Hey everyone! I?m Vicki. I?m actually just a CD but I felt like I would get much better info from this part of the forum and insight be able to help other better here... I?m aiming to be passable. Doing a lot of work to get to the point when I physically look female minus my height. I used to inspire to be a voice actor and spent a considerable amount of time learning about my voice.
With that said. I?m working on my voice. I have read mixed reviews on the forum about getting a voice that passes. I think any that anyone has the ability to learn a female voice with the right training. I have a fairly high pitched male voice naturally. Over the years I have learned to control my resonance and pitch to push deeper and a little higher. I have learned that I can pull of a George Takei voice. I do this often and I have been asked how. Got George Takei to record my voice mail message before.
Like with any skill this is not something I figured out how to do over night or even in a few weeks. Mastering the voice is something that takes months or even years and dedicated practice. I about to start taking vocal lessons to start learning how to move my resonance higher. I have seen trans people that have learned and master voice skills to have a passing voice.
Here is my two cents on the matter. Practice. Like any skill you need to practice. My approach to practicing is by not dedicating time to practicing. Instead of setting down an hour of my time to do it I fill my day with it. When ever I have 30 second or 5 minutes. I always do my voice exercises during my commute to and from work, in the bathroom, while making dinner, or anytime I?m in ?idle mode?.
During times when I have more time I listen to voice samples of the voices I?m trying to learn to imitate and practice with them to learn both the cadence and rhythm. This also helps with learning the pitch. During my drive I have an audio cd in my car I listen to with voice samples and vocal warmups. If you can make your practice time just somebody g you do when you are in your idle state then you will actually get more practice and eventually it becomes second nature.
Now that I have said my piece on the subject. I want to know what you all think and have experienced that has helped or hindered you on your journey. Have you succeeded or are you struggling or even just quit trying?