Jump into the parts of Vocal Lab you use for drills, rehearsal, and setup—everything lives behind these entry points.
New to the app? Start with the guided starter program on Exercises (no track required).
Name and save micro-session presets (vowel, interval, length) in Settings; plan 2.6 will hook them into one-tap timed blocks on the practice page.
Jot where your voice feels easy today—ranges, breaks, or anything you want to remember before practice (plan 2.2).
Glide gently chest→head
One minute of easy sirens or slides—stay soft. Saved notes go to your register map journal for today.
Tap on the beat against your saved practice tempo (from Settings) to see how consistently you land early or late (plan 2.3).
Early ← → Late
Bins 25 ms wide, range -100…100 ms vs nearest beat.
Reference timing (plan 2.5). When you record takes, compare them to your own reference stem or backing later for pocket and phrasing—not just pitch. Review takes in Sessions, and open material from the Library.
Load a reference stem and a take (optional each). We decode in the browser, downmix to mono, and draw a lightweight RMS envelope (50 slices). Same section length lines up best; this is a rough shape check, not sample alignment. Last successful pair is saved on this device for quick reload.
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Hear the short motif, then sing the middle pitch back; recording uses your mic for a rough cents readout (plan 2.3). Practice drones and generated tones here use equal temperament by default; advanced just-intonation drills are planned for later.
SOVT adds gentle back-pressure and steady airflow—handy before loud singing or after long sessions.
Level targets are still on the roadmap (plan 2.2). For preset timed blocks, use SOVT timers below; for count-in, tempo, metronome, and lane defaults that pair well with warm-ups, open Settings.
After a long session, three short descending hums—5, then 4, then 3 seconds—ease the voice down without pushing (plan 2.2 warm-down).
Warm-down · plan 2.2
Step 1 — 5 seconds
On a comfortable mid pitch, hum softly with lips gently together. Let the sound be small and steady—about five seconds, no push.
Descending hums help you ease out after loud or long singing—keep volume easy throughout.
Preset countdowns for common SOVT work—start, pause, and reset as you like (plan 2.2).
Educational information only—not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have pain, persistent hoarseness, or injury concerns, consult a qualified clinician or voice specialist.
Straw phonation into water
Voiced fricatives (/v/, /z/)
Light jaw, steady airflow, soft buzz—SOVT-like resistance without pushing the throat. If tone gets tight or breathy, shorten the phrase and lower volume.
Level target (plan §2.2) — rough mic RMS while timer runs
Start the timer to open the mic meter.
Count-in, metronome, and lane defaults live in Settings.
On the same pitch, a smooth onset means the sound arrives gently: you let air and tone build without a hard 'grab' or click at the start. A glottal onset adds a small, firmer closure at the beginning—you may hear a light catch before the note settles. Both can be useful to recognize; this lab is about choosing them on purpose, not pushing volume (plan 2.2).
Click grid. Internal 90 BPM click; press Space on each quarter to see how early or late you land (last eight taps, milliseconds vs the beat).
Early ← → Late (nearest quarter)
Negative = before the beat; positive = after. Grid is quarter notes at 90 BPM (~667 ms).
Loop phrase endings that land on m, n, ng, or l—steady nasals and a clear liquid close help you finish lines without pinching or trailing off (plan 2.2). Choose material and loops in Library; set count-in, tempo, and lane defaults in Settings.
Plan §2.2: loop phrase endings in the library and exaggerate clean releases on these consonants. Use a short loop + metronome; one vowel shape per rep.
Library → pick a track → set A–B loop on the last word of a phrase → slow BPM in Settings if needed.
Clap or sing against a steady grid so syllables sit in the pocket—not just on the downbeats, but through subdivisions—then carry that feel into phrases (plan 2.3; pairs with rap-table flow work). Tighten metronome and subdivision in Settings; pick a track or loop in Library.
Generic flow templates as a silent grid—where syllables might land on straight 16s, triplet swing, or a bounced eighth feel (plan 2.9). Pair with tempo and count-in from Settings when you practice over a track from the Library.
Enable metronome, count-in, and beat-grid subdivision in Settings.
Plan 2.9 — cadence templates as visual ghost rhythm only (no audio, no metronome). Use with your own beat or count; dots are one bar of 4/4.
Sixteenth notes: even grid, four beats per bar.
Twelve triplet eighth slots per bar; middle partial shifted late for swing.
Swung eighth bounce: stressed pulses with lighter ghost offbeats.
Quick articulation resets before lines or recording—pair with consonant landings and lyric work (plan 2.9 diction).
Betty Botter bought some butter, but the butter was bitter.
Say it slowly, then speed up—keep consonants crisp without tensing the jaw.
Budget how long a line's worth of air should last, run the countdown, and match it to commas and breath marks in your lyrics (plan 2.9). Add tracks to your setlist in Setlist so the breath-marks shortcut can open Practice for the first queued track.
Breath marks on track — open a track from the library, then use Practice to mark breaths in lyrics (plan 2.9).