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title: "Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings?"  
description: "A concise explanation of why my voice sounds so weird in recordings"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-12-05  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3449/why-does-my-voice-sound-so-weird-in-recordings  
category: "Human Beings"  
tags: ["voice", "recording", "eardrums", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings?

![Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6f0deb5b-db0d-47df-a12f-2ef38c53b126/images/b03b7876-ca6c-4f72-bab3-44560d2f2020.jpeg) ![Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6f0deb5b-db0d-47df-a12f-2ef38c53b126/images/e5914721-9bdd-4ef1-8767-606c82cae892.jpeg) On recordings, the voice sounds so weird and different because we hear them in two ways: via the air and through the bones in our skulls. ![Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6f0deb5b-db0d-47df-a12f-2ef38c53b126/images/296443d5-6275-40ca-a4d7-ce6f241bdc2d.jpeg) Hence, air conduction sends sound waves to the eardrums, whereas bone conduction transfers sound waves to the inner ear via bones. ![Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6f0deb5b-db0d-47df-a12f-2ef38c53b126/images/0dd65d5d-5ee4-4ea0-86e2-6b9704edb3d9.jpeg) Your voice vibrates in your skull, producing sound waves that travel through your bones to your inner ear, increasing its richness and depth. ![Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6f0deb5b-db0d-47df-a12f-2ef38c53b126/images/c3683162-8045-4346-a8f0-cc2be1cc27f2.jpeg) Recording voice with a microphone only catches air-travelling sound waves, excluding bone-conducted sound waves, resulting in a distinct sound quality ![Why does my voice sound so weird in recordings](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6f0deb5b-db0d-47df-a12f-2ef38c53b126/images/fc9a27b1-8287-4e20-91c5-de655dc7b3aa.jpeg) Positioning of voice recording microphone impacts its sound quality, as inexpensive or poorly-made microphones may not capture all frequencies.

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