4 awful sounds for me
bagpipes, recorder, a kazoo and sadly my own vocal tones
I generally have to overcome my voice issues as I don't like putting on others to do the dirty deed in the composition challenge , but if given the opportunity I would have someone else sing instead of me.
Ed
having said that, as my lad did the vocal for my last one , I did ask him how my studio 'etiquette' was while directing and working with him , and he was happy with the process and enjoyed it. As he has done a bit of work in real studios , I took a bit of confidence from that