The "Does my voice pass?" thread

[Beverly]

Brc, vocal fry is a term used to describe a quality in a persons voice, it can be totally normal or it can cause damage to the vocal chords, sometimes it's caused by straining your voice or your voice box being "not warmed up" Like when you first wake up in the morning

It was night time so it was well warmed up. My male voice was always coarse and gravelly and I still have a trace of that roughness, but nothing like it was before. Possibly that is what it was. I do not get sore throats so I do not think that I am damaging anything.

Also, later today I'll upload a sample of me using my old voice, and the "trick" I use to use my new voice... Not that I'm an expert in any way shape or form, and my voice isn't so wonderful that I think I should be showing others.... But maybe it will help some peeps get started

I always like tips and advice.

[Beverly]

I do not know what you all will make of this....

http://soundcloud.com/brc2012/brc-voice-2/s-kjyfr

[Snowpaw]

Ok yeah I sound pretty bad here. I have a cold but I do confused the heck out of the internet people when I call and say this is "guy name here" lol 😛
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[Isabelle]

Brc, Wowzers that's quite a change! Congrats
Snowpaw, you sound really good, passes to me 🙂

[Erica]

Ok yeah I sound pretty bad here. I have a cold but I do confused the heck out of the internet people when I call and say this is "guy name here" lol 😛
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Your voice sounds fantastic : )

[Erica]

I do not know what you all will make of this....

http://soundcloud.com/brc2012/brc-voice-2/s-kjyfr

It's totally hard for me to go back down to my old voice.  I kind of forget where it is. 

[Isabelle]

Okidokie.... Here's a comparison of my old voice lol.. Also I apologize for the music in the background, it was really quiet and I didn't think my phone mic would pick it up..

http://m.soundcloud.com/natjs/sounds-from-friday-afternoon

[Erica]

This is totally dorky, but since we are uploading our old voices.... : )

http://soundcloud.com/user358203097/memo1

[Snowpaw]

No way I am uploading my old voice but I always wanted to be a voice actor because I can do a lot of off the wall crazy crap. I can do 24's voice from venture brothers flawlessly. It weirds the hell out of my brother when I drop into it 😛 So coming to my voice I have now wasn't much harder than anything else I've done.

This is totally dorky, but since we are uploading our old voices.... : )

http://soundcloud.com/user358203097/memo1

Your voice is amazing 😮 Same with you Issa 😮

[Erica]

Your voice is amazing 😮 Same with you Issa :O

Yours, too!

[Nicolette]

This is totally dorky, but since we are uploading our old voices.... : )

http://soundcloud.com/user358203097/memo1

This is great, Erica.

[Nicolette]

Okidokie.... Here's a comparison of my old voice lol.. Also I apologize for the music in the background, it was really quiet and I didn't think my phone mic would pick it up..

http://m.soundcloud.com/natjs/sounds-from-friday-afternoon

I found the falsetto technique incredibly risky and helium sounding. I like the natural quality of your voice.

[Erica]

Okidokie.... Here's a comparison of my old voice lol.. Also I apologize for the music in the background, it was really quiet and I didn't think my phone mic would pick it up..

http://m.soundcloud.com/natjs/sounds-from-friday-afternoon

Love your voice and accent!  Rwar : )

[Erica]

This is great, Erica.

Thanks! Totally goofy lol : )

[Isabelle]

Thanks for the compliments peoples 🙂 ... I actually thought my voice was better in my first recording lol, I was laying down while I recorded that though, so maybe that has some effect on the muscles? or I'm just not that good at doing it 😛 anyway, I seem to be passing in day to day life with my voice as it is so its better than nothing I suppose lol

[Beverly]

I seem to be passing in day to day life with my voice as it is so its better than nothing I suppose lol

Likewise.

I am well aware that mine needs more work, but for daily use it seems to be OK. I am sure we will all improve with more practice.

[Keaira]

So here is my voice sample, Sorry it took a while. I really couldnt think of anything to say and I hated hearing myself in the first place. So sorry about that.

http://soundcloud.com/keaira-finlay/memo

[Isabelle]

I think you're quite passable Keaira 🙂

I'm really enjoying hearing all the differnt accents in the thread 🙂 global communities for the win!

[Keaira]

I think you're quite passable Keaira 🙂

I'm really enjoying hearing all the differnt accents in the thread 🙂 global communities for the win!

How is it that everyone hears a passable voice and I don't?
I need a hearing test me thinks. lol. I mean it's my normal voice. no training, just what nature gave me. Which is why I'm, baffled.

As you can probably tell, I'm originally from the UK but I've been living in the US for a while.

[Isabelle]

well, I know people say hrt doesn't affect voice but, I honestly think it does do something, its softens it somehow (not in all cases) My natural speaking voice became much softer, I have no idea if its psychological or physiological