Do you hate the sound of your own voice in recordings? There is a reason for this. When you hear your voice, it sounds different from how others hear it. This is because of the way sound travels to your ears. When you speak, your vocal cords vibrate. This vibration also goes through the bones in your head. When you hear a recording of your voice, it doesn't have this vibration, so it sounds different. This is called bone conduction. When sound travels through the air, it's called air conduction. We use air conduction to hear our friends. But when we hear our own voice, we use both air conduction and bone conduction. This is why our voice sounds different to us.
When sound waves go through the air, they reach our ears. Our ears have tiny hairs and a fluid-filled part called the cochlea. These help us hear. But when we speak, the sound also goes through our bones. This makes our voice sound different to us. It's not just us, though - everyone's voice sounds different to them when they hear a recording.
So, the next time you hear your voice in a recording and you don't like it, remember that it's just because of the way sound travels. It's not that your voice is bad, it's just that it sounds different to you because of bone conduction. And that's okay. We all sound different to ourselves than we do to others. It's just part of how we hear.
