Understanding and Loving Your Voice

Introduction

• Common experience of hating one's voice when recorded.
• Original feelings about voice transformed over time.
• Video shares experiences and recording techniques to help others.

Why We Hate Our Voice

• Familiar vs. Unfamiliar:
  • Hearing voice through bodily vibrations (neck, chest) vs. what others hear.
  • Recorded voice is different and often sounds less appealing: cognitive dissonance.
  • Familiarity breeds comfort, even if it’s negative.
• Expectation vs. Reality:
  • Expectation of how one's voice should sound versus the reality.
  • Subverted expectations lead to discomfort with recorded voice.

Learning to Love Your Voice

• Exposure Therapy:
  • Repeatedly record and listen to your own voice to become accustomed to it.
  • Personal experience: Almost 300 YouTube videos led to comfort with voice.
• Daily Recording Practice:
  • Record something every day to promote familiarity and confidence.
  • Overcoming fear of using DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations).
  • Familiarity with recording process reduces initial daunting feelings.

Recording Techniques

• Microphone Setup:
  • Use a high-quality condenser microphone for better sensitivity and sound quality.
  • Position microphone to face downward towards the chest:
    • Captures lower resonance and sounds more familiar.
    • Reduces sibilance and plosives.
  • Suggested distance: 8-12 inches from the neck.
• Mixing Techniques:
  • Use saturation to warm up the vocals and enhance low-end.
  • Reference to additional content on mixing vocals available on the speaker's main channel.

Conclusion

• Encouragement to embrace and love your unique voice.
• Invitation for feedback and discussion on the channel's content.