Trans Voice Help

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Hi! This community exists as a place for trans people of all genders (or gender fluidity, or non-binary etc.) to help them overcome the challenges of being able to speak normally as their preferred gender. Upload audio clips, screenshots from analyzers, or what ever you feel like in order to get feedback and help perfected the voice you have into a state where you are comfortable.

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These are going to be fairly open, since I trust that most posts here are seeking genuine help.

No shaming. This should be obvious. People are looking for help and advice here.
Absolutely no transphobic rhetoric will be tolerated. One warning (with a timeout), then a ban.
If you post an audio file, keep it SFW. We don't need to hear that stuff.
Keep criticisms pertinent and overall kind. Part of this whole thing is practice. We shouldn't expect immediate improvement.
This is a zero politics zone. If you bring them up, goodbye.
No slurs (I hate that I feel this is necessary)
If you have negative feedback, do so in a constructively respectful manner while remembering that this kind of thing is a journey and can't be immediate.
This being the internet, help with voice mod stuff is encouraged. It can make a huge difference for someone with voice dysphoria if others hear them they way they wish to sound.
These rules are not necessarily exhaustive, and if you are generally a jerk or toll, expect a ban

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Resources

A good, free place to upload clips.
An Omega level resource

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what are you currently working on? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 week ago by dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/trans_voice_help@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Was just wondering what aspects of your voice you're currently working on?

My issue is mostly that I drop my pitch a bit too low, which invites a heavier weight and sounds too masculine to my ears.

How about you?

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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

that's when I lower the bar, and then make it less structured

if you want to practice, do it for 5 minutes - set a timer, and don't spend too long

or even better, just do it in the cracks - experiment in the shower or while commuting in the car, don't worry about a timer or how long you practice at all.

treat it more like play - seeing what you can do, what you notice. Listen critically to others voices during the day, that is practice too. Listen more than you produce sound, learning to hear is more important for a beginner than any other skill.

Pick apart voices, try to replicate voices, mimic and be a mockingbird.

Do what is easy and enjoyable to you and let that breathe life into your practice.

I spent a long time just trying to perfectly mimic the line "You look like the 4th of July!" for no reason other than it was fun to do.

Find a distinctive female voice that you would enjoy mimicking and just keep trying. Record yourself and listen carefully, and make adjustments and notice how they change how you sound.