So... Most of understand expectation bias and how easily the brain can be fooled, otherwise why would be trying to create a complete orchestra or band with 2 speakers! If you accept that, and also accept that there is no harm in it then there are a range of things that could be considered to enhance listening pleasure entirely by working on the brain. Does anyone have favorite techniques for this?
For example. A roaring fire, despite clearly adding background noise and other things always puts me in a good mood for appreciating the music. As does the anticipation of the glass of single malt in front of me. Both work on clearing the mind from the dross of the day and relaxing. So maybe it should be mandatory to do some meditation or Yoga before listening?
What do others do to 'get in the right frame of mind' to get fooled by their system? Are they placebos or just ways of calming down?
(aside as I get older I am more convinced it is the ritual of vinyl that makes it enjoyable).
For example. A roaring fire, despite clearly adding background noise and other things always puts me in a good mood for appreciating the music. As does the anticipation of the glass of single malt in front of me. Both work on clearing the mind from the dross of the day and relaxing. So maybe it should be mandatory to do some meditation or Yoga before listening?
What do others do to 'get in the right frame of mind' to get fooled by their system? Are they placebos or just ways of calming down?
(aside as I get older I am more convinced it is the ritual of vinyl that makes it enjoyable).
I think of evaluation and listening to music as distinctly different activities. For the latter, I simply don't worry about getting fooled, I just want to hear Eric Dolphy play "Hi Fly" or Peter Mulvey play "Kids in the Square."
Agreed. But if you listen when annoyed, thinking about something else etc the total experience is sometimes not as pleasurable. For me the second album of the night is usually better as the first has calmed me down from the day. That's all in the mind, hence interested what people do to give the mind a helping hand. Certain endorphin mixes certainly help a lot, but that's not a discussion for here.
No doubt. Those are the times when I go downstairs to the lab and take out my frustrations on poor, innocent circuits.
Smoking something is nice. Tobacco or other. I used to some cigars or a pipe while listening. Pipe smoking has a lot of ritual to it.
I agree, my father was a pipe man and I once entertained buying an antique meerschaum pipe but still have never tried it. 2 cigars in 65 yr. remains the entirety of my smoking.
One's childhood sets the pace, usually - Mum was dead against smoking, in every sense, and I have never sampled anything in smoke form, 🙂 - the die was cast far too strongly ...
Had a good example today of how relaxation can help. Came in from destroying an old pond ready to lay the slab for a new shed. Cold, arms aching, but I had an hour before I needed to do anything else and deserved a rest. Makes a big difference as you can let the music just wash over you. Shame my ribbons are still bedding in...
Nothing more relaxing than destroying something.
BTW today is my 65th birthday and the Google homepage has a birthday cake for me (I assume just for me) this is really creepy.
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Not down under as far as I can see - tsk, what a shame, 😉 ... congrats on reaching a milestone, is as good as when you were 64? ... 😎
Edit: Checked this out, Aquarius (astrology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - proves astrology is bunkum, obviously no overlaps here ... 😛.
Edit: Checked this out, Aquarius (astrology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - proves astrology is bunkum, obviously no overlaps here ... 😛.
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There will be so many by many Indian artists, with different instruments.
Search for 'relaxing raga cd'.
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Search for 'relaxing raga cd'.
Gajanan Phadte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwBxqWEG7cY
The musicians will mostly not upload raga Kalavati, as it is the most preferred and is money.
Gajanan Phadte
The musicians will mostly not upload raga Kalavati, as it is the most preferred and is money.
Gajanan Phadte
Sorry, couldn't resist posting this...Tabla at its best by Zakir Hussain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMS3O3xDFc
Enjoy
Gajanan Phadte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMS3O3xDFc
Enjoy
Gajanan Phadte
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