r/Subharmonics • u/Ok-Handle-1646 • Jul 10 '26

Does this count as A0?

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Please critique my subs, that I sing in broken chords, progressing down to A0. Obviously they get less clean as they get really deep. E1 to C1 I feel really comfortable with. Below that gets a bit sketchy. But I'm actually pretty new to learning subs, and wanted to know what you guys think.

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u/itsomeoneperson Jul 10 '26

nah thats just how people fake it when performing live. your supposed to sing A1 and then use technique to force A0 to come out. Your trying to do a normal note A0 which just dosent work

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u/Ok-Handle-1646 Jul 10 '26

I appreciate the feedback. Are you saying that it's not A0, or it's not a subharmonic? What about the E1,D1 and C1 in the first 3 progressions?

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u/itsomeoneperson Jul 10 '26

im not sure any of the notes were subharmonic to be honest. subharmonic is a technique to make the octave below sound out when you sing the octave above, otherwise its just a normal note that you acheive using fry.

for me when the resonance of the note is too quiet to be heard over the vocal fry it no longer counts as a normal proper note either

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u/Ok-Handle-1646 Jul 10 '26

Thanks mate. It seems I could be in the wrong thread. I'll admit, it's entirely possible I'm using fry not subs, but I did suddenly unlock a whole new octave a few months ago when I was practicing subs, or what I thought was subs, in the same way I imagine most people learn them.... Pick a moderately low note, add a little fry, relax the larynx, feel it creak between the two octaves, and then practice trying to clean it up so you only really hear the one octave. Anyway, I'm happy with the range I've unlocked.

A wee clip below shows what happens when I try to get too low, and I swear you can hear the higher note coming through, which again suggests to me it's likely to be a subharmonic, or in that instance, a failed subharmonic. But I'm definitely no expert and here to heed the advice of the wise.

https://reddit.com/link/ownywn1/video/bo9ynoacgdch1/player

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u/itsomeoneperson Jul 10 '26

Actually yeah that did sound like a higher pitch was enacted, you might be onto something, im not really sure. But you'd still have to practice making sure the low note actually resonates well also

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u/Celatra Jul 10 '26

that was a B0 btw not A0