Laurel vs Yanny: what do you hear

[snoodledoo]

DS played this for DH & me last night on his iphone (so we were all listening to the same device at the same time). DH and I only heard Yanny, and DS only heard Laurel. We thought he was nuts. Then he started playing some other recording that had multiple 'versions'. DH and I always agreed and DS never heard it the same as we did.

 

[Jaspers]

I think I heard both at some point when a friend made me listen to the voice. The first one I heard was Yanny though.

 

[mamamary]

Laurel

I just heard it on tv and this time I heard yanny - lol

 

[Turn the Page]

I think it really must be speaker dependent as some have suggested. Listening on my phone I definitely heard "Yanny", but on a desktop PC , definitely "Laurel"!

I agree. I think that was the issue with the blue vs gold dress thing. It looked different depending on the monitor you were viewing it on.

 

[E&Cmom]

My family all listened to it on my ipad so same device. Both myself and DH heard Laurel but my kids heard Yanny. When I listen again on the same device but this time using headphones I heard Yanny. My kids still heard Yanny with headphones. DH didn’t try it then.

 

[Sugardimples]

On my computer I hear Laurel; on my phone I hear Yanny. On the Today show this morning, I heard Yanny.

 

[elgerber]

I have also heard both, depending on which site I listened to it from.

 

[EscalatorKid]

I watched "The Chew" today on ABC and I just heard "Yanny" as well as "Yannel." This morning, it was entirely "Laurel" and nothing else.

I got it on the computer and I hear "Yanny" and "Yaurel" if I play it long enough.

This is so cool and also bizarre.

 

[MrsDuck]

Yanny!

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I hear laurel on computer, phone and radio.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...hear-both-why-sound-pitch-voice-a8353706.html

I hear Laurel even when they broke it apart and we’re supposedly only hearing the Yanny part.

 

[aprilgail]

Laurel. Clearly Laurel. I have no idea how anyone is hearing anything different. There is no Y sound in there at all...to my ears.

I agree- my 18 year old daughter, myself and my 90 year old mother all hear Laurel. There is no "Y" sound what so ever in there.

 

[Carlymouse]

This is weird. At first I listened to it several times and heard neither.
It was something in-between, like Yarry (yah-ree) or Yeary. No L or N sounds. Then I played it on a different site and clearly heard Laurel.

Sort of the same. I was Laurel on the NYT link, and when I went as far to the left as possible it only turned into "Yarry.' I haven't tried the Good Morning America one, which my husband tried and said his ear had a different reaction than the other link.

 

[JaneBanks]

I hear laurel on computer, phone and radio.



I hear Laurel even when they broke it apart and we’re supposedly only hearing the Yanny part.

Same here.

 

[wvjules]

Someone posted this to my FB. Even when I'm supposed to hear both or "Yanny" I only hear Laurel.

 

[E&Cmom]

Someone posted this to my FB. Even when I'm supposed to hear both or "Yanny" I only hear Laurel.

Me too.

 

[smiths02]

Someone posted this to my FB. Even when I'm supposed to hear both or "Yanny" I only hear Laurel.

On the "both" I hear Laurel. On the "Yanny" I hear "ya-whee" or something weird, not Yanny. I did it on my computer with another site and heard Laurel. I turned down the volume and heard "Lonny"
I just can't get "Yanny" no matter what.

 

[Minnesota!]

My family of 4 listened at the same time - 2 heard Yanny, 1 heard Laurel, 1 heard Jerry..

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Yanny!

And I will always believe the dress was white and gold!!!

 

[dotfurio]

I read an article somewhere online that it’s really saying Laurel, but I don't know if the source is accurate, because I’ve also read that it’s both words recorded together.

 

[Kellydelly]

This is weird. At first I listened to it several times and heard neither.
It was something in-between, like Yarry (yah-ree) or Yeary. No L or N sounds. Then I played it on a different site and clearly heard Laurel.

I heard something like "Larry" the first time I listened, then when I tried again later I clearly heard Laurel. I think there are a few different versions going around or something.