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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fullspiral
6 years ago
I pay attention to the voice for sure. We need more options.
divanthesimmer1
6 years ago
I choose voice types based on the personality of a Sim. For manly, outdoorsy guys, I choose the "Warm" voice. For young guys, I choose the "Clear" voice. For really tough, intimidating guys, I choose the third voice. For friendly, young girls, I choose the "Sweet" voice. For middle-aged or funny ladies, I choose "Melodic" and for seductive women, I choose the third voice. This isn't always the case - it depends on the specific Sim and sometimes I'll choose a random one in large households. I like the third voice type for women most and the first vouce type for men the most. I'm not really sure why, though. I like how they sound the most, I guess.
ogo4141
6 years ago
I set voices having my sims personalities in mind.
Busufu
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
I always make sure the voice matches the Sim personality. I just wish there were more choices. What about the Seniors? Have they been forgotten??? I don't like it when Grandma sounds the same as the Granddaughter, for example.
JanuaryGarnet08
New Spectator
6 years ago
I spend a fair bit of time choosing voices for my sims. I rarely ever pick the really high pitched ones though for males or females.
TS1299
6 years ago
I love it and
we we had more. More ptions are always welcome
Yammmmzzzz
Newcomer
6 years ago
I give my female sim a deeper voice like me. I’m not fond of the melodic one, either.
mauvejinjo
New Novice
6 years ago
I tend to favor certain voice styles over others, but they all sound "young" to my ears. Your voice changes as you age, especially in elder years. An age slider in addition to the CAS pitch slider would offer more variety of options.
Hermitgirl
New Spectator
6 years ago
I get upset if I forget to set the voice because I usually know what I want them to sound like. I think the voice that bugs me the most is the high pitched sweet voice.... but I still give it to some of my sims :).
Duhgirl2u2
6 years ago
I almost never pay attention to their voices. Because of my hearing deficit I tend to play with the sound off (for my family's benefit) or with headphones on rarely. Imagine my surprise back when there was a bug that gave all the born in game male sims very high pitched female voices and on the rare occasion that I logged in with sound and heard them....I nearly fell out of my seat giggling.