The "Does my voice pass?" thread

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Yes that is a lot better  Good Job, Alice

[Isabelle]

Alice, you've come a really really long way in a really short time so awesome ! I'm really happy for you

[alice10]

Yay! Thank you so much all!

[alice10]

Thank you!  I haven't really tried but I can definitely add volume to it.

[Stephe]

MUCH better! That would totally pass. And the more you use it, the stronger it gets. At first I couldn't use my female voice for more than 10 minutes or so, now I can talk for hours. Diaphragm breathing helps with volume a lot too.

[Carbon]

http://soundcloud.com/user279598735/voice-1

o_o

so

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

I think it sounds good.  Very passable.

[michelle666]

how much work do I need to do on my voice?

http://soundcloud.com/michelle_666/testingthevoice

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Sounds like you are using chest resonance, which can make your voice sound more masculine.  Many women have a more masculine voice.  Try to get your voice to resonate more in the head.  Otherwise is sounds good.

[michelle666]

Take two.

http://soundcloud.com/michelle_666/untitled2

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Much better.  Do you feel the difference?

[michelle666]

Much better.  Do you feel the difference?

I do feel a difference.  How passable is it?

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

It is close.  A little more inflection, I am thinking.

[michelle666]

It is close.  A little more inflection, I am thinking.

Inflection?

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice.  Think sing song.   Rise and fall of the voice.  Listen to women speak and you should hear it.

[Beverly]

OK. I am still working on my voice so here are two samples. The explanation is in the tracks.

Sample 1 - abnormal  http://snd.sc/ZqI0Oa

Sample 2 - normal http://snd.sc/Q6K915

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

The first does sound a little forced.  The second definitely sounds more natural.  And you sound like a Lot of English women I have heard.

[Beverly]

The first does sound a little forced.  The second definitely sounds more natural.  And you sound like a Lot of English women I have heard.

Thank you.

Do you think I should work towards raising the pitch more or stick with my current level? Being 50 I do not want a schoolgirl's voice....

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

You have the same tone and inflection as my BFF, who lives in Cornwall.  She is 25+ years post-op and no one has ever questioned her.  I would just stay with your current level.  At 50, one might expect a lower voice.  Just listen to Her Majesty.

[Beverly]

You have the same tone and inflection as my BFF, who lives in Cornwall.  She is 25+ years post-op and no one has ever questioned her.  I would just stay with your current level.

Ok, thanks.

At 50, one might expect a lower voice.  Just listen to Her Majesty.

I refuse to learn 'Received Pronunciation' like HMQ.