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Vocal prompts: voice, tone and delivery
The voice is the part listeners judge first, and it is the part most prompts underspecify. These lessons separate the three decisions that matter — who is singing, what the voice sounds like, and how the line is delivered — so you can change one without disturbing the others.
The vocals unit
Vocal types
Naming the voice you want: solo, group, spoken, or none at all.
Tone and texture
Breathy, raspy, smooth, nasal — the adjectives that change a vocal the most.
Delivery and phrasing
Describing how a line is sung, not just who sings it.
Harmony, duets and choirs
Asking for more than one voice and still getting a clean result.
Vocal review challenge
Drill the vocal vocabulary against short, awkward briefs.
Genres where the vocal carries the song
R&B & soul
Groove, harmony and vocal treatment for slow-burn and modern R&B alike.
Pop
The default hook-first template, and how to make it sound like a decision.
Mandopop
Mandarin-language pop conventions, ballad shapes and vocal expectations.
Hip-hop & rap
Beat character, flow language and the difference a bass choice makes.