Voice Transitioning for a shapeshifter...
3 years ago
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The content below is pure unfiltered info dumping of an autistic mind.
So, being over a year and a half into transition, my voice has resisted all attempts at training thus far... which is both weird and annoying. However, soon I will have a mic and be able to record and play back my efforts which should help.
Still, most people would think that as a shapeshifter, that is not tied to any species or sex, changing my voice should be as easy... I'm here to say that no, it's not easy. Do you know how complicated vocals are? I mean, I'd have to know how to completely restructure not only my vocal cords but the very way I use resonance and pitch with and without them. It's easier to completely overhaul a circulatory system then it is to alter ones voice. Especially since as a shapeshift, I can't mimic like a changeling or skin-stealer can. Sure I can copy someones outer appearance, but that is both purely cosmetic and a huge fopaux if done for any other reason then doing a "scene" of some kind (both pg and adult). There is a reason changelings and such were feared and hated for doing that, so the rest of us prefer to avoid it unless given permission by the individual we'll be impersonating. Even in cases were we can impersonate, it takes weeks to months to of training and practice to get the voice right... now try doing it without a reference to listen too and it gets even harder.
But, some day next year I hope to finally find my real voice... just like I hope some day to finally figure out just what the hell am I lol, I've been changing forms so much for so long that I no longer know what species I actually am beyond being a Shapeshifter who believes their existence is in some way related to Loki, my patron god(dess)
Still, most people would think that as a shapeshifter, that is not tied to any species or sex, changing my voice should be as easy... I'm here to say that no, it's not easy. Do you know how complicated vocals are? I mean, I'd have to know how to completely restructure not only my vocal cords but the very way I use resonance and pitch with and without them. It's easier to completely overhaul a circulatory system then it is to alter ones voice. Especially since as a shapeshift, I can't mimic like a changeling or skin-stealer can. Sure I can copy someones outer appearance, but that is both purely cosmetic and a huge fopaux if done for any other reason then doing a "scene" of some kind (both pg and adult). There is a reason changelings and such were feared and hated for doing that, so the rest of us prefer to avoid it unless given permission by the individual we'll be impersonating. Even in cases were we can impersonate, it takes weeks to months to of training and practice to get the voice right... now try doing it without a reference to listen too and it gets even harder.
But, some day next year I hope to finally find my real voice... just like I hope some day to finally figure out just what the hell am I lol, I've been changing forms so much for so long that I no longer know what species I actually am beyond being a Shapeshifter who believes their existence is in some way related to Loki, my patron god(dess)
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