Find Your Pitch

How to use the meter

Your microphone audio stays on your device - nothing is recorded or uploaded.

1. Find your baseline. Read a sentence or two in your everyday voice: “The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colours.” Note roughly where the line sits.
2. Explore gently. Say “mm-hmm?” as if agreeing with a friend, then count to five a few notes higher. Notice the range where it feels easy and unforced.
3. Pick a comfy zone, not a number to hit. Many trans women settle somewhere around the high 100s to low 200s Hz on average, but it really varies. A slightly lower pitch with brighter resonance and lighter weight often sounds more natural than a high, heavy one.

Things to remember

• Your pitch moves constantly in natural speech - don’t try to hold a flat line. Look at the average.
• Pitch alone won’t feminise a voice. If you push pitch up without changing resonance and weight, it tends to sound strained or falsetto.
• Your range will usually be a bit lower in the morning and when you’re tired.