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by varispeed 1885 days ago
The question is then why hi-pitched male voice could not have been used?
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Because natural male voice is generally lower than female voice. Also there is research on gender neutral voice (like this https://www.genderlessvoice.com/) but as you can hear, the voice is everything but natural and easy to understand
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Then it would sound like a female voice. That's how voice changers work
What exactly is it you're arguing for? I don't get it. What difference is there between recording a female and making a male recording sound female?
And how can you tell the difference between a high pitched male voice and a female voice? It's resonance, and it has a big effect on audibility especially in environments where the lower mids are crowded.

https://youtu.be/21ZfGPp-Ves