I think it sounds a little underfull (kinda dopey / hollow) this probably means the voice is too large for how light it is. Work more on resonance and size, I recommend starting with the Size v2 clip here: https://selenearchive.github.io/
(If you are unfamiliar with “size”, large and small, and “weight”, light and heavy, as concepts I recommend listening to more of Selene’s clips as she demonstrates those qualities in a voice.)
The light weight in your clip is good though as that is one of the main ways a voice is gendered as male (from being too heavy). It is easier to keep a lighter voice when speaking quietly for a recording - the question I would have is whether you can maintain that light weight at louder volumes, like when trying to be heard across a room or over noise. You might explore these cases and try slides where you go up and back down in volume while modulating weight (try it while staying light weight, try it again where you increase weight as much as you can instead, learn to recognize and control weight semi-independent of the increased volume).
Darn, I think you might be right. I feel kind of stupid now. Yes, I can control resonance and weight, but I’ve been focusing so much on intonation and so on recently that I basically forgot about them. It does indeed sound like my pitch has climbed up and resonance slipped down. I know what I’m working on this weekend!
I listened through most of the Selene clips once before, but she’s almost too good and I started feeling hopeless.
lol, not stupid at all - it’s legit hard to hear ourselves accurately; I spent like six months stuck in a perpetually underfull place - it was really hard for me to habituate a smaller voice, especially using it fulltime and in public with people who knew be pre-transition.
Looking forward to future clips, feel free to @ me or DM me if you ever want feedback!
I think it sounds a little underfull (kinda dopey / hollow) this probably means the voice is too large for how light it is. Work more on resonance and size, I recommend starting with the Size v2 clip here: https://selenearchive.github.io/
(If you are unfamiliar with “size”, large and small, and “weight”, light and heavy, as concepts I recommend listening to more of Selene’s clips as she demonstrates those qualities in a voice.)
The light weight in your clip is good though as that is one of the main ways a voice is gendered as male (from being too heavy). It is easier to keep a lighter voice when speaking quietly for a recording - the question I would have is whether you can maintain that light weight at louder volumes, like when trying to be heard across a room or over noise. You might explore these cases and try slides where you go up and back down in volume while modulating weight (try it while staying light weight, try it again where you increase weight as much as you can instead, learn to recognize and control weight semi-independent of the increased volume).
Keep up the good work! 👏 ❤️
Darn, I think you might be right. I feel kind of stupid now. Yes, I can control resonance and weight, but I’ve been focusing so much on intonation and so on recently that I basically forgot about them. It does indeed sound like my pitch has climbed up and resonance slipped down. I know what I’m working on this weekend!
I listened through most of the Selene clips once before, but she’s almost too good and I started feeling hopeless.
Thanks for your comment!
lol, not stupid at all - it’s legit hard to hear ourselves accurately; I spent like six months stuck in a perpetually underfull place - it was really hard for me to habituate a smaller voice, especially using it fulltime and in public with people who knew be pre-transition.
Looking forward to future clips, feel free to @ me or DM me if you ever want feedback!