 and that she was  really too young (just 21) to be able to sound "adult" and  "womanly". Hence, a modifier was placed in Nixons microphone, to  make her voice sound deeper and more mature. "I have a very light,  bright ring to my voice, and I tried to take that out" she said.  "But they were able to use this modifier to emphasize the lower  partials of my voice. I also remember having a terrible cold at the  time, not being able to breathe in those recording sessions. But  that probably helped in matching Deborahs voice, deepening it."