GarageBand doesn't record my voice properly. It plays it as if it had a helium effect.

I have been asked to submit a voice recording to a regional company for education materials and I need an answer quickly, please.
I recorded a sample on garageband and choice: real instrument, vocals, female basic to record my voice sample.
It's been a long time since I've last used GarageBand and I did manage to get a normal sound from it. But now, I can't.
It makes my voice sound like I breathed in helium. And I have no idea how to get rid of the effect. Can you please help me asap? Thanks.

Have you checked the setting of the instrument, if you have an effect set?
Select your vocal track, open the "Info" panel, and click the "edit" tab. Is there a distortion effect set, like "Vocal Transformer"? Then disable it by clicking the blue button.
Check the same for the master track. (Track menu > Show Master Track)
Regards
Léonie

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