Re: own voice versus recorded voice perception (Makoto Fukushima )


Subject: Re: own voice versus recorded voice perception
From:    Makoto Fukushima  <makoto_fukushima@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:36:35 -0400
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--Boundary_(ID_Y3yYxs9PJoh0CQHOCeY4sw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable There is a review on bone conduction sound: Stenfelt and Goode. Bone-conducted sound: Physiological and clinical =20 aspects. Otol Neurotol (2005) vol. 26 (6) pp. 1245-1261 The following study suggests that bone conduction sound dominates =20 perception of a person's own voice for frequencies between 700 Hz and =20= 1200 Hz. P=F6rschmann. Influences of Bone Conduction and Air Conduction on the =20= Sound of One's Own Voice. Acta Acustica united with Acustica (2000) Best, Makoto On Apr 9, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Hornsby, Benjamin Wade Young wrote: > Hi All, > This is a bit of an odd request but I've been asked to comment on =20 > the question "Why does one=92s voice sound different to them when they = =20 > hear it played back from a recording? And why do people normally =20 > dislike the sound of their recorded voice?" > My own thoughts are that this has to do with the fact that we hear =20 > our own voice via a combination of air and bone conducted sound =20 > while the recorded voice would be via air conduction alone. I =20 > imagine there are some differences in the transmission =20 > characteristics of sound to the cochlea from the vocal folds via air =20= > versus the body that would also affect our perception of the sound =20 > of our voice. > That said, I did a quick search and didn't find any published =20 > research (plenty of speculation similar to mine) discussing this =20 > topic and was hoping some one might point me to some relevant =20 > references. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Take Care, > > Ben Hornsby > --Boundary_(ID_Y3yYxs9PJoh0CQHOCeY4sw) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">There is = a review on bone conduction sound:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Stenfelt and Goode. = Bone-conducted sound: Physiological and clinical aspects. Otol Neurotol = (2005) vol. 26 (6) pp. 1245-1261</font></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The following = study suggests that&nbsp;&nbsp;bone conduction sound dominates = perception of a&nbsp;person's own voice for frequencies between 700 = Hz&nbsp;and 1200 Hz. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">P=F6rschmann. Influences of Bone Conduction and Air = Conduction on the Sound of One's Own Voice. Acta Acustica united with = Acustica = (2000)</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div></div></div><div= >Makoto&nbsp;</div><br><div><div>On Apr 9, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Hornsby, = Benjamin Wade Young wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div> <div = id=3D"idOWAReplyText26912" dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font = face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2">Hi All,</font></div> <div = dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">This is a bit of an odd = request but I've been asked to comment on the question "<span = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Why does one=92s voice = sound different to them when they hear it played back from a recording? = And why do people normally dislike the sound of their recorded voice?" = </span></font></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My own = thoughts are that this has to do with the fact that we hear our own = voice via a combination of air and bone conducted sound while the = recorded voice would be via air conduction alone. I imagine there are = some differences in the transmission characteristics of sound to the = cochlea from the vocal folds via air versus the body that would also = affect our perception of the sound of our voice.</span></font></div> = <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE:= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That said, I did a quick search and didn't = find any published research (plenty of speculation similar to mine) = discussing this topic and was hoping some&nbsp;one might point me to = some relevant references. </span></font><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any help = is greatly appreciated.&nbsp;</span></font></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"></span></font>&nbsp;</div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Take = Care,</span></font></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"></span></font>&nbsp;</div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ben = Hornsby</span></font></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" = color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D"3"><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></span></font>&nbsp;</font></div><font face=3D"Arial" = color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2"></font></div><font face=3D"Arial" = color=3D"#000000" = size=3D"2"></font></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_Y3yYxs9PJoh0CQHOCeY4sw)--


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