You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery episode number 52.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

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In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks and insider information

to help you portray characters in animation, video games and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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In this episode, I'm going to continue answering the questions that my listeners have been leaving me on the

podcast voicemail number. For those who don't know, in past episodes, I've given out a phone number

where you can call in and leave me a question about voice acting as a voicemail. From time to time,

I'll pick the most relevant questions I receive and answer them here on the podcast. Let's get started.

Let's answer some questions from you, our listeners.

Hi, this is Stuart. I live in a small town called West Hill in Scotland. I'm a huge fan of the

podcast. My question is whenever I try to do higher pitched voices, sometimes, well,

for prolonged periods of time, sometimes my voice starts to break or my vocal cords

start to hurt. My question is, is there any way you can do higher pitched voices for prolonged

periods of time without it starting, without your voice starting to break or without it hurting your vocal

chords. Thank you so much. Hi there, Stuart. I'm so glad you're enjoying the podcast. Let me see

if I can help you. Everyone's voice has a natural range that is most comfortable for vocalizing.

That range is largely determined by your genetics. If you have

larger vocal cords, you will have a naturally lower voice. If you have smaller vocal cords,

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