why is whispering louder than quiet talking?

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when people talk in a low voice, i don’t notice it. but when they whisper it sounds harsh and noticeable.

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If you were to record the two, and compare the sound waves side by side, you would see that the whisper contains more high frequency content and the low speaking contains more low-mid frequency content. So it’s less about the volume and more about the frequency you’re hearing.

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