voice samples
Jul. 3rd, 2017 07:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spoonlessIn May I made a post about my voice transition. I haven't made much more progress since then, just keep trying to do voice exercises regularly. I haven't been very successfully sticking to an every-day schedule, but I at least do it a few times a week. Hoping to ramp that up a bit and be more consistent.
I am doing this followup post since I mentioned last time I'd like to post some samples of my voice. In part just so that I have a record of where I was at in mid-2017. And in part just in case anyone is curious about hearing them--playing with voice can be a whole lot of fun.
So here's a sample of what it sounds like if I speak in a very male way:
male voice
This was recorded about a month ago. I wouldn't say this is my "normal" voice, as I emphasized and exaggerated some of the features of it so that it sounds more distinctively male. But the voice I spoke with 6 months ago was not far off from this. The voice I speak with today is not super well-defined, as what I sound like depends a lot on who I'm with and how much exercises I've been doing recently, how much I'm paying attention to my voice, etc. But it still sounds more male than female.
And this is my "experimental voice". Basically, the highest pitch I can speak with, without going into falsetto range. I only use this voice when practicing at home, because it sounds pretty obviously fake. I'm not happy with it, as it doesn't really sound female. Although it doesn't sound male either, more like a weird androgynous cartoon character. But if I keep working on it, hopefully it could sound a bit less cartoonish and more full, and it will be perceived as hopefully more female than male.
experimental (more feminine) voice
Obviously, I still have a long ways to go. But I'm working on it--if I feel like I've made more progress in a few months, I'll post some more samples as an update.
I am doing this followup post since I mentioned last time I'd like to post some samples of my voice. In part just so that I have a record of where I was at in mid-2017. And in part just in case anyone is curious about hearing them--playing with voice can be a whole lot of fun.
So here's a sample of what it sounds like if I speak in a very male way:
male voice
This was recorded about a month ago. I wouldn't say this is my "normal" voice, as I emphasized and exaggerated some of the features of it so that it sounds more distinctively male. But the voice I spoke with 6 months ago was not far off from this. The voice I speak with today is not super well-defined, as what I sound like depends a lot on who I'm with and how much exercises I've been doing recently, how much I'm paying attention to my voice, etc. But it still sounds more male than female.
And this is my "experimental voice". Basically, the highest pitch I can speak with, without going into falsetto range. I only use this voice when practicing at home, because it sounds pretty obviously fake. I'm not happy with it, as it doesn't really sound female. Although it doesn't sound male either, more like a weird androgynous cartoon character. But if I keep working on it, hopefully it could sound a bit less cartoonish and more full, and it will be perceived as hopefully more female than male.
experimental (more feminine) voice
Obviously, I still have a long ways to go. But I'm working on it--if I feel like I've made more progress in a few months, I'll post some more samples as an update.
