Goddamn, I hate hearing myself recorded

Kinja'd!!! "Jagvar" (Jagvar)
08/11/2015 at 18:47 • Filed to: None

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When I hear myself talk, my voice seems to have a rich, Clark Gable quality to it. Then when I hear myself on audio, I realize it’s more of a nasally Lucille Ball.


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Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 18:53

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Kinja'd!!! Money Hustard > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 18:56

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Yep, it’s a pretty universal human experience. Really good mics in rooms with sound paneling REALLY helps though.

I’ve just started doing a little professional voice work on the side. It’s a lot harder than it seems!


Kinja'd!!! Jagvar > Nibby
08/11/2015 at 18:57

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EXACTLY.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 18:59

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I can’t stand listening to recordings of myself.


Kinja'd!!! Birddog > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 18:59

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Could be worse. I’m often told I have a great voice and the perfect face for Radio..


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 19:00

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Holy shit, me too - and I think my Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken are pretty good, then hear it played back ... oh well. But Peter Falk I got down.


Kinja'd!!! ly2v8-Brian > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 19:01

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Yeah that's true.


Kinja'd!!! BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 19:02

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I know that feel. I can neither recognize nor understand my recorded voice. I sound dumb as fuck as well.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 19:02

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Saaaame, my voice is nowhere near nasally but it sounds that way whenever it’s recorded.


Kinja'd!!! KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 19:06

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Oh I’m worse. I’m almost to Ethel.

I cannot stand hearing my voice recorded.


Kinja'd!!! Jagvar > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/11/2015 at 19:13

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Haha thanks, it’s good to know there are others.


Kinja'd!!! TheOnelectronic > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 19:41

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If it makes you feel any better, how your voice sounds recorded is closer to how other people hear you.

Wait, shit that won’t make you feel better at all.


Kinja'd!!! RazoE > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 20:20

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Me too. I hate hearing my voice played back, so I do tons of voices and impersonations and sound effects. I also realized I want to be a voice actor for cartoons and such.


Kinja'd!!! Anon > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 20:28

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If you’re talking about that pheaon video, you sound exactly how I expected you to!


Kinja'd!!! Jagvar > Anon
08/11/2015 at 20:30

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Well, that’s a good thing...right?


Kinja'd!!! JRapp: now as good as new again > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 20:35

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I apparently have a pretty noticable accent when recorded. I can’t tell normally, so I blame foreign made recording equipment.


Kinja'd!!! Anon > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 20:39

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Yeah! Nobody likes the sound of their voice because they’re not used to it. In my head I have a low voice but I actually have a high voice and I hate it. Stuff that sounds good in a low voice just dosen’t traslate well to a high voice. Also because of my voice and the fact I dress somewhat fashionable people automatically assume I’m gay and are amazed when I tell them I like boobies.


Kinja'd!!! Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Jagvar
08/11/2015 at 20:57

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I’ve been told that I can do spot on impersonations of both Forrest Gump and Johnny Cash, but it’s hard for me to tell. Plus I have the occasional stutter, but that’s minor and usually when I get confused or frustrated. I never could stand my voice recorded either.


Kinja'd!!! Frank Grimes > Jagvar
08/12/2015 at 00:27

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I just turn up the bass if I have to listen to myself.


Kinja'd!!! Vimto > Jagvar
08/13/2015 at 08:21

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Hearing myself recorded made me realize I fit pretty much every effeminate gay stereotype ever.