Efectos Vocales
by Nach
The highest-graded card on the site, and it earns C2+ honestly. The conceit is a scientific experiment, so the register is clinical: laboratorio, exposición, experimentación, sujeto, fase. What makes it genuinely valuable is that it contains both of the plural command forms Spanish has. no intenten hacer and manténganse tranquilos are ustedes, used throughout Latin America and for formality in Spain; creedme is vosotros, which only Spain uses. Finding both inside one text is rare, and comparing them is the fastest way to fix which is which. Nach raps densely and the wordplay never lets up. A reading card first, a listening card much later.
How to study this song
The card for “Efectos Vocales” is built from 281 study entries at C2+: 131 Spanish words, 40 adjectives and 110 verb forms. Start with the glossary: dificultad, sujeto and número come up again and again, so they are the ones to know first. This one leans on its verbs: 110 distinct forms against 40 adjectives, so conjugation is where the effort goes. At this level the words on their own are not the problem — it is the way they are put together that takes the work.
The words of this song, in several languages
Every word below is taken from this song and translated by us. Nothing here is the lyric itself — these are the individual words you need in order to follow it.
Vocabulary
| ES | EN | IT | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dificultad | difficulty | difficoltà | difficulté | dificuldade |
What this song teaches you
Level · C2+
- Vocabulary words
- 131
- Adjectives
- 40
- Word combos
- 11
- Expressions
- 10
- Verb forms
- 110
- Quiz questions
- 35
Background
About the song
"Efectos Vocales" is a track by the Spanish rapper Nach — born Ignacio Fornés Olmo and raised in the San Blas neighbourhood of Alicante — from his fourth studio album, Un Día en Suburbia, released on 27 May 2008 after he signed with Universal.
Built around the metaphor of the recording studio as a "vocal laboratory," the song is a pure display of lyrical craft: rapid, densely rhymed verses in which Nach frames his words as weapons and defends authenticity in hip-hop over imitation.
It sits within his humanistic, socially conscious style, though here the subject is the art of rhyming itself. It is track six of “Un Día en Suburbia”, released on 27 May 2008, the first of Nach’s records to come out through Universal Music Spain.
Did you know?
Nach is regarded as one of the most literate voices in Spanish rap, and "Efectos Vocales" is often cited by fans as a benchmark for rapid-fire delivery and internal rhyme.
Away from music he studied Sociology, and his writing frequently reflects that essayistic, reflective sensibility. Un Día en Suburbia, a sixteen-track record, marked his move to a major label while keeping the introspective tone of his earlier independent work.
Charts & streaming
Un Día en Suburbia entered Spain's album sales chart on its 2008 release and helped consolidate Nach as one of the country's best-selling rap artists.
On streaming, "Efectos Vocales" has gathered tens of millions of plays on Spotify, remaining one of the most-played tracks in his catalogue more than a decade after release.