I really enjoy hearing myself and I try to carry around a cassette recorder at festivals and parties. It is painful to hear those things that you wish never existed, but it is also a good way to catch them and learn from them, i.e. ignore the temptation next time. I also sometimes finding myself listening repeatedly to something that i was involved in which always makes the soul feel good.
What is really nice is to hear that NOBODY likes the way their own voice sounds speaking. If we recognize that maybe some of the restricting feelings that come when we think about our own playing are universal and even the greats have to fight them maybe we can learn to be confident! Hoff - not the one who was just put in a psych ward! On Dec 2, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Steve Cantrell wrote: > I have recently started doing this as often as possible and it is > pretty revealing. I've had the opportunity to both wince and pat > myself on the back, so I recommend it for anyone who is intent on > learning to improvise in this style. My .00001 cents worth. > > From: Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com> > To: Taterbugmando <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 2:55:33 PM > Subject: Re: hearing yourself > > Chef, > > Yes, you will eventually get used to hearing your own voice/mando. > That's not to say you'll be okay with it... just used to it :) I would > (and do) opine that one absolutely must listen to oneself play and > sing regularly in order to improve. Doing so is quite the ear opener > to be sure and is oftentimes painful, yes... I record all of my shows > and as the saying goes, the truth hurts... I'm still waiting for the > "set me free" part > > I can think of a few folks whom I wish I could FORCE to listen to > themselves play ;) > > Brian > > > On Dec 2, 10:10 am, Mando Chef <saltydogli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I recorded a jam from the other day. I have recorded myself with > > other in the past but have never gotten used to hearing my self, the > > mandolin I am used to, but me, no. > > > > There are times that in the heat of the moment I feel there are some > > great harmonies but when I listen back I hear inadequacies(sp?). > > Maybe it's just a more careful listen, looking for errors or how to > > improve for next time. Whether or not I did my job properly vocally > > rarely does it sound like me. > > > > So here goes a more direct approach.... Do you ever get used to > > hearing your own voice on recordings? > > > > Adam > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en > . > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
