voice box

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While use of the voice box on recordings goes back to the 1960s, it was the 1975 recording of Peter Frampton’s double live album, “Frampton Comes Alive,” that popularized its use.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised "voice box" that enables them to sing underwater.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

Scientists now think they have an idea, and it’s something not seen in other animals: a specialized voice box.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

The voice box, or larynx, is an ancient organ.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

After Mrs. Wesley’s surgery, she wore some sort of voice box with a small microphone attached.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry