does a mask or helm alter how your voice is heard?

[Falonthas]

see title

[darkstorme]

I imagine it could muffle it or give it a ringing quality, but your voice would still be your voice unless you disguised it somehow.

[Lilswanwillow]

I'd imagine that it would change it enough that talking to a casual acquaintance they probably wouldn't recognize it immediately, but if you talk to them long enough they would.

[miltonyorkcastle]

a mask or helm could be magically enchanted to alter the sound of a person's voice, but like darkstorme said, inherently, it really does little more than muffle the voice.

[Interia_Discordius]

And how would a person understand to approach you and be suspicious, anyhow? Unless they were inherently paranoid, it'd be rare.

[Hellblazer]

in technical  and theoretical sense, a mask does not alter enough the harmonics or tone of a voice to change it. It would muffle it yes, but the harmonics and tonal range of the voice would remain the same, the same as pronunciation and accent.

[Falonthas]

thank you peanut gallery but i was looking for what the official thoughts were since i already knew what one opinion given was

given that the incident was talking with a near party never been seen in the disguise and that the exact voice you had heard days prior for a few minutes is going to say hey i  have heard that voice two days ago
when everyone was rushing about chasing rodents,

[Acacea]

That seems kind of unnecessary. Send a PM or say something in the title if you don't want any discussion on it.

[Leanthar]

That was not necessary Falonthas and it is happening far too often from you. You are a part of a community and you asked for input, to insult one is wrong and I don't appreciate it.
 
 And no, it would not muffle/change your voice enough to disguise or alter etc. Unless it was magically enhanced to do so.

[Hellblazer]

thank you peanut gallery but i was looking for what the official thoughts were since i already knew what one opinion given was

given that the incident was talking with a near party never been seen in the disguise and that the exact voice you had heard days prior for a few minutes is going to say hey i  have heard that voice two days ago
when everyone was rushing about chasing rodents,

Probably didnt put enough attention into that post, but i didnt feel pointed out. I gave you my professional opinion as a sound engeneer.