So, a couple of things. Louis pitches all of his songs down just a hair. Not a lot! Just a little bit. He does this to save his voice - performing night after night is grueling, even on seasoned vocal cords like his.
Second- the sound from his mic is being mixed by the audio engineer, and often they will pitch it down because itās a bit more pleasant on our ears AND easier to hear in larger, more crowded spaces.
Third- there is something called āthe proximity effect.ā This is something that happens to everyone, when you are super close to a microphone, it picks up the lower timbre/pitch of your voice because the amplifying device inside a microphone inherently boosts bass/lower frequencies. It is doing something called āmuddyingā his voice, itās often why he pulls the mic down when he has to belt high, heās worried he might be flat and the mic will amplify that.
In person he gets to use his natural voice, and heās often doing interviews in radio studios. In those situations, āpodcastā mics/studio mics/lav mics are CRAZY sensitive to any and all sound, but especially higher frequencies, because there isnāt much distance for the sound waves to reverberate (bounce around) in the studio.
In true person, though Iāve never met him, I think his voice is pitched up because heās excited (and sometimes a little nervous) to be so close to fans. We all tend to go into a little higher pitch when presented with something that makes us happy. Thereās a reason they call it āsquealing with delight.ā
Anyway! I hope this helps some!
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