• tetrachromacy
    14·
    8 months ago

    I think I’m special here. Most of the time if I’ve got a song on repeat and I’m tired of it I can think of a different song and play that instead. I just tell my brain, “Dummy, play The River by King Gizzard” and I’ll hear it. It’s nice.

    The problem is there always needs to be a song going - there is no silence track. As soon as my brain notices that I’m not playing a song, it’ll play one for me, usually the last one I heard.

    • _danny@lemmy.world
      10·
      8 months 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?

      • tetrachromacy
        4·
        7 months 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.