why is it that all professional singers...

[Ika]

why is it that every singer I hear in every band is a tenor? I rarely hear any basses (this means a range lower than middle C). do tenors just sound better or are most basses not able to sound good enough?

 

[Glavinsolo]

Most versatile. Would you just have a subwoofer in your car? Or for that matter just tweeters?

 

[PurdueRy]

Barry white FTW?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Most versatile. Would you just have a subwoofer in your car? Or for that matter just tweeters?

tenors don't really have a wider range than basses, their range is just higher. for instance, I'm naturally a bass, but I have a 2 1/2 octave voice range.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Barry white FTW?

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Most versatile. Would you just have a subwoofer in your car? Or for that matter just tweeters?

tenors don't really have a wider range than basses, their range is just higher. for instance, I'm naturally a bass, but I have a 2 1/2 octave voice range.

You evidently have some musical training, and this training leads you to believe that asking this question on a computer forum would be a good idea? 😕

 

[akubi]

unfortunately, masculinity is out and girly looking/sounding men are in.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Most versatile. Would you just have a subwoofer in your car? Or for that matter just tweeters?

tenors don't really have a wider range than basses, their range is just higher. for instance, I'm naturally a bass, but I have a 2 1/2 octave voice range.

You evidently have some musical training, and this training leads you to believe that asking this question on a computer forum would be a good idea? 😕

actually i dont have any training per se, but I do sing with my high school's elite choir. i was just wondering, considering ATOT is strangely knowledgeful.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Most versatile. Would you just have a subwoofer in your car? Or for that matter just tweeters?

tenors don't really have a wider range than basses, their range is just higher. for instance, I'm naturally a bass, but I have a 2 1/2 octave voice range.

You evidently have some musical training, and this training leads you to believe that asking this question on a computer forum would be a good idea? 😕

actually i dont have any training per se, but I do sing with my high school's elite choir. i was just wondering, considering ATOT is strangely knowledgeful.

explain

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Most versatile. Would you just have a subwoofer in your car? Or for that matter just tweeters?

tenors don't really have a wider range than basses, their range is just higher. for instance, I'm naturally a bass, but I have a 2 1/2 octave voice range.

You evidently have some musical training, and this training leads you to believe that asking this question on a computer forum would be a good idea? 😕

actually i dont have any training per se, but I do sing with my high school's elite choir. i was just wondering, considering ATOT is strangely knowledgeful.

explain

okay elite is just our best choir. meaning we're the ones that sound the best.

 

[kogase]

What akubi said. Metros.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Man Rehab?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: kogase
What akubi said. Metros.

er, even in bands like Avenged Sevenfold? i noticed i have to use falsetto if i want to match the lead singer's pitch sometimes.

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Barry white FTW?

He said all, but I think he meant most... Anyway it probably has something to do with the fact the average person's speakers or headphones cost ~$0.35 and have the easiest time reproducing tenors? Just a guess. Talent doesn't matter much if the target audience has a hard time hearing it.

 

[phantom309]

As a rule lower voices don't cut through guitars as well.

 

[SaltBoy]

Richard Sterban FTW

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: phantom309
As a rule lower voices don't cut through guitars as well.

that's a good point, i never thought of that.

 

[DBL]

What's the percentage breakdown (Tenors vs Bass)? Perhpas that is your answer?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

STAYIN' ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE!

 

[DaShen]

It sounds better to the ear.

I mean look at a piano. Play a intricate melody near middle C. It sounds right.
Play it near the low octave, it doesn't sound as clear or fresh. Play it in the upper octave ranges, it sounds fluttery. It is just a matter of what naturally sounds good.

**EDIT**
If most music and instruments sound better at this range, then a bass singer will not be able to cut through the instruments which are on a higher octave to make it sound right. Guitars don't sound that great with bass singers.

Listen to some Barry White music and you will see that most of the background is bass guitar and percussions.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: DBL
What's the percentage breakdown (Tenors vs Bass)? Perhpas that is your answer?

actually there are a lot more basses in my school choirs than there are tenors. that's one reason i thought it all very strange.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: guoziming

Originally posted by: DBL
What's the percentage breakdown (Tenors vs Bass)? Perhpas that is your answer?

actually there are a lot more basses in my school choirs than there are tenors. that's one reason i thought it all very strange.

That is also another reason. Tenors are harder to come by. Singing in bass clef is much easier for most guys. Strong powerful tenor voices aren't the median of the population of men out there.

People like to hear what is good and also what is rare/unique.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: phantom309
As a rule lower voices don't cut through guitars as well.

Yep.

You can't even hear my best singing voice very well when there is other noise. But at least it carries very far.

If I sing in a manner that people can hear, I don't sound as good 🙁

 

[DaShen]

Meh, it sounds like someone (OP) is sad he didn't make it on American Idol. 😉 😛 j/k j/k... could be actually.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: DaShen
Meh, it sounds like someone (OP) is sad he didn't make it on American Idol. 😉 😛 j/k j/k... could be actually.

actually not really. I should've signed up last year, since auditions were in Cleveland, but i was 15 then and not too excited about singing to other people, by myself (comfortable only in a choir). I'm probably going to audition sometime, though.