Voice Feminization?

[Guest Emdy]

Has anyone here used this product?: http://www.voicefeminization.com/

What can you say? Is it worth the investment? Is it real, or is it another exploit of this community? All input is welcome! Thank you!

[Guest ~Brenda~]

There is no substitute for voice training.

This appears as a scam to me.

Brenda

[Guest GinaInside]

Hi Emdy,

Several years ago, I got Kathy's CD. It is a good CD, and I tried many, Melanie Speaks, TS Roadmap, etc., but none of them had good explanations of how to get started. The best starter tip I got was from a yahoo group called VoiceTS. The following explanation did more to help me find my voice than the $150 I spent on CD's... Only after finding the starting point, were the voice training things really helpful.

MTF Voice training is much easier than it seems. I'm presuming (really guessing) a FTM could reverse the procedure to deepen his voice.

1) Lightly place 2 fingers on your Adam's Apple area.

2) Speak a test sentence in your normal male voice, taking note of the position of the vibration in your throat. The goal will be to move the vibration up.

3) Using the muscles in your throat, pull your larynx back, and up. Repeat your test sentence.

4) If you are doing this correctly, you will feel the vibration rise in your throat, and notice an immediate change in pitch. This is the starting position for voice practice.

5) Practice for a few words, numbers and/or sentences at a time, do not try to go more than a few minutes a day for the first week. Stay hydrated, keep your throat moist. Work up from there.

6) Once you find the new voice box position, you can start working on pronounciation, and intonation.

After about a steady year of practice, your voice box will be comfortable in the new position. It is not that hard to develop a new voice

It really is easier than it seems, you will find the proper pitch/resonance for your body, very quickly. Good luck.

Hugz,

Gina

[Guest Astrosmurf]

It looks good but I kind of agree with Brenda. I work in online marketing and there a few cis women marketing online which I've come across like, they're obviously aware that transgendered folk are willing to pay big bucks in order to 'pass'. There's no subsitute or short cut for the time and effort you'll probably have to put into voice training and the only thing these people are trying to sell is knowledge, which you can get other places.

Up to you but personally speaking if I was going to spend any money on voice I'd put that money back into the transgender community.

I've been working really hard on my female voice for weeks now and I know it takes time and effort to get results. I haven't spent any money so far, just used the free resources at genderlife which you may already know about plus things on You Tube etc.

This one's also free and good and by a transgender woman, melspeak, you can find it on story mind media

Hope that helps you and best with the voice

[Guest chibi_usa]

Has anyone here used this product?: http://www.voicefeminization.com/

What can you say? Is it worth the investment? Is it real, or is it another exploit of this community? All input is welcome! Thank you!

I think it's a scam as well. Did you try going further down in the forum and seeing the voice part?

Also I kinda do "teach" "help" whatever you wanna call it here

http://www.lauras-playground.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4765

It you need help just send me a message or post something on the forum. I'll try to help u if i can ;3

[Guest savannah]

Hi Emdy,

Several years ago, I got Kathy's CD. It is a good CD, and I tried many, Melanie Speaks, TS Roadmap, etc., but none of them had good explanations of how to get started. The best starter tip I got was from a yahoo group called VoiceTS. The following explanation did more to help me find my voice than the $150 I spent on CD's... Only after finding the starting point, were the voice training things really helpful.

MTF Voice training is much easier than it seems. I'm presuming (really guessing) a FTM could reverse the procedure to deepen his voice.

1) Lightly place 2 fingers on your Adam's Apple area.

2) Speak a test sentence in your normal male voice, taking note of the position of the vibration in your throat. The goal will be to move the vibration up.

3) Using the muscles in your throat, pull your larynx back, and up. Repeat your test sentence.

4) If you are doing this correctly, you will feel the vibration rise in your throat, and notice an immediate change in pitch. This is the starting position for voice practice.

5) Practice for a few words, numbers and/or sentences at a time, do not try to go more than a few minutes a day for the first week. Stay hydrated, keep your throat moist. Work up from there.

6) Once you find the new voice box position, you can start working on pronounciation, and intonation.

After about a steady year of practice, your voice box will be comfortable in the new position. It is not that hard to develop a new voice

It really is easier than it seems, you will find the proper pitch/resonance for your body, very quickly. Good luck.

Hugz,

Gina

[Guest savannah]

Hi dear.My name is Savannah.She is a ts mtf.Savannah had a way to raise her voice to more female.All she did was to just practice talking a half octive higher than u normaly talk.Also make that your normal voice no matter what u do.Savannah has done that & she now has a female voice.She has had people tell her,she has a pleasant voice & maner of speaking.Good luck girlfriend & god bless u & family. Savannah Breaux

[Guest Emdy]

Thank you all so much! I would like to add that I found a duplicate of the page somewhere else offering the product at a higher price, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were a scam. It looks like one of those infomercial websites, too, and those are usually scams. It would be better to invest into paying a voice coach than to rely on do-it-yourself resources which can be found anywhere for free, as was also stated. Thank you all for your input and any further advice and links for others who have this same question would be wonderful!

[Guest LizMarie]

Kathe Perez is not a scam. She is a well known speech therapist in the trans community. Finding another ad at another price may have more to do with when the ad was placed or who is actually selling (or reselling) her CDs. I simply know that there are lots of trans women who have retrained their voices with the assistance of Kathe Perez.

[Guest Mia J]

Liz is correct. Kathe is a legitimate voice coach in the Denver area and attends many of the trans events.

She offers these CDs and a beginners and advance on line class over Skype.

She also offers private lessons either at her office or over Skype.

The ad on your link is from another site that is or was selling her CDs.

www.exceptionalvoice.com

Mia

[Guest Emdy]

Thank you both for the more details! Is www.exceptionalvoice.com the official website? What other resources are there? Thank you!

[Guest Mia J]

Hi Emdy,

Yes the exceptional voice site is Kathe's.

She covers her transgender work there and her other voice coaching.

Mia

[JenniferB]

Kathe Perez is definitely not a scam. She teaches speech pathology in Colorado. She are hasn't some apps for iPad and Android called Eva Breathe and Eva Pitch.

Jenny

[Guest Emdy]

It sounds like a worthy investment! Thank you all again!