"Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
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Nope, but it conjures a lot of possibilities, some of which aren't "safe for the workplace."
Nope, but it conjures a lot of possibilities, some of which aren't "safe for the workplace."
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Just tightens up the bottom end?
Nope, but it conjures a lot of possibilities, some of which aren't "safe for the workplace."
Just tightens up the bottom end?
Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
Perhaps the greek compressor keeps changing it's mind about what the threshold is...
JR
Perhaps the greek compressor keeps changing it's mind about what the threshold is...
JR
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Yeah, Bennett's been trying one out, maybe you can play with his?
Nope, but it conjures a lot of possibilities, some of which aren't "safe for the workplace."
Yeah, Bennett's been trying one out, maybe you can play with his?
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Athens?
Guess what's at the top of a google search...
Athens?
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Not without a tyvek suit, rubber gloves and full-face respirator. Can't be too careful.
Not without a tyvek suit, rubber gloves and full-face respirator. Can't be too careful.
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As of 9:41PM PST this thread... and not much else related to audio. So what is it Kristian?
As of 9:41PM PST this thread... and not much else related to audio. So what is it Kristian?
Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
The Greeks like to say they invented sex.
The Romans like to remind them that the Romans invented it with women.
Sorry-couldn't resist.
The Greeks are always arguing with the Romans.Nope, but it conjures a lot of possibilities, some of which aren't "safe for the workplace."
The Greeks like to say they invented sex.
The Romans like to remind them that the Romans invented it with women.
Sorry-couldn't resist.
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Good one, a joke I never heard before that's funny...
JR
edit- can never have too many socrates jokes... /edit
Good one, a joke I never heard before that's funny... JR
edit- can never have too many socrates jokes... /edit
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Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
I've heard of the use of compressors causing a feedback loop, but this is a new one....:lol:
Guess what's at the top of a google search...
I've heard of the use of compressors causing a feedback loop, but this is a new one....:lol:
Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
Honestly, I'm not sure. I heard the term and wanted to see if someone here knew for sure.
I can make a guess from the context and I THINK it's slang for when someone can sing in such a manner that he/she sounds like they're really going for it, even if they're singing quietly. It would be like someone singing the chorus of Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi - without really being loud. Anouther GUESS would be that Greeks use this vocal trait when speaking, hence the term?
Honestly, I'm not sure. I heard the term and wanted to see if someone here knew for sure.
I can make a guess from the context and I THINK it's slang for when someone can sing in such a manner that he/she sounds like they're really going for it, even if they're singing quietly. It would be like someone singing the chorus of Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi - without really being loud. Anouther GUESS would be that Greeks use this vocal trait when speaking, hence the term?
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Perhaps it refers to the patented "gyro-ver easy" feature........
Perhaps it refers to the patented "gyro-ver easy" feature........
Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
I regularly hang out with greeks and don't notice anything like that whether they speak their mother tongue or a different language.
just as baffled to the term.
I regularly hang out with greeks and don't notice anything like that whether they speak their mother tongue or a different language.
just as baffled to the term.
Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
Greek compressor, or vocal compression as it is also named, is a manner of using cartilages in your larinx (that's where the vocal cords are) to "compress" the vocal chords, giving your singing voice a specific tone and texture. The cartilages herewith are called arytenoids, and have the same effect to the chords as the keys on a string instrument have on its strings or, particularly, the whammy bar (tremolo bar) has on a guitar. The arytenoids can be tensioned by larinx muscles and thus modify the oscillating frequency of the vocal chords and thus, the tone and pitch of the voice. This technique is feared by many beginner singers, as they mistake it for "tensioning" vocal chords.
However, if correctly learned (and taught), it can not only produce a good singing voice with surprising effects and intensity, yet also a healthy use of the vocal chords, unlike tensioning which can cause overburden of vocal chords with unwanted and even pathological effects.
There are also some interesting demonstrations on You Tube as to the use of VOICE (or GRECIAN) COMPRESSOR.
Shortly, this is no piece of hardware, but a most particular VOCAL TECHNIQUE used by singers.
The term refers to vocal technique.
Greek compressor, or vocal compression as it is also named, is a manner of using cartilages in your larinx (that's where the vocal cords are) to "compress" the vocal chords, giving your singing voice a specific tone and texture. The cartilages herewith are called arytenoids, and have the same effect to the chords as the keys on a string instrument have on its strings or, particularly, the whammy bar (tremolo bar) has on a guitar. The arytenoids can be tensioned by larinx muscles and thus modify the oscillating frequency of the vocal chords and thus, the tone and pitch of the voice. This technique is feared by many beginner singers, as they mistake it for "tensioning" vocal chords.
However, if correctly learned (and taught), it can not only produce a good singing voice with surprising effects and intensity, yet also a healthy use of the vocal chords, unlike tensioning which can cause overburden of vocal chords with unwanted and even pathological effects.
There are also some interesting demonstrations on You Tube as to the use of VOICE (or GRECIAN) COMPRESSOR.
Shortly, this is no piece of hardware, but a most particular VOCAL TECHNIQUE used by singers.
Re: "Greek compressor" - do you know the term?
I am part Greek. And, no... we don't normally use the Greek compressor). It is a voice usage technique called this way because (so it is said) it was used and invented by singers and actors in ancient Greece.
I am part Greek. And, no... we don't normally use the Greek compressor
). It is a voice usage technique called this way because (so it is said) it was used and invented by singers and actors in ancient Greece.