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    benny82 got a reaction from Robert Lunte in Baritone/Bass Singers With High Notes?   
    I think a "belted" C5 or D5 is actually pretty rare in general. Most singers (including tenors) use some kind of mixed or head voice coordination on those notes. Nevertheless, as a bass myself I would say that my modal voice (M1) ends around the region of A#4/B4, which makes the sound on notes above that a bit different compared to tenors and also prevents the use of what you would call "full projection" or "belting".
     
    However, notes above that are still connected and powerful and they can still be percieved as being "full voiced" by the audience. Compared to tenors using lower projection (light mass) they don't even sound that different.
     
    So yes, there are some limitations in terms of projection/thickness of those high notes, but in most cases they don't even matter.
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    benny82 got a reaction from aravindmadis in Baritone/Bass Singers With High Notes?   
    Yep you are probably right. After listening again I realized that the sound is quite compressed and the lows are actually very breathy compared to the mids. Not even sure if he is a bass-baritone even. It gets even more apparent if you listen to this:
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    More whispered than sung on the low notes.
     
    Compare that to my version:
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    benny82 got a reaction from Gneetapp in Baritone/Bass Singers With High Notes?   
    I think a "belted" C5 or D5 is actually pretty rare in general. Most singers (including tenors) use some kind of mixed or head voice coordination on those notes. Nevertheless, as a bass myself I would say that my modal voice (M1) ends around the region of A#4/B4, which makes the sound on notes above that a bit different compared to tenors and also prevents the use of what you would call "full projection" or "belting".
     
    However, notes above that are still connected and powerful and they can still be percieved as being "full voiced" by the audience. Compared to tenors using lower projection (light mass) they don't even sound that different.
     
    So yes, there are some limitations in terms of projection/thickness of those high notes, but in most cases they don't even matter.
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    benny82 got a reaction from Jugulator in Baritone/Bass Singers With High Notes?   
    I think a "belted" C5 or D5 is actually pretty rare in general. Most singers (including tenors) use some kind of mixed or head voice coordination on those notes. Nevertheless, as a bass myself I would say that my modal voice (M1) ends around the region of A#4/B4, which makes the sound on notes above that a bit different compared to tenors and also prevents the use of what you would call "full projection" or "belting".
     
    However, notes above that are still connected and powerful and they can still be percieved as being "full voiced" by the audience. Compared to tenors using lower projection (light mass) they don't even sound that different.
     
    So yes, there are some limitations in terms of projection/thickness of those high notes, but in most cases they don't even matter.
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