A different study on the perception of vocal sexiness says that men and women both find mid-pitched voices to be the “most sexy.” At the same time, a different study on interviewers' voices says that being high-pitched with an extensive vocal range is the most attractive.
There is also abundant evidence that women prefer men with a deep voice, while men prefer women with a high voice. Attractive male voices are around 96 Hz and the most attractive women voices are up to 280 Hz.
As a result, women find men with lower-pitched voices more attractive. It's the opposite for men, who are more attracted to women with higher-pitched voices, which is perceived as a marker for femininity. Attractiveness in the voice is important for the impressions we give our potential partners.
The muscles around your vocal chords can relax, and your sound flows. Listeners will feel that you're at ease and see you as strong. You can figure out how much tightness there is in your voice by listening to the way you finish sentences. If your tone tends to drop at the end, you likely have a smooth voice.
Research confirms that deep voices give men an aura of power and sexual allure. Men with low, resonant voices are more likely to be perceived as attractive, masculine, respectable, and dominant.
Husky voices signal "sexual interest" and can help women stand out from the crowd, say researchers. Perhaps less surprisingly, the study found men also drop their pitch when they meet women they are attracted to.
"When you wake up, your vocal folds need to warm up just like the rest of you," says Pitman. "Before a runner goes out, they stretch and run slowly to get the blood flowing.
: affecting the senses in a pleasing way : pleasant, attractive, or appealing in a way that produces or suggests feelings of physical or sexual pleasure. a sensuous voice/mouth.
Researchers had men and women play a dating game, where they tried to seduce a potential love interest. And guys who talked fast did better than guys who spoke slowly. They were also asked about their sexual history. And it turned out the fast-talkers got lucky more often as well.
Speaking slowly makes people sound more intelligent, research finds. A lower tone also makes both sexes sound more attractive. Women asked to talk in a more attractive way for the study automatically lowered the pitch of their voice and made it sound more breathy — which men find attractive.
The deepness of a voice is primarily determined by the length and thickness of the vocal cords. Longer and thicker vocal cords produce lower, James Earl Jones-like pitches. So, if you want a deeper voice, you just need to thicken and lengthen your vocal cords.
Often, our voices feel and sound a little hoarse, making us perceive our voice as lower. This could be down to thickened excess mucus that has settled on the vocal cords overnight.
Women are more attracted to men with deep voices – and this attraction is strongest among prettier, more feminine women. In fact, women prefer a masculine voice more strongly and more unanimously to a masculine face.
Finally, the scientists found a connection between the size of man's vocal tract -- the distance between the vocal folds and the mouth -- and the attractiveness of his voice. Longer vocal tracts tend to cause different resonances in the voice that tend to be considered more attractive.
Both men and women were perceived as more mature in the low pitch voice conditions, indicating that the pitch manipulation was effective. The study found that men were rated as more attractive when paired with a low pitched voice, and no significant pitch effect was found for pictures of women.
Yawning and sighing.
Speaking in a breathier, aspirated way, as if through a sigh, can help to bring down the pitch of your voice. After a long yawn, you can use the voiced sigh to go down through the scales to a lower tone. An advantage here is that husky, breathy voices are considered among the sexiest in men.
So it tickled me to discover my voice was referenced in a recent dating study from the University of Sussex which found that men find a lower tone more attractive.
Men first speak in a sing-song type of voice and then adjust it to a lower tone when they are talking to someone they find attractive. Some experts believe men modulate their voices first as a way to put women at ease and then lower the tone of their voice to sound more masculine.
Pleasantness: variable rate, articulation, pronunciation. Shouldn't be shrill, raspy, whiny, nasal. Variety: fluctuates in rate, pitch, quality. Animation: Rate, force, liveliness .
euphonious Add to list Share. Something euphonious sounds beautiful and pleasant. "You have a euphonious voice!" is a great compliment for a singer.
If his voice seems to trail off when the two of you are talking, it's not likely he is interested in you. But if his voice is deep and present, and asking questions about what you are saying; he is probably crushing on you too.
A feminine vocal tract creates a softer sound. Over time, feminization voice training can help sustain this softer, brighter sound as your new norm. There are many approaches to how to achieve this in voice feminization therapy, what's most important is finding what works best for you.