Mongolian Tuvan Throat Singing Vst Plugin
The Tiny Republic of Tuvais a giant when it comes to mastery of the human voice. Tuvan throat singers can produce two or three, sometimes even four pitches simultaneously. The effect has been compared to that of a bagpipe. The singer starts with a low drone. Then, by subtle manipulations of his vocal tract and keen listening, he breaks up the sound, amplifying one or more overtones enough so that they can be heard as additional pitches while the drone continues at a lower volume. Despite what the term might suggest, throat singing does not strain the singer's throat.
Sheldon Tuvan Throat Singing
My sister told me that I HAD TO check out Mongolian Throat Singing when I was in Mongolia. I had no idea what to expect. I have of a guy doing Tuvan throat singing. If you're interested, a Kontakt sampleset based on these recordings is available from www.sampleism.com: Overtone (£3.00). Its based on my own recordings of a guy doing Tuvan throat singing. Here's the SoundCloud demo SoundCloud demo so you can hear it.
The Ancient Tradition of throat singing (xöömei in Tuvan) developed among the nomadic herdsmen of Central Asia (mapBing map), people who lived in yurts, rode horses, raised yaks, sheep and camels, and had a close spiritual relationship with nature. Throat singing traditionally was done outdoors, and only recently was brought into the concert hall. Singers use their voices to mimic and interact with the sounds of the natural world — whistling birds, bubbling streams, blowing wind, or the deep growl of a camel. Throat singing is most commonly done by men. Although custom and superstition have discouraged women from throat singing, recently this taboo is breaking down, and there are now excellent female throat singers too.
Throat Singing
A Unique Concept of Sound. The Tuvan way of making music is based on appreciation of complex sounds with multiple layers or textures. To the Tuvan ear, a perfectly pure tone is not as interesting as a sound which contains hums, buzzes, or extra pitches that coexist with the main note being sung. Tuvan instruments are designed and played to produce such multi-textured sounds as well.