Help with voice

[Gloria Wetson]

I have searched for "Voice" through this forum, but found nothing about the many CDs, books, DVDs books, etc.. on the internet dealing with feminizing our voices. Has anyone tried any of these, and if so, did they help?
I have a very resonant voice, and even when I bring it down, it still sounds very masculine.
I agree with many of you who on a different thread claimed voice was the biggest problem.
Thanks for your help.
Love,
Gloria

[Wendy me]

try here,,........ http://www.genderlife.com/shop/transsexual_voice_feminization_video/ts_voice.htm

[Karren H]

Well its not a problem unless you make it one... My voice sucks but when out enfemme I just talk quieter.. And I tried making it sound more fem but gave up... And this works for me and its a cheap solution.. No one has said anything about it or me... But I really don't care if they know I'm a guy in a dress... Their problem not mine!! Lol

Karren

[Chantelle CD]

I haven't bought any books or tapes to help with this, but i have played with trying to make my voice sound like a woman, just to see if i could do it.
Some of the things i have noticed, is woman tend to talk with a lot of range, like they can say one word like "Hi" and can incorporate 4 or more tones just to say it, where men its fast and 1 tone, woman do this a lot, men talk very mono tone. Right off the bat, after playing with it, i realized, that you have to find a personality with the voice, i mean talk in the same sort of pattern, starting out you switch a lot, and that makes it sound fake, a lot of practice and a personality will emerge. finding a personality while talking is hard unless you are talking in real conversations with real energy behind what you are saying, if you know someone you can talk to and practice with, i think that would help a lot. I gave up on it, because of the work you need to do with it, and having a voice doesnt matter to me, i dont want to go out, but i played with it for a while. Biggest mistake i think doing this is raising tone and having a higher mono tone voice LoL raise that tone just a bit if you have a low voice, and work on lots of range, up and down the scale, and with a lot more feeling into what you say.

Hope that helps some

[JennMW]

You may want to check out the VoiceTS group on Yahoo.

http://groups.yahoo.com/adultconf?dest=%2Fgroup%2Fvoicets%2F

[Alex!]

This is a good subject. But Karen is quite right - in my case, I make a point to talk quietly, and that seems to be half the battle. If I try to futz with my voice beyond that, I sound stupid. So, I figure I will just scale the volume down a bit.

When en femme, I guess I look like a girl who works out and who as a voice like Kathleen Turner.

[Frankie-Dear]

Pay attention to HOW women speak vs. the way men speak. There are plenty of women that have lower voices than men. (Cher, Kathleen Turner, etc.) In your/our favor, a lower voice in a woman is considered appealing. Women tend to speak more from their throat, and many don't open their mouths real wide when they speak. Consequently, they have less of that "rumbly" resonance that comes from mens' chests.

A man might say, "I need to go to the store," or, "I'm going to the store."
A woman might say, "I'm thinking about going to the store," or, "I'd like to go to the store...."

The differences are subtle, but if you listen closely, they're there.

When en femme, I make my eyes and gaze and jaw softer, and I do the same with my voice. I don't do one of those drag-queen-sounding falsettos, but I make my breath and voice softer... even a little whispery... It seems to work well enough.

Good luck!

[JoAnnDallas]

Do a search for "TS Voice Training Programs". You should find a lot of sites that have software/DVD/CD training. Also check with some of the colleges that have TS audio clinics.

[DonnaT]

I don't know how good self training by using purchased programs may be, but they say practice pratice practice, makes perfect (hopefully).

A former member here has almost finished her transition, and she employed a voice coach to help her. She sounds great.

[Lisa Marie]

Try www.femimage.com Deane has lots of dvds on lessons and one on training your voice. Hope this helps:thumbsup:

[Sally24]

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27456&highlight=female+voice+dvd

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59188&highlight=voice+training

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59226&highlight=voice+training

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54843&highlight=voice+training

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52707&highlight=voice+training

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34695&highlight=female+voice+dvd

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26670&highlight=female+voice+dvd

http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10128&highlight=female+voice+dvd

[Tamera]

They say a woman talks from the head. While males talk from their chest or lungs.

I just talk softer and I raise the pitch a little that feels comfortable(not to over do it).
LOL
Tamera

[Gloria Wetson]

A very belated and apologetic "Thank You" to everyone who took the time and had the care to respond to my question.
Love you all.
Gloria

[Fab Karen]

Anytime we start down the road of "all women are like this" we should stop & think of all the stereotypes of being a man. True in SOME cases, not all.

[Lisa Golightly]

try here,,........ http://www.genderlife.com/shop/transsexual_voice_feminization_video/ts_voice.htm


This is the programme I used with excellent results... Highly recommended :)

[Stephenie S]

Because Stephenie starts work in September, I have aranged for voice therapy at our local university. Evidently they do this quite a lot. They seemed very familiar with the problem. Right now, I do what Karren Hutton does and talk as softly as I can. I agree with her that it really doesn't matter, because that's just who I am now.

I am going to do the voice therapy because I will be seeing patients on a daily basis and I really don't want to scare them too much. I will let you all know how it goes.

Lovies,
Stephenie

BTW, I have both of the two major voice tapes, and they both stress the tremedous amount of practice needed for this task. It is similar to learning a foriegn language or learning to play a musical instrument. Both of these tasks are perfectly possible for almost anyone, but both take time and effort.

Stephie

[Leah B]

Did anyone else have trouble getting those genderlife videos to play? I install the DVD@ccess program like they say, then I get a file not found message.

[Dita_B]

I purchased http://www.genderlife.com/shop/trans...o/ts_voice.htm a while ago and I don't find it easy.

The course explains that unlike a female, a male vocal cord thickens during puberty and once this takes place it cannot be undone. Indeed, until puberty, a male voice is quite similar to a female voice, just think about those church choirs that are composed entirely out of young boys.

However by exercising specific muscles in our throat we should eventually be able to emulate a female voice to such extent that it sounds genuine. Speaking with a female voice requires that we generate our voice not in our mouth, but deep in our throat. Once that voice is generated, it has to be modulated to the correct sound with practice. It is indeed similar to learning to play a music instrument.

I can't emulate a passable female voice yet, but I keep working on it...

:love:Dita.

[Sweet Jane]

hehe..anyone except the blind would know by looking at me that I am not a woman, so really I'm with Karren, speak a little more quietly, even if its just to prevent the person 20m away from looking with a startled expression....

[Dita_B]

Did anyone else have trouble getting those genderlife videos to play? I install the DVD@ccess program like they say, then I get a file not found message.

This is off topic, but the DVD Access program has nothing to do with playing the course DVD's. The DVD access is Apple software that activates your DVD player when you open a link that is connecting to a DVD file on the Internet. Hence the file not found: It can't find the link...

BTW: a DVD file is a total different item than a DVD...

To play the course DVD's you just need DVD software, such as Nero. This should have come with your DVD player. If it didn't, just Google it and download a free DVD player.

Please PM me when you still have trouble with it.

:love:Dita.

[Gloria Wetson]

It seems that my "Thank You" to those who replied to my question regarding a female voice, resulted in more responses. I want to thank all of you who added to the information. I really appreciate your helpfulness and concern.
Love to all
Gloria

[Renee Talia]

Keep practising consistently, its about strengthening the muscles you've never used :) you will get there with time!!!!

[donna anne]

Somebody In This Group Must Have Some Free Site That Will Help With Your Voice

[elisa day]

I didn't checked all given links, so i'm not sure if it's previosly given but http://www.deepstealth.com/freebook/voicebook020.pdf looked useful to me.

[leggy_tiana]

Practice, Practice, Practice. Over the years, I have learned to speak softly and slowly. This helps me better control my pitch and tone. Also, it can be far more important to speak as a lady (using the proper words and phrases) than sound like a high-pitched, squeeky schoolgirl.

[JoAnnDallas]

Last year at HEF2006, one of the siminars was on developing a fem voice. A reaserch clinic from TCU gave the presentation. They normally only work with a TS, since it does take a lot of work to develope a fem voice. They did use various DVD and software programs that help the TS clients. If you want to contact them about their DVD's and software, their email address is'

w.ryan@tcu.edu

William J Ryan, Phd, CCC-SLP

[Gloria Wetson]

Wow! Still more responses. What a lot of sources and information I now have. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are all wonderful and I love you all, or as I used to say when I lived in Texas, "Thank y'all"
Gloria

[Veronica 1]

I practice my female voice by reading these threads out loud. Sort of like public speaking practice. Seems to be helping a lot.

[mskilmer]

I also speak a little more quietly and softly. Trying too hard, as others have said, make me sound really weird. I have never had a problem except when out with my SO ... she has a hard time hearing me! She's not always used to the quieter me, I guess ... LOL. And I do find myself phrasing my speach differently when en femme.