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Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by gzalo »

wantguns wrote: post #25

i have always felt some unexplained effect while listening to Veridis Quo [1]. the melody start sounding different from the 0:38 mark, just as the kicks come in. it seems like some supporting keys are added with the kicks, to make the sound more full, but at the same time it could be my brain getting tricked. sorry for botching the explanation, i have never studied music. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCd6PfxO…

Hmm, do you experience the same effect here? https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/daft-punk-veridis-quo-tab-s3... It could be just the other instruments providing harmonics and changing the feel of the melody

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by gzalo »

There's one weird thing that I've noticed with Daft Punk's The Brainwasher, my brain has two different interpretations for the main loop offset:

If starting here, I hear a loop that starts with fast notes and then has a silence. (warning: loud) https://youtu.be/RdVEQbWjaTE?t=91

If starting a few seconds earlier, the previous melody seems to fuse with the part that starts at 1:30, and it sounds different, like a bit slower. (warning: loud) https://youtu.be/RdVEQbWjaTE?t=80

Not sure if that makes sense, hopefully some one else also hears both versions! I'm assuming it may have to do with interpreting the last note of the loop as part of the next one, but it could be something else too. It really is a brainwash :P

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by joecool1029 »

Not sure if it counts as an illusion but one that comes to mind is Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. There's a line "remember that it's all in your head" that was mixed in a way that phase cancellation will make it inaudible on mono playback.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_xRb0x9aw&t=176s Now go and install: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/soundfixer/ and set output to mono and replay it.

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by jannyfer »

samstave wrote: post #13

I have a weird auditory illusion that happens to me ; I have tinnitus, and a super weird auditory response thing that happens to me occassionally: So when I cant hear the high-pitched tinnitus squeal (very low volume, but still hear it) - there is something weird that happens which is that I can "hear" some sort of radio station - which plays music in the really faintest and far away sounding volume... The other thin…

The sleep noise could be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome.

I read about it on Hacker News, and then later realized I had it... and now I can't un-hear it!

I also hear music when there's white noise around me (white noise maker machines or a showerhead). That one is called Musical Ear Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_ear_syndrome

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by stickfigure »

mgdlbp wrote: post #73
nerf0 wrote: post #65

I want to make this random off-topic comment: For years I've been collecting various audio clips, where "environmental" sound (voice, noise, etc.) transitions into music, or vise versa, in songs, movies and TV shows. I've searched the web and the closest term I can find is "diegetic switch", but not quite. Here's the (short) list: - https://youtu.be/9j9bVl3rfNk?t=29 In The Defenders, repeated piano note transitions i…

- "Worthless" in The Brave Little Toaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UfsEj7AOGI - the chant in The Dark Knight Rises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXxw-zXRqOs&t=130s Probably a lot of variations in musicals, but most will be mundane.

Wow, growing up in the 80s and thoroughly indoctrinated with musical theatre by my parents... how have I never heard of the Brave Little Toaster until now?

I'm not sure whether I should thank you or curse you. Let's see what my 6yo says.

The article reminds me of Pepe's Burningman operas from the mid 90s... "Devil's Delight, The Fire Tonight" blended into "Devils Do Light The Fire Tonight""

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by fh973 »

nerf0 wrote: post #65

I want to make this random off-topic comment: For years I've been collecting various audio clips, where "environmental" sound (voice, noise, etc.) transitions into music, or vise versa, in songs, movies and TV shows. I've searched the web and the closest term I can find is "diegetic switch", but not quite. Here's the (short) list: - https://youtu.be/9j9bVl3rfNk?t=29 In The Defenders, repeated piano note transitions i…

Björk - Dancer in the Dark

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by [deleted] »

jannyfer wrote: post #84
samstave wrote: post #13

I have a weird auditory illusion that happens to me ; I have tinnitus, and a super weird auditory response thing that happens to me occassionally: So when I cant hear the high-pitched tinnitus squeal (very low volume, but still hear it) - there is something weird that happens which is that I can "hear" some sort of radio station - which plays music in the really faintest and far away sounding volume... The other thin…

The sleep noise could be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome . I read about it on Hacker News, and then later realized I had it... and now I can't un-hear it! I also hear music when there's white noise around me (white noise maker machines or a showerhead). That one is called Musical Ear Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_ear_syndrome

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Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by samstave »

jannyfer wrote: post #84
samstave wrote: post #13

I have a weird auditory illusion that happens to me ; I have tinnitus, and a super weird auditory response thing that happens to me occassionally: So when I cant hear the high-pitched tinnitus squeal (very low volume, but still hear it) - there is something weird that happens which is that I can "hear" some sort of radio station - which plays music in the really faintest and far away sounding volume... The other thin…

The sleep noise could be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome . I read about it on Hacker News, and then later realized I had it... and now I can't un-hear it! I also hear music when there's white noise around me (white noise maker machines or a showerhead). That one is called Musical Ear Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_ear_syndrome

Uhm is there a community of "us that we hear about"

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EDIT HOLY FN SHIT:

>* A similar occurrence is seen with strokes of the visual cortex where a visual field defect occurs and the brain conjures a piece of visual data to fill the spot. *

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When I turned 45 (I am 48) - I began seeing "floaters"

Could micro-floaters in vison (in my right eye) perhaps indicate micro-strokes? or future-strokes...

I am serious - need to look into this.

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by munificent »

stickfigure wrote: post #85
mgdlbp wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

- "Worthless" in The Brave Little Toaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UfsEj7AOGI - the chant in The Dark Knight Rises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXxw-zXRqOs&t=130s Probably a lot of variations in musicals, but most will be mundane.

Wow, growing up in the 80s and thoroughly indoctrinated with musical theatre by my parents... how have I never heard of the Brave Little Toaster until now? I'm not sure whether I should thank you or curse you. Let's see what my 6yo says. The article reminds me of Pepe's Burningman operas from the mid 90s... "Devil's Delight, The Fire Tonight" blended into "Devils Do Light The Fire Tonight""

The Brace Little Toaster is a great film, but you might want to preview it yourself before watching it with your kid. There are some scenes of peril and (machine) death that are surprisingly intense for a kids' film and your kid might not handle them well.

Re: Auditory illusions with examples from Daft Punk

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Post by [deleted] »

distantsounds wrote: post #50

This article is horribly written and executed for many reasons, but the primary one being that the vast majority of the music credited as Daft Punk is just sampled music from other artists. You can eloquently see this broken down here: https://youtu.be/lBSWw7RdZLk At least get the original works correct.

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