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I guess I'm just the "multitaskasaurus". I can't do only one thing. I browse the web while I watch TV (except Law and Order, those a just too interesting)
Ben aka MacKat
Browse AK! What else? Teehee
i dance in a rather awkward fashion
Do you look that good in a little black dress ?Right.
This is a good approximation of me dancing
Do you look that good in a little black dress ?
No.
But the only thing I'm good at is the St. Vitus Dance
I'll make the same distinction that some others have made:
Sometimes I'll "listen" to music while doing other things like surfing the web or taking a shower. For me, that is background music I play because the main activity isn't occupying my whole mind; the music makes the activity go faster and seem more pleasant. Usually that means a CD or computer-sourced music.
But sometimes I just LISTEN to music. Then I do nothing else but listen, often with my eyes closed. Usually that music is coming off a spinning LP, or sometimes tape.
The former type can be anything remotely suitable, sometimes what is chosen by a deejay. The latter is always carefully chosen to suit my mood.
Oh, and anyone who thinks multitasking is a talent is either very ignorant, really deluding themselves, or making a joke (Of course, I think it was the latter, in this thread). Multitasking is the easy way out, produces (usually) worse results in each task, and requires less intelligence. It may even be a sign of a mental disorder such as ADHD. If the multitasking involves three challenging tasks, like riding a unicycle while balancing a kitchen pot by the handle on your nose while also juggling slippery live fish, then it might be a good form of training and a real accomplishment. But if the three tasks are no more challenging than watching a computer screen, it's nothing to be proud of!
As you usually do, Arkay, you've crystalized my thoughts. Thank you :yes:
Not to be snobbish, or elite, but rather to help and guide others here on Ak it is suggested that when listening to music the sense of hearing is compromised when combined with any other sense. One cannot truly listen with their eyes open, reading, watching teevee, talking, surfing the web, driving a car, etc. In such cases the music is 'background'. Not that it's a bad thing, but if you've never turned the lights off, got comfortable, lit a candle, and had a nice drink in hand while your favorite music is playing.....well, you just don't know what you're missing.
Try it sometime. If you can't do it you'll need to train yourself in order to enjoy the ultimate sensation music provides.
As Arkay says, multitasking is the easy way out.
Yes, that's true but if it was the complete truth they'd be selling blindfolds everywhere from the opera to rock concerts. :scratch2:Not to be snobbish, or elite, but rather to help and guide others here on Ak it is suggested that when listening to music the sense of hearing is compromised when combined with any other sense. One cannot truly listen with their eyes open, reading, watching teevee, talking, surfing the web, driving a car, etc. In such cases the music is 'background'. Not that it's a bad thing, but if you've never turned the lights off, got comfortable, lit a candle, and had a nice drink in hand while your favorite music is playing.....well, you just don't know what you're missing.
Yes, that's true but if it was the complete truth they'd be selling blindfolds everywhere from the opera to rock concerts. :scratch2:
You can always get the Mrs to bake you hash cookies. Just the thing for the ageing hippie audiophile.I used to smoke a joint and listen back in the day. It's like adding $10,000 to your stereo gear. But I'm not saying to do that, either
I know everyone means well but I find it amusing that anyone would give out listening tips on an audio forum. Really, can't we all figure this out for ourselves? I'm nearly 60 and I had this listening business mastered, oh, about 50 years ago.
cubdog
Lots of AKers need tips on numerous things. We all don't know everything. And some things we know can be improved. Speaker wire, antenna placement, which caps to use, soldering, speaker placement and on and on. It's one of the facets of AK that keep it rolling.