Ep. 325 - How to Voice the Opposite Gender Without Changing Your Pitch, with Gabby Nistico

Send us Fan Mail How do you voice a woman if you're a man, or a man if you're a woman? Gabby Nistico and I answer that and a few audiobook questions in this Open Forum Friday episode. My answer is to leave your pitch alone. A big pitch change almost always sounds silly unless the piece is meant to be over the top. Gabby says to do a little less and let the character's attitude carry it. Then I show how moving your voice forward toward your nose, or back toward your throat, changes the sound without forcing the pitch. A yawn opens your throat and brings your voice down. Tightening it back there gives you a raspy smoker's voice. We also talk about checking a fix to a published audiobook without buying it again, and why you should always follow up on your own releases. Then a big one for ACX narrators. What do you do when the script a rights holder posts doesn't match the book? Academy Voices has also passed 900 audiobooks, and yes, we take nonfiction. What you'll learn: Why changing your pitch is the wrong place to start How tempo and breath set a character apart Where to place your voice to sound younger or deeper What to do when an ACX script doesn't match the book Why it pays to check your own releases after they go live Narrate audiobooks with Academy Voices, the alternative to ACX: https://www.academyvoices.com/ New to voice acting? Start with VO Journey Academy: https://www.avosjourney.com/start?src=podcast-325 Free Class Week, 9-12 November: https://www.avosjourney.com/free-class?src=podcast-325 Support the show Social Links:    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anthony_pica_vo/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AVOsJOURNEY Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/avosjourney/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypicavo/