Drawn Towards Repetitive Noise

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Have you ever been drawn towards white noise or any sound (i.e. falling rain, babbling brook, ect) because it makes steady sound over and over that doesn't change?
You can sort of "get lost" in the sound (sort of like a microvacation) which eases your mind and enables you to concentrate and find solutions to problems. Music per se even my favorite songs are a distraction but white noise is just the opposite.

Thank you for phrasing that so eloquently. Yes, I do this all the time. The unchanging, "drone" aspect of certain kinds of sounds is immensely calming and focusing for me, and I do use these sounds to help me get in the right frame of mind to solve problems or intently think about something. Music can do this too, but it has to be minimal in nature. Lyrics or excessive instrumentation takes away from the meditative effect.

I record my own instrumental music, and when I've played it to others, they always tell me:
"It's boring"
"It's hard to listen to"
"It's repetitive"
"It's putting me to sleep"
"The same thing over and over"
and so on...

The reason I make this kind of music is because it reassures me and helps me concentrate. It cuts out all distractions and puts my brain on one wavelength. Acoustic therapy. A predictable, mathematic vibration that deflects obsessive thoughts and brings me peace.

In nature, I find many sounds with a similar effect. One you mentioned, a babbling brook. Running water of any kind, really. Wind blowing through trees. Crickets. Birds. Natural repetitive sounds. I think human beings are meant to hear this stuff on a regular basis. It helps to keep our brains in check. Unfortunately, many of us are surrounded by the perpetual clatter of civilization.
Thank goodness for portable music players. I can drown it all out.

Yeah, i love the sound of white noise it makes me feel all relaxed. I use it to sleep too. I also like the sound of waves, I live near the sea and so i mostly creatively write on the beach. However, last year when starting university, i discovered that many people actually hate the sound of white noise and find it really irratating-I actually couldn't believe it!

True. The repetitive noise where I live is usually someone's car alarm going off at 3 in the morning, which is definitely not relaxing.

I love the sounds of nature though: rainfall, babbling brooks, waves, birds, crickets, frogs croaking.
I tend to listen to repetitive, ambient music.
I haven't tried whale music yet though.

Any fans of whale music here?

I find it "tunes" my head. Instead of having multiple repetitive thoughts, phrases and song lyrics running through my head, I can listen to something external to my brain and get that in my head instead. In that manner it's almost sanitizing. I think that's one of the reasons I always liked electronica and techno music, because my brain could finally get unlocked from the repetition.

Yes, I like humming mechanical noises, like certain fans, washing machines, heaters, and dishwashers. They are very soothing to me, especially to fall asleep to. And I'm also a fan of instrumental music, and I'm sure it's because of the largely repetitive quality of it.
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there are many treads about some of us hearing the same tune over and over. Yesterday I heard Ladyhake - Magic... fory times in a row =P
And also have myself absorbed, many times, by a small piece of sound in a video or song, which I like to repeat

I like to repeat single songs for ages and ages if that counts
But I don't like repetitive music though, it drives me mad with boredom

I'm like this. I'll start listening to something, say if I'm on the underground I'll listen to the metallic noises the train makes while passing the tracks, and I'll start to work out its melody and rhythm

Some of you may enjoy dubstep (turn up your sub woofer)
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