It's more likely that he never warms up, never drink hot beverage and relax after a huge casting series. Casting is alot of strain on the vocal cord, and if you don't treat it well it can cause damage over time.

darlhet

Italy548 Posts

August 29 2011 11:55 GMT

#264

tasteless's voice used to be so nice and warm

bengal

Canada4 Posts

August 29 2011 11:59 GMT

#265

I'm a 3d teacher for a couple months a year and after the first week of lectures i sounds like solid snake. If I kept that up for any longer than I do I would have no voice at all. One year when that was combined with a cold i was hoarse for a month after.

oZe

Sweden492 Posts

August 29 2011 12:05 GMT

#266

It is not due to smoking. A friend used to smoke over a kilo of hasch & marijuana a year for over a decade. That's about 10-15 major league baseball bats a day. Several of my friends are heavy tobacco smokers. Not a single one sounds even remotely like tasteless.

He's just been talking so much it's like he's been lifting weights with his vocal cords.

Rabbitmaster

1357 Posts

August 29 2011 12:08 GMT

#267

On August 29 2011 21:05 oZe wrote:
It is not due to smoking. A friend used to smoke over a kilo of hasch & marijuana a year for over a decade. That's about 10-15 major league baseball bats a day. Several of my friends are heavy tobacco smokers. Not a single one sounds even remotely like tasteless.

He's just been talking so much it's like he's been lifting weights with his vocal cords.

Are you aware that different substances can affect different people in different ways? Not all people who smoke get lung cancer for example.

Fatze

Germany1342 Posts

August 29 2011 12:08 GMT

#268

easy answer: smoking and a lot of casting^^

Andtwo

United States126 Posts

August 29 2011 12:12 GMT

#269

I'm glad he's seeing a vocal coach--hopefully it's some sort of speech pathologist. He's probably developing nodules.

Honestly, a vocal warmup would help. I hope that he's doing one. Water helps, tea (NOT CAFFEINATED) helps. If he's having any sort of acid reflux, that's really hurting him too.

The biggest thing he's doing though is he's talking too much for one breath group. Notice how when he's casting, he keeps talking and talking and then his voice gets softer and more hoarse? It's because he's so excited about a cast and needs to keep saying things that he talks for too long in one breath group. This can really hurt your voice.

firehand101

Australia3152 Posts

August 29 2011 12:12 GMT

#270

what were the actual results for this tournament? did he get his predictions right?

Am0n3r

United States254 Posts

August 29 2011 12:21 GMT

#271

Sorry, removed due to spoiler

AikaEU

Slovenia46 Posts

August 29 2011 12:26 GMT

#272

smoking has nothing to do with his voice change. just too much casting.

hmunkey

United Kingdom1973 Posts

August 29 2011 12:28 GMT

#273

Smoking + aging + using his voice non-stop for years.

zYwi3c

Poland1811 Posts

August 29 2011 12:34 GMT

#274

Stop smoking Tasteless

DharmaTurtle

United States283 Posts

August 29 2011 12:35 GMT

#275

Regardless of whether his voice is negatively effected by smoking or not, I think we can all agree that him stopping smoking would be an overall good thing.

I want our eSports representatives around for a long time

Termit

Sweden3466 Posts

August 29 2011 12:38 GMT

#276

Oh the "old" Tasteless ♥ The voice, the passion for Brood War that shines thru his eyes in every video and the funky hair colours. Forever the coolest nerd.

Tanukki

Finland579 Posts

August 29 2011 12:38 GMT

#277

day9 begins to sound the same sometimes when he's been casting for a long time. maybe genetic. :p

Copymizer

Denmark2108 Posts

August 29 2011 12:46 GMT

#278

too much casting, 1 year of heavy GSL casting and other events has taken it's toll, he needs to cut down it doesn't sound good at all.

Gackt_

335 Posts

August 29 2011 12:49 GMT

#279

I've heard something about him having a surgery?

There was some GSL episode ago when he did that "You lost your passion" joke and said ironicly that he was sorry that his voice isnt what it used to be and that he made a surgery.

That surgery part might be true tho... hmmm. Anyhow the newer voice makes him sound funnier I enjoy it.

Fspoonork

Canada111 Posts

August 29 2011 13:21 GMT

#280

His voice is probably still like (to an extent) that but he never gets the chance for his voice to rest and recover from so much commentating for the past few years.