Quote from: Sydney_NYC on February 09, 2014, 01:15:50 AM
I still have a ways to go. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Most people tell me now it's genderless (better than deep male I suppose), but wanted other people's opinion.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1NgfEoXrJf9
I seem to start off OK, but towards the end I start to hear more maleness in the voice. Although sometimes even at a lower pitch, I can still detect a feminine resonance to seems to work but not all the time. I've only been practicing for 3 months and I'm 6'7" (age 43). Well the rest I talk about in the recording. Despite practicing for 3 months, it only in the last week or two that things seem to be clicking better. (And according to other people.)
It seems to me that when you're consciously thinking about how you talk, putting the effort into using differing tones and pitches like a woman does, you are sounding decent. It's androgynous. And that's because it sounds a bit deep, but you're using some feminine inflections, and you definitely are speaking more in your head, which makes it sound feminine. If that voice was coming from someone who appeared to be female, I probably wouldn't think too much of it.
You do slip back down into a more male inflection pattern a few times, namely the kind of monotone sound where you're not using a lot of upward inflections and whatnot, but again, I think you just need to work on it more, and let the feminine cadences become more second-nature.
You're doing well! That's what I hear in this recording, is potential. You're on the right track in terms of where the voice is coming from in the vocal tract (near the top,) and you've got the beginnings of feminine tones and inflections. Keep practicing, and I think you'll definitely be able to get it sounding completely female.
