Thread: Read this if you play music while sleeping.

Originally Posted by Abra

I can't sleep with music. Ambient noise, perhaps, but not actual music. Music is too interesting to fall asleep to!

I have this exact problem, I can sleep with binaural beats on, no problem, but as soon as I try to sleep with music I can't fall asleep for the life of me. It's like it keeps my brain "busy" or something and I just can't tune out (pun intended?). I'm going to try Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn tonight, just to see if I can make that work, possibly instrumental stuff without any lyrics will be better. Also, going to try some Buckethead stuff too, again sans-lyrics. Maybe Electric Tears, that one has special meaning for me, I made a "First Two Years" photo dvd with about 1600 pics of our daughter using that as the background music. Who knows, might stir up some vivid imagery.

I thought about putting some music on last night to fall asleep to, I find it so relaxing no matter what it is. Last night I had the computer on but the fan was pissing me about and kept me up, then my Sky+ box started making noises. This was about 4am and was getting so annoyed that I was too awake to sleep.

I thought about putting on music, but couldn't be bothered. When I was younger I would always listen to music when sleeping

Yeah I also noticed that certain songs I listen to have a different effect on my dreams.

This "Yellow Mix" gives me Zombie dreams.
This "Green Mix" gives me Action dreams.

Etc. those names are what the mix's are called ridiculous results cuz I have a lot and they never fail me.

I read on this website that it is best to put on your hi fi, ipod, or whatever you have and go to sleep by the side of your bed or near you (not headphones) for some reason. It works best if you have an ipod because you won't get woken up by the cd or tape rewinding.

Tryed it last night but i couldn't get to sleep with it on but i will try again tonight. I think i will have a greater chance of falling asleep if i put my ipod on when i wake in the middle of the night because i find it alot easier to fall asleep once i have been asleep for a few hours.

Originally Posted by Phydeaux_3

I'm going to try Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn tonight, just to see if I can make that work, possibly instrumental stuff without any lyrics will be better.

Well, I tried Ommadawn last night, I was able to sleep but nothing in terms of dream results. I am going to try Electric Tears tonight, see if I can sleep to that one. I'll loop the whole album instead of just 1 track. I suspect that it may jog some imagery of the kids if nothing else.

Here's more info on this. Read number 3. http://howtoluciddream.wordpress.com/

Interesting. I really do find that music influences my dream content. I can't make a general rule, but I remember many times hearing a song in a dream only to wake and see it playing beside my bed...maybe there's potential. I find that relaxing, slow music that picks up towards the end is best..., but I go for more rythym than less...my mind seems to get excited by it as I sleep and may very well produce some interesting dreams...but then again, maybe not...

i'll try this tonight

What i wonder is if u are listening to music while you are sleeping can you hear the music in the dream? If so you can train yourself to become lucid when you hear music in your dream, like how you train yourself to spot flashing lights with the Novadreamer.

i went to sleep listening to a Korn song on repeat....I woke up the next day and the song sounded somehow different

Originally Posted by dreamscaper22

i went to sleep listening to a Korn song on repeat....I woke up the next day and the song sounded somehow different

You probably heard the song so much that night it started messing with your mind.

If I hear speech in a dream it incorporates itself into the dream, coming from a DC's mouth. This morning my alarm went off and I had an FA about my alarm going off. Then when I pressed it off in my dream it carried on and I awoke to hear it going off still. Often, my dreams end with the sudden apearance of my Dad saying "Get up!" since he wakes me up in the mornings if I sleep in. He usually appears in my dream and says something like "Good morning!", then I awake. This begs the question, can't you use a voice sample of yourself saying "I'm Lucid Dreaming!"? ... although, at leat, in my case, it would just wake me up instead of induce an LD.

Originally Posted by Super Duck

If I hear speech in a dream it incorporates itself into the dream, coming from a DC's mouth. This morning my alarm went off and I had an FA about my alarm going off. Then when I pressed it off in my dream it carried on and I awoke to hear it going off still. Often, my dreams end with the sudden apearance of my Dad saying "Get up!" since he wakes me up in the mornings if I sleep in. He usually appears in my dream and says something like "Good morning!", then I awake. This begs the question, can't you use a voice sample of yourself saying "I'm Lucid Dreaming!"? ... although, at leat, in my case, it would just wake me up instead of induce an LD.

If you are dreaming and there is a noise in real life then it will incorparate into your dream. This can happen in numerous ways like for example if your alarm is going off in your dream you might hear a doorbell or your phone ringing. To answer your question yes you could do that and could be very effective but what would you tape it on? I have a dictator voice recorder but that would take ages.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut_Jeff777

Perhaps this works in the same way brainwave entrainment sound waves do...at any rate, on numerous occasions I can recall listening to music while sleeping and hearing the song in my dream only to wakeup and hear it still on the radio. Didn't do much for an LD but it was still pretty cool.

Well if the song does play in the dream then this could be a great trigger for lucidity. Just train yourself to become lucid when you hear music in your dream.