why you hate your recorded voice (and how to fix it) 

Hey friend! If you’re recording your own vocals at home, you’ll probably like this free masterclass on recording and mixing vocals that I put together for you 👉 www.producinginthebox.com/workshop

I really like my voice, it's everyone else that doesn't!

When I was in high school, I hated the way my voice sounded in recordings. I dealt with it in a different way: I started taking voice lessons, eventually getting a degree in vocal performance. Your solution might be simpler, but I don't regret having taken my approach.

I sound so good singing . Then I record myself on my phone, and delete it instantly after hearing it.

“I don’t just hate it. I love it. “I felt that

When I sing I sound like someone having a very difficult and complicated shit.

the familiarity thing also applies to photos. often people dont think they look good in photos, because no ones face is perfectly symmetrical, and we are WAY more used to seeing a reflection (and therefore inversion left to right) of our face. its just off enough to look 'wrong'.

I used to hate how my voice sounded, but then I had to go through the processes of singing on stage with in-ear monitors, editing a lot of videos, and recording multiple songs. Honestly, it’s just the lack of familiarity, but it comes with time.

Absolutely amazed by this trick! I tried your suggestion of aiming the microphone at my chest instead of directly speaking into it, and the change in resonance in my voice was astonishing. It's incredible how the microphone still captures every nuance of my voice perfectly. WOW, what a discovery! Also, allow me to thank you heartly. I'll definitely be sharing this video with my friends.

I remember hating my voice a few years back starting, so I learned mixing to alleviate it, now I like my voice it took years and getting comfortable with its natural talents to realize what makes it unique and it makes it refreshing to work on songs nowadays cause it’s more about what tone and emotion more so than “does my voice sound good to me”

Will have to try this and start recording more. I've often been told I sang well, but everytime I recorded myself I just deleted it almost right away because I did not like what I heard

i really like these raw honest videos, really great!

Thanks a lot Andrew!!! This is a subject that is missing in RU-vid and you address it perfect!!!

a tip if you are „scared to open the daw“: let it open automatically when you turn on the pc. this way, since it's already open, i've been working on my tracks at least a little bit every day.

So insightful at such a young age... Thank you, Andrew!

Thank you RU-vid recommendations… this is some serious wisdom and it seems self evident now that you lay it out!

Love that you've started posting on your personal channel bro

Explained with excellence. Thank you

Been struggling with this for a while now and this was extremely helpful. Thanks Andrew 🐐

Thanks for sharing your experience! It’s nice to know there are others out there who record tons of stuff as a form of practice and experimentation. I have steered away from vocals entirely for the past several years because no matter what I tried with singing styles, natural and/or digital affectation or EQ and mixing, it always just felt like the weak link in the music I was making. It’s pretty inspiring to know lots of people struggle with the same thing and most of that doubt is just the unfamiliarity and not purely being born with a trash voice lol. I’m gonna try some vocals again soon now thanks to this video!

I've never seen your main channel but this raw style of content is personable and easy to watch. Tutorials in general tend to be loud, fast paced, and gimmicky which are draining to watch when half of the time creative blocks just need to be understood mentally and personally rather than with more plugins or equipment. Awesome channel.

The way he talked about how the daw can feel super overwhelming I love how he explained that perfectly in a way that I honestly feel now and unless I push myself to open it and to record myself I’ll find myself not wanting to do that and I love how he says to get familiar with it because that’s the reason why I’m posting my videos now even though they aren’t the best recorded content or quality because I know with time I will improve and I want others to see that to and I want to show how I trying to grow my confidence in myself and in my own voice that doesn’t sound anything like I thought it would haha

This was interesting… I’ve avoided this video for a while because of the title. I thought “stupid clickbait”, but after watching 30 seconds my face turned into a smile. And I subscribed after another 30 seconds. I used to work as a commercial producer before I got burned out and we recorded a lot of people that had good voices but didn’t like how they sounded. You really have a good way of describing things! 👍 (For the ones just started recording other people: Don’t stress. Be a friend. Listen.)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR being so vulnerable and authentic and relating to the struggles of not liking your own voice and what it takes to get over that!! INSTANT SUBSCRIBE

The thing about daws, i really needed to hear that. I'm encouraged to try again, thank you Andrew.

Life-changing info! Tons of thanks! ❤

thank you for your time man! and all the useful information. Its so helpful for me so thank you!

Thank you for such a great video! 🥳 I will put these in use in my videos!

Been struggling with this for a while now and this was extremely helpful. Thanks Andrew

THANK YOU for this video 🙏 There were so many things you said that were soo relatable

The world needs more people who don't mind explaining stuff no one talks about, for different reasons. Thank you. I've hated my voice 90% my life.

Loved this video completely man, you're so kind to put this into words so clearly, hope your channel grows big asf 🔥

tons of great information in here! thanks buddy!

I entirely agree with this! For years, I practiced and tried to improve my singing sound. I did many (personal!) recordings and grew over the years. I even like my voice now. But to my astonishment: if I listen back to my old recordings, I now also like my voice that I had back then. It was mind-boggling to me, but this explanation makes a lot of sense 🙂

I really appreciated this advice. I thought that having an awful sounding voice was the end of the story. It's given me fresh hope.

Dude this video helped a lot! Your articulation was perfect!

I so needed to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you!😀

super dope advice! golden i love it

great video, i can relate. i make a lot of songs, a lot. i've learned to like my own voice, also noticing i sound better w/ certain approaches and certain keys

This brings up a great point, it's really important to keep practicing, don't take prolonged breaks if you can help it. I was becoming very proficient in FL Studio but due to the pandemic I took a long break, and now when I open up my DAW I get completely overwhelmed. I feel like I've started over.

Really helpful and insightful video, Andrew. Thanks for posting!

great information, and loving this channel so far! Thank you bro

This is actually really solid advice. Keep up the good work bruv

Stumbled upon you bro. Great energy, authentic, keep it up!

This is the best explanation video I have seen on this topic. Also I love your tips, they make so much sense! I will definitely be trying this👍

Thank you very much. Some great valuable advices and tips here!

Thanks fam. much love.

I can relate to your journey, starting out with a daunting DAW (for me it was Sonar), giving yourself exposure therapy to your own recorded voice and learning to accept it. Amazing tip about the chest-facing hovering condenser mic!

Thank you for this video!! People have always complimented my singing voice, but anytime i hear a recording i can't possibly understand why lol. My husband and i have done the RPM challenges the last two years and I've gotten a little more comfortable with the sound of my voice. I'm still working on "loving it" and for that it's February we will be doing our third RPM album, so hopefully this will help me love it more!!

Thank you so much for these tips! Imma try this!

this is such a good video! i am a newer producer making my own music and definitely get a little aggravated trying to make my vocals sound good. i’ll have to try out the mic set up you suggested. thank you!

loved every second of this

love this. this is so welcoming to see, keep it going!

Great content! I'm definitely trying this mic tip for sure. I just subscribed, thanks a lot!!

LOL I was fittingly like #420. Thanks for this. I've dabbled in music for 30+ years and you just described some of my biggest issues and hang-ups. Hearing it out loud, and someone else saying it is motiational. Thank you for this.

Thank You!! I am definitely afraid of hearing myself and learning all of the technology. I like your tip to just record everyday and get used to it. Very helpful.

I've been making music for 12 years now and I just finally got to the point where I like my voice. Exposure therapy & interest in figuring out how to get to that desired sound took so long but was worth it. It also has a lot to do with just accepting that you wont hear yourself the same as others and to also think that no one feels or has that miniscule outlook on you that YOU have on yourself as well. I finally released my first project last month where I feel genuinely comfortable with sharing and just want to let y'all know you will get to the point. Cheers to those in the thick of it right now. Please continue making art. Dice

I figured this out myself too when i started saving gaming clips and eventually uploading them. Im used to it now to the point where i actually upload and talk to my viewers but my friends arent as comfortable with it. I have been through this same explanation with them many times that we all hear our own voice in a different way to everyone else because our skulls and voice box are between our voice and our ears. I Learned a lot from you about microphone positioning ill be making adjustments from that thankyou 👍

You are so right about this cause that is exactly what I feel like.

bro it's just that when I record my voice ppl are like "omg its so good" then when I hear it on that recording I sound like I'm trying too hard or like a dying cow 😭

Wow this resonated so much with me - especially when you spoke about Logic. I record all my demos using GarageBand on my phone and can never get the same results in Logic on my Mac with a nice mic, simply due to being intimidated by the process! Also great tip on the mic placement. I will definitely give that a try. Thanks so much for being so open and sharing your knowledge so generously. Best wishes!

Thanks for the insight!

Thank you, that was eye opening. I just stumbled across your video, and it just made me remember when I was young, we started a band with friends for fun. I did quit in the moment I first heard myself on record. 😂

I’m enjoying this channel a lot.

Awesome stuff man, thank you for the trick w the microphone.

great advice on that mic placement 🙏🏾

really good explanation

Thanks 👍🏼 great vid gonna try your techniques out today

Great share! I've been thinking i can sing and I record myself a lot for a class I'm in. Then i doubt myself until i get to mixing. These tips you shared are going to help. Ive notheard of a saturator before. Hmmmm.... Thank you!

this is so true, tysm I wanna try this now every day but I am still so bad at writing and recording because it's so overwhelming 😭

Thanks for the great advice on getting to a point where you aren't disturbed by the way your voice sounds on a recording. For me it isn't just when recording vocals, but even more when I am recording voice over for radio. I do a radio show and it makes me cringe every time I listen to myself speak to the point where I do not say much anymore, so I am hoping this will help with the radio voice over work as well. I also have to start doing regular videos for social media soon for PR, so I am hoping it helps with that, and then I just have to somehow not be disturbed watching myself on the video because I really do not like it currently. Thanks again, I am going to start recording my voice on my phone and playing it back, and then do it daily, hopefully it becomes familiar fairly quicky.

You speak the truth Andrew, you speak the truth

i feel you on the amount of music recorded lol i have alittle under 500 online from over the years, but easily 4-5k songs on my harddrive (over the span of about 15 years) whether they be cuts from projects, or stuff i started and only got 1 verse or something. It helps alot to record that much. You get better, you can explore more styles, etc

REALLY NEEDED THIS. I've been feeling this so long. The feeling that my voice sounds pretty good while I'm recording, but kinda different after the processing tho I'm doing everything correctly. Thanks.. Subscribed.

I'm straight up out of tune lol

Thanks Andrew!

Great advice!!!

I can't wait to try the mic positioning. Thanks man

good knowledge, thank you

Really interesting video! Thanks!

I learned to sing, and now love it

Thank you, I enjoyed this video

I only hate my voice when listening through a janky phone recording. Condenser mics really limited the hatred of my own voice

This was very interesting to me since I started learning to produce a couple of years ago but have never finished the vocals on any of my tracks because I can't stand how my recorded voice sounds to me. It's nice to know it's common and not just me. Thanks

thank you a lot, i never thought that the main reason was bc i wasnt familiar with my voice

Makes sense! Thanks

I recorded a voice over for a product i was selling. I sent it to my sister and she was like "wow this sounds like a TV commercial" Meanwhile the whole time I was hating the voice over and taught it was the worse voice in the history of mankind.

Hate my lead vocals, but rather enjoy my harmonies. Gonna try this. THANKS!

I love the, aiming the mic toward your chest and neck, tip. Brilliant. Now I understand (probably) why Lemmy from Motorhead always had his mic set exactly this way! \,,/

Great advice. I learned years ago why my voice sounds so much different when I record it vs what I think it sounds like. And yes it was shocking and I hated it at first. One of the things that always amazed me was my wife would always compliment how great I sounded singing. That she envied my voice. I was like are you kidding me I sound awful! LOL. But the more I recorded and heard my actual voice as other hear it the more I liked it. Appreciate the great recording tips you gave. I”m probably going to pickup a condenser mike in the future now that I understand that. :)

Thank you "Flash" 😊

Thank you!!!

bro how do you have so little subscribers, the quality and the knowledge, underrated

This so me, I hate my own voice than my fav singers. But now I want to like my own voice ☺️ Thanks for the tip btw !! That's cool

Thank u for the vid🫵🏼🔥

THANKS FOR THISSS

100000 percent true.... Totally happened to me... Lately I had the mic installed up n I loooooove....

Good advice. It does seem odd when you hear your own voice. I remember as a kid listing to my own voice on recorded tape player and thought to myself, "I sound like that?" Now I understand why. This video helps as well. I love my own voice since I have been singing. Great tip withe the Mic also, works soooo much better. Thank you Sir.

thanks for this - - - i've started recording again after 15 years, and all the new stuff is really different - i just bought a condenser microphone, so that's helpful.

This is very useful I am reposting definately