I know I was always jealous that FTMs got it easy in this area. Although I heard from somebody lately that there can be pain while the vocal chords are thickening, is that true?

Nowadays, I'm pretty happy with my voice but I still drop down slightly when I am really concentrating on thinking about something while talking, which annoys the crap out of me

My voice varies already. I have no idea what it sounds like to everyone else because I refuse to listen to myself talk back at myself, but sometimes its a nicer high with a touch of excitement, and other times it's a low monotone that I hate so much.

Quote from: CJHard on August 04, 2010, 11:35:12 AM
My voice varies already. I have no idea what it sounds like to everyone else because I refuse to listen to myself talk back at myself, but sometimes its a nicer high with a touch of excitement, and other times it's a low monotone that I hate so much.

I Have The Same Problem
The gender balance of my voice is very frustrating and confusing to me.... i find when i'm not thinking about it though it sounds the best... I guess now that I think about it.... when i'm not thinking about it is the Times it also sounds the worst....
::Sigh::

Both my voice and adams apple scream male.

I am going to buy some tapes for the voice and get a trach shave. I'm really considering trying surgery for the voice but I will give myself 4-5 months to see if I can fix it myself first.

Quote from: Gabrielle_Nicole on August 04, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
Both my voice and adams apple scream male.
I am going to buy some tapes for the voice and get a trach shave. I'm really considering trying surgery for the voice but I will give myself 4-5 months to see if I can fix it myself first.

I've been told My Trachea isn't too terribly noticeable
but i feel like it is. looking up is not a possibility...
Noticeable or not i would still like to get it shaved just for ease of the mental and physical burden

Quote from: Nero on July 31, 2010, 01:30:46 PM
I have sympathy for you girls in the beard area. Darned stuff grows back so fast! It's annoying as a guy, I can't imagine how I'd put up with it if I didn't want it there.

This one kicks me in the tail every time I have to shave, and then 4 hours later when I go to scratch my neck and it's like 120grit sand paper and then again at night when I have to take a shower and it's like O.O wtf didn't I shave today?

Quote from: zombiesarepeaceful on July 31, 2010, 11:21:51 AM
So I'm butting in here for a hot minute.

I never could really relate to mtfs when it came to voice. I couldn't appreciate how hard it is to make your voice sound high and feminine. Since I started T mine has dropped a ton and just yesterday when I tried to squeak as a joke, I couldn't. My voice cut out. Lol. So I have an appreciation for how hard you guys have to try. I consciously deepened my voice pre-T but that seems like nothing compared to trying to do the opposite.

Thats very kind of you.  Took a while but i sound like this now:

http://www.hawaiibd.com/voice.wav

You sound awesome Izumi.   

Yes she does I'd have never suspected by either the voice or the appearance 

Quote from: Janet Lynn on August 04, 2010, 01:20:37 PM
You sound awesome Izumi.   

If i use my old voice it looks like i am possessed, and i cant really, it hurts my throat. After 1 year of constant use everyday at work (a job where no one knew me), my feminine voice is my normal voice, i cant really shut it off.  The only time my voice is lower is when i cough.  However, i have always sneezed like a girl since i was little.... I am not kidding i once sneezed (in RLE) and someone i just met said omg, that was so cute.... O.o~

Quote from: Izumi on August 04, 2010, 01:50:37 PM
However, i have always sneezed like a girl since i was little.... I am not kidding i once sneezed (in RLE) and someone i just met said omg, that was so cute.... O.o~

Count me jealous... I scream obscenities when I sneeze. It's gotten me out of church when I was a little kid, but it's always sounded really really bad.

Most of the time I have the 'holding it in' sneeze unless I'm trying to be all dramatic about it.

yeah I can't really find my old voice very easily anymore. The voice that comes out automatically is my new voice even if it drops a little here and there if I'm really thinking about something hard.

I didn't have a lot of trouble with voice, not sure why. Maybe because I never grew up all the way? lol This is me:

http://www.ichloe.com/Chloe.wav (maybe kind of loud, I used my little handheld voice recorder)

Quote from: FairyGirl on August 04, 2010, 02:48:27 PM
I didn't have a lot of trouble with voice, not sure why. Maybe because I never grew up all the way? lol This is me:

http://www.ichloe.com/Chloe.wav (maybe kind of loud, I used my little handheld voice recorder)

I think you sound great.  ^_^ i

Heh, now do sexy voice! 

haha thanks, so do you! (and only if you do it first )

Quote from: FairyGirl on August 04, 2010, 02:55:08 PM
haha thanks, so do you! (and only if you do it first )

Ok i will do it, but not on my mic at work, for a lot of reasons so you will have to wait

haha I understand Maybe I'll wait until in the morning when I still have my bedroom voice lol

I agree with Izumi, you sound great Chloe. 

Quote from: FairyGirl on August 04, 2010, 03:12:32 PM
haha I understand Maybe I'll wait until in the morning when I still have my bedroom voice lol

As requested,  I decided to do two, but this is more my airy voice, my sexy voice is reserved for my fiance.

Here is me doing like an add for a dating site:
http://www.hawaiibd.com/myadd.wav

Here is me just playing around:
http://www.hawaiibd.com/wantit.wav

I can do better but it was just i burst out laughing to much because my fiance was playing next to me and made comments.