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The real reason the sound of your own voice makes you cringe (theguardian.com)
31 points by ALee on July 15, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


> A common explanation [...] is that [...] we receive both sound transferred to our ears externally by air conduction and sound transferred internally through our bones. [...] So when you hear your recorded voice without these frequencies, it sounds higher

Actually the first time I heard my recorded voice, I was surprised by how low it was. So I agree with the article that there is more to the story.


You may also hate a recording of yourself playing a musical instrument. Even some electronic one where absolutely the same speakers are used for the playback, and the material is sample-for-sample identical to the earlier live version.




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