[2007] Ayu's vibrato thing

[norain]

Meh, I never realized it until now, but I sorta hate it also...but it's a part of growing up...she's almost 30.

[SKYia]

There are many types of vibrato, I dunno if someone here knows Maite Kelly, she was also doing it very often (she was even trying not to do it and now her singing is much better but when live you can still spot it) but her vibrato was like a machine gun, very fast almost spinning, I really hated that.

What Ayu does is definately on higher level and doesn't strike that much but I still think she recently overuses it.

[asuna]

it works for powerful voices, and ayu's voice has been pretty powerful recently... though sometimes i feel its better not to do it than overdo it =x

IMO its fine as an ending to an emotional song, like she does on Heaven etc. gives a punch to it and sounds really sad if she does it right (as in sad, not sad)

[Hamasaki_Vaan]

Vibrato is pretty common amoung enka singers and japanese singers as well. I think is some of ayu´s particularities coz she does it in a very emotional way, but sometimes it doesn´t suit to the song and the moment, so she destroyes the song, specially ballads. For instance, in the AT06 the uses vibrato quite often. In some songs it´s ok, but I think she completely spoiled the end of HEAVEN after a brilliand vocal interpretation.

I´ve noticed that in her last performances she is using it too much and I personally prefer her sweet and light voice more than the loud and dark one she´s using in her performances >_<

[Neo Daydream]

//hikari is very right.

and we all know that pop music is very different from classical/opera but it is music nevertheless and still singing.

Singing is singing in any style.

Vibrato is a natural thing in many singers and it can also be induced or taken and way- which is singing "straight-toned"

the thing that puzzles me is that Ayu moves her jaw and moving your jaw does NOTHING to create vibrato!

maybe sometime i will record and upload some examples of myself singing w/ vibrato and without.

but let us continue w/ discussion ^^ i like it!

[Dustie]

Originally Posted by Neo Daydream

the thing that puzzles me is that Ayu moves her jaw and moving your jaw does NOTHING to create vibrato!

That's what I said, she might be doing so just becouse she feels like it, for whatever reason, but not becouse she's trying to create the vibrato...

Just like some people bend over their heads on one side when they write, becouse they feel more comfortable or smth, while it doesn't really effect their writing style...

Unless she developed some uncontrolled jaw movement syndrome over the years of singing without the right techniques.

[Chibi_Venus]

Vibrato should come naturally, not extremely exaggerated. I don't mind if she does it, but when exaggerated I feel it's just to get that "studio voice."

[Jo-chan]

I'm almost embarassed for Ayu when I see her doing this extreme vibrato thing. Her voice sounds so lovely when she uses a more natural-sounding vibrato, like in her earlier recordings; why did she switch to this really annoying jaw-pumping vibrato?? I'll never understand.

[mcluva420]

i admire any vibrato ^.^
i do feel that she cant rlly hold any note w/ vibrato for a long period of time..
and sometimes, i feel lik shes forcing the vibrato out, and she does a bit too much

[zahwanzafran]

Is it really unhealthy to do that warble thingy? Because that's what I do when I sing her song, and it felt good. I also heard that you should be using your throat to do that, not your abdomen.

Anyway, Ayu sounds very good when she does her vibrato, and I think it's a good thing.

Depends.

[PinkShinigami]

I love her vibrato-thing, and i think it's nice that she can make it sound so good, but i really don't like when she's doing to much, like singing JEWEL live!

Anyways, i think her "new" voice would be quite empty without it