chest register

American  

noun

Music.

1. the low register of the human voice.

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Etymology

Origin of chest register

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The sound produced was found to operate at different vocal registers like the human voice: "fry register" for clicks, "chest register" for burst pulses and "falsetto register" for whistles.

From Reuters

For example, singers may speak of the head register, in the upper part of their range, and the chest register in the lower part of their range.

From Literature

Her voice is operatic: big and dramatic, with a huge chest register she’s not afraid to open up and wallow in, and top notes that sound fresh and clear.

From Washington Post

She has a good mezzo sound too, even if it lacks an ideal boominess in her chest register.

From BusinessWeek

“Its color ranges from a darkly resonant chest register to a brilliantly focused top with a middle register that she makes velvet soft or reedy according to her expressive intent.”

From New York Times