AL4: Glottal Stops and Vocal Fry
Level: 9
These extras contribute to the natural "human" sound that a bank can have. Glottal tops make for more natural pronunciation in places, and vocal fry can add emotion in a song when used properly.
These extras contribute to the natural "human" sound that a bank can have. Glottal tops make for more natural pronunciation in places, and vocal fry can add emotion in a song when used properly.
Glottal Stops
A glottal stop is when your vocal chords slam shut quickly in the middle of a vowel. Think of the way you'd say "uh-oh." When banks include glottal stops, they're either recorded CVVC or VCV style, with the stop used as a consonant. Typically stops are aliased with the ・ symbol.
To oto glottal stops, you simply treat the stop as you would any other consonant in an oto. It is worth mentioning, however, that for VCs you should put the preutterance before the silence, like this:
To oto glottal stops, you simply treat the stop as you would any other consonant in an oto. It is worth mentioning, however, that for VCs you should put the preutterance before the silence, like this:
That way the end sound of the stop isn't lost in the crossfade.
Vocal Fry
Vocal fry is when you drop your voice to its lowest natural register, causing a creaking or croaking noise. These are typically recorded before, after, and/or between vowels. Think of it like a low voice crack. Like glottal stops, these are recorded in either a CVVC or VCV style, and you simply treat it like you would treat a consonant in an oto of that type. Be wary though - in VCV style otos you may need very large preutterance values.