vocal quality

collocation in English

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vocal
adjective
uk
/ˈvəʊ.kəl/us
/ˈvoʊ.kəl/
relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing ...
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quality
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us
/ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
how good or bad ...
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(Definition ofvocalandqualityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As vocality concerns thevocalqualityof a sound event, it is based on a perceptive analogy with the natural voice.
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Adding reverberation to this sound softens the edges, and brings out itsvocalquality.
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Affect ratings were based on facial expression andvocalquality.
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Vocalqualitywas written into the ballad's text even before the piece was made into music.
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Although a hoarsevocalqualityis part of the syndrome profile, this deficiency would not be expected to interfere with overall intelligibility.
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By its very nature, artificial vocality establishes a new link between thevocalqualityof a sound event (its vocality) and technology (its artificiality) within this type of music.
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It is a common but not universal feature of singing voices that areas at the lower and upper ends of the voice exhibit a change ofvocalquality.
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Measuringvocalqualitywith speech synthesis.
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The criteria that must be met in order to succeed is based onvocalquality, performance delivery, vocal accuracy and overall performance.
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Prosody refers to the variations in melody, intonation, pauses, stresses, intensity,vocalqualityand accents of speech.
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His melodies have avocalquality, even in purely instrumental works.
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His reputation rose quickly as a baritone who had an impressive naturalvocalqualityand glorious voice.
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Individuals who participate in a voice feminization program are trained to self-monitor and become more aware of theirvocalquality.
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Additionally, the individual may be instructed on the optimal position to produce the maximumvocalquality.
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However, the higher resonant frequencies cause a change in timbre, resulting in a reedy, duck-likevocalquality.
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But in the 1980s, as his ownvocalqualitydeteriorated inevitably with age, he concentrated on recital work.
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Its opposite is "harsh voice", avocalqualityproduced when the pharynx is contracted and the larynx raised.
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Both the song and music video did receive positive critical press, with a particular emphasis on thevocalqualityof the recording and the colorful imagery of the video.
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Its fundamental diagnostic traits appear to bevocalquality(color, timbre, normal pitch, attack, type of melodic ornamentation, etc.) and the degree in which song is normally monodic or polyphonic.
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The manner of talking about vocal qualities is learned from one's teacher.
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