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From various 1981 concerts and Birmingham 1991 (last audio clip)
This is Ralf Hütter singing in the 2nd octave in 1981 concerts. His voice had a light-metallic sound when he sang deep and I love that sound. That sound sadly disappeared in the early 1990s and since 1997, the sharpness in Ralf's voice is gone.
I left some parts in where he sang in the 3rd octave to show how his voice performs in different range registers. Noisy environments are problematic for his lower register because that's where his voice gets thinner causing him to hear himself much less and not hitting the notes properly like in the summer 1981 live versions of Computer World. But in Hall Of Mirrors and the mid-section of Autobahn, the music isn't as loud and his lower register does much better.
He often sang G2s and F2s, there are E2s occasionally. The lowest note he ever sang live is D2 in Hall Of Mirrors live in London and Paris 1981, Autobahn live in Osaka 1981 and Pocket Calculator live in Birmingham 1981. In studio recordings, he continued singing low and his voice didn't meet any problems with the loud music as the studio is rather a controlled environment. Tour De France and the Techno Pop album are good examples. A C2 in Vitamin (2003) was the lowest note he generally sang (there's also a weak, marginal B1 in the song).
From various 1981 concerts and Birmingham 1991 (last audio clip)
This is Ralf Hütter singing in the 2nd octave in 1981 concerts. His voice had a light-metallic sound when he sang deep and I love that sound. That sound sadly disappeared in the early 1990s and since 1997, the sharpness in Ralf's voice is gone.
I left some parts in where he sang in the 3rd octave to show how his voice performs in different range registers. Noisy environments are problematic for his lower register because that's where his voice gets thinner causing him to hear himself much less and not hitting the notes properly like in the summer 1981 live versions of Computer World. But in Hall Of Mirrors and the mid-section of Autobahn, the music isn't as loud and his lower register does much better.
He often sang G2s and F2s, there are E2s occasionally. The lowest note he ever sang live is D2 in Hall Of Mirrors live in London and Paris 1981, Autobahn live in Osaka 1981 and Pocket Calculator live in Birmingham 1981. In studio recordings, he continued singing low and his voice didn't meet any problems with the loud music as the studio is rather a controlled environment. Tour De France and the Techno Pop album are good examples. A C2 in Vitamin (2003) was the lowest note he generally sang (there's also a weak, marginal B1 in the song).
