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Is the voice you hear your actual voice?

Is the voice you hear your actual voice?

“When you hear your recorded voice, the dissimilarities to what you normally hear stand out.” They’ve heard it all before: Your voice is just your voice to everyone else. They don’t hear the bone conduction part. It sounds exactly as it always has, so don’t worry about people thinking you sound odd.

What does voice dysphoria feel like?

“My voice is triggering especially when I hear recordings of it. Hearing how I sound [makes me] feel like giving up.” “I feel detached from [my voice and body] a lot of the time because neither feel right.”

Why do people plug one ear when they sing?

Singers sometimes cover one ear to either hear themselves in a noisy environment, focus on their pitch or compensate for equipment failure. They’ll usually cover their right ear, as the left ear is more-attuned to the sound of music.

Is the voice in your head the same as your real voice?

Recordings of your voice are a replica of what everyone else hears. What you hear in your head is not the same as what everyone else hears, which is why voice teachers will tell you to not rely on what you hear, but how it feels when you sing, and why some will encourage you to record yourself when you practice.

Can You Hear Your Voice in a recording?

That voice is never heard by anyone but you. The voice you record is an artifical reproduction of sound travelling in air – artifical because it goes to the recording via mechanical means (a microphone) and by electronic means (the recording gear).

Which is the voice you hear when you speak?

So: your own voice, heard by you as you speak, is a combination of sound travelling in air, and internal conduction by bone and other organic material in your head. That voice is never heard by anyone but you. The voice you record is an artifical reproduction of sound travelling in air – artifical because it goes

Do you hate the sound of your own voice?

If you’re a normal, self-deprecating human being, you probably hate the sound if your own voice. Well, bad news. A voice actor is going viral after explaining how to hear your “real” voice – that is, the one other people hear when you talk. Bob Feeser, who does voice acting for a living, shared his instructions on TikTok.