Composers that want to understand the role of overtones in their compositions can use Overtone Analyzer to learn the necessary background knowledge about overtone music. Very few professional musicians are familiar with the phenomenon of overtone singing, since this is not yet taught in most music schools. The software supports composers in relating ambitus, vocal technique, and harmony of the singable overtones for an easy realization in their composition.
Analyzing existing recordings gives insights into the sound and the expressive abilities of individual artists.
Overtone Musicians can use Overtone Analyzer to study and improve their vocal or instrumental technique and to create or rehearse complex compositions, assisted by the visualization of their own overtones and by listening to changing fundamentals and harmonics.
Musical Theorists find in Overtone Analyzer a new visual aid to illustrate the development of tuning systems and the interplay of natural overtones in classical harmony theory.
Choir Conductors can recognize the role of overtones in accords and can use this knowledge to improve the brilliance of their choir and to achieve pure intonation. Recordings can be analyzed in order to systematically optimize the sound of specific passages. The timbre of individual passages can be adjusted to their current accord, which enables even amateur choirs to achieve a professional sound.
Singing Teachers and Singers can use Overtone Analyzer as a visual feedback aid to support the development of vibrato and formants as well as other aspects of their vocal technique.
Voice Therapists can use the program to monitor the progress of their client, and as another sensory feedback channel for certain exercises.
These are just a few examples of possible applications of Overtone Analyzer. Of course there are no limits to one's fantasy (for example, the author analyzed the sound of dolphins to sing them as overtones...).
