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Soundbreaking Season 1 Episode 3

Celebrating the most powerful of all instruments–the human voice–the third episode of Soundbreaking surveys the range of ingredients that go into a perfect vocal track. At once the most fundamental component of a song and the most challenging to capture, the vocal track is the product of a complex collaboration between performer, producer, and sound engineer–a titrate of artistic commitment, compelling concept, and technical wizardry that, at its best, turns a lyric into the soul of the song. Featuring rare studio footage of some the world’s most renowned vocalists–from blues divas to suave crooners to rock star screamers–the show considers the gamut of tricks and techniques that can both enhance and alter the human voice, and explores the ineffable emotional quality that makes a vocal track truly great.

Episode Title: The Human Instrument

Air Date: 2016-11-16