The Night Shift - Why Music Sounds Best When The Sun Goes Down

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Daytime is not the best time to listen to music. Why not? Well, there are a number of reasons. 

There is comparatively much more background noise during the daytime as compared with night time. At night, peripheral and environmental noise is typically reduced. Noise you have inside your home, that's also a factor. The less of it you have, the better it is for listening to audio. 

Why is this important for music listening? Well, becasue you want to ensure as much quiet as possible to create what is called a 'black background'. Like when an artist paints on a black canvas, the colours, or in this case 'sounds', appear more alive and truly pop! 

But it's not just about the quiet. Something happens to the body and the mind when the lights go down and the sun sets, when you're in a darker room and when there's less visual stimulus. It takes the edge off. You relax, unwind and focus more on the music you hear. 

Listening at night is a much more intense and visceral experience. It's a completely different thing to listening during the daytime. It's chalk and cheese. I guess you could say it's night and day. 

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