Outside of dream influences

Hello, everyone. I'm new to the board, but have had a few lucid dreams over the years. Looking around today (and probably an influence of Inception), I have never really experimented with outside entities (such as music) to influence a dream. I've had many dreams where a noise whilst I'm asleep has become apart of the dream (as it does) but I've never really tried anything to induce a lucid dream. Tonight, I'm goin to try and set some music off on my phone quietly whilst asleep to see if there is any influence in my dream.

What experiences have people had of disturbances entering a dream and do people use anything in particular to induce a lucid? I've noted that there's an iphone app currently available that people seem to be experimenting with.

Cheers :)

I always have a fan on when I sleep. It makes a low droning sound similar to white noise, and it's very relaxing. I can get to sleep quickly, especially since running such a thing makes it very cold in my room and keeps me in bed.

I tried sleeping with music before, but I never really got anything from it.

Also, did you write down or record the lucid dreams you have had in the past? In case you did, you should go over those and think about them. You know, find out the meaning behind them because very seldom is a dream meaningless, if at all.

I'm unaware of that iPhone app, I've never heard of such things.

This happens to me too. People will talk to me while I sleep, like my mom will come in to say good morning and other stuff and I will hear it and it will change my dream.

I believe the app is called Dream Controller, I can't try it as I dont have an iPhone :( My music plan didn't work last night, it just woke me up. Gonna try different things now and again though to see if I can find anything good.

They have it on Android too, reviews aren't too hot. It has an icon of the Inception top totem on it right?

I'm not too sure. As I said I'm not able to check it out, but I've seen it pop up a few times on the forums here.