A major difference here is the type of mic and distance from that mic. His primary vocal frequency (called the F0; a term of denotion, not a musical note) is about the same; we just don't hear it the same because of the difference of how the sound was captured.

@DAKaney

6 ай бұрын

His natural resonance also is better due to his age but that’s most guys peak vocal age where resonance and power is the easiest but I love Geoff and he is THE BASS❤

@fainfawn7641

3 ай бұрын

You can hear a pretty big difference on certain words. The more vowel-like (open) the overall word is, the more he tends to slip toward subharmonics

@johndeeregreen4592

3 ай бұрын

@@fainfawn7641, Geoff's voice is quite unique in how when he hits the fry points (we all have them), it sounds like a midpoint between mode 0 (vocal fry) and mode 1 (modal voice). It's like even in talking, he has trained himself to go into a hybrid between the two modes of speech. He does it singing, too.

@fainfawn7641

3 ай бұрын

@@johndeeregreen4592 yep. And it’s awesome

everyone's voice deepens with age, let alone a singer's one. But he has the same "mellowness". Love it ❤😂

@jakesbel8237

2 ай бұрын

His voice still isn’t finished maturing as a bass, he doesn’t reach his peak until early 50’s. Which for a soprano we hit ours at 32-34 and we hit then start losing by late mid to late 40’s depending on menopause. Never thought that was fair, a bass stays strong until late 60 or mid 70’s.

His voice is like a fine wine, better with age

Its a bit deeper, but hes always had that smooth low tone

He looks better with long hair.

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

The long hair really suits him 😊

Our voices deepen as we get older. You're welcome!

Its a lot deeper and warmer and smoother i love his voice i love him lol

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

He's got an amazing voice 🥰

@margaretmclennan5169

11 ай бұрын

Huldra he def has both speaking and singing ive listened to some of his book readings and you def hear the depth and the warmth of his voice

he definitely sounds deeper now

thats simply the waaaaaay better quality microphone

It is normal for a man's voice to deepen as he gets older. In Geoff's case, we can easily go back to hear older recordings to compare.

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

yup, female voices do the same. it keeps changing your whole life.

@rhov-anion

11 ай бұрын

Oddly enough (I learned this from a pro singer) tenors and baritones tend to get HIGHER with age, but basses tend to get LOWER, not reaching their full depth until they're in their 40s. The reason has to do with testosterone, which thickens the vocal chords. After 24, a man's testosterone will gradually decrease. As it does, the vocal chords are less thick, and their voice gets higher by 1-2 whole steps. Of course, this varies on the man, and guys who take hormone supplements might not be as affected. However, a bass singer relies on not just the thickness, but also the length of their vocal chords, which will loosen with age. A lighter bass (bass-baritone) will go up with age and may end up being a solid baritone by age 40. However, a true bass will go DOWN. As much as Geoff used to insist he wasn't a "true bass," classically trained bass singers like Peter Barber insist... YES HE IS! And his lower range after 40 proves this. Although a man's natural hormone levels will not be what it was at age 24, and thus the vocal chords may not be as thick, a bass singer's vocal chords were already very long, and age loosens them. (The guy I learned this from called it "old age sagging in the best way possible.") This allows the man to get even deeper. Similarly, women will gradually have less estrogen as they age, so their voices get lower. I definitely see that as a contralto. In high school, my lowest note was E3, with maybe C#3 in the morning. Today at age 43, my lowest comfortable note is C3, with G#2 in the morning.

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

@@rhov-anion hmm, I've always heard that ALL voices get lower with age, including tenors and baritones. because as you mentioned, vocal cords will get looser with age, meaning higher pitched voices will loose control of their highest range.

@hugobasilio1303

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, also his tone has changed a lot. Back then, his voice sounded like an average man, but now he sounds like a true bass.

@BangYongguk-sf8ly

10 ай бұрын

@rhov-anion makes no sense tbh

You voice does not stop getting lower after puberty, it gets lower throughout your entire lifetime

@hugobasilio1303

7 ай бұрын

It DEPENDS: Some people may not change after puberty, and some other may change suddenly and they stop there, or your voice change is occurred in a constant time.

Most people actually have two voices they use. Their normal voice when talking to family and freinds and their voice they use around strangers and other people AKA: Telephone Voice. The telephone voice is usually higher than their normal everyday voice.

In a word yes... deeper, more resonance and gravitas... and just sexier❤❤❤

It's natural for your voice to drop as you age. So if you think his low notes are amazing now, sit back and enjoy the ride because those melodious dulcet tones are just gonna get better over then next 10 to 20 years!

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

yup, your voice never stops changing, it's the same for everyone. basses are lucky in that regard, their voices keep improving over time.

It's interesting. I'm taking speech classes to phase out my accent. My teacher noticed my voice is deeper when I am on pronunciation mode VS casual mode. So apparently even accent can affect how you sound :)

@lauragraves4342

7 ай бұрын

I think that's very interesting. Thanks for sharing. 🥰

His voice had definitely got warmer

Forget his voice, I want that acoustic plugin!!

I don’t actually think his voice has changed that much. In the 2012 clip he’s speaking louder, which can make his voice sound a bit higher.

@Iansco1

11 ай бұрын

I mean a bit. His voice did get lower. But that just happens from LATE 20s to 40 in guys. Listen to Braff in Scrubs then now. He is like 3 octaves lower.

He just got ten years older

a few reasons for the difference: mic difference, distance from mic, personal setting vs. public speaking. I have a fairly deep voice and when I am speaking to someone face to face like the later video, I speak in my normal voice, but when I am speaking in a more open environment or with multiple people, I will raise the octave of my voice a bit to cut through ambient noise. A very low, especially soft-spoken voice, doesn't cut through noise very well.

Where you are hearing him (mike and distance) will make that difference - BUT also age does do that as well!

not to mention his hair has defeintely changed (length and the 'color')

It´s imposssible to hate this guy!!! In my humble opinion, his humbleness and generosity makes me love this man and one of the few kindest and adorable persons on this world!!!

@huldradraco

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. He is such a humble, kind hearted and sweet guy. So is his wife. And the rest of the guys in VoicePlay are the same. ❤

@hugobasilio1303

10 ай бұрын

He is my idol!! When it comes to sing better and with good tone, I always chase Geoff's vocal stylist, in every song it comes to my mind!!!🤤🤩❤️

Yes, for the better. That deep voice, soothing..

peut-être Georg a-t-il ,à un moment de sa vie , pris réellement conscience de ses capacités vocales , et a "travaillé " ( impulsé ) sa voix en ce sens, c'est-à-dire développé sciemment sa superbe voix en direction des graves , exceptionnels , il faut le souligner . Ce que j'ai aussi envie de souligner , c'est l'intelligence de ce "travail " ( si tant est que j'aie raison ) car à la vérité , sa voix est incroyablement ce que nous appelons "longue " en français , c'est-à-dire que son ambitus est immense ( = du très grave aux aigus ). moi je devine une conscience intelligente de sa gestion vocale ; je ne pense pas que , dans cela , sa voix exceptionnelle eût pu conserver ses merveilleuses qualités sur la totalité de son étendue .

I believe mens’ voices deepen with age, but the differences noted in these clips have more to do with the mic being used, etc.

His voice sounds seasoned in the 2023 clip. 😊

His voice didn’t change but he did

I love his hair

Its slightly deeper. But it's more to do with distance and quality. Obviously talking in a studio with a good mic directly Infront/near you is going to capture alot better than in a room with the poor/mid quality mic away from you. And if the mic recording is far away you may even raise your voice higher to be louder and clearer for the mic to hear better.

I think his voice is a little lower, but it is mostly his hair that has grown lower.

en tout cas , je le trouve + beau et séduisant maintenant , Haha !

Video is also different quality that change alot just based on his settings on his system the other is off a phone cam I think lol

Everyones voice changes with age, no matter if you are a singer or not. Austin Butler who portrayed Elvis in 2021, studied him for 2 yeaes for the role and learned how his voice changed over his career.

I remember my voice as I kept growing up. It just kept getting deeper yet more refined. My voice was always raspy when I was a kid and it kept going lower but smoother. The best example I can for this is like melting metal. It’s rough and jagged, but it gets melted and refined into a smooth sheet. That’s the best I got. Geoff’s voice has definitely gotten lower over the years which is how he keeps hitting lower and lower notes. I think back then the lowest notes he got was like G1 area and now he’s hitting E1’s and B0. That’s how I’ve been recently, only being able to hit B1 back then and now being able to fully chest a B1 and go fully down to A0 (and up to G4 chest and G5 falsetto which Geoff can 100% do but better than me). I love voices :)

Not that much, you have to consider in 2012 he speaks from the distance and not every day is lowestvoice day :)

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

It's not gotten a lot lower, that's true. A little bit, but not much. The difference is more that it's gotten a bit fuller and resonant. We notice it better on his livestreams, as they are recorded through a laptop mic (which has VERY little bass), and you can really tell that his voice has changed. It's not a huge difference, but it's quite noticeable. I can't show patreon clips on YT, so I just had to post what I had available 😅

We would have to have him speaking in similar circumstances. His narrative voice though is MUCH lower!

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Just seems like sometimes he's more soft spoken, not really a voice change, oh and mic type and placement could make him seem different as well.

I almost killed myself laughing 😂, because I said his voice changed a little bit but then 2023 Geoff came in.HA HA!

@huldradraco

8 ай бұрын

😄

He got older

Different microphones

@caseystill1135

5 ай бұрын

Different acoustic surroundings can do this....I sound different in the shower or stairwell then in an open auditorium

Le sigh 😅😆🥰 who cares. It's glorious.

It's called aging😂

y'know there's this thing.. not sure if you've heard of it.. it's called *ageing*

As old you get you get lower voice

Yoo he was so much hotter with short hair

I mean he is older now so…

@huldradraco

11 ай бұрын

yup, it's a very natural progression for your voice to change over the years

Geoffs a baritone/ bass . he sounds great in that range down to a1.. after that he fries out. if you listen to old recordings of a Paul downing or a jd sumner, their natural speaking voices are in the d1 range-- not so with Geoff , he much higher. its not intended as an insults, but a fact--- do your research and you'll find this to be true.

@huldradraco

10 ай бұрын

It's true that they are lower than Geoff, no doubt. Geoff is definitely a bass though, a low bass. There are many types of bass, and those guys being a lower bass type than Geoff doesn't make Geoff less of a bass. It just makes him a different type of bass. 🙂

@hugobasilio1303

10 ай бұрын

Geoff doesn't use vocal fry for singing in general, mate. He only uses it to add effect for something. You should have in consideration the fact, that Geoff is almost half the age of this Beast Deep Bass!!! Every voice is unique. It's true that he always had this deep voice, it's has just gotten fuller, smoother, more ressonant and darker. Every single human goes thought this phase. His chest register actually goes under what you have mentioned. He steps at F1/F#1 area without chest-fry, to be specific. Although his every day range is G1-A4.

he's speaking louder in the 2012 clip and he recorded the 2023 clip in the morning so his voice is gonna be deeper