[nerpderp82]

It is a Deep Truth in that the universe is predictable and can be represented (at least the parts we interact with) mathematically. Matrix algebra is a hellova a drug. I could imagine someone developing the ability to listen to spectrograms by looking at them.

[justincormack]

There is a whole piece in Godel Escher Bach where they look at vinyl records as alll the soud data is in there.

[dr_dshiv]

On deep truths: a review of the concept of harmony in the universe: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240587262...

[soulofmischief]

I can't listen to them, but I can certainly point out different instruments, background noise sources and the like, and get an idea of the tone of a piece. This is easy. The hard part is distilling texture, timbre etc. of each sound.