I need some sort of extension that would "cut" out the beats from all those lofi music so I can actually concentrate.
Show HN: Lofimusic.app, an open source Background Music Progressive Web App
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#32What does it mean that members of society have evolved to constantly need audible stimulation? I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
I find the idea of needing music very interesting. I never really feel that I need music. Like, I can enjoy movie and game soundtracks, and I feel like they add to the atmosphere. But when working, I have no problems working and focusing in silence. I don't need background music, and I don't need to hear the radio playing. I actually prefer silence. But I've noticed many people consider silence very uncomfortable. I…
I don't think this has anything to do with boredom. I'm can concentrate in silence but I still find it uncomfortable simple because:
a) No additional stimulus
b) Silence is easy to break. Both at home and in the office. And sudden noise during this silence kills concentration for me for good.
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#33The tiny drop shadow on the text looks really good.
I enjoy a most of the music in this genre. But a lot of the tracks use effects that makes me nauseous, heavy stereo panning and some sort of woomwoom feeling sound (is this "ducking"?). Makes it impossible for me to listen with headphones. Bearable on low volume on laptop speakers.
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#34What does it mean that members of society have evolved to constantly need audible stimulation? I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
I wonder the same thing. My girlfriend has to have music on in the background all the time. It drives me a bit crazy. I often just want silence.
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#35What does it mean that members of society have evolved to constantly need audible stimulation? I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
I think the difference between music and background music makes sense here.
I use this this kind of background music as a way to drown other noises, because it's easily canceled by the brain.
It's basically a nicer white noise, better than silence because it allows me to ignore much better the noises around.
So for the 'need' for audible stimulation, it's actually the opposite : you cancel as much as possible the stimulation by having a constant and easily filterable input that drowns the unexpected noises that could be stimulating/break your focus
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#36A bit of a tangent, but this sort of music actually makes it near impossible for me to concentrate.
Instead, I have what I call "loop songs", which are selected favourite tracks that span a range of genres from fairly heavy metal to Afrobeats. When I want to focus I pick a loop song and set it to repeat (the ideal volume varies per song, but is typically moderately loud). I can't explain how or why but it settles my brain far, far better than any white noise or "chill" playlist I've tried.
It's also a point of humour with my friends because they're horrified that I listen to the same song hundreds of times over a couple of days, while I'm perplexed that they can actually get tired of listening to a song to the point of disliking it.
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#37What does it mean that members of society have evolved to constantly need audible stimulation? I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
> I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
Why would there be?
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#38They have the radios on Spotify, your smart tv probably has an app for that.
If you mean the video part, wouldn’t it be a bit distracting? Still, I think webos-based TVs (LG) have a webkit browser that might be able to handle it. Edit: nope, they are not. Sadface.jpg
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#39A bit of a tangent, but this sort of music actually makes it near impossible for me to concentrate. Instead, I have what I call "loop songs", which are selected favourite tracks that span a range of genres from fairly heavy metal to Afrobeats. When I want to focus I pick a loop song and set it to repeat (the ideal volume varies per song, but is typically moderately loud). I can't explain how or why but it settles my…
That makes sense to me and I think it's the principle being mantras, repetition gets someone into a state of trance.
Although I don't know if I would be able to loop just one song, I do repeat albums that I like. So I put a few albums that I like and have listened to many, _many_ times, on queue. Already knowing the songs makes my brain settle (or at least reduces the cognitive(?) load a lot), and sometimes I even discovered "new sounds".
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Asking the same questions, and some more: I like the idea, and the app looks cool. I just wish there was a way to just get the audio streams from these channels and have the video constantly looping be embedded into the app or something. The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads, and I don't like my bandwidth being consumed by video when I'm not watching anything.
> The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads This is why God gave us ad blockers :)
I mean, that's standard fare these days, but going on YT with an ad blocker just to ensure a smooth, immersive music listening experience seems so... roundabout.
Also, I prefer to keep the ad blockers off when I'm on the site just to support those who I want to support, and I'm not on it for most of the time.