Rock Vocal Compression | Best Explanation With Exercises

You can sing for sure

This is indeed the best explanation. Thank you so much sir

wow, simple n effective!

OMG I GOT IT...one time...then lost it 😂

"I GOT ANOTHER CONFE-"

I find myself starting off correctly, but then unconsciously, the sound starts to come from my throat. Help?

Is this technique bad for vocal cords? Is it safe? One vocalost told me that its not and it shouldn't be abused. Is this true?

Is compression same as edge vocal technique?

Hi Jim! Would you say this is like another take at curbing? I'm teaching singing since a month and I've got a young fellar who's really into hard rock, so now I'm also really curious about learning these things. I know CVT pretty well and the compression sound, sounds like the hold in curbing, but then the sound is much different! But is it the same feeling? Cause then I know from where to explore!

Hello, if i fell neck tension (my throat is in great condition) do i do something wrong?

Dude. This is so cool. I will try this now.

That’s the best explanation that I ever had

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One of the best explanations of compression that I have found. The balloon and jumping into the pool examples made a lot of sense. Thanks!

That zoom killed me 😅. Thanks for explaining the technique to me as a newbee (in his 40s).

is this what Little Richard is going ?

Awesome lesson-awesome teacher. Thanks!

Dad?

Helpful and also entertained your clip. 😂

Actually you can control the diaphragm. You can hold the diaphragm down and let the lungs slowly deflate. It is a bit uncomfortable, but you can do it.

I came for side-chain and parallel processing tips but I stayed for the laid back 'tude. Good info in this video.

Few questions from a fellow voice teacher !!

1. What should this feel like ?? Pain wise lol. I think I just have the gain the muscles , but my voice does get tired pretty quickly from doing this .

2. Does this apply to holding a clean note and then adding compression later on in the note ?? Because if I'm not starting a note with a harsh glottal , how do I get the compression to start up in the middle of the phrase/note ??

3. I usually "grunt" (like a Christina Aguilera type growl) . Is this similar in any way , or not even anywhere near it ??

4. I feel like this is sort of like valsalva and I know that not to be great for the voice , causing too much subglottic pressure . What is the difference between this technique and valsalva ??

Sorry to bombard you with so many questions , I'm genuinely trying to learn for myself and so I can teach my students LOL. Great explanations , thank you !!!!

Engagement! Thanks for the videos buddy.

thank you!!! now i understand better this is very complex isnt that easy to follow but you explained so simple

Well explained..
I am sold.

thank you! thank you! thank you! it worked instantly. i am so happy hitting such high notes that easy right now. i think its save to say: you made my year!

Explained so well.

Im not being able to sing Don't cry guns and roses the high part is very hard .. you got any tips?

I laughed and I also Understood. I am so new to this vocal frying and distorting etc. I wanna at least learn to sing more raspy like a rock singer..And you have really explained this sooooo well. Love it. Thank you.

Yes it is my favorite topic.

When I try to do this, I always end up creating the sound with the throat instead of the diaphragm.

Whenever i am trying to sing like that, i get nausea and dizzy just after a minute or so of singing... My neck veins pop out too and it kinda hurts. Probablyy my breath control sucks or i am doing something else wrong. Can anyone help me about what can get rid of all those problems??

First time I’m trying it. Kinda of got it I think. Is my neck supposed to feel a bit funny afterwards or am I doing something wrong? 😅

The part that I cannot figure out is the transition from the croaky super compressed quiet sounds into using that for loud and powerful vocal parts. Also, when I try this I quickly feel like I need to cough— what am I doing incorrectly?

I can make the sound at the end just fine but I have no idea how to transition from that to what it’s actually supposed to sound like when singing.

As you’ve toured with Cher - what do you think of her voice? She’s so underrated imo

I am so grateful that I found this video last week. I've been struggling to find compression control for so long, but the minute you said jumping under water it clicked! In one week it has literally changed my singing and practice. I can't even begin to explain how big a difference it has made. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Who would've thunk? The art of sucking in air and letting it out slowly, mmm.

Why does your speaking voice remind me of Dave Grohl lol

hmm, I studied for years with a great opera singer who also sings rock. He always said fill the room with air. We need a lot of air. Unfortunately, I always get tired when I sing higher songs. Even on lower songs. Maybe that's my problem. I'll try it. Thank you!

Thank you for this! I finally got this to work when I pulled my chest resonance from the mask Back to the back teeth

I hear all the bass potential you have in your speaking voice and I think that is key to sounding good too, I can barely have any low end anywhere in my voice, is there a way to add that or am i just stuck sounding like a kid at even though I'm 30? Like even my low notes around A2 are mostly made of fry.

I've been looking so long for a good explanation of compression, but after hearing your analogy with the baloon it finally clicked for me... everything suddenly makes much more sense.

Open throat technique has nothing to do with pushing more air. It has to do with the resonant quality of the voice and not allowing the soft palate to drop too low to where you choke off your consonants. Open throat technique is a must for proper singing, and also must be paired with vocal compression (referring simply to the holding back of air) just like anything else we do.

Hey man, great lesson. I'll be singing better than my front man if I stay with you. BTW, I'm going to borrow your hand gestures to explain how the diaphragm moves to teach patients with breathing difficulty how to breath.

Nice one, bruv. Good lesson.

Awesome tip!

Great explanation of compression! My understanding about open throat technique is that it’s all bout how you form and modify vowels with your tongue and soft palate though. You would still use proper support and compression with that technique I believe🤘☺️