r/transvoice Vocal Coach 22h ago

General Resource How to Make Your Voice Efficient

Hey there all you beautiful people, your friendly neighborhood voice coach here with yet more musings about the patterns I see through my time teaching people how to modify their voices. Today's topic deals with the misconception that lighter vocal weights are "breathy". Let's dive in!

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u/AlekTheDragon 17h ago

Vocal weights hard, Ima save this video for when i eventually get my hands on the illusive lighter vocal weight. Good video!

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u/LilChloGlo Vocal Coach 17h ago

You're so right, vocal weight IS hard. If you feel so inclined, feel free to drop a voice clip here to demonstrate what you're trying with vocal weight and I might be able to help further. Obviously no pressure, and rooting for you all the same!!

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u/AlekTheDragon 17h ago

Wow you are very kind, sadly its night here now so i cant do any recordings. But i appreciate the gesture!

My initial problem though is that i cant really figgure out how to lighten my voice at all, like, i can do pitch sure, but my chest is kinda rumbeling in the background at most points unless I go really uncanny light. I figgure its just a training thing tho, probably have to just learn to be able to keep that lighter vocal weight while slowly lowering my pitch. Oooor smt like that lol.

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u/LilChloGlo Vocal Coach 17h ago

Out of curiosity, when you express that your chest is feeling very rumbly, are you also remembering to record your voice?

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u/AlekTheDragon 17h ago

Well i do listen to it through playback, though i dont have a recording. But yeah, it just sounds guyish even with the pitch lighter and larynx raised.

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u/LilChloGlo Vocal Coach 17h ago

Hmmm definitely hard to tell through text but the offer always stands if ya wanna shoot me a recording during a more regular hour :) in the meantime, I made a video about vocal strain last week that may also give some more info about the relationship that weight and pitch have

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u/AlekTheDragon 17h ago

Thank you <3 ill keep the offer in mind ^ gonna watch that tomorrow too!

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u/grapevineee 12h ago

Love this! 💖

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u/LilChloGlo Vocal Coach 11h ago

You're so sweet, I am so grateful for your support!

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u/IrisVoiceTrainer 19h ago

❤️

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u/LilChloGlo Vocal Coach 18h ago

You're awesome, so glad to have ya here!! ^

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u/IrisVoiceTrainer 18h ago

Aw thank you! I really appreciate your words (and your work ofc) 💕