I'm just wondering if people pay attention to sims' voices when they create them. I am also wondering if there are certain voices you avoid when creating sims.What's prompted me to ask is in watching various videos, I'm super surprised at how many people use the "Melodic" voice on their female sims. To me personally that voice grates on my nerves so severely - it just sounds SO harsh and annoys me so badly, I have a hard time thinking it could sound good to anyone (especially when they do this "woobee woobee" joke thing). To me there is nothing remotely "melodic" about it, it is in fact the opposite. So I'm wondering if it is just that sometimes people overlook the voice when they create their sims? Or do different voices just affect different people in different ways?

Oh no, I spend a ridiculous amount of time on my sims in CAS and pay close attention to everything, including their voice and its pitch. I actually wish we had more voices to choice from, as it's a nice touch for making them more unique. I also love how different speaking voices/pitches creates different singing voices. The voice has to suit the sim for me, so for example my English grand master vampire has the 'warm' voice because he's supposed to be very well spoken, mature and educated, while another of my sims is a histrionic goofball so he has the 'brash' voice. I sometimes have a particular background or accent in mind for a character so I try to pick the closest to that and adjust the pitch accordingly. I don't think there's a voice I avoid completely, but I can understand how certain voices or pitches could be annoying, particularly the 'melodic' voice which is my least favourite for females. You're right actually, there's nothing melodic about it! I definitely use 'lilted' more often. I also prefer the 'warm' voice for men over the 'clear' which can sound a bit whiny and immature to me.

I do pay special attention to the voice I choose for them because there are a few pitches I find quite annoying.

Yep, just depends on how my sims looks and their personality, I usually used all voices but one, usually avoid the one in the middle in a female voices, idk what's the name of the voices though, i just dont like how it sounded. for tough guy i usually use brass, geek/nerd use clear with slightly high pitch. warm is used for whatever look suited for it. I prefer mostly clear voice because of how funny it sounded especially the react voice everytime someone complained to them.

"ladysweettart;d-956877" wrote:(especially when they do this "woobee woobee" joke thing)Ha! his is so true, I dislike this particular joke thing for one of the female voices, it gotta be the melodic, although I don't remember how they are titled.I do pay attention to voices, mainly because I want variety. Even so, most sims in my game are born in-game, and I never adjust their voices. For my machinima making I might create a few specific sims, then the voice is normally very important. But I have to admit that sometimes I forget it.

I try to, but sometimes I forget. I have to say, though, the sound of their voice must be pleasing to my ear or it's a no-go. Also, with my singer Sim, his singing voice must be pleasing. Sometimes, that's what drives my choice.

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annaliese39
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
Oh no, I spend a ridiculous amount of time on my sims in CAS and pay close attention to everything, including their voice and its pitch. I actually wish we had more voices to choice from, as it's a nice touch for making them more unique. I also love how different speaking voices/pitches creates different singing voices. The voice has to suit the sim for me, so for example my English grand master vampire has the 'warm' voice because he's supposed to be very well spoken, mature and educated, while another of my sims is a histrionic goofball so he has the 'brash' voice. I sometimes have a particular background or accent in mind for a character so I try to pick the closest to that and adjust the pitch accordingly. I don't think there's a voice I avoid completely, but I can understand how certain voices or pitches could be annoying, particularly the 'melodic' voice which is my least favourite for females. You're right actually, there's nothing melodic about it! I definitely use 'lilted' more often. I also prefer the 'warm' voice for men over the 'clear' which can sound a bit whiny and immature to me.
LaBlue0314
Rising Scout
6 years ago
I do pay special attention to the voice I choose for them because there are a few pitches I find quite annoying.
timurjr96
6 years ago
Yep, just depends on how my sims looks and their personality, I usually used all voices but one, usually avoid the one in the middle in a female voices, idk what's the name of the voices though, i just dont like how it sounded. for tough guy i usually use brass, geek/nerd use clear with slightly high pitch. warm is used for whatever look suited for it. I prefer mostly clear voice because of how funny it sounded especially the react voice everytime someone complained to them.
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"ladysweettart;d-956877" wrote:
(especially when they do this "woobee woobee" joke thing)

Ha! his is so true, I dislike this particular joke thing for one of the female voices, it gotta be the melodic, although I don't remember how they are titled.

I do pay attention to voices, mainly because I want variety. Even so, most sims in my game are born in-game, and I never adjust their voices. For my machinima making I might create a few specific sims, then the voice is normally very important. But I have to admit that sometimes I forget it.
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I try to, but sometimes I forget. I have to say, though, the sound of their voice must be pleasing to my ear or it's a no-go. Also, with my singer Sim, his singing voice must be pleasing. Sometimes, that's what drives my choice.
luxsylvan
6 years ago
I pay attention to this. I try to avoid extreme highs and lows for both male and female Sims, because the really high ones annoy me and the really low ones I feel are pretty rare irl. I actually had to go edit a sim yesterday because I completely forgot to check her voice! As soon as she started talking in game I realized her voice was as high as it could go, so I had to go in to change it. She sounded like a mouse especially when I used fast forward ?
Writin_Reg
6 years ago
"luxsylvan;c-16991609" wrote:
I pay attention to this. I try to avoid extreme highs and lows for both male and female Sims, because the really high ones annoy me and the really low ones I feel are pretty rare irl. I actually had to go edit a sim yesterday because I completely forgot o check her voice! As soon as she started talking in game I realized her voice was as high as it could go, so I had to go in to change it. She sounded like a mouse especially when I used fast forward ?

I fully agree.
fruitsbasket100
New Vanguard
6 years ago
I try to give my sims different voices but they all wind up sounding the same to me once in game. There will be slight differences, like the really low/high voices, but for the most part they all sound pretty similar to me.
joyofliving37
New Spectator
6 years ago
I pay attention to the voices and adjust them based on how I want my sims to sound. I feel the same way about the melodic voice. I never choose it for my sims. I always use the sweet and lilted voices. I have to be careful with the sweet voice though. That one is hard on my ears if too high.
Simaginarium
6 years ago
I definitely pay attention to them. I feel like certain voices compliment certain looks better, so I spend as much time as I have to to get it right. I also avoid pairing up my sims with a mate who sounds exactly like a family member, because that's just weird. I can't tell you how many times I've had a sim looking for love at a bar or at the romance festival and just when I thought I've found a suitable townie for him it turns out she's basically his mom in a different body.