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For goodness' sake, get thee to a voice instructor! Rock/blues stars who appear to be screaming and shredding their vocal cords have taken many lessons in how to produce that sound structure without actually stressing their throat. (or their career is less than a couple years long :-( ).
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Ear training is an unfortunate problem here in America. For children during their earliest formative years, precedence is given to visual and tactile learning. While this learning is undoubtedly important, too often are ears left under-developed. If hearing were trained the same way as sight, everyone would have perfect pitch.
If I were teaching this ...
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There are some things you can do to make your voice happy:
Stop talking. Don't sing. Don't even whisper. The more you let your vocal folds rest, the more quickly they will settle their inflammation.
Drink tea with honey - natural, organic honey is best. Also, I personally like green tea but I think black or another favorite brand will work also. As ...
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I think you will be hard-pressed to find someone willing to endorse screaming as a viable means of sustainable vocal production.
Screaming is hurtful to the vocal folds. The reason why your voice gives out is because your vocal folds are inflamed from the screaming and cannot continue to resonate properly enough to sustain vocal production. This is why ...
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The natural remedy is to take a rest. Lack of sleep may delay the natural healing process. Also, lack of water is another factor.
Added remedies are to take green and ginger teas. It can help a lot.
This article on Yahoo has also provided some help.
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Yes, but...
It would depend on the effect and vocal range of the singer. It will sound much better through pedals designed for vocals, but it will still work. Distortion won't sound too great, but delays, echoes, and compression will work just fine. I can tell you from experience, as I run guitars and keyboards through bass pedals and the other way around. ...
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