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Thinking about the perception skills that are crucial to good listening - do you think that using the imagination and visualisation help or hinder?

For instance, if you're listening to a drum pattern and focusing on the details, does visualising the kit being played in your imagination help to 'hear' the details, or does it distract from the pure sound information?

I'll be grateful for any input, whether based on experience, science or guesswork!

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ki shi
Jun 28

I think depends on what you looking for but definitely useful or necessary. But maybe not actively otherwise it can be distractive.
For example, if you talking about drum pattern, I'm not imagining the drum kit at all (I'm drummer as well btw). Or maybe I'm imagining sheets or beat sequencer type of visuals.
But when you are mixing and thinking about space like panning etc, visualizing might help. (I watched Pensado's place with Eric Valentine and Pensado pointed out that when Eric was explaining about drum mixing he was gesturing with hands like tom is here cymbals here etc)
Maybe as a training, it might be great to play actual drum set or visualizing it. But in production process, it should be more flawless.
IMO though of course.
Hope it makes sense and help!
Peace!

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