Re: [linux-audio-user] How to get good vocal sound

This is an interesting comment. I find the same when I record speech onto, for instance a cassette recorder. I have an accent coming from the Channel Islands, but don't notice it when I speak. But playing back my recorded voice is very evident. It may have something to do with the very positive feedback you get to the brain when you speak or sing, whether your monitoring your singing/speech with or without headphones. Whereas, when you listen to yourself after making a recording, your brain is not receiving positive feedback from your voice. Your brain through your ears is sort of hearing these sounds for the first time, from another location, and also some delay involved between the recording and the playback. Of course the other quite strange behaviour is, when you are listening to music through the headphones and speak to someone at the same time, you actually speak louder without realising it, indicating again that the brain, by virtue of positive feedback from your voice is controlling the level of your voice. A problem noticeable with folks who have become hearing impaired, or totally deaf. There's obviously a lot of stuff going on that you don't know about when you sing. It's only when you listen to the recording that you become aware of it. Think Karaoke, and you've had a few too many. What would that sound like the next day. (That was just for fun). It's been great reading this thread. Nigel.