Thread: Lucid Dreaming And Art

Originally Posted by moSh

I'm not 100% sure actual melodies can be heard in dreams, or if it's just the illusion/mental project of melodies

What's the difference between an actual melody and the illusion of a melody? All melody and music is an illusion. It's the illusion of order found in tones that really have no relation to each other. Music only exists in our heads and all melodies are just mental projections.

Originally Posted by dms111

What's the difference between an actual melody and the illusion of a melody? All melody and music is an illusion. It's the illusion of order found in tones that really have no relation to each other. Music only exists in our heads and all melodies are just mental projections.

What I mean by the illusion of a melody, is the possibility that in a dream your brain is thinking it can hear a melody, when really it's, say, the parts of your brain that activate when you hear music (if that makes sense). For example, say you listen to a piece of music when awake, what you actually 'hear' is your brain's projection of what goes through your ears as electrical signals. Say you then hear this same piece of music in a dream, what I'm trying to say is that it's just brain activity, and it perhaps you're experiencing this activity without actually being given any notes in your dream.

I may be completely wrong, and we'll obviously never know, but I've heard a lot of people saying they hear fantastic melodies in their dreams, but can't remember them when they wake up, no matter how hard they try. Maybe their brain is telling them they can hear a really good tune, when really there's nothing being played?

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Originally Posted by DinoSawr

Count me in this drumming circle as well! I play percussion and drums as well.

I am digging your sounds as well. I am also learning to create electronic music, but I have not finished any projects yet.

Cheers man!

What programme(s) are you using? If you need any help, particularly with Reason or Cubase, I'd be happy to.

Originally Posted by moSh

What programme(s) are you using? If you need any help, particularly with Reason or Cubase, I'd be happy to.

For non-electronic stuff I use Sibelius, but for electronic stuffs I'm using FL Studio. At first I tried out this program called Mixcraft (which is pretty handy), but I wanted a little bit more control so now I'm learning to use FL Studio.

I might have to inquire how you got a certain effect for something on your soundcloud tracks at some point I'm currently making a remix of "What is Love," so I'll be sure to let you know when I'm finished if you want to check it out.