Three months on and I’ve definitely improved since last time. This was the best of several takes, and although I was trying a bit harder than usual it’s not too far from my usual zero-effort voice. I just need to remember to keep the resonance tight and stay bright.
I’d give this a C- “almost satisfactory”, so let it rip!
You have made significant improvements since last time. Your voice sounds much more resonant and free to move in pitch. However I think most of my criticisms still apply. It sounds overly high, and forced rather than authentic.
You seem to begin phrases at about 250hz, which is quite high. The voice book that was posted to the transvoice community recommends starting work at a pitch of 160-200hz. I just now decided to listen to my ideal female voice (Jennifer Hale’s commander shepherd from mass effect)(don’t judge), with a spectrogram, and she seems to start around 215hz, with most statements having a descending intonation that settles around 200hz. And I know plenty of cis women who have voices much deeper than that.
You have quite a bit of room to relax and lower the pitch, which will probably help the tone. You have made good progress keep working!
Thanks! I promise I’m not trying to push the pitch up :3 But yeah, it’s higher than it needs to be, maybe because I’m reading rather than talking normally.
I should really record myself interacting with real people.