Vocal Effects

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Although they do not hold a monopoly on the phenomenon, the majority of singers who develop vocal nodules are rock singers. To remedy the situation, most of them have vocal nodule surgery and are told to have a period of rest after the operation. Instead, it is my understanding, that retraining the voice is in order. With the right training it is possible that the nodules may disappear and that surgery will not be necessary at all.

Even with surgery, retraining will be the one most important factor as surgery only eliminates the symptom, not the cause. With continuation of the old habits, the symptoms will reappear in a short period of time, vocal damage will be sustained and surgery may very likely be necessary again.

Most rock singers must first retrain not only the singing voice but also the speaking voice as the majority usually speak in the lower part of the throat. Use of the mask resonators must be cultivated along with use of the flexible diaphragm, the muscle that must be used as the generator of the air flow for both the speaking voice and the singing voice.

In my experience, it has been possible, depending on the vocal coordination of the singer, to retrain the damaged voice in a short space of time so that the singer can continue with his career. Many cases of nodules have been dissolved by correct retraining of the speaking and singing production, to the amazement of both singer and doctor. Finding the right vocal coach for this delicate job, is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but it is always the best solution.

Marla Volovna is an Internationally acclaimed voice builder who specializes in vocal repair. She retrains singers after vocal nodule surgery and has been know to dissolve vocal nodules even without surgery. Her students range from rock singers to opera singers. Her classical students have won first and second prizes for the western region in the famous Metropolitan Opera Competition and her rock singers are making worldwide careers. Marla Volovna has a studio in the San Francisco area and also frequently travels to the homes of her singers for a period of one to three weeks of intense vocal training.

http://www.volovnavocalstudio.com

Highlighting Some Negative Effects of Steroid Use

The use of anabolic steroids has been observed to be the genesis of some characteristic negative complications. The bodybuilder needs to be able to learn about these complications and avoid rushing into steroid use before fully comprehending what the steroids will offer the body. It is prudent to know about the pros and cons of steroid use. This article intends to highlight some of the lesser known complications that result fro a continued use of steroids.

1. Virilization - the evolution of male characteristics in women. Virile characteristics are developed in women as a result of the use of anabolic steroids. This masculinization occurs due to the increased levels of testosterone in the body. The steroid-using woman is open to developing some unique characteristics that include an increase in the size of external genitals more so the clitoris, the development of excessive bodily and facial hairs which is also known as hirsuitism, possible cases of acne on the body and face, and a possibility of baldness.

Perhaps the most open signal that will give away a lady that is on steroids is a deepened voice that comes as a result of vocal chord enlargement or hypertrophy. This should signal every lady that perhaps it is time to put a hold on the use of steroids. In most cases the side effects in women are reversible upon the cessation of steroid use. As for the voice, this is often permanent though the status quo can be reversed through the 'vocal chords scraping' procedure.

2. The possibility of stunted growth. Evidence to prove that the use of steroids is responsible for stunted growth has been tabled. Stunted growth is mostly denoted by the failure to grow in height. It is mostly prevalent in steroid users whop have not really developed fully such as the teenage griup. These effects are virtually permanent in that the growth areas become sealed off. The closed off regions mostly affect the epiphysial cartilages whoch are important for height regulation. The sealing off is most likely as a resukt of the action of the aromatization process in which the excess androgens in the body are conveeted into estropgen. Then again it is not all steroids that have this effect. There are indeed other steroids that contain height-stimulating hormones.

2. An enlargement of the prostrate gland. Again this is a topic that has been over-sensationalized by the media. The information that is mostly passed on seems to lay the entire blame of prostrate cancer on the use of steroids. While steroids can be responsible for this, a person can reverse these consequences by stopping the use of steroids. Basically, the prostrates begins growing in the teenage years when there is an influx of hormones from the testicles. As one moves to adulthood, the size tends to remain the same despite there being much of the androgens in the body.

The said growth of the prostrate with steroid use is most likely due to a combination of estrogen with the hormone Dihydrotestosterone. There are some preparations including Finasteride that can help to reverse this growth.

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What vocal effects do rappers (like Charles Hamilton) use? BESIDES AUTO-TUNE?

I noticed that a lot of rappers have much stronger sounding voices on their songs than they do when they rap live. The voices are often tweaked too. Can anyone tell me the effects that are used other than the usual T-pain auto-tune? Charles Hamilton's for example

They harmonize their hooks.. meaning they sing it in a higher pitch and a lower pitch, then they put it together.

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