#voice analysis

First of all, Karolina has a base of very calm, soothing deep pitch. Her voice is consistent and gentle. It doesn’t break.

Then we have Carol. Carol’s voice has a higher pitch, she has consistent breaking in almost every word, or vocal fry. She tries to settle herself around the ‘train wreck’ line, and her voice descends to a deeper pitch, which makes her sound more authoritative, she also tries to be calmer for the same reason.

Normally I'm not a big fan of women voicing young boys (although I perfectly understand why it's necessary for longer-running franchises and I do really like Colleen's performance as Tails). Mainly because often it just doesn't sound like a real kid and can get annoying.

BUT. The specific way Ashleigh Ball does Tails's voice, more specifically Nine's voice in Prime, is just so well done. Something about the way she does it makes him really sound like a little kid. He's got little voice cracks. His voice is a bit raspy. And the way he pronounces words is really interesting. He has the same sophisticated vocabulary that Tails has always had, but he says the words with a bit more slurring than Game/Movie Tails does.

And the tones are just perfect. One of my top favorite examples of him REALLY sounding like a kid was in the pilot, when he and Sonic had finally stopped fighting after Sonic saved him, but were just sitting in the subway halls in silence, until Nine finally asked in that small, hesitant voice, "So... so what else did we do?"

You could really hear his hesitation and wariness but also desperation for the idea that in some world, he did have a friend. In just that small sentence. 🥹 Tone was *chef's kiss*

He just sounds so much like the little kid he is.

There's so many other examples too; just for the sake of keeping this brief I'll leave that as the prime (*cough*) example. (that was an accident I'm sorry lolol)

The only things I’m learning are:

(1) Wow, Springtrap’s chords are not allowing him to remain on-key for too long. I’ve had to transcribe by ear so far, and I am legit struggling a couple of times.

(2) One voice clip that goes on for two seconds almost sounds like Stay With Me from Into The Woods? Maybe? (It’s C# to F# to G#/Ab, if I’m hearing it correctly. I’m very sure that song’s not the only example of that, but it’s the first thing that came to mind.)

Oh, gosh, his *voice?*

(This is gonna be fun I like talking about voices-)

Okay so!! Voices really can tell you a lot about a person’s personality. Which is honestly, really cool! If you listen close enough, you can pick up a lot.

The first thing I’ve noticed about Ghost’s voice is how loud he is; how big and grandiose he makes himself sound! Just his introduction alone shows he very obviously thinks highly of himself - or, at least, acts that way. He says his name in a way that suggests it should be obvious; like you must be living under a rock to not know who he is.

(Is that accurate in their universe? Maybe!)

See, the definitions of “grandiose” are “impressive or imposing, especially pretentiously so”, or “excessively grand and ambitious”.

(*I also want to add that grandiosity is a symptom of several disorders; characterized by, quote, “an unrealistic sense of superiority, a sustained view of oneself as better than others that causes one to view others with disdain or as inferior, as well as to a sense of uniqueness: the belief that few others have anything in common with oneself and that one can only be understood by a few or very special people”. Something else that Ghost does seem to have.)

Ghost tries to present himself as being imposing and, quite frankly, better than he might actually be. He sounds like he tries to get people to like him; maybe not for malicious purposes, though. I personally think it’s just because he thinks lowly of himself and, to put it bluntly, craves validation. If he acts big and grand, people will treat him like it.

Though he’s also obviously incredibly sarcastic and sorta rude.

Honestly? His voice reminds me of the way Spencer talks! Wildly different tones - Spencer sounds more obviously arrogant and bitter, whereas Ghost just sounds like he’s trying to hide feelings of inferiority - but that same self-important, irritable manner - they both (likely) think they’re better than you and they’re not afraid to act it.

Researchers are planning a comprehensive survey of how artificial intelligence might turn simple voice recordings into early warning systems for brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s. Since current diagnostic tests can be invasive, expensive, and infrequent, scientists hope that subtle changes in speech could offer an accessible alternative for monitoring neurological health in people over 65. The team from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences will systematically analyze existing studies published between 2012 and 2026, examining how machine learning algorithms detect vocal patterns associated with cognitive decline. By mapping this rapidly growing field, they aim to identify gaps in knowledge and guide the development of affordable screening tools that could catch symptoms years before traditional diagnosis.