how sucessful are you with your voice with or without surgery.

[stephaniec]

I'm kind of surprising myself . I'm using my voice more and I don't see anyone flinching. I just try to relax and go softly and a little higher nd it seems to be working to where I can hold a decently long conversation.

[Mariah]

I would say mine somewhere between good and really good. Sometimes in really is fantastic. Hugs
Mariah

[Kayla88]

I am not successful, I still sound like I was when living as male, Nobody apparently cares since no one ever mentions about it lol.

[Frae]

I'm happy with mine. When I have the money I'll hire a trainer to go through with me and iron out some stuff but well... you guys tell me http://vocaroo.com/i/s0D2ukckLZGF

Mind the turrabul kiwi accent.

[MtFGenderQueer]

Mine sounds very feminin , like in really feminin . I often get complimented by cis and trans women . One guy ever told me he loved my voice and he would take me out for a date only to hear me speaking

So I guess I'm a natural at sounding feminin .

[iKate]

I have no issues at all with mine but I had surgery. It's my #1 asset for "passing" right now. Nobody ever misgenders me for my voice or, at all now for that matter.

[Kayla88]

I'm happy with mine. When I have the money I'll hire a trainer to go through with me and iron out some stuff but well... you guys tell me http://vocaroo.com/i/s0D2ukckLZGF

Mind the turrabul kiwi accent.

Wow that's really damn good, I cant believe the difference between your girl and boy voice.
How did you manage to get it so good?

[pyhxbp]

When I am on the phone I am always gendered female. If people look doubtful I talk to them and my voice swings it.

All it took was constant practice. A couple of years worth of constant effort, but it is so worth it. Forget FFS, voice is for free and it cuts down on misgendering too. Voice really triggers people into the correct behaviour.

[Patti]

When I am on the phone I am always gendered female. If people look doubtful I talk to them and my voice swings it.

All it took was constant practice. A couple of years worth of constant effort, but it is so worth it. Forget FFS, voice is for free and it cuts down on misgendering too. Voice really triggers people into the correct behaviour.

Without VFS?


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[pyhxbp]

Without VFS?

I did not need that either. What I needed was a dictaphone to record my voice and play it back to me. Anything that I said that sounded like it had a female inflection I repeated and worked on until it improved. It was frustrating, annoying, hard and difficult, but I could do it more or less anywhere and it was free after buying the dictaphone which was only about £15.

[KayXo]

No surgery and I pass 100% of the time, phone and in person. Practice makes perfect. The key is resonance, NOT pitch as many believe. Using only those muscles above the adams apple, those triggered when one swallows.

[Frae]

Wow that's really damn good, I cant believe the difference between your girl and boy voice.
How did you manage to get it so good?

Daw thanks! I found this page and specifically this series of videos really helpful.

I just followed along and tried to copy everything. At the same time I recorded myself and had a spectrogram going. The same youtube page has "finding your feminine voice" which is quite dry but very helpful.

I also get gendered female on the phone. VFS isn't the only way (it is the most expensive)

[MtFGenderQueer]

No surgery and I pass 100% of the time, phone and in person. Practice makes perfect.

Me too . I didn't even have to practice . I'm a natural . People love my voice .

[Patti]

Looking for an app or something that will give me the pitch that I am at, only things I have found are for singing (which may work) or for tuning a guitar. Willing to pay a few bucks if necessary. I was thinking I could use my voice memo app on my phone to record and playback to test too.


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[Frae]

Look for a spectrogram app. Not sure if there is one, I used a computer program but it's a good bet, they are a little hard to set up but once done they are super helpful.

[SofiN]

"Extremely not good". I just can't seem to get it to work at all. It makes me really depressed at times. I might be one of the few who need surgery to get it to go higher, but it isn't covered by the NHS as far as I know. Sigh.

People don't seem to really comment on it in person (my presentation is going well at the moment) but on phone I fail 100%.

[stephaniec]

Sitting in my favorite bar right now and having a conversation with another girl and so far so good, She's got a heavy accent though so I'm not sure how she's perceiving my voice, but it's very liberating.

[Kayla88]

Daw thanks! I found this page and specifically this series of videos really helpful.

I just followed along and tried to copy everything. At the same time I recorded myself and had a spectrogram going. The same youtube page has "finding your feminine voice" which is quite dry but very helpful.

I also get gendered female on the phone. VFS isn't the only way (it is the most expensive)

Thank you  . I will have to try to find some willpower to do it.

[Frae]

Thank you  . I will have to try to find some willpower to do it.

That is the trickey part!

I seriously only looked through the series once then just copied I think the second the last video lots. I was kinda bad at first but just started forcing myself to use it around the house and occasionally recorded myself on something.

You vocal cords get used to it and after a while you can just feel when it sounds right. Look up some vocal stretches and care. (no clearing your throat, drink water or a short cough).

My favourite one is yawning. Open your mouth really wide and take a big slow gulp of air. You'll feel the back of your throat widen and go taunt. These are the muscles you want to be thinking about.

Gah I'm over complicating things! The most important thing is get started, make mistakes, sound silly for a while and correct as you go.

[stephaniec]

yes , you sound good