Do you prefer meditation in absolute silence? or do you need some music or audio guide?

I generally prefer to play some kind of background audio. I struggle to quiet my mind without something to direct my focus. That being said, when I use guided meditations, I like to view them more as suggestions or springboards rather than actually fully following what they tell me to do (especially since a lot of the time the things they tell me to do don’t really work for me personally).