Personally, I’m not a fan of either, so it’s always been a little interesting to me to run into people that are more averse to hearing a recording of their voice.

(Also is there a dedicated term for audio-only voice recordings? 🤨)

  • @TheRedSpade
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    68 months ago

    Most people also hear their voice about an octave lower in their head.

    Is this true? It’s the other way around for me. Well, I don’t know if it’s an octave, but my voice sounds significantly deeper in recordings than I hear it as I’m speaking.

      • @TheRedSpade
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        18 months ago

        That article almost makes sense, except it doesn’t explain why it’s the other way around for some of us.

    • TheRealKuni
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      58 months ago

      Do you have a low voice? I’m a bass and I’m the same way. My voice in recordings always sounds lower (and less expressive!) than it is in my head.

      • @TheRedSpade
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        38 months ago

        Yeah, it’s pretty deep as other people hear it. I hate how I sound in recordings.

        • TheRealKuni
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          8 months ago

          My wife tells me, “You sound good.”

          I told her, “Sure, but if I sounded to everyone else the way I sound in my head, I would be famous.” 😁