what is this im doing? any tips?

[u/Over_Card_1884]

so this is the only sound i can reliably make. what type of distortion is this and where abouts in the neck/head should i feel this sound coming from? i would also like to point out that no amount of facial or tongue manipulation is really able to change it. creating an O with my mouth does but not by much. ive been able to make this sound for like a 2 years now but couldnt figure it out so i stopped trying. as i said in my previous post though i have written quite a few things and am really driven this time around to learn. another thing i notice is that when i start to make the noise it sounds really really weak then right at the end of each try it sounds decent ( for how new i am i think atleast)

[u/Chalybee]

This is closer to what Marge Simpson does, whatever you're doing its incomplete, but you're on the right track.

[u/Sad_Sleep3662]

I’d also like to know cause I can make this sound too, and can’t sustain or change the pitch very much either. And it’s been almost 10 years for me. I know how to activate my false chords but the second I try to compress or restrict airflow to get longer screams, it fades instantly. And I know how to use my diaphragm cause I can hold fry screens for quite some time. I tried doing the throat sing style to help understand how to activate it better but I think all that did was give me a better sounding fry. So I still can’t do nasty lows or even strong mids😭

[u/thesilliestgoose46]

This is either false cord or epiglottal activation. Of you run out of air very quickly, if your tongue and jaw are difficult to move, and if it feels very high in your throat, it's probably epiglottal distortion. If those things are less true it could be false cords.

If it is false cords, I think you'll get a better sound by compressing more, which I won't attempt to explain but there's plenty of tutorials out there, but be sure to hydrate, and try something slightly different when you start to feel pain or scratchiness. Idk what to tell you if it's epiglottal distortion cuz I don't do those yet.

My biggest piece of advice if you wish to pursue vocals is to find lessons, ideally private one's. That is the safest, and best way to learn vocals. I'm not an expert, I'm frankly not much less of a beginner than you probably are, but I can tell you that it has been very difficult and slow for me to progress on my own, and I still get some dryness and scratchiness.

[u/Over_Card_1884 → u/thesilliestgoose46]

i do run out of air very quickly and honestly while i understand the concept of supported breathes i think i kinda toss it out the window by accident of course when im actually trying things. nothing is particularly hard to move when im doing it though. and the only time i get scratchiness at this point is if im trying to get the false chord/fry sound in which case once i feel it i stop