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#REDIRECT [[Chest voice]]
The '''chest register''' is generalized to be the range of vocal notes below middle C (C4). Technically, it can be said to be the lower half of a person's vocal range. It is called the chest register because the pitch resonates throughout the chest cavity, creating a deep and colorful sound, particularly in lower voices, such as [[basso|bass]], where it is rich and strong.

The chest register is one of three registers (chest register, [[head register]], and [[falsetto]]) that distinguish the [[timbre]] or quality of the human voice. Chest register is created when a person contracts the cricothyroid (CT) and thyroarytenoid (TA) muscle. This tends to shorten the folds of the [[vocal chords]], thereby producing a pitch that has a lower range. Human voice is actually created by puffs of air, which are perceptible when occurring at a frequency that is approximately 70 cycles per second or more. When producing chest register sounds, the folds of the [[vocal chords]] are closed for approximately half of each cycle.

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