Singing - Don't like the sound of my recorded voice.?

Question

Sometimes I think I sound quite good when I sing, but when I record myself on my phone (only recordable source I have..) I think I sound quite bad. Is this due to maybe me just not liking the sound of my own voice, OR because my voice has no music to it, OR because the recording quality is poor OR because I have no hope in singing?

Answer 1

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it's a fact- the sound you hear is quite different from the sound we hear. None of us Will ever hear the sound you hear in your head. It's a questions of acoustics. The sound you hear on your recording is the sound we hear, so the whole point of singing lessons is to learn to integrate the inner sound with the outer, so that everyone is happy with the result. ( Your phone's recording quality is probably poor, so get a better device, but be aware of the fact that the best recording device won't lie to you.) The singers we often hear are so electronically enhanced in the studios that if we heard them without all that equipment, we'd have a hard time believing they were singers. Another plug for singing lessons- you learn to use your voice so that you don't need so much equipment...and still have a sound that satisfies the inner and outer audience.

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Thanks, I feel better, aswell as learning some of the facts.

Answer 2

I know exaclty what you mean. I have done the same thing and it sounds terrible. I think its the fact that hearing yourself freaks you out let alone singing. Also, people tend to be very critical of themselves.

Answer 3

I'd go for the fact that phones has very low quality playback features. So don't judge yourself just yet, at least until you've recorded yourself with a proper recorder

Answer 4

I always tell my vocie teacher I totally suck whenever she records me she tells me everyone hates the way they sound when recorded its just the way we are I guess and I think thats totally weird but true.

Answer 5

Your voice definetely souds way different than it actually sounds on a recording. So don't fret, I'm sure your voice sounds perfectly fine : )

Answer 6

your probably just critical of yourself.
they say your number one competitor is yourself.
so you are always thinking that your better and are really harsh on yourself. i do the same thing, so i learned not to record myself and just sing.