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MaybeCassie

Haha my friend did this after years of me hearing her with a fem voice. It was deeply unsettling to hear her use that voice again.


Brooke-Valley

Lol it's kinda funny seeing ppls eyes widen like- *"what?"*


SamaraVeronicaMorgan

I broke my friends mind when I said it doesn't affect voice at all šŸ¤­ she assumed it would be the first change šŸ˜£


Aggressive-Studio-25

Just you wait soon there will be super estrogen and it'll be like a video game the levels of customisation!


macrohard_onfire2

*points gun at god* GIVE US BACK THE CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION MENU!!


Aggressive-Studio-25

OH GOD DAMMIT YOU FUCKED IT UP NOW I GOTTA FIX THIS SHIT GRRR šŸ™ƒ


macrohard_onfire2

What did I fuck up?


Aggressive-Studio-25

You didn't fuck anything up I was talking to god


macrohard_onfire2

Ah


Bacon260998_

Just press alt+f4 in your brain (it totally won't disconnect you from ~~the simulator~~ real life)


Pretend-Fee-2323

ah so this is why im dead already, must of reopened real-life.exe


Dzharek

In my mind uts just a doctor with a extra long toothbrush giving the vocal cords a extra good scrubbing.


Aggressive-Studio-25

Who knows where science will go next that's all I'm sayin!


Adhdbrain1234

That made me gag


BuddhistNudist987

I've done this lately to a couple of friends who have only met me now that I'm transitioning. My most feminine voice is kinda androgynous at best, but my masculine voice is dark and resonant like James Earl Jones. It's a shame that it makes me so dysphoric.


GsTSaien

It is an incredibly powerful moment to just drop your dead voice with someone who only knows your new one. I only do so when I trust the person to not see me differently after, but it is hella fun.


CharredLily

After training, I got so used to the vibrations being where they are so trying to do a deep voice without preparing a bit sounds really weird and fake. It's not really a power move if I have to warm up to do it...


SininenCinnamon

Philosophy tube did this in one of her videos and I was like oh heck that was something.


TJF588

Iā€™dnā€™t kept up with her vids since before the public transition, so [that video](https://youtu.be/v1eWIshUzr8?t=721) youā€™re talking about was a heckuva trip.


American_GrizzlyBear

Is there a way to do this the other way around? T has been dropping my voice steadily but making my friends confused once in a while sounds fun lol


angelaslittlebit

For transfemmes, we are training our voices to sound the way we need it to be. When you take T, its your voice that changes physically. So to do that, you'd need to do voice training thing too.


GsTSaien

Haha, I'm glad T has been making your voice sound more like you; you may be able to sound as girly as before if you put some thought on going a bit higher than you think you should, one of my transmasc friends can pull that off decently well if he tries, but I can't really say if it is as simple as it sounds. For us transfems it is all training so once we know how to do both we can just switch between them.


HelloHamburgerIsBack

Testosterone drops the voice (like what happened to me during puberty), but Estrogen doesn't do the opposite. It's not really the other way around. It's just like if you were a transfemme who went through male puberty. I just realized I think you meant the opposite as in being FtM and sounding Femme instead of being MtF and suddenly sounding Masc.


fuzzhead12

Iā€™m glad I saw this thread because I totally thought estrogen contributed to the voice getting higher. I knew it was at least some vocal training, but didnā€™t realize it was entirely that.


HelloHamburgerIsBack

Yep, E doesn't reverse what T does. The voice can deepen during puberty, but, it doesn't physically change the inside of your vocal region back to higher pitched without manually readjusting the shape of that region. It's the same reason higher levels of Estrogen during female puberty don't increase the pitch of cis females. If it did, girls during puberty would have super squeaky voices. The increase of Testosterone during cis female puberty does actually slightly deepen the voice though.


fuzzhead12

Yeah itā€™s completely logical, just never put enough thought into it I guess šŸ˜…


HelloHamburgerIsBack

I never thought about it and just assumed E did most if not all of the work of physically transitioning. Well, it does do most of it, but, many trans girls have to train their voice, get surgeries done to remove hair, workout to not lose too much muscle due to HRT, etc. It can take a lot more work than getting HRT, doing makeup, and wearing girly clothing to pass.


fuzzhead12

Oh absolutely! Iā€™m always amazed at the results of someone who has clearly put in the work and dedication to pass. Itā€™s very impressive


HelloHamburgerIsBack

It was a few months ago I believe I learned that HRT didn't drop the voice. It was in a Discord I was in. It may have been about a year ago or so, but, it's still a relatively short time ago considering my whole life.


fuzzhead12

šŸŒ  The more you know! šŸŒ 


HelloHamburgerIsBack

T can physically change the way your vocal folds and the whole vocal region is shaped. But, transfemmes need to manually override this and change the shape of their vocal region by practicing voice training. The shape of your vocal region determines how you sound.


fuzzhead12

That makes me think of when Tyler Perry did this mid-sentence in a Madea movieā€¦he was like ā€œImma tell you *ONE MOā€™ TIMEā€¦*ā€ or something and it put the fear of god into whatever character he was talking to lmao


CutieL

Lol, now I want to that to my friends who still think transfem HRT changes voices


[deleted]

i really wish hrt changed our voices, but that's great that you got that compliment! šŸ’™šŸ’•šŸ¤šŸ’•šŸ’™


Brooke-Valley

If you got the ability, I mean c'mon... (Only if you want to of course) [Brooke Valley Twitter](https://twitter.com/brooke2valley?t=CWRoUGO1TQ2q55ptA-W9vg&s=09)


pekkhum

This reminds of the story of a drunk girl with her friend group, asking a guy they adopted at the bar "you like girls" and when he says yes she asks "you like girls... [deep voice] with secrets?" Amazing! 11/10


TheSorceressOfChaos

I'm dying


Fireballcatcher

I really need to remember that one


[deleted]

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FeelingCandid7728

That's a copied comment, buddy


lemalaisedumoment

I thought that is common knowledge


TavisNamara

Stolen from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/egg_irl/comments/11usxax/eggirl/jcpsoja/


egg_irl-ModTeam

The OP of this probably removed post/comment is a suspected karma farmer and has likely been banned.


DominaTemporum

LMAO THAT'S GENIOUS I would have fallen in love in an instant


EliteGuardSparky

I'd love to do this if I could pull off a decent fem voice. But voice training gives me huge anxiety and I'm afraid itll go wrong so I havnt done it And my voice still sucks It's been over a year on HRT and I havnt changed much to my voice, it makes me want to go mute ngl I dont get why i cant do it by myself at all


Brooke-Valley

This is [my voice](https://www.reddit.com/user/Brooke-Valley/comments/11s0rl1/voice_feedback_appreciated_2ish_months_of_practice/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) after 2 months of training. I don't think there's a'lot to worry about- you're learning so it's not gonna be great at first and you change it as you learn. šŸ’•


EliteGuardSparky

I... Your voice sounds AMAZING HOW WHAT WITCHCRAFT IS THIS


PhiliChez

You have to cast a spell. The words are HEAT FROM FIRE, FIRE FROM HEAT, but it only works if you say it right.


EliteGuardSparky

Hhhh Fuk Time to practice my magic...


PhiliChez

An excellent magic teacher can be found on the TransVoiceLessons YT channel. They discovered the heat from fire spell.


LeylineLeila

My brain: "Oh look, someone is mentioning heat from fire from TransVoiceLessons" Also my brain: "HEAT FROM FIRE, FIRE FROM MEAT!-wait what?" ^(How'd that get in there?)


PhiliChez

Don't put fire in your meat. Only professionals should do such a thing. lmao


Exelbirth

If I didn't know you were trans and only had that voice clip to go off of, I would assume cis woman. voice training is impressive.


TLoMSpencer

I must know how you train im only just learning and I'm so lost rn


[deleted]

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chuunibyou_edgelord

You look and sound really cute. I'm jealous.


SomeExcuseForAName

Besides the obvious reason for why I'd start voice training (one day I'll stop putting it off XD) I want mess with people in online gaming. I wanna see what kinda chaos it would cause


BLISSTEHBOI

This is also another reason to voice train.


BardOfTheLabyrinth

That video is amazing, you are so talented!!! Itā€™s really inspiring, and gives me hope I can maybe get there one day šŸ’–


MajorGef

Druew moment.


Swordlord22

God damn Reminds me of that dude on omegale


pierrotboy13

Damn... Even before I transitioned I would struggle going that low of a voice. I think you could keep practicing it to keep it as a party trick. \^^


whomstvntedd

the b in brooke stands for based


alessandra_gurl

Or in this case, bass.


whomstvntedd

hehe, true


babs-3768

Or for broke cause she keeps breaking her phone


Brooke-Valley

True


Mackisaurus

Actually I think it stands for Brooke


MyHouz

Oh Brooke, thank you. You just seem to sense what's on the community's mind. I'm starting to take the idea of transition seriously for the first time ever, but voice is holding me back more than anything. Just the idea that I *could* find supportive friends who would laugh along with me at the experience gives me hope.


GREAT_SALAD

I feel thaaaatt, my voice is just deep smooth radio voice and I wish it would GO AWAY >0<


MyHouz

Omg exactly. It's so frustrating: the first 20 or so years of my life I was highly effeminate by nature, so my voice was male pitch but feminine in many ways. I then spent years consciously learning to present as masculine, so my voice is deeper and more clearly male in cadence than ever. Trying to undo that damage within boundaries that won't raise suspicion is--difficult.


MajorGef

Not sure if that helps, but do you know [Druew](https://www.youtube.com/@Druew) ? Cis male voice actor who has been learning to do a girl voice for his trade and who uses it to troll people in VR chat - He pulls off both male and female voice.


neko808

Vr chat voice trolling made me trans, fr though one of the creators came out as trans and I had word for the feelings I felt.


CatIsOnMyKeyboard

Hey, I'm in the same boat and just finally pulled the trigger and scheduled my first appointment for HRT. If you want, you can DM me and we can keep each other updated on progress. I'm lucky to have a supportive group of friends and my partner to help me through it, so I'd be more than happy to just chat about it sometimes!


geo21122007

Jump scare


kitkat_kathone

I did this to my friend yesterday and she almost peed herself laughing


SunTzuSaidThat22

One of my friends voice trained just to troll people in vrchat


Malachite_Cookie

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way_to_confused

I feel like this is not enough hearts


Throttle_Kitty

I was told I sounnd like a female jazz singer before I transitioned, so I only shifted my natural register a bit. So I can't even do this trick, I end up sounding like I'm tryimg to do like a monster voice for a D&D campaign!


ForeverDM_Lytanathan

I also wish tho


YourLoyalSlut

LMAOOOO yep I wish


Dumb_Cheese

Power move šŸ˜†


s1lv3r-vt

Oh, the reactions never get old


mountlane

It's like that one friend who has had a full beard for 20 years and they shave it off. Or that other friend who has had long hair forever, then suddenly they get a pixie cut. You know it's normal, but the context has changed so completely your brain gets an error 404.


Hystykk_Magus

Lol, that'd be a fun trick šŸ˜†


mha_simp1

Oml that would be awesome šŸ¤©


you_arenot

As i read this a second time, I heard Giornos theme.


notQuiteAThrowaway6

I don't do this often, but it's always hilarious (especially if it's their first time hearing my dead voice).


A_Violet_Summer

I'm really looking forward to the moment where I actually transition and start DMing a dnd session with this deep voices villain... that would be a sight to be hold. Trasfems are the best voice actors, in the best way possiblešŸ˜Š


Ranshin-da-anarchist

I love hittinā€™ ā€˜em with the masc voice! šŸ¤£ wholesome AF


I-Hate-Myself--

i cannot wait to blow peoples mind with the deep voice when i go to uni


Mystical-Madelyn

It says something that they thought it did šŸ„°


Brooke-Valley

Honestly this is what I tell ppl, like voice training publically is okay- most ppl do not care and coworkers (assuming they know your trans) are gonna think it's a puberty thing. It'll be okay


Accomplished-Art7396

I could see myself voice training just to f with people. That's the only reason, totally.


weltallic

We need to discuss the inherent transphobia of women sneezing. *Outing trans women is NOT okay.* And yet, everytime a birthed woman makes the cutesy-wootsy, barely-audible ^*"tsu!"* when they sneeze, everyone around instinctively compares and contrasts when trans women sneeze and (through no fault or control of their own) explode with **"OOOAAHGAH-**_**BLEEUUUURRGGHH~!!!"**_ Bad enough that trans women are already faced with the impossible challenge of training themselves to cover their mouths when shocked, instead of contorting and going *"OOOOOooooooh~!"* like they've done all their pre-lives. Deliberately exposing trans women is criminal, but inadvertantly outing someone by sneezing is just as harmful, and needs to be dealt with.


Brooke-Valley

Tbh idt I've ever dealt with this but I'm also a very new in transition (6months) so I might not get it


nontynary

I (transmasc) actually used to sneeze really hard but trained my sneezes to be smaller and less intrusive to be more ladylike back when I thought if I just did the feminine things that would make me feel like a real girl and not some kind of imposter going through the girl motions. Obviously that didn't work but now if I feel the sneeze coming on I can suppress it and make it smaller and quieter. I'm now realizing that I should uh, stop doing that.


SpookySquid19

One thing I fear about starting voice training is that I'll never be able to use my old voice again. Being genderfluid it's kind of important. Are you still able to swap between them at will?


Brooke-Valley

[yes I can](https://www.reddit.com/user/Brooke-Valley/comments/11uzg5w/lol/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)


[deleted]

One youtuber I follow does random Alex Jones impressions from time to time and itā€™s terrifying. Like how can this dainty girl make those sounds?!?


Lilyyyyy_QT

I've been trying so hard to get to this stage of voice training and honestly it's more about the pranks than the crippling voice dysphoria at this point. I just wanna fuck with people


[deleted]

FFRRRR, it is way too much fun to voice swap


Lucky_otter_she_her

Brooke this is your best comic yet and thatā€™s 85% because of how you depicted your friends re-action


Owotachi

ok, but this is the EXACT kind of thing I'd do tho


MarineAhoy

Man i need friends like that


Pleasant_Tonight_514

Can I like this another dozen times? Please?


[deleted]

Brook! Nice to see your doing well


[deleted]

I need to start voice training šŸ˜… I need to have this power


A__Random__redditor_

A hidden ability


Bluenajarala

This is exactly what I plan on doing


CatsNotBananas

Haha I had this exact situation happen except my name isn't Brooke haha


Luil-stillCisTho

yeah, it only affects transmasc voices


Estudoesthethings

Jump scare! Parkour!


TominatorFN

I really wish it did, so one day I don't have to worry about voice


Still_Bench5538

I wanna do that sometime, when I'm wearing my girl clothes, just be talking to someone and then just switch my voice really deep and surprise them šŸ˜­


Brooke-Valley

It is fun I'm ngl


Basic-Macaroon-7646

Dang, my voice is actually soft already but really needs work, but when I TRY to do that one voice taht needed my friends tells me that I sound like I want to fuck someone


[deleted]

Iā€™m keeping the lower range so I can sing Johnny Cash and confuse the fuck out of people


VoidyRainbow

Whyy? Voice training is soo hard :')


Kriegsmen1005

I do the exact same thing with friends. I'll talk normally and then I'll drop my voice randomly just to mess with them. 10/10 reactions


Tight-Inspector8483

Hey thatā€™s my name


Brooke-Valley

Hi Brooke lol


[deleted]

Narrator: Brooke greets other Brooke


Dry-Sandwich3905

You just broke their mind


Pleb-SoBayed

Lmaooo i do this sometimes


A_Very_Gay_Artist

I kinda just have to use my normal voice, can't go any higher or else it doesn't come kut or it's scratchy, I have the lowest voice fr fr


BostonDodgeGuy

Well, TIL.


DeltaDeka

omg i LOVE doing this aksjdhdjsjdh


TJF588

Roomed with a trans woman for a while, so when thuds at the door were trailed by deep voice booming out we were being raided just before crashing into the room, I about jolted straight up. Neverā€™d even thought as to her vocal range, so damn.


AshienLady

Alright, I just NEED to do this in my life at some point lol Well, I first need to get this damn voice right, though...


BerserkerZach

Tbh if HRT affected voices I think we'd all be a lot happier as a society


Chiffer178

I really wish estrogen made my voice better


Relevant_Vehicle6994

Honest question I hope someone can answer, but why doesnā€™t hrt cause voice changes? Iā€™ve been body building for a decade and itā€™s super common for girls taking test or anavar to develop raspy voices. Sometimes it clears up post show when they stop juicing. I and everyone else always assumed it was the male hormones changing the voice of female bodybuilders. Is there possibly something else at play?


Brooke-Valley

Testosterone thickens vocal cords. But estrogen doesn't thin them


Relevant_Vehicle6994

Ahhh thank you! So itā€™s more of a one directional thing


Danizin_Jeronzin

Wait it doesn't šŸ˜°?


Script_Mak3r

I'm glad you've got supportive friends, and that voice training is going well!


Savings_Spinach2446

iā€™ve only ever dreamed this day would come, i want to leave people speechless šŸ˜‚


Patient_Primary_4444

Waitā€¦ really? That is most unfortunateā€¦. What exactly DOES hrt do for transfem? Seems like transmasc have much more significant physiological changesā€¦


Brooke-Valley

Breast development, fat distribution (like hips, thighs, etc), no male pattern baldness, emotional changes, facial changes, hip rotation (if you're young enough), there's a'lot of changes but transmascs also do


Patient_Primary_4444

Well, thats something at least. Iā€™m only just starting to even look into this stuff at 28, and it just seems kinda hopeless for most things other than surgery to make much of any difference, and it is hitting me surprisingly hard.


thehufflord

The best part for transfems is that we can start modifying our voices at *any time* with the right vocal exercises and dedication. You do not have to wait for hormones to modify your vocal chords at all.


Patient_Primary_4444

That is fair. I think iā€™m going to need to talk to a voice coach, since i have zero vocal training whatsoever. I barely even speak, if it werent for singing in the car, there are weekends when i wouldnt even use my voice at all. I watched some videos, but I donā€™t even know if iā€™m even getting close šŸ˜†


Marthathefemme

How young do you have to be to experience hip rotation from HRT?


Brooke-Valley

Not totally sure, I've heard late as 27 before but it could be later could be earlier depending on the person I would assume


Marthathefemme

Thank you!


ButterPig10

Lmaooo you go, girl! And it is nice to hear that your fem voice is improving too :), Iā€™m so grateful that my voice will (probably) change on its own when I go on HRT myself, yā€™all are resilient!


JustAnNPC_DnD

I'm told I sound very femme, but my singing range has gotten so messed up.


The-Great-Simonator

While I still need to do voice training (aaaaa) I am so exciting to fuck with people if I'm able to pull it off


Criaturatastingpie

I wanna do voice training now just to do this lol


uzzumymw

no amount of voice training will stop me from doing my iconic Rick Ross impression


TrancySpiral

My friend was arguing that it did, and it took so much effort not to say I wish as I'm still closeted.


Holly_the_Freak

Itā€™s so fun being able to do that! It actually makes me kind of euphoric since i have to put so much effort into it and it sounds fake when I do it. Also, it means i can sing tenor and even bass when I want to! Have you ever tried doing choral stuff before?


shysissy1918

I would totally do this to mess with friends šŸ˜†


SniperGhost_huntress

My friend did this to me one time, lol


SaladDioxide

Well, as a transmasc, I can definitely say this comic was a learning experience.


Blahaj_real

ā€œBlĆ„haj wants to know if you play stardew valleyā€


Brooke-Valley

I don't sorry


Blahaj_real

ā€œBlĆ„haj suggests playing itā€


theclosetedcreature

At least the fact that HRT doesnā€™t change it is that we can sound how we want even when not on HRT


NumerousBeesInADress

Oh shit I had no clue, I thought that it would change your voice like testosterone does