Speaking normally, I have a deep alto voice, but singing, I'm a soprano. I have fooled many friends and family members by my many accents. Once, I set up my voicemail as an Indian woman, and everyone who called thought they had the wrong number, so no one left messages. Luckily, I had caller ID, so I called everyone back, and they told me they thought I had changed my phone number! I have been hung up on by my own parents because they thought they had the wrong person. I think being vocally versatile to this extent is wonderful! I have also imitated elderly people and had operators on the other line believing I was hard of hearing and was an 70 year old lady.
Some people have to go to school to hone their craft, while others just have the natural gift. I find myself in the latter minority. Once I noticed that I was convincing, I decided to take it a step further. I have also had to play various characters in the college opera, using a wide range of vocal timbres, which has allowed me to hone this craft.
Sonar 3 Producer's Edition for vocal recording and mixdowns, Reason 3.0 Studio for music/track recording, 2 condenser microphones and M-Audio monitor speakers, Creative Audio Speakers, M-Audio Pre-Amp with phantom power.
I am currently an elementary school teacher, and sometimes to get the students' attention, depending on their grade level, I may use an Elmo voice, a "Valley Girl" voice or anything else that I can think of at the spur of the moment that will catch them off guard and get their attention. We played a vocal timbre guessing game, where the students had to guess who was talking, and they didn't know I was going to play. When I read the sentence required, no one had a clue! I had to finally admit that it was me!