Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

I have definitely found that controlling the sound around me has an immense effect on productivity, and that I can use different sounds to influence my work. I use several tools for playing non-music sound when I'm working.

SimpleHabit Focus Player (beta) [0] and Focus@Will [1] both play instrumental-y type sound, not really music per se. These two require a subscription but are inexpensive relative to the productivity boost they provide. Then SimplyNoise [2] and Zero Noise [3] for playing just colored noise in a noisy environment. The former uses Flash, so the latter is a bash script I made that's similar. I use the Spotify Focus playlists like Deep Focus sometimes, but they're more general and not as good as the dedicated services.

I find these are especially good for combatting interruptions, conversations, and variable noises like conference calls. Sometimes I'll use something upbeat and EDM-y to get into flow when working on simple things.

Another recent HN thread where I listed a few more related suggestions is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14886317#14888870.

[0]: https://www.simplehabit.com/beta/focus

[1]: https://www.focusatwill.com/app/music

[2]: https://simplynoise.com/

[3]: https://github.com/tedmiston/zero-noise

For upgrades, patching, P1 issues, anything high-stress I prefer classical - Corelli, Locatelli, Handel.

For coding I usually like electronica. I go back and forth between ambient stuff, like Koan or H.U.V.A Network, and vocal trance which has a pleasing, hypnotic aspect.

I've tried binaural beats as well, they're not awful but they're not my go-to. Spotify has a ton of these kind of 2-hour tracks. Rainstorms can be nice as well.

Lofi beats for late night coding:

https://www.youtube.com/user/562Steezy

I just loop the first 2 seconds of guerilla radio

When I need a boost I always listen to Quake II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6yBTYxLko