If this doesn't get you in the mood for Christmas, I don't know what will! Here's Neatorama's favorite overtone singer Tran Quang Hai singing Jingle Bells with overtones.
What's an overtone? Basically it's a way to sing more than one note at the same time using one mouth.
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Impressive!
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Umm, I think that the description should read "more than ONE note at the same time."
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Fixed! I blame the lack of coffee when I wrote that post this morning - thanks Muzition
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Am I missing something? All I heard was him sounding like a Didgeridoo playing one note and Jingle Bells was no where to be found.
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The overtones, which play Jingle Bells, are higher whistle-like tones above the didgeridoo-like drone.
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Is this something that some people can't hear? I can only hear the drone, no whistling tones at all.
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@Nick Gisburne - maybe. The overtones are quite subtle and a bit high-pitched. I don't know if some people just can't hear them because of their computer speakers, or if it's a hearing range issue.
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Probably a bit of both. It's definitely there!
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I had to really turn up my speakers to hear it, but it's definitely there. Very cool.
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