Does anyone know how to make an illusion of the raspy voice, without it being permanent and damaging your vocal cords.

Are you talking about singing or speaking? Did you have a certain voice in mind from a movie or something?

Its all technique, really. You just have to listen to the sound that you're going for and imitate it, and keep practicing that.

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Originally posted by SparklingAriel:
Are you talking about singing or speaking? Did you have a certain voice in mind from a movie or something?

Its all technique, really. You just have to listen to the sound that you're going for and imitate it, and keep practicing that.

Yeah, speaking, but I want to voice to come out natural like no effort.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqjXRHBISZs

I don't get it...why is there a video of Lindsay Lohan? Were you referring to the way she speaks as the sound that you want?

I don't necessarily think Lindsay Lohan has a "raspy" voice. I mean, I basically talk like that, and I've never considered the sound "raspy" before.

Its just a soothing, calm, lower register of the voice that's being used to speak.

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Originally posted by SparklingAriel:
I don't get it...why is there a video of Lindsay Lohan? Were you referring to the way she speaks as the sound that you want?

I don't necessarily think Lindsay Lohan has a "raspy" voice. I mean, I basically talk like that, and I've never considered the sound "raspy" before.

Its just a soothing, calm, lower register of the voice that's being used to speak.

Oh I thought her voice was raspy, not extremely raspy, but a little, and I was wondering if you could get a voice like that.

Well, if that's the sound that you want, like I said: using your voice to produce different sounds when you're speaking is the same as using it to produce different sounds when you're singing.

You know how in singing there's "head voice" (soprano/legit/opera) and then there's "chest voice" (powerful/belting)? Same with speaking.

When you speak with a higher register of your voice, you'll produce a bubbly, high-energy, cheerful tone. When you speak with a lower register of your voice, you'll produce a soothing, warm sound.

As you can go to a vocal coach for singing lessons, there are also those that will help to develop your natural speaking voice. These classes are becoming more popular, too. You can also look for a coach that specializes in accent reduction/learning dialects. They could try to help you achieve the sound you want.

I always thought Sophia Bush had a raspy voice.

Smoke for a few days. Make sure you have a back-up plan to quit.

Speaking or singing in an artificially raspy voice may be fine for a momentary line or two, but for an entire role, no way.

Julie Andrew tried it on Broadway in "Victor, Victoria," and it totally destroyed her beautiful soprano voice forever.

Not a good trade-off, in my opinion.

www.robertkim.com

A reader just PM'd me with a question on exactly how the role ruined Julie Andrews' voice.

This is what happened.

If you're not familiar with "Victor, Victoria," it's a play about a woman who impersonates a man. So Julie had to artificially lower her voice several octaves to make her sound more masculine. During the show's run, she developed nodes on her vocal cords, their natural reaction to being over-stressed and used incorrectly-- something like getting a callous on your foot.

When the surgeon went in to remove them, he accidentally cut off to much of the growth, actually cutting directly into her good vocal cords. As she healed, it was in doubt whether she'd ever sing again at all. She could still sing, but never like before.

just make sure you drink lots of honey and lemontea after to soothe the throat and vocal cords

Hey Robert,

I think that the Julie Andrew's example is a little different from what Mystique was looking for. I think, and correct me Mystique if I'm wrong, that she was asking for tips on how to produce a "sexy" sort of raspy tone with her voice, not one that's multiple octaves deeper.

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Originally posted by Mystique:
Does anyone know how to make an illusion of the raspy voice, without it being permanent and damaging your vocal cords.

Hook up with a good voice coach. If you're in LA, Bob Corff is probably the best. Master your pipes first and raspy will be a cinch later.

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Originally posted by actor229:
I always thought Sophia Bush had a raspy voice.

that's just what I was thinking...