Comparing Karen Carpenter's LIVE and STUDIO vocals just BLEW MY MIND!!!
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Published 2022-01-07
Original Video - • Carpenters Close To You
TIME STAMPS -
0:00 Start
0:45 Intro
1:17 Karen's Live Vocal + Waveforms
2:26 Analysis (Pitch Perfect vs. Perfect Pitch)
3:39 Pitch Accuracy
7:01 Studio Release Comparison
10:21 Studio vs. Live Vocal Sound
11:53 Vocal Phrase Comparison (Lip Synching?)
14:08 VERY Subtle Differences
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All Comments (21)
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Karen Carpenter: probably the most perfect voice that has ever existed. We lost her way too soon.
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It is truly nice to see someone of your age and talent appreciating the nuances of Karen's voice. As someone in radio at the height of her popularity, I was privileged to become a good friend of Karen's, and later, Richard. Knowing Karen was one of the greatest honors of my life.
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Years ago in the early 80’s, I was at A&M Records working on a soundtrack project. Our mix-down studio was right next to Richard’s studio. Karen had just passed away and her brother was back in the studio. When the double doors would swing open, I could hear Karen’s flawless voice right off the analog masters without reverb or echo, so it sounded like she was in that room. It was a wonderful, and at the same time heartbreaking, experience that I will never forget.
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Karen Carpenter was one of those very rare voices that could touch your soul. She had such beautiful tone.
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So now we’ve proved that Karen was even better than we thought. A vocal genius.
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In the early 80s, I worked at A&M Studios, where The Carpenters recorded. I heard stories about Karen's pitch being so accurate that when she was doubling her own vocals, there would be problems with phase cancellation. This is pretty much unheard of in studio singing.
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I grew up listening to The Carpenters. Karen’s voice is like a warm hug
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I don’t know a pitch from an itch. All I know is that Karen had one of the most hauntingly beautiful voicesI’ve ever heard. It was a tragedy to lose someone so amazing so young in her life.
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I find myself in agreement with Paul McCartney's opinion of Karen Carpenter: "The best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive."
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Karen was an angel, even when I got into Heavy Metal in my youth, I was never embarrassed to say I was a Carpenter's fan...plus she was an excellent drummer. She didn't deserve what happened to her, gone far too soon.
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I told my sister 50 years ago I thought Karen was the best female singer on the planet. She thought I was crazy. I wasn't !!!
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To watch the younger generation appreciate Karen Carpenter just proves that she is an evergreen classic. Gorgeous flawless voice. So great to hear the younger generation thinks so too.
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She passed 39 years ago. In all that time I still have not heard a clearer, more beautiful voice than hers. We were so lucky to have had her for the time that we did.
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As a trained singer for 40 years I can say that I have never heard another voice as pure, perfect and warm as Karen Carpenter had. She was a one off. I just wish that she had realised how wonderful she was and did not feel so physically plain. She was lovely.
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I was a closet fan of the Carpenters, couldn't let my hard rock buddies know. Oh well their loss. She was an Angel!
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The craziest thing is that Karen felt that she was a drummer who sang.
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Karen... I'm 65 and to this day can't hear her voice without tearing up. What a loss.
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When I hear someone say Adele is probably the greatest singer ever, I roll my eyes; Karen is one of the best ever and miles ahead of Adele. Just different class.
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Her voice is legendary. All you need to hear is one word and you know who's singing.
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Her voice is like a warm blanket.
