| Telephone voice changer is a device that disguises | | | | waves and change formant while changing pitch. |
| your voice at a press of a button by giving you | | | | These do not offer good voice changing features |
| complete control over your voice quality. It can | | | | and at times the resulting voice does not sound |
| be easily connected to a telephone or a cell phone. | | | | natural. However, high-end voice changers offer |
| Voice changers for fixed phones are plugged into | | | | various voice-changing settings and controls as |
| the modular jack meant for handset. Certain | | | | pitch is just one factor that affects voice. There |
| economical voice changers can simply operate by | | | | are sliders for changing pitch, formant, balance, |
| keeping them on the mouthpiece of phone. They | | | | and reverb and built-in memory to save custom |
| work well on mobiles, cordless phones, pay | | | | voice settings. These phone voice changers are |
| phones, etc. Most mobile phones have a mating | | | | more effective and provide independent control |
| plug to power hands free equipment. A voice | | | | over pitch, timbre, tone, and formant of voice. |
| changer can also be plugged into the same | | | | Thus, with suitable slider settings, you can literally |
| socket. Yes, it is that simple. | | | | speak in any type of voice, heavy or shrill, child |
| Today, there are varieties of phone voice | | | | like or like a duck. They are very handy and |
| changers available in the market that are equipped | | | | portable and usually have built in hands-free facility. |
| with multiple controls and have the potential to | | | | Various Applications of Voice Changers |
| change the voice of a person drastically, for | | | | Besides playing pranks on friends by making funny |
| example - a male's voice can be changed to a | | | | or anonymous phone calls, a voice changer can be |
| female's voice and vice versa. Similarly a child's | | | | used for police interrogations, spying on a cheating |
| voice can be transformed to the voice of an | | | | spouse, finding about employees' loyalty, judging a |
| adult. Phone voice changers are used for private | | | | friend's intentions, or to get rid of nuisance calls, |
| investigation agencies, businesses, and individuals | | | | etc. If a woman or children are alone at home, |
| alike. | | | | they can use a phone voice changer while |
| How do telephone voice changers work? | | | | answering calls and protect themselves. |
| Human voice consists of two components: | | | | There are many voice changers that also feature |
| - Pitch-sensitive waves: Pitch-sensitive waves | | | | inbuilt voice tags - which offer realistic sound |
| depend on the frequency of vibration of vocal | | | | effects like a child's cry, doorbell ring, siren, etc. |
| chords. | | | | They also lend a sense of security to women |
| - Non pitch-sensitive fixed waves: Non pitch | | | | who live alone. You can play some sounds when |
| sensitive fixed waves depend on the shape of | | | | receiving an unknown phone call to pretend you |
| the vocal cords and vocal tract and are called | | | | are not alone at home or simply speak in male's |
| formants. Formants lend a person his/her distinct | | | | voice. Telephone voice changers come in varied |
| voice. | | | | makes and models and you can select one suiting |
| Many voice changers just shift the pitch-sensitive | | | | your requirements. |