• _danny@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I have so many questions.

    Have you tried meditating to get a few minutes of quiet?

    Do you “hear” your thoughts / have an international monologue?

    How detailed are these songs? Do they have just vocals? Harmony? Drums? Bass?

    How many times do you have to hear a song before it becomes 'playable"

    Can you play an instrument?

    Do you have perfect pitch or is everything relative?

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      1 year ago
      1. Sure, but this just replaces the music with the sound of my breathing. There’s always something in my brain. The only meditative peace I can get is in a flow state e.g. working out.
      2. Yup, damn near always. Yak yak yak goes the brain.
      3. Usually just vocals unless I focus on the music, or if it’s instrumental then I hear everything.
      4. Music that I can play in my brain on demand is usually music I listen to all the time already, with some exceptions. Don’t have exact data on this, but it depends on context - if it’s my favorite band then it’ll stick around after 1 listen. If it’s someone else or music I dislike it may take several listens.
      5. I play The Axe by which I mean a ukulele. Not particularly well IMO but it’s fun and relaxing.
      6. I don’t think so, but I can identify most songs I’ve heard before pretty quickly if I know the band or song name. It’s like an involuntary Shazam.