Will these illusions trick your ears?

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Illusions that trick your ears! Are you fooled?
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Yanny / Laurel
6:28 - Shepard Tone
9:31 - Risset Rhythm
10:14 - The Talking Piano
Why You Don't Like The Sound Of Your Voice: • Why You Don't Like The...
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Edit by Reece Lipman www.reecelipman.com/
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This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession: amzn.to/3oduEoE
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain: amzn.to/3piw0zK
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Resources
Shepard Tones: www.premiumbeat.com/blog/shep...
A Linguist Explains Why 'Laurel' Sounds Like 'Yanny': www.theatlantic.com/technolog...
Yanny or Laurel: www.theverge.com/2018/5/15/17...
Yanny or Laurel: www.theguardian.com/technolog...
Talking Piano: ledgernote.com/blog/interesti...
Play the Mind KZfaq Channel: / @playthemind
Talking Piano, Lord Vinheterio: • The Incredible Talking...
Richard King: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...)

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@NickSBailey 3 жыл бұрын

I can hear Laurel whatever pitch it was played at lol

@krylesangerbeaver 3 жыл бұрын

Funny, for me it was Yanny on whatever pitch at 5:21. In the original clip I am also a Yanny.

@rickc2102 3 жыл бұрын

I've never once heard Yanny

@Catalinddm 3 жыл бұрын

I actually heard Yanny more when the pitch was lower and Laurel higher in pitch. Although, granted, in the lower segment I actually hear both laurel and yanny, just a little bit clearer yanny. My brain hurts now... lmao

@The_Crab_Whisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Yup! Laurel every time!

@MassimilianoSarigu 3 жыл бұрын

How can someone possibly hear "yanni"?

@frothyham 3 жыл бұрын

Weirdly enough, I finally heard Yanny once the pitch was at its lowest. Really awesome video! Looking forward to more cool stuff like this on your channel!

@nathanweiss5174 3 жыл бұрын

when it went high I heard Yaurel, when it went low I heard a Gary or two

@jackalopegaming4948 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's how it was for me too. I finally heard Yanny at about the lowest three.

@ussenterncc1701e 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I heard laurel through all the high, almost yanny near the bottom, and geary at the lowest.

@aliwantizu 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. When it was higher it was Laurel, but when it was lower it was Yanny. Good stuff!

@luke_bongoman89 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too

@steviebob4 3 жыл бұрын

I know the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody but I didnt hear them in the clip. I didnt hear the piano talking until I read the cqptions so I get the priming thing. Hmmm

@shaun138 3 жыл бұрын

"VSAUCE! Beth here. Is it Laurel or is it Yanny?" Love the new educational/entertainment content format!

@Lord_Vinheteiro 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this video! Regards Vinheteiro

@BethRoars 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@manocustaff4809 3 жыл бұрын

Vinheteiro assistindo Beth Roars? Quero esse crossover um dia

@nomadenview 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...Lord vin.....

@dallasstiles118 3 жыл бұрын

I love both of you

@mhenrique4860 3 жыл бұрын

@@manocustaff4809 hahaha tambem quero!

@The1313Vixen 3 жыл бұрын

I love Shepard Tones. Especially when there's a rising and falling tone at the same time, which others describe as being too unsettling to listen to for any time. I find them somewhat soothing.

@GatorDunnAZ 3 жыл бұрын

I heard Laurel at all frequencies until the very low which is when I heard the Gary sound. So, I'm middle aged and have gone to many concerts, so my higher frequency range is probably garbage.

@RallzGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever Beth posts stuff like this, it just makes me love her and her channel even more! Also, props for featuring a Brazilian youtuber! As a Brazilian myself, it's nice to see my country getting some love. Best of all to ya Beth! Amazing work!

@JockMcBile 3 жыл бұрын

Loving these educational, nerdy episodes. Keep up the great work!

@BethRoars 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@yehudasimon6957 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome and educational. More like this, please!

@dougf94912 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating!

@thotmayaduidang6545 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Beth for the fun, interesting & amazing video... It was worth it... & I can't stop to watch your beautiful smile... Love you❤❤❤ & take care...

@PortCharmers 3 жыл бұрын

"The Piano has been talking, not me" (Tom Waits). Thanks for explaining the "pattern-seeking" brain's role in the auditory world. It's much clearer how we visually mistake things for human forms or faces when information is incomplete and the brain fills in the gaps. It's really interesting to see what makes a sound similar enough to a human voice to be mistaken for one. It reminds me of a TED talk by Michael Shermer about "why people believe weird things", in which he delivers a lot of examples of visual and auditory illusions, including the famous satanic backwards-message in Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. I didn't understand a word until the words were shown. It would be really interesting to see this visualized in the way you show here, and compare it to someone actually singing it normally, i.e. forwards. I suspect that it's not the voice alone but the whole array of instruments that bring the harmonics together in just the right way. Unfortunately, Michael got too hung up ridiculing the people who over-interpret such things to actually clarify the "why" in his title.

@staciedziedzic8706 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Beth! This video was amazing! I love this channel! What I just watched blew my mind! Wow! I am going to pay attention to some stuff that I hear from now on! Great video!

@PixelBaller 3 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting video. Really well explained and lots of work went into it. I was finally able to hear Laurel during that clip. Thanks :)

@talesbarreto 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!! Thank you!!!

@metalrainbow2728 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. Great video! :)

@mickeylilly6057 3 жыл бұрын

You are fine. Good luck with your channel. I love your reaction/analysis to metal music.

@banality1234 3 жыл бұрын

This explains a lot. The reason two people disagree on what was said in any given situation. Thanks for this Beth.

@michaelmcdermott209 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for the info.

@alfonsoagren414 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun and informative! Well done!👍

@BethRoars 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@richkranz-hiddenmaster-of-rock 2 жыл бұрын

This kind of videos are extremely interesting, plus you have an adorable and cristal clear accent. They are very gripping and novelty. Besides, high quality content. I congratulate You, Beth!

@laurielyons3946 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video! Thanks!

@donpruett9194 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that was very interesting ,I really enjoyed it and I wouldn't mind hearing more about this sort of topic. Thank you Beth great video

@BethRoars 3 жыл бұрын

I have lots of ideas. Check out my Beth Chats playlist for more videos with similar themes: kzfaq.info/sun/PL9cGSbtFombSa49bJ0nxQhwx5tHnj9sP_

@sagicornicusstarcrasher2766 3 жыл бұрын

Why do I find the beth roars logo speaking laurel the funniest event of today??? XP

@SultanKhan-fm6zb 3 жыл бұрын

Mind Blown 🤯 Tremendous job 👏

@novaasher1185 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, Beth! No matter what frequency or pitch, I can only hear Laurel. And also 'ba' dominates my hearing instead of 'fa', I could only hear about 2 - 3 fa(s) in passing.

@alvarocadena6799 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!

@manocustaff4809 3 жыл бұрын

Now I understand when you increase the pitch, I could still hear Laurel in the man's voice but slowly a second voice, robotic-like started to appear, saying Yanny. About my gear: AKG K240 MKII plugged directly into my PC, with no DAC or stuff like that. I'm 24 years old, too. You're really into that stuff, huh? I could see in your eyes your excitement, like, way more excited than your usual, it's like you were talking about the coolest thing in the world and I think it is for you. It's nice to see this kind of passion

@paul7787 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I can hear both now. 😄

@mikemclenison8200 3 жыл бұрын

Great topic!

@codex4046 3 жыл бұрын

Another audio illusion is at the end of Mr. Blue Sky by ELO. If you ask people what it's saying most people will say "Mr blue sky" while actually it says "Please turn me over" since it was the last song on that side of the Vinyl.

@ollonelycat 3 жыл бұрын

Laurel is in the lower frequencies and Yanny is in the higher frequencies. I was able to hear both first time I heard it. It's about time someone else figured it out. :D

@rickc2102 3 жыл бұрын

"Mcgurk" sounds like something I'd call a friend to take the piss.

@annelavalos2426 3 жыл бұрын

This was such a neat video 😁

@BethRoars 3 жыл бұрын

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@everett880 3 жыл бұрын

Laurel still dominates my hearing no matter what frequency and pitch. On the 'ba' and 'fa' exercise, when I close my eyes, I could only hear 'ba' all the way.

@markmalone279 3 жыл бұрын

Okay now you're tripping me out. This just followed you're live chat today and whoah... I've never looked into any of this.

@Freddwith2D 3 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who, the first time we met, told me she was living in Boulder (CO) , but as I'm french, I heard Bordeaux, which led to a short confusing conversation ! And thank you for talking about Risset, his work seems very interesting !

@balianss6378 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Beth cool video 👍🌟⭐⭐⭐👌🙏🎄

@charliestevenson6452 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting content that held my attention. It was as good as hearing you react to my favorite artist singing my favorite song. I hope that you can find some more content to make another educational video like this one. Thank you for your hard work. rawr!

@BethRoars 3 жыл бұрын

I have lots of ideas. :) Check out my Beth Chats playlist for more educational videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PL9cGSbtFombSa49bJ0nxQhwx5tHnj9sP_

@elvisemidiosilva8840 3 жыл бұрын

The Ba/Fa test worked for me. But the laurel audio never changes.

@chasparos62 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful as usual. You should now treat yourself to Geoff Castaluccis cover of high and dry. Solo vocal with piano and just amazingly done with a voice that does amazing things.

@laura3003 3 жыл бұрын

5:16 i heard "laurel/yaurel" in the higher pitch and "yanny" in the lower D: in the middle i heard both of them at the same time plus "yaurel" lmao

@DairyAir 3 жыл бұрын

Talk nerdy to me 😜 really cool video!!!

@aliwantizu 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, very interesting and informative. BTW, I loved that you have the little roar say Laurel instead of roar at the beginning of the video. Awesome sauce right there! Bi gu math! ~Be Blessed!

@sydhamelin1265 3 жыл бұрын

I first discovered the Laurel clip before a band rehearsal, and heard Laurel. To test if it was frequency, we played a bit without any ear protection (super smart, I know) then listened to the same clip and I heard Yanny. So...that's what damage live music will do.

@roadgatorgraphics 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible that it has to do with the pitches your ears pick up? The lower pitches are obviously "laurel", but if you listen closely, the higher pitches seem to say "yanni", "Gary", or some other word. Very interesting. You got me on the "ba" part. Good job. Edit: sorry, I didn't finish the video before I made my comment. You actually addressed this.

@Michael-im1vc 3 жыл бұрын

I've been enjoying your reactions quite a bit, thanks! Would LOVE to see you critique Shakey Graves, "Roll the Bones"

@ussenterncc1701e 3 жыл бұрын

So, the initial priming example (color mismatch) didn't work for me. But I'm glad you replayed the talking piano, cause that did help me see priming. The first time you played the piano, I didn't hear it at all. So I listened to it again with my eyes closed and could kind of hear it. But when you played it again at the end I clearly heard the words!

@eloctavo1909 3 жыл бұрын

i like these new type of videos =)

@marvinboswell6889 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting and fun

@johnscaramis2515 3 жыл бұрын

5:45 strangely I hear something likely "yally" here... Have to try with my headphones tomorrow

@fcza4346 3 жыл бұрын

What did you he hear with headphones? I heard "Jelly" 🤣

@dallasstiles118 3 жыл бұрын

Might not be perfectly analagous, but I am a percussionist and am fascinated by implied and actual metric modulation and polyrythms. Often when hearing traditional African music I shift between hearing it in different meters.

@francgurt5448 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Could you do a vocal coach reacts on Dire Straits or Mark Knopfler in general? Thanks, cheers from Italy!

@completecharleston7142 3 жыл бұрын

I believe there's a great example of The Shepherd Tone effect at the very end of Pink Floyd studio version of "Echoes" - check it out.

@UMHBJess77 2 жыл бұрын

Like many others I hear Laurel for most of the clip. I only heard Yanny when it was at the lowest frequency. That being said, I have always been super sensitive to high frequencies like when people’s hearing aid batteries are running low. I also used to hear the old tvs and monitors when they were on but not having a signal. It registered in the back of my head right where it meets my neck and is very uncomfortable. I am 44.

@elvisemidiosilva8840 3 жыл бұрын

The ascending sound was used by The beatles on the song "A Day in the Life" if i'm not mistaken.

@rickc2102 3 жыл бұрын

nevercouldbeanyotherway

@msenecal 3 жыл бұрын

I love the scientific explanations of what we are hearing.

@haniahabib6353 3 жыл бұрын

Laurel I love this video

@robertcronin6603 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap...I never knew of the McGurk affect...very interesting

@maxstevam430 3 жыл бұрын

Its crazy that ive never knew this until i start watching, but once i started studying sound i heard both separate in the higher and lower frequencies before you confirming this lmao

@anaelhonings8683 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect that kind of technical video about sound on your channel! Great job, Beth! :-) If you're interested to hear the "talking piano" trick applied to different instruments throughout an album based on the sound of talking voices by a great canadian guitarist and composer René Lussier, here's the Wiki page : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_tr%C3%A9sor_de_la_langue and here's the whole album : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7NmdLZezNzYf5c.html (by the way, thank you so much for speaking about Jean-Claude Risset :-)

@fysy9989 3 жыл бұрын

I heard "bah" both times right away. Also I heard Laurel all the time except when you reached the lowest pitch, then I think I heard a Yanny. At the highest pitch it sounded like Lolly

@robetheridge6999 10 ай бұрын

Haha, I heard Laurel the first time, then Laurel and Geery when changing the frequency.

@deepermind4884 3 жыл бұрын

All Laurel, until at 5:10 I heard "Yeermy". At about 5:40 I started hearing "Yammy". Right before that, I heard both at once 2 or 3 times.

@PeuNeiva 3 жыл бұрын

Lord Vinheteiro from 🇧🇷 10:15 as me, great video! I love your voice!!

@Nacur 3 жыл бұрын

That was really interesting! By the way, I heard Laurel every single time.

@wicket20 3 жыл бұрын

I heard Laurel the whole time until it was at its lowest. Then I heard yeary. But this is on cheap bluetooth earbuds

@zeigbert1743 3 жыл бұрын

So cool. The Big Turk McGurk effect.

@sergioalonso4007 3 жыл бұрын

Risset just drove during rush hour traffic, being overtaken a thousand times with that multi-doppler effect... For sure :D

@PropBoyGinge 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting... I believe that I've lost some of my higher frequency hearing due to too much exposure to loud noise (specifically sitting behind a drum kit) in my teens and early twenties. I only heard Laurel on the pitch removal and "Laurel" until the pitch shifted to the lower range and then I heard "Yeary"

@maxibradshaw 3 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting 🤔

@b1blancer1 3 жыл бұрын

My wife damaged her right ear drum while scuba diving years ago. She still has diminished hearing in that ear today. She has said how much harder it is to understand people now that masks are in use. She didn't realize how much she was getting from essentially lip reading until that was taken away.

@rabiatorthegreat6163 3 жыл бұрын

I hear sometimes Yanny, sometimes Laurel (but distorted) and sometimes "Yarry". It seeems there is plenty of variety here.

@DrummerGrrrl 10 ай бұрын

Yeah... thanks for the early Halloween scare!! Yikes!

@leonelvillalba8506 3 жыл бұрын

Beth 😍 😍 😍 😍

@AJohnsonJr 3 жыл бұрын

I originally heard yanny going up and laurel coming down, and then it switched. This is amazing, yet scary.

@MassimilianoSarigu 3 жыл бұрын

You get similar illusions when someone "adapt" Korean songs to Italian language: after you read captions you actually hear Italian words (of course, if you're Italian)

@N1c0l3.D 3 жыл бұрын

I heard Yanny at the start. I here both when the pitch's are changed. It's so weird and messes with my brain. 🙂🙂

@anaelhonings8683 3 жыл бұрын

Something else I've been searching for years : I don't know if you ever heard of "circular breathing" (an extended technique mostly used for didgeridoo, saxophone and other wind instruments) Some say it's possible to use that technique for singing and I'm just super excited to hear what it would sound like and to understand how it can be humanly possible! :-P The further I can go is singing short rythmic phrases on the inhale then on the exhale, back and forth (inspired by inuit throat singing "battles" later developped in solos by the great Tanya Tagaq : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtudqbyry9u4YKs.html

@CMCrockett 3 жыл бұрын

There is a bird that I hear at work that always sounds like its saying someone's name, usually 'Gary' or 'Eric'. I only heard 'yanny' in the far left 20% of the slide.

@HankJr. 3 жыл бұрын

I hear both through the entire pitch at 5:23. Laurel is the dominant sound with Yanni sounding like a whisper behind it. It’s strange.

@Catalinddm 3 жыл бұрын

10:00 it was used in the pc game Half-Life 2 to some degree.

@LetsRaZe 3 жыл бұрын

I thought a professor said that you should hear yanny if you have good hearing. The original clip was someone saying Laurel but the 'controversial' clip used online was pitched up making Yanny the correct answer.

@jasonboyle2374 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please check out Raine Maida lead singer of Our Lady Peace his range is amazing and do not think you have looked or listened to his voice before. Thank you!

@progrock3616 3 жыл бұрын

Jajajajajaja morí en la intro usual "Laurel"

@munizdaniel7 3 жыл бұрын

ALL i hear is Laurel. Ecen when the pitches are changed. I even tried reading the other word first, and still heard laurel.

@mauriicio--i 3 жыл бұрын

Ok now you name Nolan's movies? That's why you're my favorite.

@theboi396 3 жыл бұрын

beth the besth

@mashi_ms 3 жыл бұрын

At first I heard Yanny, but now after listening it on 5:22 I hear both of them at the same time. XD Interesting video, though!

@derkoenigderdunkelheit1307 3 жыл бұрын

Woow when at first I heard Yanny, as the pitch got higher I heard Laurel and as it went down I heard Yanny again

@Hoscitt 3 жыл бұрын

All pitches and speeds are 'yanny'. Facts! 😁

@Gustavvo0 3 жыл бұрын

Please react to inutilismo - "2020 em uma música". That's a Brazilian guy singing and playing some 2020 hits perfectly, like a native English speaker.

@EdHotchkin 3 жыл бұрын

They used this piano affect in IT (original Tellie movie)

@russelljohnson4527 3 жыл бұрын

Professor Beth just got a ton of ignorance out of me!

@chloej1611 2 жыл бұрын

Weird. I heard "Yanny" on what you called the normal clip, but when the pitch went up, I heard "Laurel" and when the pitch went down, I heard "Yanny."

@nickjeffery536 3 жыл бұрын

Laurel vs Yanny - first time I played it in this video, I heard Yanny, then went back, actively listened for Laurel and heard that, but then could not "switch" back to Yanny...

@PortCharmers 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have a scientific explanation why I find modern music so unnerving. It also explains that when I sit next to a river and it starts to mumble, it doesn't actually tell me anything supernaturally profound, but what what I'm primed to hear, a sort of amplifier of my own thoughts. However that Doppler-effect of a car passing by would be a descending tone, even if it's going backwards. The most fantastic Doppler-effect I ever heard occurred when passing by the bagpiper on George Street at a decent pace on a bicycle.