Dream 2558 · biphonic vocal tract

Khoomei — one note that splits in two

A single sustained tone divides into a droning fundamental and a piercing whistle overtone you sweep by hand — a Tuvan sygyt effect synthesized by a real Kelly–Lochbaum vocal tract. Slide the tight constriction and the whistle climbs the harmonic ladder over the steady drone.

Vocal tract · constriction

silent visual demo
glottis · dronelips

Harmonic ladder · overtone

f02·3·4·5·6·7·8·9·10·11·12·13·14·

steady fundamental (left) + a bright overtone that climbs as you sweep

Drone f0

130 Hz

Overtone

9·f0

Tightness

0.50

Detune / clash

+0.00

← → sweep overtone · ↑ ↓ drone pitch · z / x tightness · , / . detune · 1–9 jump harmonic · drag the tract too

The dream lab — Karel Barnoski