This is very similar to http://raining.fm which I'm a big fan of. Rainfall seems to be a nice approximation to pure white noise while having enough randomness to not be noisy.
The pomodoro style timer is also very handy.
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#172most of the time when i'm programming from my home office, i'm not listening to any music.
but since i'm working in an office, with 10 other people most of the time we listen to music over some speakers.
when its rock or metal i'm not very productive - but when listen to some good chillstep tracks with the right volume i notice for my self i get more shit done.
so i totally agree, right sounds/music in the correct volume and everything is fine.
p.s.: people talking around me distrect me totally, because my scumbag brain want to listen all the time...so i do not prefer coffee shops
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#173Very interesting, but I find I get much the same effect with the right types of music (which are also more aesthetically pleasing, to me). Also, recorded environmental sounds always have a certain degree of annoyance for me. There's nothing on earth I love more than the sound of rain or a crackling fire, but recorded versions just don't cut it (for me). This seems to fall into the same category.
Any recommendations on specific music that helps you (artist/album)? I find that Radiohead/In Rainbows is good for me
I'd strongly recommend any of Cafe del Mar's music 2000's-era music. It's very mellow and ambient, and there's a lot of it.
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It depends on my mood. I find productive music to almost always lack vocals. I will list some artists and their respective albums, of the top of my head. (subgenres) Many of these artists have great discographies. Electronic 1. Glenn Underground - Atmosfear (house) 2. Aphex Twin - Ambient Works 85-92 3. Moby - 18 4. Space Dimension Controller - The Pathway To Tiraquon6 (soul-house) 5. Boards of Canada - Music has the…
"I find productive music to almost always lack vocals." Languages you don't speak also work.
I'll echo this sentiment. Been listening to a lot of music from Mali and being really productive with it on. Highly recommend Khaira Arby, Ali Farka Touré and Amadou & Mariam.
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#175I personally find ambient noise to be distracting, but I have to say I love the simplicity and cleverness of this idea. Well done!
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#176Earlier quoted context omitted.
Any recommendations on specific music that helps you (artist/album)? I find that Radiohead/In Rainbows is good for me
It depends on my mood. I find productive music to almost always lack vocals. I will list some artists and their respective albums, of the top of my head. (subgenres) Many of these artists have great discographies. Electronic 1. Glenn Underground - Atmosfear (house) 2. Aphex Twin - Ambient Works 85-92 3. Moby - 18 4. Space Dimension Controller - The Pathway To Tiraquon6 (soul-house) 5. Boards of Canada - Music has the…
I usually put 2 or 3 quiet electronic/trip-hop songs in my playlist and then I use the last.fm similar tracks to fill up the playlist, works quite well:
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#177man, are you just kidding? is this a joke project?
this "ambient noise" is the reason why I have open offices.
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#178man, are you just kidding? is this a joke project? this "ambient noise" is the reason why I have open offices.
I kill my ears day by day with loud music to stop hearing this shit.
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I can't recommend CAN highly enough. I've written code to their music since 2006 (with pauses when I couldn't stand it anymore). Their music ranges from kinda rock to kinda ambient but they usually have a solid beat which helps me concentrate and somehow makes me type faster since I try to align to it subconciously I guess. They also have minimal vocals, and if there're vocals, there're hard to understand since it is…
Thanks for introducing me to this!
In a similar style Fujiya & Miyagi is great.
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't recommend CAN highly enough. I've written code to their music since 2006 (with pauses when I couldn't stand it anymore). Their music ranges from kinda rock to kinda ambient but they usually have a solid beat which helps me concentrate and somehow makes me type faster since I try to align to it subconciously I guess. They also have minimal vocals, and if there're vocals, there're hard to understand since it is…
Thanks for introducing me to this!
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