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post #31 of 45
7/5/09 at 2:05am
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Originally Posted by scytheavatar View Post
IMHO, if your music needs to be "enhanced", it sucks and you shouldn't be listening to it .
Amen. Great music should sound great sober. I will say that music sounds better in the dead of night when everything is quiet. Obviously most people cannot crank it, but there is a real ethereal quality to it.
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post #32 of 45
7/5/09 at 2:20am
If so many people get their best results while completely relaxed, nearly asleep and defocused, then how important is the gear? Might you not notice a less expensive piece of gear under these conditions? Thoughts?
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post #33 of 45
7/5/09 at 2:56am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post
If so many people get their best results while completely relaxed, nearly asleep and defocused, then how important is the gear? Might you not notice a less expensive piece of gear under these conditions? Thoughts?
Well, I can doze off to music, but I do not enjoy it as much, because I have a hard time paying attention when really tired. This kills cohesion of the music to me. In my case, I am sure you are right.

When I am awake and it is dark, late, and still, the gear really shines, because there are no distractions to hide slight frequency peaks, bad recordings, reduced amp headroom, etc as there are during the busy day. My house is never quiet until the kids are asleep as well as my wife (that is the only alone time we have). Only then do I really get into the music.
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post #34 of 45
7/5/09 at 3:41am
Stick to substance abuse
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post #35 of 45
7/5/09 at 7:07am
If the goal is to have a trippy experience while listening to music without chemical assistance (or interference), then selecting music aimed at narrating others' trips and recognizing and understanding the themes of the very introspective lyrics associated with the music can be quite enlightening, and certainly much safer than the alternative.

Perhaps the trippiest album I have ever heard, in this respect, is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. It's not the 70's anymore, and no one even seems capable of writing albums like that these days. It's actually pretty amusing to read modern interpretations of what this album is about.
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post #36 of 45
7/5/09 at 7:30pm
I find music that has a connection to a happy moment, or other time in your life always sounds better.

Also, darkness, quietness and most of all DONT PAUSE IN THE MIDDLE!
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post #37 of 45
7/6/09 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post
If so many people get their best results while completely relaxed, nearly asleep and defocused, then how important is the gear? Might you not notice a less expensive piece of gear under these conditions? Thoughts?
Probably not all that important.

To me it often falls into the same category as luxury cars and designer clothes - in many ways much more about impression management than individual enjoyment. And, like expensive cars and clothes we can get along quite fine without it.

I wonder if fretting over gear inadequacies isn't also a manifestation of prolonged boredom, as well.
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post #38 of 45
7/7/09 at 5:42pm
travelling with music either cycling or by train or coach works best for me. but it could have something to do with tempo & the desire to keep moving. maybe it's a time keeping / pace keeping thing?

i find ambient music is great for longer journeys. not sure why. perhaps it's because my longer journeys are for leisure / relaxation.

it could also be that certain music just fits a persons character. i think music can be something you crave (like a drug), in that if you are this or that type of music you won't be happy until you're hearing it, like it is part of you. like a passifier for the mind!
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post #39 of 45
7/7/09 at 6:28pm
With the lights off, I tend to wander and fall asleep. Much better for me to be able to focus on the music with the lights on.
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post #40 of 45
7/9/09 at 10:46pm
Like others have said: Dark room, relaxed mind set. Of course, you could just meet Mary Jane once in a while during your listening sessions and just get completely immersed in the song you're playing. That's my experience, anyways.
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post #41 of 45
7/10/09 at 12:07am
true story, that is the best though I haven't done it in years, just a different experience from drinking, opiates, etc it is just a flow :F
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post #42 of 45
7/10/09 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by ok computer View Post
Or you could get an isolation tank. I'd imagine taping ping pong balls to your eyes would provide a lot of discomfort and defeat the purpose.
yes, an isolation chamber would work very well. fortunately, they're as common as starbucks. i drive past at least eight isolation chambers on the way to work every day.

also, if you're finding discomfort from the ping pong balls, perhaps you shouldn't hammer them into your ocular bones.
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post #43 of 45
7/10/09 at 9:43pm

Honestly?

For em, coffee works great. All I need is a mocha or some cheap prepackaged nescafe instant coffee+creamer. For some reason, with the prepackaged nescafe, I never crash when drinking it and it almost ALWAYS results me in being elated. When listening to music after drinking coffee, I always really feel excited and pulled into the music. COFFEE IS GREAT FOR DANCE MUSIC
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post #44 of 45
7/10/09 at 10:07pm
lol, yeah, I like to rave on coffee...

But it is best for me to stay alert while listening to music, and really hear the nuances.
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post #45 of 45
7/11/09 at 9:58pm
it isnt really a method per se to enhance your listening experience... but i think we can all agree that music and art in general feels and sounds better when depressed.

depression and art goes hand in hand.
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