. Straight to the point no bull-crap definitions and opinions. The perfect amount of complexity. Thank you! Seriously! I'm looking forward to seeing your other videos, but i have to be alone hahah
I've hit a slump on my singing recently as I've always found it hard to utilize my mix. This video was a godsend. Also that "leaning back" to modulate air flow was GENIUS.
I wish I could give this video a thousand likes! So much valuable information, all well put together. I'll definitely need to watch it over and over again so I can fully incorporate all of this into my singing! Thank you so much once again.
@@bob.smeenk Brother, after practicing the transition I can actually transition into it EASIER than I do for falsetto. You blew my mind, thank you so much.
@@Homiloko2 haha let's gooo! With time I've found it harder and harder to actually let my voice break to falsetto at my break pitch, because it feels so natural now to not let it break.
This is fantastic! I'm so glad I found your video! All my life I thought that I just had a voice that is breaking and I had to be careful and control it. I thought that was my limitation. And it turns out that there is knowledge and explanation on this subject! it's uplifting and motivating to work on developing your capabilities!
Huge thanks for how well you explain this. Ppl talking about 'lengthen your vocal chords' or lower your breath etc think everyone knows what they mean or what to do. I plan to watch this often tnx
What a promising channel folks 🎉 Unfortunately I can’t practice these sounds or songs cuz I always feel like my family members might get annoyed when I raise my voice while I sing
Haha yeah this is a problem for many singers. Have nature close? Or a car (even just parked somewhere)? If you practice the louder stuff when you also feel like maybe people will get annoyed you'll probably strain faster. Doubts kill healthy vocals.
Bob Smeenk! Oh my god. Your vocals right before the 1ist minute when you sing in a chesty voice as some people call it... WOW. How do you maintain this clean quality? Just adding volume to the vocals at higher ranges does not necessarily translate to this kind of tone, clarity and consistency in the sound. JUST WOW. Just from the first minute I've realized that you are someone whom I'd want to learn from as much as possible.
This is great. I watched and then went to my vocal teacher and all of a sudden the subjective imagery and tricks they were telling made 100 times more sense. Definitely going to follow this channel, especially if there's future videos focusing on exercises for each section.
Love this! And I noticed this for myself as well. It's easier to place certain tips and feedback when you have a system to put it in, or reference it against.
I was just thinking about how I wanted to fix the huge gap in my range, this video came at just the right time. Thanks so much, I am eternally grateful
Thanks a lot for this. I was trying to learn Bruno Mars song and Couldnt figure out how he sings because I thought he uses mode C. That was very straining for my throad trying to sing like himn in C. Will practice B from now on
Thanks for the updated version. Been practicing Mode B and realised I've been heading into Mode C instead! (maybe I've been too enthusiastic? haha) This has re-focused me again. Will have to watch this video over and over as a reminder! So excited about this journey, getting more acquainted with my voice and it is not as scary anymore!
@@cryptomaniacph I hope I understand your question correctly. Your max volume in Mode B is 7 out of 10. Like the artists in the Mode B examples in the video. If that sounds unusable to you, I guess mode B is not your thing.
After lots of vocal lessons and daily practice I was stuck as you described. I was confused and stuck in chest voice thinking I was in my higher register. Ok I was using tolls to analyse my vocals to aim for resonance when high ( twang) After coming across your videos and others supporting head voice with practice, I have broken out. A big thanks, great content so keep it coming Mr Chas
This video helped me find out I'm going to falsetto almost every time I sing but didn't know it 😅 And confirmed to me I use too much air and am not stable at my sounds most times.
B sounds similar to a trombone / horn. Bob I sugest to add deeper voices ( bass / contra alto) also in your future examples . I had acquaintances with deeper voices that had trouble with understanding / mimicing high voices. I have the opposite lower range is more challenging.
Thanks Soraia! I'll have some other singers come in to demonstrate as well at some point. Some different types of male and female voices. I agree that'd be very helpful :)
@@bob.smeenk Literally came back here to say thank you so much! I've been experimenting with my voice a lot recently and I have noticed some significant improvements on how I usually use my voice. This is something I would share to my peers!!! Much love from the Republic of the Philippines 🇵🇭
I could kiss you like a brother for this information lmao thank you.. I never thought I could “belt” (my natural voice tendency is quiet and super airy so it would always crack) and now I totally get how to do it thanks to this video, on top of everything else I learned. Thank you so much 💜🙏🎶
I believe this may be the Rosetta stone/Holy Grail/Roadmap in a dark and confusing landscape of vocal coaching practices for the advancement and breakthrough needed in achieving vocal mastery.
Love both videos. Would recommend keeping the original cheat sheet though. Its a good bit of information, and triangles are constrictive in terms of content area. Maybe the triangles could be cheat sheets for the cheat sheet? The graph area on the original cheat sheet was extremely helpful for me personally. Look forward to more videos!
You should check out the IPA vowel chart. It's all the possible vowel sounds your mouth can make, and a standardized symbol to go with it. That way you can communicate the /exact/ sounds that are easiest and harder to sing with.
Thanks! I know the chart. I considered using it, but decided not to. Too much information, as most people just need a few of those vowels for their language. And every dialect/person is a bit different and experiences different things. That's why the many vocal methods which do prescribe exact vowels never seem to agree (completely). I chose to let singers find their own perfect vowels with the ABC Voice model. It might slow you down a little at the start, but in the end I think it will make vowel modification more intuitive and useful.
So far no. But I plan on going more in depth in later videos. You can go more in depth already on bobsmeenk.com/abc. There's a ton of examples that might help you understand each Mode better.
@@bob.smeenkI have been singing for maybe 12 yrs professionally, and recently found out that I have developed a wrong technique of singing, lost my falsetto along the way.. was wondering if you do like an online coaching or assessment. I have videos on my youtube channel of my performances, where I hit a pretty high note for a male, but I believe you will notice that I use a wrong/throaty way.. was wondering if I still have a chance to ‘unlearn’ and relearn a healthy but effective way in reaching those “stevie and bruno mars notes”
Got it. In short: in most cases: yes, you can restore it. But there might be some rare cases with actual physical damage that could complicate matters. Difficult to say more without hearing you sing. You can send me a link to a video and I can have a quick listen. Or you can book a private coaching session on bobsmeenk.com.
I've had a lot of mix voice questions, so this will definitely be a returning topic on the channel. For now: coming Thursday I'm publishing a video on the Simplify Method. It'll help you learn any song, and if you combine it with your wish to learn and develop mix voice I think it'll be really useful to you. Let me know!
Good classification. Similar to CVT, but a little simpler. A, B, C are Neutral, Curbing and Overdrive/Edge. But the author imposes fewer restrictions and makes the classification more on sound than on sensations or real physiological processes. I would not recommend to use it like theory in your lessons, but keeping it in your head as a quick reference is fine. Thanks for video and this classification
Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I appreciate your comparison and am glad you found the classification helpful. While there are certainly some similarities to other methods, my goal is to offer singers a flexible and easy to use tool that they can quickly adapt to their unique voice and style, rather than a strict theoretical framework. Exactly like you said: it's for quick reference, a cheat sheet, not a complete singing method.
Hi Bob, I watched this video and it was good but I found the previous video with the charts a bit easier to understand. Maybe cause you're presenting the content slower or maybe cause I've only had a few hours sleep today hahaha. Going to a work training day with an early start. It was interesting to know that the vowels aren't set in stone in relation the the modes. Anyways thank you so much for your work showing these concepts. All the best
Thanks! I always struggle touching on everything I want to say in a video, while not making it too fast-paced/long/overwhelming. This video could easily have been an hour long. In most videos I'll try to tackle smaller subjects in more detail
Thanks for this! And trust a Dutch speaker to think about how vowels work in other languages - no-one ever talks about that when they give vowel exercises 😀So, if I understand correctly: A is chest voice, B is mixed/blended and C is head voice?
Yes correct. A, B and C are all chest or mix. Falsetto could be called head voice. But it depends a bit on your definitions of the terms. I've found there are many 😅 that's why I chose to start with a clean slate.
Nice, realize it now.. that's why even i reached the note it sounds different on original or i struggle to jump on high note because I'm changing my technique, resulting in cracking my voice, get tired & strains..
@@bob.smeenk great cant wait to see more videos. the simplified explanation is better. And oh, i subscribed to be on the waiting list for your community
I have found that mouth shape is a big part of what your larynx is doing. You have a low round bottom lip, but raise it up a bit and the bottom end goes away.
Haha yeah I do realise. It's one of my pitfalls. I think it's a video to watch a couple of times if you're new to the concepts. And I'll make more videos in this "universe" to help deepen understanding.
Excellent video I have been try to figure out my voice for a while just subscribed. I seem to struggle with c but can sing a and b interchangeably however COVID has caused some issues that I have been able to reverse with time. I don't know what the word is for my range but I can sing chest head and falsetto and my range is f2# to max c6 (Christie phantom of the Opera) found it out while singing both parts as a joke in karaoke. Comfortably I can sit at D5 push into E5 singing muse songs. I can do throat singing and fry vibrato and rasp as a male I have been somewhat embarrassed of my range so I rarely sang in public this has lead to bad habits due to trying to sing songs quietly and probably why I sing A and B
Wow, sounds like you have unlocked a lot of your voice, and incredible range as well. Please don't be embarrassed of your range. It might be your greatest weapon! I for one am very curious to hear what you sound like :) Anything we can listen to? You can also send it to me in private ;) hi@bobsmeenk.com
Really very helpful - thank you! I recognize all the CVT modes except “edge”. Do you incorporate that as a color that's applied on top of your mode C, or in some other way?
You're welcome! The modes are similar, but do have some very important distinctions. Try not to think about them as the CVT modes,. you'll limit yourself. But if you want to compare ABC to CVT you could say Mode C and Overdrive + Edge are similar. And indeed, you could colour Mode C to closer resemble CVT's overdrive or edge.
Question: in the Prince* track Adore, is Prince using a to-the-and-slightly-past Mode C as described here in some parts of the vocals? Would it be correct to say that Prince is using Mode A with true falsetto and Mode C interchangeably throughout the song? Please elaborate if you have a chance. Thanks!!
I had quick listen. Most of it is Mode A and Falsetto. Sometimes a bit of B or C. Prince is an interesting case, as he uses all of the Modes regularly, and then he also plays with his sound colour a lot. I might make a video about his vocal use in the future.
Some people told me they missed the volume charts from ABC Voice Model V1. So here you can find and download them as an add-on: bobsmeenk.com/abcdl/
Enjoy!
If you want to go more in-depth with the ABC Voice Model, you can sign up for the free ABC Voice Model Masterclass here: www.bobsmeenk.com/abc
Question: in the Prince* track Adore, is Prince using a to-the-and-slightly-past Mode C as described here in some parts of the vocals? Would it be correct to say that Prince is using Mode A with true falsetto and Mode C interchangeably throughout the song? Please elaborate if you have a chance. Thanks!
"To stay in mode B and C above our break pitch, we need to limit our airflow." WHAT THE HECKING HECK THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING WHERE WERE YOU IN MY LIFE WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS BEFORE MY LIFE CHANGES NOW CAUSE I NOW KNOW EVERYTHING AND THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING ME-
Haha let's go!
Finally, an intuitive guide that explains why certain vowels feel harder to sing! Knowing the ABC model will save so much trial and error for singers.
Yep! Learning about vowel modification helped me improve so much faster!
Wow this is gold! I started my journey a couple years ago, have checked out dozens on online and podcast instructors before narrowing down to a a small set who give advice I can physically connect with. Wish I had your videos a year ago. What you referred to here as "color" (which others call by other names) is a murky topic; so many instructors explain it with an endless chain of metaphors and never connect it to anything that I know how to control physiologically. "What do you mean by a 'dark' tone?" -- "Well, that's the opposite of a light tone." -- "Ok, what do you mean by a 'light' tone?" -- "Well, that's the opposite of a dark tone." I am very much hoping that at some point you dedicate your skills to breaking that down into something concrete.
Thanks! I most definitely will. It's one of the videos on my to record list. Don't know when yet, as there's other stuff I think will be really valuable as well :)
Quick tip: one of the mechanisms to make your sound colour darker (more classical), is to lower your larynx while singing. You can physically do that by yawning (and then making a sound), or by pretending to sing like a caricature of Elvis Presley, Pavarotti, etc.
To make it sound lighter (more like musical theatre, or a small kid) you can raise your larynx. You can do that by swallowing (and then making a sound). You can also do it by singing like a younger version of yourself, or pretending to sing like any random toddler.
Hope that helps :)
AMAZING VIDEO Thank you!!!
@@bob.smeenk so sweet you give valuable replies here!
:) at some point it might become too much. But for now I just enjoy helping people :)
Dude this is the best guide to singing I've seen so far. Straight to the point no bull-crap definitions and opinions. The perfect amount of complexity. Thank you! Seriously! I'm looking forward to seeing your other videos, but i have to be alone hahah
Thanks a lot! And yes, good to be alone to experiment freely :p
I've hit a slump on my singing recently as I've always found it hard to utilize my mix. This video was a godsend.
Also that "leaning back" to modulate air flow was GENIUS.
Haha great! So happy to hear this :)
As a visual learner, this amazingly helps. This channel is underrated!
Thanks! And you're very welcome :)
This must be the best and clearest video on singing I have ever seen. And you have less than 2000 subscribers at time of writing? That is crazy to me.
Haha I'll try to change that! Thanks!
I wish I could give this video a thousand likes! So much valuable information, all well put together. I'll definitely need to watch it over and over again so I can fully incorporate all of this into my singing! Thank you so much once again.
Thanks! If you post another cover with some of the things you've learned I'd love to hear it :)
I've been singing for 10 years with voice lessons for most of them. This is brilliant advice and great to come back to remind myself. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful :)
2:40 WHAT THE HELL? I never knew I could do this. You just unlocked it for me in an instant
Haha that's great! Love it!
@@bob.smeenk Brother, after practicing the transition I can actually transition into it EASIER than I do for falsetto. You blew my mind, thank you so much.
@@Homiloko2 haha let's gooo! With time I've found it harder and harder to actually let my voice break to falsetto at my break pitch, because it feels so natural now to not let it break.
This seems very helpful; I'll definitely experiment with this. Thanks for sharing!
Have fun!
@@bob.smeenk Thanx love it Ii- Ah A-ah I-ah oh-ah ooh-ah . Put an ah behind every Vowel (as a Rule) ri-ah-e-ah-Da-ah ( RED) ❤
This is fantastic! I'm so glad I found your video! All my life I thought that I just had a voice that is breaking and I had to be careful and control it. I thought that was my limitation. And it turns out that there is knowledge and explanation on this subject! it's uplifting and motivating to work on developing your capabilities!
Great! Enjoy! :D
Huge thanks for how well you explain this. Ppl talking about 'lengthen your vocal chords' or lower your breath etc think everyone knows what they mean or what to do.
I plan to watch this often tnx
Haha I feel you. I'll try not to talk that way. Ever. :)
Please do a video for A, B & C vocal workout....
Good idea, I'll add it to my "to record"-list
Yes please!! I'd like to practice each mode, and I'd really appreciate exercises that would enable me to do that
What a promising channel folks 🎉
Unfortunately I can’t practice these sounds or songs cuz I always feel like my family members might get annoyed when I raise my voice while I sing
Haha yeah this is a problem for many singers. Have nature close? Or a car (even just parked somewhere)?
If you practice the louder stuff when you also feel like maybe people will get annoyed you'll probably strain faster. Doubts kill healthy vocals.
You should make a how to find your vocal type or range. Really enjoyed the vid
A really cool tool to find your range is the vocal tuner on muted.io
Amazing. You use your body to explain things. How much easier it is to understand.
Glad to hear that!
you are amazing, I'm moved.
You're very welcome :)
Bob Smeenk! Oh my god. Your vocals right before the 1ist minute when you sing in a chesty voice as some people call it... WOW. How do you maintain this clean quality? Just adding volume to the vocals at higher ranges does not necessarily translate to this kind of tone, clarity and consistency in the sound. JUST WOW. Just from the first minute I've realized that you are someone whom I'd want to learn from as much as possible.
Haha thanks! I think most of it is breath control. If you haven't watched my breath support video yet, I think you'll enjoy that one too :)
This is great. I watched and then went to my vocal teacher and all of a sudden the subjective imagery and tricks they were telling made 100 times more sense. Definitely going to follow this channel, especially if there's future videos focusing on exercises for each section.
Love this! And I noticed this for myself as well. It's easier to place certain tips and feedback when you have a system to put it in, or reference it against.
I was just thinking about how I wanted to fix the huge gap in my range, this video came at just the right time. Thanks so much, I am eternally grateful
You're very welcome!
Thanks a lot for this. I was trying to learn Bruno Mars song and Couldnt figure out how he sings because I thought he uses mode C. That was very straining for my throad trying to sing like himn in C. Will practice B from now on
Oh yeah, been there. Only sing Bruno Mars in Mode C if you have a death wish :P
Absolutely amazing video! Much respect sir.
Glad you liked it😁
I can't wait to settle down and do this.
Haha make sure you do it somewhere you can be loud to experience it fully :)
@@bob.smeenk sure, I will. Thanks you for the cheat sheet
Thanks for the updated version. Been practicing Mode B and realised I've been heading into Mode C instead! (maybe I've been too enthusiastic? haha) This has re-focused me again. Will have to watch this video over and over as a reminder!
So excited about this journey, getting more acquainted with my voice and it is not as scary anymore!
Love this! Especially that it's becoming less scary. Must feel so good 😁
hey man, were you able to add more volume to mode B? it seems quiet, unusable as it sounds very light.
@@cryptomaniacph I hope I understand your question correctly. Your max volume in Mode B is 7 out of 10. Like the artists in the Mode B examples in the video. If that sounds unusable to you, I guess mode B is not your thing.
After lots of vocal lessons and daily practice I was stuck as you described. I was confused and stuck in chest voice thinking I was in my higher register. Ok I was using tolls to analyse my vocals to aim for resonance when high ( twang)
After coming across your videos and others supporting head voice with practice, I have broken out.
A big thanks, great content so keep it coming
Mr Chas
Love this Mr Chas! Keep going! :D
This is an amazing channel. Never shut it down
Haha thanks! My plan exactly!
Wow!!
😁
This video helped me find out I'm going to falsetto almost every time I sing but didn't know it 😅 And confirmed to me I use too much air and am not stable at my sounds most times.
My video on breath support might help with the airflow :)
This is so absolutely amazing and incredibly useful. Bless your beautiful brain and the 21 years of hard work that made this diagram possible! ❤
Thanks! I had some great teachers and students who made this possible :) I hope others will take this and improve it even further :)
B sounds similar to a trombone / horn.
Bob I sugest to add deeper voices ( bass / contra alto) also in your future examples . I had acquaintances with deeper voices that had trouble with understanding / mimicing high voices. I have the opposite lower range is more challenging.
Thanks Soraia! I'll have some other singers come in to demonstrate as well at some point. Some different types of male and female voices. I agree that'd be very helpful :)
Thank you very much for this!😍 I finally understood so many things in my voice.
Great to hear Leanora!
The Animation made it easy to follow !
😁
It's rare to find a vocal coach that can actually sing. Impressive. I'll be checking you out to find any gaps in my game, tia mate
Thanks :)
Here again to save these tips and more importantly, achieve the best singing my voice could make me lol
Happy to help!
@@bob.smeenk Literally came back here to say thank you so much! I've been experimenting with my voice a lot recently and I have noticed some significant improvements on how I usually use my voice. This is something I would share to my peers!!! Much love from the Republic of the Philippines 🇵🇭
Thanks for sharing! Love to hear this :)
I could kiss you like a brother for this information lmao thank you.. I never thought I could “belt” (my natural voice tendency is quiet and super airy so it would always crack) and now I totally get how to do it thanks to this video, on top of everything else I learned. Thank you so much 💜🙏🎶
Great! Love this! Enjoy your new voice :D
OMG! This awesome!!! 👏🏼 i’m going to use this with my students! You’re a genius!! 🎉
Great! Enjoy :D
This is a great way of explaining these aspects of singing.
Glad you liked it!
What I thought this had like 1m views and then checked to see this is a small channel. You deserve more views!
haha thanks! :)
Great vid Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I LOVE YOUU THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOU KNOWLEDGE✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
You are so welcome :D
Yo, Bob! I’m really into this framework, and I hope you’ll delve into it in different ways.
Great stuff!
That's the plan! You're welcome!
Man, this is gold. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome :)
Amazing video, sir. So different from others and thus so helpful.
Glad to hear that :)
I believe this may be the Rosetta stone/Holy Grail/Roadmap in a dark and confusing landscape of vocal coaching practices for the advancement and breakthrough needed in achieving vocal mastery.
That's quite a compliment, thank you and enjoy :)
Very interesting approach. Thank you😊
You're welcome :)
Whoa! Thank you for this and being in my utube feed this morning, it's great!
Haha I'll try to show up there more often
That singing into the back of your head advice is so good
Great! It does not work for everyone. But if it does, it's magic.😀
Amazing content, thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful!
You have an amazing voice!
Thanks 😊
Great intuitive video.❤❤
Glad you liked it!
Ja, wat fijn om dit nu ook online te kunnen nakijken! :)
😁
Love both videos. Would recommend keeping the original cheat sheet though. Its a good bit of information, and triangles are constrictive in terms of content area. Maybe the triangles could be cheat sheets for the cheat sheet? The graph area on the original cheat sheet was extremely helpful for me personally. Look forward to more videos!
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. More people told me this, so I added the volume charts as an additional download here: bobsmeenk.com/abcdl/
Thank you so much Bob.
You're welcome again :l
Omg it works 😂😂😂❤❤❤ soooooo great thank you!!!
Haha you're very welcome :)
You should check out the IPA vowel chart. It's all the possible vowel sounds your mouth can make, and a standardized symbol to go with it. That way you can communicate the /exact/ sounds that are easiest and harder to sing with.
Thanks! I know the chart. I considered using it, but decided not to. Too much information, as most people just need a few of those vowels for their language. And every dialect/person is a bit different and experiences different things. That's why the many vocal methods which do prescribe exact vowels never seem to agree (completely). I chose to let singers find their own perfect vowels with the ABC Voice model. It might slow you down a little at the start, but in the end I think it will make vowel modification more intuitive and useful.
amazing video brother, thank you
Glad you liked it!😁
Amazing
😁
Thank you SO much!❤😊
You're very welcome so much!
That was very helpful for me
Great 😁
This is amazing! Thank you so much! Are there detailed videos on each mode? ☺️
So far no. But I plan on going more in depth in later videos.
You can go more in depth already on bobsmeenk.com/abc. There's a ton of examples that might help you understand each Mode better.
@bob.smeenk I did already and I'm already improving a lot. Thank you so much for the valuable info 🙏🏻
@@roosmusicality Great! :D
Can falsetto be restored?
Can you explain what you mean?
@@bob.smeenkI have been singing for maybe 12 yrs professionally, and recently found out that I have developed a wrong technique of singing, lost my falsetto along the way.. was wondering if you do like an online coaching or assessment. I have videos on my youtube channel of my performances, where I hit a pretty high note for a male, but I believe you will notice that I use a wrong/throaty way.. was wondering if I still have a chance to ‘unlearn’ and relearn a healthy but effective way in reaching those “stevie and bruno mars notes”
Got it. In short: in most cases: yes, you can restore it. But there might be some rare cases with actual physical damage that could complicate matters. Difficult to say more without hearing you sing.
You can send me a link to a video and I can have a quick listen. Or you can book a private coaching session on bobsmeenk.com.
@@bob.smeenkgreat!!! Will send you asap Master!! 🙇🏻♂️
@@DarylOngOfficial03 I look forward to it :)
Fighting to find my B mode: Thanks for the video 👏👏👏🎧
You'll get it! Listen to some more Mode B singers and try to copy them (at a lower pitch if you have to). At some point it will click!
Would love to hear your take on how to discover/develop mix voice, so for example, to be ultimately able to sing some of those Bruno Mars songs.
I've had a lot of mix voice questions, so this will definitely be a returning topic on the channel.
For now: coming Thursday I'm publishing a video on the Simplify Method. It'll help you learn any song, and if you combine it with your wish to learn and develop mix voice I think it'll be really useful to you. Let me know!
Really great video
🙏😁
Thanks !
You're welcome!
Great content! ❤ Liked and subscribed. 🎉
❤
thankkkk youuuuu
😁
Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
You're welcome!
THANK YOU!❤
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Good classification. Similar to CVT, but a little simpler. A, B, C are Neutral, Curbing and Overdrive/Edge. But the author imposes fewer restrictions and makes the classification more on sound than on sensations or real physiological processes. I would not recommend to use it like theory in your lessons, but keeping it in your head as a quick reference is fine. Thanks for video and this classification
Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I appreciate your comparison and am glad you found the classification helpful. While there are certainly some similarities to other methods, my goal is to offer singers a flexible and easy to use tool that they can quickly adapt to their unique voice and style, rather than a strict theoretical framework. Exactly like you said: it's for quick reference, a cheat sheet, not a complete singing method.
Thank you
You're welcome!
This is gold man.. dam i wish i saw this 6 years agoo
When I finish my time travelling app I'll let you know ;)
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Amazing content
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@ Couldn’t believe you are under a million subs. Very informative, no filler content. Excellent production quality. 10/10 video. Best of luck to you 🙂
@@franciscosanchez4828 Thanks Francisco, much appreciated :) Let's see if we can change that :P
Hi Bob, I watched this video and it was good but I found the previous video with the charts a bit easier to understand. Maybe cause you're presenting the content slower or maybe cause I've only had a few hours sleep today hahaha. Going to a work training day with an early start. It was interesting to know that the vowels aren't set in stone in relation the the modes. Anyways thank you so much for your work showing these concepts. All the best
Thanks! I always struggle touching on everything I want to say in a video, while not making it too fast-paced/long/overwhelming. This video could easily have been an hour long. In most videos I'll try to tackle smaller subjects in more detail
Awesome video!
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Thank you so much for sharing this! I will watch this super instructive video again in daytime, so I can try it right away.
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Greta plan! 😁
great video!
Glad you likes it :)
Thanks for this! And trust a Dutch speaker to think about how vowels work in other languages - no-one ever talks about that when they give vowel exercises 😀So, if I understand correctly: A is chest voice, B is mixed/blended and C is head voice?
Actually A, B and C are all chest voice or mixed. He explains a bit at the start of the video. But specifics also confuse me.
Yes correct. A, B and C are all chest or mix. Falsetto could be called head voice. But it depends a bit on your definitions of the terms. I've found there are many 😅 that's why I chose to start with a clean slate.
This is helpful, can you explain in depth about mode B as in how to make that sound.
I'll address Mode B more in future videos :)
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So good, thank you!
Thanks Elijah! :)
Love it!!!
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Thanks sir for your valuable sharing👍👃
You're very welcome :)
Nice, realize it now.. that's why even i reached the note it sounds different on original or i struggle to jump on high note because I'm changing my technique, resulting in cracking my voice, get tired & strains..
Glad this helped :)
Thank you aneizunt resume
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Great video man! Can you make a dedicated video only focusing on B MODE
Thanks! I'll put it on my to record list. Don't know when though. Got a lot of fun stuff planned already :)
@@bob.smeenk great cant wait to see more videos. the simplified explanation is better. And oh, i subscribed to be on the waiting list for your community
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Damn this was a great video...
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Can you do a video on mixed voice?
It's on my list! Don't know when yet. But on the 14th of November I'll publish a video very much related to mix and developing it :)
I have found that mouth shape is a big part of what your larynx is doing.
You have a low round bottom lip, but raise it up a bit and the bottom end goes away.
It's all connected :)
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This is great. But it is a lot of information in a short video. Looking forward to see more.
Haha yeah I do realise. It's one of my pitfalls. I think it's a video to watch a couple of times if you're new to the concepts. And I'll make more videos in this "universe" to help deepen understanding.
Excellent video I have been try to figure out my voice for a while just subscribed.
I seem to struggle with c but can sing a and b interchangeably however COVID has caused some issues that I have been able to reverse with time. I don't know what the word is for my range but I can sing chest head and falsetto and my range is f2# to max c6 (Christie phantom of the Opera) found it out while singing both parts as a joke in karaoke. Comfortably I can sit at D5 push into E5 singing muse songs. I can do throat singing and fry vibrato and rasp as a male I have been somewhat embarrassed of my range so I rarely sang in public this has lead to bad habits due to trying to sing songs quietly and probably why I sing A and B
Wow, sounds like you have unlocked a lot of your voice, and incredible range as well. Please don't be embarrassed of your range. It might be your greatest weapon! I for one am very curious to hear what you sound like :) Anything we can listen to? You can also send it to me in private ;) hi@bobsmeenk.com
nice video
Thanks!
Really very helpful - thank you!
I recognize all the CVT modes except “edge”. Do you incorporate that as a color that's applied on top of your mode C, or in some other way?
You're welcome!
The modes are similar, but do have some very important distinctions. Try not to think about them as the CVT modes,. you'll limit yourself.
But if you want to compare ABC to CVT you could say Mode C and Overdrive + Edge are similar. And indeed, you could colour Mode C to closer resemble CVT's overdrive or edge.
@@bob.smeenk Got it.
Thanks for the response and the great content!
Question: in the Prince* track Adore, is Prince using a to-the-and-slightly-past Mode C as described here in some parts of the vocals? Would it be correct to say that Prince is using Mode A with true falsetto and Mode C interchangeably throughout the song? Please elaborate if you have a chance. Thanks!!
I had quick listen. Most of it is Mode A and Falsetto. Sometimes a bit of B or C. Prince is an interesting case, as he uses all of the Modes regularly, and then he also plays with his sound colour a lot. I might make a video about his vocal use in the future.