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Vincentt · 07-05-2005, 12:49 AM

I have to say both, I like music or TV etc during the day. But dead silence when I need to sleep or study.

KellyC · 07-05-2005, 09:27 AM

Silence, I hear enough noise already...cars driving by, people talking, kids playing outside...arrggg!!

feelgood · 07-05-2005, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amonkie

I am deaf when I take out my hearing aid, and I like it to be quiet when I do so - so most evenings are much quieter for me... During the day, I almost always have some music going, or I start talking to myself sometimes.

What she said.

I think those of us who are deaf or hard of hearing has a greater appreciation or greater hatred for silence.

Charlatan · 07-05-2005, 01:05 PM

I prefer to have either music or CBC Radio one on in the BG... if I am doing dishes or cleaning the house it is no longer in the BG...

I just prefer it this way, even when I am reading.

When I travel, the first thing I do in a hotel room is turn on the TV to BBC world or CNN International... I like the white noise it provides (hotel radio generally sucks)...

The funny thing is, when I am on vacation (like next week at the cottage) I like my silence. I get up early in the morning to sit on the dock and just breathe...

Zeraph · 07-05-2005, 02:12 PM

I hate noise in general. It bothers me more than it should. Sometimes I can't concentrate at all.l

thingstodo · 07-05-2005, 05:03 PM

Like Sweatpea, I, too, like balance. But I need a fan to sleep effectively.

vanblah · 07-06-2005, 06:59 AM

My problem with music--<i>any kind of music</i>-- is that when it's playing I tend to become absorbed by it. I start analyzing it and listening for certain nuances - or even re-writing it in my mind. Don't get me wrong ... this is what I enjoy.

So I can't have it on as a background noise. My wife on the other hand loves to have music on as background. We've had some arguments in the car. Especially when I'm working on a song of my own and have it running around in my head.

doodlebird · 07-06-2005, 08:29 AM

more silence then sound. when it's quiet, the pictures in my mind come to life just long enough for me to fix them there.

sometimes when working, and sometimes in the car, i'll listen to the radio or a CD. but more often then not, i prefer to listen to the noises around me... the hum of the road, the drone of the AC, the sweet sweet lowing of the fridge.

but when indulging in mind alteration, always always music. shoe gaze-y stuff is nice, or any thing with a healthy (edit) dose of (end eidt) guitar feedback from hendrix to my bloody valentine. ahhh, feedback.

astrahl · 07-06-2005, 09:18 AM

I have found that there are very few instances of real silence.

There is always a revving car engine or a humming light fixture. I can even hear when the television is on with no volume. Freaky? Yes...me and my dog-like hearing.

Total silence IS nice, when you can get it. But when there are other less pleasant noises going on, like in an office situation (recall Office Space), I'd prefer some type of music or nature sounds - helps me to focus.

The5thCandidate · 07-06-2005, 08:06 PM

"Sound" is way to broad. I don't want music all the time and cars passing by and sirens and conversations and people upstairs, but the sound of the wind rustling the beech leaves or the sound of a few finches or the sound of a not too distant river is another story. I like quiet, but even the quietest of quiet is far from silent.

Johnny Pyro · 07-09-2005, 11:58 PM

Silence kinda makes me feel uneasy. When I'm alone I always have music in the background. Even when I go to sleep.

msf518 · 07-10-2005, 06:27 PM

It seems like I have either music or my TV always on when I am in my room, or wherever I am, so definitely sound here.

MSD · 07-10-2005, 08:58 PM

When I'm doing anything but meditating or focusing (or have a migraine,) the silence can literally become deafeningly loud. In the absence of sound, my brain has decided that the sound I need to hear is a resonating ringng/whistling in my ears. It crescendos until I'll actually start moving around solely for the sake of making noise. If I didn't, I'm relatively certain that I'd start to panic and worry that I'd gone deaf. On the other hand, the ringing sound and control of it can be a useful focus to induce a light trance for meditation.

Leviathan[NCV] · 07-11-2005, 12:23 AM

I don't think there is ever really a time when I don't have music going...

bigbad · 07-13-2005, 04:52 AM

I prefer silence, with two exceptions. When I'm working I need to have music going or I get bored, start daydreaming, and stop paying attention to what's going on around me, especially if I haven't had a good nights sleep. Which leads into the second exception, if I don't have music or a movie on when I go to sleep I'll sit in bed for hours staring at the roof.

Minx · 07-13-2005, 08:25 AM

I have two young kids so silence is golden to me!

My work is very busy, lots of people, music always on, etc. and then I have two chatterboxes yacking at me until their bedtime so I tend to treasure my quiet times.

Leo · 07-26-2005, 03:57 AM

I like both - I used to be a musician and sound was of course a big part of my life. I still like it to be sometimes. But I also enjoy times of solitude and quiet thinking. At this point, I'm probably more silence than sound, but that balance changes and will no doubt change again.

optik_nerve · 07-26-2005, 06:35 AM

David Gahan said it the best, "Enjoy the silence."

Suave · 07-26-2005, 09:59 AM

I went for equal balance, although that's not a completely accurate description, it's very close to it.

I'm honestly quite surprised at the way the poll turned out. In my experience, the majority of people seem to be borderline obsessed with sound. Whether it's having a discman/mp3 player wherever they go, always having the stereo or TV on, or the obvious discomfort (or boredom) expressed by most people when there is even a small lull in conversation, and those who, when confronted with a lull, will go into sometimes completely inane subject matter in order to keep the air filled with vibrations.

View Poll Results: Sound or Silence?
Sound	15	13.39%
Silence	13	11.61%
More sound than silence	25	22.32%
More silence than sound	30	26.79%
Eh, I couldn't care less	2	1.79%
Equal balance, Both somehow.	27	24.11%
Voters: 112. You may not vote on this poll

07-05-2005, 12:49 AM	#41 (permalink)
Vincentt Addict Location: Tokyo, Japan	I have to say both, I like music or TV etc during the day. But dead silence when I need to sleep or study. __________________ .

07-05-2005, 09:27 AM	#42 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	Silence, I hear enough noise already...cars driving by, people talking, kids playing outside...arrggg!! __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

07-05-2005, 01:05 PM	#44 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I prefer to have either music or CBC Radio one on in the BG... if I am doing dishes or cleaning the house it is no longer in the BG... I just prefer it this way, even when I am reading. When I travel, the first thing I do in a hotel room is turn on the TV to BBC world or CNN International... I like the white noise it provides (hotel radio generally sucks)... The funny thing is, when I am on vacation (like next week at the cottage) I like my silence. I get up early in the morning to sit on the dock and just breathe... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

07-05-2005, 05:03 PM	#46 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	Like Sweatpea, I, too, like balance. But I need a fan to sleep effectively. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

07-05-2005, 02:12 PM	#45 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	I hate noise in general. It bothers me more than it should. Sometimes I can't concentrate at all.l

07-06-2005, 06:59 AM	#47 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	My problem with music--<i>any kind of music</i>-- is that when it's playing I tend to become absorbed by it. I start analyzing it and listening for certain nuances - or even re-writing it in my mind. Don't get me wrong ... this is what I enjoy. So I can't have it on as a background noise. My wife on the other hand loves to have music on as background. We've had some arguments in the car. Especially when I'm working on a song of my own and have it running around in my head.

07-06-2005, 08:29 AM	#48 (permalink)
doodlebird pío pío Location: on a branch about to break	more silence then sound. when it's quiet, the pictures in my mind come to life just long enough for me to fix them there. sometimes when working, and sometimes in the car, i'll listen to the radio or a CD. but more often then not, i prefer to listen to the noises around me... the hum of the road, the drone of the AC, the sweet sweet lowing of the fridge. but when indulging in mind alteration, always always music. shoe gaze-y stuff is nice, or any thing with a healthy (edit) dose of (end eidt) guitar feedback from hendrix to my bloody valentine. ahhh, feedback. __________________ xoxo doodle Last edited by doodlebird; 07-06-2005 at 08:31 AM..

07-06-2005, 09:18 AM	#49 (permalink)
astrahl Insane Location: You don't want to live here	I have found that there are very few instances of real silence. There is always a revving car engine or a humming light fixture. I can even hear when the television is on with no volume. Freaky? Yes...me and my dog-like hearing. Total silence IS nice, when you can get it. But when there are other less pleasant noises going on, like in an office situation (recall Office Space), I'd prefer some type of music or nature sounds - helps me to focus. __________________ Maybe it was over when she chucked me out the Rover at full speed. Maybe Maybe... ~a-Ha

07-06-2005, 08:06 PM	#50 (permalink)
The5thCandidate Crazy Location: East coast of Canada	"Sound" is way to broad. I don't want music all the time and cars passing by and sirens and conversations and people upstairs, but the sound of the wind rustling the beech leaves or the sound of a few finches or the sound of a not too distant river is another story. I like quiet, but even the quietest of quiet is far from silent. __________________ Muthtard?! Don't let'th be thilly. Lemon, now that'th different...

07-09-2005, 11:58 PM	#51 (permalink)
Johnny Pyro Hey Now! Location: Massachusetts (Redneck, white boy town. I hate it here.)	Silence kinda makes me feel uneasy. When I'm alone I always have music in the background. Even when I go to sleep. __________________ "From delusion lead me to truth, from darkness lead me to light, from death lead me to eternal life. - Sheriff John Wydell

07-10-2005, 06:27 PM	#52 (permalink)
msf518 Upright Location: New Hope, PA	It seems like I have either music or my TV always on when I am in my room, or wherever I am, so definitely sound here.

07-10-2005, 08:58 PM	#53 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	When I'm doing anything but meditating or focusing (or have a migraine,) the silence can literally become deafeningly loud. In the absence of sound, my brain has decided that the sound I need to hear is a resonating ringng/whistling in my ears. It crescendos until I'll actually start moving around solely for the sake of making noise. If I didn't, I'm relatively certain that I'd start to panic and worry that I'd gone deaf. On the other hand, the ringing sound and control of it can be a useful focus to induce a light trance for meditation.

07-11-2005, 12:23 AM	#54 (permalink)
Leviathan[NCV] Well... Location: afk	I don't think there is ever really a time when I don't have music going...

07-13-2005, 04:52 AM	#55 (permalink)
bigbad Insane	I prefer silence, with two exceptions. When I'm working I need to have music going or I get bored, start daydreaming, and stop paying attention to what's going on around me, especially if I haven't had a good nights sleep. Which leads into the second exception, if I don't have music or a movie on when I go to sleep I'll sit in bed for hours staring at the roof.

07-13-2005, 08:25 AM	#56 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	I have two young kids so silence is golden to me! My work is very busy, lots of people, music always on, etc. and then I have two chatterboxes yacking at me until their bedtime so I tend to treasure my quiet times. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

07-26-2005, 03:57 AM	#57 (permalink)
Leo Tilted	I like both - I used to be a musician and sound was of course a big part of my life. I still like it to be sometimes. But I also enjoy times of solitude and quiet thinking. At this point, I'm probably more silence than sound, but that balance changes and will no doubt change again.

07-26-2005, 06:35 AM	#58 (permalink)
optik_nerve Psycho Location: Florida	David Gahan said it the best, "Enjoy the silence."

07-26-2005, 09:59 AM	#59 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	I went for equal balance, although that's not a completely accurate description, it's very close to it. I'm honestly quite surprised at the way the poll turned out. In my experience, the majority of people seem to be borderline obsessed with sound. Whether it's having a discman/mp3 player wherever they go, always having the stereo or TV on, or the obvious discomfort (or boredom) expressed by most people when there is even a small lull in conversation, and those who, when confronted with a lull, will go into sometimes completely inane subject matter in order to keep the air filled with vibrations. __________________ "Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato