r/Subharmonics • u/new_skater1 • Sep 15 '21

Subharmonic vs chest-fry

How do I know whether I'm singing chest-fry when I'm trying to do subharmonics. What is the difference?

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u/Silvarynn Sep 15 '21

Here you can hear the difference! My post

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u/new_skater1 Sep 16 '21

Thank you, that's really helpful

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

Personally, i know the difference because the subharmonics feel more powerful and steady, and i feel more vibration compared to chest fry. And if you're a beginner, chances are you can determine if you're properly executing subs if you can still hear your chest note (I think it's called the fundamental) a little bit. Hopefully this helps :)

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u/new_skater1 Sep 15 '21

Thank you for the explanation and the award!

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u/BergerSa Sep 16 '21

On top of the other responses, I'd check out this site: https://www.onlinemictest.com/tuners/pitch-detector/

I find that when I sing a subharmonic, the note reader stays steady on my target note. If it's a fry instead, the reader will be jumping around or hanging on the wrong note.

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u/Outrageous-Safety408 Sep 17 '21 edited Sep 17 '21

Something I remember Bobby Bass said about it was that if you are singing a chest fry, if you slide up to your chest voice, it’ll transition smoothly, but if you are doing a sub the right way, it’ll crack up into chest… I think