Occasionally there are people who want to make a point that vibrato is bad for the voice. They say that vibrato causes the muscles of the vocal cords to grow slack and “wear out” with age and much use. Of course, this is true of materials such as rubber, steel and plastic, but in the case of living muscle, exactly the opposite happens. The more you exercise a muscle, the stronger it becomes.

Confusingly, vibrato is sometimes referred to as tremolo. Basically, tremolo is variance in volume, and vibrato is variance in pitch. Vibrato is a musical effect where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound. See similar questions...

The remaining voice tracks, "Please Be Quiet" (female voice) and "Shut It" (male voice) are intended as comic reminders to your co-workers to pipe down. While these can be humorous, they may be taken the wrong way in certain workplaces, so use them sparingly if at all. See similar questions...

Vibrato is a modulated (up and down) change in pitch, such as you get when you wiggle your finger on a fretted string, or when you wiggle the whole neck or play with the whammy bar. Tremolo is a modulated change in volume, as if you were turning your amp's volume up and down quickly. Tremolo is common in surf music; vibrato is common in rock and blues. NOTE - be careful when using these terms. Some people use them backwards to this, and some people use them interchangeably. See similar questions...

Your amp almost certainly has tremolo. Tremolo is much easier to achieve. While various claims have been made over the years, we're not aware of any guitar amps with true vibrato. This includes Magnatones and Fenders with "Vibr" as the first part of their name. Gerald Weber states in his Desktop Reference of Hip Vintage Guitar Amps that some Fenders have true vibrato. This is incorrect. See similar questions...

On the EWI, pitchbend via the vibrato (bite) sensor always returns to center pitch after a very short time interval- even if you keep biting the mouthpiece. If you bite, the pitch goes in a positive direction. When you release, the bend goes in a negative direction. If at any point along the way you hold the bite at a certain level, the pitchbend data will always return to the zero point. For this reason, I sometimes refer to the EWI bite sensor as a "wiggle sensor". See similar questions...

Voice is what a room op can give a user so that the user can always talk, even if the room is mode +m (strictly moderated). It usually shows up as a + next to the user's nick. See similar questions...

Several changes can occur in the voice with the aging process. However, just as with the rest of the body, these changes can be stalled with regular exercise (for the most part). Typical changes due to aging include possible: stiffening or arthritic arytenoid joints, causing incomplete vocal fold closure and subsequent breathy vocal quality Women can have a lowering of their pitch from the loss of estrogen in their body during and after menopause. See similar questions...

Absolutely! Voice chats are encrypted using the same methods as messages (including whiteboards, conference, etc) and files. No, BitWise does not support voice conferencing at this time. Voice conferencing is expected to be added when the regular conferences are revamped into a conferencing module. See similar questions...

Voice of the Faithful is a lay organization formed in January, 2002, in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. The organization began as a "listening session" of 30 parishioners in the basement at St. John the Evangelist church in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Just a few months later, Voice of the Faithful has over 25,000 registered supporters throughout 40 U.S. states and 21 countries worldwide, as well as more than 150 Parish Voice affiliates. See similar questions...

Many people with eating disorders feel as though they have a 'voice' in their head that controls their thinking. Some people feel it is an actual voice that talks to them continually, telling them that food is bad and eating is wrong but starving is good. This 'voice' tells them that they are fat and should stop eating. Other people see this 'voice' as the negative part of their own thinking. See similar questions...

Answer - The main advantage of T-1 is cost savings over equivalent service on regular analog lines. In general the cost of most 24 channel T1s is about the same as 12 standard telephone lines. This enables a business requiring 24 phone lines to do so for the cost of 12. Another advantage is that T-1 is a digital transmission and therefore less prone than regular phone lines to loss and interference. See similar questions...

But really the main problem is that there are just *no tremolos that will work with a true compound scaled fingerboard. My 25"x 27" compound scaled Signature Series Guitars are a true compound scaled instrument. Rumor has it, that Kahler will be building their famous beloved tremolo systems for ( Compound, "Multi-Scaled", "f*nned") fingerboard instruments. See similar questions...

The vocal cords (or folds) are located inside the larynx, or "adam's apple", and are attached from front to back. Air pressure causes the cords to open and close very quickly, creating sound. REMEMBER, very little air is required to produce an optimal tone- too much air pressure will blast the cords, causing them to jam up. SLS exercises will teach you to use just the right amount of air, creating BALANCE between air and muscle. See similar questions...

For the teacher, voice is an essential tool. A teacher without a well-functioning, easy-to-hear voice would be like an artist without a palette of paints or carpenter without a hammer. However, recent studies confirm that voice problems run rampant in the teaching profession. One study showed that as many as one-half of all teachers experience a voice disorder at some time in their professional lives. (Compare that to 4-6 percent of the general population. See similar questions...

Our mission is "to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church." See similar questions...

Voice of the Faithful has sponsored a fund called "Voice of Compassion - Boston Fund," to which all contributions are tax deductible. The fund is administered by the National Catholic Community Foundation (www.nccfcommunity.org). Voice of the Faithful encourages Boston-area Catholics to continue to support all archdiocesan fundraising appeals. See similar questions...

Reflux causes laryngitis and over an extended period of time may lead to cancer. The acid associated with reflux is very caustic to the vocal cords. It comes up the esophagus, burning the delicate tissue of the vocal cords. Chronic reflux can cause damage to the vocal cords. We adapt to this damage (bio-mechanically) with changes in the way we product voice and use our voices. Reflux can actually be an underlying medical problem associated with on going voice problems and vocal injuries. See similar questions...

Yes. Most of our communities feature a Resident Advisory Council that provides the community with valuable input about services, programs, activities and other items that concern residents. The council also may sponsor resident committees, for example, welcoming, programs, volunteer, housekeeping and others. See similar questions...

You can contact us at the NCVS and we would be happy to help you find a voice pathologist in your area. You may also contact the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and ask them for a list of speech pathologists that are part of the Special Interest Division-3 (Voice). Usually the Otolaryngologist who specializes in voice in your area works closely with a speech pathologist that can help you improve your voice. See similar questions...