How To Create 100 Distinctly Different Voices

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  • Get the full transcription and checklist here... www.vocabilities.com/100
    Are you here because of DnD? or perhaps you are one of many people who would like to work as voiceover artists but will probably never get the opportunity. Despite it being an oversaturated industry already, it's also full of extremely talented and dynamic speakers which makes the competition fiercely high when trying to get into this field.
    That said, most people are only able to speak in their own voice, accent and language. Very few can make careers using multiple voices...but the ones that do make an absolute killing.
    This is why it's really worth investing the time into learning how to nurture this skill properly so that you can stand out and create dynamic, eclectic but most importantly believable characters.
    This video aims to help you achieve this by offering a checklist of characteristics to think about when developing your character's voice.
    Are you ready? How To Create 100 Distinctly Different Voices
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    TIMECODES:-
    00:00 - INTRO
    01:35 - RUDOLF LABAN EFFORTS
    02:50 - VOICE WEIGHT
    03:01 - VOCAL TIMING
    03:21 - LABAN EFFORTS FOR THE VOICE
    03:36 - DABBING
    04:00 - FLICKING
    04:21 - PRESSING
    04:41 - FLOATING
    05:30 - NASAL VOICE EXAMPLE
    05:34 - THROATY VOICE EXAMPLE
    06:43 - BREATHY OR DRY VOCAL QUALITIES
    07:05 - VOCAL AGE RANGE
    08:00 - MALE OR FEMALE VOICE
    08:33 - SMALL, MEDIUM OR LARGE VOICE CHARACTERISTICS
    09:33 - VOCAL TEMPO
    10:30 - VOCAL TONE AND ATTITUDE
    11:22 - ACCENT OPTIONS
    11:41 - VOCAL ISSUES
    12:16 - MOTIVATION
    14:14 - OUTRO
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    THE CHARACTER VOICE CHECKLIST:
    Things to consider when developing a new voice type -
    LABAN EFFORTS
    Dabbing
    Flicking
    Pressing
    Thrusting
    Gliding
    Floating
    Wringing
    Slashing
    AIR PLACEMENT
    Nasally
    Throaty
    Mixed (regular)
    AIR TEXTURE
    Breathy
    Dry
    AGE RANGE
    Young
    Middle aged
    Old
    GENDER
    Male
    Female
    SIZE
    Small
    Medium
    Large
    TEMPO
    Slow
    Medium
    Fast
    VOLUME
    Quiet
    Mid
    Loud
    TONE/ATTITUDE
    Friendly
    Impartial
    Agressive
    ACCENTS
    VOCAL ISSUES
    Recommended reading -
    Laban for all: amzn.to/2WsSmQr
    Freeing the natural voice: amzn.to/2WutaJ8
    The Art Of Breathing: amzn.to/2HLqXpG
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  • @ImproveYourVoice
    @ImproveYourVoice  Před 6 měsíci +18

    Enrol now and SAVE 50% on ALL voice improvement courses! Use code: NEWYEAR50 at checkout. 📆 Hurry, Offer Ends January 15, 2023! - vocabilities.teachable.com

    • @rainbowplays397
      @rainbowplays397 Před měsícem

      TYSMM! I wanna be a voice actor and this is definitely gonna help! Thanks, I appreciate this!🤗🤗❤

  • @ayanabenjamin376
    @ayanabenjamin376 Před 3 lety +6687

    I am a parent, wanting to do a better job of reading story books to my kids.

    • @blanchegreco7201
      @blanchegreco7201 Před 3 lety +296

      That's cool

    • @NotARussianDisinfoBot
      @NotARussianDisinfoBot Před 3 lety +274

      Hey! Me too. I like reading aloud and my kids love the voices I do for the characters already, but I would really like to be able to do them even better. I have had no voice training.

    • @gyutaro.7554
      @gyutaro.7554 Před 3 lety +109

      @@NotARussianDisinfoBot awe thats so sweet of you!

    • @dg.r7610
      @dg.r7610 Před 3 lety +109

      It ain't much but it's honest work.

    • @roxassora2706
      @roxassora2706 Před 3 lety +77

      That's wholesome

  • @ermacmacro7136
    @ermacmacro7136 Před 2 lety +5314

    I'm a 5 category:
    I'm a DnD player who's going to play a Changeling Rogue.

    • @evenaarek1042
      @evenaarek1042 Před 2 lety +485

      bro, what i would give to see a Changeling Rogue with a 100 different voices.

    • @ermacmacro7136
      @ermacmacro7136 Před 2 lety +340

      @@evenaarek1042 My DM is letting me already have a list of false identities because I'm part of a crime syndicate who relies on thieves, assassins and con artists.

    • @evenaarek1042
      @evenaarek1042 Před 2 lety +103

      @@ermacmacro7136 sounds really cool. Wish you luck with your games 👍

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 2 lety +394

      Sweeet

    • @orionbailey5812
      @orionbailey5812 Před 2 lety +44

      Haha I’m just trying to get that raspy rouge voice without killing my vocal chords

  • @Johansen_271
    @Johansen_271 Před 2 lety +1257

    After trying out the 699840 voices, I can confirm that 102387 was by far my favourite

  • @adams4332
    @adams4332 Před 2 lety +523

    As a dungeon master, this simplifies keeping track of npc voices in my notes, ALOT! It gets hard keeping track of 50+ voices and the personalities that go with them. Being able to define a voice with a few keywords is astonishing!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 2 lety +45

      That’s so great to hear! Thanks for your comment! Which one did you find the trickiest to implement?

    • @garriishkhanyan6475
      @garriishkhanyan6475 Před 11 měsíci +2

      WoD storyteller is also here

    • @obnoxiouspedant
      @obnoxiouspedant Před 6 měsíci +2

      This is a 100% must watch for dms, agreed

  • @user-xv1cs9mm9d
    @user-xv1cs9mm9d Před 4 lety +2600

    This guy sounds like he single handedly voice acted every fable character lmao

  • @memelordmarcus
    @memelordmarcus Před 4 lety +3269

    me: thinking the title was clickbait and i'm only gonna do like 5
    Improve Your Voice: *shows me how to do 150320^3 voices*
    me: I was looking for copper, *and found gold.*

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +211

      OMG HAX great to hear mate! What you gonna do with em?

    • @memelordmarcus
      @memelordmarcus Před 4 lety +102

      @@ImproveYourVoice I was here because I could only do like 3 different voices before and I needed to do more for a Minecraft animated series I'm working on. Because of the current situation I can't really get voice actors and I need to figure out how to do most of them myself. Helpful video!

    • @vinfordinner
      @vinfordinner Před 4 lety +60

      no i think it was more like you were looking for dirt and you found diamonds

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +46

      OMG HAX can you send a link for me to hear?

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +48

      VinTheTiger ha ha ha! Is that what you thought you’d find... dirt?

  • @fractal_gate
    @fractal_gate Před rokem +125

    50% of the people here are because of DnD😂

  • @merlinriches
    @merlinriches Před 2 lety +201

    "you can do 100 distinct voices"
    Me, a DM: YEEEESSSSS WITH THIS POWER I WILL ENDLESSLY ENTERTAIN MY PARTY

  • @arrow_exists2657
    @arrow_exists2657 Před 3 lety +1431

    "I'm going to blow your socks off"
    *looks down at my bare feet*
    I hope he doesn't blow my feet off

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +254

      Mwahahahahahaaa... Don't look away or you'll lose em!!!

    • @arrow_exists2657
      @arrow_exists2657 Před 3 lety +144

      @@ImproveYourVoice AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +181

      I said “DON’T LOOK AWAAAY”

    • @brogrammerplus7683
      @brogrammerplus7683 Před 3 lety +88

      I'm sorry, this is single handly the most wholesome comment thread to make me laugh yet XD🤣

    • @ledosworld4869
      @ledosworld4869 Před 2 lety +9

      @@brogrammerplus7683 lol me too

  • @TimiVision1
    @TimiVision1 Před 4 lety +3464

    I don’t about y’all but I keep getting excited every time this guy says “THERE’S MORE!!”

  • @isweartofuckinggod
    @isweartofuckinggod Před 2 lety +274

    So basically: systematically compartmentalize different qualities a performance can contain, then mix and match. Neato!

  • @ParadoxFree
    @ParadoxFree Před 2 lety +185

    This isn't just about learning new voices.
    This is motivational.

  • @wintersong1235
    @wintersong1235 Před 2 lety +836

    “If you can master this, you’ll be working forever”
    Me: I’m literally just here for DnD but thank you

  • @Draeckon
    @Draeckon Před 3 lety +1654

    You forgot about a fourth group: A DM/GM who needs to expand their range of NPC voices for their games.
    I'm somewhere between being a newbie and an old pro.

    • @shadowkat678
      @shadowkat678 Před 2 lety +61

      Yeah, that brought me here too.

    • @spaz_taz4910
      @spaz_taz4910 Před 2 lety +58

      simple make every npc have the same irish accent and the players are strange in the world cause they dont have irish accents.

    • @MixDunnow
      @MixDunnow Před 2 lety +25

      And a player who wants to roleplay better..!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 2 lety +90

      Welcome all

    • @lejandario7779
      @lejandario7779 Před 2 lety +6

      New DM learning how to do it

  • @MoistHaggis
    @MoistHaggis Před rokem +64

    As a GM for table top games this is so incredibly helpful for unique npc voices and makes it easier to write notes for their voices as well

    • @riccardozanoni2531
      @riccardozanoni2531 Před rokem +1

      same, i tend to describe npcs voices in ways that later don't make any sense when i'm trying to read my notes lol

  • @tonygalvante5947
    @tonygalvante5947 Před rokem +54

    This is literally the craziest tutorial I watched this year. The number of voices is astonishing. Thank you.

  • @brickabang
    @brickabang Před 2 lety +1076

    Dave Filoni: Okay, so we need a voice actor for a clone troope-
    Dee Bradley Baker: 200,000 voices ready, with a million more well on the way

    • @jaihummel5057
      @jaihummel5057 Před 2 lety +26

      Underrated comment.

    • @korncobb8808
      @korncobb8808 Před 2 lety +15

      I was literally talking about this earlier today lmao

    • @AstralMarmot
      @AstralMarmot Před 11 měsíci +5

      Have you ever looked at his imdb? I don't think he does anything but work - and he so clearly loves what he does on top of being inconceivably good at it. Man is wildly underappreciated..

    • @casterknot5094
      @casterknot5094 Před 3 měsíci

      If youre doing dnd you can add syntax of background

  • @qq-bu2pz
    @qq-bu2pz Před 3 lety +825

    Timestamps for each segment
    Laban Effort 1:36
    Air Placement 5:33
    Air Texture 6:40
    Age Range 7:06
    Gender 7:54
    Size 8:31
    Tempo 9:34
    Volume 10:15
    Tone 10:39
    Accents 11:20
    Vocal Issues 11:42

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +119

      Very kind of you!

    • @qq-bu2pz
      @qq-bu2pz Před 3 lety +38

      OMG he actually responded, I love your videos they really helped me as a DM

    • @weeklysanta5828
      @weeklysanta5828 Před rokem +1

      @@qq-bu2pz me too!!

    • @KootFloris
      @KootFloris Před rokem +1

      Hey, let me add to the variations: class (upper or lower), speaking front of the mouth like Indians, with or without much articulation of the lips, musicality, from where in the body your breathe, secure or insecure and other character traits we hear in peoples voices.

  • @SoraAoi95
    @SoraAoi95 Před 2 lety +47

    I've been struggling a bit in doing character voices in my new job, as I had only done narration before and this is SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!!!

  • @timheffernan4519
    @timheffernan4519 Před rokem +27

    Ex-podcaster here who used to specialise in doing audio drama. Absolutely loves your guide to playing multiple voices. Finding enough volunteer voice actors can sometimes be difficult and I have always been in awe of those who can singlehandedly do voice mimicry or perform with multiple original characters. I will be sure to pass this guide on to others.

  • @annataymond9529
    @annataymond9529 Před 3 lety +860

    Maybe not exactly the intended purpose but I used this to figure out how to describe my characters voices in my writing.

  • @asetofnumbers
    @asetofnumbers Před 3 lety +260

    ...but wait there's more!
    ...and it doesn't stop there!
    ...and we're not done yet!
    -Billy Mayes Voice Acting Class 2019

  • @GrouchyGander
    @GrouchyGander Před 2 lety +46

    I might not be a voice actor, but this still helps with writing and how the characters I write speak and how to explain it.
    Great video.

  • @Jetizin
    @Jetizin Před 2 lety +29

    This was perfect, clear and direct. I found this video because I want to elevate my D&D dungeon mastering game. My players have already been getting much more involved in the story after adding new voices. With some more practice, I plan to give a different voice to all my NPC's. Thank you!

  • @hardinsentha4569
    @hardinsentha4569 Před 4 lety +2050

    Fast Easy 100 Different Voice Notes here:
    1.Light and Strong
    2.Sudden and Sustained
    3.Direct and Indirect
    LABAN EFFORT
    ⛰Dabbing=light+direct+sudden
    ⛰Flicking=light+indirect+sudden
    ⛰Pressing=Strong+Direct+sudden
    ⛰Trusting=strong+indirect+sudden
    ⛰Wringing= strong+direct+sustained
    ⛰Slashing= strong+ indirect+sustained
    ⛰Gliding=light+direct+sustained
    ⛰Floating=light+indirect+sustained
    AIR PLACEMENT
    ⛰Nasally- speak from nose
    ⛰Throaty- speak from throat
    ⛰Mixed (regular)
    AIR TEXTURE
    ⛰Breathy- like Bow from Shinchan
    ⛰Dry
    AGE RANGE
    ⛰Young
    ⛰Middle Aged
    ⛰Old
    GENDER
    ⛰Male
    ⛰Female
    SIZE
    ⛰Small
    ⛰Medium
    ⛰Large
    TEMPO
    ⛰Slow
    ⛰Medium
    ⛰Fast
    VOLUME
    ⛰Quiet
    ⛰Mid
    ⛰Loud
    TONE/ATTITUDE
    ⛰Friendly
    ⛰Impartial
    ⛰Agressive
    ACCENTS
    ⛰American California
    ⛰American Southern
    ⛰American New York
    ⛰Irish
    ⛰Scottish
    ⛰RP
    ⛰Cockney
    ⛰Indian
    ⛰Nigerian
    ⛰Portuguese
    ⛰South African
    VOCAL ISSUES
    ⛰Lisp
    ⛰Hard of hearing
    ⛰Trouble with R's

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +198

      Or you could just look in the description box as suggested where I have written the all out also! 🤪🙏🙏 thanks anyway!

    • @hardinsentha4569
      @hardinsentha4569 Před 3 lety +47

      @@ImproveYourVoice I did see the description box..but was it a Real Note Description🤔

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +59

      Either way well done! 😁

    • @Bcast666
      @Bcast666 Před 3 lety +7

      Bless you

    • @tushars4345
      @tushars4345 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ImproveYourVoice lol 😂

  • @grace-wi3gn
    @grace-wi3gn Před 4 lety +726

    It took me my whole life to make 5 voices...

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +110

      Grace Visconti now you got some more 💪

    • @idk-uv7mt
      @idk-uv7mt Před 3 lety +17

      i can only make two bruh

    • @gyutaro.7554
      @gyutaro.7554 Před 3 lety +2

      @@idk-uv7mt same-

    • @atlandfrisk
      @atlandfrisk Před 3 lety +2

      @@idk-uv7mt so i far i have 3
      a friend showed me this video
      i wonder if ill get more

    • @Ghost-ql6tn
      @Ghost-ql6tn Před 2 lety

      @@djungelskogmemes It's all practice and being forgiving with yourself, friend

  • @koboldsinatrenchcoat6551
    @koboldsinatrenchcoat6551 Před 2 lety +24

    I’m a huge D&D player and I didn’t know how to do a proper character voice for role playing and this was a great help!

  • @3bitner325
    @3bitner325 Před 2 lety +3

    10:44 "Or, are they aggressive?!" totally looks and sounds like Jason Statham!!!!!! omg I got so excited

  • @whirlwind872
    @whirlwind872 Před 3 lety +4957

    This is an absolutely FANTASTIC video - objectively. It is *extremely* rare to see content of this caliber. And I'm not exaggerating. There is a Harvard lecture viewable on youtube called "How to Speak" - it teaches the ideal features of a presentation & how to be an effective educator. This video does every single thing the Harvard class advised.
    Seriously, this could be used to teach new creators the features of an effective educational video. If you analyze this lesson, you find every box checked off:
    - Introduction is brief and purposeful. Every sentence communicates meaningful information to the viewer. No padding or fluff. Quickly gets to the point.
    - No superfluous info. Background/history section provides important context while remaining as brief as possible. Additional, optional, reading is provided in the description.
    - In the first 30 seconds, it is directly and clearly stated what the viewer can expect to know by the end of the lesson.
    - Extremely useful, novel information. Genuine, high density educational material. Not just recycled self-help BS.
    - Not only delivers on the promise, but vastly exceeds expectations and over-delivers by a factor of 7000x (!)
    - Tons of examples, all demonstrated by an expert and accompanied by purposeful explanations. Every example is clean, clear, and concise. As are the explanations.
    - Strong pacing. Does not perseverate or become redundant. Consistently moves forward without showing every single combination, respecting the viewer's intelligence and time.
    - Engaging, energetic, lively presentation. Not monotonous or boring. Inspires excitement and a desire to learn & improve.
    - "Advertisement" at the end is placed _after_ the content and is well-earned, passionate, and convincing. Clearly for a product you sincerely believe in (obviously, as it is your own product).
    I happened across this video by chance, while looking up how to edit voiceover audio to sound professional. Countless numbers of people have told me I have a fantastic voice and should do radio or voice acting, but I never seriously considered it due to my career in medicine. I am most inspired by this video though, I must say. This is the first video I've EVER seen that was of such high quality it actually made me want to buy the service being advertised at the end.
    Excellent, excellent stuff. Keep this up!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +527

      I’m gobsmacked at how brilliant this response is and thank you wholeheartedly for taking the time in to write what you have! I was one of those videos that Was awesome to create. I hope I can provide more like this on the future! 🙏🙏🙏

    • @silly_on_
      @silly_on_ Před 3 lety +53

      bruh

    • @gamingwithme9053
      @gamingwithme9053 Před 3 lety +17

      @@silly_on_ Ikr

    • @MaryMurrayIrishActress
      @MaryMurrayIrishActress Před 3 lety +24

      Excellent summation of this video. I agree whole heartedly.

    • @artsarts8475
      @artsarts8475 Před 3 lety +7

      God Loves you

  • @kris.monroe
    @kris.monroe Před 3 lety +488

    As a growing voice actor THIS is the single most tangible collection of privately-usable directions someone can use at home to take everything they record up a tier. .. 10/10 recommend all aspiring voice artists take this to heart and have a copy of the chart nearby for every home recording session. I definitely do now!

  • @spielkiste_podcast
    @spielkiste_podcast Před 2 lety +13

    This is pure gold! I am very bad at making accents as I am german and grew up totally accent-free and all my friends don't have accents or dialects (appart from slight local variations of speach). But doing this does not need any accent or dialect. So, this list will go into my DM-Notebooke and I will try to include this into all my major NPC creations.

  • @MisterA744
    @MisterA744 Před 2 lety +5

    This is the most helpful video I've ever found regarding advice on how to manipulate one's own voice. It's so much easier to play around with different voices now thanks to your brilliant categorizations and demonstrations of the various kinds of voices and voice characteristics there are and can be tapped into. Breaking down the aspects of voice into different volumes, rhythms, textures, etc. is such an incredibly valuable set of lessons; it cannot be overstated how important knowing and understanding this is, and it's shocking that I haven't seen anyone else mention these before (not to say there aren't others bringing them up and explaining them, rather to emphasize when searching for advice on speaking, acting, changing your voice, etc. this is a one of a kind video, from my experience). Thank you so much!

  • @JTD95
    @JTD95 Před 4 lety +440

    This title is the opposite of clickbait!
    Really love your enthusiasm and knowledge.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +17

      JTD95 thank you! Any requests?

    • @Rosannasfriend
      @Rosannasfriend Před 3 lety +9

      It is indeed the opposite of Clickbait. He actually delivered more than the title promises!

  • @butterychicken5255
    @butterychicken5255 Před 2 lety +292

    As a kid aspiring to be a voice actor, thank you from the bottom of my heart. This has not only helped tremendously but given me so much inspiration

  • @leenabel
    @leenabel Před 2 lety +5

    You are incredible! I'm new to voiceover and avoid posts requesting "character" voices, or audio books requiring dialogue between multiple people. I'm feeling a little more adventurous and excited now. A plus is that I have grandchildren I can practice different voices on while reading to them. Thanks so much for opening me up to new possibilities!

  • @ShawsOwn
    @ShawsOwn Před 3 lety +193

    This was amazing. I used to feel silly about thinking of my voice as textures and objects, as in my deeper sensual voice would be "I'm adding velvet to it." Or a crazy voice is "my voice is a rusty broken hinge."
    But this just hoped my game 100 fold.

  • @Son_Adi
    @Son_Adi Před 4 lety +322

    Without context, you sound like a mad man who found a camera, went on youtube, click record, and started changing his personality every 10 seconds. 😂😂😂😂😂 this was awesome, I wanna try these voices out on my family now (I'm the weird funny sheep in the family)

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +34

      Adrian James how do you know I’m not 🤪? It could all be random blabberinga of an unhinged fool!!!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +14

      Da da daaaaa!!!!

  • @TuppencePies
    @TuppencePies Před 2 lety +13

    This is incredible advice for my DMing. Though I simply must ask for a video with all of the Labal Efforts. I really understood the ones you gave examples of, but boy do I need the others also.

  • @jordanthecoder
    @jordanthecoder Před 2 lety +40

    This is a great video and using these techniques I think you could definitely create 100 very distinct voices. However, I feel like some of the options overlap, for example between loud and large, sustained and slow, female and young (there's a reason many boy characters in cartoons are portrayed by female voice artists), old and breathy, etc. And in the same vein there are some that would be harder to combine, such as a large young female breathy nasal slow dabbing voice, just as an example.

  • @chickensox8318
    @chickensox8318 Před 4 lety +404

    All dungeons and dragons DMs say I!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +47

      DarkFireMonarchy I’m going to make a video for DnD DM’s! Offer ideas for voices!

    • @chickensox8318
      @chickensox8318 Před 4 lety +5

      @@ImproveYourVoice That's awesome! I'll keep on a lookout for it

    • @JTheVisionaryVA
      @JTheVisionaryVA Před 3 lety +5

      Improve Your Voice you probably already made this video but I can’t do a tough guy to save my life. Weirdly I’m a pretty brash, hot tempered, and to the point guy in real life. I just can’t work with an MPC that’s the same way without just sounding like a dick.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +3

      Good idea It’s on the list! 💪💪🤪

    • @giannabuono1208
      @giannabuono1208 Před 3 lety +3

      Or a player!! Looking for inspiration on voicing my next character

  • @garyvincent7397
    @garyvincent7397 Před 4 lety +243

    did i just get reverse clickbaited?
    100 voices clickbait
    150320^3 reality
    also this really helped me voice my DnD character.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +24

      I’m gonna make a DND video soon! Glad I could be of help! 🙏 anything that helped in particular?

    • @garyvincent7397
      @garyvincent7397 Před 4 lety +8

      @@ImproveYourVoice in general it helped create new combination of voice traits I hadn't considered such as with the nassalyness(is that a word) and the tempo of the voice

    • @abrarchowdhury9641
      @abrarchowdhury9641 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ImproveYourVoice In terms of DnD, as DM it helped me create a variety of NPC's, and the different voices really helped distinguish their personalities and colour my homebrew world. So sincerely, thank you and I'll be looking forwards to your future DnD video!
      BTW Do you have a Patreon or anything of the sort? This video was like finding pure gold after sifting through a goldmine for many years. I really want to help you continue creating this wonderful content!

  • @jeffreyelya9996
    @jeffreyelya9996 Před 2 lety +10

    This guy is good, and his direction on how to get to the different tones is slightly different than how someone who, say is more of a singer might get there. I started vocal lessons in high school, and most of the time I am able to do stuff like this without cracking up. I've kinda made a name for myself as the 'other' voice behind the Aflac duck....

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for saying that. So it came in Useful then?

    • @jeffreyelya9996
      @jeffreyelya9996 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ImproveYourVoice I'm going to say yes and no. I got through maybe half your video, and plan to come back to it. What I usually do is work on scales and different pitches on my keyboard to make sure they match up with the note. As a baretone singer, I managed to disprove the idea that guys can't get higher than the middle C note, but I would imagine you already knew that. I sometimes sing along with songs performed by females, but not all that often.

  • @MichaelGray-gn9fv
    @MichaelGray-gn9fv Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you Darren for breaking it down in such a useable fashion. This is absolute gold.

  • @bovrar2nd861
    @bovrar2nd861 Před 4 lety +1023

    Now I am the ultimate Dungeon Master! buwahahahahhaha!!! None can withstand my NPC army now!! Thank you my friend! A little heart for you ❤️ have a great day!

  • @adesroyal9625
    @adesroyal9625 Před 3 lety +181

    Me just here as a lazy wannabe cosplayer: "Ah yes, ✨textures✨"

  • @garrrbarr
    @garrrbarr Před 28 dny

    After a million and a half jank voice videos, I was so confused by this one. It isn't a bunch of shallow gimmicks, it's actually thoughtful and in-depth. Amazing

  • @afreestate8466
    @afreestate8466 Před 2 lety +2

    Love that you posted all of the categories in the description! I'm trying to learn all of these for making NPCs in DnD

  • @furrealz6697
    @furrealz6697 Před 4 lety +52

    I have never actually attempted any real voice acting with guidance like this. after a lifetime of taking in so many different characters Im here still totally awestruck that I am capable of so many characters that sound real and distinct. I didn't even think I'd be doing any voices right now and was just going to observe. Thankyou. Seriously

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety

      I’m grateful for the comment. Any highlights?

    • @furrealz6697
      @furrealz6697 Před 4 lety +1

      ​@@ImproveYourVoice Not yet, but I'll have a video soon. challenged myself to shown an animation done in 10 days. I'll be totally giving you credit for helping me develop the characters. Like Ive never been able to comprehend how voice actors did this and you kinda made it about the story of who the people are. which understanding characters is something "feel". like are they stuck inside their head - nasaly or are they louder and more confident, what happens when you take the timing of the louder character and compliment it with the high twinge of a 70s cartoon villain? pace the timing a little more as if yelling at lackeys passing-who are-giving you items you "SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THEM NOT TO TOUCH"....( so it doesn't sound like a villian monologue, atleast to me.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety

      Ha ha all the best let’s hear what you come up with yeah?

  • @yauol
    @yauol Před 3 lety +61

    I m the newbie who s absolutely clueless I became interested in voice acting and don t even know anything about voices or where to start

  • @WellManNerd
    @WellManNerd Před 2 lety +5

    Bruh! One video and I subscribed immediately!! Your skill and effort and consideration is incredible 🥳
    Keep up your amazing efforts, and thanks for making this

  • @BlackBirdAter
    @BlackBirdAter Před 11 měsíci +1

    There is definitely some overlap with some of the different "traits," but the way you clearly outline names for the traits is awesome! It really helps keep track of the vocal qualities for each character

  • @socialistsewerrat8101
    @socialistsewerrat8101 Před 3 lety +90

    I was looking for bronze, expected copper, promised silver, got platinum.

  • @RoboTheKing13
    @RoboTheKing13 Před 4 lety +127

    BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE

  • @ProfessorXenoblade
    @ProfessorXenoblade Před 2 lety +5

    This was an awesome video and extremely informative. I'm currently enrolled in a Voice and Movement class but they haven't gone into nearly as much detail as you have in this short video. Those notes will definitely help for the future. I'm trying to enhance and hone my vocal skills since I'd love to become a VO artist; extremely glad this video showed up.

  • @taitano12
    @taitano12 Před 2 lety +2

    Add in the effects of things you eat and drink, throw in some pitch-shifting, and suddenly it's infinite.

  • @CollDB
    @CollDB Před 3 lety +494

    “i’m going to blow your socks off”
    i don’t have socks on so hA-

  • @TheBlackRomanceWriter
    @TheBlackRomanceWriter Před 4 lety +95

    You have simplified a scary task of narrating me own Audiobooks! Thank you!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +4

      GOOD LUCK!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +3

      Elizabeth Griffin how long are they?

    • @TheBlackRomanceWriter
      @TheBlackRomanceWriter Před 4 lety +6

      @@ImproveYourVoice Hello,
      The audios (MP3) are in 10 minute segments. They are very amateurish. I use my phone to record them
      Thanks for asking. These are baby steps. I'm narrating my own work. I'm having fun!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +3

      What’s the next step?

  • @MiguelTorres77
    @MiguelTorres77 Před rokem +2

    This is the first time i use the tip function here. This video was THAT good. Thank you for saving me

  • @b0sanac
    @b0sanac Před 7 měsíci +1

    BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
    This is amazing honestly. As a new DM I was struggling with character voices so this helps immensely.

    • @BenDover-mw6ic
      @BenDover-mw6ic Před 6 měsíci +1

      I’m also a dm and would really love to be able to act out my npcs. What is your story plot? Just curious

  • @tooninspires2012
    @tooninspires2012 Před 3 lety +79

    OMG.. it's more than 100! He create almost 700x times 100 different voices! Now i can dub easily on my project!

  • @Rocksteady72a
    @Rocksteady72a Před 3 lety +34

    I love that this video legitimately gets viewers excited to try it out for themselves. Not only that, but you could have done algorithm things like "over 100000 voices" or drawn out the video so much longer, but you go straight for the point, like you made the video for us rather than for the algorithm. Thanks for this!

  • @zavierbawoayida1656
    @zavierbawoayida1656 Před rokem

    This is easily one of the craziest videos you have made. Amazing content man. Mindblowing. Can't wait to experiment.

  • @Jonchua1
    @Jonchua1 Před 8 dny

    I've been using this video for help over the last 4 years. Thanks for your work.

  • @Avalinara
    @Avalinara Před 2 lety +131

    I think a set of D&D-style dice that have these different options would be an awesome product to help people practice random combinations of these and explore the characters they can create

    • @96Yamari
      @96Yamari Před 2 lety +10

      Are you a genius? Answer: yes, yes you are. Or maybe youre a creative who casually bubbles with ideas and no one understands you lol either way thank you 🤷🏿‍♂️ patent the idea and go on shark tank or something, I'd be more than happy to buy it from you. All it takes is initiative to do something that anybody COULD do but nobody will (ok it takes a lot more but still)

    • @James.D.B.
      @James.D.B. Před rokem

      I'd buy one

    • @xirus_1008
      @xirus_1008 Před rokem +1

      You could probably just design a table that uses a D8 for the Laban Methods, and some D4s for the rest as they exist on spectrums (i.e. friendly to aggresive, breathy to dry, male to female) As for accents, you might as well roll a D100 for it

    • @nevercommentnotevenonce9334
      @nevercommentnotevenonce9334 Před 4 měsíci

      I'M GONNA CONSOOOOOOM!!!!!

    • @nevercommentnotevenonce9334
      @nevercommentnotevenonce9334 Před 4 měsíci

      I'M GONNA CONSOOOOOOM!!!!!

  • @sugarcubeplikki4988
    @sugarcubeplikki4988 Před 3 lety +30

    me who cant say 2 sentences without tripping on my words
    also me: yknow i kinda wanna voice act

  • @RoughBeardBlaine
    @RoughBeardBlaine Před 2 lety +4

    Incredible. Such a practical and logical explanation on how to do character voices. So useful for DnD. Love it!

  • @DM-gs2vo
    @DM-gs2vo Před 2 lety +6

    Came here to improve my dungeon master possibilities, went out of it as a voice actor.

  • @bawngtimkh9196
    @bawngtimkh9196 Před 4 lety +112

    I have a very feminine voice with the typical gay '' S lisp''. I don't really like hearing video recordings of my voice and would like to sound a bit deeper and more masculine. I have literally answered the phone and been addressed as mam lol.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +21

      How would you like to sound?

    • @pugmommy9865
      @pugmommy9865 Před 3 lety +13

      I have the opposite, my voice is deep and raspy and monotone. Very unfeminine lol.

    • @miratarnish6316
      @miratarnish6316 Před 3 lety +4

      At first I thought you were a girl by your description, it described my voice well too. Honestly, the range potential would be amazing

    • @stevecarter8810
      @stevecarter8810 Před 3 lety +5

      Be careful. The very worst lecturer in my university course had a deep masculine voice but he was constantly uhming and ahing and "well, basically"ing etc. In lectures. Turns out he was camp as Christmas and trying to hide it. I would rather have had the effeminate version teach the class with passion! So... Sure, butch it up if you like, but don't obsess about it and let it rule you

  • @langolimerance9641
    @langolimerance9641 Před 4 lety +112

    I loved everything about this video:
    Your enthusiasm, humility, energy and obvious passion for the subject.. Thank you

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +5

      Alexander Gabriele Frattini thank you that’s very kind 🙏🙏🙏

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +4

      Alexander Gabriele Frattini any requests!

    • @langolimerance9641
      @langolimerance9641 Před 4 lety +3

      @@ImproveYourVoice yes! I'm very quick at learning languages and generally good when learning the standard accent, but I'm terrible at different accents in the languages I speak fluently (English: can't do a Scottish/Irish/Australian accent; Italian: many others)
      And I can somehow pull off a typical European Spanish accent in English, but not in Spanish. If you have any tips, please let me know! Thank you

  • @roosterdarwin9382
    @roosterdarwin9382 Před 2 lety +1

    'There's more!' *gets overwhelmed with excitement* OH MY.

  • @StorieswithAarna
    @StorieswithAarna Před 2 lety +3

    This is a goldmine for people starting in this field !! Thank you for this gem 💎

  • @_grayvity
    @_grayvity Před 3 lety +27

    I'm an up-and-coming voice actress and I never actually broke down the ways that I spoke aside from accents. This has been an absolute godsend.

  • @k_hearts3954
    @k_hearts3954 Před 4 lety +91

    Me who watched this just for D&D.

    • @reubenshiflet1952
      @reubenshiflet1952 Před 3 lety +3

      I watched this for a play because I have two roles

    • @Manachi93
      @Manachi93 Před 3 lety +1

      Totally this. Also because he gave specific tags, you can write them down next to the characters and easily remember them

    • @emilymckinlay7663
      @emilymckinlay7663 Před 3 lety +1

      @@reubenshiflet1952 I watched this so I prank call my friends 😂

  • @jessicaj.1011
    @jessicaj.1011 Před 2 lety +5

    No doubt this video will help anyone wanting to do their own voices. This is great! I only wish I could get rid of the sound of my voice. It’s recognizable in every voice I try. I realize some people are so good that they can hide theirs.

  • @CircadianCitizen5
    @CircadianCitizen5 Před 2 měsíci

    I was looking for editing videos and I landed on this. Thank God. This is freaking amazing. Thanks man!

  • @rachaelz.3688
    @rachaelz.3688 Před 3 lety +29

    My friends are making me learn to DM again, and this has seriously helped open such a broad avenue to learn. Maybe this can be a hobby turned job for the newly 20’d human. Thank you so much!! 😍

  • @Riz_
    @Riz_ Před 4 lety +34

    As a person who narrates my own stories just for fun this video is so amazingly awesome. It will help me so much because I will give much more thought into how my characters will sound and how to project that.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +3

      Riz great stuff Can I hear some?

    • @Riz_
      @Riz_ Před 4 lety +1

      @@ImproveYourVoice Yes absolutely as soon as I get better at it than I am now. I am more of a story teller than an actor but I do try.

  • @PhotoMentor
    @PhotoMentor Před rokem +2

    THE best video I have seen on this topic. Everyone else I find shows them doing impressions but no one breaks it down to this level. EXCELLENT !

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před rokem

      Thank you 🙏 any other video ideas?

    • @PhotoMentor
      @PhotoMentor Před rokem

      @@ImproveYourVoice Great question. Based on how popular this video has been and the fact that it is evergreen, I would suggest you break down elements in this video to smaller sections. There is a lot in here to absorb. For example: I am not doing VO's professionally and I would assume others are not as well. I just want to create a character or two for my own videos. So maybe take one style and put them into one or two genres. For example... Start by selecting one group and show us how to develop that character. i.e. Male, Age Group, and Character.... Bob, 35, Businessman or Gerald, 65, Know-it-geek. What seems to be missing is creating the backstory of a character. The voice is a lot of practice but how important is it to create a persona around a character you are creating so you can imagine them?

  • @Beeblingz
    @Beeblingz Před 7 měsíci

    Oh man this is an absolutely excellent and amazing breakdown for me without even having to fuddy around with the specifics. the way you demonstrated the starting definitions was quite clear and while I think it will be challenging at first to think of at least 3 charecteristics to consistently maintain, i just think this is a generally really inspiring video and so encouraging to show that we have potential to do a lot more than what we're commonly known for. Thank you so much.

  • @jameseclark5375
    @jameseclark5375 Před 5 lety +68

    Wowsers! I learned a great deal in this 14 minute video. Thank you so much.

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 5 lety +2

      Thank you for saying so. Food for thought I hope!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +2

      James E Clark thanks!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +2

      James E Clark are you a voice actor?

    • @jameseclark5375
      @jameseclark5375 Před 4 lety

      @@ImproveYourVoice Not yet, but I want to be. I have my studio set up, I've had formal acting training to include Voice & Speech. However, I haven't had any VO training. It's on my to do list. Thanks for asking.

  • @boliumaolusayero887
    @boliumaolusayero887 Před 3 lety +26

    This is amazing! I just started voice over and I want to work on characterization and animation. This was so helpful. Been trying to stick and maintain a voice for a while. Working on audio books for kids. Keep up the great job! Now a channel I can be on all day !

  • @mariawalker3720
    @mariawalker3720 Před 2 lety +3

    I'm just trying to become an audiobook narrator. This went so far past what I was expecting. Thank you the the parts of developing voices. Now I just gotta work at them. I figure if I can manage 20 (I don't see needing 5000) over the next 6 months well I will be happy. Thanks.

  • @CharlieJoelParaskos
    @CharlieJoelParaskos Před 2 lety

    This video has been sitting in my 'watch later' playlist for months now, I'm glad I finally got around to it. My D&D games are about to be kicked up a notch.

  • @afilthycasualplays4007
    @afilthycasualplays4007 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm a DM who feels like his characters all sound a little too much like each other (maybe like 4 real differences). This is a fracking goldmine. Thank you so much for doing this free video that I feel like most others would have wanted money and a 3 week course to show us.

  • @caiedwards8573
    @caiedwards8573 Před 3 lety +22

    I love how he responds/likes almost every comment 😅

  • @One9p
    @One9p Před 2 lety +1

    Yes. I have been seeing this video for a while now. But now I have watched it. THANK you it's really what I need

  • @cainothecreator8363
    @cainothecreator8363 Před rokem +3

    I personally have always struggled with my voice. Portraying an emotion on demand is super easy to me, but making literally ANY voice other than my own has so far proved impossible. I'm hoping this channel's video archive can change that.
    As a game developer I need to be able to do a ton of voices. As a singer and rapper I want to have power in my vocals, and as a person I just wanna have more control over my voice.

  • @elfuego3650
    @elfuego3650 Před 4 lety +58

    Amazing!
    Ngl, the old person voice type kinda sounded like Winnie The Pooh! Was awesome!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +3

      Mr. Avockadoe Mann hadn’t thought of that! 👍🏻 thanks for pointing it out. Was the video useful?

    • @elfuego3650
      @elfuego3650 Před 4 lety +1

      Improve Your Voice yeah, I found it useful. Thank you! 😄

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +2

      Mr. Avockadoe Mann any requests for other videos? I’m looking for ideas!

    • @elfuego3650
      @elfuego3650 Před 4 lety +1

      Improve Your Voice I am unsure. Maybe teach to imitate voices? However not so much IMPROVING the voice, imitating voices is fun. 😄

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +2

      Mr. Avockadoe Mann I’ve started a series on reviewing others voices, take a look!

  • @janettekragenprof.voiceact2798

    I thought I was doing well with my inventory of 50 character voices for the 30 books I've recorded so far, but DUUUUUUDE! You have unlocked some cool magic for me to use! You have given me a gigantic "treasure chest" of vocal possibilities to dip into for all the future childrens' audiobooks I will be narrating. Thank you so much. God bless!

  • @danieltw2945
    @danieltw2945 Před 2 lety +2

    What a great video and great explanation. Thanks for taking the time to share all of this! I have always wanted to be better at doing voices for my ttrpgs and this realllllllllly helped me

  • @lyndraski4152
    @lyndraski4152 Před 2 lety +2

    So helpful in such a short time - and fun to watch - thank you!

  • @harrwoodhouse2435
    @harrwoodhouse2435 Před 3 lety +11

    This helped me so much I can't express how happy I am, I've been looking into dubbing anime but have no clue where to start and this has really given me a confidence boost! Thank you!

  • @zesty9721
    @zesty9721 Před 3 lety +41

    This has honestly been really helpful! I want to become a voice actor so badly so I am trying to make up different voices. I have a very high pitched voice and I really want to lower it, do you have any advice?

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 3 lety +5

      Check out my videos on getting a lower voice. They should help!

  • @sonicfan2403
    @sonicfan2403 Před 2 lety +6

    This is indeed helpful. Honestly my biggest worry about doing this is keeping the vocal and characterization.

  • @nettenette2298
    @nettenette2298 Před 2 lety

    I am newbie that is completely clueless...well, I WAS until I stumbled across your video after SO MANY searches. Thank you for your help! I got an opportunity to voice over a scientific video and this helped immensely. I will now confidently go record a few different demos for the opportuinty.

  • @eeveewithspice2634
    @eeveewithspice2634 Před 4 lety +27

    I don’t want to say any of these voices out loud cause if anyone hears me I’m gonna sound like s madman 😂 although this really helped! I’m trying to find a voice for my DnD character, Pika, and this really helped thank you so much!! 🙏

  • @specs6637
    @specs6637 Před 4 lety +37

    I love this video so much. I’ll be honest I’m using this for my Dungeon and Dragons games where I dm. It’s really improved the games a lots. My players have so much more fun

    • @frogchamp5448
      @frogchamp5448 Před 4 lety +3

      Specs same. I’m a new dm

    • @specs6637
      @specs6637 Před 4 lety +2

      Luke 69 nice! Welcome to the club! Best of luck your new adventures!

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +2

      Specs that’s great 😁

    • @ImproveYourVoice
      @ImproveYourVoice  Před 4 lety +2

      Luke 69 good on ya!

    • @eclectic_eel
      @eclectic_eel Před 4 lety +4

      There are a LOT of DM's in this comment section, wow! I was worried I'd be the only one haha

  • @MildredStain
    @MildredStain Před rokem +2

    WOW! A randomly suggested video... This sounds like such fun! Truly inspired!

  • @ggburnitup4055
    @ggburnitup4055 Před rokem

    THANK YOU!! This has helped me with narration to narrate tons of things