What's It Like To Hear Colors? - A VR 360° Synesthesia Experience

What would happen if some of your senses overlapped? What would that experience feel like? In this special 360° episode, we show you what it's like to have synesthesia.
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[@Enthralpy]

Imagine seeing this in an orchestra. It'd be like seeing an aurora borealis. Beautiful!

[@paneenees5304]

@RedZygarde may I see it?

[@sylvie_on]

It’s why my band director loves UIL, so many amazing young musicians and he describes it like seeing the true night sky for the first time. He sometimes doesn’t even need sheet music while directing because he just sees the colors and knows what part we are at. Pretty cool.

[@minharmonia]

@Showtime Sheela *hmm... no.*

[@phoboss950]

mine would be a rave...

[@bamberghh1691]

@@paneenees5304 Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, at this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?!

[@moroselymelancholy7821]

Ok, but serious question though.... Did Ratatouille have synesthesia? Like the foods he tried turned into patterns and swirls and different tempos. But when he tried to show his brother, he didn't see it.

[@nrdkraft]

I think the animation was merely illustrating the sensation of taste in a figurative way. But I agree, the effect was similar to synesthesia, and some people might have that kind of synesthesia. But I don't think the movie meant him to have literal synesthesia. But maybe! Who knows what the animators/directors intents were in that regard.

[@Eva-bg6ev]

Morosely Melancholy my thoughts exactly

[@jheevanesh]

Not really but it'll be really cool

[@bjorksmom3028]

RATATOUILLE IS NOT THE RAT'S NAME

[@Peridot420]

His name is Remy, you uncultured swine.

[@wayshenl]

Kaitlyn’s music teacher: *plays a note* Kaitlyn: *raises hand* Teacher: yes Kaitlyn? Kaitlyn: Play that again. Teacher: ...why? Kaitlyn: I liked the color.

[@egeo9979]

sister snatched well the idea of the joke is cool but you didnt execute it quite right

[@shadowplanner7146]

Humour is subjective, I thought it was executed perfectly.

[@moonlitmoss_]

Lmao...wait... My name is also Kaitlyn. And I....I also see colors when I listen to music sometimes. 🥰

[@ElyOtto]

I do this to my band all the time and it pisses them right off

[@jemi69]

this is kinda a beautifull comment

[@EkoSo]

She's a software engineer and a neuroscientist with a degree in musics and has synesthesia? If that's not talent and hard work I don't know what is.

[@hawkeye8882]

That's genius! Bless this girl

[@trademarkt]

And she can play violin!

[@dilucbutiworkatmcdonalds9291]

@Callen Valkyra I believe they were talking about it as if it was something that could limit her like a disability.

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

@McNugget Fan How?

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

@McNugget Fan You can't say what you would've done. There's tons of things that we experience that nobody talks about. As a disabled person I didn't realize I was disabled because I lived in my own world and when you only see one version of reality, how are you supposed to know it's weird? It'd be like asking your mom why the ocean has moving white stuff on it (light reflecting). Nobody talks about it because it's just... there.

[@dimamaksimov869]

So she has kinda perfect pitch ‘cause she can determine notes by colors since it’s the same all the time

[@d_a_n_a.]

Well actually she might as well not. I have the same condition and I do not have a perfect pitch sadly

[@rumahhafidzahbekasi1354]

music exam: *wait. That illegal*

[@graces2477]

Exactly. I have chromesthesia and perfect pitch. Doesn’t happen for everyone though

[@briggsmeboi]

She also gets a personal firework show every time she hears a sound or music

[@azan9484]

Briggsmeboi YT and she don't need flashlights😂

[@sketchynoodle_8258]

I can taste colours too. I ate an orange this morning

[@meowmeow3778]

You made my nostalgia go away because I watched a nostalgic video before watching this ome XD

[@perdonadios143]

Let me breathe lmfao XDDD

[@pplover8499]

EvitaBee YT 😏

[@llLuisaSll]

I can drink colors. I just drink café.

[@ohail]

i had some greens earlier

[@paralysis3097]

Band Teacher: "What's the second note?" Person With Synthesia: "Purple." Band Teacher: 👁️👄👁️

[@thatguyalex2835]

I only know one person with Synethesia, a taxi driver. When she listens to my future/synth pop, she sees greens, purples and pinks with a tinge of orange. :) A great human being. So unique.

[@drilonkennedy-gorne2049]

I have literally said something like this in class once.

[@snookerwither9955]

The title says "hearing colours" when the vieo is about "seeing sounds"

[@robenkhoury7079]

True

[@ElyOtto]

there's also the opposite. I can hear colours. Purple sounds like an electric piano

[@fuwa1276]

Otto Dynamite Cool OoO

[@raghadislam6780]

Exactly 😂💔💔

[@vanillabatbones]

Otto Dynamite What color sounds like an electric guitar?? Oh and what color sounds like a bass? That’s so cool.

[@bleh1569]

**misses a note** _"Damn, wrong colour!"_

[@malmelon6942]

bleh lol

[@manuelbes]

Should ask someone who has that

[@suchlerra8692]

yes it is like that. every note, every key has it's own color and shape, so it's really easy for me to tell the name of the notes playing whether I play the instrument or someone else does

[@ForestBeans]

Yes its exactly like that!!

[@ElyOtto]

this is actually exactly how it works for me! I'm a musician with perfect pitch and I owe it mainly to colours :D

[@awesomegameryoutuber7035]

Person: *Has synesthesia and epilepsy* Music: I’m about to end this whole man’s career

[@alyssabullock6421]

Oh my gosh, that'd actually be really unfortunate. Oof

[@rosl.]

D:

[@sovietbot6708]

Only if they have photosensitive epilepsy. I have epilepsy but can handle strobe lights.

[@bloodmoonlps]

I was thinking the same thing xD

[@justsomeyanderewithinterne622]

@@alyssabullock6421 you have the gift to make beautiful displays of light but evrytime you look at it you have a seizure

[@elliottcoleman8225]

As a person with this kind of synesthesia, I don't LITERALLY see colors in my vision. It's more like a very strong feeling. It's kinda like tasting grape candy, and thinking of the color purple, or vice versa, because that's what your brain associates those senses with. My colors aren't determined by chords, but.. Maybe more of overall tones and melodies. I personally think everyone has a type of this synesthesia. In its most minor forms, its like feeling the colors on the cover of an album while you listen, even when you're not looking at it. It's just a blend of senses. Closest it comes to a visual experience is if I close my eyes. I can almost see them that way.

[@annielindegren]

Notes for me: C- Yellow Em - Dark blue E- Green G - Kind of light blue D - White, Yellow, gold A - Red Am - Kind of like green and red mixed together Yesh, some notes according to me-

[@victoriastill1377]

Am is not a note and neither is Em no hate❤️

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

This has me curious. You said the note Am looks green and red. Then I look at what those 2 notes are for you and its E and A. Do you think there's a mixture of those tones? I'm wondering how that works.

[@sylviewheeler6237]

Victoria still . Why do you say am and em are not notes ?

[@thatguyalex2835]

So you are saying A minor is brown? Green plus red = brown. :) That's my skin color, lol...

[@kaeez]

@@sylviewheeler6237 Am and Em are scales/chords (combination of notes)

[@partycitypimpsuit775]

imagine how *glorious* playing bohemian rhapsody with synesthesia would be

[@lancegarcia931]

As someone who has this, I can assure you it is beautiful

[@MaggieMay3922]

This is what i was thinking

[@revui5582]

so imagine the colors of the rainbow constantly exploding in front of you

[@sxhem5889]

@@lancegarcia931 I'm sorry if I offense you but do you like see fireworks of colors? Does it gives you headache sometimes because of the bright colors? Again I don't mean any offense 😊

[@lancegarcia931]

@@sxhem5889 actually it's more like a constant mix of colors that sometimes explodes like the fireworks you said depending on the sounds and their intensity. (AT least for me) Sometimes when theres to much noise it can be a little stressful and overwhelming. But for most of the time, it is nice

[@Teaquamarine]

"When you lower the music in your car to see better"

[@raralovely13]

I can't 🤣🤣🤣

[@malaikabaig4929]

lol makes sense

[@daslyg]

"I can't hear you without my glasses on!"

[@sarab6580]

DaslyG actually I find it extremely difficult to focus when I have my glasses off so this is kinda true because I can’t conversate well with them off😂

[@davidt01]

I don't think it's quite like that.

[@Tricodzy]

So people with synesthesia have a built-in visualizer? Neat

[@DemonicRhythms]

That's truly amazing. I'd never imagine how normal that is to see in everyday life.

[@mohammadbloxxz488]

Guy: purple Me: omg i hear a color

[@BlackCat-tg7th]

xd

[@alexandersndkdn5597]

thats some rare synesthesia right there and only 0.000001% of people have it

[@jiansantiago1010]

mohammadblox XZ lmao😂

[@silverbowftw5225]

Lol

[@hurinhaifan.6957]

san from ateez?

[@TheCptCoy]

Title is "Whats It Like To Hear Colors?" and the runtime is 4:20 You did this on purpose...

[@neostatham7708]

but 4x6 is 240+20=260 not 360 :O i didnt get it ;d

[@qydyralikulov4599]

Alois Trancy but it's quite possible that Neo was on some shit himself while writing his comment tho

[@d_a_n_a.]

Alois Trancy well I thought that he said that not because of 4:20 but more about 42 like the meaning of life and everything.... guess I'm too innocent for that 😛😅

[@jazzy_jz]

It's good that you're innocent...I mean I am. People who think like that are going to regret it later

[@JoJoAran]

aaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@sqwinch]

Her: (playing music to show what it’s like to see them) Me: *spinning around the 360 video*

[@laylawatson6747]

Same bruh

[@airene5505]

For sure 😂

[@Violetgalaxyshimmer33]

Me who didn’t realize it’s a 360 video until now

[@airene5505]

@@Violetgalaxyshimmer33 haha, there you go 😂

[@efoxkitsune9493]

Whoa.... _whoa._ This is beyond cool. I mean I knew what synesthesia is, but I never imagined it like this. You must be experiencing the world in a truly extraordinary way. Do you see colours even when people speak or you hear any kinds of sounds, or is it just specifically music? Thanks for this video!! Much love

[@Puggylord316]

I will say its not very cool to actually have for most. Since it makes it really difficult to see when hearing stuff like classical music for me. For some its not very distracting but for alot it is a really big inconvience since they dont ever persue music making it an annoyance in day to day life.

[@backspaced]

Me At The Beginning of Video: "Whoever recorded this video shakes the camera too much" Me at the end of the video: "Wait... I can move the video?? This is cool!"

[@abbybayer9815]

I PAUSED IT BUT IT STILL MOVES AFTER BEING PAUSED OH MY GOD

[@isabelarielle]

There are other kinds of 360 videos on youtube, you can go look them up, it's fun.

[@kgremya520]

I didn't even know this kind of videos existed!

[@atriyakoller136]

@@isabelarielle i hate these kinds of videos because they usually still have the main events in one area. And if I watch them on my phone, they shake waaaaaay too much. Totally not worth it, imho.

[@zelbilgera999]

😲😲😲

[@avaclare4355]

Could a blind person have this kind of synesthesia?

[@whyisitspicy5596]

🤦‍♀️

[@Maddiei426]

Most blind people usually if they aren’t completely blind can still see light and dark, and shapes (eg the outline of a person). It’s possible but I couldn’t be sure

[@delphine01]

Thats actually a very interesting question

[@revui5582]

@@whyisitspicy5596 don't be so quick to judge. there's a lot you don't know about blind people.

[@revui5582]

@Taylor Gh that is not at all what i was implying. why are you so confrontational? i was simply instructing a person to not be quick to judge what is, in actuality, a valid question.

[@HelplessTeno]

This specific form of synesthesia is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever come across about the human experience. All the connections between color and audio in our lives. How colors change people's moods, how music can bring life back into someone with dementia. Combining all of those things into one experience? That really makes me happy and sad at the same time. Amazing.

[@KevinCastleMusic]

That moved me to tears. As a lifelong musician I can’t even imagine experiencing ANOTHER way that music moves me. I can’t speak for others but I feel like y’all got the inside look at the fullness of music’s power and I’m a little jealous.

[@kennapersonal]

Imagine being at a resturant with music in the background and there are just tons of colors

[@dinostorion]

McKenna Williams you’re watching a musical but all the colors are distracting

[@kennapersonal]

@@dinostorion yes! That'd be crazy. Hey--- do you like theatre too???

[@leato0ny]

@@dinostorion that's not exactly how it works. The colours cannot be distracting because they are always there. Just the way you are not distracted by the way your mouth tastes or by your noses smell from the inside - it's always there and you know how to deal with it.

[@AshieASMR]

leato0ny ohh so its like a normal thing if you have that condition... that makes sense

[@MegaRobotdinosaur]

@@leato0ny For me, it can be overwhelming or sometimes distracting when it really doesn't match. Just because the air is always moving doesn't mean the wind can't knock you down.

[@artemischen4086]

So it's like perfect pitch but way cooler.

[@CampingMasters]

yeah basically, i make beats and having synesthesia helps a lot it sets the moods for most of my songs and it helps me think of a cover art for my beats. It's pretty dope

[@isabelle3486]

Don't disrespect the people with perfect pitch

[@nuadathesilverhand3563]

This is the first 360 video I've seen. This was an interesting experience. Also, synesthesia makes it so much easier to figure out what's going on with a price, which notes are being hit. Actually pretty cool.

[@violetssm]

This is really exciting. It makes the excited sounding music feel more exciting.

[@MarsLos10]

I guess she also has perfect pitch. I realised I have grapheme synesthesia at high school. I could memorize number sequences very easily, and someone once asked me "how can you remember so many random licence plates?" And I was like "your mother's car is yellow pink white red, I see colours when I'm trying to remember it". She stared at me for a moment, and I said; "yeah, what? 5316". She couldn't believe it😂

[@PositiviteaTheFirst]

I'd imagine having synesthesia helps develop ones pitch attunement very well...

[@MarsLos10]

Positivitea me too, I just wanted to make sure. As a musician myself I feel like this kind of synesthesia is a little super power and I wish I had it!

[@exoholic_sarc1426]

Avengers of my world I admire you to the end my core 👏 👏 👏

[@peytondavis4086]

I have a question, do you only associate the numbers to colors in your mind or do you visually see it like you would recognize “your shirt is blue”? Does that make sense?

[@MarsLos10]

@@peytondavis4086 it happens in our minds, when I see R for example, I don't visually SEE the color blue. It's like, my mind's eye sees blue, but I know there's no blue in my visual image. I kinda feel it, it's there, but only in my mind. Hope that makes sense xD

[@NatGeo]

Beautiful video and great approach!

[@sofiapasquale4770]

National Geographic I came here from a National Geographic video! (The one about the ice instruments)

[@aceshaker1234]

u now have 360 likes on your comment

[@lisikoshy8565]

National Geographic 700th like 😃😎

[@derpyfruit6254]

National Geographic woah

[@sarahbingham1133]

National Geographic IS HERE NOW IT’S A PARTY!!!

[@sunderius]

*Imagine not having to work on intonation.*

[@deganteng5625]

This is the most worthied video I've ever watched in KZbin. Thank you to let us experience what you've seen so far.

[@cameronsavinkoff4428]

I could only imagine what it would be like to be at a heavy metal concert with this condition.

[@catamandoo]

+Cameron Savinkoff Seizure warning?

[@vladbaltagi8669]

I have it, its amazin

[@GMHannibal]

+Enky Emeraldescu Sure you do.

[@vladbaltagi8669]

***** Lol man 1 în 23 people have it its not like a extremly rare thing I see more shapes and colors for every sound I hear

[@whalelord9641]

+Cameron Savinkoff Even better, listening to dubstep now has a neon light show associated with it.

[@regulusvanhelsing8191]

I am actually kind of jealous.

[@nadiathomas1034]

Why? It's really nothing special...

[@rexzod6981]

Nadia Thomas lol u didnt just say that.. Seeing sounds as colors isnt special? Please. Its beautiful

[@d_a_n_a.]

Don't be

[@enevy3165]

Same. Seeing sound?? That's amazing.

[@dirt1688]

-Fantasy is my Reality- you dont understand

[@Vitor-oj8ow]

that's why i can't drive with music on even though it's not that "invasive" for me (i see the hue as a "translucid border" in my whole sight perifery) it gets really hard

[@Zidane_Mina]

I´m so intrigued. I was wondering if it could get invasive or overwhelming. Also, im eager to know, does absolutely every sound have an effect? (Like ambience sound or the ordinary sound of a passing car, for example)

[@Vitor-oj8ow]

@@Zidane_Mina it does get overwhelming but in my case specifically synesthesia is related to my autism spectrum condition and i think it doesn't work like that for everybody who has it as for every sound having an effect, kind of? but depending on the quality it's more that i automatically attribute hues to them than i actually see them, for example if i hear my cat meow that's a clear pink note, but if i hear the wind or some other raspy noise i think "that WOULD be blue if it had a more defined pitch" basically i get it more from "sounds" and not "noises"

[@mjul7003]

I also have Synesthesia, very similar to what is seen here. I never knew this was strange until High School. I played Viola in Orchestra. Learning to control my tone and pitch was helped greatly by knowing what colors to match. Neat to know that I’m cool (>^-^)>

[@NajSinghs]

I just learned it wasn't "normal" to be able to see notes until abt 5 years ago. I got through 2 years of violin (playing by ear & color) until the teacher stopped the class and said play mid-stanza. 😩🙈😯 Needless to say, iGot kicked out bc iCouldn't read music. 😂🤣😂

[@bobb7323]

Please tell I'm not the only one who is REALLY jealous of her! I would love to be able to see sounds as colors. It would make arranging pieces for my marching band way easier, being able to see the sound patterns would help me isolate various parts, it would also let me play covers better.

[@neostatham7708]

u do, u just don t realise it yet. it might be stronger in her genetically or shes trained it. everytime u see some colour or hear a sound it mor or less points u to a difrnt thing. if we had different language it would point us differently, depends on how ur body structures n atoms have formed n what rules u've given it. a table and tree strats with T and ends with E so one colour could remind u of "TE" but then it depends on ur condition of body how tired u re what other distactions u have, it might go to TREE coz its shorter ad coz E+E = syncronized but to table coz its longer maybe moreinteresting

[@philiphamilton9702]

I have it, it sucks. I am in band and colors flood everywhere...

[@coricognitions]

yeah it would be cool. but having it happen ALL THE TIME is probably annoying.

[@d_a_n_a.]

You know, I am "like her" and it's not always a good thing at all! What I love about music is the colours, smells, tastes and shapes that I can feel because of it. Thing is, now that I know that it's not "normal" to feel that, I just feel like I will never be able to share my vision to the others. My passion for music comes from synesthesia and other people around me can't even understand that! I have the same phenomenon for all of my other senses and I feel pretty lonely now because my vision of the world is never going to be the same as somebody else's… I don't know if you got what I'm actually trying to say but just know that it's also hard to live alone with it so be happy with what you've got :)

[@d_a_n_a.]

josie h it can probably be unconsciously learned but most of the time it's actually not. As someone who experience that I can assure that synesthesia is from birth. I remember when I was three or four I could already see colours in music so it has nothing to do with a learning process

[@elysienne8475]

I have a form of synesthesia that allowes me to smell sounds and the song she's playing has a very prominent scent if pumpkin spice XD

[@somebody2116]

I just feel very strong emotions when listening to a piece. Lol

[@Nicken0o0]

da heck thats freakin awesome

[@bec0oo]

me too! but not the same taste, of course haha

[@TheSolongsidekick]

I hAvE a FoRm Of SyNeStHeSiA tOo!!!! Mine makes eating feces taste like bohemian rhapsody! I'm totes not lying!!1!! Can I have my handful of internet likes now?

[@ghostlyysquirrel787]

Songs as a whole give me a colour, and the song she's playing is red.

[@marcosgermano4737]

Absolutely MIND BLOOOOOOOWING I got emotional so beautiful it is.

[@aanchalsaxena1135]

This was marvellously breathtaking and so educational! I used to think that in this type of synesthesia, the colours would appear as shades, or a spectrum, transitioning from one to the next, flowing seamlessly from one colour to another. I didn't expect them to be this sharply punctuated at all! It was a really great experience!! Thank you!!

[@LIMAWARE1]

I can imagine having synesthesia and driving at night with the radio on

[@ellingaasnakken597]

+Michael Esquivel It Differs.

[@ernestochang1744]

+LIMAWARE wish is one of the reasons i like to turn my radio off, i don't have synesthesia, but it kind of annoys me while im driving, there's a proper time for music and entertainment, the car's just not it

[@daBuzzY90]

+LIMAWARE Gets epilepsy and crashes into tree

[@lachlantaylor1225]

+Ernesto Chang classical music is great to drive to

[@DamianReloaded]

+LIMAWARE Waiting for a stop light to change could be confusing XD

[@markusg7994]

But imagine being epileptic at the same time...

[@ays2778]

this killed me😂 that would be so unfortunate

[@lizpupa5848]

Ouch

[@rairbls]

Lmao

[@atomiccompiler9495]

I suffer from nocturnal epilepsy and have synthesia. Any struggle can be beaten in this life.

[@Un1corn23]

Guess what. I was thinking what is the reason of feeling uncomfortable while watching. Then I red your comment. Yes this is the most horrible thing ever. As an epileptic person colored flashes are a nightmare. A couple of days ago the police car's siren has a blue flash I didn't walk and closed my eyes. So your comment is not a joke at all. And if there is a condition as you are thinking it will be catastrophic. And we see white spots/flashes in the air if we are tired.

[@Lizzye33]

This is incredible, what a gift! I've never heard about this until now, thank you for making this, its wonderful! What a beautiful person, and victor of this condition. Not going to lie I'm a little jealous. :)

[@Puggylord316]

Your not missing out on much. It can be annoying when people say they are jealous because foe me certain songs make me like almost unable to see. And i probably wont ever be able to drive while listening to music unless i pre-plan every single song based on how long the journey would be since it needs to be less intense if it would be a long trip.

[@ILoveYou-bv7mf]

Oh wow, this is beautiful ! 😍❤💜

[@npies9334]

The music is the 1st movement of Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons if anyone was wondering ☺️

[@S_ei_S]

Oh my god. Thank youuuuuuuu

[@S_ei_S]

It's masterpiece

[@mugdhaa1010]

Yess summer's my favourite !! So glad she played that.

[@patym1291]

Muito obrigada

[@smylyface]

I don't see the same colors that you see. This video hurt my brain. Your green is my orange. 😂

[@sparklight0964]

☺smylyface☺ Are you color blind?

[@nienke3602]

@@sparklight0964 no, she also has anastisia. I spelt that wrong but y'know. And for her, notes are different colors. Hope that explained it

[@kai.moonlight]

@@nienke3602 wow your spelling is perfect... SYNESTHESIA

[@nienke3602]

@@kai.moonlight well... yeah. It's almost as if i said that in the comment 🤔

[@kai.moonlight]

@@nienke3602 im sorry for being rude gahahah having a long day hahaha have a nice one!!

[@amehlee9364]

Wow! This is amazing! Fantastic video!

[@mizzmailin]

Thank you. That was an amazing experience❣️

[@sweeteikmel]

This is my first time watching a 360 degrees video. The future is now

[@abbybayer9815]

it keeps moving after you pause and it’s tearing my brain apart

[@sideeffects4699]

Abby B you can move it with your finger too

[@murad7089]

is it really the first time that you guys see a 360 degree video???

[@ShanRezGaming]

Mine to its crazzyyyy

[@ShanRezGaming]

@@abbybayer9815 it doesnt for me

[@simonepradhan9244]

Damn I wish I had synesthesia😂

[@-maya-6498]

simone pradhan same i read ab it and i was lowkey jealous ☠️

[@user-wo2wb1mn3n]

i can only taste words lmao

[@alicia-hd2cs]

I have the type where numbers, letters and every single thing (such as a blank paper) have expressions on them. I must say, synthesia changed my life for the better, my surroundings have more vitality in them.

[@amythebean]

It's pretty fun

[@bread8681]

I see. Colors when I eat certain types of food

[@Storm_Night_]

Her playing is so beautiful 🥰

[@johndavidhart8021]

this is wonderful it opens the mind to this concept. It is not an illness. It is a greatness

[@alyssasksk5763]

I CAN MOVE DA SCREEN WAT

[@santoscetorz]

360° Video man

[@sabinaruiz9518]

Welcome to the future bro :^)

[@ly9195]

Oooh. The same time I touch the screen the same time I see your comment.

[@Moonface9004]

It is so freaky 😲💜

[@ashuriii163]

I didn't realized it till I saw your comment

[@isabelruiz9982]

Her voice is such a pretty purple

[@tullymitchell9386]

I see it as crimson with faded white lace around the edges.

[@mckenzieuwu7469]

I saw it as a deep orange with a red faded end..

[@bumblebee-es5ry]

I see it as purple too. Kinda like a deep, royal purple?

[@JAMESNOTWELL]

I see it as a vagina pink color

[@somechild263]

James Gerry 😂😂

[@kiararose3685]

You play so beautifully! Was in awe the whole video

[@gsnad]

Thank you so much for sharing that. Truly wonderful to see

[@malfunctionnnn]

Having synesthesia is so helpful sometimes when I'm labelling things, such as schoolwork, because for me, every subject has it's own colour.

[@sideeffects4699]

malfunction and the devil does it get frustrating sometimes? Like when out in the city? Just curious

[@malfunctionnnn]

@@sideeffects4699 Not for me, but some people might get annoyed

[@leocherry]

What a useful form

[@malfunctionnnn]

@Bangsin/cos :D Well that's pretty much what synesthesia is, an association. I don't visually see the words of subjects in the associated colour, but the colour would come to mind when I think of/hear/see the word. I haven't really heard of anyone visually seeing words in colours as a form of synesthesia.

[@lisfish7958]

same here!

[@Seeker]

Hey everyone! Hope you like this special episode! We all worked extremely hard on it! If you want more of these 360 videos, let us know!

[@mikehawk-sj7yb]

yea lets see some more of these

[@boredengineer2089]

keep it up guys!! loved it

[@ImVexzy]

Yes please do more! It's a whole different learning experience with these 360 videos! Very well put together too I must say!

[@alexmeier242]

Yess 360 videos are the best!

[@wesleylook16]

+DNews please, keep doing it! it's even better when watched with something like the project cardboard in a dark room.

[@samsurrahman4777]

You're an amazing person. You are successful and you inspire people along your way.

[@erynncollier8672]

I don't have the type of synesthesia described in this video, but the food I was eating while I watched subtly changed in flavor as if the video was causing some kind of synesthesia effect. This was literally the trippiest experience ever. Educational and entertaining! The best of combinations!

[@moroselymelancholy7821]

I never knew that it wasn't normal to see notes as colors. I've played piano for many years, and when I play I can see a whole spectrum, but i thought that was how it was for everyone and that's why people enjoyed music.

[@aiiiia9971]

Morosely Melancholy We enjoy music regardless but wow, that would be much more amazing!

[@d_a_n_a.]

Exactly the same thing happened to me. For me it was completely normal to see colours :))

[@multifandomwantstochill]

iam jealous! ㅠㅠ

[@sasori144]

Morosely Melancholy do you see the notes like in the video? Are they kind of like pulsating dots or something else? Cuz the ones in the video actually interfere with your vision of specific spots what's it like?

[@nilahprincess433]

Nope all we hear is sound, but we see nothing... No color, we just hear it, as if we're blind

[@lilyclemens1629]

i have synesthesia and this is very accurate for my particular type. when I hear music I can see colors, shapes, patterns, and lines depending on the note(s). I can also see a particular color for words, numbers, and if I see letters (for example the letter B is blue and C is yellowish orange) And I can relate so much to this girl. I found out this wasn’t normal when I was 12.

[@awaygo1792]

I found out I had it when I was 15. Do you get headaches from seeing too many colors at once too? It's helped me a lot with my music career.

[@lilyclemens1629]

away ,go I absolutely do! the problem is I love listening and singing along with music (and playing it) but sometimes I have to stop because it’s too much

[@kiaraishwarlall773]

Woah! Have you ever tried painting a song?

[@lilyclemens1629]

Kii chan Yeah, but they ended up being a big mess of colors. I might do one soon and try to do it in a line...but otherwise it’s a huddle of colors 😂

[@xMorogothx]

You guys are just imagining things. Synesthesia is NOT real and all of you who think you have it are only out for attention.

[@bee_is_me_8102]

That's amazing! You can probobly remember things alot easier and it's so beautiful!! I know it can be overwhelming, but you're really lucky!

[@johndavidhart8021]

I have this and love doing paintings at night while listening to music. accepting where sound, color and our mind takes us is a good thing. If one learns to paint and make music it's fabulous. I love your music.

[@TheEathos]

Wow, at the end when they switched back to "normal mode" it felt so depressing x)

[@justsaiyan0567]

Ummm... I'm a bit late, but the colors didn't go away. They moved to the back of the screen. Ya know, since it's a 360° video..

[@YoHoHoAndCake]

justsaiyan05 I think they mean the part at 4:05

[@justsaiyan0567]

Sopph Dallevés oh

[@moshinu9468]

I can imagine this makes music theory easier to learn, as you can physically see notes

[@paddu9072]

I have synaesthesia, but actually I found music theory quite difficult, as I don't have perfect pitch, so I find it difficult to identify keys sometimes. I would always do everything by instinct, and each key was a colour to me, and each chord was

[@paddu9072]

a string of colours like one of those snake sweets. It took me a while to learn to assign those to technical terms.

[@bouji_]

Huh? You can still physically see all notes that are written.

[@Feathertail2205]

@@bouji_ But that doesn't necessarily mean it's easy to remember. People that easily associate one concept to another (notes to color for example) can use it to their advantage to remember specific notes through color association (that's what is meant by the original comment). Some people find it easy to associate the conventional visual notes to the associated sound (the normal way to memorize) and that's an advantage for them, but some will need a lot of help and practice to remember the same thing because it's more rote memory for them therefore it's less naturally memorable unless they find another way to remember notes more easily.

[@madammadix]

Yeah I agree with @paddu9072 also have color/shape-sound synesthesia and I don’t think it made me better at musical theory. If anything it perhaps made me better at identifying instruments by “ear” but that and the practice of correctly executing an instrument is very different

[@singularityly4158]

This is so beautiful

[@kielorqueza2953]

Thank you so much for letting us experience this. You're gift is so wonderful ❤️

[@mudpuddles]

oh look! yet another thing that makes everyone else cooler than me XD

[@jazzy_jz]

Haha same...well, everyone cool in their own ways. You're cool too

[@maksymillian]

joannaz explain jake paul

[@DudleyaSetchellii]

your soo kewl you are the uncoola

[@thewwefan57]

I can't wait for 2040 when I'll use an Oculus Rift to watch every video in 360 60FPS 4K! And you know, also the cure for AIDS or whatever

[@nDenTzMotionZztrujillo]

+George Washington loved this comment

[@150Neron]

+George Washington You won't have to wait that long

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

+George Washington 720°!

[@parm456]

You can do that right now

[@tankweeb9425]

+George Washington How dare you defile the name of one of our founders by having a picture of a sloth instead of him.

[@future1751]

i have synesthesia and its a blessing and a curse, when im at a loud music festival, im almost blinded, but when im just listening to spotify while going to sleep i love watching the colours

[@xKevFour20]

Since that happen have you ever been on another festival again? What do you do to deal with it?

[@healingflower717]

That's so cool. The colours must be so pretty.

[@turtleking7772]

Did not read the vr 360 bit and was really freaked out when I moved my iPad and the video moved

[@torithetortilla8688]

EvilBeagle Lol same I was like “What the heck is going on.”

[@guacamole-cult]

SO DID I OMG I didn't even notice til I read your comment🤣🤣🤣

[@ryzameicorrea1336]

Omg same i didnt notice it until i red about your comment😂

[@BlackCat-tg7th]

Manjima Paul Ahaha would be cool xD

[@isgravybaby]

She thought "Duh" and then everyone in class turned to look at her? Maybe she has another super power besides synesthesia. 😊

[@skye7489]

Lmao I was thinking that too

[@mariyehgmaramawi6540]

It made me feel like different & surprised:D AWESOM!

[@fluxmebaby]

Wow! Thanks so much for creating and sharing this

[@ksantos0511]

I’ve never wanted a condition so bad in my life till now 😔

[@flor2637]

Same 😭

[@Zanechr]

Same lmfao

[@victorygraceforever]

ninjakat, Right, this is so cool.

[@trademarkt]

Yeahhhh and I feel like some people are gonna be like “stop being disrespectful people are probably suffering because of this!” But yeah I really do :(

[@ElyOtto]

@@trademarkt the only suffering synesthesia brings is being slightly bad at math due to mixing stuff up and being grossed out by things that shouldn't be seen as gross (Ex. I can't stand porcelain sounds because the colour is really nasty) and also when loud music plays my vision gets all grainy. nothing to be sensitive about.

[@pyroabrigedproductions7837]

I want to have that condition now for someone like me who loves music a lot to find out you can experience it in such a new and vibrant why I'm kind of jealous god didn't bless me with this

[@tahaabbady8799]

Pyro Abriged Productions *be grateful dimshit*

[@rickfish9814]

Its cool, but sometimes it can be really over whelming. Plus, u can get bullied a lot. Try reading a Mango-Shaped space by Wendy Mass

[@bellumxyz1421]

Want to experience synesthesia temporarily? Well, get some drugs jk Edit: Psychedelic drugs can actually make you experience some sort of synesthesia

[@deathcabfordebbie2972]

I feel like it'd get annoying real quick

[@harmonydew6486]

I know right!!

[@MomG62345]

Wow! Seems like a gift!

[@Silentgunner555]

Little boy: I can see dead people Little girl: I can see sound as colors

[@ElyOtto]

I can see both! 😊

[@Silentgunner555]

@@ElyOtto do you use your powers for good?

[@bangtanwings4854]

Otto Dynamite Wow really? You can see the dead? Doesn’t it get scary for you?

[@AlltimeConspiracies]

Superb work guys. Such originality. Thumbs up from us.

[@blackcubing135]

Alltime Conspiracies I

[@slipspacesurvivalist9416]

Your colors are so soft and bright, and so wonderfully fleeting! After studying mine, I learned I enjoyed sounds that displayed colors like violets and red, which were often paired with wonderful low frequencies. After my hearing was somewhat damaged and I developed tinnitus, I started seeing more yellows and greens in what I heard... A truly strange experience. I still enjoy my violets, when I can find them. :]

[@mistyminnie5922]

this is so pure

[@default632]

TRY BITCH LASAGNA BY PEWDIEPIE. TOTALLY RANDOM GUESS

[@superspark3257]

@@default632 WHAT?

[@ILoveAllPeople.]

The sounds that I love most are a purplish, reddish-brown color. 🤗

[@jaimiehouck6717]

Wow incredible video and she is so so talented!

[@lupefer]

Wow this is amazing.

[@ryanovr8]

it is so cool videos can be 360 now it's awsome

[@Seeker]

+DiamondKiller Playz Right?!

[@Hitman_4Hire]

Now they just have to make the quality better then it'll be perfect

[@jarhead9853]

+Hitman 4Hire 4k at 60fps wasn't enough for you? How?

[@Zatellite]

Looks like 240p with extra grain added despite playing at 4k 60fps. Having the video in 360° is wrecking the detail. Really hope google fixes that..

[@ShaunDreclin]

+空白 That's because they're cramming so much more data into the same resolution.

[@benreed9352]

I also have synesthesia. I have this type along with others. I associate numbers and letters with colours. I associate smells and tastes with memories. The most prominent in my mind is seeing colours in music. As a musician, I am always experiencing new types of music, so I always see these colours. As she said, each colour corresponds with a note, and they never change. The most common misconception about this type of synesthesia is that we see the colour with our eyes. What we actually see is almost like a fireworks party in our brain. It is always there, but when I close my eyes it gets stronger. It doesn't affect vision at all. I completely agree with what she said in the video. I don't know what I would do if my synesthesia went away. I hope this helps people understand what it's like.

[@thebandochannel]

I also have it, nice to know there's I'm not alone

[@TheScheiss]

In the video the colors appeared all placed in an imaginary scale, is that how you actually see them or are they all scattered randomly?

[@thebandochannel]

to me, they are in my head, in "front" of me

[@susannefreja5989]

I only see colors with eyes close. I have a friend that his sinestesia associate music and smell/taste, I do with memories and smell.

[@dirt1688]

Susanne Freja hmmm, you most likely don't have it, you should be seeing the colours around you

[@ARS1508]

Seeing those colors over city sky and listening to that song.... Just made sense!

[@Noone-hk1vf]

This one sounds dope. Like getting a firework show with every piece of music.

[@sharlemon08]

I read the comment below then "HOLY SH*T I CAN REALLY MOVE THE SCREEN"😂😂

[@flowerrr_06]

It's supposed to be watched with a VR mask, but most people don't own VR masks.

[@aanyan5253]

I only just realized that

[@sparklight0964]

Ky&h You dont have to watch 360 videos with a VR headset.

[@discovery]

Awesome! Definitely make more!

[@NilanjanPaul]

Hey Discovery, have you met National Geographic on the comment section. They too are here too 😁

[@marcfielvlogs8794]

I don't know why but it's so beautiful I kinda cried...

[@mortenballe7008]

How extraordinary! How beautiful!... Thank you!

[@YungMofex]

if different letters have their own color, is that synesthesia?

[@SueDNim]

Yes, it is. A form of it, anyway.

[@weeks2580]

It is grapheme color synestesia. I have it too.

[@kiersten20013]

I didn't know a lot of people couldn't see different letters with colors! Is this also with shapes? I don't know if everyone can see colors with shapes or not too.

[@laurelcello]

yes! I have that type.

[@erin5498]

Hey I have that too!

[@justinking204]

I wish i had this, it would make playing my cello much easier

[@drewgauthier1521]

Imagining listening to something with ~2,000 BPM tho.

[@kelnology]

+justin King Wow what you are doing is like saying "I wish i had my legs amputated, It would make cooking much easier."

[@LoliconSamalik]

Umm...seeing music and amputating yourself are two completely different health statuses. The hell are you talking about?

[@laurenlifke6981]

+kelnology Not at all... Synesthesia isn't a disability, it's a phenomenon, and a cool one. And it is related to music, because it can help with playing pieces by ear.

[@shonaatthedisco]

+kelnology LOL NO I play the bassoon and I study at a music college. Seeing a different colour for each note means you can tell which note is which, which is similar to having perfect pitch. This helps with music theory and performance drastically.

[@onezero6215]

I genuinely appreciate the time you took to recreate this for the rest of us to experience. You are a highly skilled and magnificent Violinist! Thank you for such a profound experience! (PS -> I experienced something like this once, it was on 6 hits of LSD. Chemistry is amazing!!! #aintittho)

[@cutems_ang784]

Wow, this was beautiful. Thank you 🌻

[@jesseroel8362]

This could make a really good anime.

[@elm4453]

Your lie in april?

[@stussy4]

the main character of terror in resonance has it

[@DestosWorld]

What if you have this and epilepsy? R.I.P

[@BelgianCat]

+Desto's World Haha omg. That'd be so cruel. Putting a person with this in a room and then put on dubstep.

[@DestosWorld]

Oh god XD

[@abbiaca-3288]

I think I just found my new experiment

[@AnfalasHerdsman]

epilepsy can provoke synesthesia , i had it for 6 years , it wasnt that terrible to me , maybe cause my level wasnt a high one

[@wilsonong2898]

+Desto's World We can murder someone with music.

[@georgiaboston2996]

Amazing.. I knew I wasn't alone

[@olakolade6656]

The editor deserves a raise.