Do you like your voice?

[Kate!]

I've heard endless people say, at one time or another, that they don't like hearing their own voice, and so many seem to hate having to leave messages on answer phones.

I'm not overly conscious of my own voice, I don't have a strong accent (IMO) so it's ok. But I really hate hearing it played back :joker:

The most regular comment I get is that I sound young on the phone, and yeah that's hardly an insult but when people ring me and then ask is your mum in its a bit much! I'd much rather be told I have a sexy womanly voice hehe. An ex did actually say that to me once, he'd been on the sherry (kidding) and said I should do chat lines. Haha, I couldn't do that without laughing, wouldn't be able to take it seriously.

So, do you like your voice? Or not?

[Kyle]

I actually like my voice it's quite regional. I've recorded my voice on a lot of occasions so I can hear myself back lol yes I'm sad.

[Kate!]

:laugh:

[Jake.]

I hate my voive :bored:

[Jake.]

I hate it that much I even refuse to spell it properly

[Kate!]

I hate it that much I even refuse to spell it properly

:joker:

I've heard your voice on here. Nowt wrong with it.

[Jake.]

It's just far too deep for my liking and Smithy said that I sound like a murderer :bored: lol

[Ramsay]

i hate the irish accent in general so yeah i hate my voice

[thesheriff443]

I like my voice, its is funny hearing it back as its not natural, plus if you do a youtube audition, for bb and watch it back then its even funnier.

[Jake.]

:o the Irish accent>> although I spose it's like with any accent, if you have it you get sick of it

[Verbal]

We used to record our voices as children for various reasons (this was in the days before the net and games consoles, and when CD's were futuristic) and my voice made me cringe.

[Princess]

No, I don't like having an Irish accent but I'm hoping I'll just accquire a nice London one once I've lived there long enough, plus I really want one so I'm hoping determination factors into it.
I havn't got a very strong Irish accent, you can just tell I'm Irish so that's something at least.

[Princess]

i hate the irish accent in general so yeah i hate my voice

Same, some Irish YT ad was playing today and I was like 'Argh stupid Irish accents'

[Z]

I like my voice. I used to hate it but I've made it work for me. What I do wish though is that it was a bit stronger, sometimes my voice wavers and it sounds like I'm on the verge of tears or I'm not very sure of myself which is quite irritating at times; but I like the sound of it and the way I speak.

[Sophiee]

I think my voice is pretty normal and I don't really have an accent so I guess it's fine. I can't stand hearing it being played back on something though, I feel like it sounds awful :blush:.

[Indy]

I don't mind it in general, but a few people back home have told me I'm developing an accent since I've lived here (about 12 years now). If I am, I'm in denial ;) I don't want to sound like people here.

Seriously, though, I'd rather have an Irish accent than this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tA5nN3QVQ

How could Irish even compare?

[Kizzy]

I LOVE Irish accents, I try to speak clearly but avin a leeds accent it's ard coz it's orrible. :laugh:

[Josy]

I have a strong Scottish accent and people from other countries/areas tend to have difficulty understanding me quite a lot.

I have been told my voice also sounds quite husky, I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing.

So meh I don't really know if I like my voice but it is what it is I suppose :laugh:


And I have just realised I typed this all out and still never really answered the question.

[Marc]

I can't stand mine or Josys

[Marcus.]

i have been told i talk posh
but i like my voice

[Josy]

I can't stand mine or Josys

Well aren't you a little bitch today :idc:

[Kate!]

Well aren't you a little bitch today :idc:

:laugh:

Marc's got pmt.

[swinearefine]

I don't like mine because it's too deep and because when I was younger I had a speech impediment, and even though it's fixed now I'm always afraid it will creep back up :suspect: I love my accent though, it's a Boston accent except I pronounce most 'r's. I live in Maine but my family are all from the Boston area and thank god I got their accent and not the drunken hillbilly speak of where I live.

[Marsh.]

No, I always move out of shot of cameras and if I hear a video of my voice I hate it.

I'm not really self conscious but when it comes to cameras and recording devices I run for my life. :laugh:

[sooty]

I like my voice, but..

At work, I had to talk to someone I have never met on the phone several times.
When we met finally, he said "Oh you have a young voice!"

Thank you very much.

[Sophiee]

I like my voice, but..

At work, I had to talk to someone I have never met on the phone several times.
When we met finally, he said "Oh you have a young voice!"

Thank you very much.
:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

My voice is horrible, I have this really thick Brummie accent and my voice is really deep.

So what I try and do now is to speak quietly when I'm doing a recording, the only time I have to be loud is when I'm speaking to my Nan on the phone but even then I struggle and it comes across really awkward.:joker:

[sooty]

But Mock, many people would love to have deep voice.:amazed:

Why do you record your voice? (nosey parker)

[reece(:]

Not really since it sounds a bit geordie.

[_Seth]

Nah; it's a bit deep and monotoned. I have a nice accent, though.

[Kizzy]

There's a soundcloud recording of my voice on here somewhere.... Might have a look for it.

[Jords]

I used to really dislike my voice but you cant change it so you might as well deal with it :joker:

I guess I would like it a little deeper if I could change it. But some people tell me they like more voice so meh...

I hate being in videos.

[Jords]

I like my voice, but..

At work, I had to talk to someone I have never met on the phone several times.
When we met finally, he said "Oh you have a young voice!"

Thank you very much.

:joker:

We love you Sooty :love:

[Jessica.]

I hate Irish accents too, I sound so horrible, I have a kinda deep voice for a woman, some people say it's cute and other people say it's very deep, so Idk what to believe, I just dislike it so much.

[Kizzy]

How do you find threads from last year?

[Suze]

My voice is awful :bored: I suppose that's what you get though for hailing from Essex :( :bawling:

[Suze]

I hate Irish accents too, I sound so horrible, I have a kinda deep voice for a woman, some people say it's cute and other people say it's very deep, so Idk what to believe, I just dislike it so much.

I love Irish accents.

[Shaun]

I feel a bit awkward around family because I sound a lot posher than they do, but they shouldn't have sent me to a school where I'd befriend rich people :hmph:

[DanaC]

I don't much like my voice no :p

I always wanted a more feminine voice. To me, my voice sounds mannish.

Here's what I sound like (a poetry reading I did on youtube a few years ago):

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apols for poor lighting and video quality.

[Kizzy]

Oh dana.... I am in floods of tears, you have a beautiful and emotive voice, your reading was wonderful thankyou.

My dad folded sweet wrappers too.

[Livia]

I'm okay with my voice. So long as I'm not singing... then it's kind of torturous.

[Suze]

You have a lovely speaking voice, Dana :) I find poetry such a good way to express feelings, whether happy or sad ones. Personal poetry can be a trigger to a playback video in the mind of some of the happy times.

[Suze]

I'm okay with my voice. So long as I'm not singing... then it's kind of torturous.

:laugh2: Your singing cannot be anywhere near as bad as mine :D

[Livia]

:laugh2: Your singing cannot be anywhere near as bad as mine :D


Sadly, I inherited my father's singing voice, and he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. I love a good sing though, don't you?

[Suze]

Sadly, I inherited my father's singing voice, and he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. I love a good sing though, don't you?

Yes :)

[Z]

I love singing but my mum ridicules me if she ever hears me singing in the house so I don't get to do it at home.

[Livia]

When I've got my car roof down, I make the mistake of still singing along to whatever's playing on the car stereo. I do get some funny looks... But hey, we're tone deaf and we're proud, right? Right.

[Vicky.]

No. I sound like a bloke.

[Z]

I think I'm quite good at singing which is the most hurtful part... she'll just come into my room and be like "why are you singing along?" It's quite humiliating :laugh:

[Livia]

I think I'm quite good at singing which is the most hurtful part... she'll just come into my room and be like "why are you singing along?" It's quite humiliating :laugh:

Awww... maybe she's trying to tell you that you suck at singing, Zee. You should record yourself singing something and post it on here... we'll tell you whether or not you have the X Factor.

[Kizzy]

Do it zee! tibb x factor :laugh:

[Z]

Awww... maybe she's trying to tell you that you suck at singing, Zee. You should record yourself singing something and post it on here... we'll tell you whether or not you have the X Factor.

D'you know, I've done it a few times before for various games that never ended up happening... my beautiful voice has been waiting around in production hell for years...

[Livia]

D'you know, I've done it a few times before for various games that never ended up happening... my beautiful voice has been waiting around in production hell for years...

Well, depending on your actual voice, that could be a real shame, or a kindness from God. I bet you sing like an Angel, Zee.






a Hell's Angel...

[Z]

:laugh:

[Jessica.]

I sing like a cat on fire. :sad:

[Livia]

I sing like a cat on fire. :sad:

Hey... we could start a choir for the tonally challenged! This could fly...Zee can't join though, obviously.

[Z]

I sing like a cat on fire. :sad:

I'm now re-imagining that Kings of Leon song with slightly different lyrics

[Jessica.]

ooooooghhhhhhhhhhh your cat is on fireeee

[Livia]

I'm now re-imagining that Kings of Leon song with slightly different lyrics

LOL! I think you've hit on the Choir's signature tune! We just need someone to frig with the lyrics... I'll call Gareth Malone.

[Z]

I'll do it, did you not read my Saturdays/Diktaturdays masterpiece in Eurovision? :D

[Kizzy]

Er..... Can we not on the Eurovision? *still hurt*

[Z]

Er..... Can we not on the Eurovision? *still hurt*

:hug:

[Livia]

I'll do it, did you not read my Saturdays/Diktaturdays masterpiece in Eurovision? :D

Ohhhh yes. Sorted. This is starting to feel like one of those old movies where they say, hey... we could do the show right here!

[Ammi]

I don't much like my voice no :p

I always wanted a more feminine voice. To me, my voice sounds mannish.

Here's what I sound like (a poetry reading I did on youtube a few years ago):

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apols for poor lighting and video quality.

..Dana I like your voice and it doesn't sound manly at all..the poem that you wrote for your dad is quite lovely and you recited it beautifully...

[Adamw92]

Hate my voice :laugh:

[Vicky.]

No. I sound like a bloke.

From the regional dialect thread

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2poza0l&s=7

:laugh:

[Smithy]

No, I hate it, especially when I hear it back, thats worse than just hearing my voice when I speak normally

[DanaC]

Oh dana.... I am in floods of tears, you have a beautiful and emotive voice, your reading was wonderful thankyou.

My dad folded sweet wrappers too.

Thankyou! (and to the others who said nice things about my voice and poem).

One in the eye for a mate who once told me I sounded like William Hague...

[Natalie.]

No, I have a stupid ugly accent