maybe a stupid question

[Guest Skuld]

Alright this may be a stupid question, but does there exist some kind of collar that would lightly shock you when you speak in the "wrong" tone? and if so where can you get one?

[Guest ~Brenda~]

I am not aware of such a device. I hope one does not exist.

Just practice hon.

No need for pain.

Love.

Brenda

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[Guest Chrysee]

Alright this may be a stupid question, but does there exist some kind of collar that would lightly shock you when you speak in the "wrong" tone? and if so where can you get one?

If you're referring to using the right pitch to pass, I see that you are an 'MT?' and wonder what a '?' sounds like?

[VickySGV]

I sure hope there is no such thing.

I teach electrical safety to people who are going to be putting radio waves into the universe, and while I have taken 15KV+ (at a microscopic amperage) a couple of times when I did not follow my own safety teaching, I do not like the idea of anyone deliberately trying to shock themselves.

[Guest Skuld]

I sure hope there is no such thing.

I teach electrical safety to people who are going to be putting radio waves into the universe, and while I have taken 15KV+ (at a microscopic amperage) a couple of times when I did not follow my own safety teaching, I do not like the idea of anyone deliberately trying to shock themselves.

well it could be something else then a shock just not sure what and it would not need to shock the neck necessarily, i mean there are sex toys that shock people so it cant be that unsafe.

[Guest angels wings]

Your best way is practice . Practice and more practice . Many have changed their voices quite successfully .keep practising sunshine you will get there .

Angel

[Guest Angelica Alice]

umm no and I bet they would be illegal....

[Guest Deenah]

oh my that would be bad...ouch

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[MaryEllen]

Such a device does sound like something you'd see on a late night informercial but in reality I doubt anything like that exists. Just keep practicing your voice and become more aware of when you're slipping up. Practice makes perfect.

MaryEllen

[Sally]

The best advice that I can give you is to get an instruction CD or DVD made by either a trained vocal coach or a trans-woman Like Andrea James.

Her Production company is called Deep Stealth Productions - I have seen parts of her course and it would probably be a very good guide.

So practice, record yourself and listen carefully to the playbacks - that will do you so much better than a shock collar - there is enough pain of varying kinds in transitioning already.

Love ya,

Sally

[JJ]

Saw an old Sliders a couple of nights ago and they had on collars that gave a shock with every lie-made for interesting conversations anyway.

There is a singing program called Singing Coach and I have wondered if it would help MTFs because it shows where your pitch should be on a song and where it actually is. That particular one may not work but the software to reads pitch does exist and maybe there is something out there to work with.

Besides a shock collar. Ouch.

Johnny

[Drea]

I sure hope there is no such thing.

I teach electrical safety to people who are going to be putting radio waves into the universe, and while I have taken 15KV+ (at a microscopic amperage) a couple of times when I did not follow my own safety teaching, I do not like the idea of anyone deliberately trying to shock themselves.

well it could be something else then a shock just not sure what and it would not need to shock the neck necessarily, i mean there are sex toys that shock people so it cant be that unsafe.

There are invisible fence collars and training collars for dogs that shock them.

I see the dicsussion of voice once again revolves around pitch which is the least important. Resonance is far more important and while I know there are things that can measure pitch, I am not so sure how one measures resonance.

[Sally]

There are invisible fence collars and training collars for dogs that shock them.

I see the dicsussion of voice once again revolves around pitch which is the least important. Resonance is far more important and while I know there are things that can measure pitch, I am not so sure how one measures resonance.

I am not aware of any instrument for measuring resonance other than your own body - Drea makes the most important point - resonance is the key.

Men's voices have a very deep resonance from within the chest - women tend to have a shallower resonance centered more around the sinus cavities - try to avoid the chest resonance by thinking of the sound emanating from the tip of your nose rather than your throat.

Talking through your nose does not make a nasal sound - that cartoon like nasal sound is actually de-nasal (not using the sinus cavities at all).

This is all from long, long ago in a galaxy far away when I was a Music Major in college - speech classes and vocal lessons were required for music education majors.

Love ya,

Sally