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>what is /voicegen/?
/voicegen/ is primarily a general made for trans people on /lgbt/ to share recordings of their voices so as to get feedback, advice, or opinions, to help achieve the voice they want. This does not mean that you must be trans to post! Remember that this is a community-led thread and not a source for professional advice; please be kind to one another!

>how do I post?
It's easy - just record yourself on vocaroo.com, rate others in the thread, and post! That last point is very important - to keep the thread alive and ensure engagement, it is strongly recommended to NOT respond to those who don't do their part, as it is very impolite and leads to threads dying. You need not be an expert; trying your best is all we ask! Even a simple rating can be helpful.

>how do I get started?
There are several ways! You're always welcome to ask for advice here, and there is a wealth of video and written resources available online. However, we tend to believe that there is no alternative to repeated practice and reflection, so exercises that advertise "get a passing voice quick" tend to be confirmation bias from people with a great natural ability to control their voice.
That said, some channels to watch are:
Zoey Alexandria (rip)
TransVoiceLessons

>what do I read?
What we would recommend is to vary what you read aloud - this might be divided into three broad categories:
- flat reading, as if you were reading to an audience, in a neutral, affectless way, usually to focus more on things like pitch or resonance, and less on things like cadence, diction, or intonation
- voice acting, as in you find some piece of media to act: do intonations, try different voices, have fun! Edge Studio is a known resource for texts such as these.
- talking, as in just talking as yourself: improvise, imagine a conversation!

>>40561167 (OP)
https://voca.ro/1noEOoXtSONP

>>40561419
https://voca.ro/1nmzQpgBjEwe

>>40561419 i kinda hear the "morning" in it but not really. I think the higher pitched sounds a little clocky but the normal not at all

>>40561809 i like your voice a lot! sounds dignified, perhaps 30.

https://voca.ro/1m6VNMmnk6V8

>>40561419
You sound great, just sick
>>40561809
Your voice sounds good, and I agree pitch is def not everything
>>40562067
It’s a bit nasal and sounds like you are putting in some effort. It’s not awful, I think most cis people wouldn’t think much of it but those who know trans women could tell

Here is my voice. I wasn’t sure what to say so I read a portion of an audio drama I love (The Magnus Archives)
https://voca.ro/12ZnDCNmLoXo
Im talking long here and am mostly focused on the reading so hopefully this is a realistic sample. Don’t feel any need to listen to the whole thing. Any advice is super appreciated.

Heya folks! I'm having lip lift tomorrow so I'm not gonna be able to voicetrain for weeks lol but I hope y'all have fun and are doing well in your life :) keep practicing for me!

>>40562067
I like your voice but i can see how it could get you clocked. I think its prob fine for most people but those who interact with tranners would recognize it. I think the issue is that it sounds like youre trying i guess? not as effortless as some others. Also its a bit nasally, but like so is ever other tgirl.

>>40561167 (OP)
https://voca.ro/1iOJytFeJc7v

hmmm everyone here passes well. I will not post so as to not ruin the streak

https://voca.ro/1lhRgnuuCgaf

>>40561167 (OP)
https://voca.ro/13PGPpupI7xD

>>40563149
I' had a few drinks Sorry

>>40563160
?? do you want voice advice why do you think we’re mean

>>40561167 (OP)
anyone got tips for how to reduce vocal fry? People irl + even in voicegen threads say my voice passes female, but I find i always sound kinda tired or sick and i'm still figuring out how to not be totally monotone, so idk, just been rlly open to ways I could improve either of those while I'm at least making progress on the monotony but have no clues on the fry.

bumps

ughhh i just woke up n my voice is fucked from singing and training yesterday so please bear with me
>>40562067
https://voca.ro/185QlvWXYiby
>>40562724
https://voca.ro/15unyB5sVCoV
>>40563839
https://voca.ro/1b2aIhppGcCd
also feel free to critique my voice too cause i have a lot of trouble with maintaining even when i find the sweet spot ;~;

>>40567836
What's this accent

https://voca.ro/1lD1uE4Jgl4u

>>40568038
is it ugly :(
>>40568042
https://voca.ro/19YB1Rzao5ol

>>40568179
No I actually kinda dig it so I'm wondering where it's from, it's rather subtle

>>40568233
mmm im malaysian but i dont think i really have a malaysian accent
i think what you're is mostly hearing are my speech impediments, i have trouble with my 'L's and 'R's and also saying 'eee' vowels for some reason

>>40568309
Maybe. I think getting rid of an accent completely is really hard and some tiny traces of your native lang will pretty much always be there. You have a nice voice tho

>>40568341
ty!!! i used to be very insecure about my accent but now i think it gives me that little extra charm :P

https://voca.ro/1jolp62RXMvn

https://voca.ro/1cY34lmqmnTT

>>40570226
https://voca.ro/1lN7PjSDSq3p

how the fuck do I get my voice out of my chest? I read that you should put your hand on your chest and try to feel no vibration there are you talk. how the fuck do I get my voice out of my chest?

>>40571780
Try to visualize your voice literally coming out of your head instead of you chest

>>40571780
oh hey, I think that was my comment
before the actual advice, just note that it will probably just take some trial and error/recording and listening to yourself
>for the actual advice
okay so let's do an exercise to show you the physical difference
first, put your hand on your chest
next, I want you to groan as if a problem you've been having all day just came back after you thought you fixed it
lastly, take a normal breath and breathe out gently and quietly
>what did you feel?
if you vocalized normally, the groan should have resonated in your chest; it will have felt more like male voice, while the breath should not have resonated, but you would have felt the air passing through your chest but not resonating there; that will have felt more like what female voice will eventually feel like
my golden rule: female speech is essentially vocalized breathing, at least that's what it should feel like
but very importantly female speech is not inherently breathy, and that's the key difference
so I would suggest as an exercise that you practice breathing gently and saying super softly (not even whispering) one-syllable sounds as you do (I'm just saying "hi")
after you do this a number of times, try adding vocalization; engage the vocal folds. as you do, pay attention to how the sensation changes
note the exact moment the resonance goes into your chest, if it does; what physical movement caused it?
you've got it love <3

https://voca.ro/1hlSHJSZNtne

Do I need more voice training or am I fine?

>>40572111
you still sound br*tish :( needs fixing
aside from that it's fine!

>>40572181
ty!!! i cant change the brit thing, but got a little in my head with my voice. so strange getting used to people treating you different irl

hey y'all!
ran out of characters, will post again
here's me:
https://vocaroo.com/14YRAIru0knA

>>40561419
pass, I think of a 21st-century woman with a sultry voice, bad bitch vibes
mhmm too much effort is counterproductive I think, winds up sounding forced

>>40561809
can I ask where your accent comes from?
this sounds good, pitch is good, qualities overall are good
there's an edge of chest resonance or lower pitch "sneaking" in, maybe do some exercises to focus on how your body positioning and how you hold your voice changes as you speak?

>>40562067
so obviously it's hard because you got clocked, but your voice sounds great and always has
I sort of understand your concern because it is a little lower in pitch and there's a buzziness to it
but at the same time it sounds really good. I feel like with a tiny elevation in pitch and a little more gentle enunciation, you'd sound a lot like this really cool veteran woman I knew in college
>two very simple practical things to try:
1) slow pace slightly and enunciate
2) note whether air is coming out of your nose as you speak, and how much
note also how much tension you hold in your nasal area, if any
try to pass a small portion of your air through your nose; this is how you (can) get resonance and a lightness to the voice without being breathy, but it takes practice

>>40562724
you sound nice, a lot like a good friend of mine. she's also trans but passes really well
you speak pretty quickly, and I think slowing down would help you speak more softly/crisply and also allow you to focus more on your own voice
what do you feel in your throat as you speak? is it tense or relaxed?

>>40563003
I've never heard your speaking voice so this is hard but you sound pretty good
my brain wavers between "girl singing along" and "guy imitating girl singing along"

2/2, me if you want to rate
https://vocaroo.com/14YRAIru0knA

>>40563149
>mean
???
you may be confusing (necessarily) direct feedback with being mean

>>40567836
I read your voice reply to someone else and you sound good. good work!

>>40568042
please give feedback when you post
mtf? what have you done so far?

>>40570226
please rate others when posting
pass, wtf with the manmoder cartoon? you sound like a girl, girl

>>40571850
https://voca.ro/16AVyTObYRy8

>>40572324
>can I ask where your accent comes from?
im actually the same nona the other anon asked about, like the other reply im malaysian
im actually most of the replies here lol, but im hitting the club tonight and i wont be able to upkeep the thread for a bit so im glad to see others posting n rating
keep up the good work girls!

>>40572393
pls rate mine :/ clueless and frustrated again over here

>>40571007
I'm never wearing a diaper, but now I'm also going to the bathroom more than i think i need to. idk it's just gross idk why i decided to talk about it
>>40572338
>manmoder cartoon
i look like that
also, you're making good progress! idk what you sounded like before, but you sound fairly androgynous/fem rn. when you cleared your throat that was a little jarring, but it's nothing resonance training and practice can't help

https://voca.ro/142caIsYDz3O

i think i sound like a girl fml

>>40570226
link

hey y’all um awkward question but how do i make my moans more fem? currently i just kinda go into a very high almost-but-not-quite falsetto register when im having intimacy (kinda involuntary desu) but it sounds weird to me. any practical advice? i will not post a vocaroo of this

heres mine: https://voca.ro/1nSqos930ttc
i think it sounds shitty but i dont feel like i can interpret it anymore

>>40576853
you sound like a 16 - 17 year old boy
>>40572393
sounds fem but slightly clocky. I think itd pass to cis people though desu.
>>40572338
you sound really really nice. I wouldn't clock you at all. Genuinely very pretty voice, feels almost angelic
>>40572111
no you sound like a cis british girl. reminds me of a pop singer i think weirdly but i cant quite put my finger on the name...

>>40579912
I think you're a bit too nasal. Voice is a bit too low in the throat, it sounds like.
BTW did you watch the Foodfight docu by "Ok so..." on YT?

>>40580344
https://voca.ro/1oVxakxZznaO
decided to speak out my response.

>>40572324
such a pretty voice

>>40580365
this just sounds like a soft-spoke dude, sorry :(

>>40580559
Yeah i figured. Ill try to keep at it and hopefully itll get better overtime.

>>40580767
voice response (shitty and sneezy)
https://voca.ro/123JrLIlR9ro

>>40572324
it sounds good to me, maybe just a little bit monotone? but this passes to me as is.
>>40572393
idk kinda reads as a guy doing a girl voice. your inflection is good, but other than that it's nasal, breathy, and the average pitch is too low.
>>40579912
>>40580365
pleasant voice, but it's a guy's voice 100%. the second one is a little better than the first, but only barely and like you say it's even more soft spoken. pitch is too low most of the time.
>>40581141
idk i think you sounded like a guy here, except for when you said "also" at 31 seconds in. kinda sound like a crow. think the weight is too heavy most the time, and your pitch is also often slips too low pitched.

i need more practice myself, but i tried talking through how i go from base voice to whatever i'm doing at the end... ehhhhh
https://voca.ro/1icgvf5AUmQw

>>40582170
>idk i think you sounded like a guy here, except for when you said "also" at 31 seconds in. kinda sound like a crow. think the weight is too heavy most the time, and your pitch is also often slips too low pitched.

How fix? :(

>>40582204
>weight is too heavy most the time, and your pitch is also often slips too low
idk i just try speaking softer i guess. not a vocal coach at all. could try speaking out of a whisper?

something like this, mayhaps?
https://voca.ro/1gKCOD3eLlM8

bump

>>40571780
It's one of the hard things to figure out but try making sounds that don't rumble your chest and try to copy that in speech.

Look up head voice or face voice on youtube but you are on the right track when there's no rumble in your chest when you speak if you want to feminize your voice.

I don't know how but most of you have the same accent