| Name and Country |
Effect of Didj Sound |
| Alan McRae from USA |
Connects me with the Cosmos, the Community of Life, and with the Ancestors. |
| Name withheld by request |
I love all kinds of music and didjeridus just have that belowing sound that goes right through you. |
| Alex Mornhinweg from Germany |
amazes me... |
| Alicia DeFrancesco from USA |
I love the sound of the didjeridu, and I would love to be able to play one someday. I have always loved music, and this type is a wonderful part of a culture that I feel should be more widely publicised and experienced. |
| Andy Malone from USA |
It puts me in a calm trance where life can be beautiful. Although I have never played one, I would like to very much. |
| ann carter from USA |
sound is very peaceful, very back to nature. it seems to take you to another world. |
| Name withheld by request |
it's drives me easy, let me go to another world when I play it. |
| Name withheld by request |
when I play I come in a relax and find somethink fly around me and ...I am floting |
| Arthur Carter from Korea |
Soothing and spiritual... I can feel increased universal energy flowing through my body. |
| Barbara Fuller from USA |
I just listened to sample files on your site, but the didj sound seemed to permeate my body. Surprising!!! |
| Ben Shelton from USA |
Didji music effects my body and soul. It almost seems if the air changes around me when a drone emits from my didji. Playing one or trying to...seems to make the world and all of it's troubles simply dissapear because you are only focused on the task at hand. It makes you think of the wildness and superb stillness that runs throught nature and the sound of a didji seems to cover both. |
| Name withheld by request |
Indescribable |
| Bent Lonrusten from Norway |
Calming and mindblowing |
| bill cultor from Germany |
makes me forget myself |
| Name withheld by request |
MELLOWS ME OUT |
| Bill Taylor from Australia |
Spiritual |
| BODIN ADRIEN from France |
résonnances, vibrations lentes et rythmées, attaques avec des cris plus ou moins aigus, variations des rythmes |
| Name withheld by request |
If I had discovered the didge 20 years earlier I'd be a master by now. We were made for each other even though our cultures are miles apart! The didge speaks to my heart! |
| Bostjan Penko from Slovenia |
it hypnotises me and remotes me far from everydays problems |
| Brad Horne from Australia |
Indescribable. Sometimes haunting, somtimes primal, always emotional and relaxing! |
| Name withheld by request |
Healing, mysterious, spiritual. |
| Brent Eno from USA |
The sound is very soothing and interesting at the same time. It is an excellent stress reliever. |
| Name withheld by request |
Entrancing! Amazing! |
| Brian Kerber from USA |
First I would like to clarify. An electronic music composer, Steve Roach turned me on to didg. He is absolutely excellent at playing and uses the didg to conjure up ancient atmospheres. He also uses traditional methods and sounds etc.. I also love David Hudson's cd's which are much more traditional. I'm sure I would completely enjoy old field recordings too! The effect that didjeridu sound has on me is hard to describe. I am very much into ancient cultures of North and South America and Australia. I study daily through reading books about our ancient cultures and their way of life. I have come to believe that the ancient ways of life that survived for so many thousands of years were much more in harmony with living on this planet than our current Western physically obcessed and spiritully devoid ways. I cannot believe how white man obliterated so many different cultures and called THEM "savage". I truly believe that the ancient ways were more spiritually in tuned with "everything" than we are today. Didging is a way for me to connect and represent that belief. To call the ancient spirits up and to ask for their guidance through todays times. To connect with an ancient way of honoring the earth and to further meditate upon those beliefs that I have listed above. |
| Name withheld by request |
It is a soothing and amazingly natural sounding instrument. |
| Name withheld by request |
freedoom |
| Carlos Ballester from USA |
When I start to play my didj I first sit with it close to my mouth ready to play.Before I begin I breathe slowly and concentrate on my rythim and tempo for a few moments.I then slowly bring it to my mouth and begin playing,usually in 3/4.Since I am not very accomplished this is very relaxing but easy to play,it inevitably brings a smile to my heart(I don't want it to bring a smile to my lips for obvious reasons).I then usually start to play faster in 4/4 time and try to add vocals.As I a accomplish more and more I get very excited.Nothing is better than wanting to make a particular sound and then actually hearing it after much work.I was recently at a friend's house for dinner.There were about ten guests for dinner at this house that is going through a major renovation.Among the discarded building materials was a piece of pipe.It was small in diameter but I wiped it clean and started to play.Two of my friends were fascinated by it eventhough the sound was mediocre at best.It was great to introduce my friends to the didj.For me life is about interacting with others and expressing yourself, playing my didj is about this.When I am vibrating my didj it's a complete, fulfilling,soul expressing activity,life at it's most basic and wholesome. |
| charlene sieffert from Canada |
hypnotizing, rhythmic |
| Chris Low from Australia |
the didjeridu has the most buitiful sound of all instruments along with the harp. Although the didj has andvanced ability to word paint over all other instruments therefore making it the best instument I have ever heard. The didj also has an extrodanary cultural significance which I believe is great! Listening to the didj makes me nostalgic and often redjuces me to tears. The most buitiful senario I heard the didj being played in was alongside a bassoon at the National univercity in Canberra. |
| Chris Murphree from USA |
A natural high! |
| Christian Casonato from Italy |
It's the power of the sound that make me feel good, calm, better with the athers, and gives me energy. |
| Name withheld by request |
its a relaxing sound, helps me clear my mind |
| Christina Forbes from USA |
crazy, it's not like any other instrument. Because it's so unique I love it |
| Name withheld by request |
After about 20 minutes of playing, it feels as though my entire body is in tune with the didj. It's a good thing! |
| Craig Watson from USA |
I am extremely atracted to the sound of the didj.The first time I heard one I knew that I wanted to learn to play one.It would be so wonderful to play this interessting and wonderful sounding instrument.I love the sound so much I'd play it all day and most of the night,and probably sleep with it as well :-) |
| dan jones from USA |
sense of calm, peace feeling of letting go... |
| daniel leach from USA |
When I was about fifteen, I had this re-accuring dream where I was play a didg. I went to this place in va. beach called the heritage store, edgar cayces workshop, And there was a man play in the store. The sound it made paused time and brought me back to my dream. I talked to him and told him that I didn't know what a didjeridoo was but I knew how to play it. He told me that the aboriginal culture was the oldest culture on earth and if I were reincarnated it was possible I could of been a native australian. He told me how to make one out of pvc. About a year later I went to this canal in front of my house and did some deep chakra meditation. On the banks of the water, there lied a hollowwed out piece of bamboo. I dried it out and burned sage through it and melted bees wax on the skinnee top part. I could imitate the noises from my dream only for so long. I tried making a bigger one out of pvc thinking that I was doing it wrong but I still couldn't figure it out. About 2 months ago, 10 years later, I came across this really odd store and they knew nothing about didjeridoos. They sold me a 5' hand carved indonesian didg with salamanders on it . This guy from new zealand came over my house and freaked out saying that he had never seen anything like it. I know that there are few things in life that are persistant. these reaccuring dreams are one of them. I hope that someday I can come to australia and learn what I have been dreaming about. |
| darin petersen from USA |
I find the sound of a well played didgeridu to be very moving especially when it is played in the traditional manner. It is hard to explain but it sounds like the begining of time, or like the sound of creation. |
| Darrin Krug from USA |
I find that the instrument intensifies the music at hand. |
| David Born from USA |
very pleasing and calming. |
| David Herrera from Spain |
it's pretty low one, but....anyway my didjeridoo is not good at all, and I can't stop this feeling of wanting something better when I see some pleople playing their "cool" didjs on the street......time will tell |
| Name withheld by request |
The sound of this instrument has the ability to make me feel calm and tranquil. It also makes me feel like I could tap into ancient memories. |
| Name withheld by request |
Peaceful...exciting I am a music teacher in the USA and most children and adults have never heard of a didjeridu. I ahve a good friend from Austrailia who has given me music to listen to...great sounds! Would love to learn to play one. |
| Name withheld by request |
I first heard a didj at a local street fair 11 years ago and the sound spoke to my soul. I learned to play with Allen Shockley as my teacher. I play every day and consider it a vital part of my life. I also have a small didgebox that fits in my siutcase when traveling. |
| Diego Molina Serrano from Spain |
Relax and if I a bit worry I forget it if I play it. (In these days I'll keep in touch with you because I want to buy a didgeridoo) |
| Douglas Madea from USA |
Pleasant eeriness that permeates the entire being. |
| Douglas Woods from USA |
I drop deep into myself. In a word or two: meditative, moving and deeply passionate. It is simply the "coolest" sound I have ever heard. I long to be able to play long and well. Since I was a young boy I had to find that sound I heard in occasional Australian movies I saw. Then one day I figured it out and went out and made didg out of PVC - it is just not the same - but it is my Methadone for now. |
| Duncan Griffin from Finland |
Makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck |
| Dylan De Mott from USA |
I feel as if I have been taken over, I have fallen in love with the instrument. |
| Name withheld by request |
when I heard the didj being played accompanied by simple percussion and guitar I was amaxed as to the complexities of the melodies, considering I'd always thought of the didj as a backing instrument- but it was sompletely suited to talking a lead part. trhe sound seemed to hit me like a wave- I could hear it but iu wasnt conscious of listening... as if it skipped my ears and climbed up my spine... it relaxes me, but has the ability to wake me up and raise the heartbeat too. as luck would have it I found a cheap diudj a few days ago and I'm now going for it! |
| Edward La Corte from USA |
Well I find the vibrations very relaxing,and it just makes you feel a bit more alive after you've played one for a while |
| Eric Fuehrer from USA |
peaceful, relaxing, meditating. creative, inspiring, fullfilling. a sense of becoming "one" with the earth. |
| Ethel Burnham from USA |
Etheral |
| fernando landa from Spain |
I think I have to explain it on spanish, sorry. ma traslada completamente a otra dimensión interior. ademas tras tocarme siento como nuevo, creo que la vibración que te produce es parecida a lade cantar mantras, estimulando tus puntos vitales de acupuntura |
| Name withheld by request |
very primal and core |
| Francis Welch from USA |
I find myself picturing the Aboriginals that I have seen on TV. |
| frank mcgee from USA |
I get a physical feeling from the vibrations of the didj. I reminds me of the Tibetan monk chanting. It makes me more contemplative. |
| gabriel eckert from Argentina |
journey,pleasure,transport,freedon,forget problems,etc |
| George Berman from Canada |
I love the primal, earthy quality of the sound. I can feel the reverberations in my gut and the sound evokes a certain quality of longing in me. |
| Name withheld by request |
Pleasant, relaxing. |
| Graham Jenkins from England |
I am convinced that as tibetan bowls are the sound of the air, the didj is the sound of mother earth. It has a great way of sending one on shamanic journeys, ultimately to relax and calm ones physical, emotional and spiritual bodies... |
| Name withheld by request |
calming |
| Guilherme Dias from Brazil |
Something as a old and positive vibration, a meditation mind stage, be near/inside the nature felling... |
| Hans Tandsether from Pakistan |
Healing, Soothing, Dreaming. Relaxing. Makes me thoughtful and calm. Happy |
| Heath Schluter from USA |
overwhelming! its like your on a walkabout every time you pick it up. and everyday life doesnt to seem so burdening. real way to get away without leaving your house |
| Holly Coes from Canada |
Relaxing |
| Idoia Trigueros from Spain |
IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER WHEN I AM SAD. IT MAKES ME DREAM WITH WORDERFULL PLACES, EXOTICS PLACES. |
| Irek Rychlewski from Poland |
The onlt ! The best waqy to relax (circular breathing gives u possibility of hearing what's unheard :) I mean the best way to finf your inner peace . |
| Ivona Czuba from USA |
They are very mystic. |
| Name withheld by request |
takes me to a new level of conscious |
| Name withheld by request |
it makes me feel melow and in control. life seems slower paced and more vibrant and rich.it takes you back in time beyond today's hassle and technology - back to how it should be. |
| Name withheld by request |
its peaceful and fun to play. |
| James Jim from USA |
Calming, relaxing, loosens me up makes me unwind |
| Name withheld by request |
Didj sound is a visceral sound, one that brings a person closer to the living planet. |
| Name withheld by request |
soul food |
| Jan Dixcey from England |
Always makes me think of our visit to Alice Springs |
| Name withheld by request |
its very soothing |
| Jean Baptiste George from France |
sorry but I can't explain you all the type because I'm not very good in english. I can play the dingo, a sort of bird, and a lot of sounds I don't know their name |
| Jeff Faircloth from USA |
Extremely relaxing. |
| Name withheld by request |
I feel that the very first time that I heard a didge I felt a very stong connection. It just has a way of taking you too another level and place. It is truly increadible. For such a simple instrument it is so very complexed,if that makes any scence. |
| Name withheld by request |
I love to listen or attempt to play as a sort of personal meditation |
| Name withheld by request |
It brings me home. |
| Name withheld by request |
Meditative. Heightened mental imagry. Peacefulness, calm. A good session can be liken to a personal spiritual experience, not very adaptive to words. |
| Joe Volz from USA |
relaxing |
| Johannes Becker from Germanny |
The sound of the didgeridoo ist an old, nice sound were you can calm down. |
| John Brunette from USA |
It is tribal and I love its soothing sound |
| John Holgan from USA |
mysterious |
| Name withheld by request |
relaxes |
| Name withheld by request |
It is an energizing, mesmerizing sound. |
| john wilkins from England |
a spiritual feel, very rewarding and calming, a good way to let off steam |
| Name withheld by request |
Calming and contemplative |
| Name withheld by request |
I find the sound to be sustaining and subtly complex. |
| Juan Pablo Munizaga from Chile |
Me Relaja, me hace sentir bien, me dan ganas de conectarme con la naturaleza. Aviva mis chacras. Revive mi cuerpo. |
| Name withheld by request |
The sound amazes me, it has an enchanting effect. |
| Name withheld by request |
It is a peaceful sound and I enjoy learng to play because nothing is really wrong because everyone can have their own playing stlye |
| Karen Boyd from United States |
WOW ! |
| Karen Brantley from United States |
calming, spiritual |
| Karin Buchanan from Canada |
haunting, spiritual and timeless....At the turn of the millenium, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation showed a didj being played, as the world woke up to the year 2000. |
| Karl Garneau from Canada |
a wonderfull experience for relaxation and a good way to control your body mind |
| Name withheld by request |
sounds good |
| Kevin Atkins from USA |
I find the sound soothing. It almost puts me into a trance. |
| landon carrier from USA |
soul shake down.... |
| Name withheld by request |
It makes me remember the times that I have spent in the bush. |
| Name withheld by request |
Spirtiual, meditation aid, physical workout, musical inspiration, motivation to never smoke cigarettes again! |
| Name withheld by request |
feeling of primodial haunting |
| Name withheld by request |
makes me feel much better |
| Mark Keller from USA |
Where do I begin? I don't want to take all your time... the shortest way to put it- like being home. |
| Name withheld by request |
Very natural and soothing. |
| Martin Allwright from England |
Very soothing, reminds me of happy holidays and living in Australia. |
| marv thomas from USA |
its very calming,something simular to a waterfall |
| Name withheld by request |
The didg immitates nature and the forest and is very soothing to listen to |
| Name withheld by request |
It brings me memories of when I used to live in Australia and I just plain think it sounds cool. |
| Max Kendall from Canada |
When I play, or listen to the didjeridu my soul is relaxed and comfortable. |
| maxence mercier from France |
vibration in my all body !... |
| Name withheld by request |
Relaxing |
| Name withheld by request |
I havnt really heard one played at any great length other than my attemts on the vacuum cleaner and that had a rather funny effect on the people listening |
| Name withheld by request |
groovy |
| Melanie Malone from USA |
Have never heard the sound before until now very calming |
| Michael Steenhuus from Canada |
Mesmerizing, Entrancing. I think the didge influences and balances with our natural body vibrations and rhythms. |
| Name withheld by request |
I've never tried |
| Name withheld by request |
meditative, relaxing, and purifying |
| Name withheld by request |
it sound relax me, it gives me the sensation of being outdoor listening the nature that surround me, it's like being completely free. |
| Mike Handley from USA |
Hmmm --- peaceful, sometimes exciting and surprising |
| Mike Pendley from USA |
its has a very calming effect on me and overall I enjoy playing it |
| Nathan Birks from USA |
relaxing, emotional outlet, meditation state |
| nicholas smith from New Zealand |
the didj allows me to relax and create new ways of playing rhythms, sometimes I can lose myself while playing. The animal noises excite me. And I also love playing for people especially children as the didj makes them happy. |
| Nick Baldwin from USA |
I have traveled around the world listening to indigious instruments and groups. The didj sound is so different it is hard to quantify. It somehow seems to fit the vastness of the outback, the uniqueness of the flora and fauna and it certainly brings any stories from "dreamtime" to life with it's plaintive sound. |
| Name withheld by request |
relaxing, almost hypnotizing |
| Name withheld by request |
good fibrations going basic |
| Norman Pinsky from Canada |
Relaxing, mesmerizing |
| nuno sequeira from Portugal |
it makes me feel that nature and I are only one .. |
| Name withheld by request |
It makes me think of music in one of its primitive forms, when it was men sitting around the campfire playing with sound. If you add that to modern music you get a sound that encompasses more than one era of music. |
| Name withheld by request |
It is the original soul music. |
| Patrick Galt from USA |
To me the didjeridu represents part of the cultre of the aboriginal lifestyle. I am very intrigued by all aboriginal instruments but the didjeridu has a certain effect on me that I can't really describe. Its a mysterious instrument with a profound sound and effect on the mind. I want to get better at the didj and learn to circular breath but somewhere inside me says to learn on a truly real didjeridu. |
| Name withheld by request |
elicits a soothing feeling |
| Name withheld by request |
I has a very calming effect. it reminds me (as a player of many instruments) tha some instruments dont have to be high-end top of the line things, some can be hollow sticks! |
| Paul Wilson from England |
Extremely soothing, yet some sounds (the animal noises) really make you sit up and listen. |
| PAULO MOYA from CHILE |
hipnotic rithm, and tribal sounds... the spiritual vibration. (YO NESESITO UN INSTRUMENTO POR FAVOR) |
| Per Hultquist from USA |
Very meditative and energizing all at the same time. Slower rhythms are more relaxing, faster rhthyms are more invigorating. The primal, earthy sound is very captivating. |
| Peter from Canada |
The sound of the didjeridu is very earthy and mellow. It's outwardly relaxed, but filled with subtle sensations of freedom and elation. For me, few sounds are as immediately calming. |
| Peter Van Loock from Belgium |
Halucinated effect, like I'm somewhere else, in a world without any time and stress. The sound is relaxing your mind ! |
| Name withheld by request |
I find it very hypnotic and soothing. |
| Raymond Veillet from Canada |
Like Tuva throatsinging. It is very primal, very spiritual, prenatal. |
| rita csurgo from USA |
primal..... |
| Robert Keller from USA |
Relaxing |
| Name withheld by request |
serenity |
| Ron Miller from USA |
It feels like a walk in a wood, listening for the fauna. |
| Name withheld by request |
it makes me feel really peaceful...just mellows me out. |
| Ryan Horton from USA |
It evokes an eerie vaguely trance-like state (but in a good way of course)with an intense concentration on the complexities of the tone. |
| sam david from USA |
Its very healing |
| Sara Johnson from USA |
I am an artist, and I frequently listen to didgeridoo music as I paint. The sound of the didj as well as the painting itself brings me to a meditative state of mind. |
| Scott Cronin from Canada |
refreshing, does wonders for my mood and spirit |
| Name withheld by request |
it is relaxing |
| sean riley from USA |
it feels healing, envigorating |
| Sebastian Weigmann from Germany |
I don't know what it is in detail, but when I play it gives me a lot of power and relaxation - it fills me with energy... When I hear others playing my legs often do dance by themselves... |
| Name withheld by request |
zen |
| Name withheld by request |
Superb - deep vibrations, felt through feet and becomes part of another world. It seems to be calling to me......... |
| stefan blau from switzerland 3363 oberönz |
??? sorry I'am from switzerland |
| Stefan muller from France |
rather treble |
| Stephane Steph from Canada |
I find this sound very unique and quite interesting, it is fascinating. |
| Stephen Ordet from United States |
mysterious yet soothing |
| Steve Le Brocq from Australia |
traditional didge music awakens awareness and respect of culture |
| Steve Rew from England |
I find didj music hits on something inside that is primeval. It immediately takes me to a place where hunters are sat around a camp fire at night and the vibrations from the didj create a haunting yet soothing effect |
| Steven Desmet from Belgium |
When I play my didgeridoo on the beach I can feel the power of mother-nature. It's just wonderfull! I always come in trance when I play the Didgeridoo. I feel in my head a lot of vibrations that I only can experience with my didgeridoo! It's THE instrument to go in contact with the nature!!! |
| Stoo Kay from England |
It has an earthly sound which gives the feel of its originality. |
| Susan Acker from USA |
an energizing blend of mesmerizing yet clarifying energy |
| Taunna Jarvimaki from USA |
Soothing, calming, peaceful. |
| Name withheld by request |
tribal |
| Tim Ross from USA |
It suggests meditation to me. |
| Name withheld by request |
reaches way deep inside me to touch a primitive spot generally hidden |
| Tracy Lee Carroll from USA |
It is exciting! |
| veronica gunn from Australia |
I am american.And I didn't know what this insrument was when I first got here.But I do love the sound. It makes me want to play one too, is what it does to me. |
| Victoria Reid from USA |
it hypnotizes and soothes and excites me all at the same time |
| Name withheld by request |
it's somehow soothing and relaxing make's me feel very good and natural |
| Walter Rau from Canada |
To me it is a haunting melody. When I hear the music, I can close my eyes and imagine myself under the stars in the outback near a camp fire with the aboriganals near by. |
| warner recabaren from USA |
transports you back in time. very restfull. |
| wayne tupper from Canada |
verry soothing. |
| William (Bill) Lina from USA |
Oh, my God...it's like being drawn back into the beginning of time...communicating with the earth, sky, and beyond in a meditative way so that all things come together as one. |
| Name withheld by request |
I find it quite moving and puts me in touch with the earth and with Aboriginal culture. |
| Xavier Lafont from Canada |
I'd say being part of the nature and having some surprises, also being able to control yourself which brings you to relaxation....Yoga. |
| Name withheld by request |
mystical/trance enducing |
