Why You Don't Like The Sound Of Your Voice

A discussion on Why You Don't Like The Sound Of You Voice, following science and psychology.

00:00 - Intro
01:03 - How the voice works - harmonics and formants
3:05 - Bone and Tissue Conduction
4:37 - The Inner ear
6:35 - Auditory Cortex and the brain
7:39 - Our Inner Voice
9:33 - Conclusion

Some great books that helped me research this

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[Soundaholic]

I'm surprised most people can't identify their own voice in a recording. Mine gives me such a visceral feeling of like, repulsion that it makes me wince instantly

[nyxviolet]

Whenever I hear my voice on recordings, I just feel sorry to all the people I talk to.

[orshefer]

My voice in head: Elvis
My voice in car: Bon Jovi
My voice in shower: Pavarotti
My actual voice: Who. Is. Talking?
My recorded voice: a shrieking toad

[munizdaniel]

If people heard what I hear when I sing, I'd be rich and famous.

[ezioauditore]

My voice in my head: Frank Sinatra
My voice played back on recording: Pre-pubescent boy 😔

[katesmyth]

When I hear my own voice it’s so annoying I just want to slap me.

[myapapaya]

In my head when I sing, I sound like I should be on America’s got talent but when I record myself and listen to it I realize I actually kinda suck...

[TheFishmanAU]

It seems I’m not the only one that hates the sound of their own voice

[PongGod]

Now I'm wondering if there are any rare individuals out there who hear their recorded voice and think, "Wow, does my voice really sound that good?"

[TheRealSnowCat]

Me to my vocal coach: "When I hear my own singing voice in my head, I sound like Geoff Tate."
My vocal coach: (Long burst of maniacal laughter.) (Pause to catch her breath.) (More maniacal laughter.)

[damianlee]

Fun Fact: Ever wonder why you sound so good in the shower but don't outside the shower?

When singing in the shower, the sound from your voice bounces off the tile and is amplified into the sound you hear in your head. This drowns out the "head voice", the reverberation of your voice through your body. This is what allows you to sing on key when normally you cannot.

Singers have "tuned out" the "head voice". I sound the same on a recording as I do to myself normally. However this took years of practice.

[yasaswynandavareek]

I don't like my voice that much but everyone says it sounds very good. I am not sure how many are genuinely saying it's good.

[xibir]

Now im curious how Morgan Freemans voice sounds to him 🤣

[bj.bruner]

Weird bilingual fact: my voice sounds higher to myself when I speak Spanish, but in recording English and Spanish sound about the same.

[allanmhanson]

It’s because of the horrible quality cellphones mics have. I hate my voice on the phone, I LOVE my voice through a proper mic and a professional recording ♥️

[PongGod]

How about voice impersonators? So when they're trying to impersonate someone else's voice, what they're hearing as they speak must not actually sound like the target's voice if everyone else hearing it thinks it does. It must be really tricky to perfect that skill.

[applefuffy]

When I sing in the shower, I actually start to like myself and then I try recording it and





I sound like an eight year old who swallowed a harmonica

[emdadahmed]

My voice in my head: *YARE YARE DAZE*

My real voice: *"when will you learn? When will you learn.. that your actions have consequences?"*

[phonixmatt]

You obviously put a ton of time and effort into this one, and it shows. Love it. Love the new space. Keep it up Beth.

[potatoprincess]

My voice in my head: ariana grande
My voice in recording: sounds like someone let a penguin swim in a bowl of salty broth of ant And it's dying .