Singing is the most accessible stress reliever • Hacker News Board

Re: Singing is the most accessible stress reliever

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Post by HappyDreamer » Fri, May 22, 2020, 8:19 AM UTC

qnsi wrote: post #17

Ask HN: any hackerlike ways to train your singing when alone with no feedback? I will try to search algolia and come back to you with my research

Here:

    sudo apt install audacity

('audacity' is a sound recording program.) Then try to sing along a YouTube song, listening to the song in your headphones, whilst singing into a mic — recording your voice only.

Then play back your voice, from the recording, and find out what you'd like to change about your voice, and what you can get better at. It's harder to sing, than what I thought!

And, juts like running or table tennis or whatever, everyone is going to be not-good at it, in the beginning, I think.

Re: Singing is the most accessible stress reliever

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Post by AlwaysRock » Fri, May 22, 2020, 5:30 PM UTC

yters wrote: post #38

AlwaysRock wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1 for singings your way out of a bad trip. To paraphrase McKenna, If you find yourself in hell start singing. It will take you all the way to heaven.

what happens in a bad drug trip?

It depends on the trip/person but typically paranoia and panic attack type feelings. Toss in some bad/scary hallucinations as well.

Re: Singing is the most accessible stress reliever

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Post by iovrthoughtthis » Sat, May 23, 2020, 7:44 AM UTC

asdfasgasdgasdg wrote: post #43

iovrthoughtthis wrote: post #25

Shame poorer inner city dwellers all live in close proximity with thin walls or shared accommodation. Singing is almost impossible in those circumstances without annoying a neighbor. My last tenancy agreement had specific references to playing any music instruments / singing practice.

Singing at a normal indoor volume is fine even in apartments. Maybe you can't belt music out at the top of your lungs but despite the lease agreement no city will allow the enforcement of a rule that no singing at all is allowed in apartments.

The city might not but my neighbours... they might haha.

Seriously though. How would singing be relaxing if you had to deal with angry neighbours every few times you sung?