I try to stream my favorite games, and I will get small audiences because I do events in the online games. But whenever I try to edit or listen back I feel like I’m in pain.

Is it really annoying, or is it just that everyone hates their voice?

  • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Most people I know, myself included, who have done recording work hate their voice. It doesn’t sound right to our ears. You just eventually get used to hearing it.

    Also, just as a fair warning: If you notice you lean on a word or phrase, or that you have a certain speech pattern you want to change, completely work on it, but don’t let it consume you. When you get to that point that you’re constantly looking for it, it’s time to walk away, even just for a short time. I can promise you, it’s nowhere near as bad as you might think. It’s just easy to be overly critical of yourself, and that includes your projects.

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    9 months ago

    Nope, its normal to dislike the sound of your own voice.

  • Mom Nom Mom@nom.mom
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    9 months ago

    Your voice is fine, and I don’t think it’s annoying. At all.

    Maybe “hate” is a strong word for it, but everyone’s voice sounds different to their ears than it does in their head. It has to do with resonance chamber something something

  • EatATaco@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Your voice is clearly high, but not annoyingly so. I think very few people like the sound of their own voice, because you are so used to hearing what it sounds like reverberating around the bones in your when you talk, not how others hear it.

    There needs to be a rate me community for voices. lol

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Don’t worry. Everyone is annoyed by the sound of their own voice, because when we hear our own voice the vibration in our jaw and other bones and muscles actually causes the voice we hear to be deeper than the voice that other people hear.

    Yours doesn’t sound unbearable, though it is high. However, its pitch has a lot to do with many factors, including genetics, where you were raised, your native language, whether you smoked or not, and others. Basically, the sound of your voice is uniquely yours. No need to feel self conscious or embarrassed about it.

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    9 months ago

    It isn’t annoying. On the contrary, it is generally appealing, if you ask me.

    We hear our own voices differently than others do because our ears are connected to the same skull doing the speaking. It is really jarring to hear what you sound like to others. But if you’re like me, you may get used to it if you edit videos of yourself enough times.

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    9 months ago

    Your voice is higher than a lot of people but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. It’s certainly not annoying to me.